Choose the best answer!

1. Ahmad : Mah, what were you doing when I phoned your mother last night?
Halimah : I ... TV
A. watch
B. am watching
C. have watched
D. was watching
E. will watch
2. 'When did the accident happen?'
'When the goods . . . from the truck.'
A. unloaded
B. were unloading
C. being unloaded
D. were being unloaded
E. they were unloading
3. Rina ... a bath when I phoned her.
A. has been taking
B. is taking
C. had taken
D. has taken
E. was taking
4. . I was sleeping when my father...the announcement about me in the radio.
A. hear
B. heard
C. was hearing
D. hears
E. Will hear
5. `Could you tell brother to meet me at the library tomorrow? `Sure, I____ him.'
A. would have told
B. am telling
C. be telling
D. will tell
E. will be telling
6. Dion : What are you going to do after leaving the collage?
Rian : Well, I don’t want to be jobless. So, I am ……getting a job soon.
A. would like
B. planning
C. going to
D. thinking of
E. intending
7. "What is your plan for this weekend?"
“I . . . my brother."
A. will visit
B. will have visited
C. will have been visiting
D. have visited
E. visited

8. Oh, dear! I forgot to bring my dictionary.'

`That's all right. I . . . you mine.'
A. will be lending
B. am lending
C. will lend
 D. am going to lend
E. lend
9. Yusniar : “I plan to see ‘the ghost’ with Tina.”
Supriadi : “When...it?”
A. you see
B. have you seen
C. Are you going to see
D. did you want to see
E. Were you going to see
10. Father : Are you sure you will pass'?
Riana : Believe me, Dad. I'll do better in the next examination.
From the dialogue we know that Riana ... to do better in the next examination.
A. promises
B. hopes
C. wishes
D. likes
E. decides
11. 'Anwar was promoted president of your company last week; wasn't he?
'I'm glad he was; he ... in this company for years.'
A. worked
B. had worked
C. was working
D. has been working
E. would work
12. What are you looking for?’, 'My wallet; I don't know where I ... it.'
A. have put
B. have been putting
C. had put
D. am putting
E. was putting
13. We haven't heard from Didi for such a long time.
`We haven't either, since he ... to Dili.'
A. had moved
B. moves
C. was moving
D. moved
E. has moved
14. 'Where is my dictionary? It was on my desk.' `Perhaps somebody ... it.'
A. would take
B. takes
C. is taking
D. has taken
E. had taken
15. Anita is looking forward to her birthday because she ... a new watch.
A. has promised
B. promised
C. being promised
D. has been promising
E. has been promised
16. My friend said, “I have never seen such a good film".
 From the above statement we may conclude that ....
A. he has never seen bad films before
B. it was the first time he went to see a, film
C. this is the best film he has ever seen
D. he seldom went to good movies
E. the film he saw was a bad one
17. Ronny : Are you going to watch the movie on TV tonight?
Deny : No, I think I'll watch the recent news. The recent news is news that ....
A. is very important
B. tells us about things that have just happened
C. is printed in capital letters
D. provides a lot of advertisements
E. makes the viewers laugh
18. . Rini : " ... “
Rina : "for almost five years".
A. When do you study English?
B. When did you study English?
C. How long have you studied English?
D. How many years will you study English?
E. When will you study English?
19. Ronald moved to this town last year.
We can say the he ... in this town for a year.
A. was living
B. lives
C. has lived
D. lived
E. had lived
20. Miss Rina...US English since 1989.
A. Have taught
B. was teach
C. is going to teach
D. has taught
E. taught
21. Could you please book me on the next flight to Mexico City? 'I'm sorry, sir. Our airline … to
Mexico City."
 A. doesn't fly
B. will not fly
C. did not fly
D. has not been flying
E. wasn't able to fly
22. He has to take a TOEFL test before leaving for the U.S.'
`No, . . . have to; he already took it a few months ago.
A. he can't
B. he doesn't
C. he hasn't
D. he isn't
E. he mustn't
23. I think you had better tell her the truth before somebody else ....
A. does
B. can
C. had
D. tells
E. did
24. "Do I hear something?"
"Yes, somebody . . . at the door!"
A. was knocking
B. knocks
C. is knocking
D. knocked
E. has knocked
25. "May I borrow your magazine?"
"I'm sorry, my sister . . . it.
A. still reads
B. is still reading
C. will still read
D. has been reading
E. still read
26. ‘Have the boys had their breakfast?’ 'Not yet, they ....'
A. would still take a bath
 B. have taken a bath
C. will take a bath
D. are still taking a bath
E. were taking a bath
27. ‘Which paintings will be exhibited tomorrow?’
"We don't know yet; they . . . by a team.'
A. still selecting
B. are still being selected
C. still be selected
D. are still selecting
E. still selected
28. Have you delivered the package to the customers?
'Not yet, some . . .
A. were wrapped
B. are still being wrapped
C. will have been wrapped
D. have been wrapped
E. would be wrapped
29. Dika : Can I borrow your laptop?
Ditya : Certainly, but what's wrong with yours?
Dika . It ... now.
A. is going to repair
B. is being repaired
C. is repairing
D. repaired
E. has repaired
30. Last week Rini ... a holiday, she didn’t go for a picnic, she went camping.
A. is has
B. has
C. had
D. have
E. having
31. `So you have finished typing those letters! When did you do it?
'When you the meeting.'
 A. had attended
B. were attending
C. have attended
D. attend
E. attended
32. “How long has he been the principal of our school?”
“Since I...this school.”
A. has entered
B. was entering
C. had entered
D. have entered
E. entered
33. `You look so unhappy, Anton. What's the matter?
'My fathe….r his job.'
A. loses
B. has just lost
C. losing
D. has been losing
E. is losing
34. I didn't hear the thunder during the storm last night because I…..soundly.
A. have slept
B. have been sleeping
C. am sleeping
D. has slept
E. was sleeping
35. Last week Rini ... a holiday, she didn’t go for a picnic, she went camping.
A. is has
B. has
C. had
D. have
E. having
II. Fill in the blank!
1. Mother ______ the food by the time the children come home.
2. The children are watching TV now because they ______ their homework.
3. Dian and Harris hardly ever join our class discussion, ______?
4. Sari ______ to school with her friends at 06.30 a.m. tomorrow.
5. When do you plan to get married?”
“After ______ school”.

Kisi-kisi Soal
- Memahami tenses dengan baik.
- Menganalisa tenses dalam suatu kalimat dengan benar.
- Membedakan susunan kalimat sesuai dengan tensesnya.