Exercise 1

Question 1: He often lets other people _______ ahead.

A. move

B. to move

C. moving

Question 2: Would you mind _______ me lunch?

A. buy

B. to buy

C. buying

Question 3: I prefer ________ to walking.

A. drive

B. to drive

C. driving

Question 4: ________ on this beach is very pleasant.

A. Lie

B. To lie

C. Lying

Question 5: I tried _________ it to him, but he didn’t understand.

A. explain

B. to explain

C. explaining

Question 6: After _________ the conditions I left.

A. hear
 B. to hear

C. hearing

Question 7: I suggested _________ out in the rain.

A. not go

B. not to go

C. not going

Question 8: I decided _________ for the competition.

A. enter

B. to enter

C. entering

Question 9: Some people seem _______ very kind.

A. be

B. to be

C. being

Question 10: I have a passion for _________ to the newspapers.

A. write

B. to write

C. writing

Exercise 2

Question 1: She cooks for _______ every day.

A. myself

B. herself

C. himself
Question 2: (Sue and Simon) ___________ are twins.

A. We

B. They

C. It

Question 3: My mother – _________.

A. She

B. He

C. It

Question 4: We would like to buy a house ____ overlooks West lake.

A. who

B. whose

C. where

D. which

Question 5: My uncle works in a factory. _____ says _____ is a noisy place.

A. he/ him

B. her/ it

C. he/ it

Question 6: You must learn your lesson _____. Nobody can do it for you.

A. herself

B. himself

C. yourself

Question 7: The teacher said to the class, “When _____ finish your work, please
pass _____ up to me.”
 A. you/ him

B. you/ it

C. he/ it

Question 8: James goes and hides _____ behind the curtain.

A. herself

B. himself

C. yourself

Question 9: The window – _____.

A. They

B. She

C. It

D. He

Question 10: Please don’t tell ______ about _____.

A. her/ me

B. her/ I

C. She/ I

Exercise 3

Question 1: My father waters this flower every morning.

-> This flower __________ every morning by my father.

A. was watered

B. is watered

C. will be watered

Question 2: George is getting______ Lisa.

B. marry to

C. married with

D. married to

Question 3: Someone was cleaning the room when I arrived.

A. The room cleaned when I arrived.

B. The room was being cleaned when I arrived

C. The room was cleaned when I arrived.

D. The room was cleaning when I arrived

Question 4: They built this house 100 years ago.

A. This house was built 100 years ago.

B. This house was being built 100 years ago.

C. This house being built 100 years ago.

D. This house built 100 years ago.

Question 5: He has made no mistakes in his composition.

A. His composition has made no mistakes.

B. No mistakes have made in his composition.

C. No mistakes have been made in his composition.

D. A & C are correct.

Question 6: “When can I have my car back?” “I think it’ll ______ late this
afternoon.”

A. finish

B. be finished
 C. have finished

D. be finish

Question 7: You mustn’t use this machine after 5.30.

E. This machine mustn’t be used after 5.30.

F. This machine mustn’t used after 5.30.

G. You mustn’t be used this machine after 5.30.

H. A & C are correct.

Question 8: Mary is cutting a cake with a sharp knife.

A. A cake is cut with a sharp knife by Mary.

B. A cake is being cut with a sharp knife by Mary.

C. A sharp knife is cut with a cake by Mary.

Question 9: The teacher is going to tell a story.

A. A story be told by the teacher.

B. A story is going to tell by the teacher.

C. A story is going to be told by the teacher.

D. A story is going to tell the teacher.

Question 10: “______ about the eight o’clock flight to Chicago?” – “Not yet.”

A. Has been an announcement made

B. Has an announcement made

C. Has an announcement been made

D. Has been made an announcement

Exercise 4

1. I ............Louisiana state University.

B. attend

C. was attending

D. attended

2. He has been selling motorcycles.................

A. ten years ago

B. since ten years

C. for ten years ago

D. for ten years

3. Columbus............America more then 400 years ago.

A. discovered

B. has discovered

C. had discovered

D. he has gone

4. He fell down when he ............towards the church.

A. run

B. runs

C. was running

D. had run

5. We ............there when our father died.

A. still lived

B. lived still

C. was still living

6. They ............ping pong when their father comes back home.

A. will play

B. will be playing

C. play

D. would play

7. By Christmas, I.............for you for 6 months.

A. Shall have been working

B. shall work

C. have been working

D. shall be working

8. I............in the room now.

A. am being

B. was being

C. have been being

D. am

9. I.............to New York three times this year.

A. have been

B. was

C. were

D. had been

10. I will come and see you before I.............for America.

A. leave
B. will leave

C. have left

D. shall leave

11. The little girl asked what .............to her friend.

A. has happened

B. happened

C. had happened

D. would have been happened

12. John ............a book when I saw him.

A. is reading

B. read

C. was reading

D. reading

13. He said he............return later.

A. will

B. would

C. can

D. would be

14. Jack.............the door.

A. has just opened

B. open

C. will have opened

D. opening
15. I have been waiting for you...............

A. since early morning

B. since 9 a.m

C. for two hours

D. all are correct

16. My sister............for you since yesterday.

A. is looking

B. was looking

C. has been looking

D. looked

17. Jack............the door.

A. has just painted

B. paint

C. will have painted

D. painting

18. The train............half an hour.

A. has been leaving

B. left

C. has left

D. had left

19. We............Doris since last Sunday.

A. don't see

B. haven't seen
C. didn't see

D. hadn't seen

20. When I last saw him, he............in London.

A. has lived

B. is living

C. was living

D. has been living

21. After I...............lunch, I looked for my bag.

A. had

B. had had

C. have has

D. have had

22. By the end of next year, George...............English for 2 years.

A. will have learned

B. will learn

C. has learned

D. would learn

23. The man got out the car,...............round to the back and opened the boot.

A. walking

B. walked

C. walks

D. walk

24. For several years his ambition...............to be a pilot.

B. has been

C. was

D. had been

25. Henry............into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

A. was going

B. went

C. has gone

D. did go

26. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ............dinner.

A. finish

B. finishes

C. will finish

D. shall have finished

27. Before you asked, the letter...............

A. was written

B. had been written

C. had written

D. has been written

28. Ask her to come and see me when she............her work.

A. finish

B. has finished

C. finished
D. finishing

29. Oil ............if you pour it on water.

A. floated

B. floats

C. will be floated

D. float

30. The dancing club.............north of the city.

A. lays

B. lies

C. located

D. lain