Use the correct form of verbs in brackets?

EXERCISE 1: Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.

1. In all the world, there (be) ______are____ only 14 mountains that (reach) _____reach____above 8,000 meters.

2. He sometimes (come) _____comes_____ to see his parents.

3. When I (come) ___came_______, she (leave) ____had left______for Dalat ten minutes ago.

4. My grandfather has never (fly) ____flown______ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.

5. We have just (decide) ____decided______ that we (undertake) ______would undertake______ the job.

6. He told me that he (take) _______would take___ a trip to California the following week.

7. I knew that this road (be) ____was______ too narrow.

8. Right now I (attend) _____am attending_____ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) ____was attending______class.

9. Tomorrow I'm going to leave for home. When I (arrive) _____arrive_____at the airport, Mary (wait) _____will be waiting_____ for me.

10. Margaret was born in 1950. By last year, she (live) ____had lived______on this earth for 55 years .

11. The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) ____got______to Mary's party, everyone had already (arrive) ___arrived_______

12. I will graduate in June. I (see) ____will see______ you in July. By the time I (see) ____see______ you , I (graduate) ____will have graduated______.

13. I (visit) _____visited_____ my uncle's home regularly when I (be) _______was___ a child.

14. That book (be) ____has been______ on the table for weeks. Haven't You (not read) _____read_____ it yet ?

15. David (wash) ______is washing____ his hands. He has just (repair) _____repaired_____ the TV set.

16. Have You (be) _____been_____here before? Yes, I (spend) _____spent____ my holidays here last year.

17. We have never (meet) ___met_______ him. We don't know what he (look) ____looks______ like.

18. The car (be) ______will have been____ ready for him by the time he (come) _____comes_____tomorrow.

19. On arriving at home I (find) _____found_____that she had just (leave) ______left____a few minutes before.

20. When we (arrive) ______arrive____ in London tonight, it will probably (rain) _____be raining_____.

21. It (rain) _____is raining_____ hard. We can't do anything until it (stop) ___stops_______

22. Last night we (watch) _____were watching_____TV when the power (fail) ____failed______.

23. That evening we (stay) ____stayed_____up to talk about the town where he (live) ______had lived____for some years.

24. I (sit) ____sat______down for a rest while the shoes (repair) ____were being repaired______.

25. Half way to the office Paul (turn) ____turned______round and (go) _____went_____back home because he (forget) ____had forgot______to turn the gas off.

26. London (change) ____has changed______a lot since we first (come) ______came____ to live here.

27. While we (talk) ___were talking_______on the phone the children (start) ____started______fighting and (break) _____broke_____a window

28. He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) _____had done_____ in his life.

29. You know she (stand) ____has been standing______looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.

30. I (spend) ______have spent____ a lot of time travelling since I (get) _____got_____this new job.

31. When we (be) ______were____ at school we all (study) ______studied____Latin.

32. When I (meet) ______met____ him , he (work) ____had been working______as a waiter for a year.

33. After he (finish) ______had finished____ breakfast he (sit) _____sat_____down to write some letters.

34. She (have) ____has______a hard life, but she's always smiling.

35. I think Jim (be) _____has been_____ out of town.

EXERCISE 2: Choose the correct sentence among A, B, C or D which has the same meaning as the given one.

1. Eight years ago we started writing to each other.

A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years.

B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.

C. We wrote to each other eight years ago.

D. We have been writing to each other for eight years.

2. The boy was so lazy that he couldn't stay up late to learn his lessons.

A. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons.

B. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons.

C. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his lessons.

D. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons.

3. My father is tired of seeing any violent films.

A. My father hasn't seen a violent film.

B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen.

C. My father is worried about missing the next violent film.

D. My father never wants to see another violent film.

4. As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.

A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.

B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.

C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early.

D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand.

5. John wishes he had remembered to send Mary a Christmas card.

A. John regrets not to send Mary a Christmas card.

B. John regrets forgetting not to send Mary a Christmas card.

C. John regrets not remembering sending Mary a Christmas card.

D. John regrets forgetting to send Mary a Christmas card.

6. My father hasn't smoked cigarettes for a month.

A. It's a month since my father last smoked cigarettes.

B. It's a month ago that my father smoked cigarettes.

C. It's a month that my father hasn't smoked cigarettes.

D. It's a cigarette that my father smoked a month ago.

7. Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.

A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.

B. Having their work finishing, the workers expected to be paid.

C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.

D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.

8. Mr. Brown bought this car five years ago.

A. Mr. Brown started to buy this car for five years.

B. It has been five years when Mr. Brown has bought this car.

C. Mr. Brown has had this car for five years .

D. It is five years ago since Mr. Brown has bought this car.

9. John used to write home once a week when he was abroad.

A. John doesn't write home once a week any longer.

B. John enjoyed being written home every week when he was abroad.

C. John never forgot to write a weekly letter home when he was abroad.

D. When he was abroad he remembered to write home every week.

10. I haven't enjoyed myself so much for years.

A. It's years since I enjoyed myself so much.

B. It's years since I have enjoyed myself so much.

C. It was years since I had enjoyed myself so much.

D. It has been years since I have enjoyed myself so much.