Review 1- Pronouns, Tenses

I. Subject or object form? Put in the pronouns.

1. There’s no need to shout. I can hear__________.
2. You and I work well together. ________________are a good team.
3. We’ve got a bit problem. Could __________help____________, please?
4. John’s two years younger than Alice, but__________is nearly as tall as____________.
5. This is a good photo, isn’t________? ~ Is Jessica in__________? ~ Yes, that’s___________. Look,
_________is next to Andrew.
6. Who did this crossword? ~________. I did_________this morning.
7. Is this Nicky’s bag? ~No,_______ didn’t bring one. It can’t belong to______________.
8. _________am looking for my shoes. Have________seen _________? ~ Yes, ________are here.
II. Complete the conversation. Put in my, your, etc or mine, yours, etc.
Laura: Did you and (1)__________friends have a nice holiday?
Emma: Yes, it was wonderful. We had the best holiday of (2)__________lives. It didn’t start very well,
though. Daniel forgot to bring (3)___________passport.
Laura: Oh, dear. So what happened?
Emma: Well, luckily he doesn’t live far from the airport. He rang (4)__________parents, and they brought
the passport over in (5)__________car, just in time.
Laura: You remembered (6)____________, I hope.
Emma: Yes, I had (7)___________, even though I’m usually the one who forgets things. Actually Rachel
thought for a minute that she’d lost (8)____________. Luckily it was in (9)_________ suitcase. Anyway,
in the end we had a marvelous time.
III. Complete each sentence, using reflexive pronouns (myself, yourself….) with one of these verbs
(in the correct form)
Burn; cut; blame; enjoy; express; hurt; dry; turn; look at; lock
1. I __________________shaving this morning.
2. John fell out of the window, but he didn’t_________________badly.
3. The computer will__________________off if you don’t use it.
4. We___________________out last night.
5. Be careful! That pan is very hot. Don’t______________________
6. Jane ___________________in the mirror to check her make-up.
7. They had a great time. They really_______________________
8. Sometimes I can’t say what I mean. I wish I could_____________better.
9. It isn’t your fault. You really shouldn’t ________________________
10. Vicky and Emma, you can_______________________on the towels.
III. Put in reflexive pronouns (myself/ yourself/ herself/…) or personal pronouns (me/you/her/…)
1. Julia had a great holiday. She enjoyed herself.
2. It’s not my fault. You can’t blame _____________.
3. Don’t pay any attention to________________. He always complains.
4. What I did was very wrong. I’m ashamed of_______________________.
5. We’ve got a problem. I hope you can help_________________________.
6. My mother likes to have all her family near____________________________.
7. The old man is no longer able to look after____________________________.
8. It’s a pity you didn’t bring your camera with____________________________.
9. Don’t worry about____________________, Mom. I can look after_______________________.
10. “Can I take another biscuit?” ~ “ Of course. Help_________________________!”
IV. Complete the sentences with “some/any/ somebody/ anybody/ something/anything”
1. I was too surprised to say anything.
2. There’s___________at the door.
3. Did you get the oil? ~ No, there wasn’t___________________left.
4. Would you like some cheese and biscuits? ~ Oh, no, thank you. I couldn’t eat___________else.
5. You must be hungry. Would you like___________________to eat?
6. Quick! Let’s go! There’s ________________coming and I don’t want ________to see us.
7. Sally was upset about __________________and refused to talk to_______________________.
8. This machine is very easy to use. _______________can learn to use it in a very short time.
 9. Were there any calls for me? Yes, _______________rang while you were out. He refused to give his
name, but he wanted to discuss _______________________with you.
10. I didn’t have any money, so I had to borrow_________________________.
V. Choose the right word.
1. She told (nobody/anybody) about her weeding.
2. (Everyone/ someone) knows the man is a thief, but (anyone/ no one) dares to say so publicly.
3. I can’t go to the party. I haven’t got (nothing/ anything) to wear.
4. What’s in this box? ~ (Nothing/ Anything). It’s empty.
5. I don’t know (anything/ nothing) about economics.
6. The accident looked serious but fortunately (nobody/ anybody) was injured.
7. Could you do (anything/ something) for me, please?
8. There was completely silence in the room. (somebody/ Nobody) said (anything/ something).
9. We had to wait because someone had lost (its/ their) ticket.
10. No one (likes/ like) going to the dentist.
11. If anyone (wants/ want) to leave early, (she/they) can.
12. One of the guests had brought something wrapped in brown paper. She put (them/it) on the table.
13. Some of my friends (has/ have) arrived.
14. Everybody (have/ has) to leave (his/ their) bags outside.
15. No car (is/ are) allowed in the city centre.
VI. Choose the best answer:
1. I go to school with________every day. (they/ them/ their/ themselves)
2. We saw_________at the Union last Friday. (her/ she/ hers/ herself)
3. Isn’t __________a nice person? (he/ his/ himself/ him)
4. John and_________gave the money to the boy. (her/ herself/ she/ me)
5. Your record is scratched and __________is, too. (my/ mine/ it/ myself)
6. John’s shoes were worn out, so he bought_________a pair of new shoes.
A. him B. his C. them D. himself
7. who does this CD belong to? ~_____. I’ve just bought it. (I/ Me/ Mine/ Myself)
8. The manager ________welcomed us to the hotel. (himself/ he/ his/ him)
9. Mary and _______would rather go to the movies. (me/ my/ I/ mine)
10. Just help________to sandwiches, will you? (you/ your/ yours/ yourself)
11. Is that Mary over there? Yes, that’s________. (her/ she/ hers/ herself)
12. Everyone has to leave ______bags outside. (his/ their/ its/ her)
13. John and Tom, you__________________have to do it. (yourself/ yours/ your/ yourselves)
VII. Put in “there” or “it”:
1. What’s the new restaurant look like? Is it good?
2. The road is closed. ___________has been an accident.
3. Take a taxi. _______________is a long way to the station.
4. Did someone ring? ~ ____________was Vickey. She’s just call to say she’s arrived safely.
5. _____________was a car outside. ______________looked very expensive.
6. When we got to the cinema, ___________was a queue outside. ___________was a very long queue, so
we decided not to wait.
7. ___________was wet, and _______was a cold east wind. _____was after midnight, so ______were few
people on the street.
8. I was told that_________would be someone to meet me at the airport but______wasn’t anybody.
9. _______is a woman at the door.~ Oh, ____________is Aunt Le.

Tenses:
EXERCISES
1. “ Hurry up! What’s taking you so long?” – “ I ............ for an important phone call. Go ahead and leave
without me”
a. wait b. am waiting c. was waiting d. has been waiting
2. Robert is going to be famous someday. He .................. in three movies already.
a. has been appearing b. had appeared c. has appeared d. appeared

3. “ Where’s Poly?” – “ She ...............”

 a. is in her room reading b. in her room is reading c. has in her room studied d. was
in her room reading
4. While I .............. TV last night, a mouse ran across the floor
a. watched b. had been watching c. was watching d. has been watching
5. Fish were among the earliest forms of life. Fish ............. on earth for ages and ages.
a. existed b. had existed c. are existing d. have existed
6. The phone ............... constantly since Jack announced his candidacy for president this morning
a. had been ringing b. has been ringing c. rang d. was ringing
7. “ May I speak to Dr. Paine, please? “ – “ Sorry, he .............. a patient at the moment. Can I help you?”
a. is seeing c. had been seeing c. was seeing d. has been seeing
8. ............... to her about it twice already. However, I don’t think she wants to give me one.
a. I’ve talked b. I’ve been talking c. I was talking d. I’d talked
9. My family love this house. It .............. the family home ever since my grandparents built it 60 years ago.

a. was b. has been c. is d. had been

10. Fatemah looked down to see a snake at her feet. When she saw it , she ..............
a. was screaming b. had screamed c. screamed d. has
screamed
11. It seems that whenever I travel abroad, I .......... to take something I need.
a. forgot b. forget c. have forgotten d. am
forgetting
12. I ................ all of the questions correctly since I began this grammar exercise on verb tense
a. am answering b. was answering c. have been answering d. had
been answering
13. Whenever Susan felt nervous, she ............ her nails
a. was chewing b. is chewing c. had been chewing d. chewed
14. The frying pan caught on fire while I ................. diner
a. have made b. made c. was making d. am making
15. We will leave as soon as Mary ..............
a. comes b. will come c. is coming d. was coming
16. When I .................. the great pyramids of Egypt for the first time, I was speechless
a. was seeing b. saw c. have seen d. have been seeing
17. Since I left Venezuela six years ago, I ............ to visit friends and family several times
a. return b. returned c. had returned d. have returned
18. Yesterday while I was attending a sales meeting, Mathew ................ on the company’s report.
a. was working b. is working c. has been working d. had been working
19. Ever since Maurice arrived, he ............... quietly in the corner. What’s the matter with him?`
a. sat b. has sit c. has be en sitting d. had been sitting

20. Peter, ............ since you got home form football practice?
a. have you eaten b. are you eating c. do you eat d. did you eat
21. The accident .............. while he was driving to work.
a. occurred b. was occurring c. was being occurred d. had been
occurring
22. When Henry arrived home after a hard day at work, .................. So they didn’t have chance to talk about
their children
a. his wife was sleeping b. his wife slept c. his wife has been sleeping d. his wife is
sleeping
23. What ............... at nine o’clock last night?
a. did you do b. were you doing c. have you been doing d. had you
been doing
24. She never leaves before she ..................her work
a. has finished b. is finishing c. will finish d. finished
25. While I ............ in the park, there was a terrible storm.
a. am walking b. was walking c. walked d. have been walking
26. She’s been a teacher .......... 1992
 a. since b. for c. from d. in
27. What ............... during the last few years?
a. have you been doing b. did you do c. were you doing d. had you
been doing
28. I ............ ten pages so far.
a. read b. have been reading c. have read d. was reading
29. Whenever he ............exhausted, he ............. to the beach for some fresh air
a. feel/ get b. felt/ gets c. feels/ gets d. feels/ got
30. “ You look very tired.” – “ Yes, I ................. papers all day?
a. am marking b. have been marking c. was marking d. had been marking
31. “ When did you come here? “ – “ I ................here since last January”
a. was b. am c. have been d. had been
32. She usually reads newspapers while she ............... for the bus
a. waits b. is waiting c. was waiting d. had been waiting
33. After six days of rain, I am glad that the sun .............. again today.
a. shines b. is shining c. has shining d. had shone
34. Look! It ...............
a. snows b. is snowing c. was snowing d. had
snowed
35. I am sitting in class right now. I .............. in class at this exact time yesterday
a. am sitting b. sat c. was sitting d. will be sitting
36. I got a package in the mail. When I opened it, I ................. a surprise
a. was finding b. have been finding c. found d. had found
37. Ali ............. to a party at Sally’s apartment last Saturday night. And she .............. since then
a. went/ hasn’t come b. went/ didn’t come c. has gone/ hasn’t come d. has gone/ didn’t
come
38. It is the first time I .................... snow.
a. ever saw b. ever see c. have ever seen d. had ever seen
39. Alex is an artist. He ............. many beautiful pictures in his life time. Last week he ............... a beautiful
mountain scene
a. drew / drew b. has drawn/ has drawn c. has drawn/ drew d. drew/ has drawn
40. What ..............since you ...........here?
a. have you learned / came b. did you lean / have come c. have you leaned / have come
41. “ Do you like lobster?” – “ I don’t know. I ...............it”
a. am never eating b. never ate c. have never eaten d. had never eaten
42. The last time I saw John was five years ago
a. I didn’t see John five years ago b. I have seen John for five years
c. I haven’t seen John for five years d. I didn’t see John for five years
43. It ............. all day. I wonder when it will stop.
a. is snowing b. has been snowing c. has snowed d. had been snowing
44. “ ............... able to reach Bob yet? “ – “ Not yet, I ............ for the last twenty minutes, but all I get is a busy
signal?
a. Have you been / have been trying b. Have you been/ has tried c. Have you been/ tried
45. In the last fifty years, medical scientists ........... many important discoveries
a. made b. are making c. have made d. had made
46. Since classes began, I ............ much free time, I .............. several big tests to study for.
a. haven’t had/ have had b. didn’t have/ had c. didn’t have/ have had d. haven’t
had/ had
47. I .......... in my money for a subscription to your magazines two months ago, but to date I .............. any
issues
a. have sent / haven’t received b. sent / haven’t received c. sent/ didn’t receive
48. The weather has been terrible lately. It ............... off and on for two days.
a. rained b. was raining c. has rained d. had been raining
49. My grandfather ............ in an airplane, and he has no intention of doing so
a. never flied b. has never flied c. never flies d. had never flied
50. In all the world, there .......... only 14 mountains that ........ above 8, 000 meters
 a. is/ reach b. are / reach c. have been/ have reached d. was/ reached
51. I called on her yesterday, she ........................... a meal at that time
a. cooked b. had cooked c. was cooking d. cooks
52. They were too late. The plane ................... off ten minutes earlier.
a. took b. has taken c. had taken d. was taking
53. “ When did you go to work?” – “ As soon as they had come in, we ................ to work”
a. went b. were going c. had gone d. go
54. “ How many pages ............... so far?” – “ Ten”
a. do you study b. did you study c. have you studied d. had you
studied
55. How long .................. here by the end of next year?
a. will you work b. will you have worked c. are you working d. are you going to work
56. It .................... a year ago
a. has happened b. happens c. happened d. had happened
57. No sooner .................. the news than she fainted
a. she heard b. had she heard c. as she heard d. she had heard
58. “ I miss my brother very much? – “ ..................... him lately”
a. Haven’t you seen b. Didn’t you see c. Don’t you see d. Hadn’t you
seen
59. Television .................. only for the last forty or fifty years.
a. existed b. has existed c. had existed d. exists
60. This was the first time I .................. the experiment on plant breeding
a. have done b. do c. was doing d. had done
61. I have typed ten letters .................
a. yesterday b. today c. tomorrow d. every day
62. Cathy .............. head mistress of the school yesterday
a. is made b. is being made c. was being made d. was made
63. He ........... you now, but he won’t believe you tomorrow
a. believes b. is believing c. believe d. has believed
64. It ................ every day so far this week
a. has rained b. is raining c. rained d. rains
65. “ When can you come?” – “ I’ll come as soon as .................... my work”
a. I finished b. I’d finished c. I’ll finish d. I’ve finished
66. Every morning since last Christmas, I .................. my dog out for a walk in the park.
a. take b. took c. have been taking d. had been taking
67. We missed the ferry. It ............... by the time we arrived at the pier.
a. went b. was going c. has gone d. had gone
68. By the time the book is finished, he ................ an agent
a. is finding b. finds c. has found d. will have found
69. “ You look so exhausted” – “ I ................. round the town all day”
a. have been running b. had been running c. ran d. had run
70. After Jessica .............. her degree, she intends to work in her father’s company.
a. will finish b. will have finished c. finishes d. is finishing
71. By the time I go to be tonight, I ................... my work for the day.
a. will finish b. have finished c. will have finished d. finish
72. When my parents .................. for a visit tomorrow, they will see our new baby for the first time
a. will arrive b. arrived c. will have arrived d. arrive
73. I borrowed four books on gardening the last time I .............. to the library
a. go b. went c. had gone d. have gone
74. Before I started the car, all of the passengers ............. their seat belts.
a. will buckle b. had buckled c. buckle d. have buckled
75. When I see the doctor this afternoon, I .............. him to look at my throat.
a. will ask b. asked c. will have asked d. ask
76. After the ancient Greek athletes had won a race in the Olympics, they ................ a simple crown of olive
leaves
a. received b. had received c. were receiving d. have received
77. After the race .............., the celebration began.
a. had been won b. is won c. will be won d. has been won
78. A small stone struck the windshield while we .............. down the gravel road.
a. drive b. were driving c. had driven d. had been
driving
80. When I met Tom yesterday, it was the first time I ...............him since Christmas
a. had seen b. have seen c. seen d. saw
81. Studying late at night is one of those things that .............me tired
a. makes b. are making c. making d. were making
82. He ................. for a job for some weeks before he found one.
a. is looking b. looks c. would have been looking d. had been looking
83. In a week’s time, you ................ in Boston for a year.
a. are living b. have lived c. had lived d. will have been living
84. The men were strong and healthy. Although they ............. for more than three hours they did not need a rest
a. were walking b. have walked c. have been walking d. had been walking
85. I would like to know who ................ “Treasure Island”
a. writes b. has written c. wrote d. had written
86. “ Did he answer the letter?” - “ As soon as he ............. it, he .............. down to answer it”
a. reads / sits b. has read/ sits c. had read/ sat d. hat read/ were sitting
87. “We should go home now” - “ I will wait here until Mary ............ tomorrow”
a. come b. will come c. comes c. will have come
88. He was sitting in the beach when he ................... a sudden noise
a. heard b. was hearing c. hears d. has heard
89. “ How long ...........here” - “ Exactly four years today. I’m thinking of changing my job next year”
a. are you working b. did you work c. have you been working d. do you work
90. Every afternoon I ............. for a walk in the garden
a. will go b. go c. am going d. have gone
91. When .............Peter?
a. do you last see b. were you last see c. were you last seeing d. did you last see
92. “Michael has lived in Peru for ten years” - “ Yes, but he ............ doesn’t understand Spanish”
a. already b. yet c. still d. anymore
93. “ Let’s go to the new movie downtown” -“ Thanks, but I ............ it already”
a. have seen b. was seeing c. had seen d. did see
94. Since they came, we ..........able to work on the project
a. are b. have been c. have to be d. were
95. “ The earthquake surprised everyone” - “ Yes. I was reading when it ................”
a. had hit b. hit c. has hit d. had been hit
96. “ I wonder how John’s trip was” - “ I don’t know. I haven’t seen him ...............”
a. after he arrived b. since he arrived c. when he arrived d. until he arrived
97. So far many houses ...........
a. are built b. were built c. have been built d. had been built
98) He ......... for London one year ago.
A. left B. has left C. leaves D. had left
99) She ____ in Hue for twenty years.
A. lives B. has lived C. lived D. will live
100) I ......... to the market with my mother yesterday.
A. go B. went C. have gone D. was going
101) What.........you ........., Nam? - I’m thinking of my mother.
A. do / think B. are / thinking C. have / thought D. were / thinking
102) How long.........you .........her? - For five months.
A. do / know B. are / knowing C. have / known D. had / known
103) I usually .............. to school by bus.
A. went B. am going C. go D. have gone
105) Please don’t make so much noise. I ............
A. studying B. study C. am studying D. studied