PMP 1

She was thoughtfully looking at him while he _______ a newspaper.

• read

• was reading

• has read

• has been reading

John ............................... tennis once or twice a week.

• is playing usually

• is usually playing

• usually plays

• plays usually

I ____just a telegram to say that my poor friend is badly ill again.

• had

• was/having

• has/ been having

• have/had

when Jack ______ me, I __________ a letter.

• phoned/ was writing

• was phoning/ wrote

• phoned/ has been writing

• has phoned/ was writing

By 8 o’clock they ________ dinner.

• will have

• will be having

• will have had

• is having

By the end of this week he _______ the translation.

• will finish

• will have finished

• will be finishing

• is finishing

Before you ________ I _______ all the work.

• come/ do

• will come / will do

• will come / do

• come/ will do

By the time we ________ to the forest, the rain _______ .

• will get/ will stop

• will get/ will have stopped

• get/ will stop

• get/ will have stopped

They _______ the new words yesterday from three to seven.

• learnt

• have been learning

• have learnt

• were learning

She _______ this exercise yesterday at 8 o’clock.

• wrote

• has written

• has been writing

• was writing