71. Helen _____ her keys in the office so she had to wait until her husband _____ home. a. has left/comes b. left/had come c. had left/came d. had left/would come 72. I don’t think Jim saw me; he ______ into space. a. just stared b. was just staring c. has just stared d. had just stared 73. You don’t need to describe her. I _____ her several times. a. had met b. have met c. met d. meet 74. As she ______ the newspaper, Granndy _____ asleep. a. read/was b. was reading/fell c. was reading/was falling d. read /fell 75. I don’t really work here; I _____ until the new secretary arrives. a. just help out b. have just helped out c. am just helping out d. will just help out 76. “Do you like the material ?” – “Yes, it _____ very soft.” a. is feeling b. felt c. feels d. is felt 77. “I’m sorry to keep you waiting.” – “Oh, not at all. I _____ here only a few minutes.” a. have been b. had been c. was d. will be 78. “Can I join the club , Dad ?” – “You can when you ____ a bit old.” a. get b. will get c. are getting d. will have got 79. We were all surprised when he made it clear that he ___ office soon. a. leaves b. would leave c. left d. had left 80. The pen I ___ I ___ is on my desk, right under my nose. a. think/lost b. thought/had lost c. think/had lost d. thought/have lost 81. “How long _____ each other before they _____ married ?” – “For about a year.” a. have they known/get b. did they know/were going to get c. do they know/are going to get d. had they known/get 82. My dictionary _____ . I have looked for it everywhere but still ____ it. a. has lost/don’t find b. is missing/don’t find c. has lost/haven’t found d. is missing/haven’t found 83, The last time I __ Jane, she __ cotton in the fields. a. had seen/was picking b. saw/picked c. had seen/picked d. saw/was picked 84. Tom __ into the house when no one ___. a. slipped/was looking b. had slipped/looked c. slipped/had looked d. was slipping/looked 85. “Do you know our town at all ?” – “No, it is the first time I _____ here.” a. was b. have been c. came d. am coming 86. Mary _____ a dress when she cut her finger. a. made b. is making c. was making d. makes 87. The volleyball match will be put off if it _______. a. will rain b. rains c. rained d. is raining 88. “We haven’t heard from Jane for a long time ?” – “What do you suppose _____ to her ?” a. was happening b. to happen c. has happened d. having happened 89. The students _____ busily when Miss Brown went to get a book she ______ in the office. a. had written/left b. were writing/has left c. had written/had left d. were writing/had left 90. When I was at college, I ______ three foreign languages, but I ______ all except a few words of each. a. spoke/had forgotten b. spoke/have forgotten c. had spoken/had forgotten d.hadspoken/have forgotten 91. “Come on, Peter. I want to show you something.” – “Oh, how nice of you ! I ____ you _____to bring me a gift.” a. never think/are going b. never thought/were going c. didn’t think/were going d.hadn’tthought/were going 92. The new secretary is supposed to report to the manager as soon as she _____ . a. will arrive b. arrives c. is going to arrive d. is arriving 93. They _____ friends since they met in Paris. a. have made b. have become c. have been d. have turned 94. It’s half past five . It’s time the game ______. A. started b. start c. starts d. to start 95. I went to collect my car but was not ready. When I went to the service station it ____ still ______ . a. was ..servicing... b. was .serviced... c. had been .. serviced... d. was .. being serviced... 96. Sometimes I get up before the sun _______. a. rise b. rose c. had risen d. rises 97. Yesterday morning I woke up when my mother _____ me. a. call b. called c. calls d. had called 98. No, you didn’t interrupt anything. I had finished my breakfast before you____________ to the house. I was nearly ready to go out. a. came b. had come c. have come d. coming 99. We ______ our evening meal at half past seven yesterday and then we watched a film on television.