1. When the children saw their parents, they __________ up and ____________.

a. standing/leaving b. stood/left c. stand/leave d. will stand/leave

2. When I come back home, I _________ dinner for my son.

a. will cook b. cook c. cooking d. cooked

3. When I was watching TV show, I __________ a pop star.

a. have seen b. see c. see d. saw

4. When you ________ tomorrow, we___________ our house.

a. come/ clear b. coming/clearing c. will come/ clear d. come/ will clear

5. I haven’t come back home since I ____________ at university.

a. have learned b. will learned c. learned d. learning

6. When you finish your course, I __________married you.

a. will get b. get c. got d. was getting

7. When I saw my sister, I _________ her a gift.

a. give b. will give c. gave d. was giving

8. When I see my brother, I __________ him a gift.

a. give b. will give c. gave d. was giving

9. This is the first time, I __________ such a beautiful girl.

a. ever met b. have ever met c. was meeting d. will meet

10. I can’t go shopping with you because I _________ my homework yet.

a. haven’t finished b. had finished c. didn’t finish d. finish

11. The operation involves _______________a small tube into the heart

a. inserting b. to insert d. inserted d. insert

12. I hate him ____________me what to do all the time.

a. telling b. tell c. told d. have told

13. I always hate _____________in public.

a. speak b. speaking d. spoken d. be spoken

14. We've had to postpone ______________to France because the children are ill.

a. go b. to go c. went d. going

15. I heard the orchestra _________ at Carnegie Hall last summer.

a. playing b. play c. to play d. played

16. He had tried __________ a language before he left school.

a. to learn b. learn c. learned d. learning

17. I meant ___________ school earlier, but I had to have breakfast.

a. going b. go c. to go d. went

18. My teacher stopped ______________ because the student was too noisy.

a. teach b. to teach c. taught d. teaching

19. When you take the scissors, remember ____________them back.

a. to put b. put c. putting d. was putting

20. I think I'd advise him _____________the company.

a. leaving b. to leave c. left d. leave

21. Some employment lawyers have advised employers ____________staff now, before the limit for compensation is raised

a. to dismiss b. dismiss c. dismissing d. dismissed

22. Her proposals would allow more people __________in full-time education.

a. stay b. staying c. to stay d. have stayed

23. I suggested _____________ the matter to the committee

a. to put b. put c. putting d. is putting

24. I suggest we ______________a while before we make any firm decisions.

a. wait b. waiting c. to wait d. waited

25. From the window we could see the children_________ in the yard.

a. was playing b. play c. to play d. playing

26. Jacqui saw the car ____________up outside the police station.

a. driving b. drive c. to drive d. drove

27. I try to avoid _____________shopping on Saturdays because the stores are so crowded.

a. going b. have gone c. went d. to go

28. In the end, we decided ____________to the theatre.

a. going b. having gone c. to go d. go

29. I'd expected _______________weight on when I gave up smoking, but I didn't.

a. putting b. to put c. was put d. put

30. They're lucky __________such a nice office to work in.

a. having b. have c. to have d. had

31. By the time you finish cooking, they ____________their homework.

a. do b. have done c. doing d. will have done

32. By the time you ___________ dinner, the film will have ended.

a. will finish b. will have finished c. finish d. is finishing

33. At 5 p.m yesterday, I __________ football with old friends.

a. was playing b. had been playing c. played d. playing

34. At 9 a.m tomorrow, I ____________ English at school.

a. was learning b. will be learning c. learn d. have learned

35. I will call you as soon as I __________back our school.

a. came b. come c. will come d. is coming

36. By the time you were born, we _________ a town house.

a. buy b. will buy c. bought d. had bought

37. Last night, I _________ to music when power ____________

a. was listening/fail b. listened/failing c. was listening/failed d. listened/ is failing

38. I ________ some soup for Cindy but she said she wasn’t hungry.

a. heat b. heating c. have heated d. heated

39. When Cindy _________ her exam at the college, I’ll take her out for dinner at the Continental.

a. passes b. passed c. will pass d. pass

40. This is the last time, I _________ sugar after 9 p.m.

a. eating b. ate c. have ate d. will eat

1.b.stood/left

2.a.will cook 

3.d.saw 

4.d.come/will clear 

5.c.learned htht+since+qkd

6.a.will get 

7.c.

8.b 

9.b 

10.a .yet

11.a.involves+ving:

12.a.hate+ving: