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<em>p</em><em>resent Simple</em>
<span>About 85 percent of American students …public schools, which are supported by state and local taxes (attended; have attended; attend) </span>
<span>What …American public schools teach? (are; do; does) </span>
<span>Wise kings generally …wise councillors. (to have; has; have) </span>
<span>All historical places of London …in the West End. (had been; were; are) </span>
<span>The city of Montreal …70 square miles. (covering; covers; is covered) </span>
<span>Man …live by bread alone (do not; does not; is not)</span>
<em>Present Continuous</em>
<span>I know you …an advanced geography course now (were taking; is taking; are taking)</span>
<span> Now she …difficulty in putting facts in order (is having; has been having; had) </span>
<span>The world sea surrounds the earth and …to us all. ( is belonging; belongs; has belonged) Scientists in many different countries …to explain its mystery (are working; have worked; worked) </span>
<span>These are just a few of the questions to which they … their energies (are devoting; had devoted; is devoting)</span>
<em>Present Perfect</em>
<span>…you ever a film in which a train crashed or a ship sank ? (did…see; have…seen; do…see) Recently BBC experts …a new system that lets the deaf understand TV programmes (have invented; invented; to envent) </span>
<span>The nation’s income and productivity …enormously over the past 70 years ( rose; has risen; have risen) </span>
<span>American schools for many years …federal aid for special purposes. ( have received; received; receive)</span>
<span> Like it or not, television …the supreme holiday attraction ever since it upstaged the cinema by showing old films ( has been; is ; was)</span>
<span> He … … everything except his last paper (did; have done; has done)</span>
<em>Present Perfect Continuous</em>
<span>It … since early morning (rained; had rained; has been raining)</span>
<span> You are a good football-player. Since when …you…football ? (have …been playing; did …play; had …been playing) </span>
<span>My brother …music lessons for three years now (have taken; has been taking; took)</span>
<em>Future Simple</em>
<span>Perhaps in the future men …on the sea, away from the crowded and noisy cities on land (will live; would live; are living) </span>
<span>The student …as an apprentice to a trained worker next week (shall work; will work; would work)</span>
<span> During the apprenticeship period the student …to earn money (shall begin; would begin; will begin) </span>
<span>We …take a vacation this month ( is not; did not; shall not)</span>
<em>Past Simple</em>
<span>Sir Walter was a proud knight, and …to think that he had to submit to the commands of a tyrant lord (had hated; was hating; hated) </span>
<span>…you…the ancient stone carvings at the museum last week ? (have …seen; did…see; had…seen) </span>
<span>Dinosaurs …millions of years ago (died out; had died out; were died out)</span>
<span> In the year 1620, a ship named the ‘Mayflower’ …120 Englishmen to the rocky coast of America (has brought; brought; had brought)</span>
<span> It was late in the year when the Pilgrims …and founded a colony ( were landing; had landed; landed)</span>
<em>Past Continuous</em>
<span>When Jim came out of the army he … what to do ( is wondering; has wondered; was wondering)</span>
<span> His parents were sick, they didn’t have much money, so they …pretty desperate (were getting; are getting; have gotten)</span>
<span> Meanwhile in the village most people … …to go skiing. (was preparing; were preparing; are preparing) </span>
<span>Those who couldn’t do it …TV or looking through the newspapers (were watching; have watched; are watching)</span>