Tenses

Along a lush river delta in what is now northeastern Spain, a herd of dinosaurs ... on ferns and conifers similar to modern-day cypress 25 million years ago.

• munch

• munches

• munching

• munched

• will munch

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'munched' because it indicates a completed action in the past, fitting the context of dinosaurs eating ferns and conifers 25 million years ago. Other options do not convey this past tense appropriately.

Kristina .....to an before opera she lived in Jakarta

• was never going

• has never gone

• had never gone

• did not go

• have been gone

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'have been standing' because it indicates an action that started in the past and continues to the present, fitting the context of waiting in line for almost an hour.

An we postphone the class meeting until Friday?

I'm afraid not.I....basketball on Friday

• would play

• will have been playing

• have been playing

• always play

• played

"You look unhappy,Anton ,what's the matter?"

'My father...his job.

• has just lost

• has been losing

• losing

• is losing

• loses

"Don't you think the bus driver is spending ?"

Yes, I'm afraid he....the lives of the passenger.

• Endangered

• will endanger

• would have endanger

• Endangers

• would endanger

"Ted are you going to Tia's birthday party tomorrow evening?"

I don't think so. I...the dentist

• Am having to see

• Have seen

• Have to see

• Had to see

• Would have to see

The book that I......in the class room was found by Ali

• Had left

• was leaving

• had been leaving

• have left

• would have left

"Did Ita decided to buy the car?"

Yes ,after she...her brother."

• Has consulted

• was consulting

• had consulted

• consults

• Is consulting

Despite the current government's effort to put an end to any practice of corrution,it....at almost all levels administration

• continuous

• had continued

• will continue

• contnued

• will have continued

The boys are supposed to have finished their homework when we come home.

This means: we expect that...by the time we come home.

• The boys are going to finish their homework

• The boys will be finishing their homework

• The boys will have finished their homework

• The boys were finishing their homework

• The boys finished their homework