Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. A: Can I speak to Mr. Rich? B: I'm sorry, he _____________.
A. is sleeping
B. sleeps
C. slept
D. was sleeping
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Complete the sentence using one of the following verbs in its appropriate form: open / live / speak / take My parents_____in a verysmall flat.
A. live
B. speaks
C. take
D. opens
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. Princess Diana_____in 1997.
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The last time we . . . . . . . . dinner with them, they . . . . . . . . for a new house.
A. have had / looked
B. were having / have been looking
C. have been having / look
D. had / were looking
E. have / are looking
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:Why _______ you come yesterday? We ____ a good time.
A. don't/can have
B. didn't/could have had
C. will/might have
D. doesn't/will have
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. He ________ an aspirin half an hour ago.
A. takes
B. is taking
C. took
D. taken
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.He ___out five minutes ago.
A. has gone
B. had gone
C. went
D. none of these
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The Bastille Prison, where many important people . . . . . . . . at one time imprisoned, . . . . . . . . today visited by tourists.
A. have been/is
B. had been/have been
C. were/is
D. are/was
E. will be/has been
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Choose from the options given below so as to complete the sentence correctly: I ______ on this project for months without success.
A. Have been worked
B. Have been working
C. Would have working
D. Had worked
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. I'll stay home if it __________.
A. rained
B. rains
C. will rain
D. won't rain
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Fill in the blank with the most suitable verb form: We _________ breakfast in bed.
A. were have
B. has
C. was having
D. had
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To the astronomers of the Middle Ages, the most important classical authorities on natural philosophy . . . . . . . . Aristotle and Ptolemy, since both . . . . . . . . frameworks that explained the whole universe.
A. had been/created
B. are/have created
C. were/had created
D. have been/create
E. may have been/were creating
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As my son . . . . . . . . down by the river, I . . . . . . . . his room thoroughly.
A. fishes/have cleaned
B. is fishing/cleaned
C. has fished/clean
D. fished/have been cleaning
E. was fishing/cleaned
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Choose the best option from the options given below to complete the sentence: 'When you see Ann, can you ask her to phone me?' 'Sure, _____ her.'
A. I ask
B. I'm going to ask
C. I'll ask
D. Asked
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word. The electric light bulb _________ by Edison.
A. invented
B. invents
C. is invented
D. was invented
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The peace which Istanbul once . . . . . . . ., . . . . . . . . away.
A. know/has been swept
B. knew/had been swept
C. knew/has been swept
D. knows/will sweep
E. has known/swept
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Use the right form of the verb: 'Where ___ (Martin/come) from?' 'He's Scottish.'
A. do Martin come
B. do Martin comes
C. does Martin comes
D. does Martin come
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They . . . . . . . . a football match in the evening. What . . . . . . . . you do?
A. Were playing/do
B. Played/did
C. Have played/did
D. Are playing/will
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Tim . . . . . . . . a master's degree as soon as he . . . . . . . . to Canada.
A. has begun/is returning
B. began/returned
C. is beginning/returned
D. was beginning/returns
E. begins/has returned
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The managing director . . . . . . . . Sid to sales manager and ever since then, he . . . . . . . . everybody around.
A. promoted/has been bossing
B. promotes/bosses
C. has promoted/is bossing
D. is promoting/was bossing
E. was promoting/has bossed
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