EXERCISES FOR UNIT 1: HOME LIFE _E. LANGUAGE FUCUS. GRADE 12A4

----------------A. Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.
My grandfather never (fly) __________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
We just (decide) __________ that we _________(undertake) the job.
I knew that this road (be) __________ too narrow.
I (visit) __________ my uncle’s home many times when I (be) __________ a child.
You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays here last year.
Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail) __________.
London (change) a lot since we first (come) __________ to live here.
While we (talk) __________on the phone the children (start) __________fighting and (break) __________a window
I (spend) __________ a lot of time travelling since I (get) __________this new job.
When I (be) __________ at school we all (study) __________Latin.
She (have) __________a hard life, but she’s always smiling.
I think Jim (be) __________ out of town.
B. Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.
1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.
A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living
2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen
3. The train ______ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving B. left C. has left D. had left
4. Jack ______ the door.
A. has just painted B. paint C. will have painted D. painting
5. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered B. has discovered C. had discovered D. had been discovering
6. He fell down when he ______ towards the church.
A. run B. runs C. was running D. had run
7. We _______ there when our father died.
A. still lived B. lived still C. was still lived D. were still living
8. I ______ to New York three times this year.
A. have been B. was C. were D. had been
9. John ______ a book when I saw him.
A. is reading B. read C. was reading D. reading
10. While her husband was in the army, Mary ______ to him twice a week.
A. was reading B. wrote C. was written D. had written
11. I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I _____ to play.
A. try B. tried C. have tried D. am trying
12. Since _______, I have heard nothing from him.
A. he had left B. he left C. he has left D. he was left
13. The man got out of the car, ________ round to the back and opened the book.
A. walking B. walked C. walks D. walk
14. Henry _______ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.
A. was going B. went C. has gone D. did go
15. I shall be glad when he _______.
A. had gone B. did go C. went D. has gone
16 Ask her to come and see me when she _______ her work.
A. finish B. has finished C. finished D. finishing
17. Her father ______ when she was a small girl.
A. dies B. died C. has died D. had died
18. Pasteur ______ in the 19th century.
A. was living B. lived C. had lived D. has lived
It was noisy next door . Our neighbors _________a party .
A.had B. were having C. had had D. have had
20. I ___________along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me .
was walking B. am walking C. walk D. walked
21.There’s no more apples . We _________them all.
had eaten B. ate C. eat D. have eaten
There __________ten