Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets

 Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
 
1. Do you often (come)………come……. here ?
 
2. It  (not rain)…………. a lot in summer.
 
What…… your brother (do)………….. now ? I think he (practise)……………. the piano.
 
5. Water (boil)………. at 100oC (degree Celcius).
 
6. He always (listen)………………. to music before  he (go)……………. to bed. 
 
7.What……… your sister often (do)………on Sundays ? – Oh, she just (sleep)… all day.
 
8. The postmen (bring)…………… the letters twice a day.
 
9 The earth (revolve)……………….. round the Sun.
 
10. At  the moment, he (listen)……………. to the new album of Britney.
 
11. Where……………. Loan (study)……………… at this time ?
 
12. It (rain)……………. now.  
 
13. She (make)………………….coffee at the moment.
 
14. Listen! What…………..they(talk)…………………..about?
 
15.She (stay)………………… in bed for 3 days.
 
16. We (go)……………………….on holiday at this time last year. 
 
17. We (close)……………………… our books before we repeated after the teacher.
 
18. Tim (have)…………breakfast after he (clean) his teeth…………… this morning.
 
19. Lan (do)……… her homework before she (leave)…………. for school last Monday.
 
20. I (learn)…………… English since I (be)………….. young.
 
21.We believe that she (recover) ………………from her illness soon.
 
22.I promise I (return) ……………… school on time.
 
23.If it rains, he (stay) ……………… at home.
 
24. My mother (cook)…………..  now. 
 
25.Tom always (get)…………….. up early. He (do)………………… morning exercises and (eat)…… ………….. breakfast.Then he (go)………… to work. He (be)………… never late.   
 
26. How long……………. Bob and Syvia (be)………………… married ?
 
27. Alice and Susan (know)…………………. each other for 6 months.
 
28. My father (not smoke)…………………. for years.
 
29.They (be)…………………... good friends since 1988.
 
30. The patient’s condition (improve)…………………….. much since last night.
 
31. Jill is in London, she (be)………………………. there since last summer.
 
32. She (do)……………..very little work recently.
 
33. My mother (read)……………………. this novel many times.
 
34. Since I (get)……………. that job, I (be)…………… happy.
 
35. Peter (meet)………………………….. Alice in 1986. 
 
36. He (work)………….with her last year.
 
37. Where…………….. (be) Ann yesterday ?
 
38. It (begin)……………… (rain)………………… two hours ago.
 
39. Tom (fall)………. and (hurt)…………… himself while he (ride)……………. his bike.
 
40. When I last (see)……….. him, he (be)…………… in bad health.
 
41. He(watch)……………….TV when she phoned  him yesterday. 
 
42. Where……………. Loan (study)……………… at this time yesterday ?
 
43. I (read)……………….. when the lights went out.
 
44. At 9 o’clock p.m last night, they (watch)……………………… TV.
 
45. He (do)……………….his homework at 6 o’clock p.m yesterday.
 
46. By the time he intends to get to the airport, the plane (take)…………….. off.
 
47. By the year 2012 many people (lose)…………………. their jobs.
 
II. Choose the one word or phrase -A, B, C, D- that best completes the sentence.
 
1.    He has lived here since he ________ here.
 
     A. came     B. has came     C. comes     D. come
 
2.    John________ as a journalist since he ________ from university in 2000. 
 
     A. is working / graduate      B. worked / graduated      
 
     C. had worked / will be graduate      D. has been working / graduated 
 
3.    He does not save as much money as he________ last year. 
 
     A. did      B. does      C. uses      D. did used 
 
4.    She has not written to me________ we met last time. 
 
     A. before      B. since      C. ago      D. for 
 
5.    The police ________ for the thieves at the moment. 
 
     A. have been looking      B. will be looking      C. are looking      D. was looking 
 
6.    Put the raincoat on. It________.
 
     A. had rained      B. will be raining      C. is raining      D. has rained 
 
7.    There________ a lot of furniture in our uncle's house. 
 
     A. is being      B. were      C. are      D. is 
 
8.    Mr. Jones sometimes________ on time for work. 
 
     A. does not get up        B. won't get up     C. had not got up     D. is not going to get up 
 
9.    He ________ for twenty years before he retired last year
 
     A. had been teaching     B. has taught        C. was teaching            D. has been teaching
 
10.                                                                Each of you ________ a share in the work
 
     A. have      B. having     C. has     D. going to have
 
11.                                                                How many times________ them so far?
 
     A. have you seen     B. did you see     C. were you seeing     D. will you see
 
12.                                                                Please send our regards to Tom as soon as you ________ in New York.
 
     A. will arrive     B. is going to arrive     C. arrive     D. arrived
 
13.                                                                By the time the ambulance approached, the man________.
 
     A. would die     B. had died     C. died     D. was dying
 
14.                                                                We________ for going home when it began to rain
 
     A. has prepared     B. are preparing     C. will be preparing     D. were preparing
 
15.                                                                Tim________ his hair while I ________ up the kitchen
 
     A. washed-was cleaned     B. was washing-was cleaning          
 
     C. was washing-cleaned     D. washed-cleaned
 
16.                                                                I am so happy to hear from Mary because I haven’t seen her ________ last year. 
 
     A. for      B. on      C. since     D. later
 
17.                                                                As she ________ a letter last night, the lights suddenly ________ out. 
 
     A. was writing/ went          B. wrote/ went     
 
     C. was writing/ was going     D. writes/ went
 
18.                                                                I ________ my uncle’s home many times when I ________ a child. 
 
     A. visited/ is     B. visits/ was      C. visited/ was     D. visited/ were
 
19.                                                                It ________ me half an hour to get to the supermarket yesterday. 
 
     A. take     B. takes     C. took     D. spent
 
20.                                                                I ________ here for more than 10 years. 
 
     A. have taught     B. taught     C. teach     D. is teaching 
 
21.                                                                As I ________ my homework, he came yesterday afternoon. 
 
     A. did     B. were doing     C. am doing     D. was doing
 
22.                                                                At this time yesterday, everyone ________. in the room. 
 
     A. is dancing     B. was dancing     C. dances     D. danced
 
23.                                                                After Mary________ her degree, she intends to work in her father's company. 
 
     A. will finish      B. is finishing      C. finishes             D. will have finished
 
24.          Hân is going to the USA for his holiday. He ________ up for nearly a year now. 
 
     A. has saved      B. is saving      C. saves                   D. has been saving     
 
25.          "Did you have a good time abroad?" - She asked me if ________.
 
     A. I have a good time abroad .    B. I had good time abroad . 
 
     C. I had had a good time abroad .    D. I have had a good time abroad . 
 
26.          ________ this letter ________ last night?
 
     A. Is/ written     B. Is/ wrote     C. Was/ written     D. Were/ written
 
27.          The houses where I used to live ________ very comfortable. 
 
     A. is     B. was     C. are     D. were
 
28.          After he ________ English course, he went to England to continue his study. 
 
   A. will finish             B. has finished          C. had finished          D. have been finished 
 
29.          Who ________ when I came?
 
     A. were you talking to        B. are you talking to 
 
     C. you are talking to          D. you were talking to 
 
30.          Please send us a post card as soon as you ________ in London. 
 
     A. will arrive     B. is going to arrive      C. arrive      D. arrived
 
31.          Now he ________ a book about English. I don’t think he will finish it. 
 
     A. writes     B. wrote     C. has written     D. is writing
 
32.          Look! The two boys ________ your window. 
 
     A. were painting     B. painting     C. are painting     D. have painted
 
33.          Before he ________ to bed, he ________ his homework. 
 
     A. went/ has done     B. went/ had done     C. goes/ had done     D. went/ did
 
34.          He is the most wonderful person I ________. 
 
     A. have ever met     B. had ever met     C. ever meet     D. am meeting
 
35.          Millions of dollars ________ spent on advertising every year. 
 
     A. is     B. was     C. are     D. were
 
36.          He found a watch in the street, and then he ________ to return it to the loser.
     A. had tried     B. was trying      C. tried        D. had been trying
 
37.          The Magic Hat __________ at 12 a.m. every Saturday.
 
     A. broadcast                     B. broadcasts                    C. is broadcasting                    D. broadcasted
 
38.          _________ any letters from him lately?
 
     A. Do you receive                                             B. Have you received
 
     C. Are you receiving                                            D. Had you received
 
39.          I _____ a meeting at the office this time tomorrow, so you can phone me later in the evening.
 
     A. have                     B. have had                    C. will have had                    D. will be having
 
40.          The moon __________ around the earth.
 
     A. has moved     B. moves     C. is moving     D. will move
 
41.          She said she __________ that film years before.
 
     A. saw     B. has seen     C. had seen     D. would see
 
42.          She ________ before I came home
 
     A. light     B. is lighting     C. had lit     D. lights
 
43.          We ________ out before 10 p.m last night.
 
     A. go     B. is going     C. goes     D. had gone