1. Maria__________ German at evening classes this term.
a. Is studying
b. studies
c. study
d. does study
2. I __________ out last night. I was too tired.
a. didn’t go
b. wasn’t going
c. didn’t went
d. haven’t gone.
3. __________ my cousin 4 times today but her number’s always engaged.
a. phoned
b. I’d phoned
c. I’ve phoned
d. I’ve been phoning
4. __________ the dentist after school so I can’t play tennis with you
a. I’ll visit
b. I’m going to visit
c. I’m visiting
d. I visit
5. Where __________?” “In a village near London.
a. lives your uncle
b. have your uncle lived
c. does your uncle live
d. is your uncle living
6. Lisa was driving into town when she__________ out of petrol
a. Was running
b. run
c ran
d. had run
7. I’ll write to you as soon as __________ my exam results
a. I know
b. I’ll know
C I’m going to know
d. I’ve known my exams
8. The builders __________ the house by the end of this week
a. have finished
b. will have finished
c. will have been finishing
d are finishing
9. I don’t like action films now, but I __________ like them when I was younger.
a. was used to
b. used to
c. would
d. would use to
10. Liz is from Edinburgh. She __________ there all her life.
a. is living
b has lived
c lives
d lived
11. ‘Can you drive?’ ‘No, __________ a car but I want to learn.’
a. I never drove
b. I was never driving
c. I’ve never driven
d I’ve never be driving
12. My friend __________ for me when I arrived.
a. a. waited
b. has waited
c. was waiting
d. has been waiting
13. Let’s take a break soon, __________?
a. a. is it
b. do we
c. shall we
d. will we
14. I hear you’re having your house repainted. How __________?
a. is it looking
b. does it look
c. it looks
d. will it look?
15. David has been practicing the song for days. It__________ quite good, but he doesn’t think he’s ready to perform it in public.
a. is sounding
b. sounds
c. has sounded
d. has been sounding
16. ‘I can’t come over during the day.’ ‘I__________ you tomorrow, then.’
a. I’m seeing
b. I’ll see
c. I’m going to see
d. I’ll have seen
17. Diana__________ her hair cut short when she left college.
a. had
b. had had
c. has had
d. was having
18. Brad would have saved a lot of money if he__________ to my advice
a. would listen
b. was listening
c. had listened
d. would have listened
19. ‘Did you get the theater tickets?’ ‘No, I forgot all about them. I__________ them tomorrow.’
a. will book
b. am going to book
c. will have booked
d. am booking
20. If you listen carefully, you__________ an owl in the trees over there.
a. would hear
b. will hear
c. hear
d. will have heard
Answers & Comments
Ответ:
1. Maria__________ German at evening classes this term.
a. Is studying
Действие продолжается только на протяжении этого семестра.
2. I __________ out last night. I was too tired.
a. didn’t go
Действие произошло в прошлом, Past Simple.
3. _________ my cousin 4 times today but her number’s always engaged.
c. I’ve phoned
Present Perfect, так как важен результат, количество совершенных попыток к настоящему времени.
4. __________ the dentist after school so I can’t play tennis with you.
c. I’m visiting
Говорящий записался на прием раньше, так что это запланированное действие и надо использовать форму Present Continuous.
5. Where __________?” “In a village near London.
c. does your uncle live
В вопросах во времени Present Simple после вопросительного слова идёт вспомогательный глагол does, подлежащее и смысловой глагол live в виде инфинитива.
6. Lisa was driving into town when she_______ out of petrol
c ran
Действие произошло в прошлом, это Past Simple
7. I’ll write to you as soon as __________ my exam results
a. I know
это придаточное времени, а в них вместо будущего времени используется настоящее.
8. The builders __________ the house by the end of this week
b. will have finished
Future Perfect для действия, которое закончится/будет выполнено к указанному моменту.
9. I don’t like action films now, but I __________ like them when I was younger.
b. used to
конструкция used to используется, чтобы показать, что раньше говорящий любил эти фильмы
10. Liz is from Edinburgh. She __________ there all her life.
b has lived
она прожила там всю жизнь до настоящего момента, Present Perfect для описания жизненного опыта
11. ‘Can you drive?’ ‘No, __________ a car but I want to learn.’
c. I’ve never driven
Present Perfect для описания жизненного опыта (говорящий не водил раньше машину)
12. My friend __________ for me when I arrived.
c. was waiting
Past Continuous для процесса, прерванного другим действием (приходом говорящего)
13. Let’s take a break soon, __________?
c. shall we
это стандартный "хвостик" для конструкции с let's, его надо выучить.
14. I hear you’re having your house repainted. How __________?
d. will it look?
Вопрос про то, как будет выглядеть дом в будущем, после покраски.
15. David has been practicing the song for days. It__________ quite good, but he doesn’t think he’s ready to perform it in public.
b. sounds
Глагол sound в Continuous не употребляется поэтому используем форму Present Simple
16. ‘I can’t come over during the day.’ ‘_________ you tomorrow, then.’
b. I’ll see
спонтанное решение, принятое только что
17. Diana__________ her hair cut short when she left college.
a. had
Past Simple для конструкции have smth done
18. Brad would have saved a lot of money if he__________ to my advice.
c. had listened
условное III Типа, нереальная ситуация, относится к прошлому. В придаточной части нужно использовать Past Perfect
19. ‘Did you get the theater tickets?’ ‘No, I forgot all about them. I__________ them tomorrow.’
a. will book
обещание сделать что-либо в будущем, Future Simple
20. If you listen carefully, you__________ an owl in the trees over there.
b. will hear
Придаточное условия I типа, реальная ситуация в будущем.