EXERCISE 2

1. They _______ for 3 hours when the storm suddenly broke.

A. had been running B. have been running
C. are running D. will be running
2. No matter what happens next I _______ help you.
A. am B. have C. will D. would
3. I _______ come to the conclusion that nowadays nobody cares about anything.
A. will B. had C. do D. have
4. I assumed you _______ paying for the repairs until the end of last year.
A. have been B. was been C. are being D. had been
5. _______ get tired of answering the same questions every day?
A. Have you ever B. Had you ever C. Do you ever D. Are you ever
6. She _______ working on that manuscript for 2 years now.
A. will be B. has been C. had been D. is
7. I _______ there once a long time ago and _______ back since.
A. went / have not been B. go / am not
C. have gone / was D. was going / had not been
8. She _______ trying to pass her driving test but fails every time.
A. kept B. is keeping C. had kept D. keeps
9. I _______ complete silence now while I try this experiment.
A. am wanting B. want C. did want D. have wanted
10. The students _______ by Mrs. Monty. However, this week they _______ by Mr. Tanzer.
A. are usually taught / are being taught
B. usually teach / are teaching
C. have usually been taught / have been teaching
D. were usually teaching / are teaching
11. In the last hundred years, traveling _______ much easier and more comfortable.
A. becomes B. has become C. became D. will become
12. In the 19th century, it _______ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon.
A. took B. had taken C. had taken D. was taking
13. In the past the trip _______ very rough and often dangerous, but things _______ a great deal in the last
hundred and fifty years.
A. was / have changed B. is / change
C. had been / will change D. has been / changed
14. Now you _______ from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.
A. are flying B. would fly C. will fly D. can fly
15. When Carol _______ last night, I ______ my favorite show on television.
A. was calling / watched B. called / have watched
C. called / was watching D. had called / watched
16. By this time next summer, you _______ your studies.
A. completes B. will complete C. are completing D. will have completed
17. Right now, Jim _______ the newspaper and Kathy _______ dinner.
A. reads / has cooked B. is reading / is cooking
C. has read / was cooking D. read / will be cooking
18. Last night at this time, they _______ the same thing. She _______ and he the Newspaper.
A. are doing / is cooking / is reading
B. were doing / was cooking / was reading
C. was doing / has cooked / is reading
D. had done / was cooking /read
19. When I _______ home last night, I _______ that Jane _______ a beautiful candlelight dinner.
A. had arrived / discovered / prepared
B. was arriving / had discovered / was preparing
C. have arrived / was discovering / had prepared
D. arrived / discovered / was preparing
20. Sam _______ to change a light bulb when he _______ and _______.
A. was trying / slipped / fell B. tried / was slipping / falling
C. had been trying / slipped/ was falling D. has tried / slips / falls
21. Every day I _______ up at 6 o'clock, _______ breakfast at 7 o'clock and _______ for work at 8 o'clock
A. get / eat / leave B. have got / eating / leaving
C. got / ate / left D. will get / have eaten / left
22. Yesterday, I _______ for work late because I _______ to set my alarm.
A. had left / forgot B. was leaving / was forgetting
C. left / had forgot D. had been leaving / would forget
23. By the time we _______ to the train station, Susan _______ for us for more than two hours.
A. will get / has been waiting B. got / was waiting
C. got / had been waiting D. get / will wait
24. I _______ for this company for more than thirty years, and I intend to stay here until I _______ next
year.
A. am working / will retire B. am going to work / am retiring
C. work / am going to retire D. have been working / retire
25. My mother always the first _______ up and the last _______ to bed.
A. getting / going B. to get / going C. getting / to go D. to get / to go
26. I _______ you last night after dinner, but you _______ there. Where _______ you?
A. was calling / are not / are B. called / were not / were
C. had called / had not been / were D. called / have not been / are
27. The Titanic _______ the Atlantic when it _______ an iceberg.
A. was crossing / struck B. had crossed / was striking
C. crossed / had struck D. is crossing / strikes
28. _______ to come over for dinner tonight?
A. Do you want B. Are you wanting
C. Have you wanted D. Will you want
29. What _______ at this time tomorrow?
A. will you do B. will you be doing
C. will you have done D. will you have been doing
30. The number of the participants in the survey _______ 250 students for Oxford University.
A. are B. was C. were D. have been
31. The grass was yellow because it _______ all summer.
A. does not rain B. has not rained C. had not rained D. would not rain
32. Many people even wonder these days _______.
A. what marriage is B. what is marriage
C. what marriage was D. what was marriage
33. The lights _______ out because we _______ the electricity bill.
A. have gone / did not pay B. will go / did not paid
C. go / would not pay D. went / had not paid
34. _______ Tom Cruise's last movie? Yes, I _______ it three days ago
A. Have you ever seen / saw B. Did you ever see / have seen
C. Had you ever seen / would see D. Will you ever see / saw
35. In the past, people _______ to the beach more often.
A. have gone B. used to go C. were going D. had gone
36. Soon, people _______ most of the time at home.
A. will work B. are working C. have worked D. work
37. I _______ a terrible accident while I _______ on the beach.
A. see / am walking B. saw / was walking
C. was seeing / walked D. have seen / were walking
38. After all, she _______ him since her childhood.
A. knows B. knew C. was knowing D. had known
39. We _______ touch since we _______ school three years ago.
A. lost / have left B. have lost / leave
C. have lost / left D. were losing / had left
40._______ John usually watch TV at the weekend?
A. Will B. Is C. Does D. Has
41. I _______ there once a long time ago and _______ back since.
A. was / have not been B. had been / was not
C. would be / had not been D. have been / will not be
42. As many as ten-million children _______ with the virus by the end of this decade.
A. have been infected B. will be infecting
C. had been infected D. will have been infected
43. What _______ when the fire alarm _______ off?
A. are you doing / will go B. have you done / would go
C. were you doing / went D. will you do / are going
44. _______ you send this wedding card to Peter, please?
A. Will B. Do C. Did D. Had
45. When Peter _______, I _______ him to your new house.
A. will arrive / take B. arrives / will take
C. has arrived / am taking D. had arrive / had taken
46. He ______ email before, so I ______ him how to use it.
A. did not use / had shown B. had not used / showed
C. has not used / showed D. was not using / will show
47. Doctor Pike ______ the hospital after he ______ an uneventful evening on duty. He ______ of his day
of rest.
A. was leaving / has had / thought B. left / had had / was thinking
C. will leave / had / will think D. is leaving / will have / thinks
48. She ______ me anything about that problem so far.
A. is not telling B. does not tell C. will not tell D. has not told
49. I think that everything ______ ready for the project procedure by the end of next month.
A. will have been B. has been C. had been D. is
50. Be quiet! Someone ______ at the front door. I ______ it.
A. is knocking / will answer B. knocks / am answering
C. has knocked / am going to answer D. will knock / have answered
51. Dan and Crystal ______ married in June.
A. are getting B. has got C. was getting D. will have got
52. Two lions ______ from Chessington Zoo, and the police ______ to catch them.
A. will escape / try B. escaped / had tried
C. have escaped / are trying D. escape / were trying
53. Oranges ______ rich in vitamin C, which ______ good for our health.
A. have been / is B. are / is C. are / will be D. were / has been
54. Let's go to Fuji for our summer holiday! - OK. It ______ good.
A. sounds B. is sounding C. has sounded D. was sounding
55. They ______ enthusiastically when their teacher ______ in.
A. discuss / comes B. will have discussed / comes
C. will discuss / will come D. were discussing / came
56. We ____ to the hospital to visit Mike when he ____ to say that he was fine.
A. were driving - was calling B. drove - called
C. were driving – called D. drove - was calling
57. What ____ to you on Sunday night?
A. happen B. happened C. was happening D. would happen
57. Last night, we ____ for you for ages but you never ____ up.
A. waited – showed B. would wait - showed
C. were waiting - were showing D. waited – was showing
58. We ____ our quality time when the unexpected guess ____.
A. had – came B. were having - came
C. had been having – came D. have had – would have come
59. Since they ____ us they ____ to visit us last Sunday, we ____ forward to the day.
A. were telling - came - looked B . would tell – would visit - would look
C. told – would come - were looking D. tell - are coming - will look
60. I ____ out last night but at the last minute I ____ that I had a quiz this morning.
A. was going to go – realized B. went – realized
C. had gone – would realize D. would go - have realized
61. She hasn't paid as much attention to her children as she ____ since she ____ working.
A. does – starts B. did - started
C. was doing - was starting D. has done - would start
62. My brother ____ at the road when he ____ into a hole.
A. wasn't looking - was falling B. didn't look - has fallen
C. wasn't looking – fell D. won't look - fall
63. Magellan ____ the first European who ____ through the strait.
A. was - was sailing B. was being - was sailing
C. had been – sailed D. was - sailed
64. The first self-sufficient village in Britain ____ the Norman's idea. They were some strange invaders
who ____ to change the country in a better way.
A. was – hoped B. is - have hoped
C. have been - were hoping D. was being - had hoped
65. Linda only ____ the film after she ____ the book.
A. understood – read B. understood - had read
C. had understood – read D. understood - was reading
66. ____ you ever ____ on TV before you ____ in this reality show?
A. Had ... appeared - took part B. Have ... appeared - took part
C. Did ... appear - had taken part D. Would ... appear - took part
67. I wasn't sure how Belinda would react because I ____ her long.
A. didn't know B. wasn't knowing C. hadn't been knowing D. hadn't known
68. I wanted to say goodbye to Jerry, but he ____.
A. was already left B. already left
C. had already been leaving D. had already left
69. When we ____ to the airport, I realized that I ____ my passport at home.
A. got - had left B. got - was left C. got - left D. had got - had left
70. He ____ the umbrella in his right hand trying to keep his balance.
A. hold B. held C. has been holding D. has held
71. When I met Walters about two years before his death he didn't seem satisfied. He ____ no major book
since he settled in Uganda.
A. has published B. could have published C. published D. had published
72. Throughout the campaign we ____ our candidate's photographs on the walls of public buildings,
hoping to attract women's votes.
A. have been hanging B. hanged C. hung D. have hung
73. Many of the people who attended Major Gordon's funeral ____ him for many years.
A. didn't see B. wouldn't see C. haven't seen D. hadn't seen
74. Seeing Peter's handwriting on the envelope, she ____ the letter without reading it. She has not
mentioned it ever since.
A. was tearing B. tore C. had torn D. has torn
75. We were both very excited about the visit, as we ____ each other for ages.
A. never saw B. didn't see C. hadn't seen D. haven't seen
76. What made you think he ____ in the Royal Air Force?
A. must have to be B. had been C. was being D. had had to be
77. Without turning my head in the direction of the gate I ____ a small object just under the fence.
A. spotted B. had spotted C. have spotted D. was spotted
78. With just one exception, the report says, each of the trees that was cut down ____ very expensive
treatment for periods of up to ten years.
A. had to be under B. was under C. has undergone D. had undergone
79. They ____ married for two years or so when Roy enployed a very attractive Indian secretary in his
Glasgow office.
A. only have been B. were only C. have only been D. had only been
80. I know too little Dutch to have understood what they were talking about. What I ____ was that their
boss would be there the next morning.
A. did understand B. didn't understand
C. have understood D. could have understood
81. The driver ____ violently and managed to stop the car just inches from the body lying on the road.
A. was braking B. has braked C. braked D. had braked