Tenses

1.		The boy ___ to walk fast as it was about to rain.
		(A)	has
		(B)	had
		(C)	have
		(D)	was having
2.		The Tan family ______ their dinner when the doorbell rang.
		(A)	had
		(B)	was having
		(C)	were having
		(D)	are having
3.		Terry prefers playing computer games to ______.
		(A)	read
		(B)	reads
		(C)	reading
		(D)	is reading
4.		The doctor is busy ______ to his patients.
		(A)	attends
		(B)	to attending
		(C)	attending
		(D)	attended
5.		Look at that young bird ______ near the nest.
		(A)	fly
		(B)	flying
		(C)	flew
		(D)	has flown
6.		It ______ heavily so we had to postpone the game.
		(A)	rain
		(B)	rains
		(C)	is raining
		(D)	rained
7.		The boys ______ their homework and then they took a nap.
		(A)	do
		(B)	does
		(C)	did
		(D)	was doing
8.		Millie ______ a birthday cake for her father the night before.
		(A)	buys
		(B)	are buying
		(C)	is buying
		(D)	bought
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