Question 31 : They_____for five years when they finally had a child.

A. will have been married                         B. had been married

C. have married                                        D. will be marrying

Question 32 : When she_____her work, she_____to the cinema.

A. finished - had gone                              B. was finishing - had been going

C. had finished - went                              D. had been finishing - was going

Question 33 : At the time of our first meeting there was a considerable difference between me and him; he_____articles in magazines for over five years while I was practically unknown.

A. had been publishing                             B. was publishing

C. has been publishing                             D. published

Question 34 : The house_____to the ground by the time the firemen_____

A. burned - had arrived                             B. had burned - arrived

C. was burning – arrived                          D. burned - was arriving

Question 35 : I_____the accident when I was waiting for the taxi.

A. saw                     B. was seeing           C. had been seeing   D. have seen

Question 26 : The secretary_____until she_____her work.

A. hadn’t left - finish                                 B. don’t leave - had finished

C. didn’t leave - had finished                    D. wasn’t leaving - finished

Question 27 : The teacher asked the boy why he_____his homework.

A. have done            B. did                      C. have been doing   D. hadn’t done

Question 28 : She_____the letter when she_____she_____it to the wrong address.

A. posted - had realized - sent                   B. had posted - realized - had sent

C. was posting - realized - had sent           D. have posted - had realized - had sent

Question 29 : Hardly_____a mile when it had a flat tyre.

A. had the car gone   B. did the car go       C. had the car go      D. do the car go

Question 30 : The weather_____far worse than we_____.

A. is - have expected                                                                B. was - was expected

C. was - have been expecting                   D. was - had expected

Question 21 : At 8.am yesterday they_____dinner while we_____TV.

A. will be having - will be watching          B. were having - were watching

C. are having - are watching                     D. will have had - will have watched

Question 22 : When I went out, the sun_____.

A. will be shining     B. is shining             C. was shining         D. had been shining

Question 23 : We_____to the station when it_____to rain.

A. were walking - began                           B. had been walking - began

C. have been walking - begins                  D. will be walking - begin

Question 24 : The servant dropped two cups while she_____up last night.

A. is washing                                           B. had been washing

C. have been washing                              D. was washing

Question 25 : Almost everybody_____by the time we arrived.

A. have been leaving                                B. had left                C. was leaving   D. have left

Question 16 : I and my mom_____comic at this time last night.

A. read                     B. had been reading  C. have read             D. were reading

Question 17 : At lO.pm last night, my younger brother_____games online.

A. had been playing  B. was playing         C. will be playing     D. have been playing

Question 18 : People_____all trees along the streets at this time two years ago.

A. are planting                                          B. will have been planting

C. were planting                                       D. will be planting

Question 19 : She_____her homework at this time yesterday morning?

A. Was-doing           B. Had - been doing C. Do-do                  D. Will - be doing

Question 20 : They_____dinner when we_____.

A. had - was coming                                 B. had had - came

C. come - will be coming                         D. were having - came

Question 11 : He_____a cup of coffee every morning many years ago.

A. have been drinking                              B. drank

C. had drunk                                            D. was drinking

Question 12 : Yesterday she_____to pay me for my helping her but I didn’t accept.

A. will offer             B. was offering         C. had offered          D. offered

Question 13 : There_____a lot of grass in the garden last summer.

A. had been              B. were                    C. have been            D. will be

Question 14 : It’s time we_____something to help him.

A. will do                 B. had done              C. did                      D. was doing

Question 15 : Mr Brown_____in Paris when the Second World War broke out.

A. lived                    B. was_____living    C. had lived             D. will live

Question 5 : Mary_____home when she met Dave.

A. came                   B. had come             C. had been coming  D. was coming

Question 6 : The doorbell_____while I_____a shower.

A. was ringing - took                                                                B. rang - was taking

C. had rung - took                                    D. had been ringing - took

Question 7 : When I was young, I_____to be a pilot.

A. wanted                B. had wanted          C. would want          D. wants

Question 8 : The war_____out three years ago.

A. was breaking       B. had broken           C. broke                   D. have been breaking

Question 9 : When he was young, he_____in the army.

A. had been serving  B. serves                  C. have served         D. served

Question 10 : She often goes to school by bike but yesterday she_____by bus.

A. travelled                                              B. have been travelling

C. had travelled                                        D. travels