Tenses

Please don't interrupt me when I ----- to concentrate.

• was trying

• had been trying

• am trying

• will have tried

• was going to try

Why ---- the milk? Do you think it ---- off?

• are you smelling / has gone

• will you be smelling / went

• had you been smelling / goes

• were you smelling / will have gone

• do you smell / will go

The Japanese usually ---- eye contact while they ---- with others.

• avoid / will talk

• avoided / have talked

• will avoid / have been talking

• avoid / are talking

• have avoided / were talking

Melinda ---- with her family nowadays as she ---- a flat to move into yet.

• stays / doesn't find

• is staying / isn't finding

• has been staying / hadn't found

• is staying / hasn't found

• will be staying / doesn't find

According to the magazine "Science", scientist ---- treatments for some deadly diseases, such as cancer, by the year 2025.

• will have discovered

• discover

• have discovered

• are going to discover

• discovered

Though I ---- a horse in my life, I don't think I --- any difficulty doing it.

• didn't ride / would have

• haven't ridden / will have

• hadn't ridden / have had

• don't ride / had

• hadn't ridden / was having

I predict that in the future we ---- more about job cuts, disasters but also new inventions and advancements.

• are hearing

• have heard

• would hear

• will have heard

• will be hearing

Over the past fifty years, global oil comsumption and CO2 levels ---- proportionally.

• are increasing

• will have been increasing

• have been increasing

• had been increasing

• were increasing

When I ---- in the direction of my brother's fixed gaze, I ---- a fierce dog approaching us.

• look / saw

• had looked / have seen

• looked / saw

• would look / was seeing

• looked / had seen

By the time the police ---- at the scene to disperse the crowd, the demonstators ---- down the many shop windows.

• have arrived / had been smashing

• arrived / had smashed

• will have arrived / smash

• arrive / will smash

• had arrived / will have smashed