Choose the correct answer.

1.I’ve been in this city for a long time.I _________ here sixteen years ago.

a)have come                b)was coming              c)came             d)had come

2)’May I speak to Dr.Paine,please?’

‘I’m sorry,he __________ a patient at the moment.Can I help you?’

a)is seeing                    b)sees              c)has been seeing                     d)was seeing

3)’When are you going to ask your boss for a raise?’

‘___________ to her twice already!ı don’t think she wants to give me one.’

a)I’ve talked    b)I was talking c)I’ve been talking       d)I’d talked

4)’I once saw a turtle that had wings.The turtle flew into the air to catch insects.’

‘Stop kidding.I ________ you.’

a)don’t believe b)am not believing        c)didn’t believe            d)wasn’t believing

5)My family loves this house.It ___________- the family home ever since my grandfather built it 60 years ago.

a)was               b)has been                   c)is                  d)will be

6)Her’s an interesting statistics:On a typical day ,the average person __________ about 48.000 words.How many words did you speak today?

a)spoke                       b)was speaking                        c)speaks                      d)is speaking

7)It’s against the law to kill the animals.They ___________ extinct.

a)became                     b)have become                        c)become                    d)are becoming

8)The national Hurricane Center is closely watching a strong hurricane over the Atlantic Ocean.When it ______________ the coast of Texas sometime tomorrow afternoon,it will bring with it great destructive force.

a)reaches                     b)will reach                  c)is reaching                 d)reaching

9)A minor earthquake occurred at 2:07 A.M on January 3.Most of the people in the village ____________ at the time and didn’t even know it had occurred until the next morning.

a)slept              b)had slept                   c)were sleeping                        d)sleep

10)According to  research reports,peoplle usually ________ in their sleep 25 to 30 times each day.

a)turn               b)are turning                c)have turned               d)turned

11)’Hurry up!We’re waiting for you.What’s taking you so long?’

‘I _____ for an important phone call.Go ahead and leave without me.’

a)wait              b)will wait                    c)am waiting                d)have waited

12)’Robert is going to be famous someday.He ________ in three movies already.’

‘I’m sure he’ll be a star.’

a)has been appearing               b)had appeared           c)had appeared            d)appeared

13)’Where is polly?’

‘She ___________’

a)is in her room studying          b)in her room is studying          c)studies in her room    d)has in her room studied.

14)’Hello?Alice?This is Jeff.How are you?’

‘Jeff?What a coincide!I _______ about you when the phone rang.’

a)was just thinking        b)just thought               c)thinks            d)was just thought

15)’What __________ about the new simplified tax law?’

‘It is more confusing than the old one.’

a)are you thinking         b)do you think c)have you thought       d)have you been thinking

16)Next week when there _______ full moon,the ocean tides will be higher.

a)is being                     b)is                  c)will be                       d)will have been

17)While I was watching TV last night,a mouse ran across the floor.

a)watch                       b)watched                   c)was watching                        d)am watching

18)Fish were among the earliest forms of life.Fish________ on earth for ages and ages.

a)existed                      b)are existing               c)exist              d)have existed

19)The earth ________ on the sun for its heat and light.

a)is depend                  b)depending                 c)has depended                       d)depends

20)I don’t feel good.I ________ home from work tomorrow.

a)am staying                 b)stay              c)have stayed               d)stayed

21)Today there are weather satellites that beam down information about the earth’s atmosphere.In the last two decades,space exploration_______ great contribution to weather forecasting.

a)is making                  b)has made                  c)made            d)makes

22)On July 20,1969,Astronout Neil Armstrong_______ down onto the moon,the first person ever to set foot on another celestial body.

a)was stepping             b)stepped                    c)has stepped              d)was step

23)Cuckoos________ nests.They use the nests of the other birds.

a)are not building         b)don’t build                c)is not build                d)doesn’t builds

24)We _____________ our anniversary dinner when my uncle called to congratulate us last night.

a)are at home having    b)at home had c)were at home having d)at home have

25)Little Freddie _________ a lot since I last saw him.He’s going to be tall just like his father,isn’t he?

a)has grown     b)is growing     c)grew             d)is going to grow

Choose the best answer

1.I woke up ______ five o’clock ______ the morning

a)in,in               b)at,on             c)at,in              d)at,at

2)The weather is pleasant here _____ the spring.

a)at                  b)in                  c)on                 d)near

3)His birthday is_______ August 20.

a)in                  b)on                 c)at                  d)from

4)They met _____ Istanbul____ 1975.

a)at,at              b)to,in              c)at,in              d)in,in

5)Mr. And Mrs.West are leaving for Italy______ Sunday.

a)on                 b)in                  c)at                  d)from

6)Are you going to study______ the afternoon or _______night?

a)on,on                        b)in,in              c)in,at              d)at,in

7)We had a wonderful time at the party ________Saturday night.

a)on                 b)in                  c)at                  d)over

8)They have lived in this city ______1980.

a)since             b)for                c)in                  d)before

9)The Greens have lived in london ____ six years.

a)since             b)for                c)in                  d)before

10)Their garage is _____ the back of their house.

a)behind                      b)at                  c)in                  d)on

11)I’ve been in this class ________ beginning of the semester.

a)for                b)since             c)until               d)at

12)how did you enjoy  your vacation _____Europe last year?

a)ay                 b)in                  c)on                 d9by

13)turn left______ the corner.The shop is________ the left side.

a)on,at             b)in,to              c)at,on             d)in,at

14)His office is _____the second floor of the building.

a)at                  b)in                  c)of                  d)on

15)Mike is sitting _____ the desk ______front of the door.

a)at,in              b)in,on             c)on,on                        d)at,at

Fill in the blanks with her,our,his,my,their,its,your/ mine,yours,his,hers,its,ours,theirs

1)I am a student.______ books are on the desk.

2)My sister and I are in the class.______ friends are in the garden.

3)This is Rose’s cat.It’s ______

4)It is the children’s ball.It’s _______

5)Jane is a secretary.________ office is near the library.

6)The two women are nurses.________ children are our friends.

7)These are arthur and Mary’s glasses.They are ________

8)That is your brother’s jacket.It’s __________

9)I’m not ill.____ brother is ill.

10)You and I are friends._____ fathers are friends,too.

The Simple past vs the continuous past

1)Mr.Carlson (talk) to another man when I (see) him today.

2)As I (cross) the street,two cars (race) by me at full speeed.

3)When we (meet)the Burkes in 1954,they (live) in Cleveland.

4)The boy (fall) and (hurt) himsel while he (ride)his bicycle.

5)Our English teacher (give) us an examination yesterday.

6)Bill (have) breakfast when I (stop) at his home this morning.

7)When I (leave) my office last night,it (rain,still) very hard.

8)Mr.Brown (borrow) the money from Mr.Wilson two weeks ago.

9)That tourist (lose)his camera while he(walk)around the city.

10)The two men (argue)about the plan when I (come) into the office.  

Supply the most suitable tense(present,past,or present perfect)

11)She (go) away every weekend.

12)He (go)abroad last week.

13)No,he isn’t here.He just(go)out.

14)He (go)downstairs when I (meet) him.

15)’Where is Mr.Green?’He (go) out ten minutes ago.

16)This boy never (see) the sea.

17)You(see) my bag?I (lose) it.

18)I (see) you yesterday.You(sit) outside a cafe.

19)He (already write) a lot of letters,but his sister (not write) many.

20)He is busy now.He (write) a letter.

21)I (hope) he (get) better now,I (hear) he (have) a bad cold all the week.

22)I usually(not take) sugar in my tea.

23)You (see) a good film lately?

24)He (live) in England since 1970.

25)When I last (see) him,he (live) in London.

26)He (sit) in the garden when the storm (break).

27)’You (go) to the cinema last night?’ ‘No, I (not be ) for three weeks.

28) I (hear) the news last night,but I (not hear) it today.

29)You (read) that book yet?’ ‘no,I only just (begin) it.’

30)I (see) that you (buy) a new hat.How much you (pay) for it?

Fill in the spaces by using for or since.

1)We’ve been fishing ______ two hours.

2)I’ve been working in this office _______ a month.

3)They’ve been living in France _____ 1970.

4)he has been in prison _____ a year.

5)I’ve known that _______ a long time.

6)That man has been standing there ______ six o’clock.

7)She has driven the same car ____ 1975.

8)Things have changed ______ I was a girl.

9)The kettle has been boiling _______ a quarter of an hour.

10)The central heating has been on ______ October.

WRITINGA.Describe your first day in the class.What did you see,hear,feel,think?Then write about what you have done and have been doing since the first day?

B.How do you feel when you see a mouse?/when you fail an exam?/when you  get good marks?when your little brother uses your computer without permission?/when you are alone at home?Write about your feelings if possible give examples from your life?

C.Can you describe the things that belong to you?For example what is your watch made of?what is your schoolbag look like?what is your glasses lool like?....etc.Form sentences please.

By Müjgan İlhan