A.

Fill in the appropriate verb forms in the following paragraph:

1. I usually ___________ late on Saturday (get up). 2. It _______ (be) the beginning of the week-
end and I like to ___________ (relax). 3. But on that particular Saturday two months ago I
___________ (have to) get out of bed at 6:00 AM. 4. Terrible sounds of sirens and horns
_______________ (come) from the street straight into my room. 5. I ___________ (walk) over to the
window to see what _______________ (happen). 6. Two cars ___________ (crash) on the corner
near the bakery. 7. Lots of angry people ______________ (scream) and ______________ (shout) at
each other. 8. The baker ______________ (try) to calm everybody. 9. So he ___________ (bring) out
coffee and cookies for everyone. 10. “What a nice neighbor!”, I ___________ (think). 11. I
___________ (smile) to myself and ___________ (go) back to bed. What an exciting neighborhood!

B. Fill in the appropriate verb form in the following sentences:

1. When Carol ___________ (call) last night, I ___________ (watch) my favorite show on television.
2. I ___________ (work) for this company for more than 40 years when I ___________ (retire).
3. Sharon ___________ (love) to travel. She ___________ (visit) a different country every summer.
Next year, she plans to go to Peru.
4. Thomas is a writer. He ___________ (write) mystery novels and travel memoirs. Last year, he
___________ (write) one novel, three short stories and a book of poetry.
5. We were late because we had some car problems. By the time we ___________ (get) to the train
station, Susan ___________ (wait) for us for more than two hours.
6. Sam ___________ (try) to change a light bulb when he ___________ (slip) and ___________ (fall).
7.Every day I ___________ (wake up) at 6 o’clock, ___________ (eat) breakfast at 7 o’clock and
___________ (leave) for work at 8 o’clock. But this morning I ___________ (get up) at 6:30,
___________ (skip) breakfast and ___________ (leave) for work late because I ___________ (forget)
to set my alarm.
8. Right now, Jim ___________ (read) the newspaper and Kathy ___________ (make) dinner. Last
night at this time, they ___________ (do) the same thing. She ___________ (prepare) dinner and he
___________ (read) the paper. They are very predictable people!
9. The students ___________ (be, usually) taught by Mrs. Monty. But next week they ___________
(be) taught by Mr. Smith.
10. Everybody is so excited because tomorrow, we ___________ (have) our end of the term party!

C. Choose the best answer a), b), c) or d).

1. Andrew _________ lunch by the time they arrived.
a) finished c) had finished
b) was finished d) has finished
2. I have a terrible headache. I ___________ another aspirin.
a) take c) am taking
b) ’ll take d) will be taking
3. A cold wind _____ for the last week.
a) has been blowing c) blows
b) is blowing d) blew
4. We’ll meet in September when she _____ back.
a) will come c) came
b) will have come d) comes
5. Maria ____________ a comic when the teacher asked her to come to the blackboard.
a) was reading c) read
b) has been reading d) has read
6. You won’t need the jacket. It _________ warmer.
a) gets c) ’s got
b) ’s getting d) ’d got
7. Bryan _____ when the meeting started.
a) hasn’t arrived c) hasn’t been arriving
b) hadn’t arrived d) wasn’t arriving
8. To be honest, I ___________ she will be able to handle this properly.
a) doubt c) am doubting
b) have doubted d) will doubt
9. They _________ for 5 years at the end of this year.
a) will date c) will be dating
b) will have been dating d) are going to date
10. I am not surprised they’ve broken up. She never knew if she could trust him and was
afraid he ___________ her.
a) will leave c) would leave
b) is going to leave d) will have left
11. Call the police. Our apartment __________ into.
a) was broken c) is broken
b) has been broken d) will be broken
12. She can’t go hiking with us. She _____________ on her new book all day tomorrow.
a) will be working c) is working
b) will work d) will have worked
13. By the time you finish my dress it ____________ old-fashioned.
a) will become c) is becoming
b) will be becoming d) will have become
14. They __________ for some time when their mother told them to be silent.
a) had shouted c) had been shouting
b) have shouted d) have been shouting

I. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Some
verbs are negative.

1. I ________ (start) looking for a new flat 2 weeks ago, but I still _________ (find)
anything suitable. I __________ (live) with my parents these days.
2. We _______ (see) Mike yesterday, but Ann _________ (want) to meet him so we
___________ (cross) the street.
3. In a few minutes’ time, when the clock ____________________ (strike) 5, I
____________________ (wait) here half an hour.
4. Mrs Blake ____________ (arrange) the flowers yet, but she _______________ (do) it
before she ________ (go) home.
5. You must be hungry. Let me just put this away and I ______________ (make) you some
sandwiches.
6. Let’s meet at the station. The train ___________________ (leave) at 7 p.m.
7. You __________________ (eat) the whole pie! You _________________ (be) sick.
8. She won’t be able to come in the afternoon. She ________________ (see) her lawyer at 4
o’clock.
9. Don’t expect us to come at 6 o’clock. We _______________________ (still, play) tennis.
10. They __________________ (date) for 5 years before he finally ___________________
(propose) to her.
11. What____________________ (you, do) the whole evening while we
____________________ (look for) you?
12. When we ____________________ (go) to see him last night, he ____________________
(play) computer games; he ____________________(play) since lunch time.
13. By the end of last year they ____________________ (finished) three large projects, and
by next year they ____________________ (finish) two more. I ____________________
(be) with them since last month, but I ____________________ (believe) they
____________________ (work) on presentations at present.
14. Look at that little boy in the corner. He ____________ (wait) for three hours now and no
one __________ (come) to take him home.
15. Look at this mess! You ___________ (always, leave) your clothes all over the room!
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I.
1. c) had finished
2. b) ’ll take
3. a) has been blowing
4. b) comes
5. a) was reading
6. b) ’s getting
7. b) hadn’t arrived
8. a) doubt
9. b) will have been dating
10. c) would leave
11. b) has been broken
12. a) will be working
13. d) will have become
14. c) had been shouting
15. d) won’t have been delivered

II.
1. started, haven’t found, am living
2. saw, didn’t want, crossed
3. strikes, will have been waiting
4. hasn’t arranged, will do / is going to do, goes
5. ’ll make
6. leaves
7. have eaten, are going to be
8. is seeing
9. will still be playing
10. had been dating, proposed
11. were doing, were looking
12. went, was playing, had been playing
13. had finished, will have finished, haven’t been, believe, are working
14. has been waiting, has come/ is coming.
15. are always leaving

III.
1 toured; 2 went; 3 was always accompanied; 4 was listening to; 5 was sitting; 6 had finished;
7 was coming out; 8 addressed; 9 said; 10 I’ve heard; 11 were ever given; 12 would be; 13
replied; 14 am going; 15 am going to meet; 16 don’t know; 17 will deliver; 18 will take; 19
went; 20 delivered; 21 was relaxing; 22 enjoyed; 23 had given; 24 was descending; 25
intercepted; 26 began; 27 involved; 28 replied; 29 is; 30 am going to let.

IV.
1. Х My brother and his fiancé are going to get / are getting married on Saturday.
They have invited more than 300 guests.
2. √
3. Х They left home at 7 o’clock and arrived to school at 8.30.
4. Х He has eaten three sandwiches and he is still hungry.
5. Х I have to sit down. I have been running for more than an hour.
6. √
7. Х When I was checking your homework I noticed that you had problems
with spelling.
8. √
9. Х A stitch in time saves nine.
10. Х She enrolled university last year. Which subjects did she choose?
11. Х Why did you lend her my earrings? I was going to wear them tonight.
12. Х They had been driving / were driving for only 10 minutes when they had a
puncture.
13. Х This is the best pizza I have ever had.
14. √
15. Х By the time she comes the best roles will have been taken.

V.
1. The bridge was built 20 years ago.
2. One of the actors passed out while we were rehearsing for the play.
3. Who do you think is going to pass the exam?
4. I have already watched this movie.
5. I don’t feel like going out with you tonight.
6. We are disappointed because they didn’t remember anything we had taught them.
7. They will have finished lunch by one o’clock.
8. The Japanese guests had (already) left / gone by the time we returned to the meeting room.
9. I hope he won’t leave the CD player upstairs.
10. She hadn’t obeyed her parents until they threatened they would cut off her allowance.
11. She has been smoking for 20 years.
12. They will have put the play on stage in less than a month.
13. It started / had started to rain when we came out of the restaurant.
14. She dusted the shelves a month ago.
15. Who do these books belong to?