Choose the appropriate form to complete the sentence. 1. when i saw her, she … reading. a) was b) is c) will be d) were 2. he … his work before you came. a) finished b) finishes c) has finished d) had finished 3. we … breakfast in bed. a) were have b) has c) was having d) had 4. please go away, i … to finish my i work. a) try b) am trying c) was trying d) have tried 5. i hope i … it. a) found b) will find c) am finding d) finding 6. i watched tv last night but my sister … . a) hasn’t b) didn’t c) isn’t d) doesn’t 7. he … in the library every night for the last two months. a) would be studying b) will have studied c) has been studied d) has been studying 8. he began to realize that he … mistake. a) is making b) has made c) had made d) will make 9. english is … here. a) speak b) spoke c) is speaking d) spoken 10. this time tomorrow i … on a beach in antalya. a) lie b) am lying c) will be lying d) have been lain 11. i didn’t answer the call because i … a shower. a) was taking b) take c) am taking d) took 12. his clothes are in a mess because he … the house all morning. a) has been painting b) will be painting c) had been painting d) will have painted 13. she’s going to be late because her plane … . a) has been delayed b) has delayed c) delayed d) was delayed 14. peter has a pocket calculator. he … it almost every day. a) use b) uses c) using d) is using 15. robert de niro began acting in the 1970s. he has been … for about 35 years. a) acted b) acting c) acts d) to act 16. i won’t … to class tomorrow. a) come b) came c) comes d) coming 17. lots of trees … blown down by the wind. a) were b) has c) did d) is 18. he found everything rather strange as he … never … abroad before. a) has been b) will be c) hasn’t been d) had been 19. where … mary and julia going? a) is b) are c) do d) does 20. i wanted to know why no one … . a) had come b) hadn’t come c) has come d) hasn’t come 21. mary never … the washing up. a) does b) has c) did d) is 22. hello! i … to phone you all week. where have you been? a) am trying b) have tried c) tried d) have been trying 23. when she … her room, she broke her reading lamp. a) was cleaning b) is cleaning c) cleaned d) were cleaning 24. if i … taller, i could be a policeman, but i’m too short. a) be b) had c) were d) am 25. i… to learn a lot of new words. a) am going b) will c) will be d) going 26. our kitchen … decorated at the moment. a) is b) is being c) being d) was being 27. while the gentlemen were discussing the recent events, the ladies … about the weather. a) talk b) were talking c) being talked d) talking 28. anna likes ice-cream but john … . a) haven’t b) hasn’t c) isn’t d) doesn’t