1. He is still ill but he … better slowly.
A) gets B) got C) has got D) is getting
2. How often … Ann … television?
A) has/watched B) does/watch
C) will/watch D) is/watching
3. – I’m tired. – Why … you … to bed early?
A) don’t/go B) didn’t/go
C) hadn’t/gone D) weren’t/going
4. I … with some friends until I can find a flat.
A) live B) lived C) am living D) have lived
5. Ron is in London at the moment. He … at the Hilton Hotel.
A) stays B) is staying
C) has stayed D) stayed
6. What … you … about?
A) do/think B) are/thinking
C) did/thought D) were/thinking
7. What … you … Tom will do?
A) do/think B) are/thinking
C) did/thought D) were/thinking
8. What time … you … Ann?
A) do/meet B) will/meet
C) are/meeting D) have/meet
9. The concert this evening … at 7.30.
A) starts B) is starting
C) will start D) has started
10. There is a hole in the bottom of the boat. It is filling up with water very quickly. It …
A) sank B) is going to sink
C) will sink D) has been sinking
11. I can’t meet you tomorrow because my parents … to see me.
A) will come B) come
C) is going to come D) are coming
12. - Please, don’t hurt me.
– Don’t worry, I …
A) won’t B) am not C) don’t D) shall
13. I expect Carol … the job very soon.
A) will get B) is getting C) got D) has got
14. Ann … probably … at about 8 o’clock.
A) is/arriving B) has/arrived
C) did/arrive D) will/arrive
15. Tom is on holiday. He has very little money and he is spending too much too quickly. Before the end of his holiday, he … all his money.
A) will spend B) will be spending
C) has spent D) will have spent
16. I … to the city centre later. Can I get you anything?
A) go B) shall be going
C) went D) have gone
17. Tom … this morning, because he hadn’t time.
A) didn’t shave B) hasn’t shaved
C) isn’t shaving D) hadn’t shaved
18. I saw Jim in the park. He … on the grass and … a book.
A) sat/read B) was sitting/read
C) had sat/read D) was sitting/reading
19. Ann is on holiday. She … to Italy.
A) went B) was going
C) has gone D) had gone
20. Ron … very much this term.
A) hasn’t studied B) didn’t study
C) doesn’t study D) hadn’t studied
21. Tom’s hands are very dirty. He … the car.
A) has been repaired B) has been repairing
C) is repairing D) repaired
22. The car is going again. Tom … it.
A) repaired B) has repaired
C) has been repairing D) is repairing
23. It … two years since I had a holiday.
A) is B) was C) had been D) will be
24. I ... here all my life.
A) live B) am living C) lived D) have lived
25. A: Look! Somebody … milk on the carpet.
B: Well, it … me.
A) has spelt/wasn’t
B) is spilling/hasn’t been
C) has spelt/ didn’t me
D) is spilling/wasn’t
26. Ann wasn’t in when I … her. She … in London.
A) was phoning/were B) phoned/was
C) phoned/had been D) had phoned/was
27. There was a car by the side of the road.
It … down and the driver …
A) broke/repaired
B) was breaking/repaired
C) broke/had repaired
D) had broken/was repairing
28. He was out of breath. He …
A) had run B) had been running
C) ran D) was running
29. I … two books in a day. It’s very easy for me.
A) used to read B) am used to read
C) used to reading D) am used to reading
30. I … until I was 20.
A) used to read B) am used to read
C) used to reading D) am used to reading