1. ----Where ______ the recorder? I can’t see it anywhere.
----I _____ it right here, but now it is gone.
A. did you put, have put
B. have you put, put
C. had you put, have put
D. were you putting, have put
2. ----When ____ again?
----When he _____, I’ll let you know.
A. he comes, come
B. will he know, will come
C. he come, will come
D. will he come, comes
3. Hello, I _____ you _____ in London, how long have you been here?
A. don’t know, were
B. hadn’t known, are
C. haven’t known, are
D. didn’t know, were
4. They asked me to have a drink with them. I said that it was at least ten years since I ____ a good drink.
A. had enjoyed
B. was enjoying
C. enjoyed
D. had been enjoying
5. Tom was disappointed that most of the guests ____ when he ____ at the party.
A. left, had arrived
B. had left, had arrived
C. left, arrived
D. had left, arrived
6. My brother ____ while he ___ his bicycle and hurt himself.
A. fell, was riding
B. fell, were riding
C. had fallen, rode
D. had fallen, were riding
7. The new secretary is supposed to report to the manager as soon as she ____.
A. will arrive
B. arrives
C. is arriving
D. is going to arrive
8. ----Come in, Peter, I want to show you something.
----Oh, how nice of you! I ____ you _____ to bring me a gift.
A. never think, are going
B. never thought, were going
C. didn’t think, are going
D. hadn’t thought, were going
9. When I was at college I _____ three foreign language, but I _____ all except for a few words of each.
A. spoke, had forgotten
B. spoke, have forgotten
C. had spoken, had forgotten
D. had spoken, have forgotten
10. The volleyball match will be put off if it ______.
A. will rain
B. rains
C. rained
D. is raining
11. Mary ______ a dress when she cut her finger.
A. made
B. is making
C. was making
D. makes
12. The students ____ busily when Miss Brown went to get a book she ____ in the office.
A. had written, left
B. were writing, left
C. had written, had left
D. were writing, had left
13. ----We haven’t heard from Jane for a long time.
----What do you suppose ____ to her?
A. was happening
B. to happen
C. has happened
D. having happened
14. ----Do you know our town at all?
----No, this is the first time I ____ here.
A. was
B. have been
C. came
D. am coming
15. Tom ___ into the house when no one ____.
A. slipped, was looking
B. had slipped, looked
C. slipped, had looked
D. was slipped, looked
