3/ Choose the best answer: 1. Tom saw a serious accident while he________at the bus stop A. stood B. was standing C. is standing D. had stood 2. The children were playing football when their mother________back home. A. came B. was coming C. had come D. comes 3. The train_________a few minutes ago. A. stops B. has stopped C. stopped D. had stopped 4. They went home after they_________their work. A. have finished B. has finished C. finished D. finishes 5. He_________the piano every day. A. is practising B. has practised C. practised D. practises 6. Tam_________now. A. was studying B. studies C. is studying D. had studied 7. Before Alice went to sleep, she_________her family. A. had called B. called C. was calling D. calls 8. Almost everyone_________for home by the time we arrived. A. leave B. left C. leaves D. had left 9. John_________tennis once or twice a week. A. usually play B. is usually playing C. usually plays D. play 10. It is noisy next door. Our neighbors_________a party. A. had B. were having C. having D. have had 11. I'm planning_________with a guy from my class. A. to go B. going C. go D. to going 12. Do you mind__________back in half an hour? A. to come B. coming C. come D. to coming 13. Thu suggested___________some cupcakes for the birthday party. A. to buy B. buy C. buying D. to buying 14. Our neighbour threatened___________the police if we didn't stop the noise. A. to calling B. call C. calling D. to call 15. Alice expected___________the exam, she was surprised when she got low marks. A. passing B. pass C. to pass D. to passing 16. Did Jeremy agree___________you with your work? A. to help B. to be helped C. helping D. help 17. I hope___________to Ireland later this year. A. to be going B. going C. to go D. go 18. My parents decided___________me to a different school. A. to sending B. to send C. sending D. send 19. He tried__________but she wouldn't listen. A. explaining B. explain C. to explaining D. to explain 20. Will you please stop__________that noise? A. to make B. make C. to making D. making 21. I didn't know how to get to your house, so I stopped___________the way. A. to ask B. asking C. to asking D. to be asked 22. She avoids__________to parties because she has trouble___________people's names. A. to go/ to remember B. being going/ remembering C. going/ remembering D. go/ to remember 23. Try__________so many mistakes. A. not to make B. not make C. to make not D. make not 24. Students stopped___________noise when the teacher came in. A. making B. make C. to make D. made 25. Did you remember___________Ann? - Oh, no. I completely forgot it. A. phoning B. phone C. to phone D. phoned 26. The man got out the car,__________round to the back and opened the boot. A. walking B. walk C. to walk D. walked 27. Oil__________if you pour it on water. A. floating B. floats C. to float D. float