Tenses Test 4

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.

1) The little boy burst into tears when he saw that his brother _____________ his jigsaw puzzle apart.

2) The car alarm __________________ for more than ten minutes. Let’s call the police.

3) The Soviet Union __________________ with spacecraft for several years when the United States began its space program.

4) Martin Luther King ________________ for civil rights for more than a decade when he received the Noble Peace Prize in 1964.

5) She ________________ in Ankara for several years before she moved to Istanbul.

6) All right, Johnny, it’s time you ______________ to bed.

7) A: How are you feeling?     

    B: I’ve been feeling better since ____________.

8) “How long have you been with the company?”

    “By August, I __________ for you for 2 years.”

9) “Have you received the books you ordered?” “No, but it’s possible that they ______________ in a few days.”

10) This is a secret. I’d rather you ____________ anything to anybody about it.

11) Some students _________________ graduate next June.

12) What a lovely night! The moon ____________ brightly.

13) Before anyone could photograph the strange-looking bird, it ______________.

14) Barbara: It’s curious that Roy can’t ski better.

      Jane: I know. By the end of the month, he ______________ lessons for a full month.

15) Rex: It’s already half-past six.

     Hal: Good heavens, so it is time we ___________.

16) Bob: I’m not finished with my work yet.

     Alfred: All right! I’ll wait over here until ______________  ready.

17) Ali ______________ English, but he doesn’t any more.

18) The class begins when the teacher ______________.

19) I’ll get a better job when I ___________ more English.

20) When the class ______________ over, the students will leave.