I. Choose the correct tense form in sentences 1-8. 1. I……………… his work for some time; he looks promising....

I. Choose the correct tense form in sentences 1-8.

1. I……………… his work for some time; he looks promising. a) am watching; b) have been watching
2. …………………… anything of my new pair of scissors? a) Have you seen; b) Did you see
3. Charles Dickens…………………. many novels. a) has written; b) wrote
4. I………………………. a telephone call any minute, now. a) am expecting; b) have been expecting
5. He ………………….here all his life. a) has lived; b) lives
6. The minute he ……………………. me, he walked quickly away. a) had seen; b) saw
7. A taxi hit him as he ……………………… the street. a) was crossing; b) crossed
8. She ………………………. Jim well enough. a) knows; b) has known

II. Complete the verb form.

1. When the pirates opened the chest they found that someone . take the map. a) have; b) were; c) had
2. Hurry up! He ………………………. expecting you for some time. a) is; b) has been; c) was
3. …………………………. you brought the letter I sent you? a) have; b) were; c) do
4. We………………. spending our holidays here. We are happy here. a) have been;-b) are; c) -
5. ………………………………. he ever smile? a) do; b) did; c) does
6. I ……………………… never forget what you have told me. a) don't; b) -; c) will

III. Select the right verb form from the a, b, c, d variants.

1. At last I …………………. the key that was lost yesterday. a) found; b) have found; c) find; d) had found 2.When I ………………… this letter, I will be glad to go with you. a) will finish; b) will have finished; c) am finishing; d) have finished
2. I …………………. him on my way home the other day. a) had met; b) have met; c) met; d) was meeting
3. She isn't crying, she ……………………… onions. a) was peeling; b) peeled; c) has been peeling; d) is peeling
4. This time tomorrow I …………………… over the Pacific. a) am flying; b) will be flying; c) fly; d) will fly
5. He …………………. to the concert so often before, that he did not want to go that night. a) went; b) has gone; c) had been going; d) had gone

IV. Fill in the spaces with the correct "time" words.

1. They haven't arrived ……………………………. a) soon; b) yet; c) still
2. We haven't seen him…………………………… a) often; b) long ago; c) lately
3. She will be working………………… a) at that time tomorrow; b) often; c) soon
4. It was snowing………………………………… a) usually; b) then; c) after that
5. They………………………stay at this hotel. a) still; b) seldom; c) for ever
6. ……………… have you been going to this school? a) how long; b) how often; c) how soon

V. Complete the sentences with one of the following (a, b, c, d) verb forms.

1. By the time we reached the store where he was, he…………………half the stock. a) bought; b) was buying; c) had bought; d) had been buying
2. I……………………………. a lot of new clothes recently. a) am buying; b) buy; c) have been buying; d) have bought
3. The package you………………………….for since June has only just arrived. a) were looking; b) have looked; c) have been looking; d) look
4. We ………………………………. to the opera at least six times last winter. a) had gone; b) were going; c) went; d) had been going
5. He looked worn out because he……………………………………… all night. a) had been working; b) worked; c) was working; d) had worked
6. They …………………………………. him when he tries to cross the border. a) will have been shooting; b) will be shooting; c) will shoot; d) will have shot

VI. Translate the underlined word. Он учит (do) английский к завтрашнему уроку. 1.____ Полиция охотится (hunt) за этим грабителем со среды. 2.___ Я учился (go) в средней школе в Спрингфилде три года. 3.____ Я прочел этот очерк три раза, но так и не понимаю его. 4.__ Я бегаю (jog) в парке по утрам. 5.____ Позвони мне перед выходом, и я встречу тебя. 6.____

VII. Read the passage below and write the appropriate form of each verb in brackets. They shared the car to the city. "We (1. go)……………. the theatre after dinner," Mrs. Elliot said. "I (2. look)…………….forward to it. I (3.not/be)…………….to the theatre for weeks. There (4. be)…………….such an exciting atmosphere in the theatre, don't you agree? You (5. visit)………………….the theatre often in London, dear?" "Quite often", Sara agreed. "I (6. enjoy)…………………….it, too." "Is this friend of yours . a close friend?" Mrs. Elliot asked. Sara hesitated. "I (7. see)…….quite a lot of him lately," she admitted. The car (8. stop)………….at the hotel and Sara (9. go)………….out. Perry (10. wait)……………….for her in the entrance hall. She (11. decide)………………to tell him everything after they (12. eat)……………………… .

VIII. Write the correct "tag" to complete the question. They have written to you, ………………………………? He never asks any questions, ……………………………? There were many people at the concert, …………………? This book belongs to John, ………………………………? They are going to meet us tonight, ………………………? He didn't go there, ………………………………………? He hasn't been waiting too long, …………………………? You will be there, ………………………………………?