High School

1. Choose the correct item.

1. I ...... my wallet. I can't find it anywhere.
A) have lost
B) have been losing
C) am losing

2. You're late. I ...... for half an hour.
A) am waiting
B) have waited
C) have been waiting

3. They ...... with friends at the moment.
A) are staying
B) have been staying
C) stay

4. She ...... eats broccoli because she doesn't like it.
A) always
B) ever
C) never

5. This shampoo ...... of roses.
A) smells
B) is smelling
C) has been smelling

6. Paul ...... the bank. He hasn't come back yet.
A) has been to
B) has gone to
C) has been in

7. ...... did the Millers move to Edinburgh?
A) While
B) How long
C) How long ago

8. My parents ...... in a big house in the country.
A) used to live
B) would live
C) living

9. The plane ...... by the time I reached the airport.
A) already left
B) had already left
C) had already been leaving

10. The train ...... Manchester at nine o'clock.
A) leaves
B) is leaving
C) will leave

11. Look out! You ......!
A) are falling
B) are going to fall
C) will fall

12. I promise I ...... home in time for dinner.
A) will be
B) will have been
C) am going to be

13. By the end of the day, she ...... for ten hours.
A) will be working
B) will have worked
C) will have been working

14. He ...... the doctor this afternoon.
A) is seeing
B) sees
C) will have seen

15. I ...... James tonight, so I'll tell him the news.
A) will see
B) am seeing
C) will have been seeing

16. The film will have finished ...... 10 o'clock.
A) until
B) by
C) before

Answer :

Let's go through each sentence and choose the correct word according to the context and rules of English grammar.

  1. I ...... my wallet. I can't find it anywhere.

    • A) have lost

    Explanation: The present perfect tense 'have lost' is used for actions that have relevance to the present moment. Here, the person is still unable to find the wallet, so the loss is relevant now.

  2. You're late. I ...... for half an hour.

    • C) have been waiting

    Explanation: The present perfect continuous tense 'have been waiting' is used to express an action that started in the past and is still continuing in the present.

  3. They ...... with friends at the moment.

    • A) are staying

    Explanation: The present continuous tense 'are staying' is used to describe an action that is happening right now.

  4. She ...... eats broccoli because she doesn't like it.

    • C) never

    Explanation: The adverb 'never' is used to indicate that she does not eat broccoli at all.

  5. This shampoo ...... of roses.

    • A) smells

    Explanation: The simple present tense 'smells' is used for a state, which doesn't change immediately over time, like the scent of something.

  6. Paul ...... the bank. He hasn't come back yet.

    • B) has gone to

    Explanation: The phrase 'has gone to' specifies that Paul is still at the bank and hasn't returned.

  7. ...... did the Millers move to Edinburgh?

    • C) How long ago

    Explanation: 'How long ago' asks about the point in time when the Millers moved to Edinburgh.

  8. My parents ...... in a big house in the country.

    • A) used to live

    Explanation: 'Used to live' indicates a past habit or state that no longer exists.

  9. The plane ...... by the time I reached the airport.

    • B) had already left

    Explanation: The past perfect tense 'had already left' is used to describe an action completed before another action in the past.

  10. The train ...... Manchester at nine o'clock.

    • A) leaves

    Explanation: The simple present 'leaves' is used for scheduled events, like train timetables.

  11. Look out! You ......!

    • B) are going to fall

    Explanation: 'Are going to fall' is used for something that is about to happen based on current evidence.

  12. I promise I ...... home in time for dinner.

    • A) will be

    Explanation: 'Will be' is used for simple promises about the future.

  13. By the end of the day, she ...... for ten hours.

    • B) will have worked

    Explanation: The future perfect tense 'will have worked' is used to say how long something will have continued up to a certain point in the future.

  14. He ...... the doctor this afternoon.

    • A) is seeing

    Explanation: The present continuous 'is seeing' describes a near future arrangement.

  15. I ...... James tonight, so I'll tell him the news.

    • B) am seeing

    Explanation: 'Am seeing' is used for plans or scheduled events in the near future.

  16. The film will have finished ...... 10 o'clock.

    • B) by

    Explanation: 'By' is used to indicate the time before which the film will have finished.