Exercises of Tenses

8. Japan . . . an industrial country.

A. is
Choose the correct answer. B. will be
C. was
1. Dewi : Can you pick me up at around 2 pm D. are
tomorrow? E. to be
Dewa : I am sorry I can’t. I . . . then.
A. teach 9. Steve . . . in Melbourne since 1985.
B. is teaching A. live
C. will teach B. lives
D. have teach C. has lived
E. taught D. will live
E. lived
2. I started school when I was five years old.
I . . . a student for seventeen years now. 10. Mr. And Mrs. Parson . . . their car everyday.
A. have been A. drove
B. was B. drive
C. were C. drives
D. am D. will drive
E. will be E. is driving

3. Anton and Doni have been friends since they . 11. Laura . . . a final test next Monday.
. . elementary school. A. has
A. have entered B. had
B. enter C. will have
C. entered D. has had
D. will entered E. has been
E. are entering
12. When __ you ____ a shower?
4. Every night the watchman turns on all the A. do, took
lights and . . . around the building every half B. do, take
an hour. C. do, taken
A. is walking D. do, taking
B. walked E. does, take
C. has walked
D. walks 13. Tiara : Do you like to sing?
E. will walk Susan :…
A. Yes, I likes to sing
5. Guide : Is it your first visit to Bali? B. Yes, I like to sing
Mr. Blake : No. I . . . here twice. C. Yes, I am liking to sing
A. am D. Yes, I liked to sing
B. was E. Yes, I am
C. will be
D. is being
E. have been 14. I . . . a sandwich now.
A. will eat
6. Mother : Rossy, where are you? B. eat
Rosy : Here, in the room. I . . . my C. am eating
homework. D. ate
A. will do E. have eaten
B. am doing
C. do
15. John always . . . on time.
D. did
A. arrive
E. have done
B. arrives
C. arrived
7. Mother always . . . for us everyday.
D. aill arrive
A. cooks
E. has arrived
B. cook
C. is cooking
16. My parents normally . . . breakfast at 7 am.
D. will cook
A. has
E. cooked
 B. have
C. had 25. The children . . . football in the yard now.
D. will had A. is playing
E. Is having B. are playing
C. has played
17. My husband and his colleague . . . tennis at D. have played
present. E. play
A. has played
B. will play 26. Eleanor . . . study at three o’clock this
C. play morning.
D. plays A. study
E. played B. studies
C. studied
18. My uncle . . . a new house last year. D. is studying
A. will build E. will study
B. has built
C. build 27. They . . . television regularly.
D. built A. will watch
E. is building B. have watched
C. are watching
19. We . . . to Venezuela next month. D. watch
A. fly E. watched
B. flied
C. is flying 28. Why didn’t you . . . your grandma house?
D. has flied A. visit
E. will fly B. visits
C. visited
20. The president . . . to contact his advisors now. D. is visiting
A. is trying E. will visit
B. try
C. tries 29. I am sorry, I . . . hear you.
D. will try A. didn’t hear
E. Has tried B. don’t hear
C. won’t hear
21. We . . . to the store yet. D. haven’t heard
A. don’t go E. am not hearing
B. didn’t go
C. won’t go 30. It was dark, so didn’t _____ him clearly.
D. hasn’t gone A. see
E. haven’t gone B. saw
C. seeing
22. Tria . . . to Australia two years late. D. seen
A. has gone E. to see
B. have gone
C. will go 31. Barbara usually . . . for her family after she
D. go works.
E. goes A. cooks
B. cook
23. The committee members . . . the material at C. cooked
the moment. D. is cooking
A. is examining E. will cook
B. are examinig
C. examine 32. Don’t disturb him. He . . . now.
D. examines A. sleeps
E. examined B. is sleeping
C. slept
24. We . . . this movie last night. D. will sleep
A. has seen E. has slept
B. have seen
C. see
D. saw
E. will see
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