Tenses I
The train ............ at 7 p.m.
1) is leaving
2) leaves
3) is going to leave
leaves - timetables/schedules
We ............. at 8 tonight.
1) meet
2) are meeting
3) will meet
We are meeting ... - future (personal arrangements / plans)
How many galleries .......... on your holiday?
1) you visited
2) have you visited
3) did you visit
4) had you visited
did you visit
I ......... bungee jumping before.
1) tried
2) was trying
3) have tried
4) try
have tried
I .......... in London this year
1) live
2) am living
2) lives
am living - temporary situation
My family and I ......together at least 4 times a month.
1) is getting
2) are getting
3) get
present simple "get" - repeated action
A: Can I have another one?
B: There are ......... cakes left.
1) none
2) not much
3) not
4) no
no
She ........... in her bed.
1) was liing in her bed.
2) was lying in her bed.
3) was lieing in her bed
4) was laying in her bed
was lying
He..........his keys.
1) is always losing
2) always loses
3) always lose
is always losing - implies irritation
I ............ three articles today.
1) read
2) am reading
3) was reading
4) have read
have read - (today = not finished yet)
A: Which one should I buy?
B: Honestly, I don´t like ...... of them.
1) none
2) either
3) neither
4) both
2) I don’t like either of them.
This window ..................... at the moment.
1) is cleaning
2) is cleaned
3) is being cleaned
4) will be cleaned
present continuous passive - is being cleaned
Look at the clouds, it ........ soon!
1) will rain
2) is going to rain
3) rains
is going to - prediction based on a given evidence
A: Are you from around here?
B: Yes, I .......... here all my life.
1) lived
2) live
3) have lived
4) am living
have lived
A: Do you want to get a coffee?
B: Sure, I have ....... time.
1) much
2) many
3) a little
4) a few
5) little
a little - a small amount, but enough
Do you mind ......... the window?
1) to open
2) opening
3) open
mind opening
I’m tired because I..........
1) was running
2) ran
3) have been running
4) have run
have been running - recently finished activities with present effect
She couldn’t swim with her friends yesterday because she ........... to bring her swimsuit.
1) has forgotten
2) forgot
3) had forgotten
had forgotten
I have...... friends in London. Unfortunately, most of the time I feel lonely.
1) not much
2) few
3) a few
4) a little
few - Almost none, not enough
There is ....... water in the desert. (= almost none)
1) a little
2) not many
3) little
4) few
little