Exercise 4: Choose the best option that best completes each sentence:

1. Sometimes I _________ up before the sun rises

A. get B. got C. gets D. am getting

2. When my younger brother was young, he usually__________

A. was crying B. cried C. has been crying D. used to cry

3. David ____________ born after his father ___________

A. were / died B. was / died C. was / had died D. is / had died

4. When I _________ a child, I _________ to be a doctor

A. was / wanted B. was / want C. was / used to want D. is / used to want

5. Sometimes I_________ up before the sun rises

A. get B. got C. gets D. am getting

6. I’m preparing to support anything he ________tomorrow

A. say B. says C. will say D. saying

7. My father __________ to the radio last night.

A. listen B. listened C. is listening D. listens

8. My mother __________home 3 day ago.

A. arrived B. arrives C. is arriving D. arriving

9. The students ________ in class yesterday.

A. isn’t B. aren’t C. weren’t D. wasn’t

10. She __________ at home and did nothing last Monday.

A. was staying B. stays C. stayed D. staying

11. __________ you watch a soccer match on TV last night?

A. Do B. Does C. Are D. Did

12. Be careful! The bus __________

A. comes B. come C. coming D. is coming

13. My friend __________ married in August this year.

A. gets B. getting C. will get D. get

14. What__________ your mother __________ now?

A. do/ do B. does/ do C. is/ doing D. will/ do

15. Ba likes __________ TV every night.

A. watches B. watch C. watching D. is watching

16. Alex __________ married next month.

A. getting B. will get C. get D. Gets

17. Last night, I __________ home at half past twelve

A. arrives B. arrived C. have arrived D. arrive

18. We _________ here 5 years ago.

A. live B. live C. have lived D. lived

19. They__________ house 2 years ago

A. build B. builds C. have built D. built

20. She _________ a cake an hour ago.

A. make B. makes C. made D. have made

Exercise 5: Choose the best option that best completes each sentence:

1. She _________ a hat last week.

A. buy B. bought C. have bought D. buying

2. The boy _________ a letter yesterday.

A. wrote B. have written C. written D. writes

3. They _________ in the sea for an hour.

A. swim B. swam C. have swum D. swum

4. They _________ a lot of Coke last night.

A. drank B. drink C. have drunk D. drunk

5. She _________ her arm last week.

A. hurt B. hurting C. hurts D. to hurt

6. He _________ all his money last week.

A. spends B. spending C. spent D. has spent

7. She _________ a bath two minutes ago.

A. have B. has C. having D. had

8. He _________ his wallet last night.

A. lose B. losing C. lost D. losed

9. She _________. On the old chair a minute ago.

A. sat B. sitting C. sits D. has sat

10. She _________ the clothes yesterday.

A. washes B. wash C. washing D. washed

11. Look! Mr. Nam __________ to Ba.

A. are talking B. is talking C. talking D. talks

12. The children __________ in the park at the moment.

A. playing B. is play C. is playing D. plays

13. My mother __________ a meal now.

A. cooking B. is cooking C. cooks D. cook

14. Be careful! The bus __________.

A. comes B. come C. coming D. is coming

15. What__________ your mother __________ now?

A. do / do B. does / do C. is / doing D. will / do

16. Please be quiet! I_________.

A. is working B. am working C. are working D. is...used to want

17. Sometimes I_________ up before the sun rises

A. get B. got C. gets D. am getting

18. Liz_________here since last year.

A. have lived B. was C. has been D. lived

19. I_________ Jerry 3 days ago.

A. won’t meet B. haven’t met C. hasn’t met D. didn’t meet

20. _________ your father_________ a manager in this bank since last year?

A. has/been B. did/work C. was/being D. have /been