1. By the time you receive this letter, I _______ for the USA. a. have left b. will leave c. will have left d. am leaving 2. While I ________ along the road, I saw a friend of mine. a. was cycling b. has cycled c. cycled d. am cycling 3. By the time I __________ this report I will give you a ring. a. type b. will type c. have typed d. will have typed 4. While my mother ________ a film on TV, my father was cooking dinner. It was March 8th yesterday. a. watched b. was watching c. had watched d. watches 5. When I came, a party ______ in the hall. a. is being held b. had being held c. will be held d. was being held 6. When I came to visit her last night, she _________ a bath. a. is having b. was having c. has d. had 7. When we arrived at the restaurant, the others _________. a. left b. have left c. had left d. are leaving 8. I learned that the college _________ in 1990. a. found b. was founded c. founded d. had been founded 9. He said that he ________ a lot of money on advertising to expand his business. a. spends b. has spent c. spending d. had spent 10. The train _________ when we got to the station. a. just left b. just leave c. had just left d. will leave 11. Tom told me he _________ call me at the airport when I ___________. a. would/arrived b. will/arrive c. will have/arriving d. would be/arriving 13 12. _______ before?- Yes, I ___________ my holiday here last year. a. Have you ever been/ spent b. Have you ever been/ spend c. Did you ever be/ spending d. Were you ever/ spend 13. While I ____________in the garden, John was repairing the washing machine. a. was working b. work c. working d. to work 14. Peter said that he ___________ a test the following day. a. had had b. will have c. has had d. would have 15. After she _________ at the hospital for 3 years, she _________ to give up the job yesterday. a. had been working/ decides b. had been working/decided c. working/had decided d. is working/will decide 16. Tom _________ before we arrive there. a. has left b. had left c. will leave d. leaves 17. In 1970, The Canadian scientist George Kelly ___________ that warm water _________ more quickly than cold water. a. prove/freeze b. proves/ breezed c. proving/freezing d. proved/freezes 18. After we ________our work, we __________ for lunch. a. having finished/ went b. have finished/went c. had finished/went d. having finish/going 19. They _____________ a lot of preparation before the match started. a. has made b. had made c. will be made d. are making 20. Never talk to the driver while he___________. a. will be driving b. will drive c. drives d. is driving 21. I’ll marry her as soon as she ________ all her problems. a. solves b. has solved c. had solved d. solve 22. I’ll wait until you ________ crying. a. have stopped b. will stop c. stop d. stopped 23. I bought Romano whenever I ____________ Maximart. a. had gone b. has gone c. went d. would go 24. My son was sleeping when I __________ home. a. went b. has gone c. had gone d. would go 25. I was reading this book while my son___________. a. slept b. would sleep c. had slept d. was sleeping 26. Lan has learned singing since she _________ a small girl. a. has been b. had been c. was d. would be 27. She won’t get married until she ___________ 25 years old. a. is b. will be c. had been d. was 28. Yesterday when I _________ at the bus stop, the bus __________ for 15 minutes. a. arrived/had left b. arrives/has left c. arrived/left d. had arrived/left 29. Barbara spends every evening in the part________ with her dog, since he is cooped up in the house all day long. a. playing b. to play c. having played d. to be playing 30. We had the printer ______________ but they couldn’t work out what the problem was, they said it’s just too old a model. a. to be serviced b. having serviced c. serviced d. to service ves/ came