1. I (have been doing/have done) have been doing the flat since 2 o’clock. 2. How long (have you known/have…

Fill in gaps with recently, how long, yet, for, always, ever, already, since, so far or

just.

1. A: Has Tom finished his exams yet?

B: No. He finishes next Thursday.

2. A: _____________ has Janet been working at the hospital?

B: She has been working there ________________ she left school.

3. A: How are you finding your new job?

B: Great! I haven’t had any problems _______________.

4. A: Is John at home, please?

B: No, I’m afraid he’s ______________ gone out.

5. A: Have you been waiting long?

B: Yes, I’ve been here ___________ two hours.

6. A: Has Martin _____________ been to Spain?

B: No, I don’t think so.

7. A: Have you spoken to Mathew _________?

B: Yes. I phoned him last night.

8. A: Can you do the washing-up for me, please?

B: Don’t worry. Mike has __________ done it.

9. A: Lucy has __________ been musical, hasn’t she?

B: Yes, she started playing the piano when she was five years old.

10. A: Shall we go to that new restaurant tonight?

B: Yes. I have _____________ been there. It’s really nice.

11. A: Your dog’s been barking ____________ three hours!

B: I’m sorry. I’ll take him inside.

12. A: Have you finished reading that book yet?

B: No, I’ve __________ started it.

Choose the correct item.

1 Wow, your house . . . . great!

A is looking B looked C looks

2 Nowadays, people . more hours than

before.

A works

B are working

C have been working

3 My dad . for work early every morning.

A is leaving B leaves C has left

4 Colin isn’t here; he . . . . to football

practice.

A has gone B has been C goes

5 The show . . . . at 9 o’clock.

A is ending B will end C ends

6 I have lived in Spain . I was ten.

A ever B for C since

7 Tracy seldom . . . . to the cinema.

A has gone B goes C has been

8 Jason . still . in the garden.

A is / working

B has / worked

C has / been working

9 We . a party tomorrow.

A have

B are having

C have been having

10 This soup . awful!

A is tasting B taste C tastes

11 I . with what you are saying.

A agree

B am agreeing

C have agreed . 12 Ken . twenty emails since this

morning.

A has send B has been sending

C has sent

13 John has . . . . finished his homework.

A yet B already C since

14 I . Joan is very nice.

A am thinking

B have thought

C think

15 I never . George at school.

A see B have seen

C am seeing

16 The baby often . . . . at night.

A is crying B cry C cries

17 The boys .• . . to CDs in their bedroom

now.

A listen

C listens

B are listening

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How long . you • . . . the piano?

A are / playing

B has / played

C have / been playing

I have . • . •• been to the theatre before.

A never Bever C seldom

Joe is ••••. on time for school. She’s never

late.

A usually B rarely C always

Craig has been a doctor • • • •• ten years.

A since B for C yet

. . . •. have you been working as a teacher?

A When B How long ago

C How long

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(Unit 1)

Candice sometimes • • • •• TV in the

evening.

A watch B is watching

C watches

Who . • • •• my shoes? They’re dirty!

A is wearing B has been wearing

C wears

Charlie ••••• recently •.••• to the

dentist.

A has / been

B is / going

C has / been going

Present tenses revision

Complete the sentences with the correct present form.

—- (study) for the

1. I can’t talk to you right now. I _-_-

technology exam.

present simple

a repeated action or daily

routine

I walk my dog every morning.

permanent state

Brian works in an estate agency.

g

general truths or laws of nature

Ice melts in temperature above zero.

present continuous

an action happening at the time

of speaking

Look! Monica is crying.

an action happening around S

now but not at the moment

of speaking

We are rehearsing a school play at

present.

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my

fixed arrangement in the near future

He is meeting his supervisor tomorrow.

I am seeing a dentist next Monday.

present perfect

an action that started in the

past and is still continuing in

the present

Mrs. Webb has been a widow since 2003.

ABC

Tenaga

2. George

3. Where __.

three o’clock.

4. My dad

5. Where are the kids? They

grandpa upstairs.

— (sprain) his wrist and he can’t write now.

— (you, be)? We __.

—- (usually, wash) our car once a week.

6. My parents —

7. A: Mum, can I watch ‘Titanic ? B: But you

five times. Watch a different one.

8. What time—

9. In my class there are children who

abroad in their lives.

10. It ________ (rain) all day. We can’t go out to play in the

friend’s mum

14. Polly’s hair_.

15. A:

as I know she —

16.___

17. My grandma

she-

18. Teresa

25. Rita

L. Ja es

He

22. The wind______

23. We ___

24. Where

basket.

present

Jake and Bill have been playing ludo for half an hour.

garden.

11. What ——— (Vicky, do)? She’s a researcher. She

(work) at Kingston University.

12. A: Why

____ (Rick, wear) a tailcoat? B: Because he

(perform) in the concert hall today.

13. I____________ (usually, walk) home from school but today my

(give) me a lift.

(grow) since I last saw her.

(Laura, ever, act) in a school play? B: As far

(wait) for you since

(look) for a car for my elder sister.

(play) scrabble with their

www.

a past action of certain duration which results are visible in the present

It has been snowing all night. The path is covered with snow.

(the library, open) on weekdays?

(speak) fluently now.

(they, visit) you next Sunday?

(bake) delicious cheesecake, but now

(make) a chocolate cake.

(exercise) a lot recently. She

present perfect continuous

an action which started in the past and continues to the

up

1-

(see) that film

(never, travel)

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(type) letters for two hours. She

(already, type) four.

(blow) the leaves off the trees today.

(live) in this house since I was born.

(you, keep) your toys? In a wicker

26. Tommy

.(look)

(lose)

his car keys. He’s furious

about it.

27. Look! Dave

(dance) with Sarah. I can’t

believe it!

28. A: Who________

(clean) up today? B: Nick

and Bill

Complete the sentences with for or since.

0 I’ve studied English for three years.

1 We’ve been here 2 p.m. Let’s go home.

2 I haven’t been to this café my last birthday.

3 Jack has waited a long time to see this film.

4 Has David lived in that house he got married?

5 It hasn’t rained here weeks.

Choose the correct option.

1. . you an actor?

a) is b) are c) am

2. They . members of the Student Scientific Society.

a) is b) are c) am

3. Who . that boy?

a) is b) are c) am

4. They . in the classroom an hour ago.

a) was b) are c) were

5. Who . in the shop yesterday?

a) is b) was c) am

6. She . in the waiting-room a few minutes ago.

a) was b) were c) is

7. Where . these students now?

a) is b) are c) were

8. The money . . . on the table now.

a) isn’t b) aren’t c) am not

9. Mr.Brown . . . busy today.

a) isn’t b) wasn’t c) aren’t

10. He can’t see you now. He . . . someone.

a) phones b) is phoningc) phoned

11. Mr.Smith and his son . . . business together.

a) runb) runningc) has run

12. Don’t forget to take your umbrella. It . . . outside.

a) rains b) was raining c) is raining

13. He . . . for the travel agency “Holidays”.

a) worksb) workingc) work

14. He . . . a lot about show business.

a) knowsb) is knowingc) know

15. I . . . listening to the radio now.

a) don’t b) am not c) isn’t

By the time we got to the cinema the film ______

a) had started b) started c) was started

We ______ (be) sure they ____ (finish) the work by ten. a) are c) will

b) were d) would have

These plants _____ three times a week. a) should be watered

b) can be watered

c) you should water

. She _____ the best actress of the year.

a) will be chosen b) will choose 26. Try _____ more water if you want healthier skin.

a) drink b) to drink

. I hate _____ to loud music when I’m reading.

a) to listen b) listening

. To football match will be cancelled if it ____

a) rains b) will rain 29. If I were rich. I _____ in a big have

c) drinking c) listen

c) is raining

c) live

a) will wait b) are waiting c) wait 31. If I hadn’t overslept today, I _____ late for my lesson.

a) wouldn’t have been b) wouldn’t be c) wouldn’t have been

32. Everyone is asleep. We _____ make a noise.

a) couldn’t b) mustn’t c) wouldn’t

33. It’s late. I think we _____ better go.

a) would b) should c) have

34. The meteorologist’s ______ in the Arctic communicate the date of observation to the continent.

a) would live b) will live

30. If you _____ , Ill seen if the doctor can see you.

a) working b) are working c) worked

35. ______ air increases in volume.

a) heated b) heating c) being heated

36. We ______ finish the project by Friday or well lose our client.

a) have to b) might c) needn’t

37. Eve must have been preparing the esse all the night, _____?

a) mustn’t b) hasn’t she? c) must have she?

38. _____ she been more careful, she wouldn’t broken her hand. a) were b) had c) should

39. They sold the car factory to a German company. (make it passive voice) 40. A new underground line ______ now.

a) is being constructed b) is constructed

41. I understand it very well. You ____ explain further. a) mustn’t b) wouldn’t c) shouldn’t

42. Ill _____ go now. My friends are waiting.

a) have to b) be able to c) need

43. Their shoes were full of mud because they _____ football. a) played b) were playing

c) have been playing d) had been playing

44. He didn’t like the photo when he _____ it. a) was seeing b) saw

c) has seen d) had seen

d) needn’t d) must

45. English/fluently/I/to/speak/want

46. England/that/did/in/book/you/buy

47. Do you think most people are happy in ______ jobs?

48. My/mine room is bigger than her/hers. (Choose the right pronouns) 49. You haven’t seen Mary today, _____?

a) have you b) haven’t you 50. Tom looks very tired today, ______?

c) doesn’t he d) does he

1. They … teachers. A. am, b. is, c. are

2. We … a dog. A. to have, b. has, c. have

3. Ann has a lamp. Is it … lamp? A. my, b. his, c. her

4. . a house in the street. A. is, b. there are, c. there is

5. She … at a college. A. to study, b. studies, c. study

6. Take the book … the table. A. from, b. in, c. into

7. He … her at the hospital yesterday. A. help, b. helped, c. helps

8. They … to dance. A. like, b. liked, c. likes

9. We … English lessons in the first year. A. takes, b. took, c. take

10. This … is very interesting. A. story, b. stories

11. … you swim? A. May, b. Can, c. Must

12. I … writing a letter when you phoned me. A. am writing, b. was writing, c. wrote

13. We … go to the cinema tomorrow. A. will, b. are, c. does

14. I … my homework now. A. was doing, b. am doing, c. do

15. She … sitting at the theatre from 6 to 8 tomorrow. A. shall be, b. is, c. will be

16. Was the weather fine yesterday? A. Yes, it is. B. Yes, it was. C. Yes, it did.

17. The Alps are … mountains in Europe. A. the highest, b. a high, c. higher

18. There are … buses in Moscow. A. a little, b. many, c. much

19. You … your work when they came. A. had finished, b. has finished, c. finished

20. … wants to see you. A. Somebody, b. Nobody, c. Anybody

21. We … the story when they come. A. will have translated, b. will translate, c. will be translating

22. The books … to the students at every lesson. A. are given, b. were given, c. gave

1. Alexander Graham Bell. the telephone

A. had been inventing

B. was inventing

C. had invented

D. invented

2. Our neighbours called the police when they found out that somebody . into their house.

A. had broken

B. Broke

C. had been breaking

D. was breaking

3. Lynne. as she was cleaning the windows.

A. had sung

B. sang

C. was singing

D. had been singing

4. Mr Todd. for thirty years when he retired.

A. was teaching

B. taught

C. had taught

D. had been teaching

5. I . the door and stepped outside.

A. had been opening

B. was opening

C. had opened

D. opened

6. Eve was delighted to hear that she . the job.

A. had been getting

B. got

C. was getting

D. had got

7. It wasn’t raining when I left my office in the evening, but the ground was wet. It . all day.

A. had been raining

B. was raining

C. rained

D. had rained

8. We . in a hotel by the sea last summer.

A. had been staying

B. were staying

C. had stayed

D. stayed

9. Rescue workers . a man, a woman, and two children from cold rushing water.

A. had been pulling

B. were pulling

C. pulled

D. had pulled

10. I was running when I . on the ice.

A. had been slipping

B. was slipping

C. slipped

D. had slipped

11. My tooth .for a week before I went to the dentist’s.

A. had hurt

B. had been hurting

C. was hurting

D. hurt

12. We.along the beach when we heard a cry for help.

A. had walked

B. walked

C. had been walking

D. were walking

13. I could tell she.the competition because she couldn’t stop smiling.

A. won

B. had been winning

C. had won

D. was winning

14. Where . you yesterday?

A. were

B. were being

C. had been

D. was

15. While Joanne . her hair, Carl was cleaning the house.

A. was washing

B. had been washing

C. had washed

D. washed

.

Underline the correct item.

Is Ben yours/your brother?

Tom is my/mine friend.

They go to bed at/in 9:00 pm.

My birthday party is at/on Saturday.

I get up then/when my alarm clock rings.

He leaves work and/when he finishes cleaning

up.

Help your mum do/ make the shopping.

Please do/make the dusting today.

Our house is under/ between the bank and the

toy shop.

John sits on next to Pete in class.

You must/ can not pay your rent. That is the

rule.

You must/ must not go to the doctor. You look

.

.

Very ill.

.

You must / can not have a party in here. It is

not allowed

Is there any/some cheese in this souse? I don

not like cheese.

You put too much/many sugar in my coffee.

There is not any/some coffee in the jar.

Are there any/some carrots in the fridge?

.

.

.

.

.

.

Put the verbs into the correct forms.

Do you (wash)your teeth every day?

Frank (make) his homework at the moment.

Did they (arrive) home early last night?

We (meet) ten years ago.

We (have) a nice picnic in the park yesterday.

Our teacher (say) that the class was very good

today.

John (run) around in the garden at the moment.

Ken (have) a shower right now.

.

.

1. I shall become a student in … future.

a) near b) the nearest c) the near d) nearer

2. Are you looking for your clothes. in the washing machine.

a) It is b) they are c) there are d) there is

3. Do you remember when the First World break … ?

a) off b) down c) away d) out

4. Jack is … a man to be afraid of.

a) hard b) harder c) hardlier d) hardly

5. He … the company of his friends that`s why he didn`t come.

a) preferred b) have preferred c) has preferred d)prefers

6.This ancient house … now.

a) is reconstructing b) is reconstructed c)is being reconstructed

d) is being reconstructing

7.I wish it … not so cold now.I will catch a cold.

a) is b) were c) won`t be d) has not been

8. At last he agreed to be taken to … hospital.

a) — b) the c) a d) an

9. If I …. at home yesterday, I … you.

a) was / would call b) had been / would call c) had been / would have called

d) has been / would have called

10. I have two good friends; … is the same age as me.

a) none b) all c) both d) neither

11.The police prevented the thief … into the house.

a) to get b) from getting c) in getting d) get

12. I have … flowers in my garden now than I had last year.

a) less b) few c) little d) fewer

13.They allow … on the grass.

a) walking b)to walk c) walk d) to walking

14. Helen … in the repair shop yesterday.

a) has repaired her car b) had repaired her car c) had her car repaired d) repaired her car

15. I …. to Edinburgh than to London.

a) had better to go b) would rather go c) had better go

d) would rather to go

16. The music sounds too … .Please, turn it down.

a) loud b) loudly c) louder d) loudest

17. You ought to apologize.You … things like these to Granny.

a)mustn`t have said b) shouldn`t have said c) couldn`t have said d )needn` have said

18.Could you see … my pets while I`m away?

a) to b )for c) through d) at

19.We watched the ducks … in the pond.

a) to swim b) swimming c) swam d) were swimming

20.My mother always saw me … to school when I was very young.

a) out b) on c) off d) in

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