1. When Patricia into her car, she remembered she the water boiler on

1. When Patricia _____ into her car, she remembered she_____ the water boiler on.
A)was getting / has left B)got / had left
C)had got / leaves D)got / was leaving
2. We _____ our meal on the train as it _____ across the beautiful countryside.
A)have enjoyed / is going
B)enjoyed / had gone
C)had been enjoying / has gone
D)were enjoying / was going
3. They _____ for only a few minutes when they _____ a flat tyre.
A)had been travelling / had
B)have travelled / were having
C)travelled / have had
D)were travelling / had
4. Grandpa _____ his last car for thirty years when he _____ it last year.
A)was having / sold B)had / had sold
C)had / was selling D)had had / sold
5. Although he _____ his early childhood in Germany, he doesn't remember anything from that time now.
A)had been spending B)has spent
C)spent D)was spending
6. Vegetables and fruits don't taste as delicious as they ___ when I _____ a kid.
A)did / have been B)have done / was
C)were doing / had been
D)used to do / was
7. What _____ the two _____ about when they started to quarrel?
A)have / talked B)were / talking
C)do / talk D)are / talking
8. Frank _____ to this city five years ago, but it seems he still _____ used to living with the heavy traffic here.
A)moved / isn't
B)has moved / doesn't
C)was moving / wasn't
D)moved / didn't
9. I _____ my pen, and I don't remember where I last _____ it.
A)have lost / have used
B)lost / had used
C)have lost / used
D)had lost / was using
10.It was a real surprise because she___ no idea that they __ a birthday party for her.
A)has had / were organizing
B)had / have been organizing
C)was having / organized
D)had / had organized
11.The baby _____ the living room floor with colour pens while her mother _____ the kitchen.
A)marked / has been mopping
B)was marking / was mopping
C)has marked / mopped
D)had marked / had mopped
12.There _____ some ketchup around his mouth because he _____ spaghetti.
A)was / had been eating
B)is / had been eating C)had been /has eaten
D)has been / eats
13.Because I ___ to eating with chopsticks, I _____ a hard time during the dinner.
A)didn't use / was having
B)hadn't been used / am having
C)wasn't used / had
D)am not used / had been having
14.When the film finished, I _____ the alarm clock and _____ to bed.
A)had sate / have gone B)set / went
C)was setting / was going
D)had set / is going
15.Janette _____ all her friends for advice before she _____ to quit her job.
A)had asked / decided
B)was asking / has decided
C)has asked / decides
D)has been asking / had decided
16.In the past, land travels _____ very long and they _____ very tiring.
A)take / have been
B)had taken / were
C)used to take / were
D)had been taking / had been
17.They _____ the whole building by the time the fire _____ to all the floors.
A)evacuated / had spread
B)had evacuated / spread
C)were evacuating / has spread
D)evacuated / was spreading
18.Liam _____ for ten hours, but he still _____ half of the distance by then.
A)is driving / hasn't been covering
B)has been driving / didn't cover
C)was driving / didn't cover
D)had been driving / hadn't covered
19.I __ to be able to concentrate on my work because I __ enough sleep last night.
A)didn't seem / don't get
B)don't seem / didn't get
C)didn't seem / am not getting
D)don't seem / haven't got
20.When we ___ again, Steve and I _____ each other for more than fifteen years.
A)met / hadn't seen
B)are meeting / haven't seen
C)met / don't see
D)have met / didn't see
21. She never ___ to eat soup.
A)didn’t like B)like
C)had liked D)liked
22. “I’ll drink tea from this tin mug.”
“Where ___ you ___ it?”
A)did / find B)do / find
C)did / found D)were / found
23. It was dark and cold. At one moment he thought that he ___ his way.
A)lost B)will lose
C)had lost D)was lost
24. I didn’t know anyone in the city where I ___ to get.
A)did try B)was trying
C)would try D)have tried
25. - Why ___ you go to the plant?
- I ___ no time.
A)do / had B)will / have
C)did / hadn’t D)didn’t / had
26. A policeman ___ me crossing the street yesterday.
A)seen B)saw C)has seen D)will see
27. Arthur ___ all his exams by 5 o’clock yesterday.
A)passed B)passes C)has passed
D)had passed
28. He evidently ___ his shoes for a very long time. They were worn-out.
A)were wearing B)are wearing
C)had been wearing D)was wearing
29. So, the invisible man ___ into the shop and ___ down.
A)comes/walked B)didn’t come/walk
C)came/walked D)will come/walked
30.- We were at the theatre 2 days ago. The
performance was excellent.
- Who ___ the leading part?
A)did play B)play C)played
D)would play
31.One day the boys found a man in the forest. He ___
A)will die B)had been dying
C)had died D)was dying
32.His father ___ a doctor and he ___ to make his son a doctor, too.
A)was/wants B)were/wanted
C)will be/would want D)was/wanted
33.During his school years Cronin ___ great interest in literature.
A)take B)took C)has taken D)had taken
34.He ___ the box yesterday, because he had to do it.
A)would open B)had opening
C)have opened D)opened
35.While the gentlemen ___ the recent events, the ladies ___ about the weather.
A)discuss/talk
B)are discussing/was talking
C)being discussed/being talked
D)were discussing/were talking
36.She ___ you a letter three weeks ago.
A)had sent B)has sent C)sent D)send
37.When he ___ home I ___ him the book.
A)came /shall show B)comes/showed
C)has come/has shown D)came/showed
38.They ___ breakfast at 7 and ___ home at eight.
A)have/left B)had/left C)had/leave
D)have/leaves
39.Long ago people ___ little about those minerals.
A)had known B)knowed C)will know
D)knew
40.The dentist ___ two of his teeth. One of them ___ quite good.
A)pulls out/are B)pulled out/was
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