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1.

I’m taking my sister out as she ___ any sun for a long time.
A) hasn’t had

B) haven’t had

C) hadn’t been

D) will have

E) shall have

2.

He ___ ill for three months already.
A) was

B) has been

C) is

D) have been

E) were

3.

Who goes sightseeing?
A) Nina does.

B) We shall.

C) We did.

D) I did.

E)  She  has.

4.

I usually ___ a blouse and jeans at home, but today I ___ on a new
dress.
A) wear/have put

B) have worn/have put

C) wore/has put

D) wears/has put

E) will wear/put

5.

What ___ the president ___?
-He ___ a contract.
A) does/do/has signed

B) is/doing/is signing

C) will/do/was signing

D) is/ going to do/would sign

E) shall/do/has been signing

6.

Look! The cat ___ your cutlet.
A) is eating

B) was eating

C) eats

D) has been eating

E) had eaten

7.

You look pale. You ___ too hard these days.
A) have been working B) worked

C) are working

D) work

E) were working

8.

What ___ you ___ since I saw you last?
A) do/do

B)  are/doing

C) have/been doing

D) did/do

E) will/do

9.

It is 8.30. Ben and Ann ___ breakfast.
A) have

B) are having

C) is having

D) was having

E) were having

10. She ___ a journalist nowadays.

A) are

B) was

C) is

D) were

E) am

11. You ___ always ___ your things. Put them into their bag.

A) are/losing

B) -/lost

C) have/lost

D) shall/have been losing

E) had/lust

12. What place ___ the youth of our country occupy in all branches

now?
A) did

B) shall

C)  is

D) does

E)  will

13. I ___ home for lunch on Mondays. I have lunch in the canteen.

A) didn’t go

B) was going

C) don’t go

D) doesn’t go

E) will not go

14. Westminster Abbey is the ancient old church in which the

coronation ceremonies of almost all English kings and queens
___ place.
A) will take

B) was taken

C) was taking

D) is taking

E) have taken

15. This is the most interesting film I ___ ever ___.

A) didn’t/see

B) was/seen

C) have /saw

D) have/seen

E) had/seen

16. “Nobody ___ in that country,” said Pinocchio to his friend.

A) don’t learn

B) are learning

C) learns

D) doesn’t learn

E) learn

17. Paul ___ a student of Cambridge University.

A) were

B) are

C) am

D) be

E)  is

TEST 4

Present Tenses

18. “Little boy”, said a man, “why do you carry that umbrella over your

head? It ___ and the sun ___”
A) rains/isn’t shining

B) doesn’t rain/shines

C) isn’t raining/isn’t shining

D) is raining/is shining

E) isn’t raining/don’t shine

19. Who often has dinner at the canteen?

A) I did

B) we do

C) he had

D) they have

E) she will

20. I ___ never ___ him before.

A) - /met

B) - /meet

C) have/met

D) has/met

E) -/meets

21. The weather is awful, it ___ all day.

A) rains

B) is raining

C) rained

D) has rained

E) has been raining

22. It is 2 o’clock. I ___ afraid I ___ late.

A) was/am

B) shall be/am

C) am/am

D) was/was

E) am/wasn’t

23. Who usually answers these letters in your office?

A)  My  friend  can.

B)  That  man  will.

C) I do, of course.

D) Mary is.

E) Those engineers did.

24. The milk is hot I ___ on it to make it cold.

A) am blowing

B) blow

C) is blowing

D) blew

E) had blown

25. - You don’t like horror films, do you?

- ___ . They are so terrifying.
A) Yes, I can.

B) No, I can’t.

C) No, I don’t.

D) Yes, I do.

E) No, we didn’t.

26. ___ this engineer work at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

A) do

B) does

C)  has

D) had

E)  shall

27. He ___ never ___ him sing.

A) had___ heard

B) has___heard

C) have___ heard

D) was___ hearing

E) is___ hearing

28. I think ___ .

A) if he is about fifty

B) he is about fifty

C) her about fifty

D) him about fifty

E) be about fifty

29. I miss her very much, almost every minute of the day I think of

her, or I think I ___ her.
A) am hearing

B) hear

C) heard

D) have heard

E) will hear

30. Look! There ___ a man sitting at the first table near the door. He

___ at us.
A) was/looks

B) had been/looked

C) were/had looked

D) is/is looking

E) is/was looking

31. These engineers always ___ in the office and ___

A) stayed/learn

B) stay/learn

C) stays/learns

D) have stayed/learned E) stay/learned

32. It’s the happiest evening I ever ___ .

A) had

B) have had

C) has

D) has had

E) had had

33. Let me show the picture that I ___ this week.

A) am drawing

B) shall be drawing

C) have drawn

D) drew

E) will be drawing

34. This is the 7th year Ann and Mary ___ this school.

A) has attended

B) have been attending

C) had been attending

D) are attending

E) were attending

Book 1 Part C

Present Tenses