V. Complete each sentence with two to five words, including the word in bold.

1. I have never heard such a sad story.

ever            ________________________

2. He started painting fifteen years ago.

been               ________________________

3. When did they graduate from the University?

since            _________________________

4. We haven’t been to the theatre for a year.

last             __________________________

 

VI. Choose Participle I or Participle II.

 

1. Everything (writing, written) here is quite right.

2. The wall (surrounding, surrounded) the house was very tall.

3. The book (writing, written) by this scientist is very interesting.

4. The (losing, lost) book was found at last.

5. Yesterday we were at a conference (organized, organizing) by our partners.

6. When we came nearer, we saw two men (coming, come) towards us.

7. Read the (translating, translated) sentences once more.

 

VII. Open the brackets using Present Participle or Perfect Participle.

1. (to do) his homework, he was thinking hard.

2. (to write) out and (to learn) all new words, he was able to translate the text easily.

3. (to run) in the yard, I fell and hurt my knee.

4. (to read) the story, she closed the book and put it on the shelf.

 

PROGRESS TEST II.

I. Open the brackets.

I’d like 1(describe) Garry’s routine day. He 2(wake up) rather early and never     3(go) downstairs to the kitchen 4(have) breakfast as it 5(bring) into his room.

His servant, Harry, usually 6(take) it there. While Garry 7(drink) his orange juice and 8(eat) his toast 9(say) how good it 10(be), Harry 11(try) 12(do) the room.

And this 13(occur) the other day. “Where you 14(put) your gold watch?” Harry cried. “Where 15(be) your watch? I 16(look) for it for half an hour but I can’t 17(find) it anywhere.” Garry 18(watch) his male servant 19(run) about the room. “I think I 20(lose) it,” he said at last. “ Yesterday at six I 21(meet) my friend, Sir Julius. I 22 (not have) my watch then. I evidently 23(lose) it by the time. I 24 (not be) sure I 25(be able) 26(find) it. I decided to buy some new one. I was sure if you 27(notice) I 28(have) no watch you 29(be) disappointed. And you really 30(be)!”

 

II. Underline the correct tense.

1. Sam 31) talking / has been talking on the phone for half an hour.

2. I 32) always meet / am always meeting Sara when I go shopping.

3. She 33) takes / has taken fifteen pictures today.

4. First she 34) paid / had paid the driver, then she got out of the taxi.

5. He 35) walked / was walking down the street when he ran into an old friend.

6. They 36) were looking for / had been looking for a house for six months before they found one they liked.

7. Mike 37) won / has won more than twenty medals when he was an athlete.

8. Ben is an athlete. He 38) won / has won more than ten medals.

9. This time next week, we 39) will cruise / will be cruising round the islands.

10. She 40) will deliver / will have delivered all the newspapers by 8 o’clock.

11. By the time they 41) will reach / reach York, they 42) will be travelling / will have been travelling for four hours.

III.  Choose the correct answer.

43. I _____ you now.

a. is believing  c. am believing

b. believe         d. believes

 

44. I _____ you now. Explain yourself.

a. am not understanding  c. not understanding

b. not understand             d. don’t understand

 

45. Ann can’t come, she _____ a cold.

a. has            c. is having

b.have           d. have got

 

46. When Mark arrived, the Johnsons _____ dinner, but they stopped in order to talk to him.

a. had            c. have

b. had had     d. were having

 

47. We are late. I expect the film _____ by the time we _____ to the cinema.

a. will have started, will get

b. will start, will get

c. will be starting, will get

d. will have started, get

   

  48. My friend _____ the University last year. He _____ much English then but he _____ hard and _____ great progress. Now he _____ English fluently. He _____ some articles in English already.

 

a. has entered, didn’t know, worked, made, speaks, has read

b. has entered, didn’t know, had been working, made, is speaking, had read

c. entered, had not known, had worked, had made, speak, has read.

d. entered, didn’t know, was working, made, speaks, has read

 

49. Peter _____ the first chapter of the thesis and now he _____ the second one. He _____ on his thesis for a year. I think that he _____ it by the end of next year.

     

a. has finished, is writing, has worked, will have finished

b. has finished, is writing, has been working, will have finished

c. finished, writes, is working, will have finished

d. has finished, is writing, has been worked, is finishing

 

IV. Complete each sentence with two to five words, including the word in bold.

50. It was the first time I had met a film star.

never      I __________ a film star before.

51. Jane started studying German four years ago.

been       Mike __________ four years.

52. She hasn’t finished decorating the flat yet.

still   She __________ the flat.

53. We didn’t start tidying up until after the guests had left.

before We waited until the guests __________ tidying up.