1. They for 3 hours when the storm suddenly broke. A. had been running B. have been running
C. are running D. will be running
2. No matter what happens next I help you.
A. am B. have C. will D. would
3. I come to the conclusion that nowadays nobody cares about anything.
A. will B. had C. do D. have
4. I assumed you paying for the repairs until the end of last year.
A. have been B. was been C. are being D. had been
5. get tired of answering the same questions every day?
A. Have you ever B. Had you ever C. Do you ever D. Are you ever
6. She working on that manuscript for 2 years now.
A. will be B. has been C. had been D. is
7. I there once a long time ago and back since.
A. went / have not been B. go / am not
C. have gone / was D. was going / had not been
8. She trying to pass her driving test but fails every time.
A. kept B. is keeping C. had kept D. keeps
9. I complete silence now while I try this experiment.
A. am wanting B. want C. did want D. have wanted
10. The students by Mrs. Monty. However, this week they by Mr. Tanzer.
A. are usually taught / are being taught
B. usually teach / are teaching
C. have usually been taught / have been teaching
D. were usually teaching / are teaching
11. In the last hundred years, traveling much easier and more comfortable.
A. becomes B. has become C. became D. will become
12. In the 19th century, it two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon.
A. took B. had taken C. had taken D. was taking
13. In the past the trip very rough and often dangerous, but things a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years.
A. was / have changed B. is / change
C. had been / will change D. has been / changed
14. Now you from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.
A. are flying B. would fly C. will fly D. can fly
15. When Carol last night, I my favorite show on television.
A. was calling / watched B. called / have watched
C. called / was watching D. had called / watched
16. By this time next summer, you your studies.
A. completes B. will complete C. are completing D. will have completed
17. Right now, Jim the newspaper and Kathy dinner.
A. reads / has cooked B. is reading / is cooking
C. has read / was cooking D. read / will be cooking
18. Last night at this time, they the same thing. She and he the Newspaper.
A. are doing / is cooking / is reading
B. were doing / was cooking / was reading
C. was doing / has cooked / is reading
D. had done / was cooking /read
19. When I home last night, I that Jane a beautiful candlelight dinner.
A. had arrived / discovered / prepared
B. was arriving / had discovered / was preparing
C. have arrived / was discovering / had prepared
D. arrived / discovered / was preparing
20. Sam to change a light bulb when he and .
A. was trying / slipped / fell B. tried / was slipping / falling
C. had been trying / slipped/ was falling D. has tried / slips / falls