1. My family has been in the city for a long time. We ________ ten years ago.
A. have come C. were coming
B. had come D. came
2. “Do you think Father will want something to eat after he gets here?” “I hope not. It
will probably be after midnight, and we _________
A. are in bed C. shall have gone to bed
B. will go to bed D. are going to be sleeping
3. Francine’s eyes burned and her back ached. She ______ at the computer for five
straight hours.
A. is sitting C. has been sitting
B. was sitting D. had been sitting
4. “Is it true that spaghetti didn’t’ t originate in Italy?”
“Yes. The Chinese ________spaghetti dishes for a long time before Marco Polo
brought it back to Italy.”
A. have been making C. have made
B. have been making D. made
5. I know you feel bad now, Diane, but try to put it out of your mind. By the time
you’re an adult, you ________ all about it.”
A. forget C. will be forgetting
B. forgot D. will have forgotten