Trắc nghiệm Tenses

me one."
A. have talked	B. have been talking
C. was talking	D. had talked
3. "Do you think Tom will want something to eat after he gets here?" "I hope not. It's probably be after midnight, and we _____."
A. are sleeping	B. will be sleeping	C. have been sleeping	D. be sleeping
4. Paul, could you please turn off the stove? The potatoes _____ for at least thirty minutes."
A. are boiling	. 	 B. boiling	C. have been boiling	D. were boiling
5. "Is it true that spaghetti didn't originate in Italy?"
 "Yes. The Chinese ______ spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco Polo brought it back to Italy."
A. have been making	B. have made	C. had been making	D. make
6. "I once saw a turtle that had wings. The turtle flew into the air to catch insects." "Stop kidding. I _____ you."
A. don't believe	 B. am not believing	C. didn't believe D. wasn't believing
7. "Could someone help me lift the lawnmower into the pickup truck?" "I'm not busy. I _____ you."
A. help	B. will help	C. am going to help	D. am helping
8. My family loves this house. It _____ the family home ever since my grandfather built it 60 years ago.
A. was	B. has been	C. is	D. will be
9. Here's an interesting statistic: On a typical day, the average person _____ about 48,000 words. How many words did you speak today?
A. spoke	B. was speaking	C. speaks	D. is speaking
10. I know you feel bad now, Tommy, but try to put it out of your mind. By the time you're an adult, you ___ all about it.
A. forget	B. will have forgotten	C. will be forgetting	D. forgot
11. It's against the law to kill the black rhinoceros. They _____ extinct.
A. became	B. have become	C. become D. are becoming
12. After ten unhappy years, Julia finally quit her job. She _____ along with her boss for a long time before she finally decided to look for a new position.
 A. hadn't been getting	B. isn't getting	C. didn't get D. hasn't been getting
13. The National Hurricane Center is closely watching a strong hurricane over the Atlantic Ocean. When it _____the coast of Texas sometime tomorrow afternoon, it will bring with it great destructive force.
A. reaches	B. will reach	C. is reaching	D. reaching
14. At one time, huge prehistoric reptiles dominated the earth. This Age of Dinosaurs _____ much longer than the present Age of Mammals has lasted to date.
A. lasted	B. was lasting	C. has lasted	D. had lasted
15. Jim, why don't you take some time off? You _____ too hard lately. Take a short vacation.
A. worked	B. work	C. were working	D. have been working
16. Next summer when the tourists arrive, they _____ many new shops and restaurants in the area where the old run-down waterfront properties used to stand.
A. will found	B. will be finding	C. will have found	D. will find
17. A minor earthquake occurred at 2.00 a.m. on April 19th. Most of the people in the village _____ at the time and didn't even know it had occurred until the next morning.
A. slept	B. had slept 	C. were sleeping	D. sleep 
18. The little girl started to cry. She ___ her old doll, and no one was able to find it for her.
A. has lost	B. had lost 	C. was losing	D. was lost
19. According to research reports, people usually ___ in their sleep 25 to 30 times each night.
A. turn	B. are turning	C. have turned D. turned
20. Phong's eyes burned and his shoulders ached. He ____ at the computer for five straight hours. Finally, he took a break.
A. is sitting	B. has been sitting	C. was sitting D. had been sitting
Test 6. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. She had to do the shopping for her neighbour, _____?
A. didn't she 	B. does she	C. hadn't she 	D. isn't she
2. He daren't ____________ his boss for a rise now.
A. asking 	B. be asking 	C. to ask 	D. ask
3. By the time Bernard's daughter graduates, he ___________________.
A. has retired 	B. will retire	C. will be retiring 	D. will have retired
4. How long ___________ to your family?
A. does the property belong 	B. has the property belonged 
C. is the property belonging	D. has the property been belonging
5. The noise was so loud that we all _____ ear-protector.
A. must wear	B. have to wear	C. should wear D. had to wear
6. This time next year _____ chief translator to the French UN delegation.
A. he is	B. he'll be being	C. he'll be D. he's being
7. You _____. You've made your point clearly enough already.
A. needn't continue 	B. mustn't continue	 C. don't have continue	D. won't continue
8. Let's get the house cleared up before he ___________________.
A. is arriving 	B. arrives 	C. will arrive 	D. arrived
9. Since 1997 my department's work __________ considerably.
A. was built up	B. have built up	C. is built up D. has built up
10. The bill ______, so I didn't need to do it.
A. was already paid	B. has already been paid
C. had already been paid 	 D. would already been paid
11. It's 4 p.m. John _____ in Ho Chi Minh by now.
A. would have arrived	B. should have arrived	C. is arriving D. will be arriving
12. Nobody _____ from Amanda since she _______ to the Seychelles.
A. heard - went 	B. has heard - went 	 C. heard - has gone 	 D. has heard - has gone
13. I don't understand what _____________ for.
A. are you waiting 	B. you are waiting 	 C. will you be waiting 	 D. you will be waiting
14. _____ my pencil? I left it here somewhere.
 A. Do anyone see	B. Did anyone see	 C. Is anyone seeing D. Has anyone seen
15. When he didn't arrive by 6.00,1 knew that he _____ the bus.
A. missed	B. has missed	C. had missed D. would miss
16. ______ away this weekend? Or have you run out of money?
A. Do you go	B. Are you going	C. Will you gone D. Shall you be going
17. What do you think you _____ in ten years' time?
A. will do	B. will be doing	
C. will have done 	D. will have been doing
18. Will you let me know the minute you ________________ the news?
A. hear 	B. will hear 	C. will be hearing 	D. heard
19. That's definitely the last time that I ________ you any money!
A. lent 	B. have lent 	C. will lend 	D. am lending
20. What's the matter? Have you hurt your ankle? How ______ it?
	A. have you done	B. were you doing	C. would you do D. did you do
Test 7. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistakes (A, B, C, or D).
1. Next week when there will be a full moon, the ocean tides will be higher.
 A	 B	 C	 D
2. Do you know how many teachers does our school have?
A	 B	 C	 D
3. That's my sister over there. She stands near the window.
A	 B	 C	 D
4. Mr. Ba rides his bicycle to work at the moment.
 A	 B C D
5. You and your sister went to the cinema last night, weren't you?
 A	 B	 C	 D
6. Did you and your family at Jane's birthday party yesterday evening?
 A B C	D
7.I not wrote to you before the exam because I was too busy.
A	 B C	 D
8.I bought some warm boots because I would go skiing.
 A	B C D
9. The marathon runner has been running for almost two hours when he collapsed to the pavement.
A	 B C D 
10. In a few years' time we shall all live in houses heated by solar energy.
A	 B C D
11. What do you do this Saturday evening? Would you like to go out?
A	 B	 C	D
12. We were at home having our anniversary dinner when my uncle was calling to congratulate us last night.
 A	 B C D 
13. Mark took many trips to Asia since he started his own import-export business.
 A	 B C D
14. The children had been playing ball for the last two hours, but they don't seem to be tired yet.
A	 B C D
15. Up to now Michael wrote five novels and over sixteen short stories.
A B C	 D
16.1 am polishing this table all the morning but she isn't satisfied with it yet.
A	 B C D
17. The next important question we have to decide is when do we have to submit the proposal.
A	 B C D
18. With his father's guidance, Mozart begun playing the clavier at the age of three and composing when he was five.
 A	 B C D 
19. As soon as he will graduate, he's going to return to his hometown.
A	 B C D
20. Mr. Davy was just getting off the plane when he feels a sharp pain in his chess.
 A	 B C D
Test 8. There is a mistake in the four underlined parts of each sentence. Find the mistakes (A, B, C, or D).
1. After taking the medication, the patient becomes drowsy and more manageable.
A B C	 D
2. By the time I return to my hometown, I am away from home for more than five years.
 A	 B C D
3. Tom wants to get married, but he doesn't meet the right person yet.
 A	 B C D
4. By the end of the 21st century, scientists have discovered the cure for the common cold.
 A	 B C D
5.I saw that movie three times, and now I want to see it again.
 A B C D
6. Last night I have had dinner with two friends. I have known both of them for a long time.
 A	 B C D
7. My brother wants me to change the job and I am thinking he is right.
 A	 B C D
8. So far this week the teachers are giving us a lot of homework every day.
 A	B	 C	 D
9. There are more than 40 presidents of the United States since it became a country.
 A	 B C D
10. By the time he left the office, he have attended three meetings.
 A	 B C	 D
11. He will go to lunch at noon and has a sandwich and a bowl of soup.
 A B C D
12. We are waiting for Mike for the last two hours, but he still hasn't arrived.
 A	 B C D
13. The apartment was hot when I got home, so I was turning on the air conditioner.
 A	 B C D
14. By the time Phong arrived to help, we have already finished moving everything.
 A	 B C D
15. We have lived since ten years, but we are going to move again soon.
 A	 B C D
16. Last Sunday while Sandy cleaned out the attic, she found her mother's wedding dress.
 A	 B C D
17. The hunter slowly raised his rifle and shoot at the deer, but he missed.
 A	 B C D
18. Paul hid his money because he was afraid it would be stolen while he was being away.
 A	 B C D
19. Tim has trouble with his car, so he has to take the bus to work three days.
 A	 B C D
20.I think you have asked me five or six questions since we have begun this exercise.
 A B C	 D