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PAS1 CONTINUOUS TENSE

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Jones, his son ..........outside this morning. a was examining, was waiting b( was examining, is waiting C) is examining, was waiting dl was examining, had been waiting S. m sorry the house is not available any longer. It ..........to a timber tycoon. a is sold b) was being sold c has been sold dl will be sold 6. "Hi, Tom, you look tired." "I am tired. I ......... the living room all day. painted had painted c have been painting dl have painted 7. Shirley .......... a book about China last year but I don't know whether she has finished it. a has written b) wrote c had written d) was writing 8. He ........never.........sincehe nearly............ has . swum, drowned had ... swum, was drowning C) was ... swimming, drowned dl did ... swum, had drowned 9. The members ......... for a new committee in the coming

(8) hears (D) has made heard Explanation: hearing ms osso on3C13 o10 7n3o51 snie e160 I • Explanation: aomsmo6m iocomcth. 6nJo91 Wake up gcn LO,](D) 63e 3310)33S m6fl. si3 msffn p1sm. micaii past I infinitive ocm1. 50O(3) infinitive aiaj6n owsaim time o3o1)138 0010096n3th. macmlcnoc3Z simple past tense I Answer: (A) hear -sn iuflpon. Answer: (D) has made 10. Aaron ......... Rs 800.00 for that bag. 4. They ............. when they are (B) paid (A) pay ready. (D) paying (C) pays )A) come (B) came Explanation: (C) will come (D) have come 0I3th,o (DOTh3S J0O)CrD0) N Explanation: ar6n3 6nJOU5 fl3531e6)15I3T m11cm ø0Jn1)36fl. 0J36310 0`00K510 jo6ii J0cm(th. MMIMD& io ml la3 013 013 future tense (011308 036 nlQ6cB3)6)C)J(fl) Answer: (C) will come am(1J36)30. cma,,1jou8 simple past tense-J JEO)3 5.Judy..... ...... watching L& cnlO6)6n). horror films although she has Answer: (B) paid nightmares afterwards. (A) like (B) likes (D) will like (C) liked EXERCISE: N Explanation: Although-ni 0J30 1. We .......... TV when it started present tense-J36rT. 530)ln)3 ma(ntenseaS to rain. aS gzmmnj ooism0. A, B ml0I(Q36nS a) were watching are watching present tense-aS le c have been watching (13. 22muW CDl6rfl3U3 (3)le2)3fl)l6)3. Judy dl had been watching 2.There are a lot of clouds! It 331)3ø6,. Answer: (B) likes soon. a) will rain b> is going to rain 6. It ...... .... every aftemoon for the was raining past week. The weather forecast dl has been raining predicts rain for next week too. is raining 3.1 ......... for my girlfriend for two was raining hours. a was waiting has been raining bI am waiting had been raining Explanation: C) have been waiting will be waiting For the past week 3)01) (5l)0(0)o olm1o136jn'nd iu1ooe. 4. While the doctor ........... Mr aiao ,jou3 'sd tense ooino an Answer (C) has been raining

1. Who ......food in your family when your Mom is away? a cooks b> is cooking has been cooking cooked Answer: a cooks 2. Where is John? - He ......his car in the garage. a) repairs bI is repairing Cl has repaired repaired Answer: b> is repairing 3.1 love this film. I ..... It four or

meeting. a were voting b) are voting c had voted d) have noted 10. Charles ............. his father in the shop until school ...... a was helping, will start b( helped, was starting c is helping, starts dl has helped, is starting

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a will get b) will be getting c will have gotten d) will have been getting Answer b( will be getting 7. You arrived two days ago. You are going to leave next Sunday. By the time you leave, you ..... nine days here. a spend b) have spent c) are spending d) will have spent Answer: d> will have spent 8. Where is he? I ......for him

five times already.

since three o'clock!

a) see b> have seen c had seen d> saw Answer: bI have seen 4. Have you visited any European countries? - Yes. I ..... Spain and Italy two years ago. visited have visited c had visited d) visit Answer: a visited S. She ......the living room when she heard a strange noise in the kitchen. has cleaned has been cleaning c was cleaning d) is cleaning Answer: c was cleaning

a> am waiting b) have been waiting c was waiting d had been waiting Answer: b) have been waiting 9.1 went to Belgium last month. I ......there before. Its a beautiful country. a) have never been b) had never been c never was d) never been Answer: b) had never been

6. I envy you. At five tomorrow you ......some tan on the beach at the seaside.

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10. He said that his mother would be very upset when she ..... that he had lost his job. a learns b) learned had learned

dl would learn Answer: b) learned

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