Present tenses 1 Hurry up! The bus

Present tenses 1
1. Hurry up! The bus……
A) come B)comes C)is coming D)has come
2. – “Where is your mother?” -“She is in the kitchen.
She… a meal.”
A) has cooked B) cooks C) cook D) is cooking
3. Tom…..ten cigarettes a day.
A) smoke B)smoked C) smokes D) smoked
4. -Do you want the newspaper?
-No, I……it.
A) read B) am reading C) have read D) have been reading
5. The plane….. at 9 o'clock tomorrow.
A) leaves B)has been leaving C) is leaving D) has left
6. I……some new shoes. Do you want to see them?
A) buy B) have been buying
C) am buying D) have bought
7. The Smiths are happy because they……in a new flat in the city center. A) are moving B) move
C) have moved D) have been moving
8. ……he ever…..volleyball?
A) is/playing B) has/played
C)has/ been playing D) does/play
9. -Is Tom here? -No, he……to work.
A) goes B) has gone C) has been going D) is going
10. …he often……volleyball?
A) is/playing B) has/played
C) has/ been playing D) does/play
11. Kathy loves travelling. She…..many countries.
A) travels B)has been travelling
C) is travelling D)has travelled
12. My aunt….in London for 15 years.
A) lives B) has been living C) live D) is living
13. Carol……tennis with her friends tomorrow.
A) plays B) play C) is playing D) has played
14. She…… her homework. She is free now.
A) has finished B) finished C) finishes D) is finishing
15. He….. the car and now it is clean.
A)washes B)is washing C)has washed D)has been washing
16. I’m sorry. Peter isn’t here. He .... out.
A) goes B) has gone C)has been going D) is going
17. Dad can’t come to the phone because he .... the dinner.
A) has been cooking B) is cooking C) cooks D) has cooked
18. We .... tennis at five o’clock every Thursday.
A) have been playing B) are playing C) play D) have played
19. We ……tennis every day since we were schoolboys.
A) have been playing B) are playing C) play D) have played
20. Do you know this book? Yes, I … twice
A) read B) am reading C) have been reading D)have read
21. It is a fantastic film! I…… this film three times!
A) am watching B) watch
C)have been watching D) have watched
22. Don`t go out! It……
A) isn’t raining B) doesn’t rain C) is raining D) has rained
23. We…….a lot of famous people in the last few weeks.
A) have met B) meets C) meet D) are meeting
24. It ….raining already and the sun is shining.
A) is stopping B) stops C) has stopped D)has been stopping

25. He is Jim`s father. He…..just …...

A) -/comes B) is/coming C) has/come D) has/been coming
26. Is this the first time you…..in hospital?
A) have been B)be C) are D) has been
27. She……novels since she left college. She…….three novels so far.
A) has been writing, has published B) is writing, publishes
C) writes, has published D) has written, have published
28. Sorry, I'm late. The car…….down on my way here.
A) have broken B) is breaking C) breaks D) has broken
29. Nurses ……after people in hospital.
A) looks B) have been looking C)have looked D) look
30. The Prime Minister ….. on TV tonight.
A) is speaking B) has spoken C) have spoken D) speaks
31. The traffic ……..very slowly on the motorway today. Workmen……the road.
A) moves / are repairing B) is moving / have repaired
C) are moving / are repairing
D) has been moving / are repairing
32. The plane…… at 11.45.
A) leaves B) leave C) are leaving D) have been leaving
33. A: Can I speak to Mr. Rich? B: I’m sorry, he …..
A) is sleeping B) sleeps C) sleep D) has been sleeping
34. The Nile …… into the Mediterranean Sea.
A) has been flowing B) have flowed C) is flowing D) flows
35. Water ……..at 100 centigrade degrees.
A) is boiling B) boils C) boil D) has been boiling
36. Sally ……. because she doesn’t want to be late.
A) hurry B) is hurrying C) have hurried D) has been hurrying
37. She usually ….. breakfast at 7:30.
A) has been having B) has C) has had D) is having
38. It is a fine day. The sun …..
A) has shined B) is shining C) shines D) has been shining
39. A: Shall we go out? B: No, it …...
A) is snowing B) snows C) has been snowing D) has snowed
40. I ….. the doctor next week.
A) am seeing B) see C) have seen D) have been seeing
41. A: Where is Ken? B: I think he…… a bath.
A) has been having B) has C) is having D) has had
42. Who ….. next to you now?
A) sits B) is sitting C) sit D) has been sitting
43. I …..to work now. Good-bye!
A) go B) have gone C) am going D) have been going
44. I …. a book about astrology these days.
A) am reading B) read C) have read D) have been reading
45. I …. lots of books every year.
A) have read B) am reading C) read D) have been reading
46. Oh, someone …… in my seat!
A) is sitting B) sits C) have been sitting D) sit
47. I’m sorry. I can’t help you at the moment. I ……dinner.
A) have been cooking B) am cooking C) cook D) have cooked
48. She is not ready. She ….. her hair.
A) is washing B) washes C) has washed D) has been washing
49. In Britain people ….. on the right.
A) are driving B) drives C) drive D) drove
50. This is a great party! Everyone…..
A) dance B) is dancing C) dances D)have been dancing

Present tenses 2
1. My colleagues usually _____four days a week,
and this week they ______five days.
A) work, work C) are working, are working
B) are working, work D) work, are working
2. Look at him! He ____ the same clothes for years.
A) wears C) has been wearing
B) has worn D) is wearing
3. I ______for you for more than one hour.
A) have waited C)am waiting
B) have been waiting D) wait
4. Those potatoes ______for an hour.
A) have been boiling C) are boiling B) boils D) boil
5. You ______always ______money!
A) - /borrow C) -/borrows
B) have /been borrowing D) are/ borrowing
6. It's nine o'clock. The pupils ______a lesson.
A) have been having C) have
B) are having D) have had
7. He ______ill twice so far this year.
A) is C) be B) has been D) is being
8. He is broke. He ______all his money on
entertainment. A) is spending C) has been spending
B) has spent D)spends
9. How much money ______you ______for your
retire­ment? A) do/ save C) have /saved
B) are /saving D) have /been saving
10. How long ______he ______his friend?
A) has/ known C) do/ know
B) has /been knowing D) is /knowing
11... you still ... or have you found a job already?
A) do/study C) have/ studied
B) are /studying D) have/ been studying
12. Let's go for a walk. The rain … and the sun ….
A) stops/shines B) has stopped/is shining
C) is stopping/shines D) is stopping/shines
13. She_______ her homework.
She is free now. A) has finished B) has been finishing
C) finishes D) is finishing
14. . He ______ the car and now it is clean.
A) washes B) is washing
C) has washed D) has been washing
15. It is a fantastic film! I ____ this film three times!
A) have watched B) watch
C) have been watching D) am watching
16. I … my key but I need it now.
A) am losing B) lose C) have lost D) loses
17. Don’t bother me, I … a book.
A)read B) have read C)am reading D)have been reading
18. Her eyes are red. She …….
A) cries B) is crying C) has cried D) has been crying
19. I … never… golf in my life.
A) do/play B) have /been playing
C) have/played D) haven’t/played
20. Dad can’t come to the phone because he .... the
dinner. A)has been cooking B) is cooking
C) cooks D) has cooked
21. Look! The cat .... on your bed.
A) sleeps B) is sleeping C )sleep D) has been sleeping
22. –Why are your shoes wet?
-I ….the car. A) have washed B) is washing
C) wash D) have been washing
23.- What has happened to you?
–I……my arm A) am breaking B) have broken
C) have been breaking D) break
24. I…….a party tonight. Do you want to come?
A) go B) am going C) have gone D) have been going
25. –What do I need to do next?
-You…..the sugar to the mixture and you ….it well.
A) add/mix B) are adding/are mixing C) have added/have mixed D) add/are mixing
26. The food that Ann is cooking in the kitchen ______deli­cious. A) is smelling C) has smelled
B) smells D) have been smelling
27. I____my textbook. Can you help me look for it?
A) have been losing C) am losingB) have lost D) lose
28. He______ on his report since morning.
He ______the first two sentences.
A) has been working, has written
B) has worked, writes C)has worked, is writing
D) is working, writes
29. She wants to go to Italy. She ……….Italian in the past three months. A) learns B) is learning
C) has learned D) has been learning
30. Shakhnoza … with some American friends in New York. She … with them for 2 weeks now.
A) is staying/has been staying B) has stayed/has been staying C) has stayed/has stayed D) stay/is staying
31. Scientists just_____ a new planet.
A) discover B) has discovered
C) has been discovering D) have discovered 
32. She is a good teacher. She ………for 15 years.
A) have taught b) have taught
C) has been teaching D) is teaching
33. Mark ……. the poem since 12 o`clock.
A)has been learning B) is learning
C) have learned D) has learned
34. London _____ a lot since 1975.
A) is changing B) have changed C) has changed D) changes
35. Where is your umbrella? - Oh, it seems I ... it on the bus.a) am leaving c) have been leaving b) have left d) leave
36. Be attentive and more serious. You always ... something!
a) lose c) have lost b) are losing d) have been loosing

Present tenses 3
1. She ... at school since 1984.
A) teach B) has been teaching C) teaches D) has taught
2. I’m so dirty. I ... in the garden.
A) work B) have worked
C) have been working D) am working
3. …..you ... that woman in the corner?
She ... her coffee.
A) do/see/is having B) have/seen/has been having
C) are/seeing /is having D) do/see/has
4. My dog ... a lot but it ... at the moment.
A) is barking/doesn't barkB) bark/haven't barked
C) barks/isn't barking D) have been barking/doesn't bark
5. He ... a very experienced teacher.
He ... French for 15 years.
A) is /is teaching B) has been/is teaching
C) is/has been teaching
D) has been/have been teaching
6. They ... just ... and ... supper now.
A) have/come/are having B) are coming/are having
C) have/come/is havingD) have/come/have
7- What ... you ... here? - I ... for my friend.
- How long ... you ... for him?
- For twenty minutes.
A) are / doing / am waiting / have / been waiting
B) do / do / am waiting / do / wait
C) are / doing / wait / have / been waiting
D) have / done / am waiting / are / waiting
8 At present he ... in an ice-cream factory.
This is the third factory in which he ... this year.
A) is working / has worked B) works / worked
C) has been working / works
D) works / has been working
9 Be quick! The bus ... and I ... to miss it.
A) has been coming / don’t want
B) has come / did not want
C) is coming / don’t want D) comes / don’t want
10 I usually ... there by train but this week-end
I ... by bus. A) go/am going B) go/go
C) go/ have going D) go/are going
11. You … the window so you must pay for it.
A) have been breaking B) break
C)have broken D)are breaking
12. I know her. I … her many times.
A)see B)am seeing C)have seen D)have been seeing
13. Don’t talk too loudly. The babies …
A) are sleeping B) sleep C) has slept D) have been sleeping
14. I … very hard lately. I’m tired.
A) work B) am working C) works D) have been working
15. What … you usually … on Sundays?
A)are/doing B)have/done C)have been/doing D)do/do
16. It is autumn. Days … cold day by day.
A) get B) gets C) have got D) are getting
17. Our school … at 8:30 and … at 6:00.
A) is opening/closing B) has opened/closed
C) open/close D) opens/closes
18. How many times … you … this film?
A) have/seen B) did/see C) was/seeing D) had/seen
19. - … you … your work? – Not yet.
A) Did/finish B) Do/finish
C) Had/finished D) Have/finished
20. What … you … to tell me?
A) are/wanting B) have /been wanting
C) have/wanted D) do/want
21. I … never … such a wise man!
A) do/ see B) am/ seeing C) have / seen D) -/see
22. … you still … TV?
A) do/watch B)does/watch C)have/watch D) are/watching
23. I … my key but I need it now.
A) am losing B) lose C) have lost D) loses
24. Don’t bother me, I … a book.
A)read B) have read C)am reading D)have been reading
25. Her eyes are red. She ……crying.
A) cries B) is crying C) has cried D) has been crying
26. I … never… golf in my life.
A) do/play B) have /been playing
C) have/played D) haven’t/played
27. Ow! I … my hand!
A) am burning B) have burnt C) burn D) have been burning
28. I … since September.
A) doesn’t smoke B) don’t smoke
C) haven’t smoked D) am not smoking
29. What a boring film!
It’s the most boring film I … ever ….
A) do/see B) ----/see C) has/seen D) have/seen
30. Let’s go out now. It … any more.
A) isn’t raining B) doesn’t rain C) is raining D) has rained
31 I…..my finger and now it is bleeding!
A) cut B) have been cutting C) am cutting D) have cut
32. How many times … you … in Tashkent?
A) do/be B) has/been C) are/- D) have/been.
33 I ... them for 10 months.
A) know B) have been knowing
C) have known D) am knowing
34 I ... never ... the book.
A) amn't/reading B)haven't/read
C) have/read D) don't/read
35 We ... already twenty words.
A) learned B) have learned C) learn D) are learning
36 This is the fifth cold that I ... in seven months!
A) am having B)have C)have been having D)have had

Past tenses 1

1. Yesterday while Jane ... up, she broke two cups.
a) wash c) was washing
b) washes d) has washed
2. What ... you ... when I phoned you last night?
a) did do c) had done
b) were doing d) had been doing
3. Last week a burglar broke into the house while we ... television. a) watch c) watched
b) have watched d) were watching
4. I found my lost pen while I ... for my pencil sharpener.
a) look c) was looking
b) looked d) am looking
5. Whose horse you ... when I saw you yesterday?
a) were riding c) was riding
b) did ride d) rode
6. Tom met me at lunch time and said, "I ... you at the bus stop this morning".
a) haven't seen c) didn't see
b) not seen d) hadn't seen
7. I noticed that it ... all night and everything was wet.
a) was raining c) rained
b) had been raining d) has been raining
8. When my friend studied abroad, his parents ... him every week. a) phone c) had phoned
b) was phoning d) phoned
9. The passengers were tired because they ... all night.
a) didn't sleep c) don't sleep
b) hadn't slept d) haven't sleep
10. I ... by the door for a long time until someone opened it. a) wait c) waited
b) was waiting d) had been waiting
11. When I ... her, I waved her, but she didn't noticed me. a) had seen c) see
b) saw d) have seen
12. Where were you at about three yesterday afternoon? -Oh, I ... my car at that time.
a) was repairing c) had been repairing
b) repaired d) had repaired
12. Tom…..his work by 7 this morning.
A) finished B)have finished
C) has been finishing D) had finished
13. Bill said that he ... the tickets for the performance the day before. a) had bought c) was buying
b) bought d) had buy
14. As Mary … down the street, she … a dog running to her. A)- walked/noticed B) was walking/noticed
C) was walking/was noticed D) is walking/notices
15. When it ... snowing, we realized that it ... for more than 6 hours.
A) stops / snowed B) has stopped / has snowed
C) stopped / snowed D) stopped / had been snowing
16. What……you……at this time yesterday?
A) did/do B) have/done
C) have/been doing D) were/doing
17. -You looked tired yesterday when we met.
- Yes. I ………hard.
A) worked B) had worked C) was working D) had been working
18. Before I entered the classroom, I…….at my watch.
A) looked B) was looking
C) had been looking D) had looked
19. I…….three films before you came.
A) have seen B) had seen C) will have seen D) saw
20. He ___ his work before you came.
A) finished B) finishes
C) has finished D) had finished
21. When she ___ they ___ and he left the house.
A) had come/quarreled B) came/quarreled
C) has come/quarreled D) came/had quarreled
22. She ___ at school for 20 years when I first met her
A) had been teaching B) has been teaching C) taught D) was teaching
23. He understood that he ___ it wrong.
A) has made B) made D) was made E) had made
24. I felt really tired. We ... for two hours before we reached the nearest hotel.
a) walked c) have been walking
b) were walking d) had been walking
25. I ... on the phone when the postman knocked on the door and entered the room.
a) speak c) was speaking
b) am speaking d) have spoken
26. By the time the train arrived, Susan ... to push her way to the front of the crowd.
a) managed c) had managed
b) has managed d) would manage
27. Не ... the text before I decided to help him.
a) translated c) has translated
b) had translated d) will translate
28.1 found my lost pen while I ... for my pencil sharpener. a) look c) was looking
b) looked d) am looking
29. When I got home I realized that I ... my wallet.
a) lose c) had lost b) lost d) has lost
30. I ... her a letter and sent it off immediately.
a) had written c) was writing
b) write d) wrote