Exercise 5 : Choose the best word or phrase to complete in the following questions. Question 1 : We can go out now. It_____anymore. A. isn’t raining​B. rains​C. has rained​D. has been raining Question 2 : What_____in your spare time? Do you have any hobbies? A. have you done​B. are you doing​C. do you do​D. have you been doing Question 3 : Mary usually_____me on Fridays, but she didn’t call last Friday. A. have been calling​B. calls​C. is calling​D. have called Question 4 : I_____hungry. Let’s have something to eat. A. am feeling​B. have felt​C. feel​D. have been feeling Question 5 : What is that noise? What_____? A. have been happening​B. is happening C. have happened​​D. had happened Question 6 : It’s usually dry here at this time of the year. It_____much. A. isn’t raining​​B. hasn’t rained C. hasn’t been raining​D. doesn’t rain Question 7 : Look! That man over there_____the same sweater as you. A. has worn​B. is wearing​C. wears​D. have been wearing Question 8 : I wonder why Jim_____so nice to me today. He isn’t usually like that. A. is being​B. have been​C. is​D. have being Question 9 : Mary wasn’t happy with her new job at first, but she_____to like it now. A. begins​B. have begun​C. is beginning​D. have been beginning Question 10 : This is a nice restaurant, isn’t it? Is this the first time you_____here? A. are​B. have been​C. are being​D. have being Question 11 : I need a new job. I_____the same job for too long. A. are doing​B. have done​C. have been doing​D. do Question 12 : “You look tired”. “Yes, I_____basketball”. A. plays​B. is playing​C. have played​D. have been playing Question 13 : I would like to see Tina again. It’s been a long time_____. A. that I didn’t see her​B. for I didn’t see her C. since I saw her​​D. until I saw her Question 14 : Bod and Alice have been married_____. A. that 20 years​B. since 20 years​C. when 20 years​D. for 20 years Question 15 : - I am looking for Paul. You_____him? - Yes, he was here a minute ago. A. Have - seen​B. Did - see​C. Do - see​D. Is - seeing Question 16 : Unless she_____extra, she will not complete the work. A. is paying​B. have been paying​C. pays​D. is paid Question 17 : The house at the end of the street which_____empty for years has been sold. A. is​B. have been​C. is being​D. has been Question 18 : All right, you’ll try to fix the television! But I_____you know what you’re doing. A. hope​B. have hoped​C. is hoping​D. have been hoping Question 19 : Who_____at the door? A. knock​​B. is knocking C. have been knocking​D. have knocked Question 20 : How long it_____you to get to the library? A. does - take​B. have - taken​C. is - taking​D. have - been taking Question 21 : Many girls want to go to the pub while only a minority_____to watch TV at home now. A. is wanting​B. want​C. will want​D. wants Question 22 : They’ve faxed me I should stay till they_____a replacement. Well, last time it took two weeks. A. found​B. will find​C. find​D. had found Question 23 : Let’s have some tea. It_____chilly. A. gets​B. is getting​C. have gotten​D. have been getting Question 24 : Don’t talk to him while he_____. A. have been reading​B. reads​C. is reading​D. have read Question 25 : Ann wants to see you. You_____here for ages! A. have been​B. are​C. had been​D. are being Question 26 : - Your house is very beautiful. How long you_____here? - Nearly ten years. A. did - live​B. have - been living​C. do - live​D. is - living Question 27 : I_____to the movies for ages. We used to go a lot. A. haven’t gone​B. didn’t go​C. isn’t going​D. hadn’t gone Question 28 : Why are you putting on your coat? You_____out? A. Do - go​B. Have - gone​C. Had - gone​D. Are - going Question 29 : Look! That plane_____toward the airport. It is going to land. A. flies​B. have flown​C. is flying​D. will fly Question 30 : Ann is very tired. She_____tennis for three hours. A. is playing​B. will play​C. plays​D. has been playing