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Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.
1. In all the world, there (be) _are_________ only 14 mountains that (reach)
_reach_________above 8,000 meters.
2. He sometimes (come) _comes_________ to see his parents.
3. When I (come) __came________, she (leave) _had left_________for Dalat ten

minutes ago.
4. My grandfather never (fly) __flies________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of

ever doing so.
5. We just (decide) _have just decided_________ that we (undertake) _will

undertake___________ the job.
6. He told me that he (take) _took_________ a trip to California the following week.
7. I knew that this road (be) _was_________ too narrow.
8. Right now I (attend) _am attending_________ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend)
_was attending_________class.
9. Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive) __arrive________at the
airport, Mary (wait) __is waiting________ for me.
10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) _has lived_________on this
earth for 55 years .
11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __got to Mary's party, everyone
already (arrive) _had arrived_________
12. I will graduate in June. I (see) _will see_________ you in July. By the time I (see)
___saw_______ you , I (graduate) _had graduated_________.
13. I (visit) _visited_________ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) _was_________ a

child.
14. That book (be) _has been_________ on the table for weeks. You (not read)
___haven’t read_______ it yet ?
15. David (wash) __is washing________ his hands. He just (repair) _has
repaired_________ the TV set.
16. Have You (be) _been_________here before? Yes, I (spend) __spent________ my

holidays here last year.
17. We never (meet) __have met _____ him. We don't know what he (look)
__looks________ like.
18. The car (be) __________ ready for him by the time he (come)
__________tomorrow.
19. On arriving at home I (find) _found_________that she just (leave) _had

left_________a few minutes before.
20. When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain) __________.
21. It (rain) __is raining________ hard. We can't do anything until it (stop)

___stops_______
22. Last night we (watch) __were watching________TV when the power (fail)
__failed________.
23. That evening we (stay) __stayed________up to talk about the town where he (live)
_has lived_________for some years.
24. I (sit) _was sitting_________down for a rest while the shoes (repair) _were being
repaired_________.
25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) _turned_________round and (go)
_went_________back home because he (forget) _had forgotten_________to turn the
gas off.
26. London (change) _has changed_________a lot since we first (come)
_came_________ to live here.
27. While we (talk) __were talking________on the phone the children (start)
__started________fighting and (break) __broke________a window
28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) _had
done_________ in his life.
29. You know she (stand) __has stood________looking at that picture for the last
twenty minutes.
30. I (spend) _have spent_________ a lot of time travelling since I (get)

__got________this new job.
31. When we (be) _were_________ at school we all (study) _studied_________Latin.
32. When I (meet) ___met_______ him , he (work) _had worked_________as a waiter

for a year.
33. After he (finish) _had finished_________ breakfast he (sit) __sat________down to

write some letters.
34. She (have) __has________a hard life, but she's always smiling.
35. I think Jim (be) _will be_________ out of town.
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.

1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.
A. has lived
B. is living
C. was living
D. has been living
2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don’t see
B. haven’t seen
C. didn’t see
D. hadn’t seen
3. The train ______ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving

B. left
C. has left
D. had left
4. Jack ______ the door.
A. has just painted

B. paint
C. will have painted
D. painting
5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking
B. was looking
C. has been looking
D. looked
6. I ______ Texas State University now.
A. am attending
B. attend
C. was attending
D. attended
7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.
A. ten years ago since ten years ago/ for ten years
B. since ten years
C. for ten years ago
D. for ten years
8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered
B. has discovered
C. had discovered
D. had been discovering
9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.
A. run
B. runs
C. was running
D. had run
10. We _______ there when our father died.
A. still lived
B. lived still
C. was still lived
D. was still living
11. They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.
A. will play
B. will be playing
C. play
D. would play
12. By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.
A. will have been working

B. will work
C. have been working
D. will be working
13. I _______ in the room right now
A. am being
B. was being
C. have been being
D. am
14. I ______ to New York three times this year.
A. have been
B. was
C. were
D. had been
15. I’ll come and see you before I _______ for the States.
A. leave
B. will leave
C. have left
D. shall leave
16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.
A. has happened
B. happened
C. had happened
D. would have been happened
17. John ______ a book when I saw him.
A. is reading
B. read
C. was reading
D. reading
18. He said he _______ return later.
A. will
B. would
C. can
D. would be
19. Jack ________ the door.
A. has just opened

B. open
C. have opened
D. opening
20. I have been waiting for you ______ .
A. since early morning

B. since 9 a.m
C. for two hours
D. All are correct
21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.
A. leave
B. left
C. leaves
D. had left
22. By the age of 25, he ______ two famous novels.
A. wrote
B. writes
C. has written
D. had written
23. When her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week
A. was reading
B. wrote
C. was written
D. had written
24. I couldn’t cut the grass because the lawn mower ______ a few days previously.
A. broke down
B. has been broken
C. had broken down
D. breaks down
25. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.
A. try
B. tried
C. have tried
D. am trying
26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.
A. he had left
C. he has left
D. he was left
27. After I _______ lunch, I looked for my bag.
A. had
B. had had
C. have has
D. have had
28. By the end of next year, George _______ English for two years.
A. will have learned

B. will learn
C. has learned
D. would learn
29. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.
A. walking
B. walked
C. walks
D. walk
30. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A. was going
B. went
C. has gone
D. did go
31. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ______ dinner.
A. finish
B. finishes
C. will finish
D. finishing
32. I will be glad if he _______ with us.

A. had gone
B. did go
C. went
D. goes
33 Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.
A. finish
B. has finished
C. finished
D. finishing
34. Turn off the gas. Don’t you see that the kettle ________ ?
A. boil
B. boils
C. is boiling
D. boiled
35. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.
A. leave
B. are leaving
C. leaving
D. are left
36. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.
A. go
B. is going
C. goes
D. going
37. Her brother ______ in Canada at present.
A. working
B. works
C. is working
D. work
38. I ______ to the same barber since last year.
A. am going
B. have been going
C. go
D. had gone
39. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.
A. dies
B. died
C. has died
D. had died
40. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today.
A. would come
B. will come
C. comes
D. coming

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Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.

2. He sometimes (come) _comes_________ to see his parents.

3. When I (come) __came________, she (leave) _had left_________for Dalat ten

4. My grandfather never (fly) __flies________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of

5. We just (decide) _have just decided_________ that we (undertake) _will

6. He told me that he (take) _took_________ a trip to California the following week.

7. I knew that this road (be) _was_________ too narrow.

13. I (visit) _visited_________ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) _was_________ a

16. Have You (be) _been_________here before? Yes, I (spend) __spent________ my

19. On arriving at home I (find) _found_________that she just (leave) _had

20. When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain) __________.

21. It (rain) __is raining________ hard. We can't do anything until it (stop)

30. I (spend) _have spent_________ a lot of time travelling since I (get)

31. When we (be) _were_________ at school we all (study) _studied_________Latin.

32. When I (meet) ___met_______ him , he (work) _had worked_________as a waiter

33. After he (finish) _had finished_________ breakfast he (sit) __sat________down to

35. I think Jim (be) _will be_________ out of town.

Exercise 2: Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.

3. The train ______ half an hour ago.

A. has been leaving

4. Jack ______ the door.

A. has just painted

5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.

6. I ______ Texas State University now.

8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.

9. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.

10. We _______ there when our father died.

A. will have been working

13. I _______ in the room right now

14. I ______ to New York three times this year.

16. The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.

18. He said he _______ return later.

19. Jack ________ the door.

A. has just opened

20. I have been waiting for you ______ .

A. since early morning

21. Almost everyone _______ for home by the time we arrived.

26. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.

A. will have learned

32. I will be glad if he _______ with us.

35. Tom and Mary ______ for Vietnam tomorrow.

36. He always ________ for a walk in the evening.

38. I ______ to the same barber since last year.

39. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.

40. Last week, my professor promised that he ________ today.

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4. My grandfather never (fly) flies______ in an airplane, and he has no intention of

16. Have You (be) _been_here before? Yes, I (spend) spent__ my

20. When we (arrive) in London tonight, it probably (rain) .

21. It (rain) is raining______ hard. We can't do anything until it (stop)

32. When I (meet) _met_____ him , he (work) _had worked_________as a waiter

33. After he (finish) _had finished_ breakfast he (sit) sat__down to