sharpen your grammar skill by testing your understanding

   Last week, I...........down a one-way street when this car came and nearly hit me.

       a. was cycling              b. cycled                       c. is cycling                    d. has been cycling         e. had been cycling

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The owners........the building for years before it was knocked down.

       a. has been neglecting   b. neglects                    c. are neglecting             d. neglected                   e. had neglected

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I realize I can’t take any more photos as my phone .........of memory.

       a. had run out              b. is running out             c. ran out                       d. running out                e. has run out

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Any international TV series..........a big budget.

       a. have                       b. are having                 c. has                           d. is have                      e. have had

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The number of people involved in sports at a local level usually.........after the Olympics

       a. are going up             b. have gone up             c. were going up             d. goes up                     e. go up

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Finding a healthy balance between your usual mess and that urgency to clean ……optimal.

       a. are                          b. is                             c. have been                  d. are being                   e. a couple

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We’ve got ........time, so we don’t have to hurry to the gym.

       a. many                      b. a few                        c. bags of                      d. little                          e. less

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I have............respect for my supervisor because she’s very honest and supportive.

       a. some                      b. none                         c. less                           d. a great deal of            e. a few

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By the time I’m middle-aged, technology companies.......new forms of entertainment.

       a. will be developing      b. would develop            c. will have developed      d. on the verge of develop e. are set developing

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   Film- makers are......withdrawing their film from general release after complaints about its content.

       a. due to                     b. on the verge of           c. set to                         d. will be                       e. would be

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