1. Be quick or we ___ for school.

A) are late B) is late C) have been late D) shall be late E) will not be late

2. What ___ you ___ next Sunday?

A)were doing B) have done C) are doing D) are done E) were done

3. I think I ___ a cassette recorder and use it in class.

A)buy B) am buying C) shall buy D) would buy E) bought

4. My boss ___ some V.I.P’s tomorrow.

A) will be received B) is receiving C) will have received D) receive E) has received

5. ___ you ___ at 6 tomorrow?

A) will/sleep B) were/sleeping C) will/be sleeping D) E) are/sleeping

6. This time tomorrow we ___ probably ___ fishing.

A) are/will B) -/shall C) shall/be D) shall/- E) do/are

7. What ___ you ___ at 6 tomorrow?

A) will/do B) was/doing C) will/be doing D) is/doing E) will/have done

8. By the end of the first term we ___ many English books.

A) shall be read B) read C) shall have read D) have read E) shall read

9. What ___ you ___ at 6 tomorrow?

A) did/do B) will/be doing C) do/do D) do/did E) have/done

10. He ___ for you at 7 in the evening next Sunday.

A) was waiting B) were waiting C) will be waiting D) have waited E) had been waited

11. A policeman ___ me crossing the street yesterday.

A)seen B) saw C) has seen D) will see E) had seen

12. Arthur ___ all his exams by 5 o’clock yesterday.

A)passed B) passes C) has passed D) has been passed E) had passed

13. He evidently ___ his shoes for a very long time. They were worn-out.
A) were wearing B) are wearing C) had been wearing D) was wearing E) had been worn

14. So, the invisible man ___ into the shop and ___ down.
A) comes/walked B) didn’t come/walk C) came/walked D) will come/walked E) comes/would walk

15. -We were at the theatre 2 days ago. The performance was excellent. -Who ___ the leading
part?
A) did play B) play C) played D) would play E) has played

16. One day the boys found a man in the forest. He ___
A)will die B) had been dying C) had died D) was dying E) die
17. His father ___ a doctor and he ___ to make his son a doctor, too.
A) was/wants B) were/wanted C) will be/would want D) was/wanted E) were/wanted

18. During his school years Cronin ___ great interest in literature.
A)take B) took C) has taken D) had taken E) would take

19. He ___ the box yesterday, because he had to do it.

A)would open B) had opening C) have opened D) opens E) opened

20. While the gentlemen ___ the recent events, the ladies ___ about the weather.
A) discuss/talk B) are discussing/was talking C) being discussed/being talked
D) were discussing/were talking E) have discussed/have talked

21. Ann ___ that she ___ the visitor before.

A) thought / saw B) thinks / sees C) is thinking / sees D) thought / had seen E) have thought / had
seen

22. As it ___ dark we ___ to go home.

A) gets / decided B) would get / shall decide C) had got / have decided D) was getting / decided
E) will be getting / had decided

23. He ___ looking at her, wondering where he ___ her

A) keep / see B) kept / had seen C) keeps / saw D) had kept / had seen E) being kept / would see

24. They ___ to get married last month although they ___ each other for only six weeks.
A) decide / know B) decided / know C) decided / had known D) decided / knew
E) decided / has known

25. ___ the weather good when you ___ tennis?

A) is / played B) was / were playing C) will be / played D) is / will be playing E) has been / will play

26. When he ___ to the station the train already ___ .

A) comes / left B) came / leaves C) came / had left D) had come / left E) has come / leaves

27. Last Monday when I ___ the house it ___ heavily.

A) leave / rain B) left / was raining C) left / had rained D) was leaving / rained E) leave / rains

28. Yesterday when Tom ___ the lesson___ .

A)comes / already begins B) came / had already begun C)came / already began D) will come /
already begins E) came / already begins

29. I ___ the call because I ___ a shower.

A) didn’t answer / was taking B) don’t answer / take C) doesn’t answer / am taking D) will not
answer / take E) am answering / am taking

30. After Mary ___ the room, she ___ the floor.
A) tidied up / washes B) tidies up / has washedC) has tidied up / washed D) had tidied up / washed
E) is tidying up / washes