Grammathon 2

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

• were arriving

• arrived / had reached

• have arrived

• were going to arrive / reach

We ____ a lovely view of the Bosphorus and the bridges over it while the plane ____ over Istanbul.

• are getting

• had got / is flying

• got / was flying

• get / has flown

When they ____ in Sydney Harbor, they ____ nonstop for three months

• anchor / will have been sailing

• were anchoring / sailed

• have anchored / were sailing

• are anchoring / have been sailing

According to the new schedule, the whole team have accepted, we ____ every Monday and Wednesday next term, but I’m sure we ____ back to our normal routine of once a week before long

• had trained

• train / have reverted

• are training / reverted

• are going to train / will revert

The prospector ran into town in excitement because, at last, he ____ some gold at the site which he ____ for months.

• was finding

• will find / is going to pan

• will have found / has panned

• had found / had been panning

I expect you ____ bored with working at the Post Office by this time next year and ____ for a more interesting job.

• have become / will have looked

• had found / had been panning

• will have become / will be looking

• were becoming / are going to look

Listen! The coach ____ the strengths of our opponents because our team ____ against them before.

• has explained / weren’t playing

• is explaining / haven’t played

• was explaining / don’t play

• explains / won’t play

When I ____ the alterations to the company accounts, I was left in no doubt that the accountant ____ money from the firm

• saw / had been stealing

• am seeing / has stolen

• was seeing / was stealing

• have seen / will have stolen

According to the doctor, this time next week, I ____ around as normal and the cut on my foot ____ completely

• am walking / healed

• have been walking / heals

• walked / was healing

• will be walking / will have healed

Shadow puppets ____ in China and ____ as far as Turkey and Greece today

• will originate / have been spreading

• are originating / will be spreading

• originate / had spread

• originated / have spread