Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.

1. I (learn)   English for seven years now.

2. But last year I (not / work)   hard enough for English, that's why my marks (not / be)   really that good then.

3. As I (pass / want)   my English exam successfully next year, I (study)   harder this term.

4. During my last summer holidays, my parents (send)   me on a language course to London.

5. It (be)   great and I (think)   I (learn)   a lot.

6. Before I (go)   to London, I (not / enjoy)   learning English.

7. But while I (do)   the language course, I (meet)   lots of young people from all over the world.

8. There I (notice)   how important it (be)   to speak foreign languages nowadays.

9. Now I (have)   much more fun learning English than I (have)  before the course.

10. At the moment I (revise)   English grammar.

11. And I (begin / already)   to read the texts in my English textbooks again.

12. I (think)   I (do)   one unit every week.

13. My exam (be)   on 15 May, so there (not / be)   any time to be lost.

14. If I (pass)   my exams successfully, I (start)   an apprenticeship in September.

15. And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (go)   back to London to work there for a while.

16. As you (see / can)  , I (become)   a real London fan already.

The London DungeonFill the gaps with the correct tenses.

1. The London Dungeon (lie)  in the oldest part of London - in an old subterranean prison (that's what the word Dungeon (stand)  for).

2. The museum (take)   its visitors on a journey through England's bloody history.

3. It (demonstrate)   the brutal killings and tortures of the past.

4. You (experience / can)   for example how people (die)   on the Gallow or during the Plague of 1665.

5. The Dungeon also (show)   scenes of Jack the Ripper or the beheading of Anne Boleyn, who (be)   one of Henry VIII’s six wives.

6. The atmosphere at the Dungeon (be)   really scary - nothing for the faint-hearted.

7. While you (walk)   around the Dungeon, watch out for creepy creatures - the Dungeon (employ)   actors to give its visitors the fright of their lives.

8. The actors, dressed as monsters, ghosts or executers, (hide)   in the dark corners of the Dungeon and then suddenly (jump)   out and (grab)   one of the visitors.

9. And the horror (end / not)   at the exit of the exhibition.

10. (you / eat / ever)   a pizza with fingers and eyeballs on it?

11. Well, if you (fancy)   that kind of food, you (love)   the meals at the Dungeon restaurant.

12. The museum (want)   to provoke, shock, educate and delight.

13. And this it (do)   extremely well.

14. Since its opening in 1975, the Dungeon (attract)   many visitors from all over the world.

15. Besides the regular opening hours, the Dungeon sometimes also (open)   at night.

16. If you (have)   enough money and nerves of steel, you (book / can)   the Dungeon for parties, conferences or charity events at night.

17. And on 31 October, a frightfully good Halloween Party (take place)   at the Dungeon every year.

1. He didn’t get ... sleep last night, that’s why he looks so tired. a, a lot b, much c, little d, no

2. She always says that we ... go and see her more often. a, should b, need c, would d, ought

3. Our plane is due to ... at 7.30. a, get off b, go off c, take off d, put off

4. He says he’ll kill himself unless I ... him. a, will married b, marry c, would marry d, married

5. ‘Will Ann come to see us?’ ‘ ... ‘ a, I expect it. b, I expect so. c, I expect. d, I expect her.

6. What ... her decide to leave? a, caused b, made c, have d, got

7. ‘Why doesn’t Paul eat eggs?’ ‘ He ... . He is allergic to eggs.’

a, doesn’t have to b, shouldn’t have c, oughtn’t d, mustn’t

8. You shouldn’t say nasty things about Jane. She’s a friend of ... . a, her b, your c, ours d, you

9. Film-stars ... on television.

a, are often interviewed c, often interview

b, are often interviewing d, often being interviewed

10. ... that we are going to the cinema tonight?

a, Aren’t you remembering c, Haven’t you been remembering

b, Don’t you remember d, Can’t you have remembered

1. I don’t like Jim and I ... Paula ... . a, like, either b, don’t like, neither c, don’t like, either d, like, either

2. You ... my grandfather. He died before you came to live here.

a, couldn’t have met c, shouldn’t have met

b, mustn’t have met d, needn’t have met

3. ... apple a day keeps ... doctor away. a, - , a b, The, a c, An, - d, An, the

4. Are you British ... birth? a, according to b, as for c, by d, regarding

5. You shouldn’t be rude ... if you are very angry. a, also b, although c, even d, however

6. I ... since breakfast and I’m tired now. a, am travelling b, have been travelling c, was travelling d, travel

7. I was wondering what ... to know. a, you wanted b, wanted you c, did you want d, do you want

8. It’s no use ... to learn a language just by studying a dictionary. a, to try b, try c, in tryingd, trying

9. What about ... a meal at the Hilton? a, have b, to have c, having d, to having

10. I’ll go home as soon as the lesson ... . a, will end b, ended c, ends d, is ending

1. His wife said she ... to ring him. a) had been going b) has been going c) has going d) is going

2. The assistant ... be talking to his wife. a) ought not b) ought not to c) didn’t ought to d) didn’t ought

3. He ... started telephoning before the old man entered. a) has b) have c) was d) had

4. I didn’t see the old man ... . a) has come in b) to come in c) come in d) came in

5. I ... being so careless. a) may stop b) may to stop c) must to stop d) must stop

6. I didn’t hear it ... . a) to fall b) fall c) fallen d) fell

7. She wondered ... had left it on the counter. a) that she b) what she c) if she d) she

8. I always feel sorry about ... my money. a) lost b) losing c) to lose d) lost

9. I ... more careful. a) must being b) ought being c) ought to be d) must to be

10. Now she is opening it ... her money. a) to look for b) to lookc) to looking d) to looking for

11. The girl at the counter hasn’t got much ... . a) to do b) doing c) does d) do

12. He told the assistant he ... it in 1970. a) has bought b) is buying c) was buying d) had bought

13. The old man uses a stick ... . a) to walking b) to walk with c) it is walking d) walking

14. The assistant ... to him is very patient. a) listening b) listen c) listened d) listens

15. The woman ... her handbag is leaving the post office. a) that is opening b) opening c) whom is opening d) is opening

16. It is not difficult ... . a) I can read b) for read c) for reading d) to read

17. We’ve been climbing together ... we first met. a) since b) for c) after b) when

18. ... in the mountains was wet. a) The next day who we spent b) The next day we spent

c) We spent the next day d) The next day in which we spent

19. There was ... rain that summer. a) lesser b) a few c) few d) little

20. And ... it was dark. a) when we got back b) when we back got c) when got us back d) back we got when

21. We went ... down the mountain. a) quicklier b) more quickly c) more quicker d) quicker

22. We picked ... flowers that afternoon. a) least b) a little c) a somed) a few

23. She gave them money and ... did I. a) so b) nor c) also d) too

24. He wanted to know ... . a) were we lost b) we were lost c) if we were lost d) that we were lost

25. I looked after it ... in those days. a) more careful b) more carefully c) carefuller d) carefullier

26. ... clean it every week. a) I am b) I’ll shall c) I will d) I going to

27. It doesn’t use ... petrol. a) much b) many c) a lot d) lots

28. When she heard ... it cost, she liked it even more. a) that b) what c) which d) who

29. This isn’t the car ... is in the third picture. a) who b) which c) — d) what

30. She hasn’t got a hat on and ... her husband. a) neither does b) so do c) neither has d) so has

31. She wasn’t listening to ... I was saying. a) thatb) that which c) which d) what

32. I don’t know who shouted ..., him or me. a) the more loudier b) the more loudly c) loudlier d) the most loudly

33. The man ... got a new job. a) was teaching him b) which was teaching him c) whom was teaching him d) who was teaching him

34. Swimming was not a sport ... he was good at. a) thatb) whom c) who d) at which

35. This is the earliest photo ... he has got. a) whom b) who c) that d) of which

36. The boy has ... fishing. a) be b) being c) been d) been to the

37. We always ... late in the evenings but today we ... early. a) is working/is leaving b) are working/are leaving

c) are working/leave d) work/are leaving

38. We arrived ... the airport in time. a) to b) at c) on d) —

39. He played well yesterday, ... ? a) played he b) isn’t it c) he didn’t d) didn’t he

40. ... you, I wouldn’t drink so much. a) I was b) I were c) If I were d) When I were

1. Today is Wednesday. ... was Monday. a) Yesterday b) Today before yesterday c) Before yesterdayd) The day before yesterday

2. Yesterday we ... . a) very worked b) worked very hard c) working very hard d) very much worked

3. Open ... door, please. a) this b) these c) this the d) here

4. He watched TV ... . a) today morning b) today in the morning c) this morning d) morning

5. Please ask ... . a) Joe for the keys b) from Joe the keys c) the keys from Joe d) of Joe the keys

6. Nobody ... hungry. a) is b) isn’t c) aren’t d) are

7. It’s late. You ... . a) have got to get up b) has got to get up c) have going to get up d) have got get up

8. What can you see ... the photo? a) in b) on c) at d) on to

9. The two ... bedroom is in the other building. a) mens’ b) mans’ c) man’s d) men’s

10. Please ... . a) put off your coat b) take on your coat c) put your coat on d) take up your coat

11. She is putting the scarf ... her neck. a) to the b) about c) on d) round

12. They came ... . a) early in the morning b) in early the morning c) early the morning d) in the morning earlily

13. „He works not only on weekdays, but on Saturdays and Sundays too.” „So he works ... .” a) every day b) all day

c) all the day d) every days

14. „Have you seen Nelson’s Column yet?” „No, I haven’t ... .” a) seen it yet b) seen it already c) seen it still d) still seen it

15. Sometimes she ... at 11. a) go to bed b) goes to bed c) wents to bed d) goes to the bed

16. He turned off ... . a) the all taps b) all the taps c) every taps d) the every tap

17. He isn’t in London now because he ... to the Continent. a) has been b) was going c) will going d) has gone

18. It’s ... . a) a 5 minutes’ walk b) a 5 minute’s walk c) 5 minutes walk d) 5 minutes’ walk

19. You’re happy, ... ? a) aren’t you b) are you c) don’t you d) do you

20. They won’t take the set, ... ? a) won’t b) will they not c) will they d) did they

21. They ... the bus. a) was waiting for b) were waiting c) was waiting d) were waiting for

22. The old man said, „...”. a) Turn the third taking on the left. b) Take the third turning on the left.

c) Turn the left at the third corner. d) Take the treed turning on the left.

23. Give me the pot ... is on the kitchen table. a) — b) that c) who d) what

24. The man ... got a reward. a) was teaching him b) which was teaching him c) who was teaching him to d) who was teaching him

25. She told him ... . a) which to say it b) what to say c) what he says d) which he says

26. The assistant ... telephone when there are a lot of customers in the shop. a) ought not b) oughtn’t to c) didn’t ought d) didn’t ought to

27. He asked her ... to have pork. a) that they were b) if they are c) if they were going d) that they are

28. I’m not sure but I ... be late home tonight. a) willb) going to c) might d) must

29. „How long ...?” „Since 5.” a) did you work b) do you work c) have you been working d) are you working

30. Did you see ... . a) to arrive b) him arrive c) when he arrivingd) when he was arrived

31. ... are fond of sports. a) English b) An English c) The English d) Englishes

32. After ... I often go to sleep. a) to eat b) eat c) eating d) eaten

33. I am ... a phone call this afternoon. a) expecting b) waiting c) accepting d) looking forward

34. ... pay the fares? That’s very kind of you. a) Shall I b) Must I c) Will you d) Can you

35. Why don’t you ... the light? It is dark in here. a) make b) open c) put outd) turn on

36. He ... for England at the beginning of last month. a) leaves b) left c) has left b)had left

37. When I was a child I never ... the cold. a) fell b) feel c) felt d) fall

38. He played the violin all night, ... annoyed the neighbours. a) that b) what c) which d) —

39. I want to ... a book from you. a) lend b) ask c) borrowd) give

40. She is afraid of ... the same mistake again. a) doing b) making c) having d) acting