Present / Past

 It was six o’clock and he ____ bored because he _____ for two hours. 

• was / was waiting

• had been / had waited

• is / has been waiting

• was / had been waiting

Since they _______ acting, they ________ in three plays, a television commercial and two TV dramas. 

• began / have performed

• begin / are performing

• began / have been performing

• began / had been performing

After she ____ to turn up for our appointment for the third time, I ____ to meet her again. 

• has failed / had refused

• is failing / am refusing

• had been failing /

  have refused

• had failed / refused

Peggy’s family ____ dogs for three generations and they regularly ____ their dogs in shows. 

• have been breeding / enter

• are breeding /

  are entering

• breed / have entered

• bred / were entering

A: "I'm looking for Dave. ____ him?"
B: "He's ill. He ____ five minutes ago.

• Have you seen /

  has called

• Did you see / called

• Have you seen / called

• Did you see /

  had called

A: "Patrick! Hi! What ____ in York?"
B: "Hi! I____ arrived. I'm here with one of my colleagues,

who ____ a presentation at the University this afternoon.”

• have you done / just / will give

• do you do / ’ve just / gives

• are you doing /

  ’ve just / is giving

• were you doing /

  had just / was giving

We _____ for nearly an hour when we _____ that we were totally lost.

• walked / realised

• had been walking / had realised

• were walking / have realised

• had been walking / realised

Life ____ greatly since Thomas Edison ____ the first light bulb in 1879. 

• is changing /

  was inventing

• has changed / invented

• has been changing / has invented

• changed / has been inventing

 I ____ my boss privately tomorrow and I ____ quite nervous about it. 

• have seen / am feeling

• see / was feeling

• am seeing / feel

• see / feel 

The president ____ too hard lately, and as a result, he ____ terrible. 

• has been working / looks

• has worked / looked

• had been working/

  has looked

• is working / is looking