1.       There was a time when watching TV really________ family entertainment           a. were                        b. was                       c. had been                d. is 2.       Last year they __________ 22 million TV sets.           a. were selling           b. has sold               c. has sold                  d. sold 3.       At last the bus came. We _________ for half an hour           a. waited                    b. was waiting         c. have waited           d. had been waiting 4.       Through the rain, I ______ a lighted window and a sign wich said "Sam's Place".           a. have seen               b. was seeing           c. saw                         d. see 5.       Danniel ______ the bus. It doesn't run on Sundays.           a. Did not catch                                          b. have not caught           c. had not caught                                        d. couldn't have caught 6.       We didn't play very well. We______ better.           a. should have played                                b. should play           c. have played   d. have been playing 7.       I think you ______ pay to park here, I'll just go and read that notice.           a. will                         b. would                   c. must                        d. better 8.       I think you should have that coast_____ soon.           a. cleaned                  b. being cleaned     c. leaning                   d. to clean 9.       I'm feeling sick. I_______ so much chocolate last night.           a. needn't to eat         b. did not eat           c. mustn't eat         d. shouldn't have eaten 10.     I'm going on holyday on Saturday. This time next week I_____ on a beach in the sea.           a. will lie                    b. am lying               c. will be lying          d. should be lying 11.     Ted and Amy______ for 24 years.           a. have been married                                 b. married                  c. were married d. has been married 12.     Tomorrow I_______ my grandparents.           a. am going to visit   b. will have visited c. have visited           d. visit 13.     When their first child was born, they_____ married for three years.           a. have been married                                                                     b. had been married           c. will been married                                   d. will have been married 14.     I think the weather______ nice later.           a. will be                    b. be                          c. is                             d. has been 15.     She_______ very angry when she knows this.           a. shall be                  b. has been              c. will have been      d. will be 16.     We__________ a party last Saturday. It was great we invited lots of people.           a. have                        b. have had              c. had                          d. had had 17.     I was sad when I sold my car. I_____ it for a very long time.           a. am running            b. were running       c. had been running d. have been running 18.     We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We____ for more than 24 hours.           a. had been traveling                                 b. were traveling       c. have traveled                        d. traveled 19.     The house was very quiet when I got home. Everybody______ straight to bed.           a. had gone                b. have gone            c. went                        d. go 20.     The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he______ before.           a. hasn't flown           b. didn't fly              c. hadn't flown          d. wasn't flying