1. Bill and Jane were very tired because they on stage for hours

1. Bill and Jane were very tired because they _____ on
stage for hours.
A) have danced
B) were dancing
C) dance
D) had been dancing
2. George _____ about the song until he _____ it on the
TV show last night.
A) doesn't know / will hear
B) hasn't know / hears
C) hadn't known / heard
D) didn't know / has heard
3. I couldn't send you a postcard from Portugal last
month because I _____ your address before I _____
there for a holiday.
A) will lose / have gone
B) have lost / go
C) was losing / had gone
D) had lost / went
4. After we _____ my grandparents, we _____ by the
burger restaurant to eat lunch.
A) had visited / stopped
B) visit / have stopped
C) have visited / are stopping
D) were visiting / had stopped
5. Mrs Henderson _____ the report for the boss before he
_____ at work in the morning.
A) is preparing / will arrive
B) had prepared / arrived
C) prepares / has arrived
D) prepared / was arriving
6. When Haluk _____ the door, he was surprised to see
her friend Havva, who he _____ for years.
A) had opened / isn't seeing
B) open's / didn't see
C) opened / hadn't seen
D) was opening / wasn't seeing
7. It was too late for me to persuade Matt to return
because he _____ on the bus when I _____ him on his
mobile phone.
A) had got / called
B) was gerring / had called
C) will get / call
D) has got / am calling
8. Where _____ Funda _____ when she went to
Barcelona? B: She _____ a room at a hotel by the
beach two months in advance, so she stayed there.
A) had ... stayed / was booking
B) did ... stay / had booked
C) has ... stayed / booked
D) was ... staying / has booked
9. Mr Lewis was really angry because he _____ at the
hospital for over 2 hours.
A) waits
B) has been waiting
C) had been waiting
D) was waiting
10. They _____ to find an answer to the problem for 3
hours when they _____ its solution.
A) have tried / find
B) had been trying / found
C) were trying / had found
D) tried / find
11. My father _____ the broken window by the time my
mother _____ home from work.
A) had fixed / returned
B) has fixed / returns
C) was fixing / has returned
D) fixed / was returning
12. William _____ for the remote control for 3 days when
he _____ it under the sofa.
A) is looking / finds
B) looked / was finding
C) had been looking / found
D) have been looking / found
13. The tickets for the concert _____ out by the time I got
to the venue, but thankfully, my friend Lee _____ the
tickets online.
A) had already sold / had bought
B) has already sold / is buying
C) will already sell / has bought
D) already sold / was buying
14. The traffic was terrible yesterday, and before I _____
home from work, the football match _____.
A) get / has finished
B) was getting / had been finishing
C) got / had finished
D) had got / was finishing
15. By the time I _____ the attic, Mrs Shannon _____ all
the other rooms in the house.
A) had cleaned / cleaned
B) have been cleaning / cleans
C) clean / was cleaning
D) cleaned / had cleaned
16. When my wife _____ to the car park to take her car,
she discovered that someone _____ the car window.
A) goes / has been breaking
B) went / had broken
C) is going / will break
D) had gone / has broken
17. Irene _____ her friend Mike move his house for a few
days when she _____ sick.
A) has helped / will get
B) helps / has been getting
C) helped / gets
D) had been helping / got
18. The policeman _____ traffic when the lorry _____ into
the taxi.
A) directs / is crashing
B) was directing / crashed
C) had directed / crashes
D) has been directing / is crashing
19. When I _____ to the shoe shop, the shopkeeper _____
for a tea break, so I had to wait for a while.
A) had been going / went
B) will go / goes
C) went / had gone
D) have gone / is going
20. Mike _____ over the offer for almost a week until he
_____ a final decision.
A) had been thinking / was reaching
B) has been thinking / will reach
C) is thinking / reaches
D) had thought /reached
1. Please, don't forget _____ your homework and your
exercise books tomorrow.
A) to bringing
B) to bring
C) bring
D) bringing
2. A: Would you like _____ the dessert I've made? B: Yes,
please. It looks lovely.
A) taste
B) tasting
C) tastes
D) to taste
3. A: Can your computer _____ the most recent video
games? B: No, it can't because it is _____ old.
A) run / too
B) running / too
C) run / enough
D) running / enough
4. Giles loves _____ TV, and he has just turned on the TV
_____ his favourite quiz show.
A) to watching / to watch
B) watching / to watch
C) to watch / watch
D) watch / watching
5. I prefer _____ the meeting until next Friday because I
have too much paperwork _____.
A) to postpone / doing
B) to postponing / do
C) postpone / done
D) postponing / to do
6. When her guests leave, Diane will continue _____ on
her project, and she expects _____ it till midnight.
A) working / to fınish
B) to work / fınish
C) to working / to fınish
D) work / finishing
7. Zoe: I don't know how _____ the mistake my
colleague has made. Wyatt: I suggest _____ out of it.
He should deal with it by himself.
A) correcting / to staying
B) correct / stay
C) to correct / to stay
D) to correct / staying
8. My uncle and aunt live in New York, so I am planning
_____ to America this summer _____ them.
A) to go/ to visit
B) going / visit
C) go / visiting
D) going / to visiting
9. That place is too far away _____ on a three-day
holiday, so we want _____ at home and have some
rest.
A) going / to staying
B) going / to staying
C) go / stay
D) to go / to stay
10. Nina didn't have enough sweets _____ with everyone
in the office, so she decided _____ them by herself.
A) share / eating
B) to share / to eat
C) sharing / eat
D) to sharing / eat
11. Jules has enough money _____ that house, but she is
hesitant about _____ a contract with Mr Bell, the
owner of the house.
A) renting / to sign
B) rent / sign
C) to rent / signing
D) to renting / signing
12. After months of practice, Elena thought she was
ready _____ in the competition, but unfortunately, she
didn't even manage _____ the first track.
A) to run / to finish
B) running / finish
C) run / finishing
D) to running / finishing
13. My car broke down last week, and it is still at the
garage because the mechanic has trouble _____ the
right part.
A) find
B) finding
C) finds
D) found
14. You shouldn't spend too much time _____ one
question during the exam; or else, you will fail _____
the others.
A) the solve / answering
B) solve / to answering
C) solving / to answer
D) to solving / answer
15. _____ to music really makes me _____ relaxed and
happy.
A) To listen / to feel
B) Listening / feel
C) Listen / feeling
D) Listening / felt
1. Somehow, he managed _____ the locked door without
_____ it.
A) to open / damaged
B) opening / damaging
C) to open / damaging
D) opening / to damage
2. _____ alcohol with medication causes serious health
issues _____.
A) Taking / to occur
B) To take / occurring
C) Taking / occurring
D) To take / to occurring
3. The text was too long for me _____ on my own so I
asked Steve _____ me with it.
A) to translate / helped
B) translating / to helping
C) to translate / to help
D) translating / help
4. I'd rather _____ a new television because it's not
worth _____ such an old TV set repaired.
A) bought / to have
B) buy / having
C) to buy / to having
D) buying / have
5. You seem _____ a mistake these two numbers.
A) to have made / adding
B) made / to add
C) having made / having added
D) to make / to adding
6. Our caravan is big enough for the four of us _____ in
comfortably for a week.
A) travel
B) having travelled
C) travelling
D) to travel
7. Mum thinks my hair needs _____, but I don't want
_____ it cut yet.
A) having cut / getting
B) cutting / to get
C) being cut / to getting
D) to cut / to get
8. What do you suggest _____ after work today _____
some fun?
A) to do / to having
B) doing / to have
C) to do / had
D) doing / having
9. I think I've lost my coat button trying _____ on the bus
in that crowd, so I need _____ one that matches the
others.
A) getting / finding
B) to get / to find
C) get / find
D) to getting / to have found
10. I will never forget _____ in that snowstorm for hours.
A) driven
B) to be driving
C) driving
D) to drive