13. What are you cooking in that saucepan? It ______ good. A. smelled B. is smelling C. smells D. has smelled 14. At that time Jenny __________ for her upcoming birthday party. A. had still been preparing B. was still preparing C. would still prepared D. still prepared 15. He ______ as a cashier for twenty-five years. Then he ______ and went to live in the country. A. worked – retired B. has worked – had retired C. had been working – retired D. had been working – had retired 16. I promise I ______ back as soon as I get through with my business. A. will come B. come C. would come D. am coming 17. The population of the world _____________ very fast. A. are rising B. is rising B. rises D. rise 18. When the original star of the play ________ ill, Mary ________ an unexpected chance to play the leading role. A. fell - got B. has fallen - would get C. was failing - has got D. falls – has been getting 19. I’m very tired. I _______ over four hundred miles today. A. drive B. am driving C. have been driving D. have driven 20. “Why didn’t Mary show up at the party last night?” “When I called her at 11:00, she ________.” A. had still been studying B. was still studying C. would still study D. still studied 22. John _________ tennis once or twice a week. A. is playing usually B. is usually playing C. usually plays D. plays usually 23. By the year 2050, many people currently employed ________ their jobs. A. will be losing B. will have lost C. have lost D. are losing 24. Almost everyone ______ for home by the time we arrived. A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left 25. This time tomorrow, the band __________ live in the studio. A. plays B. will be playing C. will play D. will have been playing