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Choose the most suitable tense from the following alternatives:

1.What sort of work

a) do you do?

b) are you doing?

2. What .................................... in the evenings?

a) a) do the people here do

b) are the people here doing

3. Excuse me, .................................... your newspaper? Could I borrow it?

a) do you read

b) are you reading

4. .................................... for the bus to Newcastle?

a) do you wait

b) are you waiting

5. Andy .................................... his own house in the country.

a) builds

b) is building

6. I suddenly remembered that I .................................... my keys.

a) forgot

b) had forgotten

7. While Diana .................................... her favourite television programme, there was a power-cut.

a) was watching

b) watched

8. Tom .................................... in the house at the end of this street.

a) would live

b) used to live

9. By the time Sheila got back, Chris .....................................

a) went

b) had gone

10. I ............................... some shopping yesterday, when I saw that Dutch friend of yours.

a) was doing

b) did

11. ................................. my bag anywhere? I can’t find it.

a) Did you see

b) Have you seen

12. The police think that they .................................... your missing wallet, so call this number.

a) have found

b) found

13. I don’t think we’ll go swimming after all because the weather .....................................

a) changed

b) has changed

14. Larry .................................... his novel for the last two years without getting further than Chapter One.

a) has been writing

b) is writing

15. From the minute he got up this morning Gary .................................... silly questions!

a) is asking

b) has been asking

16. Why .................................... a new mountain bike?

a) will you buy

b) are you going to buy

17. Don’t phone me between 8.00 and 9.00. .................................... then.

a) I’ll study

b) I’ll be studying

18. Great news! Jean and Chris .................................... to stay with us.

a) are coming

b) will come

19. According to this timetable, the bus .................................... at 6.00.

a) is going to arrive

b) arrives

20. The doctor says .................................... a baby!

a) I will have

b) I am going to have

21. If the machine stops, you .................................... this button.

a) will press

b) press

22. If you help me I .................................... the same for you one day.

a) will do

b) do

23. When Carla ..................... older she will do a course abroad.

a) will be

b) is

24. I don’t like this apartment. I think I would be happier if I ................................... in a house in the country.

a) would live

b) lived

25. I don’t like this apartment. I think I would be happier if I ................................... in a house in the country.

a) would live

b) lived

26. If you ................... us the money, we would pay you back next month.

a) had lent

b) lent

27. I am sure nobody would be offended if she ...................... so impolite.

a) has not been

b) had not been

28. Why didn’t you phone? If I had known you were coming, I .................................... you at the airport.

a) would pick

b) would have picked

29. It rained every day on our holiday. If we had not taken the TV with us, we ..................... anything to do.

a) would not had

b) would not have had

30. What bad luck! If Alan .................................... over, he would have won the race.

a) did not fall

b) had not fallen

31. Their new house .................................... yet.

a) was not finished

b) has not been finished

32. She ........................... to wait in this room until the meeting is over.

a) was told

b) told

33. Sue told us her baby .................................... two weeks earlier than expected.

a) had been born

b) had born

34. I looked again for the old man, but he .................................... .

a) a) was vanished

b) had vanished

35. I don’t think that you .................................... to show your passport.

a) will ask

b) will be asked

36. Our company .................................... with furniture by Smith Ltd.

a) is supplying

b) is being supplied

37. There is someone at the door. It .................................... the postman.

a) can be

b) must be

38. It was 5 o’clock an hour ago. Your watch .................................... right.

a) can’t be

b) mustn’t be

39. I suppose our team .................................... win, but I am not sure.

a) must

b) should

40. Do I .................................... my passport?

a) must bring

b) have to bring

41. The cat .................................... in the house somewhere.

a) can be

b) must be

42. “What did I do wrong?” “You ........................ that button!”

a) didn’t have to press

b) shouldn’t have pressed

43. “Why is the dog barking?” “It .................................... something”

a) should have heard

b) must have heard

44. “Why do you think Tony is so late?” “He ................................ lost.”

a) might got lost

b) might have got lost

45. You ............................. all that money already! I’m sure you haven’t!

a) mustn’t have spent

b) can’t have spent

46. We .................................... turned left. We’ve missed the turning!

a) could have

b) should have

For questions 46 to 50, you’ll see two sentences. Choose one of the alternatives (a or b). Use the word you have chosen to re-write only one sentence, like the example:

I was very tired. I went to a disco with my friends last night.

a) although

b) therefore

Although I was tired I went to a disco with my friends last night.

47. The film was long. It was very good.

a) in spite of

b) moreover

48. The quality of the service is poor. The service is rather expensive.

a) owing to

b) in addition to

49. I left work earlier. I did not want to get home so late.

a) so as not to

b) although

50. The contract was cancelled. There had been lack of payment.

a) besides

b) on account of

51. He has a nice car. He has a big house.

a) despite

b) as well as

52. Write a short composition according to the following steps:

a) Personal information (name – age – occupation – home – family – likes and dislikes)
b) Last trip
c) Futures plans
d) Why do you want to study English?