Variant 1

1. I … a letter by the time my friend returned.

A) have written

B) had written

C) will have written

D) is written

E) am written

2.When he realized that I … at him, he turned away.

a) looked

b) were looking

c) has looked

d) had looked

e) was looking

3.My head … again, so I went home.

a) ache

b) had ached

c) has ached

d) were aching

e) will ache

4.At the time of the robbery, they … with my parents.

a) was staying

b) stayed

c) were staying

d) has stayed

e) had stayed

5.My son forgot where he … his key.

a) leaves

b) left

c) has left

d) was leaving

e) had left

6.When I looked round the door, the baby ….

a)is sleeping

b) slept

c) was sleeping

d) were sleeping

e) sleeps

7.At nine o’clock yesterday morning we … for the bus.

a)wait

b) waiting

c) was waiting

d) waited

e) were waiting

8.I saw Irene in the park. She … on the bench and waiting for somebody

a) sat

b) was sat

c) was sitting

d) had sat

e) is sitting

9.Nick … a bath when I came

a)has

b) was having

c) had

d) is having

e) has had

10.When I came home my sister …some clothes

a)was washing

b) were washing

c) is washing

d) washed

e) will wash

11.I couldn’t recognize the child after all that time. I … him for seven years.

a)don’t see

b) did not see

c) saw

d) had not seen

e) has not seen

12.We were sure that you already … the problem

a)solved

b) were solved

c) has solved

d) had solved

e) solve

13.When I … the hall some minutes ago they … a composition.

a)enter \ were writing

b) enters \ is writing

c) had entered \ were writing

d) have entered \ were writing

e) entered \ were writing

14.He had ironed all the linen by 5 o’clock yesterday.

a) what had he ironed?

b) who had ironed all the linen?

c) had he ironed all the linen?

d) what had he done by 5 o’clock yesterday?

e) when had he ironed all the linen?

15.Many great changes … place in our country since the World War II.

a) had taken

b) were taken

c) have taken

d) will have taken

e) was taken

16.I … to the engineer before I read the article about him in the newspaper.

a) has spoken

b) have spoken

c)spoke

d) had spoken

e) speak

17.They …married in June.

a) did got

b) is getting

c) was getting

d)got

e)are getting

18.What's that smell? Something …

1. a)are burning

2. b) burning

3. c) will burn

4. d)is burning

5. e) does burn

19.Why …you …that funny hat?

6. a)is, wearing

7. b) does, wear

8. c) are, wearing

9. d)do, wears

10. e) did, wore

20.Those two men …about TV news.

11. a)are speaking

12. b) is speaking

13. c)speaking

14. d) speaks

15. e) was speaking

21.The students …the problem now.

16. a)discussed

17. b) are discussing

18. c)had discussed

19. d) was discussing

20. e) were discussing

22.Excuse me, I am… a phone box. Where can I find one?

21. a)have looked

22. b) did look

23. c) don’t look

24. d)looking for

25. e) had looked

23.The environment is already very bad and it … worse.

a)has got

b) got

c) gets

d) had got

e)is getting

24.Everything … well.

a)will go

b) go

c) do go

d) did go

e) going

25.If they want your advice, they …in touch with you.

a)shall get

b) are getting

c) will get

d)is getting

e) Getting

26.He could't tell us when the motor…

a)had started

b)start

c)starting

d)starts

e) are starting

27.I … at home if you need anything.

a)being

b)will be

c) were

d)is

e) was

28.The dress ... ready tomorrow.

a)will be

b) is

c) are

d) being

e) be

29. Unfortunately the driver… the red light.

a)is not seeing

b) didn't saw

c) don’t see

d) not see

e) didn't see

30.We …to Ireland for our holiday last year.

a)go

b) went

c) going

d) goes

e) is going