1 Gene dinner when his friend called o

1. Gene ………… dinner when his friend called. o A. was eating B. eat C. has eaten D. have eaten

2. While Maria was cleaning the apartment, her husband …………. o • A. slept B. was sleeping B. has slept D. is sleeping

4. At three o’clock this morning, Eleanor…………. . • A. study C. studies o B. has studied D. was studying

5. When Mark arrived, Jonhsons ………. dinner, but they stopped in order to talk to him. o A. went C. had gone B. have gone D. going

6. When the teacher ………. . the room, the stidents were talking. A. was entering o C. entered B. enters D. has been entered

7. We…………this movie last night. A. see C. has seen B. have seen o D. saw

8. At one time Mr. Roberts…………. . this building. o A. owned C. to own B. have owned D. was owning

9. Jose …………. . a letter to his family when hís pencil broke. A. wrote C. have been writing o B. was writing D. writes

10. The policeman read the suspect his rights after he ………. . him. o A. had arrested B. has arrested C. arrested D. to arrest

11. After John ………… his clothes, he began to study. A. has washed C. washing B. washed o D. had washed

12. George …………. . for one hour before the bus came. A. waiting o C. had been waiting B has waited D. was waiting

13. Maria ………. . the university after she had graduated from the community college. A. had entered C. was entering o B. entered D. has entered

14. Jane sent a letter to her university after she ……… her scholarship check. A. received C. had been received B. has receive o D. had received

15. The car ………… ten times before it landed on its roof. A. flipped C. was flipping B. has flipped o D. had flipped

16. We corrected our papers after we………. the quiz. A. have taken B. was taking C. had teken o D. took

17. John ………in Miama for one year when his parents came to visit. A. lived o C. had been living B. has been living D. was living

18. The water ……. . at 100 C. Do you know that ? o A. boils B. was boiling C. has been boiled D. boiled

19. Autum ………. summer. A. followed C. has been following B. is following o D. follows

20. My father ……… in New York. o A. lives C. has lived B. is living D. had lived

21. We ………. at a hotel as we haven’t bought a house yet. A. stay C. stayed o B. are staying D. have stayed

22. I sometimes ………. up until midnight. A. stayed o C. have stayed B. was staying D. stays

23. I ………… a new shirt. o A. have bought B. bought C. was buying D. buys

25. The road is closed. There ……. . an accident. A. is B. are C. been o D. has been

26. The police ………. the two bank robbers. A. arrested C. had arrested o B have arrested D. arrests

27. The ground is wet. It ……. . • A. rains • C. is raining B. rained o D. has been raining

28. She …………. . since she was 8. A. is playing o C. plays D. played B. has been playing

29. Only through diplomatic means can a formal agreement be …………. . o A. reached B. to reach C. reaching D. reach

30. Computers and new methods of communication ………. . have revolutionized the modern office. A. that have o C. have B. to have D. they have

31. A great deal of throught has ………. . into the designing of a concert hall. A. went C. to go B. going o D. gone

32. The helthful properties of fiber have ………. for years. A. known C. knew B. be knowing D. been known o

33. Scientists have speculated that the destruction of Earth’s Ozone layer would ……. us to damaging ultraviolet rays. A. exposed C. expose o B. have exposed D. have been exposed

34. Platinum ………. rare and valuable metal, white in color, and next to a silver and gold, the easiest to shape. o A. is B. was C. has been D. be