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Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
 She is very happy: her son (to finish) school.
a)
 had finished
b)
 has finished
c)
 was finishing
d)
 finished
2.
When Nick came from school, his friends (to play) in the yard.
a)
were playing
b)
 played
c)
 have played
d)
 are playing
3.
I never (to be) to the Bahamas.
a)
 have been
b)
 was
c)
 had been
d)
 was being
4.
My sister (to spend) a lot of money yesterday.
a)
 was spening
b)
 has spent
c)
 had spent
d)
 spent
5.
They ate all the apples which I (to bring).
a)
  brought
b)
 has brought
c)
 had brought
d)
 was bringing
6.
Our grandmother (to cook) dinner from twelve till three yesterday.
a)
 has cooked
b)
 was cooking
c)
 had cooked
d)
 cooked
7.
We already (to study) seven English tenses.
a)
 studied
b)
had studied
c)
have studied
d)
were studying
8.
When the children (to have) dinner, they went for a walk.
a)
were having
b)
had
c)
have had
d)
had had
9.
At this time yesterday, I (to talk) to my friend. 
a)
was talking
b)
have talked
c)
had talked
d)
talked
10.
Columbus didn't know that he (to discover) America.
a)
is discovering
b)
has discovered
c)
discovered
d)
had discovered
11.
______ the film _______ at 3.30 or 4 p.m.?
a)
Is, starting
b)
Does, start
c)
Will, start
d)
Do, starts
12.
__________ to the cinema this evening
a)
I'm going
b)
I will go
c)
I will be going
d)
I go
13.
____________ to the supermarket, ________ come with me?
a)
I'm going, will
b)
I'll go, wil
c)
I go, do
d)
I'll go, do
14.
"Bye! Have a nice holidays!". "Thank you! I ____ you a postcard!
a)
will send
b)
send
c)
am going  to send
d)
am sending
15.
"Bye! Have a nice holidays!". "Thank you! I ____ you a postcard!
a)
will send
b)
send
c)
am going  to send
d)
am sending
16.
Don't phone us between 7 or 8 p.m. We _________  dinner.
a)
will be having
b)
will have had
c)
will have
d)
have
17.
This time next week I  ________ on holiday. I ________ in the sea.
a)
will be, will be lying
b)
will be being, will be lying
c)
will be, will lie
d)
will being, will lie
18.
We can't meet tomorrow afternoon, I _______________.
a)
will be working
b)
will work
c)
am working
d)
work
19.
"I'm going out now.?
"Ok, what time __________?"
a)
will you come back
b)
are you coming back
c)
do you come back
d)
will you coming back
20.
At 8 o'clock in the morning he will be at school. He _________ .
a)
will be studying
b)
will study
c)
will have studied
d)
studies
21.
Next year my parents _______ married for 25 years.
a)
will have been maried
b)
will be married
c)
will being married
d)
will marry
22.
There is a huge traffic jam near the bank! The robber _____________ all the money, by the time the police comes.
a)
will have taken
b)
will take
c)
will be taking
d)
takes
23.

I______ my mobile when I ______my friend.

a)

was dropping, texted

b)

dropped, texted

c)

dropped, was texting

24.
There are clouds in the sky. It ________to rain.
a)
is going
b)
will
c)
won't
25.
My sister and her boyfriend _____________get married next Saturday.
a)
are going to
b)
will
c)
were going to
26.
I think I______ a new mobile phone, but I'm not sure.
a)
am going to buy
b)
will buy
c)
am buying
27.
Cleo and Tom ___ to a conference every week.
a)
are going
b)
have gone
c)
go
28.
I am eating soup at the moment. It ____ delicious.
a)
taste
b)
tastes
c)
has tasted
29.
I ______ since morning.
a)
read
b)
am reading
c)
have been reading
30.
________you sleeping at 10 o'clock last night?
a)
Were
b)
Did
c)
Do
31.
At 10 o'clock yesterday he ____ in his music room.
a)
composed
b)
was composing
c)
composes
32.
________you sleeping at 10 o'clock last night?
a)
Were
b)
Did
c)
Do
33.

I ..... to work when I heard the news on the radio.

a)

had driven

b)

was driving

c)

had been driving

d)

drove

34.

What ... at 6 o'clock?I couldn't get in touch with you.

a)

did you do

b)

had you been doing

c)

had you done

d)

were you doing

35.

Jake had only been talking for a minute ____ the microphone went dead.

a)

when

b)

while

c)

after

d)

until

36.

We .... around town when we bumped into Mary.

a)

were wandering

b)

had wandered

c)

wandered

d)

had been wandering

37.

Mary left work very late. She ..... letters all day.

a)

was typing

b)

typed

c)

had been typing

d)

had typed

38.

She had been waiting .... two hours before she left.

a)

since

b)

for

c)

until

d)

after

39.

Mary .... all the chocolates by the time I got back.

a)

ate

b)

had been eating

c)

had eaten

d)

was eating

40.

Mrs. Jacobs ... the door when she was leaving last night.

a)

had locked

b)

was locking

c)

locked

d)

had been locking

41.

I ... along the canal last night when a great idea occured to me.

a)

walked

b)

Had been walking

c)

had walked

d)

was walking

42.

play

a)

played

b)

plaied

c)

playd

43.

study

a)

studied

b)

studyed

c)

studed

44.

cry

a)

cryed

b)

cred

c)

cried

45.

travel

a)

travelled

b)

traveled

c)

traveld

46.
Что ты делал вчера в центре?
a)
What you did in the centre yesterday?
b)
What did you do yesterday in the centre?
c)
What did you did in the centre yesterday?
d)
What did you do in the centre yesterday?
47.

Chris often _____ to the cinema.

a)

goes

b)

is going

48.

....... in the competition?

a)

Your friend did run

b)

Did your friend run

c)

Were your friend run

49.
I was______(wait) for a friend.
a)
waiting
b)
wait
c)
waited
d)
waitting
50.
I was______(wait) for a friend.
a)
waiting
b)
wait
c)
waited
d)
waitting
51.
I______(drop) my mobile when I ______(text)my friend.
a)
was dropping, texted
b)
droped, texted
c)
droped, was texting
d)
droped, were texting