Using of Tenses

Variant №1

1. I _____ in love with Bill since 1984.

a) was c) have been

b) am d) had been

2. I _____ my coffee at the time.

a) have drunk c) am drinking

b) was drinking d) would drink

3. Who _____ ?

a) did you send for c) sent you for

b) sent for d) you sent

4. I’m here to help you, _____ I?

a) aren’t c) don’t

b) am not d) amn’t

5. I _____ to the dentist the other day.

a) have gone c) have been

b) went d) was going

6. We had such a wonderful time in Spain and Portugal that we decided to go back next year, which will cost money but _____ worth it.

a) won’t c) would

b) will be d) shall

7. Harry! I’m really upset! Sometimes I think you _____.

a) don’t love me c) love me not

b) aren’t loving me d) not love much

8. Hello, Mike. What _____ in this part of Oxford?

a) do you do c) have you done

b) are you doing d) had you done

9. Alex _____ here for six months.

a) has been working c) had been working

b) works d) had worked

10. Mrs. Grant was nervous because she _____ before.

a) hasn’t flown c) hadn’t flown

b) didn’t fly d) wasn’t flying

11. It’s the third time you _____ this week.

a) were late c) have been late

b) had late d) have lated

12. – I shan’t be more than 5 or 10 minutes now.

- All right. I’ll wait over there until _____ ready.

a) you will be c) you are

b) you were d) you have be

13. The boy looked upset because he _____ his favorite game.

a) had lost c) was lost

b) has lost d) lost

14. Could you do it more quietly? You _____ a terrible noise.

a) do c) are doing

b) make d) are making

15. – Eugene is in hospital.

- Yes, I know. I _____ him tomorrow.

a) visit c) shall visit

b) will visit d) am going to visit

16. Why are you out of breath? _____ ?

a) Did you run c) Have you run

b) Are you running d) Have you been running

Variant №2

1. My classmates _____ much right now.

a) talk c) don’t talk

b) talked d) aren’t talking

2. The children had fun, _____ ?

a) didn’t they c) they did

b) hadn’t they d) they hadn’t

3. Michael offered me another drink but I decided I _____ enough.

a) drank c) am drinking

b) had drunk d) have drunk

4. When I _____ Jill yesterday she was cleaning her teeth.

a) phoned c) was phoned

b) had phoned d) has phoned

5. People _____ on the right in Britain.

a) have driven c) had driven

b) are driving d) drive

6. I _____ here all my life.

a) had lived c) am living

b) was living d) have lived

7. Come on, or _____ the plane!

a) we’ll miss c) we’re missing

b) we’ve missed d) we miss

8. I _____ to talk to you now.

a) wanted c) have wanted

b) am wanting d) want

9. This time last year she _____ for her FCE exam.

a) prepared c) has prepared

b) was preparing d) is preparing

10. _____ snow on Tuesday?

a) Was it c) Did it

b) Did d) It

11. After he _____ in at the new hotel. Rudy _____ lunch on the terrace.

a) checked; had c) checked; had had

b) had checked; had d) has checked; had had

12. Put on your raincoat. It ____ outside since morning.

a) rains c) has been raining

b) is raining d) rained

13. Will you be at home if I _____ you at 5?

a) will phone c) phone

b) will be phoning d) am phoning

14. I think that Brian _____ a new car this year.

a) had bought c) will buy

b) buys d) have bought

15. Jane was here a few minutes ago, but she ______ now.

a) went c) was going

b) has gone d) is going

16. He _____ the farm since 1995.

a) has owned c) owns

b) has been owning d) is owning