TENSES REVIEW (all tense multiple choice)

TENSES REVIEW
Task 1: Choose the correct answers A, B, C or D.
1. “ You ......................... hard today.” -Yes, I have a lot to do
a. is working b. are working
c. am working
d. work
2. I ........................Christine. Do you know where she is?
a. is looking
b. are looking
c. am looking
d. look
3. It ........................ darker and darker. Shall I turn on the light?
a. is getting
b. are getting
c. is getting
d. gets
4. They don’t have anywhere to live at the moment. They ........with friends until they find
somewhere.
a. is staying
b. are staying
c. am staying
d. stay
5. Things aren’t so good at work. The company ......................... money.
a. lose
b. loses
c. are losing
d. is losing
6. Today she …. although her father drives her everyday.
a. is riding a bike
b. rides a bike
c. ride a bike

d. are riding a bike
7. You ........... a lot of noise. Can you be quieter? I........... to concentrate.
a. is making/trying
b. are making/ am trying
c. are making/ trying
d. is making/ am trying
8. Why are all these people here? What .........................?
a. happens
b. happening
c. is happenning
d. is happening
9. Please don’t make so much noise. I .................... to work.
a. is trying
b. are trying
c. trying
d. am trying
10. Let’s go out now. It ................... any more.
a. am not raining
b. is not raining
c. are not raining
d. raining
11. You can turn off the radio. I ............. to it.
a. are not listening
b. isn’t listening
c. am not listening
d. don’t listening
12. Kate phoned me last night. She is on holiday in France. She ........a great time and doesn’t want
to come back.
a. has
b. are having

c. am having
d. is having
13. I want to lose weight, so this week I ................ lunch.
a. am eating
b. isn’t eating
c. aren’t eating
d. am not eating
14. Andrew has just started evening classes. He ................. German.
a. are learning b. is learning
c. am learning
d. learning
15. Paul and Sally have an argument. They .................. to each other.
a. are speaking b. is speaking
c. am speaking
d. speaking
16. I ....................... tired. I need a rest.
a. is geting
b. are getting
c. is getting
d. am getting
18. Tim ........................... this week. He is on holiday.
a. is working b. are working
c.am working
d. works
19. Listen ! Sam ................. the piano.
a. are playing b. am playing
c. plays
d. is playing
20. They ................... a new hotel in the city center.
a. are building b. am building

c. is building
d. build
21. Look! Somebody .................... in the river.
a. is swiming b. are swimming
c. am swiming
d. is swimming


22. The phone ............................
a. aren’t ringing
b. isn’t ringing
c. am not ringing
d. doesn’t ring
23. ……………………….. colder and colder
a. The weather is getting
b. The weather gets
c. The weather are getting
d. The weather get
24. Sue ......................... to become a doctor?
a. are playing
b. am playing
c. plays
25. .................................your daughter with you?
a. are you taking
b. is you taking
c. am you taking
26. ............................. with the kids?
a. are the dog playing
b. am the dog playing
c. does the dog playing

d. is the dog playing
27. ......................................tonight?
a. are they coming
b. is they coming
c. are they coming
d. is they coming
28. Be quiet! The baby ..............
a. is sleeping
b. sleep
c. sleeps
29. Look! A man ....................... after the train.
a. running
b. runs
c. run

d. is playing
d. are you taking

d. are sleeping
d. is running

30. I .......................an exercise on the present tenses at this moment.
a. is doing
b. are doing
c. am doing
d. do
31. My father ............................. in the garden and it ....................now
a. is working/ is raining
b. works/ rains
c. working/ raining

d. are working/ are raining
32. Mai ........ some food at present. She always....... in the morning
a. is cooking/ cooks
b. cooks/ is cooking
c. cooks/ cooks
d. is cooking/ is cooking
33. The students ......................the test right now?
a. Are.......do
b. are......... doing
c. is ......... doing
d. do............. do
34. Now She ...........................for her husband in the rain
a. are waiting
b. is waiting
c. waits
d. wait
35. ........................ a novel at the moment?
a. are his brother writting
b. are his brother writing
c. is his brother writing
d. is his brother writting
36. The children ..................................in the kitchen at present
a. isn’t playing
b. am not playing
c. aren’t playing
d. play
37. Lan .......................... to the English teacher now
a. isn’t speaking
b. aren’t speaking
c. doesn’t speak

d. don’t speak
38. They ...................................the Christmas dinner at present
a. are preparing
b. is preparing
c. prepare
d. prepares
39. John ........................... that car now
a. am driving
b. is driving
c. are driving
d. drives


40. The workers ................................a new house right now
a. are building
b. am building
c. is building
d. build
41. Tom ............................. two poems at the moment?
a. are........... writing
b. are writing
c. is writing
d. is............writing
42. The chief engineer .............................. all the workers of the plant now
a. is instructing
b. are instructing
c. instructs
d. instruct
43. He .......................... his pictures at the moment
a. isn’t paint

b. isn’t painting
c. aren’t painting
d. don’t painting
44. We ...............................the herbs in the garden at present
a. don’t plant
b. doesn’t plant
c. isn’t planting
d. aren’t planting
45. They ........................ the artificial flowers of silk now?
a. are.......... making
b. does......... making c. is........... making
d. Do ........... making
46. Your father ...............................your motorbike at the moment
a. is repairing

b. are repairing

c. don’t repair

47. Look! The man ......................... the children to the cinema
a. is taking
b. are taking
c. does taking
48. Listen! The teacher .......................a new lesson to us
a.is explaining
b. are explaining
c. explain
49. Be careful! You ........................ ten glass bottles?
a. is ........... bring
b. are ............ bringing

c.do ............... bring
d. does ........ bring
50. Ba ............................Math very hard now
a. are studying
b.am studying
c. studys
d.is studying
51. We .......................dinner in a restaurant right now
a. is having
b. are having
c. am having
51. I ...................TV with my parents in the living room now
a. am watching
b. are watching
c. is watching

d. doesn’t repair
d. takes
d. explains

d. is having
d. watch

52. Some people....................... coffee now
a. are not drinking
b. is not drinking
c. do not drink
d. does not drink
53. At present, he ............................ a piece of music
a. is composing

b. are composing
c. composes
d. compose
54. My father (listen)....................................... to the radio now.
a. are listening
b. is listening
c. am listening
d. listens
55. Where is your mother? - She ....................... (have) dinner in the kitchen.
a. is having
b. are having
c. am having
d. is having
56. Mr. Nam (not work) ............................................. at the moment.
a. is not working
b. are not working
c.am not working
d. not work
57. The students (be) .............................................. not in class at present.
a. am
b. is
c. are
d. be
58. The children (play)....................................... in the park at the moment.


a. are playing
b. am playing
c. plays
59. Look! The bus (come) ............................................

a. are coming
b. is coming
c. are coming

d. is playing
d. is coming

60. John (not read) ....................a book now.
a. isn’t reading b. aren’t reading
c. am not reading
d. doesn’t reading
61. What (do, you) ....................tonight?
a. are you do
b. are you doing
c. is you doing
d. do you do
62. Jack and Peter (work)....................late today.
a. is working
b. are working
c. am working
d. work
63. Silvia (not listen) .................... to music at the moment.
a. aren’t listening
b. isn’t listening
c. am not listening
d. doesn’t listens
64. Maria (sit).................... next to Paul right now.
a. sit
b. is sitting
c. are sitting

d. sits
65. How many other students (study, you) .................... with today?
a. are/studying
b.am/studying
c.do/study
d. is/studying
66. He ….. always (make) .................... so much noise at night.
a. make
b. are making
c. is making
d. makes
67. She (wear) .................... earrings today.
a. is wearing
b. are wearing
c. am wearing
d. wears
68. The weather (get) ....................cold this season.
a. gets
b. are getting
c. is getting
d. are gets
69. My children (be)............. upstairs now. They (play) ..............games.
a. am/ am playing
b. is/is playing c. are/are playing
d. be/ being
70. Look! The bus (come).....................
a. are coming
b. is coming
c. are coming
d. is coming

71. He …… always (borrow) ....................me money and never (give).................... back.
a. is borrowing/ giving
b. are borrowing/ giving
c. borrows/ giving
d. borrow/ giving
72. While I (do).................... my housework, my husband (read) .................... books.
a. am doing/ is reading
b. are doing/ is reading
c. is doing/ are reading
d. am doing/ are reading
73. Why ……..at me like that? What’s the matter?
a. do you look
b. have you looked
c. did you look
d. are you looking
74. I…….in the room now.
a. am being
b. was being
c. have been being
d. am
75. It……..dark. Shall I turn on the light?
a. is getting
b. get
c. got
d. has got
76. “Are you ready, Ann?” “Yes, I……………”
a. am coming
b. come
c. came
d. have came

77. Look! That man………..to open the door of your car.
a. try
b. tried
c. is trying
d. has tried
Task 2: Complete the sentences with the correct form of verbs given in the bracket.
1. It often __________________ in Ireland (rain).


2. __________________ there now (rain)?
3. Susan __________________ to her parents every Sunday night (write).
4. Stop at once! You __________________ the flowers every time the ball __________________ in
the garden (break, land)
5. Where is Kevin? He __________________ tennis with Sue. (play)
6. She normally __________________ in Northbridge but she __________________ with friends
at the moment. (live, stay)
7. Hurry up, the teacher __________________ to begin (wait).
8. I __________________ a word Tim says (not believe).
9. The new lawnmower __________________ well at the moment (work)
10. What __________________ do for a living? (you, do)
11. As a secretary I __________________ hundreds of letters every week (write).
12. My boss __________________ to change jobs soon (want)
13. Look! She __________________ in the non- smoking area (smoke)
14. We __________________ our break now, Mr. Smith (take)
15. The well-known actor __________________ a lot of fan mail (get)
16. Dorothy __________________ to read a good novel in her holidays (love)
17. My brother __________________ Italy the very moment I speak (tour)
18. Such bad behavior __________________ me mad (make).
19. He usually __________________ out on Saturday night. (go)
20. She __________________ by train to Liverpool today. (depart)

Task 3: Complete the passage below.
My driving course __________ (go) well and, to my surprise, I __________ (enjoy) it very much.
Harry and Liz, who run the driving school in my area, ____________ (seem) very professional. But
what I like most about them is that they __________ (feel) like friends rather than teachers. I know
I’m making a lot of stupid mistakes (still!) but they keep saying: ‘Don’t worry. You ____________
(learn). Everybody ___________ (need) to go through this stage’. They always ___________
(concentrate) on the positive and ___________ (support) me in every way. It’s great that Anna from
my school ___________ (do) the course with me. At the moment we _____________(practice)
different driving maneuvers. Anna __________ (find) them really difficult but she _____________
(get) better and better. I __________ (think) we will both pass our driving test in March.
Task 4: Choose the past simple or the present perfect tense:
1. I ___________________ (never / go) to Vienna.
2. My great great grandfather ___________________ (have) five sisters
3. He ___________________ (live) in Manila for a year when he was a student.
4. Oh no! I ___________________ (lose) my wallet!
5. ___________________ (you / see) Julie today?
6. At the weekend, they ___________________ (play) football, then they
___________________ (go) to a restaurant.
7. I ___________________ (read) six books this week.
8. Amy ___________________ (live) in Portugal when she was young.
9. She ___________________ (visit) her grandmother last month.
10. The Vandals ___________________ (invade) Rome in the year 455.
11. She ___________________ (live) in seven different countries, so she knows a lot
about different cultures.


12. I ___________________ (go) to the cinema last night.
13. Ow! I ___________________ (cut) my finger!
14. ___________________ (you / see) 'The King's Speech'?
15. John ___________________ (never / understand) the present perfect.

16. She ___________________ (break) her leg the day before her exam.
17. We ___________________ (see) Oliver yesterday.
18. He ___________________ (be) here all morning.
19. They ___________________ (live) here for many years (and they still do).
20. King Henry the Eighth of England ___________________ (have) six wives
Task 5: Complete the text with the past simple or present perfect simple form of the verbs in
brackets.
A short history of Brighton
Brighton is a city on the south coast of England. People (live) __________ there for hundreds of
years, although it (only / be) __________ a city since 2000.
Brighton (begin) __________ as a village in the 5th century. At that time it was called Beorthelms
Tun. The village (grow) __________ bigger, and by the 14th century it (be) __________ a busy
market town. It (be) __________ called Brighton since 1660. Today Brighton is an exciting and
popular city but it (experience) __________ problems over the years. The French (destroy)
__________ many of its houses in the 16th century, and at the beginning of the 18th century a terrible
storm (kill) __________ many people.
Things (change) __________ in the late 18th century when the Prince of Wales and his friends (visit)
__________ Brighton. Since then, many tourists (make) __________ Brighton their holiday choice.
There (be) __________ a railway station in Brighton since the middle of the 19th century, as well as a
hospital, a museum and a library. The town's swimming pools and cinemas (open) __________ a few
decades after that. In recent years, several big music festivals (bring) __________ a party feeling to
the city.
Today the population of Brighton is 156,000. In the last few years it (become) __________ a very
expensive place to live, but it is still a great place to visit.
Task 6: Complete the sentences with the most appropriate form. Use the verbs in brackets.
1. We had already eaten when John __________________________ (come) home.
2. Last year Juan ________________________________ (pass) all his exams.
3. When I ________________________________ (get) to the airport, I discovered I had forgotten my
passport.
4. I went to the library, then I ________________________________ (buy) some milk and went

home.
5. I opened my handbag to find that I ___________________________ (forgot) my credit card.
6. When we ________________________________ (arrive) at the station, the train had already left.
7. We got home to find that someone _____________________________ (break) into the house.
8. I opened the fridge to find someone _________________________ (eat) all my chocolate.
9. I had known my husband for three years when we __________________________ (get) married.
10. Julie was very pleased to see that John ________________________ (clean) the kitchen.
11. It ________________________________ (not / rain) all summer, so the grass was completely
dead.
12. When he ________________________________ (arrive) at the party, Julie had just left.
13. After arriving home, I realized I _____________________________ (not / buy) any milk.


14. The laundry was wet. It ________________________________ (rain) while I was out.
15. William felt ill last night because he __________________________ (eat) too many cakes.
16. Keiko ________________________________ (meet) William last September.
17. First, I tidied the flat, then I ________________________________ (sit) down and had a cup of
coffee.
18. John ________________________________ (play) the piano when he was a child, but he doesn't
play now.
19. When I opened the curtains, the sun was shining but the ground was white. It _______________
(snow) during the night.
20. When Julie got home from her holiday, her flat was a mess. John _________________________
(have) a party.
Task 7: Fill in the correct form - Past simple or past perfect
1. Mary ___________________ (give) me Tony's address before she left.
2. When the boys arrived at the cinema, the film ___________________ (already, start).
3. Before we reached the station we saw that we ___________________ (lose) our way.
4. All the tickets ___________________ (be) sold before the concert began.
5. They took a shower after they ___________________ (finish) the game.

6. I asked Mr Green how many books he ___________________ (read)
7. Mum asked me why I ___________________ (not tidy) up my room.
8. Bob was sorry that he ___________________ (told) me the story.
9. Alan watched TV after he ___________________ (have) lunch.
10. The sun ___________________ (shine) yesterday after it ___________________ (be) cold for
many weeks.
11. Uncle David ___________________ (go) to the doctor after he ___________________ (be) ill for
a month.
12. Before the police ___________________ (catch) the thief, he ___________________ (steal) two
more watches.
13. Mum once ___________________ (paint) a picture although she ___________________ (never,
learn) it.
14. I ___________________ (not tell) my teacher that my mum ___________________ (help) me
with my homework.
15. I ___________________ (be) very angry when I ___________________ (see) that my brother
___________________ (eat) my apple.
16. The bike ___________________ (be) much more expensive than he ___________________
(think) at first.
17. Dad ___________________ (drive) me home after I ___________________ (fall) into the water.
18. Marion ___________________ (ask) me what ___________________ (happen) to me last week.
19. We ___________________ (eat) two Big Macs before we ___________________ (go) home.
20. Paul ___________________ (not say) that he ___________________ (take) Albert's watch.
21. The days ___________________ (become) colder after it ___________________ (snow).
22. Martin ___________________ (tell) me that he ___________________ (be) in London.
23. I ___________________ (feel) great after I ___________________ (pass) the exam.
24. It ___________________ (be) Freddy who ___________________ (clean) the room.
25. When I ___________________ (get) off the bike I ___________________ (see) that one of those
tires ___________________ (lose) air.
26. I ___________________ (be) sorry that I ___________________ (not be) nicer to him.
27. Nobody ___________________ (come) to the meeting because Angela ___________________

(forget) to tell them about it.
28. I know that I ___________________ (see) her somewhere before.
29. Because she ___________________ (not check) the oil for so long, the car _____________
(break) down.
30. She couldn't find the book that I ___________________ (lend) her.
31. They never ___________________ (never find) where he ___________________ (hide) the
money.
32. It was a firm that I ___________________ (never hear) of.
33. When she ___________________ (come ) in we all knew where she ___________________ (be)
34. The lesson ___________________ (already start) when I ___________________ (arrive).
35. When I ___________________ (get) to the park I found out that I ___________________ (lose)
my keys.
36. She told me that she ___________________ (work) in Germany.
37. When he ___________________ (paint) the kitchen he ___________________ (decide) to have a
rest.
38. After I ___________________ (finish) the report, I saw that it ___________________ (be) too
late.
Task 8: Complete the sentences using a form of the future, future progressive or future perfect.
1. We _________________________ the room by the time you get back. (FINISH)
2. The phone is ringing. – I _________________________ and answer it. (GO)
3. I _________________________ tomorrow so we can go to the beach. (NOT WORK)
4. If you touch the stove, you _________________________ yourself. (BURN)
5. She _________________________ for the job that was advertised in the newspaper.
(APPLY)
6. Next week at this time we _________________________ in the sun in Spain (LIE)
7. My sister _________________________ in the USA next year. (STUDY)
8. The Pope _________________________ Turkey in November. (VISIT)
9. I _________________________ lunch with Mary at 12. (HAVE)

10.I don't think the exam _________________________ very difficult. (BE)
11.Jane _________________________ on her thesis for the next three months. (WORK)
12.By the time I arrive home, the workers _________________________ repairing my TV set.
(FINISH)
13.During the next century the climate _________________________ (GET)
14.The guided tour _________________________ the hotel at 8.25 tomorrow morning. (LEAVE)
15.I think I _________________________ to bed early tonight. - I’m tired. (GO)
16.At this time next year, we _________________________ in our new house (LIVE)
17.What _________________________ if the firm gets reorganised? (HAPPEN)
18.We _________________________ to her whenever we get a chance (SPEAK).
19.They _________________________ married in June. (GET)
20.The headmaster _________________________ a new classroom next term. (OPEN)
Task 9: Complete the sentences using a form of the future, future progressive or future perfect.
​1. They __________________________ driving to New York tomorrow evening. (DRIVE)
2. I offered him a job last week and I think he __________________________ it. (TAKE)
3. I hope the weather __________________________ nice when you get to Sardinia. (BE)
4. We __________________________ married on June 25th. (GET)


5. I suppose real estate prices ___________________ up again next year. (GO)
6. What __________________________ when you grow up? – I _____________ a pilot. (YOU DO,
BE)
7. I am _____________________ football this afternoon so I can't make it to the party. (PLAY)
8. Put your wallet away. I __________________________ for the tickets. (PAY)
9. I _____________________________ John at the airport tomorrow at 5.30. (MEET)
10.Take the umbrella with you. I think it _______________ in the afternoon. (RAIN)
11.I think I __________________________ a cup of tea after all. (HAVE)
12.Ask Mary. She __________________________ the answer (PROBABLY KNOW)
13.Which car __________________________ to buy? (YOU PLAN)
14.Jack missed the train. He __________________________ late again. (BE)

15.All our stores __________________________ next Monday at 10.00 a.m. (OPEN)
16.We __________________________ our holidays in France next year. (SPEND)
17.What do you want to eat? – I think I __________________________ a sandwich. (HAVE)
18.We have to go now. It __________________________ late. (GET)
19.I can't talk about it now, but I __________________________ you an email next week. (SEND)
20.The Jacksons ____________________ a party tomorrow afternoon, but they haven't invited us.
(HAVE)
Task 10: Fill in the correct form of the verb given.
1. Last night, when I ___________________ dinner, my mom ___________________. I totally
___________________ about the roast in the oven, and I ___________________ everything.
(MAKE, CALL, FORGET, BURN)
2. Most police officers ___________________ uniforms to work. Only detectives in higher
positions ___________________ their street clothes. (WEAR, WEAR)
3. His family ___________________ to Singapore when he was three, then they
___________________ back again when he started high school. (MOVE, MOVE)
4. Your car is fine now. There was a problem with the gears, but we ___________________ it.
(FIX)
5. After Claire ___________________ for half an hour, she suddenly ___________________ to
check
her watch. (RUN, STOP)
6. I ___________________ smoking three years ago. Before that, I ______________________ for
over a decade. (STOP, SMOKE)
7. Look, Mary ___________________ the windows. Nobody ___________________ them for over a
month. (CLEAN, CLEAN))
8. Tina ______________________ her emails for the last two hours. (CHECK)
9. Living in a foreign country was strange at first, but we ___________________ used to it.
(GET)
10.I ___________________ I want any dessert. I ___________________ too much to eat already.
(NOT THINK, HAVE)
11.In our history lesson yesterday my friend and I ___________________ to each other and we

___________________ attention. Suddenly, our history teacher ___________________ right next
to us. (TALK, NOT PAY, STAND).
12.Wendy ___________________ her boyfriend every afternoon. (PHONE)
13.I saw him sitting on the sofa. He ___________________ very tired because he


_______________________ too much. (BE, WORK)
14.John ___________________ our flight this morning, but he ___________________ hotel
arrangements yet. (BOOK, NOT MAKE)
15.I _______________________ the cup finals when you arrived. (WATCH)
16.We normally ___________________ together every second Sunday, but this month everyone
___________________ on holiday, so we ___________________ any meetings. (GET, BE, NOT
HAVE)
Task 11: Fill in the correct form of the verb given.
1.
A: _______________________ the latest news?
B: The president ___________________________ that he _____________________ to resign next
summer.
A: That's not new. I _____________________ that for ages!
(YOU HEAR, JUST ANNOUNCE, PLAN, KNOW)
2. When she came home her two boys _____________________ football in the backyard. (PLAY)
3. He _____________________ in hospital for a few days and the doctor said he ________________
come home on Monday. (BE, BE ABLE TO)
4. The whole family _____________________ a few days ago and _____________________ with us
until next Monday. (ARRIVE, STAY)
5. I _____________________ to call you all morning. Where _____________________? (TRY, YOU
BE)
6. We _____________________ enough money if everyone gives us €5. (HAVE)
7.
A: There _________________ a very good documentary on TV last night.

B: _____________________ it? No, I _____________________ for my exam all night.
(BE, YOU SEE, STUDY)
8. When I came back to the office, I saw that someone _________________________ through my
belongings. (SEARCH)
9. I'm so sorry that I _____________________ to leave your party so early because I
__________________ myself. (HAVE, REALLY ENJOY)
10. You're finally here. I ________________________ in your office for over 15 minutes. (WAIT)
11. We _____________________ in Spain while our friends __________________ across Europe.
(BACKPACK, CYCLE)
12. John Grisham is a famous author who _____________________ several thrillers. His latest
book _____________________ out a few months ago. (WRITE, COME)
13. After she _____________________ holiday impressions of Scotland, she
_____________________ to go there immediately. (SEE, WANT)
14. At the moment she _____________________ a hard time dealing with the children. They
_____________________ so difficult to handle recently. (HAVE, BECOME)
15. You look worried. _____________________________? (ANYTHING HAPPEN)
16. Do you realize that you _____________________ on my toe. It hurts. (STAND)
Task 12: Put each verb into their correct past form.
Last summer I __________________ (CYCLE) in the rain along a country road in France with my
best friend Tom. We __________________ (DECIDE) to go on a cycling holiday in northern France.


Neither of us __________________ (BE) to France before, but we __________________ (LEARN) a
little bit of French at school and we __________________ (MANAGE) to brush up on the basics.
Now we __________________ (WONDER) if we __________________ (MAKE) the right decision.
We __________________ (PLAN) our route carefully for months, but we __________________
(FORGET) one important factor: the weather. It __________________ (RAIN) heavily since our
arrival and that night we __________________ (END UP) sleeping in the waiting room at a railway
station. When we __________________ (RIDE) down a steep hill the next morning my bike
__________________ (SKID) on the wet road and I __________________ (FALL) off. I

__________________ (REALISE) immediately that I __________________ (BREAK) my left arm
and after a visit to the hospital I __________________ (CATCH) the next train to Calais for the ferry
home. Unfortunately, my parents _______________________ (NOT EXPECT) me home for a
fortnight, and __________________ (GO) away on holiday. So, I __________________ (SPEND) a
miserable couple of weeks alone, reading books about cycling in bad weather.
Task 13: Complete the narrative below using the correct tense.
Mary was one of 185 passengers on a British Airways flight to Warsaw. She
_____________________ (FEEL) very excited when she _____________________ (GET) on the
plane at Gatwick Airport. She _____________________ (WAIT) a long time for this day. She
_____________________ (FINALLY LEAVE) England to start her new job in the eastern European
capital. Mary was an experienced traveller. When she was younger, she _____________________
(FLY) around a lot. In those days her father _____________________ (BE) a diplomat and every few
years the whole family _____________________ (HAVE TO) move to a different country. Not long
after the plane _____________________ (TAKE) off the captain _____________________ (TELL)
the passengers that they _____________________ (HAVE) to return to the airport. For the first time
Mary _____________________ (START) to worry. A few minutes later she
_____________________ (SEE) the lights of the airport and _____________________ (WONDER)
why there were fire engines and ambulances standing nearby. At that time, she
_____________________ (NOT KNOW) that the plane's front wheel _____________________
(FALL) off during take-off. Suddenly, Mary _____________________ (FEEL) a strange bump and
when the plane _____________________ (COME) to a stop some passengers
_____________________ (CRY). Fortunately, the pilot _____________________ (MAKE) a perfect
landing and nobody _____________________ (BE) injured. Mary was a little shaken but she still
_____________________ (HOPE) she would be able to catch the next flight to Warsaw.
Task 14: Fill in the gap with the correct form of verbs given.
1. What______ Mr Brown (do)_______in the garden?
2. I (not sleep)_______very well lately because of the noisy traffic.
3. I (try)________ to get a loan from the bank for eighteen months now.
4. The architect (finish)_______ the plans for the new high school.
5. The yard (be)______ full of dead leaves.

6. I (wait)_________ for Tom since ten o’clock.
7. The council (build)_______ twenty new houses every month.
8. There (not be)______ any open fireplaces in this house.
9. The government (make)_______ many laws about housing.
10. The residents’ association generally (meet)________ once a month.
11. Last week I(drive)________ to the office everyday.
12. In hot weather, fresh milk quickly (turn)______sour.


13. How many lessons______you (have)______ before you passed your test?
14. How_____you (manage)______to stop in time when that car shot out in front of you?
15. He ran over the cat as it (run)_______ across the road.
16. The front type burst just as he (run)______the corner.
17. The car was stolen because he (forget)______to lock it.
18. I (think)_____ of going out when you (call)______.
19. The thief (take)______the money when the staff (have)_______lunch.
20. _____you (see)______Jack at the party last week?
21. What_____you(do)______ at 6 p.m yesterday?
22. He (win)_____ the gold medal in 2004.
23. He (leave)______ home two weeks ago and we (not hear)______ from him since.
24. While you (play)______ the guitar, I (write)______ a letter.
25. We (not see)______ your father for ages.
26.______you (read)_____that novel yet?
27.I think she (hear)______all about it by the time I (see)______her.
28. Don’tphone them now. They (not get)_____home yet. They (probably get back)______ at about
half past eight.
29. Ann is very tired. She (work)______hard.
30. I think he (leave)______as soon as he (know)______ the news.
31. All of them(sing)_____when I came.
32. Up to then, I _____never (see)______such a fat man.

33. Bill (work)______at the university for 40 years before he(retire)______
34. They______(just lose)_______way.
35. Please do not make so much noise. I (study)______.
36. Where ___________you(live)___________? I (live)___________in Xuan Hoa town
37. What _______________he (do) ________now? He(water)___________flowers in his garden.
38. What __________she (do)_____________? - She (be)______________a teacher.
39.____________you (be) in 4A? - No, I (not be)_______________.
40. Where _______you (be) from?
41. At the moment, my sister (play) __________ volleyball and my brother (play) ________ soccer.
42. It is 9.00, my family(watch)_______________TV.
43. In the summer, I usually (go)________to park with my friends and in the spring , we (have)
______Tet Holiday, I (be)________happy because I always (visit) ________my grandparents.
44._____________your father (go)_____________to work by bus ?
45. How _________your sister (go)___________to school?
Task 15: Choose the correct answers
1. It always_________in this region in November.
A. rains
B. rained
C. is raining
D. Has rained
2. Nowadays, most children______cartoon films and games.
A.likes
B. like
C. is liking
D.have liked
3. Where is Mary? – She _______ for dinner in the kitchen at the present.
A.prepares
B. prepared
C. is preparing D. has prepared
4. I ______ my motor’s rear mirror recently.

A. break
B. broke
C.am breaking D. have broken
5. She ______int he computer at 4:00 p.m yesterday.


A.is working B. was working
C.worked
D. had worked
6. Water______of hydrogen and oxygen.
A.consists
B. consist
C. is consisting D.has consisted
7. Do not give chocolate to Helen. She _______it very much.
A.hated
B.hates
C.is hating
D. has hated
8. The Sun _____us heat and light.
A.gives
B.gave
C. have given D.will give
9. We______students, so we______go to school on weekdays.
A. are/often goes
B. were/often go
C. are/often go
D.has been/often went
10. Cats______milk, but birds_______.
A. like/don’t like
B.liked/ hasn’t liked

C. likes/ doesn’t like
D. will like/don’t like
11. Every day, Sarah_____her children to school and then ______home to prepare lunch.
A. takes/will return
B. has taken/returns
C. takes/returns
D. take/has returnes
12. The Sun____the ball of fire in the sky that the Earth ____round.
A.is/goes
B.is/is going C. was/was going
D.was/went
13. Many people______living in the Seattle because it_____ continually.
A.hate/often rained
B.hate/often rains
C.hated/ rains often
D. hated/often rained
14. Listen! Mr. John______the piano. You ______so much noisy.
A.plays/ should not make
B. is playing/ should not make
C.was playing/ do not make
D.has played/ don’t make
15. Right now, Long_____with his friends. They ______the differences between British English and
American English.
A.has been sitting/has been discussing
B. was sitting/were discussing
C.has sat/have discussed
D. Is sitting/are discussing
16. Listen! Someone______at the door. I ______it.
A.is knocking/will open
B.are knocking/will open

C.knocks/open
D.have knocked/open
17. Every day, John______rice and vegetables for lunch, but today he ____chicken soup and roasted
beef. Today is his brother’s wedding.
A.have/is having
B.will have/will have C.has/is having
D.had/had
18. It_____, so we can’t go to the beach at the moment.
A.rains
B.is raining
C.will rain
D.rained
19. My father______complete silence when he______.
A.wants/is working
B.wanted/worked
C.wanted/works
D.will want/worked
20. Since 2003 they_____their son every year.
A.were visiting
B.visit
C.visited
D.have visited
21. I’m sorry I can’t hear what you____because everybody_____so loudly now.
A.have been saying/talks
B.are saying/is talking
C.will say/ has been talk
D.said/were talking
22. I _____the same car for more than ten years. I______about buying a new one.
A.have had/am thinking
B.had had/was thinking

C.have/will have thought
D.had/would think


23. My best friends and I ______each other for over fifteen years. We still ____together once a week.
A.knew/got
B.will know/will get
C.have known/get
D.knows/are getting
24. The secretary______on the report for more than three hours. She hopes she may finish it by lunch
time.
A.works
B.has worked
C.worked
D.will work
25. Please turn off the stove. The water________for more than fifteen minutes.
A.boils
B.is boiling
C.has been boiling
D. will boil
26. The meeting______at 7:30 a.m tomorrow.
A.was beginning
B.began
C.will be beginning
D.has begun
27. They________tomorrow at 12:00 p.m.
A.leave
B.left
C.has left
D.are leaving

28. The river______ strongly after last night’s rain.
A.flowed
B.flows
C.is now flowing
D.will flow
29. He______for Chelsea this season.
A.would play B.is playing
C.played
D.has played
30. The builders have______that everything will be ready on time.
A.promised
B.promise
C.promises
D.promising
31. Yesterday, Lan_______him to put some shelves up.
A.asked
B.is asking
C.ask
D.was asked
32. Tom has______this story wasn’t completely true.
A.admitting that
B.was admitted that
C.admitted that
D.admit that
Task 16: There is one mistake in each sentence, find out and correct it.
1. After Mrs. Wang had returned to her house from work, she was cooking dinner.
2. Jimmy threw the ball high in the air, and Betty catching it when it came down.
3. Linda has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.
4. Last week Mark told me that he got very bored with his present job and is looking for a new one.
5. Having fed the dog, he was sat down to his own meal.

6. When I turned on my computer, I was shocked to find some junk mail, and I delete it all.
7. They are going to have to leave soon and so do we.
8. The boss laughed when the secretary has told him that she really needed a pay rise.
9. The telephone rang several times and then stop before I could answer it.
10. Debbie, whose father is an excellent tennis player, has been playing tennis since ten years.
11. I have seen lots of interesting places when I went on holiday last summer.
12. When my cat heard a noise in the bushes, she stopped moving and listen intently.
13. I think it’s time you change your way of living.
14. Roger felt the outside of his pocket to make sure his wallet is still there.
15. When I’m shopping in the supermarket, I ran into an old friend who I hadn’t met for five years.
16. The police arrested the man while he is having dinner in a restaurant.
17. Peter and Wendy first met in 2006, and they are married for three years now.
18. Some people are believing there is life on other planets.
19. Recently, the island of Hawaii had been the subject of intensive research on the occurrence of
earthquakes.
20. Every morning, the sun shines in my bedroom window and waking me up.
21. The man died as a result of falling asleep while he drives.


22. I haven’t finished the report yet, but by the time you return I will certainly complete it.
23. Caroline has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it.
24. We’ll be cycled to Hoa’s village at this time next Sunday.
25. What will you do when your friends won’t come ?
26. Someone was knocking at the door when I was doing the washing up.
27. My friend didn’t drink any beer since we came to live here.
28. We have written to each other when we were in primary school.
29. After breakfast, I‘m gone to walk to school with my friends.
30. Did he go to the pop concert next weekend for a change?
READING
Task 1: Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.

Jean spent her first few years in Hooper and her family moved to Otsego early in her life. She was
only ten when her father died unexpectedly, leaving her mother to raise and support their family
alone. Her mother soon went to work outside the home to provide for the family, and Jean, being one
of the oldest, had to help care for her younger siblings. Although she had much responsibility at
home, Jean thoroughly enjoyed school and was an excellent student. She went on to graduate 10th in
her class at Otsego High School in 1953.
While still in high school, Jean met a young man named Charles “Chuck” Holly, at a dance in Alamo;
and they were quite taken with each other. Over the next few years, their love for each other
blossomed and they were married on February 24, 1953, while Jean was still in school. At the time,
Chuck was serving his country in the military, and had come home on leave to marry his sweetheart.
Unfortunately, shortly thereafter, he was sent overseas to serve in Korea for the next fifteen months.
Upon his discharge, the couple settled into married life together in the Plainwell, Otsego area. To help
make ends meet, Jean went to work at the collection bureau in Kalamazoo for a while, before taking a
job at the cheese company in Otsego. In 1964, Chuck and Jean were overjoyed with the birth of their
son, Chuck, who brought great joy into their lives. Jean remembered how her mother was always
gone so much working after her father died and she did not want that for her son, so she left her job to
devote herself to the role of a mother.
1. After Jean’s father passed away, her mother used to _______.
A. work outside the home
B. be a housewife
C. support the family alone
D. work as a secretary
2. Which is not referred to Jean?
A. She was a responsible girl.
B. She never helped her mother with household chores.
C. She often did well at school.
D. She went to high school.
3. Jean’s husband was a _______.
A. teacher
B. dancer

C. soldier
D. servant
4. Jean _______.
A. served in the military
B. lived in Korea for fifteen months
C. had a daughter
D. got married when she was a student
5. Which is not TRUE about Jean?


A. She disliked staying at home and taking care of her child.
B. She worked outside the home before she had a child.
C. She was very happy when she got a baby.
D. She quit her job to look after her baby.
Task 2: Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
There are many reasons (1) _____ taking regular time with our family is important: It (2) _____ a
place to listen, teach, learn, and (3) _____ ourselves freely and safely. It provides (4) _____ to discuss
family joys, issues, and problems. Family members can practice skills in a non-threatening (5) _____.
Families are a (6) _____ part of our society and the fabric of our communities - we spend (7) _____
time together to get our feelings (8) _____ belonging, our values, support and understanding. It helps
(9) _____ family members together and feel safe in today's world where (10) _____ can lead to family
disintegration
1. a. that
b. why
c. when
d. which
2. a. creates
b. invents
c. develops
d. makes

3. a. think
b. show
c. express
d. say
4. a. opportunities b. conditions c. situations
d. circumstances
5. a. air
b. nature
c. space
d. atmosphere
6. a. attractive
b. real
c. deep
d. basic
7. a. a
b. an
c. the
d. no article
8. a. in
b. of
c. on
d. for
9. a. keep
b. keeping
c. kept
d. with keeping
10. a. push
b. press
c. pressure
d. pull

Task 3: Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
Every family has its quirks. Mine is no different. I was born in an Italian- American family in 1973.
We follow the classic stereotype. My father works and my mother stays home with the kids. There are
certain things that we remember from our childhood: phrases, jokes, movies. But one piece of advice
that sticks with me from an early age comes from my mother.
"Don't finish your food or you will never get married." It was an illogical jump from the idea that a
"lady" is not a glutton and therefore will not finish the food on her plate or take the last cookie off of
the platter. A "lady" , especially a young lady, must never appear hungry. If she did, she would not be
an ideal candidate for a wife.
To this day, I do not finish what is on my plate and I will never eat the last of anything. It is not a
conscious thing. When 1 think about it, 1 make a point to finish the food on my plate. There is still
some teenage rebellion against mom in this thirty-four year-old body, but the thought of not finishing
is so ingrained that I rarely think about it.
When my husband and I are at dinner, he will gesture to something on the table and say, "Finish your
food" and 1 will respond, "I can't, I'll never get married." That always makes him laugh and say, "So
what have these last six years been?" But for me it is something special that I will carry around with
me - something that is my family. My brother remembers the phrase and he admits that in his dating
days he did watch to see if any of the girls would take the last piece of pie or pizza. I think he fell in
love with his fiancé because she would eat whatever she wanted to and not worry about anyone
judging her for it. As I embark on starting my own family, I wonder what I will tell my daughter. Will


I encourage her to finish every last piece? Or will I continue to the legacy of my mother and tell her
not to eat the last piece lest she not get married? Will she one day laugh at her girlfriends about her
mother leaving one granola bar, one piece of cheese, or one rice cake alone in their bags?
1.
2.
3.
4.

The writer's mother never let her eat the last piece of food on her plate.
All the mothers in the world never let their daughter eat the last piece of food on their plate.
The writer often eats up all she has on her Plate and up to now she is still single.
The writer does not believe in what her mother has said but she considers her mother's words
something special.
5. The writer has two sons.
Task 4: Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
On December 10, 2006, I was going through some hard times. The landlady did not want to release
the house any more so I had to (41) _____ and only had one month to find a place. Because Christmas
was coming and it was difficult for me to (42) _____ a suitable accommodation. I had only some
money (43) _____. I could not buy a Christmas tree and some presents for my three boys, (44) _____
I had to use the money to find a place to live. To me, it broke my heart as I could not prepare
Christmas for my three boys. I have been their only parent since my husband (45) _____ away two
years ago. I was so sad and everything was getting on my nerves. Although I managed to solve the
problem myself I could not help (46) _____ my sons about the things. When I suddenly woke up at
midnight, I found my eldest son was sitting (47) _____me. He kissed me and said, "Don't worry,
Mum. We love you very much and always stand by you (48) ____ happens." At that moment I started
weeping, grabbed him and kissed him. His words and love made me (49) _____ all about what I was
stressing about.
In fact, ever since that moment, I have realized that I can overcome any problems thanks to my sons'
love. The most important thing in my life is that my boys are safe and healthy, and they bring me joy
all the time. The memory (50) _____ me that nothing really matters, when I have the love of my
children.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

8.
9.
10.

a. transfer
a. notice
a. leave
a. because
a. passes
a. tell
a. by
a. whenever
a. forget
a. remembers

b. convert
b. watch
b. to leave
b. although
b. passed
b. to tell
b. next
b. whatever
b. to forget
b. minds

c. move
c. find
c. leaving
c. as though

c. has passed
c. told
c. over
c. whoever
c. forgot
c. reminds

d. change
d. see
d. left
d. if
d. was passing
d. telling
d. up
d. however
d. forgetting
d. misses