1) Yesterday my mother________(wash) dishes, while I__________(watch) a horror movie. a) washed / watched b) was washing / was watching c) washed / was watching 2) Today_____( be) Saturday and we______(have) breakfast in the dining-room now. a) is / are having b) was / had c) will be / have 3) At this time yesterday we_______(not/ have) breakfast together, because we______(be) at work. a) don't have / are b) didn't have / were c) won't have / will be 4) My elder brother_______(be) very intelligent. He______(want) to be a detective a) was / wanted b) will be / will want c) is / wants 5) Tomorrow he________(rest) at the beach with his friends. a) won't rest b) is going to rest c) rested 6) She______(have) a terrible toothache right now._____(you/ have) any pills to relieve the pain? a) is having / will you have b) had / do you have c) has / Do you have 7) _____(you/ see) an accident yesterday evening? No, I_____(not/ see) any accident near our house. a) Do you see/ don't see b) Did you see / don't see c) Did you see / didn't see 8) It________( be) dark and rainy yesterday. Maybe I______(remember) some details later. a) was / will remember b) is / will remember c) was / remembered 9) Why_______(she/ eat) my tasty cake now? I_______(think) she_____(be) really hungry. a) was she eating / thought / was b) is she eating / think / is c) will she eat / think / will be 10) When my parents_____(be) young, they___(be) crazy about "The Beatles". They____(listen) to their songs every day a) are / were / listen b) were / are / listened c) were / were / listened 11) Why___(he/quarrel/always) with his parents? ___(he/not/ know) that they__(be) always right? a) did he quarrel / Didn't he know / were b) does he quarrel / Didn't he know / were c) does he quarrel / Doesn't he know / are 12) My sister_____(hate) eating dessert. I_____(not/can) understand her. a) hates / can't b) hated / can't c) will hate / couldn't 13) ____(you/ notice) that she___(be) anxious last week? a) Do you notice / is b) Did you notice / was c) Did you notice/ is 14) Every morning they_______( take) shower and______(drink) milk at 8.00 a.m a) take / drink b) took / drank c) will take / will drink 15) If he_____(not/ be) hungry, he_____(not/ eat) at all. a) wasn't / didn't eat b) isn't / doesn't eat c) isn't / didn't eat 16) While I___(wait) for my best friend at the corner of the street, my sister____( have) lunch in a restaurant a) wait / has b) waited / had c) was waiting / was having 17) ____(you/ return) all the books to the library? Yes, I____( return) all the books to the library because they were very boring a) Did you return / returned b) Do you return / return c) Will you return / will return 18) My friend_____(collect) all his clothes while I_____(tidy up) my room. a) collects / tidy b) collected / tidied c) was collecting / was tidying 19) He________(not/ eat) pineapples, because he_______(not/ like) their taste. a) doesn't eat / doesn't like b) didn't eat / didn't like c) won'tl eat / won't like 20) He___(taste) pineapples two weeks ago, and he_____never ( eat) them again. a) tasted / will never eat b) will taste / ate c) tastes / eats 21) Your friends___________(travel) in France this summer. a) will travel b) traveled c) were traveling 22) Where___(they/ stay) this week? Usually they____(stay) in a hotel, but this week they___(stay) in my aunt’s house. a) did they stay / stay / were staying b) will they stay / stayed / were staying c) are they staying / stay / are staying

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