Quiz_Grammar_21_04_2023

They ___ to get married last month although they ___ each otherfor only six weeks

• A) decide/know

• B) decided/knew

• C) decided/had known

• D) decided/has known

When he ___ to the station the train already ___ .

• A) comes / left

• B) came / had left

• C) came / leaves

• D) has come / leaves

Yesterday at this time when his hat ___ he ___ across the bridge.

            

            

• A) blew off / was walking

• B) blows off / is walking        

• C) had blown off / walks   

• D) has blown off / is walking

In 1619, the first African slaves ____ in Virginia, USA, and by 1790, their numbers____ nearly 700,000.

• A) were arriving / have been reaching

• B) arrived / had reached

• C) have arrived / were reaching

• D) were going to arrive / reach

When they ____ in Sydney Harbour, they ____non-stop for three months.

• A) anchor / will have been sailing

• B) were anchoring / sailed

• C) have anchored / were sailing

• D) are anchoring / have been sailing

Listen! The coach ____ the strengths of ouropponents because our team ____ againstthem before.

• A) has explained / weren’t playing

• B) explains / won’t play

• C) is explaining / haven’t played

• D) will explain / hadn’t been playing

By the first half of the 19th century, the potato____ the staple food in the Ireland. In 1854, adisease ____, which resulted in widespreadstarvation.

• A) was becoming / has struck

• B) will become / was going to strike

• C) had become / struck

• D) was going to become / strikes

A: Isn’t that your daughter playing outside without a coat on? She ____ a chill.B: She has a thermal vest on under her pullover, but you have a point. I ____ her coat.

• A) was catching / am fetching

• B) is catching / fetch

• C) will be catching / have fetched

• D) will catch / will fetch

By the time the work on their house is finished, they ____ the painters, decorators and carpenters a total of ₤8000. They ____ a beautiful kitchen, though.

• A) are paying / have had

• B) paid / are having

• C) had paid / were having

• D) will have paid / will have

I feel certain that Greg ____ in his new business because he ____ so hard all the time.

• A) is succeeding / will work

• B) will succeed / works

• C) was succeeding / is going to work

• D) had succeeded / will be working