TENSE REVISION Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 1. We _______ TV when it started to rain. A. watched B. were watching C. are watching D. have watched 2. Put your money into your pocket, or you may ________ it. A. lose B. lost C. have lost D. be losing 3. Charles ______ Pat a box of chocolates. A. is often giving B. often gives C. was often giving D. often give 4. I ________ in the cafe having a drink when the police arrived. A. sat B. was sat C. was sitting D. have sat 5. They’ll certainly come ______ them. A. when calling B. you’re calling C. if you call D. do you call 6. I’m sure the answer to my letter ______ by next Friday morning. A. will come B. has coming C. coming D. was coming 7. When I was a boy, I _______ tea to coffee. A. prefer B. preferred C. was preferring D. have preferred 8. Always ________ honest in whatever you do. A. to be B. be C. is D. are 9. I ________ swim in this river when I was young. A. used to B. am used to C. use to D. was used to 10. Look! It _________, so we can’t go to the beach. A. rains B. has rained C. is raining D. was raining 1 11. I ________ not sure about that. A. do B. have C. am D. shall 12. She came into the room while they ________ television. A. watched B. have watched C. are watching D. were watching 13. I _______ a headache since yesterday. A. had B. was having C. have had D. would have 14. The teacher _______ into the room. A. has still come B. has already come C. has yet come D. has recently come 15. “Did you get any mail?” – “No, I ______ a letter for a long time.” A. don’t get B. didn’t get C. haven’t got D. wasn’t got 16. He _________ you a lot of money, deasn’t he? A. owes B. is owing C. has owned D. doesn’t owe 17. He _______ book the tickets, but he had no time to call at the cinema. A. would B. will C. is going to D. was going to 18. When he failed to meet us, we _______ without him. A. left B. would leave C. was leaving D. has left 19. Peter has been trying for an hour, but his car still _______ start. A. won’t B. wouldn’t C. didn’t D. hasn’t 20. This is the second time that you _______ here, isn’t it? A. are B. will be C. have been D. were 21. When the telephone rang, she ______ a letter. A. wrote B. is writting C. was written D. was writing 2 22. You’ve heard she isn’t coming to the party,______? A. is she B. haven’t you C. hasn’t she D. are you 23. Isn’t an hour since he ______, so he must be at the office now. A. is leaving B. was leaving C. has left D. left 24. Most students ________ hard for the last few weeks. A. were working B. worked C. have working D. have been working 25. Johnny ______ up his mind yet. A. didn’t make B. hasn’t make C. wasn’t make D. wasn’t making 26. One third of the oranges _______ spoilt. A. is B. are C. has been D. was 27. When _______ the car, you’ll agree with me about it. A. you saw B. you’ve seen C. you would see D. you will see 28. The baby ______ non-stop for the past two hours. A. cried B. was crying C. is crying D. has been crying 29. The entrance examination ________ in July. A. begin B. has begun C. begins D. shall begin 30. The girl weeps whenever she _____ such a story. A. hears B. has heard C. will hear D. heard 31. As soon as _____ another apartment, we ______. A. we’re finding – will move B. we found – moved C. we’d find – move D. we find – would move 32. It ______ a long time ago that I lived here. A. is B. has been C. will be D. was 3 33. My teacher arrived after I _______ for him for ten minutes. A. was waiting B. have waited C. had waited D. waited 34. I ________ to visit Australia some time in the future. A. like B. would like C. will like D. am liking 35. This is the first time I _______ to play badminton. A. have tried B. am trying C. was trying D. would be trying 36. She _______ here but she doesn’t work here now. A. has worked B. had worked C. used to work D. used to working 37. The man said he ______ the thieves go into the bank. A. sees B. was seeing C. has seen D. has seen 38. He _________ in in the retaurant when she came in. A. sat B. has sat C. has been sitting D. was sitting 39. We’re working hard, so the job ________ by tomorrow evening. A. is done B. has been done C. will be done D. would be done 40. Jack went out, but he ________ anyone where he was going. A. doesn’t tell B. not told C. wasn’t telling D. didn’t tell 41. London _____ the capital of the United Kingdom. A. is B. was C. will be D. is being 42. Someone _______ at the door. Can you hear it? A. knocks B. is knocking C. will knock D. was knocking 43. What are you cooking in that saucepan? It _____ good. A. smells B. is smelling C. smelled D. has smelled 4 44. When the thief was questiones by the police, he ________ the truth. A. doesn’t tell B. not told C. was telling D. didn’t tell E. 45. Hearing a noise, I ________ outside. A. went B. will go C. was going D. has gone 46. Your friends won’t be here for long, ______? A. do they B. will they C. would they D. shall they 47. I used to swim in this river when I _______ young. A. am B. was C. will be D. have been 48. We ________ the bus at the same stop every day. A. get off B. are getting off C. got off D. have got off 49. _________ “Congratulation!” to Nam? He’s won a scholarship yo study abroad. A. Do you say B. Did you say C. Have you said D. Were you saying 50. We reached the house after we ______ for almost an hour. A. cycled B. were cycling C. have been cycled D. had been cycling 51. I _______ my pencil. May I borrow one of yours? A. broke B. have broken C. was breaking D. had broken 52. Who will look after your baby while you ________? A. are shopping B. will shop C. were shopping D. have shopped 53. When you get up tomorrow morning, the sun ______. A. shine B. is shining C. will shine D. will be shining 54. The strike _______ on for over two months now. A. went B. was going 5 C. has been going D. had gone 55. The patient ______ in the emergency room for almost an hour beforea doctor finally treated her. A. is waiting B. was waiting C. has waited D. had been waiting 56. When she was in college, Julia ________ home at least once a week. A. writes B. wrote C. was writing D. would write 57. 58. While Mary was cleaning the apartment, her husband ________ TV. A. watched B. was watching C. would watch D. has watched E. 6 F. G. . TENSE REVISION Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 1. We _______ TV