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Grammar for Business U1-8

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I am sorry I haven't written to you for so long, but I ________________ very busy lately.

a)

was being

b)

had been

c)

am

d)

have been

2.

What __________________ at? ___________________ the wrong clothes?

a)

are you looking at [...] Am I wearing

b)

do you look at [...] Do I wear

c)

do you look at [...] Am I wearing

d)

are you looking at [...] Do I wear

3.

Who ______________ the Mercedes that's parked outside?

a)

does drive

b)

is driving

c)

drives

d)

have driven

4.

I can't understand why _______________________ so selfish? He has just taken all the sweets and is eating them alone at the other table.

a)

he is being

b)

is he being

c)

is he

d)

he is

5.

I _____________ Mary is Canadian, but I'm not sure.

a)

am thinking

b)

think

c)

have been thinking

d)

have thought

6.
  • Tom is looking for his key. He can't find it.
  • He _________________ it.
a)

lost

b)

has lost

c)

has been losing

d)

is losing

7.

The road is closed. There ________________ an accident.

a)

was

b)

had been

c)

is

d)

has been

8.

Tom _____________ his key but now he has found it.

a)

loses

b)

had lost

c)

has lost

d)

lost

9.

Shakespeare _________________ many plays and poems.

a)

had written

b)

wrote

c)

has written

d)

was writing

10.

Jim _____________ my best friend, but we aren't good friends any longer.

a)

has been

b)

had been

c)

would be

d)

used to be

11.

I wish I _________________ the job when they offered it to me.

a)

took

b)

was taking

c)

had taken

d)

have taken

12.

I only we ________________ how high the costs would be! We could have chosen the other option.

a)

knew

b)

have known

c)

had known

d)

were knowing

13.

I _________________________ with the new software yet.

a)

am not used to working

b)

did not use to work

c)

use to work

d)

used to work

14.

I found out about the restructuring plans while I _________________ to the Operations Manager.

a)

had been talking

b)

have been talking

c)

was talking

d)

am talking

15.

Sorry, he's busy at the moment. He ________________ a new supplier.

a)

sees

b)

is seeing

c)

has been seeing

d)

see

16.
  • Which part of your job do you leave till last minute?
  • My expenses. I ___________________ to do them. I am so angry with myself about that
a)

always forget

b)

am always forgetting

c)

have always forgotten

d)

always forgot

17.

Our company _______ branches in at least 10 different countries.

a)

is having

b)

has been having

c)

has had

d)

has

18.
  • What is your decision then?
  • We _________________ of closing our Cracow office.
a)

think

b)

are thinking

c)

have thought

d)

used to think

19.

Yesterday morning I got up and looked out of the window. The sun was shining, but the ground was wet. It ___________________.

a)

was raining

b)

has been raining

c)

rained

d)

had been raining

20.

I ____________________ with some friend until I find a place of my own.

a)

live

b)

lived

c)

am living

d)

have lived