Monthly Test No.

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Tenses
A. Use the correct form of verbs in brackets. 1. In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above 8,000 metres. 2. He sometimes (come) __________ to see his arents. !. "hen I (come) __________, she (leave) __________#or Hanoi ten minutes a$o. 4. %y $rand#ather never (#ly) __________ in an air lane, and he has no intention o# ever doin$ so. &. "e ('ust(decide) __________ that we (underta)e) __________ the 'ob. *. He told me that he (ta)e) __________ a tri to +ali#ornia be#ore. ,. I )new that this road (be) __________ too narrow. 8. -i$ht now I (attend) __________ class. .esterday at this time I (attend) __________class. /. 0omorrow I (leave) __________#or home. "hen I (arrive) __________at the air ort, %ary (wait)__________ #or me. 10. %ar$aret (born) __________ in 1/&0. 1y the year 200&, she (live) __________on this earth #or && years. 11. 0he tra##ic was very heavy. 1y the time I ($et) __________to %ary2s arty, everyone (already(arrive) __________ 12. I will $raduate in 3une. I (see) __________ you in 3uly. 1y the time I (see) __________ you, I ($raduate) __________. 1!. I (visit) __________ my uncle2s home many times when I (be) __________ a child. 14. 0hat boo) (lie) __________ on the table #or wee)s. (.ou( not read) __________ it yet4 1&. 5avid (wash) __________ his hands. He ('ust(re air) __________ the 06 set. 1*. (.ou(be) __________here be#ore4 .es, I (s end) __________ my holidays here last year. 1,. "e (never(meet) __________ him. "e don2t )now what he (loo)) __________ li)e. 18. 0he car (be) __________ ready #or him by the time he (come) __________tomorrow. 1/. 7n arrivin$ home, I (#ind) __________that she ('ust(leave) __________a #ew minutes be#ore. 20. "hen we (arrive) __________ in 8ondon toni$ht, it ( robably(rain) __________. 21. It (rain) __________ hard. "e can2t do anythin$ until it (sto ) __________ 22. 8ast ni$ht we (watch) __________06 when the ower (#ail) __________. 2!. 0hat evenin$ we (stay) __________u to tal) about the town where he (live) __________#or some years. 24. I (sit) __________down #or a rest while the shoema)er (re air) __________ my shoes. 2&. Hal# way to the o##ice, 9aul (turn) __________round and ($o) __________bac) home because he (#or$et) __________ to turn the $as o##. 0hen he (continue) __________ $oin$ to his o##ice. 2*. 8ondon (chan$e) __________a lot since we #irst (come) __________ to live here. 2,. "hile we (tal)) __________on the hone, the children (start)__________#i$htin$ and (brea))__________a window 28. He used to tal) to us #or hours about all the interestin$ thin$s he (do) __________ in his li#e. 2/. .ou )now she (stand) __________loo)in$ at that icture #or the last twenty minutes. !0. I (s end) __________ a lot o# time travellin$ since I ($et) __________this new 'ob. !1. "hen I (be) __________ at school, we all (study) __________8atin. !2. "hen I (meet) __________ him, he (wor)) __________as a waiter #or a year or so. !!. :#ter he (#inish) __________ brea)#ast, he (sit) __________down to write some letters. 1

!4. ;he (have) __________a hard li#e, but she2s always smilin$. !&. I thin) 3im (be) __________ out o# town. Score: /35

B. Choose the best answer amongst A, B, C, or D. 1. "hen I last saw him, he _____ in 8ondon. :. has lived 1. is livin$ +. was livin$ 5. has been livin$ 2. "e _______ 5orothy since last ;aturday. :. don2t see 1. haven2t seen +. didn2t see 5. hadn2t seen !. 0he train ______ hal# an hour a$o. :. has been leavin$ 1. le#t +. has le#t 5. had le#t 4. 3ac) ______ the door. :. has 'ust ainted 1. aint +. will have ainted 5. aintin$ &. %y sister ________ #or you since yesterday. :. is loo)in$ 1. was loo)in$ +. has been loo)in$ 5. loo)ed *. I ______ 0e<as ;tate =niversity now. :. am attendin$ 1. attend +. was attendin$ 5. attended ,. He has been sellin$ motorbi)es ________. :. ten years a$o 1. since ten years +. #or ten years a$o 5. #or ten years 8. +hristo her +olumbus _______ :merica more than &00 years a$o. :. discovered 1. has discovered +. had discovered 5. had been discoverin$ /. He #ell down when he ______ towards the church. :. run 1. runs +. was runnin$ 5. had run 10. "e _______ there when our #ather died. :. still lived 1. lived still +. was still lived 5. were still livin$ 11. 0hey ______ table tennis when their #ather comes bac) home. :. will lay 1. will be layin$ +. lay 5. would lay 12. 1y +hristmas, I _______ #or %r. ;mith #or si< years. :. shall have been wor)in$ 1. shall wor) +. have been wor)in$ 5. shall be wor)in$ 1!. I _______ in the room ri$ht now. :. am bein$ 1. was bein$ +. have been bein$ 5. am 14. I ______ to >ew .or) three times this year. :. have been 1. was +. were 5. had been 1&. I2ll come and see you be#ore I _______ #or the ;tates. :. leave 1. will leave +. have le#t 5. shall leave 1*. 0he little $irl as)ed what _______ to her #riend. :. has ha ened 1. ha ened 2

+. had ha ened 5. would have been ha ened 1,. 3ohn ______ a boo) when I saw him. :. is readin$ 1. read +. was readin$5. readin$ 18. He said he _______ return later. :. will 1. would +. can 5. would be 1/. 3ac) ________ the door. :. has 'ust o ened 1. o en +. will have o ened 5. o enin$ 20. I have been waitin$ #or you ______ . :. since early mornin$ 1. since / :% +. #or two hours 5. :ll are correct 21. :lmost everyone _______ #or home by the time we arrived. :. leave 1. le#t +. leaves 5. had le#t 22. 1y the a$e o# 2&, he ______ two #amous novels. :. wrote 1. writes +. has written 5. had written 2!. "hile her husband was in the army, %ary ______ to him twice a wee). :. was readin$ 1. wrote +. was written 5. had written 24. I couldn2t cut the $rass because the lawn mower ______ a #ew days reviously. :. bro)e down 1. has been bro)en +. had bro)en down 5. brea)s down 2&. I have never layed badminton be#ore. 0his is the #irst time I _____ to lay. :. try 1. tried +. have tried 5. am tryin$ 2*. ;ince _______, I have heard nothin$ #rom him. :. he had le#t 1. he le#t +. he has le#t 5. he was le#t 2,. :#ter I _______ lunch, I loo)ed #or my ba$. :. had 1. had had +. have has 5. have had 28. 1y the end o# ne<t year, ?eor$e _______ @n$lish #or two years. :. will have learnt 1. will learn +. has learned 5. would learn 2/. 0he man $ot out o# the car, ________ round to the bac) and o ened the boo). :. wal)in$ 1. wal)ed +. wal)s 5. wal) !0. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was havin$ dinner. :. was $oin$ 1. went +. has $one 5. did $o !1. He will ta)e the do$ out #or a wal) as soon as he ______ dinner. :. #inish 1. #inishes +. will #inish 5. #inishin$ !2. I shall be $lad when he _______. :. had $one 1. did $o +. went 5. has $one !! :s) her to come and see me when she _______ her wor). :. #inish 1. has #inished+. #inished 5. #inishin$ !4. 0urn o## the $as. 5on2t you see the )ettle ________ 4 :. boil 1. boils +. is boilin$ 5. boiled !&. 0om and %ary ______ #or 6ietnam tomorrow. :. leave 1. are leavin$ +. leavin$ 5. are le#t !*. He always ________ #or a wal) in the evenin$. :. $o 1. is $oin$ +. $oes 5. $oin$ !,. Her brother ______ in +anada at resent. !

:. wor)in$ 1. wor)s +. is wor)in$ 5. wor) !8. I ______ to the same barber since last year. :. am $oin$ 1. have been $oin$ +. $o 5. had $one !/. Her #ather ______ when she was a small $irl. :. dies 1. died +. has died 5. had died 40. 8ast wee), my ro#essor romised that he ________ today. :. would come 1. will come +. comes 5. comin$ Score: /40 C. Choose the n!erline! "art in each sentence #A, B, C, or D $ that nee!s correcting. 1. :#ter %rs. "an$ had returned to her house #rom wor), she was coo)in$ dinner. : 1 + 5 2. 3immy threw the ball hi$h in the air, and 1etty catchin$ it when it came down. : 1 + 5 !. 8inda has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it : 1 + 5 4. 8ast wee) %ar) told me that he $ot very bored with his resent 'ob and is loo)in$ #or a new one. : 1 + 5 &. Havin$ #ed the do$, he was sat down to his own meal. : 1 + 5 *. "hen I turned on my com uter, I was shoc)ed to #ind some 'un) mail, and I 'ust delete it all. : 1 + 5 ,. 0hey are $oin$ to have to leave soon, and so do we. : 1 + 5 8. 0he boss lau$hed when the secretary has told him that she really needed a ay rise. : 1 + 5 /. 0he tele hone ran$ several times and then sto be#ore I could answer it. : 1 + 5 10. 5ebbie, whose #ather is an e<cellent tennis layer, has been layin$ tennis since ten years. : 1 + 5 11. I have seen lots o# interestin$ laces when I went on holiday last summer. : 1 + 5 12. "hen my cat heard a noise in the bushes, she sto ed movin$ and listen attentively. : 1 + 5 1!. I thin) it2s time you must chan$e your way o# livin$. : 1 + 5 14. -o$er #elt the outside o# his oc)et to ma)e sure his wallet is still there. : 1 + 5 1&. "hen I2m sho in$ in the su ermar)et, I ran into an old #riend who I hadn2t met #or #ive years. : 1 + 5 1*. 0he olice arrested the man while he is havin$ dinner in a restaurant. : 1 + 5 1,. 9eter and "endy #irst met in 200*, and they are married #or three years now. : 1 + 5 18. ;ome eo le are believin$ there is li#e on other lanets. : 1 + 5 4

1/. -ecently, the island o# Hawaii had been the sub'ect o# intensive research on the occurrence o# : 1 + 5 earthAua)es. 20. @very mornin$, the sun shines in my bedroom window and wa)in$ me u . : 1 + 5 21. 0he man died as a result o# #allin$ aslee while he drives. : 1 + 5 22. I haven2t #inished the re ort yet, but by the time you return, I will certainly com lete it. : 1 + 5 2!. +aroline has worn her new yellow dress only once since she buys it. : 1 + 5 24. "e2ll be cycled to Hoa2s villa$e at this time ne<t ;unday. : 1 + 5 2&. "hat will you do when your #riends won2t come 4 : 1 + 5 2*. ;omeone was )noc)in$ at the door when I was doin$ the washin$ u . : 1 + 5 2,. %y #riend didn2t drin) any beer since we came to live here. : 1 + 5 28. "e have written to each other when we were in rimary school. : 1 + 5 2/. :#ter brea)#ast, IBm $one to wal) to school with my #riends. : 1 + 5 !0. "ill we $o to the o concert this wee)end #or a chan$e4 : 1 + 5 Score: /30

D. Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one. 1. @i$ht years a$o, we started writin$ to each other. :. "e have rarely written to each other #or ei$ht years. 1. @i$ht years is a lon$ time #or us to write to each other. +. "e wrote to each other ei$ht years a$o. 5. "e have been writin$ to each other #or ei$ht years. 2. %y #ather is tired o# seein$ any violent #ilms. :. %y #ather hasn2t seen a violent #ilm. 1. %y #ather has en'oyed all the violent #ilms he has ever seen. +. %y #ather is worried about missin$ the ne<t violent #ilm. 5. %y #ather never wants to see another violent #ilm. !. :s soon as he waved his hand, she turned away. :. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand. 1. >o sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away. +. ;he turned away because he waved his hand too early. 5. :lthou$h she turned away, he waved his hand. 4. %y #ather hasn2t smo)ed ci$arettes #or a month. :. It2s a month since my #ather last smo)ed ci$arettes. 1. It2s a month a$o that my #ather smo)ed ci$arettes. &

+. It2s a month that my #ather hasn2t smo)ed ci$arettes. 5. It2s a ci$arette that my #ather smo)ed a month a$o. &. %r. 1rown bou$ht this car #ive years a$o. :. %r. 1rown started to buy this car #ive years a$o. 1. It has been #ive years when %r. 1rown bou$ht this car +. %r. 1rown has had this car #or #ive years . 5. It is #ive years a$o since %r. 1rown bou$ht this car. *. I haven2t en'oyed mysel# so much #or years. :. It2s years since I en'oyed mysel# so much. 1. It2s years since I have en'oyed mysel# so much. +. It was years since I had en'oyed mysel# so much. 5. It has been years since I have en'oyed mysel# so much. ,. 3ohn used to write home once a wee) when he was abroad. :. 3ohn doesn2t now write home once a wee) any lon$er. 1. 3ohn en'oyed writin$ home every wee) when he was abroad. +. 3ohn never #or$ot to write a wee)ly letter home when he was abroad. 5. "hen he was abroad, he remembered to write home every wee). 8. 0his is my tenth year wor)in$ in this ban). :. 1y the end o# this year, I will wor) in this ban) #or ten years. 1. I have wor)ed in this ban) #or ten years by the end o# this year. +. 1y the end o# this year, I will have wor)ed in this ban) #or ten years. 5. I had been wor)in$ in this ban) #or ten years by the end o# this year. /. 0he #amous actor was last seen in 2000. :. 0he #amous actor has not been able to see since 2000. 1. >o one has seen the #amous actor since 2000. +. 0he #amous actor didn2t see anyone in 2000. 5. >o one saw the #amous actor until 2000. 10. I came to live here three months a$o. :. It was three months since I lived here. 1. I2ve been livin$ here #or three months. +. I lived here #or three months. 5. I didn2t live here #or three months. 11. ;he is sittin$ in a hotel room. 0hrou$h the window, she sees a #at man. :. ;he loo)s throu$h the window and sees the #at man. 1. ;he and the #at man are in a hotel room. +. 0he #at man wants to o en the window and come in. 5. 0he #at man is loo)in$ in throu$h the window. 12. ;he $oes to the sho s every Criday. :. ;he $oes every day to the sho but not on Criday. 1. It2s not Criday, but she2s $oin$ to the sho s. +. ;he always $oes to the sho s on Criday. 5. ;he never $oes to the sho s on Criday. 1!. "e started wor)in$ here three years a$o. :. "e wor)ed here #or three years. 1. "e have no lon$er wor)ed here #or three years. +. "e have wor)ed here #or three years. *

5. "e will wor) here in three years. 14. It2s a lon$ time since we last went to the cinema. :. "e have been to the cinema #or a lon$ time. 1. "e haven2t been to the cinema #or a lon$ time. +. "e don2t $o to the cinema as we used to. 5. "e wish we went to the cinema now. 1&. I haven2t #inished this boo) yet. :. I2m still readin$ this boo). 1. I have read this boo) be#ore. +. 0he boo) I2m readin$ hasn2t #inished. 5. I will read this boo) some day. 1*. He used to 'o$ every mornin$. :. He en'oys 'o$$in$ every mornin$. 1. He never #ails to 'o$ every mornin$. +. He doesn2t now 'o$ every mornin$. 5. He intended to 'o$ every mornin$. 1,. I have never #elt ha ier than I do now. :. I #elt ha ier be#ore. 1. I #eel ha y now. +. I have never #elt ha y. 5. I have always #elt ha y. 18. He last had his eyes tested ten months a$o. :. He hasn2t had his eyes tested #or ten months. 1. He had not tested his eyes #or ten months then. +. He had tested his eyes ten months be#ore. 5. He didn2t have any test on his eyes in ten months. 1/. ;omeone )noc)ed on the door durin$ my lunchtime. :. I had lunch when someone )noc)ed on the door. 1. "hen I had had lunch, someone )noc)ed on the door. +. I was havin$ lunch when someone was )noc)in$ on the door. 5. I was havin$ lunch when someone )noc)ed on the door. 20. ;teve le#t be#ore my arrival. :. "hen I arrived, ;teve had already le#t. 1. ;teve le#t as soon as I arrived. +. "hile ;teve was leavin$ I arrived. 5. ;teve hadn2t le#t until I arrived. 21. I haven2t been here be#ore. :. 1ein$ here is a leasant e< erience. 1. 0his is the #irst time I have been here. +. I have wished to be here #or lon$. 5. 1e#ore lon$ I will be here. 22. 0he last time I saw -ose was three years a$o. :. I hasn2t seen -ose #or three years. 1. I haven2t seen -ose three years a$o. +. I haven2t seen -ose since three years. 5. I haven2t seen -ose #or three years. ,

2!. "hen we arrived, the children were layin$ DHide and ;ee)E :. 0he children layed DHide and ;ee)E and then we arrived. 1. "hile the children were layin$ DHide and ;ee)E, we arrived. +. "e arrived at the same time the children layed DHide and ;ee)E. 5. "e didn2t arrive until the children layed DHide and ;ee)E. 24. ;he couldn2t #ind the classroom until a#ter the class had be$un. :. ;he went to the wron$ class. 1. ;he was late #or class because she had $ot lost. +. ;he missed the class. 5. ;he had some trouble #indin$ the class but she arrived on time. 2&. 0he boo) costs F1&, &0, but I have only F14, &0. :. I have more than enou$h money to ay #or the boo). 1. 0he boo) costs a little more than I have with me. +. I have 'ust enou$h money to ay #or the boo). 5. I need a #ew more dollars to ay #or the boo). Score: /25 /130

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