Review 1 Sample test 1

1. We ____ on a picnic every weekend when we were in America.

• A. were going 

• B. went 

• C. have gone

• D. have been going

• E. go

2. Although the police ____ him, he was able to prove that he ____ when the crime was committed. 

• A. suspected / was working 

• B. suspect / worked 

• C. has suspected / had worked 

• D. have been suspecting / had been working 

• E. were suspecting / is working

3. Jessie ____ such strange clothes that we were all taken aback. It took us some time to get over the shock. 

• A. was wearing 

• B. has worn

• C. is wearing

• D. had been wearing 

• E. has been wearing

4. Generally speaking, I ____ film reviews because I like to be open-minded when I go to the cinema. 

• A. am not reading 

• B. don't read 

• C. haven't read 

• D. haven't been reading

• E. didn't read

5. The old clock in the center of the city ____ in 1980 and ____ since.

• A. stops / wasn't working

• B. has stopped / isn't working 

• C. was stopping / doesn't work

• D. has stopped / wasn't working

• E. stopped / hasn't worked

6. Someone next door ____ heavy metal music all night long. I didn't get a wink of sleep. 

• A. was playing 

• B. has played

• C. is playing 

• D. had played 

• E. has been playing

7. I think you ____ your energy by sweeping up those leaves, stop it! The wind will blow more down. 

• A. wasted

• B. waste

• C. are wasting

• D. were wasting

• E. have wasted

8. There is considerable concern about her whereabouts because she ____ for several days. 

• A. is missing 

• B. missed 

• C. has been missing

• D. was missing

• E. misses

9. I am afraid I didn't hear the doorbell when you ____ I ____ in the garden at the time. 

• A. rang / was working 

• B. had rung / worked 

• C. was ringing / have been working 

• D. are ringing / work 

• E. have rung / worked

10. When did you first notice that your car ____? 

• A. was going

• B. has gone

• C. went

• D. had gone

• E. has been going