2 He used to own a dog. A) big, scary, black B) scary, black, big C) scary, big, black D) black, big, scary 3 Jack the Internet for three hours. A) has surfed B) has been surfing C) surfed D) has being surfed 4 Emma and Peter at the youth hostel in Blackpool several times. A) has stayed B) has been staying C) stay D) have stayed 5 I was made spinach as a child. A) eat B) eating C) to eat D) to eating 6 Please remember lunch for your little brother. 14 My flight at five so we need to be at the airport a good two hours before that. A) will leave B) leaving C) ‘s going to leave D) leaves 15 They couldn’t use the phone because the SIM card . A) is removed B) were removed C) had been removed D) has been removed 16 He studies from year to year. A) worse and worse B) worst C) gooder D) badder and badder 17 You ! I was busy at the meeting and couldn’t answer the telephone. A) needn’t phoned B) needn’t have phoned C) didn’t need to phone D) needn’t phone 18 Look! That car’s moving too fast. It . A) ‘’ll crash B) ‘s crashing C) ‘s going to crash D) crashes 19 The doctor recommended that he more fresh fruit and vegetables. A) eat B) eats C) to eat D) eating 20 Let’s start at the beginning, ? A) will we B) shall we C) won’t we D) are we 21 Don’t spend too much money, ? A) shall you B) won’t you C) will you D) do you 22 When he was younger, he jogging in the park every morning. A) had gone B) goes C) would go D) should go 23 While we for you, it to rain. A) waited, started B) were waiting, started C) are waiting, starts D) wait, rains 24 In case I late, . I’ll come ASAP. A) am, don’t worry B) were , didn’t worry C) am , not worry D) am, won’t worry 25 She denied that the police about the smugglers for some time. A) had been knowing B) had known C) knew D) have known A) make C) making B) to make D) to making 7 I heard Ben his phone, then laughed. A) answer B) to answer C) answered D) to answering 8 I explained that my dad the six o'clock news and didn't know about the robbery. A) have been watching B) hadn’t been watching C) didn’t watch D) hadn’t watched 9 Nobody knows why you’re laughing, . A) do they B) don’t they C) does he D) doesn’t he 10 What ___ you ___ when Joe you? A) is doing, is calling B) did do, calls C) were doing, called D) was do, called 11 She into the room, down and ___ to read the paper. A) has walked, sat, start B) was walking, sits, starts C) walked, sat, started D) walks, sat, starting 12 You might me that I had to make a speech! A) warn C) have warned B) to warn D) warned 13 By this time tomorrow I ___ my exams. A) finished B) ‘ll have finished C) ‘m finish D) finish Half-year test Grade 10 26 Can you please stop ? I can’t concentrate. A) talk B) to talk C) talking D) to talking 27 The fire brigade succeed in the blaze before it spread. A) put out B) to put out C) putting out D) to putting out 28 She a piano lesson at the moment! A) has B) have C) is having D) having 29 My brother says the soup great! A) is tasting B) taste C) has a taste D) tastes 30 He cycle to school in his childhood, and now he to work every day. A) was, drives B) cycled, is driving C) used to, drives D) used to, is driving 31 I didn't recognise you! your hairstyle? A) Has you changed B) Have you changed C) Did you change D) Has you been changing