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tenses

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

____ resigned, we would have been force to sack him

a)

Had he not

b)

Hadn’t he

c)

He had not

d)

He not had

2.

The teacher was absent today, so class was canceled. If she _____ absent again tomorrow, class____ tomorrow, too

a)

is/ will be canceled

b)

is/ will cancel

c)

was/ would be canceled

d)

was/ would cancel

3.

We did not visit the museum because we had no time

a)

If we have time, we will visit the museum.

b)

If we had time, we would visit the museum.

c)

If we had had time, we would have visited the museum

d)

If we had had time, we will visit the museum

4.

She wishes she ______ to told you the bad news yesterday

a)

is not asked

b)

was not asked

c)

were not asked

d)

had not been asked

5.

Susan regretted not buying that villa.

a)

Susan wished she had bought that villa.

b)

Susan wished she bought that villa

c)

Susan wished she could buy that villa

d)

Susan wished she hadn’t bought that villa

6.

Ever since Maurice arrived, he ............... quietly in the corner. What’s the matter with him?`

a)

sat

b)

has sit

c)

has been sitting

d)

had been sitting

7.

In the last fifty years, medical scientists ........... many important discoveries

a)

made

b)

are making

c)

have made

d)

had made

8.

This was the first time I .................. the experiment on plant breeding

a)

have done

b)

do

c)

was doing

d)

had done

9.

He ................. for a job for some weeks before he found one.

a)

is looking

b)

looks

c)

would have been looking

d)

had been looking

10.

Over _______ past few decades, _______ schools in the USA have been testing various arrangements.

a)

the / Ø

b)

Ø / Ø

c)

a / the

d)

Ø / the

11.

If you _____ me about the bad service, we’d have eaten there

a)

didn’t tell

b)

wouldn’t have told

c)

hadn’t told

d)

had told

12.

It’s a pity she didn’t take her doctor’s advice. She wishes ________.

a)

she took her doctor’s advice

b)

she had taken her doctor’s advice

c)

she takes her doctor’s advice

d)

she would take her doctor’s advice