1. He ............... to New York three times this year. A. was B. had been C. is D. has been 2. My parents first _____ each other at the Olympic Games in 1982. A. meet B. have met C. met D. had meet 3. When I came to visit her last night, she _____ a bath. A. is having B. was having C. had D. has 4. Wait here until I ____________back. A. came B. will come C. am coming D. come 5. The second World War _________________in 1939. A. started B. starts C. has started D. start 6. Mary ______ dinner when her friend ______ at 6.30 yesterday. A. is having / calls B. was having / called C. had / called D. had / calling 7. Who ______ when I came? - Mrs. Brown. A. you were talking to B. were you talking to C. are you talking to D. you are talking to 8. He ______ ill for a long time before he ______ in 1990. A. had been / died B. has been / died C. is / dies D. was / had died 9. Wait here until I _______________you. A. call B. will call C. am going to call D. am calling 10. We ______ as soon as you have finished your work. A. will go B. go C. went D. have gone 11. While I ____________TV last night, a mouse ran across the room. A. was watching B. am watching C. watched D. watch 12. I ______ the book by the time you come tonight. A. will be finishing B. have finished C. will have finished D. finished 13. Television ___________ very popular since 1950s. A. has been B. was C. had been D. is 14. I ______ TV while my father ______ a newspaper last night. A. am watching / was reading B. was watching / was reading C. am watching / is reading D. was watching / is reading 15. Peter _____________ at the moment, so he can't answer the phone. A. has worked B. is working C. worked D. works 16. Don't go anywhere until I ______ back. A. came B. have come C. come D. will come 17. She didn't tell me the reason why she ______ to school the day before. A. didn't come B. hadn't come C. wouldn't come D. doesn't come 18. The house caught fire while they ____________. A. are sleeping B. have slept C. were sleeping D. sleep 19. There ______________ no rule about the movement of traffic before the Pope came to visit Paris. A. has been B. was C. had been D. is 20. The King just ____________ here yesterday. A. had come B. comes C. has come D. came 21. While I ________________ along the road, I saw a friend of mine. A. cycled B. was cycling C. had cycled D. were cycling 22. It is the largest ship I______________ A. had seen B. saw C. have ever seen D. see 23. I ________________ ghost in my life. A. has never seen B. never saw C. had never seen D. have never seen 24. Mary ____________ an hour ago. A. phoned B. has phoned C. phones D. was phoning 25. The light went out while I _______________dinner. A. has B. was having C. am having D. had 26. This is the house that Jack ______ three years ago.