TENSES

1. The boy knew that an hour………….sixty minutes.

a. had b. had had c. has d. will be
2. The Pikes……….here since last October.
a. lived b. have lived c. had lived d. are living
3. I……………Arthur three weeks ago.
a. meet b. will meet c. had met d. met
4. John………..TV at eight o’clock last night.
a. was watching b. watched c. watches d. is watching
5. Our English teacher………..that lesson to us tomorrow.
a. explains b. explained c. will explain d. has explained
6. I usually………….at home.
a. stayed b. stay c. have stayed d. will…….stay
7. ………..you………..TV last night?
a. Do…..watch b. Are……..watching c. Did…….watch d. Had……..watched
8. What………..you……..at six p.m. yesterday?
a. do…….do b. were……doing c. did……..do d. have………done
9. I don’t know where my parents…………..yesterday.
a. are b. were c. have been d. will be
10. I…………Tom recently.
a. don’t see b. didn’t see c. won’t see d. haven’t seen
11. She……….to the cinema last Sunday.
a. won’t go b. doesn’t go c. didn’t go d. hadn’t gone
12. They went home after they………….their work.
a. finish b. had finished c. will finish d. have finished
13. What……..he often………after breakfast?
a. did….do b. will….do c. has…….done d. does…..do
14. When I was a child, I………..to be a doctor.
a. wanted b. want c. wants d. had wanted
15. My father………..for five years.
a. didn’t smoke b. doesn’t smoke c. hadn’t smoked d. hasn’t smoked
16. John…………to Paris last Summer.
a. goes b. went c. has gone d. will go
17. After they…………., I sat down and rested.
a. had gone b. have gone c. go d. are going
18. ………you ………..any letters from your parents yet?
a. Have….received b. Will………receive c. Did…….receive d. Had…….received
19. What……….you……….at the moment?
a. do……do b. are……doing c. were……..doing d. will…….do
20. Tom ………..taller than John is.
a. was b. is c. will be d. has been
21. We………..our plan next week.
a. start b. started c. will start d. have started
22. My father wasn’t at home. When I arrived, he…………just………out.
a. had…….gone b. has…….gone c. is…….going d. will…..go
23. My daughter……….at the university so far.
 a. works b. has worked c. worked d. had worked
24. They think he………..here last night.
a. is b. has been c. was d. will be
25. Her children always……….their hands and faces before eating something.
a. wash b. washes c. washed d. are …..washing
26. Some people……………newspapers in the park now.
a. read b. was reading c. are reading d. have read
27. My friend………..me for many years when I met him.
a. didn’t see b. hadn’t seen c. doesn’t see d. hasn’t seen
28. One of the robbers……….just………..a shot.
a. will…..fire b. had……..fired c. is……..firing d. has……fired
29. He………..in this school before he left for England.
a. had taught b. teaches c. will teach d. was teaching
30. He………often…………
a. didn’t …..smoke b. hasn’t…….smoked c. won’t…..smoke d. doesn’t……smoke
31. He………..me yesterday.
a. see b. saw c. has seen d. had seen
32. He thinks that it……….tonight.
a. rains b. rained c. will rain d. is raining
33. She sometimes……….TV after dinner.
a. watches b. will ….watch c. has……watched d. is…….watching
34. Miss Lee often…………when she was on holiday.
a. writes b. wrote c. is…….writing d. has…….written
35. I………golf now.
a. play b. have played c. am playing d. will play
36. He………a newspaper every day.
a. bought b. has bought c. had bought d. buys
37. Up to now, the teacher……….our class five tests.
a. gives b. gave c. has given d. is giving
38. The children………to the zoo several times.
a. has gone b. are going c. will go d. have gone
39. ……..you……….a car accident yesterday?
a. Did……see b. Do……see c. Have……..seen d. Will….see
40. ……….Peter and Besty……….to work every day?
a. Have…….gone b. Did……..go c. Had…….gone d. Do……..go