TENSES REVISION
I. Choose the best answer to complete the each sentence below
1. He _______to go to the theatre when he lived in the city.
A. not used B. wasn’t used C. didn’t use D. hasn’t used
2. Lam _______that he could meet the aliens from outer space.
A. hopes B. wants C. likes D. wishes
3. A new style of jeans ________in the USA.
A. has just introduced B. has just been introduced
C. were just introduced D. have just been introduced
4. Hoa is sick today, ________she can’t go to school.
A. because B. so C. or D. but
5. If my brother had a car, he_______to work everyday.
A. drives B. drove C. will drive D. would drive
6. ________Jame has an exam tomorrow, she still watches TV.
A. Although B. However C. Therefore D. Even
7. Your uncle bought a new color television, ________?
A. did he B. was he C. didn’t he D. wasn’t he
8. The child ________asleep when he was playing with his toy.
A. fell B. falls C. has fallen D. was falling
9. Our flat is very small. We wish we ________another bedroom.
A. had B. have C. have had D. will have
10. Yesterday morning I got up and looked out of the window. The sun _______but the ground was
very wet.
A. shines B. shone C. was shining D. had shone
11. When the boys came into the house, their clothes were dirty, their hair was untidy, and one of
them had black eye. They _______.
A. fought B. had fought C. was fighting D. had been fought
12. I was very tired when I arrived home. I ________all day.
A. had been worked B. worked C. have worked D. had been working
13. You’re out of breath now. ________?
A. Have you been running B. Have you run

A. have known B. knows C. knew D. haven’t known
27. What __________at 9 o’clock last night?
A. were you doing B. you were doing C. are you doing D. did you do
28. Tom ________hard and felt good about the test he was about to take.
A. studied B. have studied C. hadn’t studied D. had been studying
29. The ground is wet. It ________ since last midnight now.
A. has been raining B. had rained C. has been rained D. rained
30. Susan had already finished the project when he asked for help.
A. already had finished B. had already finished
C. had finished already D. finished
31. Mary ________her rain-coat than it rains havily.
A. no sooner had worn B. had harly worn
C. had hardly worn D. had no sooner worn
32. They ________table tennis with their friends at the moment.
A. play B. are playing C. are played D. played
II. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their meanings
1, ‘Let’s check everything once more.’, said the leader.
The leader suggested …………………………………………………………………………….
2.You’re the worst guitarist in the world.
No one ……………………………………………………………………………………………
3. He didn’t remember anything about it, and neither did you.
He forgot …………………………………………………………………………………………
4. I wish I could speak English fluently.
It is a ……………………………………………………………………………………………
5. My uncle spent five hours repairing the house.
It took …………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. We couldn’t drive fast because of the fogs.
The fog ……………………………………………………………………………………………
7. The bicycle was so expensive that I didn’t buy it.
It was such ………………………………………………………………………………………