Task 1. Choose the right tenser (Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous). 1) "Where"s Tom?' "He the dog out for a walk."
a) takes b) is taking
2) I music lessons twice a week.
a) have b) am having
3) Why you?
a) do ... laugh b) are ... laughing
4) What you after school tomorrow?
a) do... do b) are ... doing
5) I French at Language School.
a) learn b) am learning
6) his book yet?
a) Hasn't he finished b) Hasn't he been finishing
7) Samantha is a journalist. She a lot of countries all over the world.
a) has visited b) has been visiting
8) I anything. Somebody stole my purse.
a) haven't bought b) haven't been buying
9) It's one of the best books I .
a) have ever read b) have ever been reading
10) It all night. There are huge pools everywhere.
a) has rained b) has been raining
Task 2. Choose the right tenses (Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous).
1) Police (stopped / was stopping) him while he (drove / was driving) at a high speed.
2) While I (spoke / was speaking) to Jill, I (learned / was learning) that her husband was in hospital.
3) I (looked / was looking) after my niece while my sister (made/ was making) a tour of Italy.
4) She first (met / was meeting) her husband when she (attended / was attending) a conference in Stockholm.
5) While I (listened / was listening) to him I suddenly (remembered / was remembering) our first meeting.
6) The film for about a month when I saw it.
a) had run b) had been running
7) By 6 o'clock the conference .
a) had finished b) had been finishing
8) How long she driving lessons before she passed the exam?
a) had ... taken b) had ... been taking
9) His English became much better. It was evident he hard during the term.
a) had worked b) had been working
10) When I was speaking with her on the phone I realised that something unusual .
a) had happened b) had been happening

Task 3. Choose the right tenses (Past Simple or Present Perfect).
1) So far we to find any one who saw that man.
a) weren’t able b) haven’t been able
2) They some years ago.
a) separated b) have separated
3) “ anything from the flat, “ asked the policeman.
a) Did … disappear b) Has … disappear
4) There any sing of robbery. Nothing was stolen from the shop.
a) wasn't b) hasn't been
5) "I the letter you asked about, sir," said the butler.
a) brought b) have brought
6) The doctor us a careful description of the position of the victim.
a) gave b) has given
7) She the door of a small morning-room.
a) opened b) has opened
8) you dinner already?
a) Did ... have b) Have ... had
9) When we came in the boy . He didn't seem to notice us at all.
a) didn't move b) hasn't moved
10) The clock midnight. Holmes stood up and came up to the window.
a) struck b) has struck
Task 4. Choose the right tenses (Present Perfect or Past Perfect).
1) I a letter from him just before my wedding.
a) have got b) had got
2) By the time I arrived the Marketing Manager presentation already.
b) had made
a) has made
3) the pills?
a) Have you taken b) Had you taken
4) Only after I two aspirins my headache disappeared.
a) has taken b) had taken
5) "He went on honeymoon with his second wife." - "Really? I didn't know he married before."
a) has been b) had been
6) married ? I hear they were going to.
a) Have they got b) Had they got