1. 'When did the accident happen?
'
'When the goods . . . from the truck.'
A. unloaded
B. were unloading
C. being unloaded
D. were being unloaded
E. they were unloading
2. Ahmad : Mah, what were you doing when I phoned your mother last night?
Halimah : I ... TV
A. watch
B. am watching
C. have watched
D. was watching
E. will watch
3. I was sleeping when my father...the announcement about me in the radio.
A. hear
B. heard
C. was hearing
D. hears
E. Will hear
4. Rina ... a bath when I phoned her.
A. has been taking
B. is taking
C. had taken
D. has taken
E. was taking
5. `Could you tell brother to meet me at the library tomorrow? `Sure, I____ him.'
A. would have told
B. am telling
C. be telling
D. will tell
E. will be telling
6. Daru : What are you going to do after leaving the college?
Dimas : Well, I don't want to be jobless. So I'm ... getting a job soon.
A. would like
B. planning
C. going to
D. thinking of
E. intending
7. `Oh, dear! I forgot to bring my dictionary.'
`That's all right. I . . . you mine.'
A. will be lending
B. am lending
C. will lend
D. am going to lend
E. lend
8. "What is your plan for this weekend?"
°I . . . my brother."
A. will visit
B. will have visited
C. will have been visiting
D. have visited
E. visited
9. Yusniar : “I plan to see ‘the ghost’ with Tina.”
Supriadi : “When...it?”
A. you see
B. have you seen
C. Are you going to see
D. did you want to see
E. Were you going to see
10. Father : Are you sure you will pass'?
Riana : Believe me, Dad. I'll do better in the next examination.
From the dialogue we know that Riana ... to do better in the next examination.
A. promises
B. hopes
C. wishes
D. likes
E. decides
11. 'Anwar was promoted president of your company last week; wasn't he?
'I'm glad he was; he ... in this company for years.'
A. worked
B. had worked
C. was working
D. has been working
E. would work
12. `What are you looking for?’, 'My wallet; I don't know where I ... it.'
A. have put
B. have been putting
C. had put
D. am putting
E. was putting
13. 'Where is my dictionary? It was on my desk.' `Perhaps somebody ... it.'
A. would take
B. takes
C. is taking
D. has taken
E. had taken
14. We haven't heard from Didi for such a long time.
`We haven't either, since he ... to Dili.'
A. had moved
B. moves
C. was moving
D. moved
E. has moved
15. Anita is looking forward to her birthday because she ... a new watch.
A. has promised
B. promised
C. being promised
D. has been promising
E. has been promised
16. My friend said, “I have never seen such a good film".
From the above statement we may conclude that ....
A. he has never seen bad films before
B. it was the first time he went to see a, film
C. this is the best film he has ever seen
D. he seldom went to good movies
E. the film he saw was a bad one
17. Ronny : Are you going to watch the movie on TV tonight?
Deny : No, I think I'll watch the recent news. The recent news is news that ....
A. is very important
B. tells us about things that have just happened
C. is printed in capital letters
D. provides a lot of advertisements
E. makes the viewers laugh
18. Rini : " ... “
Rina : "for almost five years".
A. When do you study English?
B. When did you study English?
C. How long have you studied English?
D. How many years will you study English?
E. When will you study English?
19. Ronald moved to this town last year.
We can say the he ... in this town for a year.
A. was living
B. lives
C. has lived
D. lived
E. had lived
20. Miss Rina...US English since 1989.
A. Have taught
B. was teach
C. is going to teach
D. has taught
E. taoght
21. `Could you please book me on the next flight to Mexico City? 'I'm sorry, sir. Our
airline … to Mexico City."
A. doesn't fly
B. will not fly
C. did not fly
D. has not been flying
E. wasn't able to fly
22. `He has to take a TOEFL test before leaving for the U.S.'
`No, . . . have to; he already took it a few months ago.
A. he can't
B. he doesn't
C. he hasn't
D. he isn't
E. he mustn't
23. I think you had better tell her the truth before somebody else ....
A. does
B. can
C. had
D. tells
E. did
24. "Do I hear something?"
"Yes, somebody . . . at the door!"
A. was knocking
B. knocks
C. is knocking
D. knocked
E. has knocked
25. "May I borrow your magazine?"
"I'm sorry, my sister . . . it.
A. still reads
B. is still reading
C. will still read
D. has been reading
E. still read
26. ‘Have the boys had their breakfast?’ 'Not yet, they ....'
A. would still take a bath
B. have taken a bath
C. will take a bath
D. are still taking a bath
E. were taking a bath
27. ‘Which paintings will be exhibited tomorrow?’
"We don't know yet; they . . . by a team.'
A. still selecting
B. are still being selected
C. still be selected
D. are still selecting
E. still selected
28. `Have you delivered the package to the customers?
'Not yet, some . . .
A. were wrapped
B. are still being wrapped
C. will have been wrapped
D. have been wrapped
E. would be wrapped
29. Dika : Can I borrow your laptop?
Ditya : Certainly, but what's wrong with yours?
Dika . It ... now.
A. is going to repair
B. is being repaired
C. is repairing
D. repaired
E. has repaired
30. `You look so unhappy, Anton. What's the matter?
'My father his job.'
A. loses
B. has just lost
C. losing
D. has been losing
E. is losing
31. “How long has he been the principal of our school?”
“Since I...this school.”
A. has entered
B. was entering
C. had entered
D. have entered
E. entered
32. We went to the movie last night and I thought...
A. the film is good
B. the film so good
C. It is a good film
D. the film was good
E. It will be a good film
33. Last week Rini ... a holiday, she didn’t go for a picnic, she went camping.
A. is has
B. has
C. had
D. have
E. having
34. `So you have finished typing those letters! When did you do it?ff 'When you
the meeting.'
A. had attended
B. were attending
C. have attended
D. attend
E. attended
35. I didn't hear the thunder during the storm last night because I…..soundly.
A. have slept
B. have been sleeping
C. am sleeping
D. has slept
E. was sleeping
36. `Did you see the children when you came home this afternoon?' 'No, they their
teacher in Priok'
A. would have visited
B. visited
C. to visit
D. had visited
E. were visiting
37. 'I wonder why Agus is absent. He might be sick.'
`He isn't. I saw him when I... for the bus.'
A. have waited
B. wait
C. had waited
D. was waiting
E. is waiting.
38. Nukmi : What was your sister doing when you arrived home last night?
Rendra : She ... in the kitchen.
A. was cooking
B. cooks
C. has cooked
D. is cooking
E. has been cooking
Jawaban : A
39. The engine….smoothly when it suddenly stopped.
A. is running
B. runs
C. has run
D. running
E. was running
40. `When did the farmer find that ancient tool?
'When he . . . his field.'
A. has been ploughing
B. was ploughing
C. had ploughed
D. has ploughed
E. is ploughing
41. 'As a student, I always had instant noodles for breakfast.'
This means that I___ for breakfast.
A. used to have instant noodles
B. am having instant noodles
C. am used to having instant noodles
D. like to have instant noodles
E. have instant noodles
42. `When did you realize you had lost your purse?
'When I money to pay the bus fare.'
A. am needing
B. was needing
C. had needed
D. needed
E. have needed
43. `Since when hasn't she been feeling well?
'Since she___ from Singapore.'
A. has been returning
B. returned
C. was returning
D. has returned
E. had returned
44. Tuti came home very late last night. Where did Budiman take her to?'
A. To the movies he took her last night
B. She took him to the movies last night
C. Last night she took him to the movies
D. He took her last night to the movies
E. He took her to the movies last night
45. 'When did you realize you had lost your purse?'
'When I___ money to pay the conductor.
A. am needing
B. was needing
C. had needed
D. needed
E. have needed
46. `How long has he been the principal of our school?
'Since I . . . this school.'
A. had been entering
B. was entering
C. had entered
D. have entered
E. entered
47. My daughter ... a lot of photographs of the Borobudur when she went there on her
last vacation.
A. had taken
B. has taken
C. would take
D. has been taking
E. took
48. Police : Yes, madam, what can we do for you?
(at the police station)
Woman : I want to report. I parked my car in the parking lot. When I got back, the car
wasn't there....
A. It should be stolen
B. It is stolen
C. It stole
D. It will be stolen
E. It was stolen
49. A taxi driver who witnessed the accident took my injured brother to the hospital and
then. . . my parents.
A. was calling
B. call
C. calling
D. called
E. to call
50. A : This is a very old building.
B : I wasn't even born yet when it ....
A. had built
B. is built
C. was built
D. is being built
E. has been built
51. Sari ______ to school with her friends at 06.30 a.m. tomorrow.
A. walks
B. is going to walk
C. will be walking
D. will have walked
52. ______ discussed before the director proposed it.
A. The economic crisis had been
B. The economic crisis being
C. The economic crisis has already been
D. The economic crisis is already
53. She ______ at me when she saw me at the airport.
A. waves
B. waved
C. is waving
D. has waved
54. Berta : “Can I have your report soon?”
Jono : “Sure, I ______ it before you go to the meeting.
A. will finished
B. will have finished
C. am going to finish
D. am finishing
55. “When do you plan to get married?”
“After ______ school”.
A. I finish
B. I finished
C. I am finishing
D. I have been finished
56. Mother ______ the food by the time the children come home.
A. cooked
B. will cook
C. has cooked
D. will have cooked
57. The children are watching TV now because they ______ their homework.
A. are doing
B. had done
C. have done
D. were doing
58. I ______ the street when it began to rain.
A. am walking down
B. have walked down
C. have been walking down
D. was walking down
9. The team ______ along the river-bank when they, accidentally, found a big cave.
A. were walking
B. are walking
C. will walk
D. walked
10. Dian and Harris hardly ever join our class discussion, ______?
A. did they
B. didn’t they
C. don’t they
D. do they
Part II. Choose the correct answer in the bracket to complete the sentences.
1. The person on the bench (are/is) Barbara.
2. She (has/have) long brown hair.
3. She (does/is) smart person.
4. She’s an accountant. She (working/works) for the government.
5. She (has/have) an hour for lunch every day.
6. She often (eats/eating) Lunch in the Park
7. She usually (bringing/brings) a sandwich and some fruits with her to the park.
8. She usually (sits/sit) on a bench but she (isn’t like/doesn’t like) sitting on the
grass.
9. While she’s at the park, she (watches/watching) people and animals.
10. She (is seeing/sees) Joggers and squirrels when she (eating/eats) at the park.
Part III
Past Tense – Simple or Progressive: Fill in the correct form.
1. George _______ off the ladder while he _______ the ceiling. (fall, paint)
2. Last night I _______ in bed when I suddenly _______ a scream. (read, hear)
3. _______ TV when I _______ you? (you watch, phone)
4. Ann _______ for me when I _______ . (wait, arrive)
5. Maisie _______ up the kitchen when John _______ her to marry him. (clean, ask)
6. The house _______ £ 150,000 in 2003. (cost)
7. The fire _______ at six in the morning. (still, burn)
8. My brother _______ a new job a week ago. (get)
9. Columbus _______ America over 500 years ago. (discover)
10. She _______ not interested in the book because she _______ it. (be, not understand)
11. _______ at school yesterday? (you be)
12. We _______ in a house near the sea last summer. (live)
13. She _______ the piano very well when she _______ young. (can play, be)
14. She _______ the office very early last night. (leave)
15. I _______ a friend while I _______ the shopping. (meet, do)
16. I _______ for my things when I _______ someone call my name. (pay, hear)
17. I _______ around and _______ Judy. (turn, see)
18. She _______ a bright yellow dress when I _______ her last. (wear, see)
19. We _______ to have a cup of tea. (decide)
20. While the waiter _______ up the pieces of glass he _______ his finger (pick, cut)
21. Then we _______ the cafe and _______ goodbye. (leave, say)
22. I _______ the fire at six and it _______ brightly when Tom came in at seven. (light, still
burn)
23. My dog _______ along quietly when Mary’s Pekinese _______ him. (walk, attack)
24. When I _______ she _______ lunch. She said she always _______ lunch at 12:30.
(arrive, have, have)
25. What _______ of his last book? –I _______ it a lot. (you think, like)
26. He suddenly _______ that he _______ in the wrong direction. (realize, travel)
27. He _______ guitar when someone _______ the window and _______ out a bucket of
water. (play, open, throw)
28. He _______ us to go out in the boat yesterday because of a strong wind _______. (not
allow, blow)
29. The next day, as they _______ that the police _______ for them, they _______ the
coats in the woods and _______ off in different directions. (know, look, hide, go)
30. When I _______ home they _______ around a fire. Jack _______ a crossword puzzle,
Judy _______ and the others _______. Mother _______ at me and said: “ Come and sit
down”. (come, sit, do, knit, read, smile)