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C1. Verbal tenses and time expressions.
Author :
Teacher Ismael
1.
I haven't decided yet about whether to buy a new car or a second-hand one. But ... about it.
A.
I think
B.
I'm thinking
C.
I've thought
2.
All right, you try to fix the televisiont! But I ... you know what you're doing.
A.
hope
B.
am hoping
C.
have hoped
3.
Every year I ... Britain to improve my English.
A.
visit
B.
am visiting
C.
have visited
4.
It's time we turned on the central heating. It ... colder every day.
A.
gets
B.
is getting
C.
has got
5.
Of course, you're Mary, aren't you! I ... you now.
A.
recognise
B.
am recognising
6.
The film of "War and Peace" is very long. It ... over four hours.
A.
lasts
B.
is lasting
C.
has lasted
7.
I can see from what you say that your mornings are very busy! But what ... in the afternoons?
A.
do you do
B.
are you doing
8.
I'm going to buy a new swimming costume. My old one ... any more.
A.
doesn't fit
B.
isn't fitting
C.
hasn't fitted
9.
What's the matter? Why ... at me like that?
A.
are you looking
B.
do you look
10.
I think Mr Wilson ... in this school since 1990 or maybe earlier.
A.
teaches
B.
is teaching
C.
has taught
D.
taught
11.
My sister ... to me once or twice since she's been living in Athens.
A.
was writing
B.
has written
C.
has been writing
D.
had written
12.
According to the memo, we're ... the meeting at noon tomorrow.
A.
having
B.
going have
13.
According to the latest forecast, the tunnel ... .
A.
will be finished next year
B.
will have been finished next year
C.
is finishing next year.
14.
It's no use phoning Bob at the office, he... .
A.
will be leaving
B.
is leaving
C.
will have left
D.
will leave
15.
Everyone says that this year City ... .
A.
are going to win the Cup.
B.
are winning the Cup
C.
win the Cup
D.
will have won the Cup
16.
I don't feel like visiting my relatives this year so ... .
A.
I won't go
B.
I'm not going
C.
I don't go
17.
You can borrow this calculator, I ... .
A.
am not going to need it
B.
am not needing it
C.
won't have needed it
18.
I'm sorry dinner isn't ready yet, but it ... .
A.
is going to be ready in a minute
B.
will have been ready in a minute
C.
will be ready in a minute
19.
Can you send me the results as soon as you ... .
A.
hear anything?
B.
are hearing anything?
C.
will hear anything?
20.
Don't worry about the mistake you made, nobody ... .
A.
is noticing
B.
will notice
C.
is going to notice
D.
will be noticing
21.
How long ... before Val finally turned up?
A.
have you been waiting
B.
are you waiting
C.
you waited
D.
had you been waiting
22.
You ... be so good at backgammon, did you?
A.
never used to
B.
got used to
C.
are used to
D.
wouldn't
23.
Could you tell me, sir, what you ... in the park at three in the morning?
A.
have done
B.
have been doing
C.
were doing
D.
had done
24.
I was angry when you saw me because I ... with my sister.
A.
have been arguing
B.
argued
C.
had been arguing
D.
would argue
25.
"The Black Pirate" ... over a million copies already this year.
A.
had sold
B.
has sold
C.
had been selling
D.
sold
26.
By the time we arrived, the film ... .
A.
has already started
B.
would already start
C.
already started
D.
had already started
27.
We had to walk home in the end because Jimmy ... his car keys.
A.
has been losing
B.
had lost
C.
was losing
D.
had been losing
28.
It took Edward a long time to ... living in Canada.
A.
be used to
B.
used to
C.
get used to
D.
be used
29.
I'd love to have lived in the old days, when people ... to market by horse and carriage.
A.
have been travellng
B.
would travel
C.
got used to travelling
D.
had been travelling
30.
I much preferred it when we ... to Wales every summer on holiday.
A.
used to go
B.
were used to going
C.
had gone
D.
have been going
31.
Your teacher called me today and said that you ... in the playground again.
A.
had been fighting
B.
had fought
C.
have fought
D.
would fight
32.
We are pleased to announce that Keith Danish ... replace Susan Williams as Operations Manager from 24th September.
A.
does
B.
is about to
C.
is to
D.
is due
33.
I ... Penny for her advice, but I'm not so sure that's such a good idea now.
A.
am going to ask
B.
was going to ask
C.
was asking
D.
will ask
34.
Once ... broadband, you won't want to go back to a dial-up connection.
A.
you'll be using
B.
you'll have used
C.
you've been used
D.
you've used
35.
... find out more about the costs before we make a final decision?
A.
Do I
B.
Will I
C.
Shall I
D.
Am I due to
36.
This time tomorrow, Barry will ... across the Pacific for exactly three months.
A.
be rowing
B.
have rowed
C.
have been rowing
D.
row
37.
When ... treating me with some respect at work?
A.
will they have started
B.
are they going to start
C.
are they starting
D.
will they be starting
38.
Were you really just on the point ...?
A.
of resigning
B.
to resign
C.
with resignation
D.
of having resigned
39.
"... she would look up and smile." Which of these expressions can NOT be used here?
A.
Every so often
B.
From time to time
C.
Seldom
D.
Every now and then
40.
"He's missed four classes ..." Which CAN'T you use?
A.
in a row
B.
on the trot
C.
in the long run
D.
running
41.
"We have known each other for ..." Which can't be used?
A.
quite a while
B.
yonks
C.
all the time
42.
Her boss had had it in for her ... the word go.
A.
from
B.
with
C.
of
D.
since
43.
After years of humiliation, it all changed. We started winning everything. ... long last, we had a team we could be proud of.
A.
With
B.
At
C.
For
D.
Since
44.
It was a great job but I would be away from home for weeks ... end.
A.
to
B.
on
C.
in
D.
through
45.
You've been late for the two meetings. Please try to be ... time for this one.
A.
in
B.
on
46.
The meeting was to have taken place in the hall, ...
A.
... but had to be cancelled at the last moment.
B.
... and was well attended.
47.
She was to have appeared with Elvis Presley in his last film...
A.
... and was a tremendous success.
B.
... but the part went to her sister.
48.
Later, in Rome, I was to meet Professor Pearce ...
A.
... but he left before I got there.
B.
... and was very impressed by his knowledge of Italian culture.
49.
The twenty police officers who were to have gone off duty at 8.00...
A.
... went to the Christmas party.
B.
had to remain in the police station.
50.
It was to take 48 hours to get to Japan...
A.
... and we were exhausted when we arrived.
B.
... but we managed to do it in only a day.
51.
After the war he was to teach at London University...
A.
... but no money was available to employ him.
B.
for 10 years.
52.
The bridge was to have been completed this year ...
A.
... but a number of accidents have led to delays.
B.
... and is to be opened by the president next month.
53.
The new road was to have a major impact on traffic in the busy town centre, ...
A.
... making life much easier for commuters.
B.
...but the crowded roads continued.
54.
A barbecue this Sunday? It ... great!
A.
sounds
B.
is sounding
55.
As soon as you ... the email, phone me.
A.
will receive
B.
've received
56.
New shopping malls ... all the time.
A.
have opened up
B.
are opening up
57.
Kate ... the window for new curtains.
A.
measures
B.
is measuring
58.
Unfortunately I ... a birthday party this year.
A.
don't have
B.
'm not having
59.
The show will start any minute now.
A.
The show is currently starting.
B.
The show is about to start.
60.
My brothers still play chess.
A.
My brothers haven't finished their chess game.
B.
My brothers play chess sometimes.
61.
Uncle Ron is here for a week.
A.
Uncle Ron has already spent a week here.
B.
Uncle Ron is spending a week here.
62.
The lecture hall is full of students but Professor Wilkins has not ... arrived.
A.
still
B.
yet
C.
already
D.
just
63.
The staff has known ... that they might lose their jobs.
A.
recently
B.
for long
C.
so far
D.
for a while
64.
"I'm going away next weekend." "Will you ... a camera?"
A.
have taken
B.
be taken
C.
be taking
65.
My watch is ... . It gains five minutes every day.
A.
fast
B.
ahead
C.
forward
66.
He had been working ..., and was exhausted.
A.
for ten solid hours
B.
more often than not
67.
Don't forget that the office closes at four thirty ... on Fridays.
A.
roughly
B.
sharp
68.
The storm ... to be over now.
A.
has appeared
B.
is appearing
C.
appears
69.
"Should I phone Ann now?" "I wouldn't. She ... the baby to bed about now."
A.
is putting
B.
will be putting
C.
will have put
70.
The board ... a new chairman before the next month's meeting.
A.
will have selected
B.
is selecting
C.
has selected
71.
When the athlete retired, she ... professionally for nearly two decades.
A.
had been competing
B.
had competed
C.
was competing
72.
When I ... the final bill, I was horrified.
A.
had seen
B.
saw
C.
have seen
73.
Fran ... his own gifts every Christmas.
A.
would make
B.
was making
74.
The room looked fantastic once it ...
A.
would be painted
B.
had been painted
C.
was painting
75.
"Did Andrew use to visit you often?" "Yes, and he ... me a present whenever he came."
A.
was bringing
B.
brought
C.
had brought
76.
Jack worked late every night that week because he ... on holiday on Friday.
A.
was going
B.
went
77.
"How will you afford driving lessons?" "Well, I ... you and dad could lend me the money."
A.
would hope
B.
have hoped
C.
was hoping
D.
had been hoping
78.
We still see David ... even though he has moved to the other end of town.
A.
in next to no time
B.
from time to time
79.
We waited and waited ans still the bus didn't come. ... the end, we decided to walk.
A.
In
B.
On
C.
At