TENSES 1. The boy knew that an hour………….sixty minutes. a. had b. had had c. has d. will be 2. The Pikes……….here since last October. a. lived b. have lived c. had lived d. are living 3. I……………Arthur three weeks ago. a. meet b. will meet c. had met d. met 4. John……… TV at eight o’clock last night. a. was watching b. watched c. watches d. is watching 5. Our English teacher……… that lesson to us tomorrow. a. explains b. explained c. will explain d. has explained 6. I usually………….at home. a. stayed b. stay c. have stayed d. will…….stay 7. ……… you……… TV last night? a. Do… watch b. Are…… watching c. Did…….watch d. Had…… watched 8. What……… you…… at six p.m. yesterday? a. do…….do b. were……doing c. did…… do d. have………done 9. I don’t know where my parents………… yesterday. a. are b. were c. have been d. will be 10. I…………Tom recently. a. don’t see b. didn’t see c. won’t see d. haven’t seen 11. She……….to the cinema last Sunday. a. won’t go b. doesn’t go c. didn’t go d. hadn’t gone 12. They went home after they………….their work. a. finish b. had finished c. will finish d. have finished 13. What…… he often………after breakfast? a. did….do b. will….do c. has…….done d. does… do 14. When I was a child, I……… to be a doctor. a. wanted b. want c. wants d. had wanted 15. My father……… for five years. a. didn’t smoke b. doesn’t smoke c. hadn’t smoked d. hasn’t smoked 16. John…………to Paris last Summer. a. goes b. went c. has gone d. will go 17. After they…………., I sat down and rested. a. had gone b. have gone c. go d. are going 18. ………you ……… any letters from your parents yet? a. Have….received b. Will………receive c. Did…….receive d. Had…….received 19. What……….you……….at the moment? a. do……do b. are……doing c. were…… doing d. will…….do 20. Tom ……… taller than John is. a. was b. is c. will be d. has been 21. We……… our plan next week. a. start b. started c. will start d. have started 22. My father wasn’t at home. When I arrived, he…………just………out. a. had…….gone b. has…….gone c. is…….going d. will… go 23. My daughter……….at the university so far. a. works b. has worked c. worked d. had worked 24. They think he……… here last night. a. is b. has been c. was d. will be 25. Her children always……….their hands and faces before eating something. a. wash b. washes c. washed d. are … washing 26. Some people……………newspapers in the park now. a. read b. was reading c. are reading d. have read 27. My friend……… me for many years when I met him. a. didn’t see b. hadn’t seen c. doesn’t see d. hasn’t seen 28. One of the robbers……….just……… a shot. a. will… fire b. had…… fired c. is…… firing d. has……fired 29. He……… in this school before he left for England. a. had taught b. teaches c. will teach d. was teaching 30. He………often………… a. didn’t … smoke b. hasn’t…….smoked c. won’t… smoke d. doesn’t……smoke 31. He……… me yesterday. a. see b. saw c. has seen d. had seen 32. He thinks that it……….tonight. a. rains b. rained c. will rain d. is raining 33. She sometimes……….TV after dinner. a. watches b. will ….watch c. has……watched d. is…….watching 34. Miss Lee often…………when she was on holiday. a. writes b. wrote c. is…….writing d. has…….written 35. I………golf now. a. play b. have played c. am playing d. will play 36. He………a newspaper every day. a. bought b. has bought c. had bought d. buys 37. Up to now, the teacher……….our class five tests. a. gives b. gave c. has given d. is giving 38. The children………to the zoo several times. a. has gone b. are going c. will go d. have gone 39. …… you……….a car accident yesterday? a. Did……see b. Do……see c. Have…… seen d. Will….see 40. ……….Peter and Besty……….to work every day? a. Have…….gone b. Did…… go c. Had…….gone d. Do…… go . have………done 9. I don’t know where my parents………… yesterday. a. are b. were c. have been d. will be 10. I…………Tom recently. a. don’t see b. didn’t see c. won’t see d. haven’t seen 11. She……….to the