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3 (tenses - passives)

- Tenses
- Passives

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______ you students?
- A) Do
- B) Are
- C) Am
- D) Is
______ the man at work?
- A) Am
- B) Does
- C) Are
- D) Is
Who ______ an optician?
- A) is
- B) are
- C) am
- D) does
Where ______ Mary and Julia going?
- A) is
- B) are
- C) do
- D) does
She ______ working at the library.
- A) does
- B) can
- C) is
- D) are
Frank and I ______ engineers.
- A) am
- B) is
- C) was
- D) are
______ there a hamburger on the table?
- A) Does
- B) Are
- C) Isn’t
- D) Is
There ______ any soup on the menu.
- A) aren’t
- B) are
- C) isn’t
- D) is
There ______ any dentists in hospital.
- A) are
- B) aren’t
- C) isn’t
- D) is
There ______ no chalk in the classroom.
- A) is
- B) isn’t
- C) are
- D) aren’t
There ______ no surgeons in that hospital.
- A) isn’t
- B) are
- C) aren’t
- D) was
______ you have any other questions?
- A) Are
- B) Aren’t
- C) Were
- D) Do
How much milk ______ there?
- A) are
- B) do
- C) is
- D) were
How many vacation days ______ there?
- A) are
- B) do
- C) is
- D) was
What ______ those?
- A) is
- B) was
- C) are
- D) have
______ photocopiers.
- A) There’s
- B) They’re
- C) We’re
- D) It’s
She ______ a sweater.
- A) has
- B) have
- C) is
- D) are
We ______ a video.
- A) has
- B) are
- C) don’t
- D) have
David ______ a stereo.
- A) doesn’t have
- B) not have
- C) don’t have
- D) don’t
______ she got a watch?
- A) Does
- B) Have
- C) Has
- D) Was
______ they have an old car?
- A) Are
- B) Aren’t
- C) Have
- D) Do
A: What is wrong with Lisa?
B: She ______ a fever.
- A) is
- B) has
- C) does
- D) got
I ______ a fever but I ______ have sore throat.
- A) have / don’t
- B) am / not
- C) have / don’t
- D) don’t / got
______ Tom a test today?
- A) Does
- B) Is
- C) Is there
- D) Has
Has he______ flu?
- A) have
- B) does
- C) has
- D) got
______ Tom and Betty have measles?
- A) Are
- B) Has
- C) Do
- D) Have
Sally has a headache but she ______ have a fever.
- A) not got
- B) doesn’t
- C) don’t
- D) haven’t
I ______ walk to school. I take a bus.
- A) am not
- B) doesn’t
- C) don’t
- D) haven’t
They like slow music. They ______ like fast music.
- A) don’t
- B) not
- C) are
- D) doesn’t
My brother ______ like Indian films.
- A) isn’t
- B) don’t
- C) not
- D) doesn’t
She wants to go to the park. She ______ want to go to the zoo.
- A) doesn’t
- B) don’t
- C) isn’t
- D) wasn’t
How much ______ an egg sandwich ?
- A) does
- B) is
- C) are
- D) were
How much ______ bananas ?
- A) was
- B) is
- C) are
- D) do
Peter has a pocket calculator. He ______ it almost every day.
- A) use
- B) uses
- C) using
- D) is using
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor ______ to watch horror films.
- A) likes
- B) doesn’t like
- C) like
- D) not like
Robert reads sports magazines. He wants ______ them now.
- A) reads
- B) is reading
- C) read
- D) to read
Tom ______ mathematics. He ______ it at school.
- A) like / study
- B) likes / studies
- C) likes / studying
- D) to like / studies
She ______ her homework at night.
- A) do
- B) does
- C) is doing
- D) doing
It is 8.30. Let’s ______ on the TV.
- A) to turn
- B) turning
- C) turn
- D) is turning
They ______ never late.
- A) are
- B) aren’t
- C) be
- D) don’t
Please ______ a bottle of ketchup, Janet.
- A) buys
- B) buying
- C) is buying
- D) buy
Her hands are dirty. She’d ______ a bar of soap.
- A) like
- B) likes
- C) to like
- D) liked
Let him ______ two tubes of toothpaste.
- A) to buy
- B) buying
- C) buy
- D) buys
Peter ______ his hair now. He ______ it every day.
- A) is washing / washes
- B) washes / is washing
- C) wash / is washing
- D) is washing / wash
She is setting the table. They are ______ lunch.
- A) have
- B) will have
- C) go to have
- D) going to have
A: Does his father play tennis?
B: No. He ______ to learn.
- A) is going
- B) plays
- C) will
- D) playing
It’s dark in here. Can you ______ the light ?
- A) turning on
- B) turn on
- C) to turn on
- D) will turn on
We ______ to the theatre tonight.
- A) goes
- B) are going
- C) didn’t go
- D) went
She usually ______ breakfast at 7:30.
- A) have
- B) eat
- C) eats
- D) having
I ______ Turkish folk music.
- A) listens to
- B) likes
- C) listen
- D) like
My brother and I ______ football on Sundays.
- A) play
- B) am playing
- C) going to
- D) likes
His sister ______ tennis on Wednesday.
- A) play
- B) plays
- C) go to
- D) practice
George ______ television before bed.
- A) looks
- B) going to watch
- C) looking
- D) watches
______ you at home yesterday morning?
- A) Did
- B) Were
- C) Are
- D) Will
He ______ late yesterday.
- A) be
- B) were
- C) is
- D) was
They ______ ready in class yesterday.
- A) didn’t
- B) aren’t
- C) weren’t
- D) don’t
Yesterday he ______ lunch in a restaurant.
- A) had
- B) has
- C) eats
- D) is having
She ______ a sweater last Tuesday.
- A) buys
- B) bought
- C) is buying
- D) will buy
He ______ his father yesterday morning.
- A) phones
- B) is phoning
- C) phone
- D) phoned
I won’t ______ to class tomorrow.
- A) come
- B) came
- C) comes
- D) coming
She is going ______ shopping tomorrow.
- A) go
- B) will go
- C) to go
- D) goes
I ______ home when it started to rain.
- A) was walking
- B) have walked
- C) walk
- D) will walk
He has ______ English for three years.
- A) learns
- B) learn
- C) been learning
- D) learning
They ______ working here for six months.
- A) been
- B) have been
- C) would
- D) will
How long ______ her ?
- A) do you know
- B) you know
- C) you knew
- D) have you known
Who ______ first this morning ?
- A) get up
- B) gets up
- C) got up
- D) getting up
______ Peggy happy ?
- A) Is
- B) Do
- C) Does
- D) Can
John was singing while he ______ a bath.
- A) is taking
- B) was taking
- C) takes
- D) take
When Peter talks, everybody ______.
- A) are listening
- B) listened
- C) listen
- D) listens
Policemen often ______ traffic.
- A) directing
- B) is directing
- C) directs
- D) direct
Buses ______ every ten minutes.
- A) runs
- B) is going
- C) run
- D) has gone
Good children always ______ their parents.
- A) obey
- B) obeys
- C) obeying
- D) has obeyed
He usually ______ coffee but today he ______ tea.
- A) drank / is drinking
- B) drunk / drinks
- C) drinks / is drinking
- D) drinks / was drinking
I always buy lottery tickets but I never ______ anything.
- A) don’t win
- B) had won
- C) won
- D) win
The police ______ the thief yet.
- A) haven’t caught
- B) didn’t catch
- C) hasn’t caught
- D) don’t catch
I ______ him for five years. I don’t know where he is.
- A) didn’t see
- B) haven’t seen
- C) don’t see
- D) not to see
He ______ his leg in a skiing accident last winter.
- A) has broken
- B) broke
- C) breaks
- D) was broken
Have you seen my ball-point pen anywhere? I _____ for it for ten minutes.
- A) looked
- B) was looking
- C) am looking
- D) have been looking
I ______ to the dentist tomorrow.
- A) went
- B) have gone
- C) am going
- D) going
She ______ an operation next Tuesday.
- A) had
- B) have
- C) is having
- D) has had
The Prime Minister ______ on TV tonight.
- A) is speaking
- B) spoken
- C) had spoken
- D) speak
He is ______ the car.
- A) has washed
- B) will wash
- C) washed
- D) going to wash
I ______ this day all my life.
- A) am remembering
- B) will remember
- C) remembered
- D) have remember
I hope I ______ it.
- A) found
- B) will find
- C) am finding
- D) finding
______ me with my suitcase, please ?
- A) Did you help
- B) Are you going to help
- C) Are you helping
- D) Will you help
This time tomorrow I ______ on a beach in Antalya.
- A) lie
- B) am lying
- C) will be lying
- D) have been lain
We ______ play basketball without a ball.
- A) can’t
- B) needn’t
- C) could
- D) doesn’t
Does he ______ go to school at eight ?
- A) must
- B) should
- C) has to
- D) have to
Tom gets up early, but Sarah ______.
- A) didn’t
- B) isn’t
- C) does
- D) doesn’t
My father ______ an apple now. He ______ an apple every day.
- A) eating / eats
- B) eats / is eating
- C) ate / is eating
- D) is eating / eats
John ______ the guitar, but he ______ it now.
- A) is playing / doesn’t play
- B) plays / doesn’t play
- C) plays / wasn’t playing
- D) plays / isn’t playing
Teresa ______ to the theatre, but Jack doesn’t.
- A) want to go
- B) wants to go
- C) can go
- D) wanted to go
Mike likes to play tennis. So ______.
- A) is Fred
- B) does Fred
- C) Fred does
- D) can Fred
Two wrongs ______ make a right.
- A) doesn’t
- B) haven’t
- C) isn’t
- D) don’t
Please go away, I ______ to finish my I work.
- A) try
- B) am trying
- C) was trying
- D) have tried
He always ______ while he ______ a bath.
- A) sang / is having
- B) sing / has
- C) sings / is having
- D) is singing / has
I ______ like the film on TV last night.
- A) didn’t
- B) don’t
- C) am not
- D) haven’t
He likes cowboy films, but I ______.
- A) don’t
- B) didn’t
- C) am not
- D) haven’t
She likes science fiction films, and so ______.
- A) am I
- B) do I
- C) I do
- D) I have
How many brothers ______ you got ?
- A) do
- B) has
- C) have
- D) did
I don’t think he ______ pass.
- A) won’t
- B) doesn’t
- C) would
- D) will
Does she ______ some ice ?
- A) wanted
- B) want
- C) wants
- D) to want
Who ______ play tennis with me ?
- A) wants
- B) want to
- C) wants to
- D) to want
I don’t ______ study, but I have to.
- A) want to
- B) want
- C) to want
- D) wanted
The weather ______ sunny yesterday morning.
- A) is
- B) was
- C) are
- D) did
We usually ______ table tennis every Saturday.
- A) to play
- B) plays
- C) will play
- D) play
Drive carefully. It ______ heavily this morning.
- A) snows
- B) snowing
- C) snow
- D) is snowing
You are hungry. Why ______ you eating ?
- A) aren’t
- B) don’t
- C) won’t
- D) didn’t
Sally ______ her hair when the doorbell rang.
- A) will be washing
- B) washed
- C) has washed
- D) was washing
The planet Mercury ______ round the sun every eighty-eight days.
- A) traveled
- B) is traveling
- C) travel
- D) travels
The traffic ______ very slowly on the motorway today. Workmen ______ the road.
- A) moves / were repairing
- B) is moving / repaired
- C) are moving / are repairing
- D) was moving / are repairing
James Dean ______ a sports car when he died.
- A) drove
- B) will drive
- C) was driving
- D) is driving
The plane ______ at 11.45.
- A) leaves
- B) leave
- C) are leaving
- D) to leave
Does she ______ to Mozart ?
- A) listening
- B) listens
- C) listen
- D) listened
Excuse me. Do you know where I can ______ a color film ?
- A) buy
- B) buying
- C) to buy
- D) bought
______ you free on Saturday evening ?
- A) Do
- B) Did
- C) Are
- D) Was
______ I talk to you in a few minutes ?
- A) Am
- B) Can
- C) Was
- D) Do
I didn’t ______ any money yesterday.
- A) spent
- B) spend
- C) spending
- D) was spending
What time are you ______ to school tomorrow?
- A) go
- B) will go
- C) going
- D) went
Fifty million years ago there ______ no people.
- A) were
- B) was
- C) are
- D) weren’t
He ______ an aspirin half an hour ago.
- A) takes
- B) is taking
- C) took
- D) taken
The Nile ______ into the Mediterranean Sea.
- A) flowing
- B) flowed
- C) is flowing
- D) will flow
The weather forecast says it ______ tomorrow.
- A) was snowing
- B) is going to snow
- C) snows
- D) snowed
______ he married ?
- A) Does
- B) Is
- C) Were
- D) Did
A: ______ tennis this afternoon?
B: Yes, I am.
- A) Will you play
- B) Are you playing
- C) Did you play
- D) Were you playing
A: We visited the Hitit Museum.
B: Where else ______?
- A) have you visited
- B) did you visit
- C) do you visit
- D) you visited
A: Was he waiting for you ?
B: No. He ______ still ______.
- A) is / working
- B) will / work
- C) was / working
- D) were / working
It’s a nice day, ______?
- A) isn’t it
- B) doesn’t it
- C) was it
- D) wasn’t it
The war ______ in 1939.
- A) start
- B) will start
- C) is starting
- D) started
The Government has ______ the price of petrol.
- A) increasing
- B) increased
- C) increases
- D) is increasing
A: ______?
B: Not yet.
- A) Have you read today’s paper ?
- B) Did you sleep well last night ?
- C) Do you usually get up early?
- D) Are you early?
Why ______ the little girl crying?
- A) is
- B) did
- C) are
- D) does
It’s ______ rain soon.
- A) going to
- B) goes
- C) gone
- D) to go
How long will she ______ in London?
- A) staying
- B) stays
- C) to stay
- D) stay
You will ______ tired after work.
- A) being
- B) are
- C) be
- D) been
I’d like ______ out tonight.
- A) going
- B) be going
- C) go
- D) to go
I ______ because I had forgotten my homework.
- A) will apologize
- B) apologized
- C) am apologizing
- D) have apologized
Is it going ______ sunny tomorrow ?
- A) be
- B) to be
- C) will be
- D) being
You ______ too fast. Please slow down.
- A) are driving
- B) drive
- C) drove
- D) were driving
The train leaves at 4.18, ______ it?
- A) isn’t
- B) does
- C) doesn’t
- D) didn’t
I am ______ to some piano music.
- A) listen
- B) listened
- C) listening
- D) will listen
I ______ phone you after lunch.
- A) am
- B) was
- C) going to
- D) will
A: Where is Anna?
B: She’s just ______.
- A) leaves
- B) left
- C) leaving
- D) to leave
Prophet Mohammed ______ born in 570.
- A) did
- B) is
- C) to be
- D) was
He ______ in 632.
- A) dies
- B) dying
- C) was dying
- D) died
Don’t ______ during the exam.
- A) talking
- B) talk
- C) to talk
- D) talked
What nationality ______ she?
- A) is
- B) does
- C) are
- D) were
He ______ a packet of cigarettes a day.
- A) smoking
- B) were smoking
- C) smokes
- D) smoke
She ______ shopping every weekend.
- A) goes
- B) go
- C) were going
- D) to go
Can I turn off the TV? You______ it.
- A) don’t watch
- B) aren’t watching
- C) didn’t watch
- D) aren’t watched
______ you have a good time last summer?
- A) do
- B) did
- C) Will
- D) Were
When I saw her, she ______ reading.
- A) was
- B) is
- C) will be
- D) were
Who ______ to Janet ?
- A) is he speaking
- B) was speaking
- C) did he speak
- D) was he speaking
Who ______ Janet ______ to?
- A) is / speaking
- B) does / speaks
- C) did / spoke
- D) were / speaking
______ you often in a hurry?
- A) Are
- B) Did
- C) Do
- D) Was
______ he usually eat very quickly?
- A) Is
- B) Was
- C) Do
- D) Does
Last week______ terrible for me.
- A) did
- B) were
- C) was
- D) had
______ you got a dishwasher ?
- A) Did
- B) Were
- C) Had
- D) Have
A: They are not very fond of chips.
B: Neither______.
- A) do I
- B) am I
- C) I am
- D) I don’t
A: She is studying now.
B: So______.
- A) is her brother
- B) has her brother
- C) her brother is
- D) was her brother
I don’t like maths. I don’t like science, ______.
- A) too
- B) either
- C) so
- D) neither
Galatasaray ______ the championship last year.
- A) was winning
- B) going to win
- C) won
- D) had won
What will you ______ this time tomorrow ?
- A) doing
- B) are doing
- C) did
- D) be doing
Water ______ at 100 centigrade degrees.
- A) is boiling
- B) boils
- C) boil
- D) was boiling
She ______ the prize because she wrote the best composition.
- A) won
- B) to win
- C) is winning
- D) wins
Sally ______ because she doesn’t want to be late.
- A) hurry
- B) is hurrying
- C) is going to hurry
- D) was hurrying
We’ve ______ in Ankara since 1992.
- A) be
- B) being
- C) to be
- D) been
He’s already ______ his homework.
- A) done
- B) doing
- C) does
- D) did
She ______ in Spain for over three years.
- A) has been
- B) be staying
- C) is living
- D) travels
I went to the gym and ______ volleyball.
- A) will play
- B) played
- C) have played
- D) were playing
I______ to learn a lot of new words.
- A) am going
- B) will
- C) will be
- D) going
They ______ basketball when I saw them.
- A) were playing
- B) played
- C) play
- D) are playing
A: Where ______ at three?
B: I was at the library.
- A) have you gone
- B) was he
- C) were you
- D) you saw him
They will be here when ______.
- A) he is coming
- B) you telephoned
- C) your father arrives
- D) she will be there
I always brush my teeth before I ______ to bed.
- A) don’t go
- B) will go
- C) am going
- D) go
I’ll go out after I ______ reading this detective story.
- A) am finishing
- B) finished
- C) finish
- D) will finish
It is a fine day. The sun ______.
- A) was shining
- B) is shining
- C) shines
- D) shining
______ you ever ______ Japanese food?
- A) Did / eat
- B) have / eaten
- C) Have / ate
- D) Do / eaten
A: Shall we go out?
B: No, it ______.
- A) is snowing
- B) snows
- C) was snowing
- D) snowed
It ______ snowing for five hours.
- A) has been
- B) is
- C) was
- D) will be
My brother never ______ football when he was younger.
- A) didn’t play
- B) played
- C) doesn’t play
- D) will play
A: Do you mind if I ______ your dictionary?
B: No, that’s all right.
- A) will use
- B) used
- C) use
- D) to use
She always ______ about her weight when she was younger.
- A) worries
- B) worry
- C) will worry
- D) worried
It ______ cloudy tomorrow.
- A) was
- B) to be
- C) will be
- D) has been
She is going ______ a dentist.
- A) being
- B) to be
- C) be
- D) will be
A: Would you like a cigarette?
B: No, thanks______.
- A) I am not smoking
- B) I don’t smoke
- C) I didn’t smoke
- D) I haven’t smoked
I’m tired, so I ______ to bed.
- A) went
- B) have gone
- C) am going
- D) had gone
When Fred ______ happy he sings.
- A) will be
- B) was
- C) is
- D) has been
Has he ever ______ to Paris ?
- A) been
- B) were
- C) was
- D) go
A: Where is your mother?
B: She’s ______ to the dry-cleaner’s.
- A) been
- B) went
- C) gone
- D) goes
We ______ to a new flat next week.
- A) are moving
- B) moved
- C) to move
- D) moving
I’ll wait until he ______.
- A) arrives
- B) will arrive
- C) is arriving
- D) arrived
He’s been ______ since nine-thirty.
- A) studies
- B) studied
- C) study
- D) studying
How long ______ you ______ learning English ?
- A) do / do
- B) did / do
- C) have / been
- D) have / done
What ______ UNICEF mean ?
- A) is
- B) does
- C) do
- D) was
When they ______ she was vacuuming the house.
- A) arrive
- B) will arrive
- C) were arriving
- D) arrived
This time tomorrow I ______ visiting my parents.
- A) was
- B) will be
- C) have been
- D) been
How many people ______ to the meeting yesterday?
- A) come
- B) did come
- C) came
- D) are coming
When she ______ her room, she broke her reading lamp.
- A) was cleaning
- B) is cleaning
- C) cleaned
- D) were cleaning
Our friends are going to be late, ______?
- A) aren’t we
- B) do we
- C) are they
- D) aren’t they
Let’s ______ this crossword puzzle together.
- A) do
- B) doing
- C) did
- D) to do
It is very cloudy. I am sure it’s ______.
- A) rained
- B) rains
- C) going to rain
- D) will rain
I ______ the doctor next week.
- A) am seeing
- B) saw
- C) have seen
- D) had seen
John is eating too much. ______.
- A) He is going to get fat
- B) He spends a lot of money
- C) Give him some more
- D) He was very thin
He ______ never ______ a camel before he came to Turkey.
- A) has / seen
- B) did / see
- C) will / see
- D) had / seen
A: When are you going to do your homework?
B: I’ve ______ done it.
- A) yet
- B) still
- C) already
- D) soon
My young brother ______ three centimeters this month.
- A) grew
- B) has grown
- C) is growing
- D) grown
I arrived at he bus station late yesterday. When I got there, my bus ______.
- A) left
- B) has left
- C) leaves
- D) had left
When I ______ home my father wasn’t there. He had gone out.
- A) arrive
- B) had arrived
- C) arrived
- D) will arrive
I’ll phone Mike as soon as I ______ any news.
- A) will get
- B) get
- C) got
- D) had got
A: Where is Ken?
B: I think he ______ a bath.
- A) was having
- B) has
- C) is having
- D) took
Sarah ______ Simon for a long time.
- A) has known
- B) knew
- C) doesn’t know
- D) didn’t know
Robert de Niro began acting in the 1970s. He has been ______ for about 35 years.
- A) acted
- B) acting
- C) acts
- D) to act
It started raining on Saturday. It hasn’t ______ since then.
- A) stopping
- B) stops
- C) had stopped
- D) stopped
When did Fatih Sultan conquer Istanbul? Istanbul ______ by Fatih Sultan in 1453.
- A) was conquered
- B) conquered
- C) be conquered
- D) is conquered
Turkish is ______ in Turkey.
- A) speaks
- B) spoke
- C) spoken
- D) be spoken
A: Who wrote “War and Peace”?
B: It ______ by Leo Tolstoy.
- A) is written
- B) wrote
- C) writes
- D) was written
That film has ______ on TV.
- A) showed
- B) been shown
- C) shown
- D) showing
She______ to hospital yesterday.
- A) was taken
- B) took
- C) is taken
- D) can take
They grow coffee in Brazil. Coffee is ______ in Brazil.
- A) grown
- B) grows
- C) grew
- D) grow
A: Where did the gunman shoot President Kennedy?
B: He ______ in Dallas, Texas.
- A) is shot
- B) shoots
- C) was shot
- D) been shot
I’ll do everything. Everything ______ done.
- A) is
- B) was
- C) has
- D) will be
America ______ in 1492.
- A) discovered
- B) was discovered
- C) has been discovered
- D) is discovered
Many cameras ______ in Japan.
- A) is made
- B) was made
- C) are made
- D) make
The English test ______ yesterday.
- A) given
- B) gave
- C) is given
- D) was given
A: Did Alexander Graham Bell invent the telephone?
B: Yes, it ______ invented by him.
- A) was
- B) has been
- C) is being
- D) to be
French ______ in our school.
- A) isn’t taught
- B) doesn’t teach
- C) taught
- D) teaches
The 1990 World cup for football ______ in Italy.
- A) was played
- B) was being played
- C) has been played
- D) will be played
The computer ______ delivered tomorrow.
- A) are
- B) was
- C) has
- D) will be
Experiments are often ______ by scientists.
- A) do
- B) done
- C) doing
- D) been
A patient ______ by a doctor.
- A) examined
- B) is examining
- C) will examine
- D) is examined
The electric light bulb ______ by Edison.
- A) invented
- B) invents
- C) is invented
- D) was invented
The history exam ______ given next Friday.
- A) was
- B) will be
- C) were
- D) are
The letter ______ by the secretary now.
- A) is being typed
- B) typing
- C) typed
- D) types
Television ______ by millions of people every day.
- A) watches
- B) watched
- C) is watched
- D) are watched
Why ______ you learning English ?
- A) will
- B) are
- C) have
- D) did
Julia ______ feeling well this morning.
- A) aren’t
- B) doesn’t
- C) didn’t
- D) wasn’t
I ______ tired today.
- A) feeling
- B) is feeling
- C) were feeling
- D) felt
A: I’d like a salad.
B: So ______.
- A) I will
- B) would I
- C) did I
- D) am I
How long has he ______ that old car?
- A) had
- B) buy
- C) sold
- D) have
______ there a toilet upstairs ?
- A) Is
- B) Does
- C) Will
- D) Did
My English is ______ better.
- A) gets
- B) will get
- C) get
- D) getting
A: Why are you late?
B: I ______ on the wrong bus.
- A) get
- B) got
- C) am getting
- D) will get
The French Revolution ______ about 200 years ago.
- A) had happened
- B) happen
- C) happening
- D) happened
A: Who discovered penicillin?
B: ______?
- A) Penicillin was discovered by him
- B) It was discovered by Alexander Fleming
- C) It has been discovered by Fleming
- D) Alexander Fleming may discover penicillin
A: Was Kennedy killed by Lee Harvey Oswald?
B: Yes, ______.
- A) Lee Harvey Oswald was killed by Kennedy
- B) Lee Harvey Oswald killed Kennedy
- C) He is killed by Lee Harvey Oswald
- D) Kennedy killed Lee Harvey Oswald
Who ______ next to you now?
- A) sits
- B) is sitting
- C) sit
- D) sitting
A: Can I speak to Mr. Rich?
B: I’m sorry, he ______.
- A) is sleeping
- B) sleeps
- C) slept
- D) was sleeping
Lucy often ______ red.
- A) wear
- B) is wearing
- C) worn
- D) wears
A: How was the party?
B: Very nice but Thomas ______ too much.
- A) drinks
- B) drunk
- C) drink
- D) drank
We can’t eat rice before it’s ______.
- A) cooked
- B) cooking
- C) cooks
- D) to cook
You cannot take good photographs when it ______ cloudy.
- A) was
- B) been
- C) be
- D) is
It was raining when I ______ the house this morning.
- A) leave
- B) leaving
- C) left
- D) have left
Bread ______ from wheat.
- A) is made
- B) made
- C) are made
- D) was made
She ______ to the market just now.
- A) goes
- B) went
- C) is going
- D) going
I saw you on the bus yesterday. Where ______ you ______?
- A) are / going
- B) did / went
- C) will / go
- D) were / going
Our house ______ painted at the moment.
- A) was
- B) is
- C) is being
- D) has been
She’s going ______ an operation.
- A) having
- B) to have
- C) will have
- D) has
______ the meat smell bad?
- A) Is
- B) Was
- C) Does
- D) Do
I ______ them since Tuesday.
- A) I didn’t see
- B) don’t see
- C) haven’t seen
- D) hasn’t seen
A: How did he die?
B: He ______ in the earthquake.
- A) killed
- B) had killed
- C) was killed
- D) is killed
A: Do they allow smoking?
B: No, smoking ______ inside the terminal building.
- A) doesn’t allow
- B) wasn’t allowed
- C) hasn’t been allowed
- D) is not allowed
Are girls______ the same opportunities as boys?
- A) given
- B) be given
- C) to be given
- D) gave
The road has ______ to traffic.
- A) been closed
- B) been closing
- C) closing
- D) be closed
Has the country ______ by pollution ?
- A) be spoiled
- B) spoiled
- C) been spoiling
- D) been spoiled
How many languages ______ in Switzerland?
- A) spoken
- B) are spoken
- C) are speaking
- D) spoke
The first pyramids of Egypt ______ around 3000 BC.
- A) was built
- B) built
- C) were built
- D) were building
Walt Disney ______ the cartoon character Mickey Mouse.
- A) created
- B) was created
- C) had been created
- D) has been created
This problem ______ at the last meeting.
- A) was discussed
- B) has been discussed
- C) discussed
- D) will be discussed
A: Who does the ironing in your family?
B: It_____ by grandmother.
- A) is being done
- B) is done
- C) has been done
- D) was done
A: Are they _____ down that old house?
B: Yes, it is being pulled down.
- A) pulling
- B) pulled
- C) have pulled
- D) were pulling
A: ______ they sell their car ?
B: Yes, their car will be sold.
- A) Will
- B) Do
- C) Did
- D) Are
A: Who is going to clean the office?
B: ______.
- A) My mother cleaned it
- B) It was cleaned
- C) It’s already been cleaned
- D) It is not clean
A: ______?
B: Tomorrow.
- A) Where was the old man taken
- B) When was he arrested
- C) Why is he going to Istanbul
- D) When will the hospital be opened
A: Water the plants, please.
B: ______.
- A) Yes, I did
- B) They were watered
- C) They’ve already been watered
- D) No, not yet.
A man ______ by the police last night.
- A) arrested
- B) was arrested
- C) was arresting
- D) were arrested
The Mona Lisa ______ by Leonardo da Vinci.
- A) painted
- B) were painted
- C) is painted
- D) was painted
A new motorway ______.
- A) is being built
- B) was building
- C) have already been built
- D) is building
Someone has opened this letter. This letter ______.
- A) have been opened
- B) has been opened
- C) was opened
- D) has opened
When ______ television ______?
- A) did / invent
- B) was / invent
- C) was / invented
- D) is / invented
I ______ you were in hospital.
- A) don’t know
- B) didn’t know
- C) am not known
- D) wasn’t known
The doctor says he ______ a few weeks’ rest.
- A) needs
- B) is needed
- C) need
- D) needed
She ______ married next month.
- A) has got
- B) is going to get
- C) has been
- D) had got
One of my uncles ______ just ______.
- A) have / died
- B) has / died
- C) was / died
- D) is / dying
I ______ never ______ such a beautiful house.
- A) am / seen
- B) has / seen
- C) had / seen
- D) have / seen
The dentist ______ my tooth out the other day.
- A) will take
- B) is taking
- C) took
- D) was taken
We played tennis until______.
- A) school opens
- B) the weather gets cold
- C) we got tired
- D) it starts raining
When he ______ angry he always starts shouting at everyone.
- A) is getting
- B) gets
- C) got
- D) will get
The book, Gone With the Wind, ______ by Margaret Mitchell.
- A) wrote
- B) was written
- C) are written
- D) were written
How long ago ______?
- A) does she study in the library
- B) will she stay in Paris
- C) did they leave
- D) have you known her
The restaurant______ very crowded. They couldn’t find anywhere to sit down.
- A) was
- B) is
- C) were
- D) has been
They missed their plane because they______ home early.
- A) came
- B) didn’t get
- C) called
- D) didn’t leave
Who ______ you they were moving?
- A) tell
- B) told
- C) tells
- D) was told
A: When ____ the next train ____ for Liverpool?
B: In eight minutes.
- A) did / leave
- B) has / left
- C) had / left
- D) does / leave
It is the best holiday I ______ ever ______.
- A) have / had
- B) am / having
- C) had / had
- D) was / having

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Students who want help with English grammar. It is written for you to use without a teacher. Will be useful for you if you are not sure of the answers to questions like these: - What is the difference between I did and I have done? - When do we use will for the future? - What is the structure after I wish? - When do we say used to do and when do we say used to doing? - When do we use the? - What is the difference between like and as? These and many other points of English grammar are explained and there are exercises on each point.

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