Choose the correct variant

C) Past Perfect D) Past Perfect Continuous

A) Past Simple B) Past Continuous

Put the verbs into the right order.

Use either the Present Perfect Simple or Continuous in the following sentences.

A) do B) did C) are D) have

Mixture of tenses. Put in the correct auxiliary verb in each sentence.

1. I ___ not see Andrew yesterday.

2. How long ___ you lived there?

3. Why ___ you learning English?

4. ___ you seen anybody today?

5. What ___ you think of your new teacher? To my mind she is very nice.

6. ___ you angry about what happened?

7. ___ you read a newspaper yesterday?

8. My mother knows Mrs. Dave better than I ___.

9. ___ you ever forgotten about your friend's birthday?

10. How ___ you get to the station when you are late?

11. ___ you disappointed with you exam results?

12. ___ you been abroad? ___ you enjoy it?

13. I ___ known Jane for three years, but I___ not know what she's thinking.

14. They ___ a lot of crying last night.

15. You ___ always making mistakes.

A) Present Perfect (have / has done)

B) Present Perfect Continuous (have / has been doing)

1. I_____ (to try) to open this box for the last forty minutes but in vain.

2. It ____ (to snow): the garden is covered with snow.

3. Who ____ (to break) the window?

4. Have you ____ (to smoke)?! I can smell tobacco on your clothes.

5. It's the best book I (ever to read).

6. I ____ (to listen) to you for the past half an hour, but I can't understand what you are speaking about.

7. How long has your aunt ____ (to be ill)?

8. The school _____(to be closed) for two months.

9. Hey! Somebody ____ (to drink) my coffee! My cup was full.

10. I don't think I ____ (ever to see) her looking so upset before.

11. I ____ (to sit) here in the park for an hour, and I______ (to meet) three friends of mine.

12. How much money have you _____(to save) for your last holidays?

1. The workers ____ (to be) on a strike for three weeks when the agreement on pay ____ (to be reached).

2. When she got the results of her medical tests, she realized that she ___ (to be feeling) ill since she ____ (to be) on holiday.

3. The door was unlocked. She ____ (to wonder) who ____ (leave) the door open.

4. He ____ (to play) football when the ball ____ (to hit) his head.

5. He ____ (to drive) to work for half an hour when suddenly his car ____ (to break) down.

6. When he arrived at the office he____ (to discover) that he ____ (to leave) all the necessary papers at home.

7. Susan ____ (to type) some letters when the boss ____ (to ask) her into his office.

8. She looked tired. She____ (to type) letters all morning.

9. Yesterday afternoon it ____ (still to rain) when I____ (to get) home.

10. He ____ (to clean) the car when the phone rang, so he ____ (not to answer) it.

11. When I ____ (to be) little, my mother ____ (to use) to feed me.

12. Jane's clothes were wet. She ____ (to wash) her dog.

13. Jerry ____ (to be) nervous, for he _____ (never to flow) in an aero plane before.

14. I ____ (never to like) going to the cinema on my own I when I was a teenager.

15. Kate ____ (to dance), but when she saw a newcomer she ____ (to stop).

1. This house... by my husband's great-grandfather in 1790 (is built / are built / was built / will be built).

2. Poirot... faintly... by the graciousness of the little lady's manner(is...puzzled / are... puzzled / was...puzzled).

3. As a result of an earthquake, the house there...... and her parents and

brothers and sisters all lost their lives (is burned down / are burned down / was burned down / will be burned down).

4. While I sat there a note... me from the house (is brought / has brought / was brought / had brought).

5. I......... in an orphanage and then I...... by some people who died (is brought up / was brought up / has brought up / had brought up; is adopted / was adopted / have adopted / had adopted).

6. Andrew approached the Dumay's house. The door of the house...... as usual (is unlocked / are unlocked / was unlocked / were unlocked).

7. The girl... last... here about twenty minutes to eleven. By midnight, according to medical evidence she was dead (is seen / was/seen / were seen).

8. Diana is a huntress, isn't she? She... always... wearing a tunic (am portrayed / is portrayed / are portrayed).

9. He was lying on his bed. His cheeks and hands...... and swollen with scratches from the fight (is scarred / are scarred / was scarred / were scarred).

10.1 don't want to stop here. I......... (recognize / will recognize / will be recognized).

11. While I sat there a note...... me from the house (bring / brings / is brought / was brought).

12. The road to the City of Emeralds...... with yellow brick, so you cannot miss it (pave / paves / is paved / was paved).

13. A second later I......... to a group of young American officers (was introduced / is being introduced / was being introduced).

14. Only two or three days later the Paris newspapers announced the birth of a Cox daughter, and declared that the child was......... Juliette (call / called).

15. Blore was looking at the handle of the chopper. He said: "No fingerprints. Handle...... afterwards" (is wiped / are wiped / was wiped).

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