1. In the evenings, I often play chess with my next door neighbor. I ---- chess with him ever since I ---- to
live here ten years ago.
A) have been playing / came
B) play / came
C) have been playing / have come
D) am playing / have come
E) have played / have come
2. Ann ---- her driving test three times because she's so bad at reversing. But she ---- reversing since last
week and I think she has got a bit better at it.
A) has failed / has been practicing
B) failed / practiced
C) failed / was practicing
D) fails / practices
E) has failed / is practicing
3. I have been waiting for the prices of the houses to come down before buying one, but I think I ---- too long
and the prices ---- to go up again.
A) am waiting / are beginning
B) wait / began
C) am waiting / began
D) have waited / are beginning
E) waited / were beginning
4. Last year, I experienced how tedious long plane trips could be. I ---- in an airplane for fairly long distances
before that, but never as long as when I went to Australia last June.
A) have never flown
B) didn't fly
C) have flown
D) had flown
E) hadn't flown
5. This bicycle ---- in our family for fourteen years. My father used it for the first five years, my brother rode
it for the next five and I ----it for the last four.
A) is / have had
B) had been / had
C) has been / have had
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D) was / had had
E) has been / had
6. It's a great pity you didn't come to London with us last summer, As you --- it before, it ---- a wonderful
holiday for you.
A) hadn't seen / would have been
B) have never seen / will surely be
C) didn't see / has been
D) didn't see / had been
E) haven't see n / was
7. Yesterday at a restaurant, I saw Sally, an old friend of mine. I had not see n her for years. At first, I ---- her
because she ---- at least 20 kilos.
A) didn't recognize / lost
B) didn't recognize / will lose
C) didn't recognize / had lost
D) hadn't recognized / lost
E) haven't recognized / had lost
8. Our committee is trying to raise money to buy a new lifeboat. By the end of the year, we ---- out 5.000
letters asking for contributions.
A) were to send
B) will send
C) will be sending
D) will have been sending
E) will have sent
1. Early signs of the rebirth of civilization in Western Europe ---- to appear in the 11th century as trade --- again in Italy.
were beginning / will start
began / started
would begin / starts
begin / was starting
began / would be starting
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2. When a group ---- to a new country, its members ---- that they have to modify their way of life, including
their celebrations of significant events.
will immigrate / find
immigrated / would find
are immigrating / will be found
immigrate / find
were immigrating / found
3. When he ---- that his nomination would mean competing with his closest friend he ---- to withdraw.
realizes / will be decided
realized / was deciding
will realize / decides
would realize / decided
realized / decided
4. Computers that once ---- up entire rooms ---- now small enough to put on desktops and into wristwatches.
took / are
were taking / would be
will take / will be
are taking / will be
would take / are
5. The immune system ---- by distinguishing between the body's own materials and things that ---- foreign to
the body.
is working / were
works / would be
will be working / are
works / are
was working / will be
6. Despite the multiethnic nature of the Balkans it ---- that most inhabitants of the peninsula ' ---- common
ancestors.
will seem / will share
seems / share
seemed / will share
seems / were sharing
would seem / will be sharing
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7. The minute we ---- his gift we ---- him a note of thanks.
received / wrote
receive / would write
are receiving / wrote
will receive / would write
were receiving / wrote
8. Women and children ---- a right to live their lives free from all forms of violence and abuse, and society --- a duty to recognize and defend this right.
will have / had
would have / has
have / has
will have / would have
have / had
9. As soon as there ---- even a temporary break in the weather the climbers ---- their attempt to reach the
summit,
is / will renew
was / renew
will be / renewed
is / renewed
was / will renew
10. She said she ---- late at the office that evening and that she ---- home till about eleven.
is working / got
would work / isn't getting
was working / gets
would be working / wouldn't get
will be working / was getting
1. Grace keeps hoping the bird that she ---- in the pet store yesterday ---- her birthday present.
sees / will be
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will see / was
saw / will be
sees / would be
was seen / would be
2. The author ---- quite annoyed when she ---- that the publisher was very dishonest.
will be / will determine
was / determines
would be / will determine
was / determined
is / is determining
3. He and his family ---- at our home in Canada when he ---- to a conference, and that was a great experience,
too.
were staying / come
will stay / came
stayed / would come
are staying / will come
stayed / came
4. She ---- for her pen when she discovered that she ---- it in her handbag all the time.
was looking / had
is looking / has
looked / would have
was looking / will have
would look / would have
5. We ---- warm clothes on the field trip because it was cool outside but we ---- take any of the m out of the
suitcase.
were taking / won't have to
took / didn't have to
will take / will have to
are taking / don't have to
took / will have to
6. She ---- very well but her sister cooked much better when i ---- her.
is cooking / know
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was cooking / know
cooked / would know
cooks / knew
will cook / will know
7. For a long time people ---- that the world was fiat and that people could fall off the edge.
are thinking
may think
thought
are thought
will be thinking
8. The robber --- sure that no one ---- before he crept through the window.
was making / will look
made / is looking
makes / looks
will make / is looking
made / was looking
9. Many people in the energy industry ---- natural gas will play a bigger role in electricity production as the
demand for electricity ---- in the future.
believe / increased
will believe / would increase
believed / would increase
believe / increases
would believe / increases
10. Because anxiety often ---- more than one cause and is experienced in highly individual ways, its
treatment usually ---- more than one type of therapy.
had / will require
will have / was requiring
has / requires
had / will be requiring
has / had required
1. Make sure you ---- the electricity before you ---- mending this light switch.
disconnect / start
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are disconnecting / were starting
will disconnect / started
disconnect / start
disconnect / will start
2. The workers ---- to go on strike when the management ---- their demand for higher wages.
decide / will refuse
decided / refused
will decide / will refuse
are deciding / refused
would decide / refuse
3. Most people ---- being disturbed while they ----.
don't like / are working
would like / worked
like / worked
don't like / didn't like
will like / were working
4. In public pools, there ---- a much higher level of safety with trained lifeguards on duty whenever they ---open.
will be / were
was / are
is / are
would be / are
is / were
5. The contractors ---- the stadium when strike ---- all construction.
built / is stopping
are building / stops
were building / will stop
will build / will stop
were building / stopped
6. Humans ---- applying knowledge of genetics in prehistory with the domestication and breeding of plants
and animals.
begin
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will begin
began
are beginning
would be starting
7. All pilots ---- speak English so that other pilots and air controllers ---- them.
have to / understand
had to / will understand
have to / would understand
will have to / understand
would have to / are understood
8. With a tornado on the way, Jesse ---- he ---- safer under a mattress.
was deciding / will be
is deciding / was
would decide / will be
decided / would be
decides / would be
9. The Internet ---- computer users easily to connect to other computers and information stores wherever they
---- across the world.
allows / are
allowed / will be
are allowing / were
will allow / would be
were allowing / will be
10. Mrs Grant absentmindedly ---- the umbrella that ---- on the seat before her.
was taking / will hang
will take / would hang
is taking / would hang
would take / is hanging
took / was hanging
1. Make sure you ---- the electricity before you ---- mending this light switch.
disconnect / start
are disconnecting / were starting
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will disconnect / started
disconnect / start
disconnect / will start
2. The workers ---- to go on strike when the management ---- their demand for higher wages.
decide / will refuse
decided / refused
will decide / will refuse
are deciding / refused
would decide / refuse
3. Most people ---- being disturbed while they ----.
don't like / are working
would like / worked
like / worked
don't like / didn't like
will like / were working
4. In public pools, there ---- a much higher level of safety with trained lifeguards on duty whenever they ---open.
will be / were
was / are
is / are
would be / are
is / were
5. The contractors ---- the stadium when strike ---- all construction.
built / is stopping
are building / stops
were building / will stop
will build / will stop
were building / stopped
6. Humans ---- applying knowledge of genetics in prehistory with the domestication and breeding of plants
and animals.
begin
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will begin
began
are beginning
would be starting
7. All pilots ---- speak English so that other pilots and air controllers ---- them.
have to / understand
had to / will understand
have to / would understand
will have to / understand
would have to / are understood
8. With a tornado on the way, Jesse ---- he ---- safer under a mattress.
was deciding / will be
is deciding / was
would decide / will be
decided / would be
decides / would be
9. The Internet ---- computer users easily to connect to other computers and information stores wherever they
---- across the world.
allows / are
allowed / will be
are allowing / were
will allow / would be
were allowing / will be
10. Mrs Grant absentmindedly ---- the umbrella that ---- on the seat before her.
was taking / will hang
will take / would hang
is taking / would hang
would take / is hanging
took / was hanging
1. The skill of safe driving ---- necessary to avoid collisions, which ---- many thousands of people annually.
is / hurt
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was / will hurt
would be / is hurt
will be / were hurt
is / would be hurt
2. As the doctor ---- into the room the nurse ---- him the temperature chart of the patient.
was coming / will hand
will come / was handing
is coming / will be handing
came / handed
comes / was handing
3. After natural gas ---- out of the ground, it ---- to a processing plant where it is cleaned of impurities.
comes / goes
is coming / will go
came / will be going
will come / will go
comes / was going
4. When I ---- to the park with my friend Jake, we ---- fun because it was such a nice day.
was going / have
would go / were having
went / had
am going / will have
go / will have
5. Anatomy ---- the branch of biology that ---- with the structure and organization of living things.
is / would deal
was / is dealing
will be / dealt
would be / deals
is / deals
6. Although footballers mainly ---- their feet to move the ball around, they ---- any part of their bodies other
than their hands or arms.
are using / used
will use / are using
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were using / will be using
use / may use
used to use / used
7. The little girl --- to remain sitting under the table until her father ---- home.
wants / will come
wanted / comes
would want / will come
wanted / came
will want / come
8. The lecturer ---- the student who was the closest to the door to turn off the light when the film ----.
is asking / is starting
was asking / would start
asked / started
would ask / starts
asked / would start
9. In ancient times, the status of manual laborers ---- low as slaves ---- most physical labor.
is / would do
was / did
would be / do
was / would be doing
will be / was doing
10. The digestive system ---- a group of organs that ---- primarily to convert ingested food into metabolically
useful substances.
was / would be functioning
will be / function
is / function
would be / was functioning
is / will function
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