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GRAMMAR/TENSES

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The garbage collectors usually ......... up the trash before 8 o'clock, but they ......... up yet today.

a)

were picking / won't turn

b)

pick / haven't turned

c)

are picking / didn't turn

d)

have picked / don't turn

2.

While an American news presenter ......... the news, a van unexpectedly ......... into his studio's glass wall.

a)

reads / had crashed

b)

has read / was crashing

c)

will read / is crashing

d)

was reading / crashed

3.

Ever since Li Lui ......... to the United States, she ......... Chinese music for different audiences.

a)

has moved / is performing

b)

moved / has performed

c)

will move / performs

d)

is moving / performed

4.

When the wooden bridge collapsed into the river ......... .

a)

high winds have weakened it

b)

both end parts still remain there

c)

it's floating away on the swift current

d)

the level of the water was very high

5.

Selena had looked at tents in a number of different places ......... one from Bernard's store.

a)

whether or not she likes

b)

before she finally chose

c)

since she can't afford the others

d)

once she has seen a possible

6.

I) Sharks only occasionally attack human beings. (II) Swimmers panicked when they saw a shark off a beach in New York. (III) Afraid that it might fatally hurt someone, they started to smack it. (IV) A lifeguard saw what was going on, rushed into the sea, took the creature in his arms, and swam off with it. (V) If he hadn't done this, the poor thing may have died.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

7.

The National Hurricane Center is closely watching a strong hurricane over the Atlantic Ocean. When it ____ the coast of Texas sometime tomorrow afternoon, it will bring with it great destructive force.

a)

is reaching

b)

will reach

c)

reaches

d)

reached

8.

It’s against the law to kill the black rhinoceros. They ___ extinct.

a)

became

b)

have become

c)

become

d)

are becoming

9.

I know you feel bad now, Tommy, but try to put it out of your mind.

By the time you’re an adult, you ___ all about it.

a)

forget

b)

will forget

c)

will have forgotten

d)

forgot

10.

“When are you going to ask your boss for a raise?”

“ __ to her twice already! I don’t think she

wants to give me one.”

a)

I’ve talked

b)

I was talking

c)

I’d talked

d)

I' ll talk

11.

Andy: “Do you think Harry will want something to eat after he gets here?

George: “I hope not. It’ll probably be after midnight, and we ____ .”

a)

are sleeping

b)

have been sleeping

c)

will be sleeping

d)

were sleeping

12.

A:“I once saw a turtle that had wings. The turtle flew into the air to catch insects.”

B: “Stop kidding. I ____ you!”

a)

don’t believe

b)

didn’t believe

c)

am not believing

d)

wasn’t believing

13.

A minor earthquake occurred at 2:07 A.M. on January 3. Most of the people in the village............at the time and didn’t even know it had occurred until the next morning.

a)

slept

b)

had slept

c)

were sleeping

d)

sleep

14.

Jane’s eyes burned and her shoulders ached. She ___ at the computer for five straight hours. Finally, she took a break

a)

is sitting

b)

has been sitting

c)

will be sitting

d)

had been sitting

15.

For several years now she ........... as private secretary to the bank manager.

a)

was working

b)

has been working

c)

worked

d)

used to work

16.

No matter what anyone says, I shall give him the punishment he deserves.

a)

Herkesin karşı olmasına rağmen, o, vereceğim cezayı hak etmiştir.

b)

Kim ne derse desin, ona hak ettiği cezayı vereceğim.

c)

Ona hak ettiği cezayı vereceğimden hiç kimsenin şüphesi olmasın

d)

Herkesin dediği gibi, o, benden hak ettiği cezayı alacak.

17.

Mark: Who are you going to promote? Pat

Janet: I really haven’t decided yet, but t think it will be her.

Mark: ............ .

Janet:Yes, you are right; she does

a)

She is a nice person, isn’t she?

b)

Get someone from outside.

c)

Well, she deserves it, doesn't she?

d)

Pat really doesn't have enough experience.

18.

Although it was once thought of as a luxury food,

……… .

a)

today chocolate is consumed by everybody since it has become much cheaper

b)

more people consume chocolate in the winter than in other seasons

c)

the basic cause of tooth decay is the excessive consumption of chocolate

d)

steadily rising prices have resulted in increased chocolate production

19.

Julia has been painting a portrait of her mother for the last three weeks.

a)

About three weeks ago, Julia painted a portrait of her mother

b)

Julia started painting her mother's portrait three weeks ago and hasn't finished yet.

c)

The portrait Julia painted of her mother took three weeks to finish.

d)

At the moment, Julia is painting her mother's portrait, which will probably take her three weeks to finish.

20.

The rain had already started when I left the house.

a)

The rain suddenly came on as I was leaving the house.

b)

As soon as I left home it began to rain.

c)

Just as I was leaving the house it began to rain heavily.

d)

It was raining even before I left the house.