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WorksheetsGRAMMAR 1 - TENSES
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Many girls want to go to the pub only a minority ___ to watch TV at home now.
is wanting
want
will want
wants
They've faxed me I should stay till they ___ a replacement. Well, last time it took two weeks.
found
will find
find
had found
She ___ you that evening. You should have told her everything.
was there to help
would help
must have helped
wished helping
It is now ever seventy years since Lindbergh ____ across the Atlantic.
has fled
flew
fled
has flown
Take a couple of extra traditional Vietnamese gifts with you to Germany in case you ___ any other members of the Scholz family during your stay.
met
meet
had met
will meet
Let's take our travel chess set in case we ___ bored on the train.
get
are getting
got
have got
Unlike Walt Disney's cartoon chipmunks, which always appear up a tree, real chipmunks ___ to stay near their underground burrows in case they ___ to escape from a predator.
will prefer - have needed
had preferred - would need
have preferred - are needed
prefer - need
There _____ no price rises till the end of the year. Because of this we will have to change the name of the product before we can sell it for more money.
will have been
are to be
are
won't be
The boy ___ the narrow canal in ten minutes to find himself in the base, out the danger.
swum
has swum
swam
had swam
Since every penny of the grant ___ spent on equipment, we started looking for volunteers to do the cleaning.
must have been
would have been
has been
had to be
Melanie ___ her hand. It's bleeding heavily.
has cut
is cutting
cut
cuts
He ___ the umbrella in his right hand trying to keep his balance.
hold
held
has been holding
has held
You should try to follow the lecture without asking questions unless you ___ something important.
would miss
will miss
had missed
have missed
The first boy or girl who ___ all the questions is to receive the singer's new album.
answer
would answer
will answer
answered
When I met Walters about two years before his death he didn't seem satisfied. He ___ no major book since he settled in Uganda.
has published
could have published
published
had published
"When will Mary be able to leave hospital?" - "Don't be so impatient. We cannot release her before we ___ the last test."
have completed
will have completed
will complete
completed
Throughout the campaign we ___ our candidate's photographs on the walls of public building, hoping to attract women's votes. However, we were only moderately successful.
have been hanging
hanged
hung
have hung
The promotion that my father ___ about for such a long time was overshadowed by Lucy's accident which forced her to spend several months in hospital.
had dreamed
has dreamed
was dreaming
has been dreaming
We can win only if we remain united, so we must support them the moment they ___ on strike.
will have gone
will go
go
went
Many of the people who attended Major Gordon's funeral ___ him for many years.
didn't see
wouldn't see
haven't seen
hadn't seen
Seeing Peter's handwriting on the envelope, she ___ the letter without reading it. She has not mentioned it ever since.
was tearing
tore
had torn
has torn
We were both very excited about the visit, as we ___ each other for ages.
never saw
didn't see
hadn't seen
haven't seen
What made you think he ___ in the Royal Air Force?
must have to be
had been
was being
had had to be
Without turning my head in the direction of the gate I ___ a small object under the fence.
spotted
had spotted
have spotted
was spotted
The boy must have learnt a little Spanish during his stay as he ___ the fax.
could hardly understand
did understand
managed understand
understood anything of
