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tenses and inversion

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hadi looks very tired, he ___for hours.

a)

drove

b)

had driven

c)

has been driving

d)

had been driving

2.

All these years, Ira's family _____in poverty.

a)

lived

b)

has been living

c)

lives

d)

was living

3.

My daughter ____a lot of photograph of the Borobudur when she went there on her vacation.

a)

has taken

b)

has been taking

c)

would take

d)

had taken

4.

"I have written three letters." It means...

a)

She is still writing now.

b)

She is not writing anymore.

c)

She has not finished writing yet.

d)

She has to write now.

5.

"The anthropologist has been studying that tribe for the last five years." It means...

He _____that tribe.

a)

has finished studying

b)

studied

c)

is still studying

d)

had studied

6.

Alia will _____ to you once she ________ your reply.

a)

A. write, receives

b)

B. writes, receives

c)

C. wrote, receives

d)

D. written, received

7.

In 2020, Collin ________ in politics for 30 years.

a)

worked

b)

will worked

c)

will have been working

8.

5. I can lend you the book tomorrow because by that time I .... reading it.

a)

a. Will have finish

b)

b. Will have finished

c)

c. Will finished

d)

d. Finished

e)

e. Finish

9.

7.They will have ...their work at 5 pm

a)

a. Finish

b)

b. Finished

c)

c. Finishing

d)

d. To finish

e)

e. Finished

10.

9. Will we ...studied English for three years by the end of this month?

a)

a. Has

b)

b. To have

c)

c. Having

d)

d. To has

e)

e. Have

11.

10. He will not …slept soundly if you call him at 9 pm tonight

a)

a. Has

b)

b. Having

c)

c. To has

d)

d. To have

e)

e. Have

12.
We don't ask the teachers for their opinion very often.
a)
Seldom ask we the teachers for Seldom as we the teachers for their opinion very often
b)
Seldom do we ask the teachers for their opinion.
13.
You should not ignore our advice under any circumstances.
a)
Under no circumstances should you ignore our advice.
b)
Under no circumstances shouldn't you ignore our advice.
14.
I got to bed and the telephone rang.
a)
Hardly had I got into bed when the telephone rang.
b)
Hardly had got I into bed when the telephone rang.
15.
The girl was so beautiful that nobody could talk of anything else
a)
So beautiful was the girl that nobody could talk of anything else.
b)
Beautiful so was the girl that nobody could talk of anything else.
16.
If we had arrived sooner, we could have prevented this tragedy!
a)
Had we arrived sooner, we could have prevented this tragedy!
b)
Had we if arrived sooner, we could have prevented this tragedy!
17.
The student is both enthusiastic and knowledgeable.
a)
Not only is the student enthusiastic, but he is also kowledgeable.
b)
Not only is the student enthusiastic, but is he also kowledgeable.
18.
Rachel did not know that her life was about to change.
a)
Little did Rachel not know that her life was about to change.
b)
Little did Rachel know that her life was about to change.
19.
You shouldn't leave any child alone under any circumstances. 
a)
Under no circumstances shouldn't you leave any child alone.
b)
Unedr no circumstances should you leave any child alone.
20.
The problem is so difficult that we need an expert to solve it.
a)
So difficult is the problem that we need an expert to solve it.
b)
So difficult the problem is that we need an expert to solve it.
21.
As soon as she opened the front door, he handed her the two dozen roses.
a)
No sooner she opened the the front door, did he hand her the two dozen roses.
b)
No sooner did she open the front door, than he handed her the two dozen roses.