TENSES / TEST 5 (60 ADET SORU)

TEST 5

1- I ....... Malcolm in his car, but

he…….. the traffic and didn't see
me.

A) was seeing/watches 6- I ....... an extra part-time job last

B) see/has watched week as we ....... the money.
C) have seen/is watching
D) saw/was watching A) am starting/are needing
E) am seeing/watched B) was starting/have needed
C) start/needed
2- Tim ........ a master's degree as soon D) have started/were needing
as he ....... to Canada. E) started/need

A) has begun/is returning

B) began/returned
C) is beginning/returned 7- In 1951, the people of the Gold
D) was beginning/returns Coast ....... for their own government
E) begins/has returned and
shortly afterwards, they ....... their
3- Rachel ....... up smoking four years country as Ghana.
ago and she ....... a cigarette since.
A) vote/are renaming
A) was giving/doesn't smoke B) voted/renamed
B) has given/wasn't smoking C) have voted/were renaming
C) gave/hasn't smoked D) were voting/have renamed
D) has given/didn't smoke E) are voting/rename
E) is giving/isn't smoking
8- As my son ....... down by the river, I
4- Last year, Sonny ....... four miles ....... his room thoroughly.
each morning before breakfast, but
he ....... around the block each A) fishes/have cleaned
morning instead since his heart B) is fishing/cleaned
attack. C) has fished/clean
D) fished/have been cleaning
A) ran/has been walking E) was fishing/cleaned
B) has run/has walked
C) runs/was walking
D) has been running/walks 9- We ....... in Cornwall for two weeks
E) was running/walked last summer. Since then, we ....... a
holiday by the sea.
5- I ....... a brace on my teeth as a child,
but I didn't like it. A) stayed /haven't had
A) was wearing B) are staying/don't have
B) am wearing C) were staying/didn't have
C) have worn D) stay/aren't having
D) wore E) have stayed/weren't having
E) have been wearing

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10- One of the straps on the baby's 14- A: What's on TV tonight?

pram ..... quite thin, so we ..... to B: Match of the day. Manchester
replace it. United....... South Melbourne.

A) wore/decide A) play
B) wears/have decided B) were playing
C) was wearing/decided C) are playing
D) is wearing/were deciding D) have played
E) has been wearing/ decide E) played

15- Isn't it strange that you ....... for

Mark's surprise party all week, but
11- This time last year, his business ....... you ....... him a birthday present yet?
a reasonable profit, but now, because
of bad management, he ....... to keep A) are preparing/didn't buy
it going. B) have been preparing/haven't bought
C) prepared/don't buy
A) has made/has struggled D) have prepared/aren't buying
B) made/was struggling E) prepare/weren't buying
C) make/has been struggling
D) has been making/struggles
E) was making/is struggling
16- While my parents ....... in the
shopping centre, a thief ....... into
their car for the radio.
12- The last time we ....... dinner with
A) shopped/has broken
them, they ....... for a new house.
B) were shopping/broke
A) have had/looked C) have shopped/breaks
B) were having/have been looking D) are shopping/was breaking
C) have been having/look E) shop/is breaking
D) had/were looking
E) have/are looking
17- When we ....... her, she.... in the
wardrobe.

13- The whole family was busy. While A) were finding/hides

the children ....... decorations, their B) find/has hidden
father ....... up the Christmas C) are finding/is hiding
tree. D) found/was hiding
E) have found/hid
A) are making/is setting
B) made /has been setting 18- I never ....... my temper on purpose,
C) have been making/has set of course, but sometimes I just .......
D) were making/was setting though I always regret it afterwards.
E) have made/set
A) lose/explode
B) lost/am exploding
C) have been losing/exploded
D) was losing/have exploded
E) have lost/was exploding

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19- Even though it ....... heavily at the 24- More and more of my colleagues
time, they ....... home. ....... these days because the new
owners of the company have changed
A) has snowed/were driving a lot of procedures. These changes
B) snows/have been driving won't affect me though, because I
C) was snowing/drove ....... my job here only recently.
D) has been snowing/drive
E) snowed/are driving A) have left/was starting
B) leave/am starting
C) were leaving/started
20- It's been one week since the floods D) left/start
........ but still aid workers E) are leaving/have started
.......people.

A) are striking/rescued
25- She ....... onto the train because the
B) strike/were rescuing
C) were striking/have been rescuing station guard ....... his whistle.
D) struck/are rescuing
E) have struck/rescue A) has hurried/blows
B) hurries/has been blowing
C) hurried/was blowing
21- I ....... my book in the launderette D) was hurrying/has blown
while my washing ...... . E) is hurrying/blows

A) have read/dries
B) read/was drying 26- Peggy's family ....... pedigree dogs for
C) was reading/has dried three generations and they regularly
D) have read/is drying ....... their dogs in shows.
E) am reading/has dried
A) have been breeding/enter
22- Up to now, the predicted Millennium B) are breeding/are entering
computer bug ....... very few C) were breeding/are entering
problems, although many scientists D) breed/have entered
last year ....... a catastrophe. E) bred/were entering

A) has been causing/have predicted

B) is causing/predict 27- Mrs. White ....... her daughter's
C) causes/were predicting wedding dress herself since
D) caused/have been predicting November and ....... it, except for the
E) has caused/predicted trimmings.

A) made/finished
23- I only ....... the company on Monday B) was making/was finishing
for a copy of their magazine and I C) has been making/has finished
....... it already. D) is making/finished
E) makes/is finishing
A) was asking/am receiving
B) have been asking/was receiving
C) ask/receive
D) asked/have received
E) have asked/have been receiving

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28- Because we have a young baby, we 33- We ....... with the sales staff
....... the opportunity to go to the tomorrow because our sales .......
cinema any more, but now and recently.
again, we ....... a video to play at
home. A) were meeting/declined
B) are meeting/have declined
A) didn't have/are buying C) meet/decline
B) aren't having/were buying D) met/were declining
C) don't have/buy E) have met/are declining
D) weren't having/bought
E) haven't had/have been buying 34- Sally's husband ....... for a new job
because his present one ....... no
opportunities for advancement.
29- This perfume ....... like cheap soap
and definitely isn't worth this price. A) was looking/has offered
B) looks/was offering
A) is smelling C) looked/is offering
B) smells D) is looking/offers
C) has been smelling E) has looked/has been offering
D) was smelling
E) smelt 35- I....... you several times last week,
but no one ....... in.
30- While I ....... some money from a
cash machine, a man ....... it all out of A) was phoning/has been
my hand. B) phoned/was
C) have phoned/has been
A) was withdrawing/snatched D) phone/is being
B) withdrew/snatches E) am phoning/is
C) am withdrawing/has snatched
D) have withdrawn/was snatching
E) withdrew/has been snatching 36- My father ....... English at all
although he ....... it for three years
when he was in high school.
31- They ....... to buy a boat for years,
and finally they ....... enough money. A) isn't speaking/has studied
B) hasn't been speaking/studies
A) have been hoping/have saved C) doesn't speak/studied
B) hope/saved D) didn't speak/has been studying
C) were hoping/are saving E) wasn't speaking/is studying
D) hoped/have been saving
E) are hoping/save
37- I ....... on this report for more than
32- As he ....... the party, a strange man three weeks now, but I ...... only half
of it yet.
....... him.
A) worked/have been completing
A) left/has been approaching B) am working/complete
B) is leaving/has approached C) work/am completing
C) leaves/was approaching D) was working/completed
D) has left/approaches E) have been working/have completed
E) was leaving/approached

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38- The archeological evidence ....... 43- My son ....... very well at university
clearly that people in ancient Crete this term because he ....... out late at
....... flush toilets 4000 years ago. night any more.

A) has shown/use A) does/hasn't stayed

B) is showing/have used B) did/isn't staying
C) showed/have been using C) has done/wasn't staying
D) shows/were using D) was doing/hasn't been staying
E) was showing/are using E) is doing/doesn't stay
44- Last year he almost ....... because he
....... his social life a little too much.
39- Mary says she ....... George because
he ....... her life miserable. A) fails/has enjoyed
B) was failing/has been enjoying
A) has been leaving/makes C) failed/was enjoying
B) has left/is making D) has been failing/enjoyed
C) leaves/was making E) has failed/enjoys
D) is leaving/has made
E) was leaving/has made 45- Our company's sales ....... since the
new management ....... over.
40- My brother ....... a new BMW and
ever since he ....... about it. A) have been improving/took
B) improve/has taken
A) was buying/bragged C) improved/has been taking
B) is buying/is bragging D) are improving/was taking
C) has bought/brags E) were improving/is taking
D) buys/has bragged
E) bought/has been bragging 46- The guards ....... when the enemy
…….. .
41- He ....... great, poverty until he .
up writing and got a proper job. A) are sleeping/has been attacking
B) have slept/was attacking
A) has suffered/gives C) slept/has attacked
B) suffered/gave D) were sleeping/attacked
C) is suffering/has given E) sleep/is attacking
D) has suffered/was giving
E) suffers/is giving

42- I ....... a lot of weight since I 47- The negotiators ....... to bring the two
drinking beer every night. sides together for months, but so far
they ....... .
A) have lost/stopped
B) lost/am stopping A) try/are failing
C) lose/have been stopping B) are trying/failed
D) was losing/have stopped C) tried/fail
E) am losing/stop D) have tried/were failing
E) have been trying/have failed

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48- The electricity ....... off last night just 53- The President ....... too hard lately,
as the film on TV ....... interesting. and as a result, he ....... terrible.

A) has gone/got A) has been working/looks

B) was going/has got B) has worked/looked
C) is going/has been getting C) worked/is looking
D) goes/is getting D) works/has looked
E) went/was getting E) is working/was looking

49- More than a million people ....... the 54- I ....... to play the lottery about two
new superstore since it ....... last years ago, but I ....... anything yet.
month.
A) was starting/didn't win
A) are visiting/has been opening B) started/haven't won
B) have visited/opened C) start/haven't been winning
C) were visiting/opens D) have started/don't win
D) have been visiting/is opening E) am starting/wasn't winning
E) visited/has opened

55- I ....... in Istanbul for so long that I

50- Water ....... from liquid to gas when ....... the time before the Bosphorus
it ....... a temperature of 100°C. Bridges.

A) am living /remembered
A) has changed/reached
B) lived/am remembering
B) changed/was reaching
C) was living/have remembered
C) changes/reaches
D) live/was remembering
D) has been changing/is reaching
E) have lived/remember
E) is changing/reached

51- The phrase "post modernism" .......

56- Two years ago, she ....... English at
about fifty years ago, but most
all, but she ....... hard since then.
people still ....... what it means.

A) was appearing/haven't known A) hasn't spoken/is studying

B) has appeared/don't know . B) wasn't speaking/studies
C) isn't speaking/studied
C) appeared/don't know
D) didn't speak/has been studying
D) appears/didn't know
E) doesn't speak/was studying
E) has been appearing/haven't
known
57- My brother ....... three years in jail
52- People who ....... items like bottles when he was younger, but now he
....... to give up his life of crime.
and cans ....... the world's resources.
A) spent/has decided
A) aren't recycling/wasted
B) spends/is deciding
B) didn't recycle/waste
C) has spent/has been deciding
C) haven't been recycling/were wasting
D) was spending/decides
D) don't recycle/are wasting
E) has been spending/decided
E) haven't recycled/wasted

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58- I ....... my boss privately tomorrow 59- The first time I ....... horse riding, I
and I....... quite nervous about it. was very nervous and ....... the reins
very tightly.
A) have seen/am feeling
B) see/was feeling A) was going/am holding
C) am seeing/feel B) have gone/hold
D) saw/ felt C) am going/have held
E) was seeing/have felt D) go/was holding
E) went/held

60- Life ....... immensely since Thomas

Edison ....... the first light bulb in
1879.

A) is changing/was Inventing
B) has changed/invented
C) has been changing/has invented
D) changed/has been inventing
E) was changing/invents

TENSES / TEST 5 (60 ADET SORU)

TENSES / TEST 5 (60 ADET SORU)

CEVAP ANAHTARI

1.D 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.D 6.E 7.B 8.E 9.A 10.C
11.E 12.D 13.D 14.C 15.B 16.B 17.D 18.A 19.C 20.D
21.B 22.E 23.D 24.E 25.C 26.A 27.C 28.C 29.B 30.A
31.A 32.E 33.B 34.D 35.B 36.C 37.E 38.D 39.D 40.E
41.B 42.A 43.E 44.C 45.A 46.D 47.E 48.E 49.B 50.C
51.C 52.D 53.A 54.B 55.E 56.D 57.A 58.C 59.E 60.B