Choose the correct option:

 1. I _____ very hard at the moment.

work

am working

will work

 2. Water _____ at 100°C.

boils

is boiling

boiled

 3. I _____ at 6 o’clock in the morning.

gets up

getting up

get up

 4. Their mother _____ the party yesterday.

did not enjoy

is not enjoying

were not enjoying

 5. She has _____ big black cat.

 a

the

 6. Rice _____ in Britain.

does not grow

is not grow

has not growing

 7. There was _____ puddle on _____ floor.

a, -

the, the

a, the

 8. Mozart _____ more than 100 pieces of music.

wrote

has written

had written

 9. Please don’t make so much noise! I _____ to sleep.

try
 am trying

have tried

 10. Are you going _____ home now?

to

at

 11. I want _____ a new car.

buying

buy

to buy

 12. I go _____ work _____ bus.

to,on

to,by

on,on

 13. You can go out now. It _____ any more.

does not rain

is not raining
 is not rain

 14. _____ Wednesdays, I don’t work.

On

At

In

 15. I can say anything _____ English.

in the

in

by

 16. _____ early really annoys me.

Get up

Getting up

To get up

 17. It is the most boring film I _____ !

ever saw

have ever seen

ever did see

 18. It is so cold in the room! I _____ the heating.

turn on

am turn on

will turn on

 19. I’m going _____ holiday next year.

on

at

in

 20. John is very good at _____.

speaking

to speak

speak

 21. Jeans _____ in the USA at the beginning of the 20th century.

are invented

were invented

invented

 22. I _____ late this evening.

 probably am

will probably be

probably were

 23. This candidate spent 5 years in _____ prison.

the

 24. Cheese _____ of milk

makes

is making

is made

 25. I _____ James at the train station at 10 a.m. tomorrow.

will meet

am going meet

am meeting

 26. This town is really nice. _____ here?

Were you always living

 Did you always live

Have you always lived

 27. I _____ to London in my life.

am never

never was

have never been

 28. If you _____ hard, you _____ your test!

don’t study, don’t pass

won’t study, won’t pass

don’t study, won’t pass

 29. I have decided _____ my job.

change

changing

to change

 30. William and Mary are celebrating their anniversary. They _____ for 20 years.

are married

have been married

 were married

 31. The lesson starts _____ 7:30 p.m.

in

on

at

 32. Stop _____ at me!

shouting

to shout

shout

 33. Look, the sheriff _____ !

has been shot

shoots

shooting

 34. Jim is not here now. He _____ to Italy.

went

has gone

goes
 35. When _____ ?

did Mr. Thomas die

does Mr. Thomas die

has Mr. Thomas died

 36. Ann _____ for a job.

still looks

is still looking

looks still

 37. They’re still playing tennis. They _____ for 2 hours!

are playing

played

have been playing

 38. We _____ the accident happen while we _____ the street

saw, cross

were seeing, crossed

saw, were crossing

 39. Sarah came to the party, but John _____ home.

 has already gone

had already gone

already went

 40. Hello! _____ for a long time?

Have you been waiting

Were you waiting

Had you waited

 41. He promised me that he _____ my room the following day.

would clean

cleaned

will clean

 42. At 11 o’clock tomorrow, we _____ a meeting.

will be have

will be having

will had

 43. This subject _____ by the leading scientists now.

is being researched
 is researching

is researched

 44. He _____ with her even if she _____ him out.

won’t go out, asked

won’t go out, will ask

wouldn’t go out, asked

 45. I _____ five cups of coffee today, and it’s not even afternoon!

drank

will be drinking

have drunk

 46. I was out of breath when I got home – I _____ .

ran

was running

had been running

 47. The shop assistant told me that my order _____ two days before.

had been sent

was sent
 sent

 48. By the time we come to the cinema, the film _____ .

will start

will have started

started

 49. If she _____ out of university in her youth, she _____ a better job now.

hadn’t dropped, would have had

didn’t drop, would have

hadn’t dropped, would have

 50. You _____ English for five years by this time next spring.

will have been studying

are studying

will be studying