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verb tenses passive conditionals

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

.Last night I ________________ in bed when I suddenly ________________ a scream. (read, hear)

a)

read - heard

b)

was reading - was hearing

c)

was reading - heard

d)

read - was hearing

2.

He wanted to go to London because he __________________ (NEVER BE) there before.

a)

never was

b)

had never been

c)

were never

d)

had never was

3.

My friend __________________ (NOT SEE) me for many years when I met him last week.

a)

didn't see

b)

didn't saw

c)

hadn't saw

d)

hadn't seen

4.

When I ___________________ (WALK) through Bologna I ___________________ (THINK) about the wonderful times I ___________________ (SPEND) there as a student.

a)

was walking - was thinking - had spent

b)

walked - thought - spent

c)

was walking - thought - was spending

d)

walked - was thinking - was spending

5.

She ___________________ (MEET) James on the street yesterday and he ___________________ (TELL) her that he ___________________ (BE) ill for the past two weeks.

a)

met - told - was

b)

met - told - had been

c)

met - had told - had been

d)

had met - told - was

6.

When I ___________________ (ARRIVE) home I ___________________ (SEE) that someone ___________________ (BREAK) into my house.

a)

had arrived - saw - broke

b)

arrived - had seen - broke

c)

arrived - saw - had broken

d)

arrived - saw - broke

7.

She ________________ a bright yellow dress when I ________________ her last (wear, see)

a)

wore - saw

b)

was wearing - was seeing

c)

weared - was seeing

d)

was wearing - saw

8.

He ________________ guitar when someone ________________ the window and ________________ out a bucket of water. (play, open, throw)

a)

played - opened - threw

b)

was playing - was opening - was throwing

c)

was playing - opened - threw

d)

was playing - opened - throwed

9.

While the waiter ________________ up the pieces of glass he ________________ his finger (pick, cut)

a)

picked - cut

b)

was picking - was cutting

c)

was picking - cut

d)

was picking - cutted

10.

3.We (clean) our flat all day long.

a)

a) have been cleaning

b)

b) have cleaned

c)

c) has cleaned

11.

5. I (write) this verse for 5 minutes.

a)

a) have been writing

b)

b) have written

c)

c) has been written

12.

9. (watch) they this show for 2 hours?

a)

a) Have they been watching

b)

b) Have they watched

c)

c) They have

13.
___ (you/buy) your train ticket yet?
a)
Have you buyed
b)
Have you bought
c)
Did you buy
d)
Have you been buying
14.
The kitchen is a complete mess! What ___ (the children/do)?
a)
Have the children done
b)
Has the children done
c)
Have done the children
d)
Has done the children
15.

By 9 o'clock, we ____ (finish) our homework.

a)

will have finished

b)

will have been finishing

16.

By the end of the month, I ____ (live) in this town for ten years.

a)

will have lived

b)

will have been living

17.

She ____ (sleep) for 10 hours by 11 o'clock.

a)

will have slept

b)

will have been sleeping

18.

By the time we get to Chicago this evening, we ____ (drive) more than four hundred miles. We are going to be exhausted.

a)

will have drove

b)

will have been driving

c)

will have drived

d)

will have driven

19.

It's too cold in in this room. ____ you ____ the air conditioner, please?

a)

Will... be turning off

b)

Will... turn off

c)

Are...going to turn off

d)

Are...turning

20.

A: Did you phone Lucy?

B: Oh no, I forgot. I ____ her now.

a)

will phone

b)

am going to phone

c)

am phoning

d)

will be phoning

21.

Altron _________ by Vision. (Past Simple)

a)

is destroyed

b)

destroys

c)

was destroyed

d)

destroyed

22.

Vision _________ by Scarlet Witch . (Past Simple)

a)

is loved

b)

was loved

c)

has been loved

d)

is being loved

23.

A new hotel ________ by them.(Past Perfect)

a)

has been built

b)

had been built

c)

have been built

d)

will be built

24.

While I ____________ by Jane, the telephone rang.(Past Continuous)

a)

were being introduced

b)

is being introduced

c)

are being introduced

d)

was being introduced

25.

Some honey………………………………………for sweetness. (Modal Auxiliaries)

a)

could be added

b)

could been added

c)

could being added

d)

could be add

26.

Somebody stole my car.

a)

My car is stolen.

b)

My car were stolen.

c)

My car was stolen.

d)

My car are stolen.

27.

They have sent the books to the wrong address.

a)

The books had been sent to the wrong address.

b)

The books have been sent to the wrong address.

c)

The books has been sent to the wrong address.

d)

The books is being sent to the wrong address.

28.
Tomorrow, New sandals … by Gema Nurani students.
a)
should be bought
b)
would be bought
c)
shall be bought
d)
will be bought
29.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ______________ by J K Rowling
 
a)
was written
b)
wrote
c)
writes
30.

'I can't go out to the cinema today,' Noelia said.

a)

She said she can't go out to the cinema today.

b)

Noelia said she could not go out to the cinema that day.

c)

She said she couldn't go out to the cinema today.

d)

She said she can't go out to the cinema that day .

31.

'I know how to make pancakes for breakfast,' said Divine.

a)

Divine said he knew how to make pancakes for the breakfast.

b)

He said he know how to make pancakes for breakfast.

c)

Divine said he knew how to make pancakes for breakfast.

d)

Divine knows how to make pancakes for breakfast.

32.

"I sing with the teacher"

a)

She said she sang with the teacher

b)

She said she sing with the teacher

c)

She said she was sing with the teacher

33.

" He was working here" she said

a)

He said that had been working here.

b)

She said he had been working there.

c)

She said he was working there.

34.

" Did you study hard" She asked me.

a)

She asked me if I did studied hard.

b)

She asked me if I studied hard.

c)

She asked me if I had studied hard.

35.

" Don't smoke" She told me.

a)

She told me that smoke

b)

She told me not to smoke.

c)

She told me to smoke