Water ________ of hydrogen and oxygen., is consisting, consists, has consisted, will consist, Don’t give the chocolate to Helen. She ________ it., hates, is hating, has hated, hated, The Sun ________ us heat and light., will give, is giving, gives, has given, We ________ students, so we ________ to school on weekdays., are / go often, are / often go, are / have often gone, have been / are often going, Every day, Peter ________ at 7 o’clock, ________ breakfast, and then ________ to work at 7.30., has often got / will have / go, often gets up / has / goes, is often getting / having / goes, has often got up / had / went, California ________ in the United Kingdom. It ________ in the US., is not / is, has not been / is, will not be / will be, was not / has been, Cats ________ milk, but birds ________., like / do not, have liked / have not, are liking / are not, were liking / were not, Every day, Sarah ________ her children to school and then ________ home to prepare lunch., is taking / returning, takes / returns, has taken / returned, will take / will return, The sun ________ the ball of fire in the sky that the Earth ________ round., will be / has gone, will be / will be going, is / goes, has been / is going, Sally ________ really hard for her exams this week., takes, is taking, has taken, had taken, Many people ________ living in Seattle because it ________ continually., are hating / is often raining, have hated / will often rain, hate / often rains, hated / was often raining, The sun ________ in the East and ________ in the West., rises / sets, is rising / is setting, has risen / has set, will rise / will set, ________ on the computer now?, Is Peter working, Was Peter working, Has Peter worked, Will Peter be working, Listen! Mr. Jones ________ the piano. You ________ noise., is playing / should not make, plays / will not make, has played / do not make, played / would not make, Right now, Long ________ with his friends. They ________ the differences between British English and American English., sits / discuss, has been sitting / will discuss, was sitting / was discussing, is sitting / are discussing, ________ free this afternoon? No, I ________. What ________? I ________ my dentist., Will you be / will not / have you done / have seen, Have you been / have not / will you do / will see, Are you / am not / do you do / see, Are you / am not / are you doing / am seeing, Listen! Someone ________ at the door. I ________ it., knocks / answer, has knocked / will be answering, was knocking / answered, is knocking / will answer, Every day, John ________ rice and vegetables for lunch, but today he ________ chicken soup and roast beef. Today is his brother’s wedding., has / is having, has / has had, is having / has, has had / has, It ________, so we can’t go to the beach., had rained, rained, is raining, will have rained, My father ________ complete silence when he ________., is wanting / works, wants / is working, has wanted / worked, had wanted / was working, Since 2003 they ________ their son every year., visited, have visited, visit, will visit, Usually, Mr. Pile ________ us Physics but today he ________ ill so Mrs. Young ________ us., teaches / is / is teaching, has taught / is / teaches, is teaching / has been / teaches, taught / was / was teaching, I am sorry I cannot hear what you ________ because everybody ________ so loudly., are saying / will talk, were saying / has talked, have just said / is talking, said / was talking, I ________ the same car for more than ten years. I ________ about buying a new one., have had / am thinking, will have / think, had / will think, am going to have / was thinking, My best friend and I ________ each other for over fifteen years. We still ________ together once a week., were knowing / got, knew / have got, have known / get, had known / are getting, The secretary ________ on the report for more than three hours. She hopes she may finish it by the lunch time., is working, will be working, has been working, had been working, Please turn off the stove. The water ________ for more than fifteen minutes., is boiling, was boiling, has been boiling, will be boiling, In the 19th century, it ________ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon. The trip ________ very rough and often dangerous., took / was, had taken / had been, took / had been, had taken / was, My grandfather ________ a very exciting life. When he was young, he ________ on the farm in the country, where there ________ a lot of cattle and meadows., has / has lived / have been, had / lived / were, was having / had lived / had been, has had / is living / are, Mary ________ on the essay for two hours now and she ________ that she ________ it in one more hour., is working / has hoped / can finish, has been working / hopes / will finish, will have worked / hopes / finishes, had been working / hoped / would finish, I ________ there once a long time ago and ________ back since., went / have not been, have gone / will not be, was going / am not, had gone / was not, Those drivers ________ for three hours when a heavy storm suddenly ________., were driving / broke, drove / was breaking, had driven / was breaking, had been driving / broke, I ________ to visit you yesterday, but you ________ at home., have come / are not, had come / were not, came / were not, was coming / have not been, What ________ when the accident ________?, have you been doing / occurs, are you doing / will occur, will you be doing / has occurred, were you doing / occurred, We ________ TV when it ________ to rain., are watching / will start, have watched / will be starting, had watched / was starting, were watching / started, I ________ a mystery movie on TV when the electricity ________ out., will be watching / is going, watched / was going, was watching / went, have watching / goes, While the doctor ________ Mr. Jones, his son ________ outside this morning., was examining / was waiting, will be examining / are waiting, had been examining / was waiting, are examining / is going to wait, When the boss ________ into the office, his secretary ________, and the accountant ________ on the phones., was walking / has been typing / has been talking, had walked / was typing / had talked, walked / was typing / was talking, had been walking / had typed / talked, The guard ________ to his iPod, so he ________ the fire alarm., had listened / was not hearing, was listening / did not hear, listened / had not heard, was listening / was not hearing, The Titanic ________ the Atlantic when it ________ an iceberg., was crossing / struck, crossed / was striking, had crossed / was striking, crossed / had struck, We were late because we had some car problems. By the time we ________ to the train station, Susan ________ for us for more than two hours., got / had been waiting, had got / were waiting, had been getting / waited, were getting / waited, Mike ________ to sit down because he ________ all day at work., had been wanting / was standing, had wanted / stood, wanted / had been standing, was wanting / had stood, The motorcycle ________ to George for years before Tina ________ it last week., belonged / had bought, was belonging / has bought, had belonged / bought, had been belonging / bought, No matter what ________ next, I ________ you., will happen / support, happened / would have supported, happens / will support, is happening / have supported, Wait a minute. I ________ this box for you., am carrying, will carry, carry, am going to carry, I ________ he ________., do not think / will come, am not thinking / will come, have not thought / comes, will not think / comes, At this time tomorrow, Peter ________ for the graduation examination, so now he ________ very nervous although he ________ hard for more than 3 years., will sit / has been feeling / was learning, will be sitting / feels / has been learning, sits / will feel / is learning, will have sat / is feeling / learns, By this time next summer, you ________ your studies and ________ a job., will be completing / will find, had completed / would find, have completed / find, will have completed / found, By the time I ________ to the office, the meeting ________ without me. My boss ________ furious with me and I ________., will get / begins / is / am fired, am getting / will begin / is going to be / will be fired, got / had already begun / was / was fired, have got / began / has been / am firing, By the time he ________ next month, he ________ for our company for ten years., retires / will have been working, will retire / has been working, has retired / is working, would retired / was working, Look! There are a lot of clouds! It ________ soon., is going to rain, has been raining, will be raining, will have rained, I am busy. I think I ________ my driving test this week., have not taken, am not going to take, will have not taken, do not take, I called you last night after dinner, but you were not there. Where ________? I ________ overtime at the fitness center., has you been / had worked, were you / have worked, were you / was working, you were / worked, For the last hundred years, traveling ________ much easier and very comfortable. Now you ________ from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours., becomes / fly, had become / flew, will have become / will fly, has become / can fly, John ________ for his girlfriend for two hours but she ________. At last, he ________ to the movies without her., has been waiting / does not come / has gone, will wait / has not come / will go, is waiting / will not come / is going, had been waiting / did not come / went, By the time we ________ the letter, Tom ________ for Paris., receive / will have left, had received / left, have received / will have left, received / leaves, By this time tomorrow, we ________ on the beach of Hawaii, where we ________ before., are going to lie / are never, have been lying / will never be, will be lying / have never been, are lying / were never, After the boy ________ that the wallet full of money, he ________ to the police and ________ it in., will find / immediately goes / turns, has found / will immediately go / turn, was finding / went / would return, had found / immediately went / turned, Sandy ________ TV in the living room at the moment. At this time yesterday, she ________ television. That is all she ________ doing the most., watches / also watched / is enjoying, is watching / was also watching / enjoys, is going to watch / has also watched / has enjoyed, will be watching / had also watched / will enjoy, Jeans which ________ by Levi Strauss in 1850 ________ one of the most popular kinds of clothes in our present time., are first made / have been, were first made / were, were first made / are, had been made / would be, He ________ his boss at this time tomorrow., is meeting, has meet, was meeting, will be meeting, – How much is this book? – $10. – OK. I ________ it., will take, take, have taken, took, What ________ since 8 am up to now?, you have been doing, have you been doing, have been you doing, have been doing you, Computers ________ in use since 1946., are, were, have been, had been, ________ to Paris before?, Are you ever, Have you ever been, Will you ever be, Had you ever been, Mr. Pike ________ lunch at home with his wife, but today he ________ lunch with his friends. Mrs. Pike ________ to London since two days ago., is usually having / has / went, has usually had / has / is going, usually has / is having / has gone, will have / has had / goes, John ________ a lot. In fact, when he ________ only two years old, he first ________ to the USA., always travels / was / had flown, has always travelled / was / flew, is always travelling / been / flew, always travelled / was / has flown, Before we ________ a computer, we ________ that typewriter to type our assignments., bought / have used, are buying / use, buy / have used, bought / had used, John ________ in France, but his parents ________ in Cologne, Germany after living there for five years., was born / had met, had been born / met, has been born / meet, is born / have met, We ________ each other one day while John ________ a book in the library and I ________ down beside him., met / was reading / sat, had met / was reading / had sat, meet / is reading / have sat, will meet / reads / sat, John ________ his parents in France at the moment. He ________ in New York, but ________ his parents for the past few weeks., was visiting / live / had visited, has visited / lived / is visiting, is visiting / lives / has been visiting, has been visiting / had live / has been visiting, – ________ to come over for dinner tonight? – Oh, I’m sorry, I can’t. I ________ to a movie tonight with some friends., Have you wanted / will go, Did you want / went, Do you want / am going, Are you wanting / go, He ________ a good day until a thief ________ into his apartment, ________ all his money, and ________ him up., has been having / comes / takes / tied, had been having / came / took / tied, was having / had come / took / tied, is having / is coming / has take / ties, Where ______ on holiday? – I don’t know. We ______ yet., will you go / are not going to decide, are you going / have not decided, have you gone / do not decide, did you go / had not decided, When I ______ the street I ______ somebody call my name., have crossed / hear, had crossed / would hear, am crossing / will hear, was crossing / heard, The train ______ at 8.58, so we ______ in Scotland by lunchtime., leaves / will be, left / have been, has left / were, left / had been, I think by the time we ______ there, Jim ______., get / will have left, got / has left, will get / will leave, had got / left, I ______ the time when I ______ as a teacher., have never forgot / have first worked, am never forgetting / first work, will never forget / first worked, had never forgot / was first working, Women ______ in presidential elections since 1921., vote, have voted, had voted, are voting, By the time the boss ______ at 9.00, his employees ______ for two hours., will arrive / are working, arrives / will have been working, arrived / have been working, has arrived / were working, 81. – I am hungry. I ______ lunch yet. – Don’t worry. I ______ you a sandwich., have not had / will get, do not have / am going to get, will not have / have got, am not having / get, 82. Do you think everything ______ when we ______ from the store?, will be finished / get back, is finished / will get back, is going to finish / are getting back, has been finished / will have got back, 83. Look! Mary ______ a beautiful new dress. She ______ so pretty in the dress., was wearing / looked, wears / has looked, has been wearing / is looking, is wearing / looks, 84. I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we ______ up tomorrow morning, the sun ______., will wake / will shine, are waking / shines, are going to wake / is shining, wake / will be shining, 85. When the president ______ off the plane, the crowd ______ for him for half an hour., gets / will wait, got / had been waiting, had got / was waiting, has got / will be waiting, 86. Jane ______ at my house when you ______., is / will arrive, will be / will arrive, will be / arrive, is / are going to arrive, 87. They ______ here for three years before you ______ last week., have worked / came, have been working / come, was working / had come, had been working / came, 88. These students ______ hard since the beginning of the school year because they ______ their graduation exam next May., studied / are going to take, are studying / will be taking, study / will have taken, have been studying / will take, 89. The students ______ chapter 5 next week, so they ______ to prepare for it now., have studied / will read, are studying / have read, will study / read, will be studying / are reading, 90. By the time John ______ to help, we ______ the work., comes / finished, comes / will have finished, will come / will have, came / have finished, 91. Mary sometimes ______ to turn off the computer before she ______ home., forgot / had gone, has forgot / is going, is forgetting / has gone, forgets / goes, 92. They ______ good preparations before they ______ their final examination yesterday., made / had taken, had made / took, have made / take, will have made / have taken, 93. He ______ a birthday party tomorrow for his daughter who ______ three., is having / turns, will have / had / will turn, is going to have / has turned, has had / is going to turn, 94. When Susan ______ yesterday, Peter ______ dinner. He ______ cooking very much and often ______ the meals himself., phoned / was cooking / likes / prepares, had phoned / cooked / liked / prepared, was phoning / was cooking / has liked / is preparing, has phoned / is cooking / is liking / prepares, 95. They ______ to finish their work because they ______ Los Angeles next Sunday., are needing / visit, need / are going to visit, have needed / are visiting, needed / have visited, 96. At present Mary ______ her clothes. She ______ the clothes on Sundays., is washing / often washes, was washing / has often washed, has washed / is often washing, washes / often washed, 97. I ______ that movie before last night., did not see, has not seen, had not seen, will see, 98. I ______ Lisa at the museum when I ______ to restaurant but she ______ me., was seeing / was going / had not seen, had seen / went / was not seeing, have seen / have gone / does not see, saw / was going / did not see, 99. Ever since human beings ______ the Earth, they ______ use of various form of communication., have inhabited / have made, inhabited / are making, had inhabited / had made, inhabit / make, 100. By the time John ______ the destination, he ______ for about three hours., will get / has walked, gets / will have been walking, has got / walks, is getting / is walking

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