The Continuous Tenses
1
Choose the right form of the verb:
It ... raining now.
A) is
B) are
C) were not
D) were
E) was
2
Choose the right form of the verb:
I ... reading when you rang me up.
A) will
B) are
C) were
D) was
E) shall
3
Choose the right form of the verb:
That man … up and down the street now.
A) has been walking
B) walks
C) have been walking
D) has walked
E) is walking
4
Choose the right form of the verb:
Stanley … a sandwich in the kitchen now.
A) Is eating
B) Eats
C) Eating
D) Ate
E) Am eating
5
Choose the right form of the verb:
Mary can’t come to the phone now. She …(do) her homework.
A) Am doing
B) Is doing
C) Is done
D) Does
E) Doesn’t
6
Choose the right form of the verb:
I … at the blackboard at the moment.
A) was standing
B) is standing
C) am standing
D) are standing
E) were standing
7
Choose the right form of the verb:
Look! The house …!
A) is burning
B) are burning
C) were burning
D) have burning
E) has burning
8
Choose the right form of the verb:
It … at 6 o’clock yesterday.
A) was raining
B) were raining
C) rain
D) has raining
E) had raining
9
Choose the right form of the verb:
I … down the street when it began to rain.
A) are walking
B) was walking
C) is walking
D) were walking
E) am walking
10
Choose the right form of the verb:
Henry saw that the child … at that time.
A) was crying
B) cries
C) had cry
D) cried
E) has cried
11
Choose the right form of the verb:
Listen! Who ( to play) the piano in the next room?
A) to listen
B) is playing
C) are playing
D) have played
E) had playing
12
Choose the right form of the verb:
Who that man ( to be) who ( to stand) in the doorway?
A) is \ is standing
B) were \ standing
C) is \ stood
D) to be \ standing
E) was \ stand
13
Choose the right form of the verb:
Where …Tom and Nick ( to be ) now? – They… (to have) a smoke in the garden.
A) are \ are having
B) is \ is having
C) was \ had
D) were \ having
E) is \ having
14
Choose the right form of the verb:
Look! The kitten … with its tail.
A) to play
B) is played
C) are playing
D) is playing
E) was playing
15
Choose the right form of the verb:
We … to the theatre to-night.
A) is going
B) was going
C) is gone
D) has gone
E) are going
16
Choose the right form of the verb:
It … when I left the house.
A) is raining
B) were raining
C) have raining
D) was raining
E) is rain
17
Choose the right form of the verb:
What … he … when you called on him?
A) was doing
B) is doing
C) are doing
D) were doing
E) has doing
18
Choose the right form of the verb:
He … a letter when I entered the room.
A) were writing
B) is writing
C) are writing
D) wrote
E) was writing
19
Choose the right form of the verb:
We … the newspaper when you rang me up.
A) were reading
B) was reading
C) is reading
D) has reading
E) have reading
20
Choose the right form of the verb:
At that time they … the river.
A) is approaching
B) are approaching
C) am approaching
D) were approaching
E) has approaching
Verb «to be», «to have»
1
Choose the right variant:
My brother … an engineer last year.
A) was
B) are
C) is
D) were
E) am
2
Choose the right variant:
There … a sports center in Moscow.
A) Are
B) Were
C) Been
D) Be
E) Is
3
Choose the right variant:
Mag and her sister … in Rome last summer.
A) were
B) am
C) is
D) are
E) was
4
Choose the right variant:
Once upon a time there … three little pigs.
A) Was
B) Were
C) Are
D) Be
E) Is
5
Choose the right variant:
She … in the fifth form.
A) am
B) is
C) been
D) were
E) are
6
Choose the right variant:
Here ... money.
A) Be
B) Are
C) Is
D) Am
E) Been
7
Choose the right variant:
There … nobody in the room.
A) Been
B) Am
C) Be
D) Are
E) Is
8
Choose the right variant:
You ... soup for breakfast last week.
A) have
B) will have
C) has
D) had
E) hasn’t
9
Choose the right variant:
The children … sometimes absolutely naughty.
A) am
B) are
C) is
D) was
E) does
10
Choose the right variant:
There … some big trees in the garden.
A) Is
B) Was
C) Are
D) Am
E) Been
11
Choose the right variant:
... the pupіls playіng when you came?
A) Were
B) Do
C) Are
D) Dіd
E) Was
12
Choose the right variant:
Тhese books ... interesting.
A) Is
B) Am
C) Be
D) Are
E) Been
13
Choose the right variant:
There … three lamps in the room.
A) Was
B) Am
C) Is
D) Be
E) Are
14
Choose the right variant:
There … someone at the door.
A) Were
B) Be
C) Are
D) Am
E) Is
15
Choose the right variant:
Knowledge … power.
A) Were
B) Am
C) Been
D) Is
E) Are
16
Choose the right variant:
There … telephones in every room.
A) Am
B) Be
C) Is
D) Are
E) Was
17
Choose the right variant:
My glasses ... on the table.
A) AreB) Been
C) Be
D) Am
E) Is
18
Choose the right variant:
There … some oranges and apples on the table.
A) Be
B) –
C) Am
D) Are
E) Is
19
Choose the right variant:
My sister ... a clever girl.
A) Be
B) Is
C) Been
D) Am
E) Are
20
Choose the right variant:
There … a lot of sugar on the floor.
A) Been
B) Are
C) Am
D) Be
E) Is
21
Choose the right variant:
There … several beautiful parks in this city.
A) Are
B) Was
C) Is
D) Be
E) Been
22
Choose the right variant:
There … a comfortable chair in the room.
A) Were
B) Am
C) Be
D) Is
E) Are
23
Choose the right variant:
I … at home yesterday.
A. were
B. was
C. am
D. have
E. has
24
Choose the right variant:
We … at the theatre now.
A. was
B. weren’t
C. are
D. has
C. have
25
Choose the right variant:
My grandmother … a pianist.
A. am
B. was
C. were
D. are
E. weren’t
26
Choose the right variant:
… you at work yesterday?
A. were
B. was
C. are
D. wasn’t
E. is
27
Choose the right variant:
Where … he last month?
A. is
B. were
C. was
D. isn’t
E. aren’t
28
Choose the right variant:
We … … at school yesterday.
A. was not
B. were not
C. are not
D. isn’t
E. am not
29
Choose the right variant:
… they late?
A. were
B. was
C. is
D. has
E. wasn’t
30
Choose the right variant:
Mary … … a piano.
A. have
B. have not
C. has not
D. does
E. did
31
Choose the right variant:
… they any relatives?
A. have
B. hasen’t
C. has
D. hasn’t
E. does
32
Choose the right variant:
… we an English lesson yesterday?
A. have
B. had
C. has
D. hasn’t
E. haven’t
33
Choose the right variant:
They … a comfortable flat last year.
A. has
B. have
C. had
D. haven’t
E. do
34
Choose the right variant:
He … a good library.
A. have
B. has
C. haven’t
D. does
E. did
35
Choose the right variant:
Vera … a cat
A. haven’t
B. has
C. have
D. is
E. does
36
Choose the right variant:
The students … new dictionaries.
A. have
B. do
C. has
D. doesn’t
E. hasn’t
37
Choose the right variant:
I … many stamps.
A. has
B. have
C. do
D. doesn’t
E. hasn’t
38
Choose the right variant:
You … a bicycle.
A. has been
B. have
C. has
D. haden’t
E. hasn’t
39
Choose the right variant:
Misha … … a brother.
A. has not
B. have not
C. do not
D. didn’t
E. doesn’t
40
Choose the right variant:
French wine … the best in the world.
A. is
B. are
C. does
D. were
E. has
@@@ The Perfect Tenses
$ $ $ 1
Put the verb into the Present Perfect tense:
I ... his film several times.
A) has seen
B) are seen
C) had seen
D) have seen
E) is seen
$ $ $ 2
Choose the right form of the verb:
I … never … the Queen .
A) Have / seen.
B) Didn’t / see.
C) Do / see.
D) Don’t / see.
E) Am / seen.
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Put the verbs into the Future Perfect tense:
I ... the book by the end of the week.
A) wouldn’t had read
B) shall not had read
C) shouldn’t had read
D) shall not have read
E) will not had read
$$$4
Choose the right form of the verb:
Two criminals … from high security prison.
A) are escaped
B) have escaped
C) has escaped
D) were escaping
E) escapes
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Choose the right form of the verb:
After his father …… to John’s teacher, he took the belt.
A) had speaking
B) has spoken
C) have spoken
D) would spoke
E) had spoken
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Put the verb into the Present Perfect tense:
They ______the lesson.
A) has not understood
B) have not understood
C) have not understand
D) has not understand
E) has not understanding
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Choose the right form of the verb:
After everybody … a chance to say what they though, we took a vote.
A) had had
B) has
C) has had
D) have had
E) would have
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Choose the right form of the verb:
When she came home, her mother … already …a tasty dinner.
A) is/cooking
B) cooked/ -
C) had/cook
D) has/cooked
E) had/cooked
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Choose the right form of the verb:
She said she … just … lunch.
A) is/having
B) has/had
C) has/ –
D) had/had
E) have/ –
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Choose the right form of the verb:
He … the oil for a long time, so the bus broke down.
A) didn’t changed
B) hasn’t changed
C) hasn’t been changing
D) hadn’t changed
E) doesn’t changed
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Choose the right form of the verb:
By the time I came she ... a cake.
A) cooked
B) cooks
C) will cook
D) had cooked
E) have cooked
$$$12
Choose the right form of the verb:
All the people we ……… came, and some that we haven’t invited.
A) have invited
B) inviting
C) had invited
D) invite
E) were inviting
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Choose the right form of the verb:
By this time tomorrow we ... the meeting.
A) will have
B) will have had
C) are having
D) will had had
E)shall have had
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Choose the right form of the verb:
We ... from her since May.
A) have heard
B) haven't heard
C) had heard
D) weren't hearing
E) hasn’t heard
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Choose the right form of the verb:
They ... yet.
A) didn't arrive
B) haven't arrived
C) hasn't arrived
D) don't arrive
E) won’t arrive
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Choose the right form of the verb:
Betty ... her sister since last year.
A) did not see
B) does not see
C) saw
D) has not seen
E) have not seen
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Choose the right form of the verb:
They ... this article by 5 p.m. yesterday.
A) have translated
B) translated
C) had translated
D) had been translated
E) has translated
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Choose the right form of the verb:
The police thought that he ... it because he needed money.
A) did
B) was doing
C) had done
D) has done
E) have been done
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Choose the right form of the verb:
Kanat ……… the work of two people.
A) done
B) doing
C) have done
D) do
E) has done
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Choose the right form of the verb:
Mike ………. the news before he went out.
A) reading
B) was reading
C) has read
D) has been reading
E) had read
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Find the right English equivalent for the following sentence:
Я знаю его два года.
A) I have been know him for 2 years.
B) I had been know him for 2 years.
C) I have known him for 2 years.
D) I know him for 2 years.
E) I knew him for 2 years.