1. I _____ very hard at the moment.

a) Work
b) am working
c) will work
2. Water _____ at 100°C.
a) boils
b) is boiling
c) boiled
3. I _____ at 6 o’clock in the morning.
a) gets up
b) getting up
c) get up
4. Their mother _____ the party yesterday.
a) did not enjoy
b) is not enjoying
c) were not enjoying
5. She has _____ big black cat.
a) a
b) the
c) -
6. Rice _____ in Britain.
a) does not grow
b) is not grow
c) has not growing
7. There was _____ puddle on _____ floor.
a) a, -
b) the, the
c) a, the
8. Mozart _____ more than 100 pieces of music.
a) wrote
b) has written
c) had written
9. Please don’t make so much noise! I _____ to sleep.
a) try
b) am trying
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10. Are you going _____ home now?
a) to
b) –
c) at
11. I want _____ a new car.
a) buying
b) buy
c) to buy
12. I go _____ work _____ bus.
a) to,on
b) to,by
c) on,on
13. You can go out now. It _____ any more.
a) does not rain
b) is not raining
c) is not rain
14. _____ Wednesdays, I don’t work.
a) On
b) At
c) In
15. I can say anything _____ English.
a) in the
b) in
c) by
16. _____ early really annoys me.
a) Get up
b) Getting up
c) To get up
17. It is the most boring film I _____ !
a) ever saw
b) have ever seen
c) ever did see
18. … you afraid of spiders? – Of course, no!
a) Am
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c) Are
d) Be

19. I … French and German.

a) am speaking
b) spoke
c) speak
d) was speaking

20. … your mom … you up in the morning? – No, I set up an alarm-clock.

a) Do … wakes
b) Does … wake
c) Did … wake
d) Has … woken

21. Call James! – He’s busy now. He … the car with his brother.

a) is repairing
b) repairs
c) had repaired
d) was repairing

22. When … you … home yesterday?

a) do … come
b) did … come
c) have … came
d) was … coming

23. When you rang yesterday we … dinner.

a) were making
b) made
c) had made
d) had been making

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18. It is so cold in the room! I _____ the heating.
a) turn on
b) am turn on
c) will turn on
19. I’m going _____ holiday next year.
a) on
b) At
c) in
20. John is very good at _____.
a) Speaking
b) to speak
c) speak
21. Jeans _____ in the USA at the beginning of the 20th century.
a) are invented
b) were invented
c) invented
22. I _____ late this evening.
a) probably am
b) will probably be
c) probably were
23. This candidate spent 5 years in _____ prison.
a) a
b) the
c) -
24. Cheese _____ of milk
a) Makes
b) is making
c) is made
25. I _____ James at the train station at 10 a.m. tomorrow.
a) will meet
b) am going meet
c) am meeting

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26. This town is really nice. _____ here?
a) Were you always living
b) Did you always live
c) Have you always lived
27. I _____ to London in my life.
a) am never
b) never was
c) 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
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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
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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