Practice time

Multiple Choice

Choose the best answer

 

 

1. Teresa _________ French at evening classes this term.

A. is studying

B. studies

C. study

 

2. I don’t know what this sentence _____________.

A. is meaning

B. means

C. mean

 

3. Kevin was driving into town when he _______________ into his friend Keith.

A. was running

B. run

C. ran

 

4. I don’t enjoy computer games now, but I ___________ like them when I was younger.

A. was used to

B. used to

C. would

 

5. We expected Keith at 7.30 but he _____________ yet.

A. hasn’t arrived

B. has arrived

C. didn’t arrive

 

6. The film started ____________ so you’ve missed quite a lot.

A. for half an hour

B. half an hour ago

C. since half an hour

 

7. When ____________ the picnic, they went for a swim in the lake.

A. they’d been eating

B. they’d eaten

C. they’ve eaten

 

8. ____________ my sister three times today but her number is always engaged.

A. I’d phoned

B. I’ve been phoning

C. I’ve phoned

 

Key:

1.       a

2.       b

3.       c

4.       b

5.       b

6.       b

7.       b

8.       c