Choose one of the answers to complete these sentences.
1. I (b) am starting to write this test.
(a) start
(b) am starting
(c) started
(d) starting
2. Ladies and gentlemen! Mr. A (a) will now say a few words.
(a) will now say
(b) is now saying
(c) has just said
(d) always says
3. This machine (a) works by electricity.
(a) works
(b) is working
(c) has worked (d) has been working
4. Science (c) has made great advances during the last 50 years.
(a) makes
(b) made
(c) has made
(d) is making
5. Announcements of marriages, deaths and births (b) appear in the newspapers.
(a) disappear (b) appear
(c) are appearing
(d) have appeared
6. All the lights (c) were burning when I came.
(a) burnt
(a)
(b) have burnt
(c) were burning (d) had been burning
7. By the time you get there it (c) will already be dark.
(a) has already been (b) had already been (c) will already be (d) will already have been
8. The idea (b) came to him in the bath.
(a) comes
(b) came
(c) has come
(d) is coming
9. It was considerate of you not to play the piano while I (c) was having a sleep.
(a) have
(b) had (c) was having
(d) had had
10. It was considerate of you not to play the piano while I (b) was asleep.
(a) am
(b) was
(c) was being
(d) had been
11. I was sad when I sold the car. I (c) had had it for a very long time.
(a) have had
(b) had (c) had had (d) had been having
12. I was sad when I sold the car. I (d) had been using it for a very long time.
(a) used (b) have used (c) have been using
(d) had been using
13. Do you think there (a) will be giant television screens in every home by the year 2020?
(a) will be (b) will have been
(c) had been (d) would have been
14. Do you think you (b) will have graduated from University by the year 2020?
(a) will graduate
(b) will have graduated
(c) had graduated
(d) would have been graduated
15. It's hard to imagine that we (c) will be taking our exams at this time two weeks from now.
(a) will take (b) will pass (c) will be taking
(d) will be passing
16. He (c) has tried all sorts of cures, but he is still ill.
(a) tries
(b) is trying
(c) has tried
(d) had tried
17. The demand for sugar this month (c) is exceeding the supply.
(a) exceed (b) exceeds
(c) is exceeding
(d) will exceeds
18. The shopkeeper promised to keep the goods for me if I (d) left a deposit.
(a) leave
(b) will leave
(c) would leave
(d) left
19. He told his wife that he (b) was detained in the office by unexpected callers.
(a) detained
(b) was detained (c) would be detained
(d) has been detained
20. I'm out of my elements when people (a) start talking about economics.
(b) are starting
(c) will start
(d) had started
21. His even breathing showed that he (c) had already got over his excitement.
(a) was already getting (b) got (c) had already got
(d) would get
22. He had fancied he … footsteps behind him.
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Choose one of the answers to complete these sentences.
1. I (b) am starting to write this test.
(a) start
(b) am starting
(c) started
(d) starting
2. Ladies and gentlemen! Mr. A (a) will now say a few words.
(a) will now say
(b) is now saying
(c) has just said
(d) always says
3. This machine (a) works by electricity.
(a) works
(b) is working
(c) has worked (d) has been working
4. Science (c) has made great advances during the last 50 years.
(a) makes
(b) made
(c) has made
(d) is making
5. Announcements of marriages, deaths and births (b) appear in the newspapers.
(a) disappear (b) appear
(c) are appearing
(d) have appeared
6. All the lights (c) were burning when I came.
(a) burnt
(a)
(b) have burnt
(c) were burning (d) had been burning
7. By the time you get there it (c) will already be dark.
(a) has already been (b) had already been (c) will already be (d) will already have been
8. The idea (b) came to him in the bath.
(a) comes
(b) came
(c) has come
(d) is coming
9. It was considerate of you not to play the piano while I (c) was having a sleep.
(a) have
(b) had (c) was having
(d) had had
10. It was considerate of you not to play the piano while I (b) was asleep.
(a) am
(b) was
(c) was being
(d) had been
11. I was sad when I sold the car. I (c) had had it for a very long time.
(a) have had
(b) had (c) had had (d) had been having
12. I was sad when I sold the car. I (d) had been using it for a very long time.
(a) used (b) have used (c) have been using
(d) had been using
13. Do you think there (a) will be giant television screens in every home by the year 2020?
(a) will be (b) will have been
(c) had been (d) would have been
14. Do you think you (b) will have graduated from University by the year 2020?
(a) will graduate
(b) will have graduated
(c) had graduated
(d) would have been graduated
15. It's hard to imagine that we (c) will be taking our exams at this time two weeks from now.
(a) will take (b) will pass (c) will be taking
(d) will be passing
16. He (c) has tried all sorts of cures, but he is still ill.
(a) tries
(b) is trying
(c) has tried
(d) had tried
17. The demand for sugar this month (c) is exceeding the supply.
(a) exceed (b) exceeds
(c) is exceeding
(d) will exceeds
18. The shopkeeper promised to keep the goods for me if I (d) left a deposit.
(a) leave
(b) will leave
(c) would leave
(d) left
19. He told his wife that he (b) was detained in the office by unexpected callers.
(a) detained
(b) was detained (c) would be detained
(d) has been detained
20. I'm out of my elements when people (a) start talking about economics.
(a) start
(b) are starting
(c) will start
(d) had started
21. His even breathing showed that he (c) had already got over his excitement.
(a) was already getting (b) got (c) had already got
(d) would get
22. He had fancied he … footsteps behind him.