A quiz on ENGLISH TENSES

A quiz on ENGLISH TENSES

Fill in the spaces using the most appropriate tense form for each gap.

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1. A: You seem energetic! B: Really, I (exercise) for some time.

2. A: What (you, do) when the robbery took place? B: I (change) a light bulb that had burnt out.

3. Mike (use) the same PC for more than three years. He is thinking of upgrading it.

4. If it (snow) tomorrow, we (go) skiing near Vesuvis.

5. This is the second pill I (take) to make me sleep.

6. Sami started his business in Spain three months ago. When he returns to Trkiye next July, he (spend) nine months there.

7. Mary (not, call) me since she (leave) the city.

8. Karen (live) in Hong Kong for more than two years. In fact, she (live) there when the political takeover occured.

9. By the time the police (arrive) , the robbers (run) away.

10. The book writes that the Maya tribes founded an advanced civilization in the forests of the Yucatan; nevertheless, their culture (disappear) by the time Europeans first (arrive) in the New World.

11. Hey.. Be quiet! The boss (come) .

12. It (snow) all day. I hope it stops by noon because I wish to go to the market.

13. Listen Ed, I don't care whether you (miss) the bus this morning. You (be) late for meetings too many times. This is my last warning.

14. We are fed up with storm and those dark clouds! We expect, when we (wake) up tomorrow morning, the sun (shine) .

15. When Hasan arrived at the cafe, I (wait) for him for half an hour.

16. I (not, hear) of the pyramids before I went to Egypt.

17. During the past 50 years, traveling (become) much easier and very comfortable. In the 19th century, it (take) two or three months to cross Africa by wagon. The trip (be) very rough and often dangerous. Things (change) a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years. Now you can fly from Ankara to Tokyo in a matter of hours.

18. Your English (improve) . You (watch) television programs and (study) grammar every day since you first arrived in London. It is apparent that you will be fluent very soon.

19. When Ted (arrive) home last night, he discovered that Hilary (prepare) a beautiful candle-lit dinner.

20. Do not forget that if you (need) to contact me sometime next week, I (stay) at the Hilton in Istanbul.

Fill in the spaces with active-passive structures (Tense + passive / modal + passive)

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1. The accounts of this company (check) regularly twice a month by a strict tax expert.

2. We have to appoint someone to the exports branch, and this (do) as soon as possible.

3. Admittedly, little progress (make) in grammar till now, but by the middle of the next year all of the grammar points (deal) with.

4. No one can find an explanation over why Mr. Ertas (kill) last Monday.

5. The fridge isn't working. It (damage) during our move.

6. We were late for the conference. I think that we (inform) well in advance.

7. The tyres are quite muddy, and you can't drive a meeting like that. You (clean) them first.

8. All the goods we purchased yesterdey have defects, so they (send) back to the manufacturer right now.

9. Sam is claimed to (falsify) the accounts of the previous year.

10. Ted (award) a scholarship recently thanks to his success at school.

11. Zeynep was very anxious at the cafe for fear that someone (see) her there.

12. The movie (finish) by the time Bill remembers to turn on the tv.

13. The rival team (beat) easily, but we were just unlucky.

14. The web site TestYourEnglish. Net (receive) a high percentage of impressions every day for the last three months.

15. I (follow) the diet my doctor has prescribed for me, or I will weigh a little heavier.

1. If he (have) more time, he (finish) decorating the baby's room before she was born.

2. Both parents and teachers (feel) pleased if students studied harder and got higher grades.

3. Even if I (do) well on the test tomorrow, I don't think I (pass) , for the teacher underevaluates my papers.

4. If the United Nations (stop) the war between the two countries beforehand, today, so many children and the old (suffer) from hunger and cold.

5. I overate last night, so I couldn't sleep well. If I (eat) so much, I (have) a sweet sleep.

6. (Be) I in your shoes now, I (choose) to decline this offer.

7. But for Kevin's assistance, we (complete) our term paper in time.

8. No one can succeed anything unless s/he really (resolve) to do it.

9. If you (forget) to take the compass, we (be) lost now.

10. As long as your company (assure) our success in marketing, we (continue) doing business with you.

11. I wouldn't be so upset if you (invite) me to your birthday party last Wednesday.

12. You can use my dictionary on condition that you (promise) to bring it back tonight.

13. All this calamity (happen) if they (cut) most of the trees in that area.

14. I (take) some cash with me in case I exceeded my credit card limit.

15. Only if George apologizes to Mary, forgive him.

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