Test 3. Perfect / perfect progressive tenses

Use the necessary tense form instead of the infinitives in brackets.

1. – Why are you looking so unhappy? – I (lose) my purse.

2. He knows Africa well because he (travel) a lot there.

3. You (write) your composition for 2 hours and can’t finish the work.

4. Sam was upset because Judy (not come).

5. Alice promised to come, but she is still absent. Something (happen) to her.

6. By the time you return home, they (leave).

7. I saw a nice kitten after I (open) a box.

8. She (work) as a librarian for 5 years, when she wants to find a better job.

9. The children are drawing. They (draw) since the time they came home.

10. Before I wrote all my letters, I (go) to the kitchen to make some coffee.

11. George (collect) coins since his childhood. By now he (collect) more than a thousand, he doesn’t know where to put them.

12. … he (tell) you anything about his summer plans?

13. The Hills managed to arrive exactly on time because they (take) a taxi.

14. I’m very happy to see you. I (not see) you for ages.

15. We were late. The movie (start) an hour before.

16. She was the kindest person I ever (meet).

17. My aunt (live) in the country all her life.

18. We (walk) in the forest for 40 minutes when we saw a house.

19. Julia (finish) all the house work by 3 o’clock and we’ll go for a walk.

20. Look! Somebody (break) my computer.

Final tests active voice (25 points)

Choose the correct variant

1. Jack (phone) me last night. He is on holiday in Germany. He (have) a nice time.

a) has phoned; b) phoned;

c) had phoned; d) would phone;

e) has been having; f) has;

g) is having; h) has had.

2. In summer Nick usually (play) golf three times a week.

a) is playing; b) has been playing;

c) plays; d) has played.

3. I (stay) with my friends until I find a flat.

a) stay; b) am staying;

c) have been staying; d) stayed.

4. We (see) Rose two days ago.

a) had seen; b) have seen;

c) saw; d) were seeing.

5. This time last year I (live) in Turkey.

a) lived; b) had been living;

c) had lived; d) was living.

6. Would you like something to eat? No, thank you. I just (have) breakfast.

a) had; b) have had;

c) have been having; d) had had.

7. It’s the second time he (drive) a car.

a) drives; b) is driving;

c) has driven; d) has been driving.

8. I (look) for you for the last half hour.

a) have been looking; b) is looking;

c) look; d) looked.

9. Jill (write) three letters today.

a) wrote; b) had written;

c) has written; d) was writing.

10. I (learn) French for a long time.

a) learn; b) am learning;

c) have been learning; d) would learn.

11. I did Spanish at school but I (forget) most of it.

a) forgot; b) had forgotten;

c) have forgotten; d) should forget.

12. The man I (see) yesterday (tell) me he never (use) a computer.

a) saw; b) had seen;

c) has seen; d) would see;

e) had told; f) has told;

g) told; h) was telling;

i) used; j) had used;

k) was using; l) has used.

13. We (play) for half an hour when it (start) to rain.

a) played; b) were playing;

c) had been playing; d) have played;

e) has started; f) started;

g) had started; h) was starting.

14. They (have) a car when they (live) in London.

a) have had; b) had had;

c) have been having; d) had;

e) had lived; f) were living;

g) had been living; h) have lived.

15. The film (begin) at 7 o’clock.

a) will begin; b) is beginning;

c) would begin; d) begins.

16. I hope he (come) soon.

a) will come; b) would come;

c) will be coming; d) comes.

17. Tomorrow at 10 o’clock I (watch) the football match.

a) will watch; b) will be watching;

c) will have watched; d) would watch.

18. I was very tired, so I (go) to bed very early.

a) went; b) have gone;

c) had gone; d) would go.

19. Is it raining? No, but the ground is wet. It (rain).

a) was raining; b) has been raining;

c) rained; d) had rained.

20. The phone rang when I (read) a newspaper.

a) read; b) was reading;

c) have been reading; d) had read.