1. Although the police ______ every precaution, the robber managed to escape.
[A] take
[B] takes
[C] has taken
[D] had taken

2. The boys ______ television every night unless they have homework.
[A] watch
[B] watches
[C] watched
[D] watching

3. Sarita ______ an appointment to see the doctor. It is at 10.00 am. tomorrow.
[A] make
[B] makes
[C] made
[D] has made

4. They ______ when they are ready.
[A] come
[B] came
[C] will come
[D] have come

5. Judy ______ watching horror films although she has nightmares afterwards.
[A] like
[B] likes
[C] liked
[D] will like

6. It ______ every afternoon for the past week. The weather forecast predicts rain for next week too.
[A] is raining
[B] was raining
[C] has been raining
[D] had been raining

7. I ______ the door before I realized that the keys were inside the house.
[A] lock
[B] locked
[C] has locked
[D] had locked

8. When Sally ______ her first pay, she bought presents for her parents.
[A] receive
[B] received
[C] has received
[D] had received

9. It’s lovely to wake up in the morning and ______ birds singing.
[A] hear
[B] hears
[C] heard
[D] hearing

10. Suraj ______ Rs. 800 for that bag.
[A] pay
[B] paid
[C] pays
[D] paying

11. When I went back to my hometown three years ago, I found that a lot of changes ______.
[A] are taken place
[B] were taken place
[C] have taken place
[D] had taken place

12. Look ! A hamster ______ by a cat.
[A] is chased
[B] is being chased
[C] was being chased
[D] has been chased

13. I’m sorry the house is not available any longer. It ______ to a timber tycoon.
[A] is sold
[B] was being sold
[C] has been sold
[D] will be sold

14. Mr. Sharma ______ to Mumbai is 2003.
[A] is transferred
[B] was transferred
[C] has been transferred
[D] should be transferred

15. Passengers ______ to smoke in the train.
[A] are not allowed
[B] was not allowed
[C] had not allowed
[D] will not allow

16. Firemen who battled the fire reported that is ______ under control after forty minutes.
[A] is brought
[B] was brought
[C] can be brought
[D] has been brought

17. The students ______ to leave the building immediately.
[A] ordered
[B] will order
[C] have ordered
[D] have been ordered

18. In future, famous singers ______ to perform at charity concerts.
[A] are invited
[B] were invited
[C] has been invited
[D] will be invited

19. The roof may have been leaking for the past few weeks but you do not have to worry about it any longer. It ______ now.
[A] was repaired
[B] is repairing
[C] has repaired
[D] is being repaired

20. The price ______, but I doubt whether it will remain so.
[A] went down
[B] will go down
[C] has gone down
[D] was going down