Exercise 2
1. I shall be glad when he________
a. had gone b. did go c. went d. had gone
2. Ask her to come ad see me when she ________ her work.
a. finish b. has finished c. finished d. finishing
3. After you finish your work, you________ a break.
a. should take b. have taken c. might have taken d. takes
4. Oil________ if you pour it on water
a. floated b. floats c. will be floated d. float
5. When he returned home, he found the door________.
a. unlocking b. unlocked c. to be unlocked d. have unlocked
6. That dancing club________ north of the city
a. lays b. lies c. locates d. lain
7. Almost everyone________ for home by the time we arrived.
a. leave b. left c. leaves d. had left
8. By the age of 25, he ________ two famous novels.
a. wrote b. writes c. has written d. had written
9. While her husband was in the army, Janet________ to him twice a week.
a. was writing b. wrote c. was written d. had written
10. I couldn't cut the grass because the machine_______ a few days previously.
a. broken down b. has been broken c. had broke down d. breaks down
11. We ________English this time last week.
a. learned b. were learning c. have learned d. had learned
12. Is it raining? - No, it isn't but the ground is wet. It________
a. rained b. had rained c. has rained d. has been raining
13. Her family________ to America before 1975.
a. went b. have gone c. had gone d. would go
14. When I arrived at the party, Martha________ home already.
a. went b. have gone c. had gone d. would go
15. Henry________ for 10 years when he finally gave it up.
a. has smoked b. has been smoking c. had smoked d. had been smoking'
16. Yesterday morning I got up and looked out of the window. The sun was shinning but the ground was very wet. It________
a. rained b. has been raining c. had rained d. had been raining
17. We ________ our examination next month.
a. have b. shall have c. will have had d. will be having
Name: Class: Basis No 1 VERB TENSES Mark Exercise 1 1. The wedding party________ at the Rex Hotel. a. is b. is being c. will be d. is going to be 2. How many languages_____ John speak? a. do b. does c. did d. will 3. Hurry! The train________ I don't want to miss it. a. comes b. is coming c. came d. has come 4. Angelina Jolie is a famous actress. She ________ in several film. a. appears b. is appearing c. appeared d. has appeared 5. I saw Maggie at the party. She ________ in several film. a. wears b. wore c. was wearing d. has worn 6. What time________ the next train leave? a. does b. will c. shall d. would 7. Monica________ with her sister at the moment until she finds a flat. a. stays b. is staying c. will stay d. is going to stay 8. After I________ lunch, I looked for my bag. a. had b. had had c. have has d. have had 9. By the end of next year, George________ English for 2 years. a. will have learned b. will learn c. has leaned d. would learn 10. The man got out of the car,_______ round to the back and opened the boot. a. walking b. walked c. walks d. walk 11. For several years his ambition ________ to be a pilot. a. is b. has been c. was d. had been 12. Henry________ into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner. a. was going b. went c. has gone d. did go 13. He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he ________ dinner. a. finish b. finishes c. will finish d. shall have finished 14. Before you asked, the letter________ a. was written b. had been written c. had written d. has been written 15. She ________ English at RMIT these days. a. studies b. is studying c. will study d. is gong to study 16. She's at her best when she________ big decisions. a. is making b. makes c. had made d. will make 17. We________ next vacation in London. a. spend b. are spending c. will spend d. are going to spend 18. Robert________ tomorrow morning on the 10:30 train. a. arrived b. is arriving c. has arrived d. would arrive 19. Look! The bus________ a. left b. has left c. leaves d. is leaving 20. Mike________ one hour ago. a. phoned b. was phoning c. had phoned d. has phoned Exercise 2 1. I shall be glad when he________ a. had gone b. did go c. went d. had gone 2. Ask her to come ad see me when she ________ her work. a. finish b. has finished c. finished d. finishing 3. After you finish your work, you________ a break. a. should take b. have taken c. might have taken d. takes 4. Oil________ if you pour it on water a. floated b. floats c. will be floated d. float 5. When he returned home, he found the door________. a. unlocking b. unlocked c. to be unlocked d. have unlocked 6. That dancing club________ north of the city a. lays b. lies c. locates d. lain 7. Almost everyone________ for home by the time we arrived. a. leave b. left c. leaves d. had left 8. By the age of 25, he ________ two famous novels. a. wrote b. writes c. has written d. had written 9. While her husband was in the army, Janet________ to him twice a week. a. was writing b. wrote c. was written d. had written 10. I couldn't cut the grass because the machine_______ a few days previously. a. broken down b. has been broken c. had broke down d. breaks down 11. We ________English this time last week. a. learned b. were learning c. have learned d. had learned 12. Is it raining? - No, it isn't but the ground is wet. It________ a. rained b. had rained c. has rained d. has been raining 13. Her family________ to America before 1975. a. went b. have gone c. had gone d. would go 14. When I arrived at the party, Martha________ home already. a. went b. have gone c. had gone d. would go 15. Henry________ for 10 years when he finally gave it up. a. has smoked b. has been smoking c. had smoked d. had been smoking' 16. Yesterday morning I got up and looked out of the window. The sun was shinning but the ground was very wet. It________ a. rained b. has been raining c. had rained d. had been raining 17. We ________ our examination next month. a. have b. shall have c. will have had d. will be having 18. Look that those black clouds! It________ a. is going to rain b. will rain c. would rain d. can rain 19. We________ English this time next Monday. a. learn b. will learn c. are learning d. will be learning 20. We________ this course before the final examination. a. are going to finish b. have finished c. will finish d. will have finished Exercise 3 1. I________ "Chicken soup for the soul" but I haven’t finished it yet. a. read b. am reading c. have been reading d. was reading 2. Alan took a photograph of Sandra while she________ a. didn't look b. wasn't looking c. hasn't looked d.. hadn't looked 3. I ________ my key. Can you help me look for it? a. lose b. lost c. had lost d. have lost 4. Last night Tine________ in bed when suddenly she heard a scream. a. read b. was reading c. had read d. had read 5. We________ a part next week. Would you like to come? a. have b. will have c. are having d. will have had 6. The Red River________ very fast today-much faster than yesterday. a. flows b. is flowing c. will flow d. is going to flow 7. While mother________ dinner the phone rang. a. cooked b. had cooked c. has cooked d. was cooking 8. Fish________ on earth for ages and ages. a. existed b. are existing c. exist d. have existed 9. The phone________ constantly since Jack won the first prize this morning. a. has been ringing b. rang c. had rung d. had been ringing 10. The earth________ on the sun for its heat and light. a. is depend b. depending c. has depend d. depends 11. I don't feel good. I ________ home from work tomorrow. a. am staying b. stay c. will have stayed d. stayed 12. In the last two decades, space exploration___great contributions to weather forecasting. a. is making b. has made c. made d. makes 13. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong ________ down onto the moon, the first person ever set foot on another planet. a. was stepping b. stepped c. has stepped d. was step 14. When boarding the plane, many passengers were annoyed because they ________ waiting in the airport for three ad a half hours. a. are b. were c. have been d. had been 15. If coastal erosion continues to take place at the present rate, in another fifty years this beach________ any more. a. doesn't exist b. isn't going to exits c. isn't existing d. won't be existing 16. Their football team________ a championship until last season. a. had never won b. is never winning c. had never been winning d. had never won 17. By the end of this year, Tom ________English for three years. a. will be studying b. has studied c. will have studied d. has been studying 18. In one year's time, I________ in this school for 15 years. a. will be working b. will work c. will have studied d. has been studying' 19. They ________ this course by next June. a. have finished b. will finish c. are going to finish d. will have finished 20. She will go abroad as soon as she________ this English course. a. has completed b. will complete c. will have completed d. completed Exercise 4 1. The child________ before the doctor arrived. a. died b. had died c. has died d. was dying 2. We cleaned up the room as soon as the guests________ a. had left b. has left c. left d. were leaving 3. The secretary________ the report by 10:00 yesterday. a. hasn't finished b. hasn't finished c. didn't finish d. would finish 4. Jane's eyes are red. She________ a. cried b. has cried c. has been crying d. had cried 5. This room is dirty. Someone________ in here. a. smoked b. has smoked c. had been smoking d. has been smoking 6. Arsenal________ next Monday. a. wins b. will win c. would win d. is winning 7. it________ rain tomorrow. a. rains b. will rain c. is going to rain d. is raining 8. I'll come and see you before I ________ for America. a. leave b. will leave c. have left d. shall leave 9. The little girl asked what________ to her friend. a. has happened b. happened c. had happened d. would have been happened 10. John________ a book when I saw him. a. is reading b. read c. was reading d. reading 11. He said he________ return later. a. will b. would c. can d. would be' 12. Jack________ he door. a. has just opened b. open c. will have opened d. opening 13. I have been waiting for you________ a. since early morning b. since 9 a.m c. for two hours d. all are correct 14. My sister________ for you since yesterday. a. is looking b. was looking c. has been looking d. looked 15. Jack________ the door. a. has just painted b. paint c. will have painted d. painting 16. The train________ half an hour ago. a. has been leaving b. left c. has left d. had left 17. We________ Doris since last Sunday. a. don't see b. haven't seen c. didn't see d. hadn't seen 18. When I last saw him, he________ in London. a. has lived b. is living c. was living d. has been living 19. She is tired now. She________ for a long time. a. has been learning b. has learned c. learns d. learned 20. They will have gone home before you________ to meet them. a. came b. come c. will come d. are coming Exercise 5 1. Hurry up or the train________ before you ca catch it. a. will leave b. leaves c. will have left d. has left 2. Now my sister________ a bicycle of her own. a. is having b. are having c. has d. had 3. A football team________ chiefly of 12 players. a. composed b. composes c. comprised d. comprises 4. This is the first time I ________ here. a. am b. have been c. was d. be 5. Last week, my professor promised that he________ today. a. would come b. will come c. comes d. coming 6. My girls friend arrived after I ________ for her about half an hour. a. was waiting b. had been waiting c. has been waiting d. have waited 7. Did she say she________ him tomorrow? a. has visited b. will visit c. would visit d. is going to visit 8. ________ to rain before you woke up this morning? a. Did it begin b. has it begun c. Had it begun d. Would it begin 9. My daughter saw an elephant this morning but she________ one before. a. had never seen b. has never seen c. never seen d. never had seen 10. I________ in Da Nang before I moved to Dong Nai. a. have been living b. have lived c. had lived d. had been living 11. There are many ways________ to Rome. a. is leading b. are leading c. leading d. led 12. When we got home, dinner____ so ... lling b. told c. I told d. having told 19. ________ my daughter reaches the age of sixteen, she will be able to drive. a. Having b. Since c. one d. Because 20. Matt will enjoy skiing more the next time he goes to Mr. Baker _____ he was had skiing lessons. a. so that b. before c. now that d. and 1b 2a 3b 4d 5c 6d 7a 8c 9b 10a 11b 12c 13a 14a 15b 16d 17a 18c 19c 20c Exercise 2 1. Some people are tall, whereas others are________ a. intelligent b. thin c. short d. large 2. A box is square, whereas_______ a. a rectangle has four sides b. my village has a town square in the centre c. we use envelopes for letters d. a circle is round 3. While some parts of the world get an abundance of rain, others________ a. are warm and humid b. are cold and wet c. get little or none d. get a lot 4. In some nations coffee in the favourite beverage, while_________ a. I like tea b. in has caffeine c. in others it is tea d. tea has caffeine too 5. Some people like cream and sugar in their coffee, while_______ a. others drink hot coffee b. others like it black c. milk is good in coffee, too d. sugar can cause cavities 6. Jack is an interesting storyteller and conversationalist. His brother, on the other hand, ________ a. is a newspaper reporter b. bores other people by talking about himself c. has four children d. knows a lot of stories, too 7. I can't ride my bicycle ______ there isn't any air in one of the tires. a. despite b. because c. although d. but 8. I got to class on time_______ I had missed by bus. a. even though b. nevertheless c. because d. despite 9. Brian used to bean active person, but now he has to limit his activities_______ problem with his health. a. nevertheless b. because of c. although d. in spite of 10. It should be easy for Bod to find more time to spend with his children_______ he no longer has to work in the evenings and on weekends. a. even though b. now that c. due to d. but 11. Jake is a very good student of languages. His brother Michael, _________ has never been able to master another language. a. therefore b. even though c. whereas d. on the other hand 12. The ancient Aztecs of Mexico had no technology for making tools from metal ____, they had sharp knives and spears made from a stone called obsidian. a. Whereas b. Although c. Nevertheless d. Despite 13. Roberts missed the meeting without a good reason. She had been told that it was critical that she be there. I couldn't want to be in her shoes at work tomorrow. a. despite b. despite the fact that c. even d. however 14. I usually enjoy attending amateur productions in small community theaters. The play we attended last night, _______ was so bad that I wanted to leave after the first act. a. therefore b. however c. whereas d. even though 15. Some snakes are poisonous, _______ other are harmless. a. but b. so c. for d. despite 16. Most 15th century Europeans believed that the world was flat and that a ship could conceivably sail off the end of the earth__________ many sailors of the time refused to venture forth with explorers into unknown waters. a. due to the fact that b. Nevertheless c. Therefore d. Whereas 17. ________ the secret of how to make silk remained inside Asia, Europeans were forced to pay incredibly high sums of money for this mysterious material to be brought over land to Europe. a. Although b. Only if c. Due to d. As long as 18. Ancient Egyptians mummified their dead through the use of chemicals, ______ ancient Peruvians mummfied their dead through natural processes by putting dead bodies in extremely dry desert caves. a. whereas b. because c. even though d. whether or not 19. Some people really enjoy swimming, ________ others are afraid of water. a. while b. or c. despite d. in spite of 20. I was cold and wet________ Bob put on is swimming suit and went to the beach. a. Therefore b. Despite c. Although d. Nevertheless 1c 2d 3c 4c 5b 6b 7b 8a 9b 10b 11d 12c 13b 14b 15a 16c 17d 18a 19a 20d Exercises 3 1. The sky was gray and cloudy________, we went to the beach. a. Consequently b. Nevertheless c. Even though d. In spite of 2. I turned on the fan_______ the room was hot. a. due to b. despite c. even though d. because 3. Sam and I will meet you at the restaurant tonight________ we can find a babysitter. a. although b. unless c. otherwise d. only if 4. Carol showed up for the meeting______ I asked her not to be there. a. even though b. despite c. provided that d. because 5. You must lend me the money for the trip________, I won't be able to go. a. Consequently b. Nevertheless c. Otherwise d. Although 6. The road will remain safe_______ the flood washes out the bridge. a. as long as b. unless c. providing that d. since 7. The roles of men and women were not the same ancient Greece. For example, men were both participants and spectators in the ancient Olympics. Women ________, were forbidden to attend or particpate. a. nevertheless b. on the other hand c. therefore d. otherwise 8. The window were all left open_____, the room was a real mess after the windstorm. a. Nevertheless b. However c. Consequently d. Otherwise 9. ______ I can't make the presentation myself, I've asked my assistant to be prepared to do it for me. a. For b. In the event that c. Only if d. On the other hand 10. It looks like they're going to succeed_______ their present difficulties. a. despite b. because of c. even though d. yet 11. ________ Marge is an honest person, I still wonder whether she's telling the truth about the incident. a. In spite of b. Since c. Though d. In the event that 12. The professor told me that I was doing well, ______ my final grade was awful! a. so b. therefore c. in spite of d. yet 13. ________ Beth has a new car, she no longer takes the computer train to work. She drives to work every day. a. Now that b. While c. Although d. Incase 14. You'd better give me your answer quickly, _______ I'll withdraw the invitation. a. although b. nevertheless c. even though d. or else 15. I have to go the meeting _________ I want to or not. a. provided that b. whether c. even if d. only if 16. What time do you expect Ted to be home? I must talk to him. I usually go to bed around ten, but tell him to call me tonight_________ it's past midnight. a. however b. in case c. even if d. as long as 17. _________ you're going to the fruit market, would you please pick up a few apples for me? a. Even if b. Although c. So d. As long as 18. I guess I'm a soft touch. I just lent Jan some money for lunch________ she never paid me back my last loan. 19. I think I did okay in my speech last night______ I'd had almost no sleep for 24 hours. a. even b. even c. unless d. despite the fact that 20. I asked Angela to run the office while I'm gone__________ I know I can depend on her. a. unless b. since c. although d. therefore. 1b 2d 3d 4a 5c 6b 7b 8c 9b 10a 11c 12d 13a 14d 15b 16c 17d 18a 19d 20b Exercise 4 1. ________ the salary meets my expectations, I will accept the job offer. a. Due to b. Even if c. Provide that d. Unless 2. To power their inventions, people have made use of natural energy sources, ________ coal, oil, water, and steam. a. in addition to b. as c. and they use d. such as 3. _________ excellent art museums, Moscow has a world-famous ballet company. a. Because of b. In spite of c. In case of d. In addition to 4. It is still a good idea to know how to type, ________ the many technological advances in typewriters and word processors, a skilled operator remains indispensable. a. Because of b. In spite of c. In case of d. In addition to 5. Even though a duck may live on water, it stays dry__________ the oil on its feathers. The oil prevents the water from soaking through the feathers and reaching its skin. a. due to b. besides c. in spite of d. in event of 6. Alex cannot express himself clearly and correctly in writing. He will never advance in his job______ he improves his language skills. a. otherwise b. if c. only if d. unless 7. _______ there was no electricity, I was able to read because I had a candle. a. Unless b. Even though c. Even d. Only if 8. A fire must have a readily available supply of oxygen_______, it will stop burning a. Consequently b. Furthermore c. Otherwise d. However 9. I studied Spanish for your years in high school _____, I had trouble taking with people when I was traveling in Spain. a. Therefore b. On the other hand c. Moreover d. Nevertheless 10. I'm sorry you've decided not to go with us on the river trip, but _______ you change your mind, there will still be enough room on the boat for you. a. even b. nevertheless c. in the even that d. provided that 11. I like to keep the windows open at night no matter how cold it gets. My wife, _______ prefers a warm bedroom with all windows tightly shut. a. nevertheless b. consequently c. on the other hand d. moreover 12. Some fish can survive only in salt water, ______ other species can live only in fresh water. a. whereas b. unless c. if d. since 13. ______ Jason became famous, he has ignored his old friends. He shouldn't do that. a. if b. Ever since c. Even though d. Due to 14. We're going to lose this game________ the team doesn't start playing better soon. a. if b. unless c. although d. whereas 15. My two children are cooking dinner for the family for the first time tonight ________ the food is terrible, I'm going to enjoy this meal very much. It will be fun to have them cook for me a change. a. Only if b. if c. Even if d. Provided that 16. Jack insisted that he didn't need any help, _______ I helped him anyway. a. and b. so c. besides d. but 17. Florida is famous for its tourist attractions. Its coastline offers excellent white sand beaches_________ it has warm, sunny weather. a. Otherwise b. Furthermore c. Nevertheless d. On the other hand 18. The flowers will soon start to bloom_______ winter is gone and the weather is beginning to get warmer. a. event if b. agree I c. I agree d. I will agree 19. Only if you promise to study hard_________ to tutor you. a. will I agree b. agree I c. I agree d. I will agree 20. Camels have either one hump or two humps, the Arabian camel has one hump. a. nevertheless b. however c. furthermore d. otherwise 1c 2d 3d 4b 5a 6d 7b 8c 9d 10c 11c 12a 13b 14a 15c 16d 17b 18b 19a 20b
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