Тесты на употребление времён в английском языке.
Данный тест проверяет умение правильно выбирать и употреблять английские времена в соответствии с ситуацией общения. Из предложенных вариантов ответа необходимо выбрать только один, который на ваш взгляд является правильным.
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1. I don't like Alice. She ________________ about difficulties of life all the time.
Complains
complaining
has complained
has been complaining
2. I am tired. We ________________ for more than an hour. Let's stop and rest for a while.
have been walking
are walking
walk
have walked
3. Ann is a fashion designer; she ________________ to the opening of every new fashion show in the city.
Goes
is going
has gone
has been going
4. Peter and Mary ________________ on the platform. They have been waiting for their train for half an hour.
have been standing
are standing
stand
have stood
5. I have found a good job. It's in Brazil. I________________ to go to Brazil. I don't like living in cold climates.
have always wanted
always wanted
want
is wanting
6. Excuse me I________________ a public telephone. Is there one near here?
have been looking for
have looked for
look for
am looking for
7. Be careful with paint. It________________ a certain amount of lead.
Contains
is containing
has contained
contained
8. David is quite an athlete. He wants to be strong and healthy that's why he________________ every morning.
is jogging
has jogged
jogs
has been jogging
9. - Hello! May I speak to John, please? - Sorry, he is out. He has gone to the library. He________________ for his History exam there.
has been reading
is reading
reads
has read
10. Look here! I simply refuse to believe what you________________ me now.
are telling
have been telling
have told
tell
11. - What are you looking for? - I________________ my umbrella somewhere, and now I don't know where it is.
leave
has left
have been leaving
have left
12. How long________________ Jerry? - But I don't know him at all. I have never met him.
do you know
have you known
has you known
did you know
13. Today the world________________ so rapidly; things never stay the same.
Changes
has changed
is changing
has been changing
14. The government is worried because the number of people without jobs________________.
increases
has increased
is increasing
has been increasing
15. Jack Strom has been a postman all his life; he________________ mail to homes and offices to the people of the town.
is delivering
has delivered
has been delivering
delivers
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1. I am sorry Ann can't come to the phone right now because she________________ a shower.
is taking
has taken
takes
has been taking
2. I have read this chapter in my chemistry text three times, and still I________________ it.
haven't understood
don't understand
understand
have understood
3. Willy________________ from his Uncle Alex since the latter immigrated to Canada.
does not hear
have not heard
has not heard
is not hearing
4. Jake is a good footballer. Do you know since when________________ football?
he has been playing
he plays
has he been playing
is he playing
5. You may take this magazine. I________________ through it already.
look
have looked
am looking
have been looking
6. Jerry promised to come to work in time. He is not here, and he even________________.
isn't calling
hasn't called
hasn't been calling
doesn't call
7. I think you________________ very silly. Don't get out of bed. You'll only make your temperature go up again.
are
are being
were
have been
8. Her family________________ from town to town ever since she can remember.
is moving
has moved
moves
has been moving
9. I have just applied for a job in the local hospital, now I________________ for an answer from them.
wait
have been waiting
have waited
am waiting
10. - Do you remember me? - Of course, I do. We________________ several times before.
have met
meet
met
have been meeting
11. Sara, my next door neighbour, has a car, but she________________ it very often.
doesn't use
isn't using
hasn't used
hasn't been using
12. Paul looks young for his age. He says he is 56 years old, but nobody________________ him.
hasn't believed
is not believing
believes
believe
13. Susan is a fashion designer. Now, she________________ at a new set of clothes to be shown at a fashion show in April.
works
is working
has been working
has worked
14. My cousin Jake has got a lot of books, most of which he________________.
doesn't read
hasn't been reading
hasn't read
isn't reading
15. The Alisons have got three cars, two of which they never________________.
are using
use
have used
have not use been using
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1. How long________________ a course of lectures on Medieval History?
does Professor Donaldson deliver
is Professor Donaldson delivering
has Professor Donaldson been delivering
has Professor Donaldson delivered
2. Zeta has sent me two letters; neither of which________________.
has arrived
have arrived
arrive
is arriving
3. Sonia________________ as a computer programmer this year, but she'd like to try something different in the future.
works
has worked
is working
has been working
4. There________________ this big heavy cloud in the sky; I am sure it'll rain in a minute.
Do you see
Have you seen
Are you seeing
Have you been seeing
5. Nora, you look awfully tired. What________________ all day?
do you do
are you doing
have you been doing
have you done
6. Linda's apartment looks nice and tidy because she________________ it every two years.
Redecorates
is redecorating
has redecorated
has been redecorating
7. A group of scientists are travelling around Africa. How many countries________________ so far, I wonder?
have they visited
have they been visiting
they have visited
do they visit
8. Their car is as good as new though they________________ it for a number of years.
have
have been having
are having
have had
9. What________________ with yourself? There is mud all over you!
has you been doing
are you doing
did you do
have you been doing
10. As far as I know Mike________________ Italian for quite some time, but he still doesn't understand very much.
is learning
has been learning
has learnt
learns
11. Jeremy________________ basketball this season; he wants to concentrate on his studies.
doesn't play
hasn't been playing
isn't playing
hasn't played
12. About 85 percent (85%) of American students________________ public schools, which are supported by state and local taxes.
Attend
are attending
have attended
have been attending
13. It's raining, and I see you don't have an umbrella. You can borrow mine, I________________ it now.
don't need
did not need
haven't needed
haven't been needing
14. My mother is a medical nurse; she takes care of sick and old people. What________________ for a living?
does your mother do
is your mother doing
has your mother done
has your mother been doing
15. Who________________ my newspaper? It was on my desk a minute ago.
has taken
have taken
took
takes