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Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Hardly had the minister finished his speech when the earthquake ______the stadium.

a)

is shaking

b)

shook

c)

shaked

d)

shakes

2.

Everybody will be at the office at about 08:30 tomorrow as the meeting _______at nine o'clock.

a)

starts

b)

started

c)

is starting

d)

has started

3.

That candidate who we had been interviewed before we_____ to all the others is still my favorite.

a)

speak

b)

are speaking

c)

have been speaking

d)

spoke

4.

While climbing onto the mountain top, I _______ a strange animal which I'd never seen before.

a)

encounter

b)

encountered

c)

was encountering

d)

has been encountering

5.

The chairman was sure that his plan would work out fine as no other member ______ it up to that time.

a)

had opposed

b)

has opposed

c)

had been opposing

d)

has been opposing

6.

I wasn't surprised to hear that Monica _____ an accident as she is a very reckless driver.

a)

have

b)

has

c)

had had

d)

had

7.

Since the very first day when the Umbrella Company embarked upon such a dangerous and risky lab-research, very strange incidents ______ within the research complex.

a)

take place

b)

took place

c)

have taken place

d)

have been taking place

8.

When I _____ home this evening, my parents had gone out for a walk.

a)

come

b)

was coming

c)

came

d)

has coming

9.

By the time the troops ______, the war will have ended.

a)

arrive

b)

arrived

c)

arrove

d)

arrives

10.

Gasoline ____ a major problem for people for the last ten years, therefore, during this time many people have preferred to sell their cars and buy smaller ones.

a)

become

b)

became

c)

has become

d)

becoming

11.

I was amazed when he accepted a drink since I _________ that he was a teetotaler.

a)

had assumed

b)

assume

c)

assuming

d)

had assumed

12.

I _____ tennis tomorrow but I won't be able to do that because I have injured my right ankle.

a)

will play

b)

am going to play

c)

was going to play

d)

play

13.

We_____ the seashore many times before but last summer we enjoyed ourselves more than ever.

a)

visited

b)

visitting

c)

visit

d)

had visited

14.

Archaeologists______recently that an ancient underground city around Cappadocia has long wide corridors where there are many special areas for making cheese and wine.

a)

will explain

b)

explained

c)

have explained

d)

explain

15.

Nothing in my life _____ so strong to stop me achieve my goals so far and I don't think anything will be.

a)

be

b)

had been

c)

been

d)

has been