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I went out of the house. It ___ . It ___ for two weeks.
was raining / had been raining
rained / was raining
was raining / rained
had rained / was raining
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You ___ six cakes since we ___ .
have / come
have had / came
have had / have come
had / had come
3
I ___ living in England if the weather ___ better
wouldn’t mind / is
don’t mind / was
wouldn’t mind / will be
) wouldn’t mind / were
4
His situation ___ since spring. Now he ___ much better
improves / felt
improve / is feeling
has improved / feels
has improved / fee
5
If we ___ a letter at 8 o’clock yesterday, we ___ on the same day
had got / had started
had got / should have started
would get / had started
got / started
6
If he ___ ill, he would stay at home
was
are
were
is
7
They ___ their English exam at this time tomorrow
take
would take
will be taking
is taking
8
Many changes ___ place since I ___ in my native town 10 years ago.
have taken/was
has taken/am
are taking/had been
has taken/was
9
Mark Twain ___ that they ___ about him
understand / speaks
understood / were speaking
understands / speaks
understood / are speaking
10
The first coins in America ___ in 1752. They were not regular in shape.
made
was made
are made
were made
11
If he ___ generous, he ___ the poor
were/would have helped
was/would help
was/will help
were/would help
12
All the business letters ___ yesterday. They ___ to the post office immediately.
are answered / were taken
were answered / were taken
answered / took
were answered / took
13
He ___ looking at her, wondering where he ___ her
kept / had seen
had kept / had seen
keep / see
keeps / saw
14
I ___ for shopping yesterday
is sent
am sent
are sent
was sent
15
They ___ you the money before they ___ .
will send / leave
sent / had left
sent / left
send / leave
16
When Mr. Brown ___ to the party all the guests ___ at the table.
came / had sat
came / are sitting
come / sat
came / were sitting
17
What ___ you ___ at 5 p.m. yesterday?
were/doing
would/do
will/do
did/do
18
The pupils ___ the sentences yet, the teacher ___ the blackboard.
did not write / cleans
has not written / will clean
are not writing / clean
had not written / cleaned
19
Houses ___ very quickly now
are built
were built
are building
builds
20
May Day ___ in Great Britain with singing and dancing round a Maypole.
is celebrating
is celebrated
has celebrated
celebrated
21
Ann ___ that she ___ the visitor before.
thought / saw
is thinking / sees
thinks / sees
thought / had seen
22
I usually ___ there by train but this week-end I ___ by bus.
go / am going
went / go
go / was going
go / go
23
Ronald Reagan ___ president for 8 years before he ___ .
had been / has retired
had been / had retired
had been / retired
was / had retired
24
No sooner he ___ than he ___ ill.
is arriving / is falling
arrived / will fall
had arrived / falls
had arrived / fell
25
If you ___ in time yesterday we ___ this work.
come / would go
will come / shall go
) come / shall go
had come / would have done
26
If I ___ you I ___ harder
were / would work
be / shall work
will be / work
am / will work
27
He ___ a very experienced teacher. He ___ French for 15 years
to be / taught
am / is teaching
will be / was teaching
is / has been teaching
28
The business letters ___ tomorrow
will send
is sent
are sent
will be sent
29
Tom ___ the book since yesterday morning and he ___ it
has been reading / has just finished
has read / just finished
will read / just finishes
read / is just finishing
30
If you had worked more, you ___ to translate this article yesterday
are able
would have been able
were able
was able
31
Last year he ___ better than he ___ now.
had sung / does
would sing / did
sings / did
sang / is doing
32
They ___ to get married last month although they ___ each other for only six weeks
decided / knew
decided / has known
decided / know
decided / had known
33
It is winter. Everything ___ with snow.
will cover
are covered
covered
) is covered
34
The Great Expectations ___ by Charles Dickens.
are written
was written
is written
were written
35
Oh, not really, I ___ a minute since I came in
haven’t
will have
were not
haven’t had
36
If you ___ Ann tomorrow, can you tell her to phone?
) saw
shall see
see
had seen
37
If you ___ in a hurry, leave that to me
was
are
will be
) were
38
Tomorrow if the weather ___ fine we ___ out of the town for hours
were / get
be / will get
) is / shall get
will be / shall get
39
As it ___ dark we ___ to go home.
had got / have decided
would get / shall decide
gets / decided
was getting / decided
40
Yesterday when Tom ___ the lesson___ .
came / already begins
will come / already begins
comes / already begins
came / had already begun
41
I ___ if you come too late tomorrow.
am sleeping
will sleep
shall be sleeping
sleep
42
___ you ___ at 6 tomorrow?
do/sleep
were/sleeping
will/be sleeping
will/sleep
43
After long consideration we ___ to the conclusion our behavior ___ .
came / had been justified
are coming / will justify
has come / are being justified
) came / will be justified
44
The Remembrance Day and the Veteran’s Day ___ on the 11th of November every year.
was celebrated
are celebrated
celebrated
is celebrated
45
That day when we were in the restaurant each one ___ what he ___ .
is received / is ordered
received / had ordered
will receive / would order
receive / orders
46
I ___ my interview with the vice-president when my daughter ___ me.
have had / called
had / called
was having / had called
was having / called
47
They ___ just ___ and ___ supper now
have / come / are having
had / come / had
have / come / is having
had / come / are having
48
The doctor ___ just ___ for.
has / been sent
was / sent
is / sent
will / be sent
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I ___ about it at the moment and I think that I ___ how to use it now.
read / know
read / knew
am reading / know
was reading / knew
50
By the end of the first term we ___ many English books
read
shall read
shall be read
shall have read