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Name: __________________________________________ Class: _______ Obtained Marks ______out of 60

1) Since we ______________(leave) Bangladesh, we _________________(meet) him.

2) When ______________you __________________(see) him last?
3) He ___________________(write) the book by the end of next month.
4) They ___________________(eat) the cake at five o’clock tomorrow.
5) In schools all over the world boys and girls _________________(learn) foreing
languages for years.
6) Seven hundred years ago Dhaka _____________________( be ) only a small place.
7) I heard that one of the escaping prisoners ___________________ ( go) across
India by himself.
8) Scientists ________________( give) much time and thought to the study of insects
recently.
9) Please keep on working until you _________________(finish) it.
10) I __________________( buy) a boat last year but I ___________________(use) it
yet.
11) My car didn’t start this morning because I __________________(leave) the lights
on all night.
12) I ___________________(read) this book for a week but I
____________________(read) 30 pages so far.
13) I suppose that this time tomorrow I _______________________(fly) to Bangkok.
14) Before I ______________________(meet) him, I must have a talk with you.
15) He______________________ (write) a letter when I stopped him.
16) I ____________________(finish) the housework by the time you get back.
17) Everyone ____________________(work) hard right now.
18) When I ________________(go) there, he ________________(try) to make a fire.
19) I remembered that my friend __________________(get) my coat from the
cupboard.
20) We ____________________(know) Mr & Mrs Harun for over six years.
21) Mr Hasan __________________(live) in Barisal from 1985 to 1995.
22) This time tomorrow I _______________________ (travel) across Singapore.
23) While the man _________________ (write) the cheque, I glanced at the contract
again.
24) Almost everyone ______________________(leave) by the time we arrived.
25) Habib will give your message to Robi when we ____________________(see) him.
26) It’s five o’clock. At six o’clock I ____________________(study) for eight hours.
27) Next birthday, I __________________(live) live on this planet for 25 years.
28) He wasn’t able to get on the plane because he ___________________(forget) his
passport at home.
29) They ________________(drive) for seven hours when they were stopped by the
police.

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30) Please don’t disturb me! I ___________________(try) to study.
31) When the time was over, I _____________________(already/ finish) the test.
32) I will wait for you until you ____________________(come) back.
33) Sumi __________________(have) a terrible day yesterday. Since then, she
_______________(lie) in bed.
34) While he ________________(run) downstairs, he fell and broke his leg.
35) How _________________your way of life _________________(change) in the
last few years?
36) The concert may begin at any moment. It __________________(begin) yet.
37) Listen! They ____________________(shout) at each other again.
38) Yesterday Sara ___________________(make) the same mistake that the students
in class ______________(make) before.
39) When I visited him last, he ___________________(read) a book.
40) It’s time you ___________________(apply) for a new job.
41) My boss has the smallest computer I _____________________(see).
42) The Government _________________(work) on its budget for nearly a month.
43) They _________________(talk) on the phonefor several minutes when they were
suddenly cut off.
44) I wasn’t able to study because I _________________(lose) my history book.
45) Although she has many personal problems, she _________________(be) here since
the first day of school.
46) When the quests arrived, she __________________(finish) all the preparations.
47) When the quests arrive, she ___________________( meet) them in the lobby.
48) I started studying at 6 o’clock. It’s 9 o’clock now. At ten o’clock I
___________________(study) for 4 hours.
49) When _______________you last _____________________(go ) to the theatre?
50) By the time the school is over, we ___________________(learn) all English
Grammar.
51) I’d rather you ________________ (stay) here tonight.
52) Look at the black clouds. It _______________________(rain).
53) I __________________(beat) you if you do that again.
54) It’s awful to think I ___________________(work) this time next week.
55) The fire _____________________(burn) for 6 hours before the fire brigade
arrived.
56) My friend _________________(come) round to see me tonight. I am ready to
welcome her.
57) I __________________(tell) him the truth but later I changed my mind.
58) They _________________(quarrel) with each other ever since they got married.
59) This is the second time he _________________(take) this course.
60) They _________________(come) to the party but later they decided not to
because of business.

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1) The last time I saw a good film __________________(be) six months ago.
2) Perhaps one day the scientists __________________(find) a cure for cancer.
3) I ran into him at 10 O’clock this morning just before the board meeting. I __________________(see) him since. (OSS)
4) I ___________________(be) interested in History when I ________________(be) a child.
5) When Queen Victoria _________________(die) in 1901, she ____________________(reign) for 63 years.
6) While I ___________________(wait) for my aunt outside the shop, someone ________________(steal) my purse.
7) I have noticed that since I _________________(enter) university, my life _________________(become) much more interesting.
8) Since 1950 the world _________________(lose) nearly one fifth of the top soil from its agricultural land and one fifth of its
tropical forests.
9) Since they __________________(release) him from the prison, he _________________(be) unable to sleep properly.
10) The teacher _________________(take) attendance when I arrived.
11) Jasmine is a fashion designer, but currently she _________________(sell) shoes.
12) She prefers a place of her own; for the time being, however, she __________________(stay) with her aunt.
13) No wonder Mary is angry with you. You _________________(write) to her for quite a long time.
14) I became concerned when he ___________________(come) home by midnight.
15) I hope you ____________________(win) the elections to be held soon.
16) Alisha ___________________(dance) in musical shows hundreds of times up till now.
17) It’s the first time I _________________(eat) Brazilian food.
18) He ___________________(call) me twice since he went to England.
19) When I went to London, I stayed at the same hotel where I ___________________(stay) five years earlier.
20) He ___________________( write) to me several times this year.
21) I ______________________(never/eat) up to now.
22) When you _________________(finish) your work, you can go out.
23) I’ll start cooking after I ____________________(have) a rest.
24) When the war broke out, Mahfuza__________________(live) in Dhaka for 6 years.
25) The system ___________________(work) well so far.
26) They ____________________( sail) for ten days when they ran into a storm.
27) Elina __________________(work) hard for the last three days.
28) He _____________________(have) three children so far.
29) Once you _______________(take) the examination, you ‘ll be able to relax.
30) He is a very good player. He ___________________(play) cpnsistently well recently.
31) By May, I __________________(have) this car for five years.
32) When you arrived home, we _______________________(just/have) lunch. If you had come a bit earlier, we could have had
lunch together.
33) Monira _______________(wash) the dishes at the moment.
34) You are making a lot of noise. I wish you ___________________(keep) quiet for a while.
35) Mr Biren _________________(be) a good doctor, and his patients have missed him ever since his death.
36) If you _________________(tell) me earlier, I could have helped you.
37) If only he __________________(have) enough money, he would have bought that house.
38) Your hair is too long. It’s time you _____________________(have) a haircut.
39) Since calculators were first introduced, they ___________________(prove) to be useful tools for people weak in Mathematics.
40) 100.As soon as he ____________________(arrive),tell him that I want to see him.
41) 101.When he saw the crowd, he regretted that he ____________________( not/buy) his ticket earlier.
42) 102. They ____________________(drive) for seven hours when they arrived at the border.
43) 103. Whenever the safety commission ___________________(enforce) its regulations, there are complaints.
44) 104.Unfortunately the train _______________(leave) by the time we arrived at the station.
45) 105. Don’t forget that I _________________(move) to our new office by the time you get back.
46) 106. I didn’t hear the doorbell when you rang. I __________________(work) in the garden at that time.
47) 107. It was 4o’clock when the ambulance finally arrived, by then the severely injured man ___________(die).
48) 108. The girls seem to be fully satisfied with their English course. So far, they ________________(miss) even a single class.
49) 109. For the past few nights, he __________________(sleep) on the floor.
50) 110. Jimmy is still doing his homework. He will come out to play when he __________________(do) his homework.
51) 111. This is the best steak I ____________________(ever/taste).
52) 112. I __________________(study) German when I was at high school.
53) 113. How long ago ______________you ___________________(see) her?
54) 114. How long_______________you _________________(know) her?
55) 115. She __________________(work) in the bank for three years now.
56) 116. We ___________________( not/meet) for a long time. I don’t know how she looks now.
57) 117. She ____________________( do) her homework while I was watching TV.
58) 118. As soon as we ____________________(get) home tomorrow, we’ll call you.
59) 119. The exam ___________________(start) at 9 o’clock tomorrow.
60) 120. I ____________________(come across) her while I was on the way to school.
61) 121. The teacher usually _________________(come) to class on time.

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62) 122. We __________________(take) a test right now.
63) 123. Colombus _____________________(discover) America in 1492.
64) 124. The Soviet Union _________________(experiment) with spacecraft for several years when the USA began its space program.
65) 125. Martin Luther King __________________(work) for civil rights for more than a decade when he received the Nobel Peace
Prize in 1964.
66) 126. Alright Johnny, it’s time you _________________(go) to bed.
67) 127. “How are you feeling?”
68) “- I have been feeling better since the doctor _________________(come).
69) 128. Some students ___________________(graduate) next June.
70) 129. This is a secret. I’d rather you ______________(not tell) anyone.
71) 130. What a lovely night! The moon __________________(shine) brightly.
72) 131. Oh God! It’s late! It’s time we _________________(go).
73) 132. Ali ________________(study) English, but he doesn’t anymore.
74) 133. The class begins when the teacher ____________________(arrive).
75) 134. When the class________________(be) over, the students will leave.
76) 135. When you called, I _________________(not/arrive) home yet.
77) 136. I __________________(go) to the same barber since 1980.
78) 137. He has been in London since June, but he _________________(write) a letter yet.
79) 138. This time tomorrow, we _________________(drive) through France.
80) 139. Look out! The metal frame __________________(fall)
81) 140. They__________________(have) private English lessons three times since the beginning of this month.
82) 141. Both sides _________________(talk) about banning the bomb ever since it was invented.
83) 142. We _______________he (play) in the same team since we _________________(start) high school.
84) 143. Over the last few decades the population ___________________(increase) gradually.
85) 144. We ____________________(meet) every weekend for 10 years now.
86) 145. We should write his address down. You ______________________(forget) it by tomorrow otherwise.
87) 146. They ___________________(bake) their own bread at home for the past four motnhs.
88) 148. ______________you ____________(see) Judy since last Saturday?
89) 149. On my way home 2 days ago I ____________(see) an accident; a bus _________________(crush) a car.
90) 150. We went to circus last week. It was interesting for us because we _________________(never/be) to one before.
91) 151. Bill got married last year. Since then, he _________________(be) very happy.
92) 152. How long ago _____________she_______________(leave) this city?
93) 153. Since he _____________(start) this course, he ________________(improve) his French a lot.
94) 154. It ___________________(rain) cats and dogs for three days last week.
95) 155. Of all the short stories I __________________(read) up to now, this one is the worst.
96) 156. At this time next year, they _______________probably _______________(live) in Spain.
97) 157. By the time a cure for AIDS is found, a lot of people _________________(die)
98) 158. We ________________(wait) for half an hour when the last train finally _________________(arrive)
99) 159. She _________________(produce) anything wortwhile since she __________________(start) to work here.
100) 160. Up to now she’s only written half of the article , but she _________________ (finish) all of it by tomorrow.
101) 161. By the time I retire , I am sure I ___________________(reach) all my objectives.
102) 162. I don’t think this is the first time they ___________________(meet)
103) 163. The people in the country __________________(fear) a lot since there was an earthquake in sakarya and İzmit.
104) 164. When a liquid substance __________________(evaporate) , it ________________(absorb) heat.
105) 165. You’ll probably feel better after you ________________(take) painkiller.
106) 166. When I called them at their office, they weren’t in . They _________________(leave) for home.
107) 167. We _______________(buy) the house by the end of next month.
108) 168. Jonny ___________________(stay) with Sue in a town at the moment.
109) 169. Mr Harun _____________________(have) that hotel in Dhaka since June.
110) 170. Unlike me, he ____________________(write) a romantic novel at present.
111) 171. Because Julie lives in London, she _________________(see) Big Ben hundreds of times so far.
112) 172. Once I __________________(take) the suitcase, I _________________(realise) that I ________________ (take) the wrong
one.
113) 173. It is a fact that water _________________(boil) at 100C.
114) 174. By the time Dilip reached the age of sixteen, he _____________________(write) 100 books.
115) 175. We ___________________(hear) from him up to the present time.
116) 176. Jasim is going to be a famous film star one day. He __________________(appear) in four movies already.
117) 177.After I get paid, I ________________(take) you out for a meal.
118) 178. I __________________(sprain) my ankle badly while I ___________________(return) home last night.
119) 179. If you can’t decide what to do now, you _________________________(play) it by ear.
120) 180. It is surprising that the factory’s output __________________(increase) considerably over the last few months.

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