Present Simple и Present Continuous

Выберите правильный вариант:

1. It (often/rain) in this part of the world.

A is often raining

B often rains

2. Take your umbrella. It (rain) cats and dogs.

A rains

B is raining

3. Granny is in the kitchen. She (make) a plum-cake. ]

A is making

B makes

4. My wife (often/make) plum-cakes.

A is often making

B often makes

5. Can you phone a bit later, please? Jane (have a bath).

A is having a bath

B has a bath

6. Run downstairs. Your sister (wait) for you.

A is waiting

B waits

7. I don't know Spanish, but I (learn) it now.

A am learning

B learn

8. John (still/work) in the garden.

A is still working

B still works

9. Dad (usually / work) on Saturdays.

A is usually working

B usually works

10. Usually I (have coffee) in the morning, but now 1 (drink) tea.

A am having coffee A drink

B have coffee B am drinking

 

Past Continuous

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1. When I arrived, Tom (lie) on the sofa and (speak) over the phone.

2. The police caught Dan when he (rob) a shop.

3. He couldn't speak because he (die) of laugh.

4. — What you (do) between one and two? I phoned you several times

— I (play) the piano and heard nothing.

5. When I got up that morning, the sun (shine) brightly and the birds (sing).

6. When you rang me yesterday, I (have) a bath.

7. Somebody stole the money from Dad's pocket while he (sleep).

8. I (sit) by the window when I heard the noise.

9. It (rain) cats and dogs as I (walk) towards their house.

10. Just as Tom (cross) the street, a car came round the corner.

 

Present Perfect

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1. I’m afraid I (forget) my book at home.

2.... the secretary (yet / come)?

3. I (learn) the rhyme. Could you listen to me?

4.... you (ever /be) to Italy?

5. They (already / inform) me about the accident.

6. Не is the most handsome man I (ever /know).

7. Kevin (already / leave for) Manchester.

8. He (not/receive) any letters from her this week.

9. I (not / hear) from him since he left Paris.

10. I (not/see) Tom for ages.

 

Past Perfect

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1. Jill was afraid she (forget) her key at home, but she found it in her handbag.

2. Dad wasn't at home when I came back. He (go) out twenty minutes before.

3. I wasn't hungry because I (just/have) breakfast.

4. Peter saw an urgent message on his table. Somebody (leave) it the day before.

5 I apologized I (not/phone) her.

6. He told me that he (come back) a fortnight before.

7. I knew him at once though I (meet) him many years before.

8. We spent the night in Klin, a town we {often/hear of) but (never / see).

9. They couldn't believe he (give up) his job in the bank. He

(make) a good living there.

10. Mr. Jackson said that he (already /buy) everything for lunch.

 

Past Perfect или Past Simple

Выберите правильный вариант:

l. I (wake up) early and got out of bed.

A woke up

B had woken up

2. I got out of bed an hour later I (wake up).

A woke up

B had woken up

3. We were late. The meeting (start) an hour before.

A started

B had started

4. She was the most delightful person I (ever /meet).

A ever met

B had ever met

5. That morning she (dress), (phone) somebody, and went out.

A dressed A phoned

B had dressed B had phoned

6. That morning she went out after she (phone) somebody.

A phoned

B had phoned

7. He was tired because he (work) hard in the garden all day.

A worked

B had worked

8. The sun (set), it (get) dark, and we went home.

A set, got

B had set, got

9. The Hills were in a hurry, but they (take) a taxi and managed

to arrive exactly on time.

A took

B had taken

10. The Hills managed to arrive exactly on time because they

(take) a taxi.

A took

B had taken

 

Future in -the-Past

Выберите правильный вариант:

1.I was sure that after midnight I...

a. would be sleeping

b. would sleep

c. was sleeping

2.He was almost sure he... his exam.

a. was passing

b. was to pass

c. would pass

3. I... the report when I noticed some alarming details.

a. was to sign

b. was about to sign

c. would sign

4. I knew his aunt... him any money.

a. wouldn't be lending

b. wouldn't lend

c. didn't lend

5. The concert... at 5 p.m. but in fact it started 3 hours later.

a. would start

b. had to start

c. was due to start

6. We... with them, but they finally convinced us.

a. weren't going to travel

b. wouldn't travel

c. weren't to travel

7. We couldn't be at that party, because we... abroad the following day.

a. would go

b. were going

c. went

8.After many days of suffering, he...

a. was supposed to break down

b. would break down

c. was on the verge of breakdown

9.Peter decided he... to France on holidays.

a. will go

b. would go

c. went

10. I was sure that Kate... by the time I arrived.

a. would leave

b. would be leaving

c. would have left