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Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did you change the channel? I ____________ that movie before!

a)

didn't watch

b)

wasn't watching

c)

hadn't watched

2.

When I ____________ out of the shower the lights ____________.

a)

got / were getting off

b)

had got / were getting off

c)

was getting / went off

3.

When he entered the room, somebody ____________ him in the head.

a)

hit

b)

was hitting

c)

had hit

4.

When I saw Clara, I realized that she ____________ much in all those years.

a)

didn't change

b)

wasn't changing

c)

hadn't changed

5.

The burglar ___________ to open the safe when the owner _____________ in.

a)

was trying / came

b)

tried / came

c)

tried / was coming

6.

He admitted that he ____________ all the money from the box.

a)

took

b)

was taking

c)

had taken

7.

Phill and his wife ____________ when they were working in London.

a)

met

b)

were meeting

c)

had met

8.

She ____________ as a waiter when she _____________ in Germany.

a)

was working / lived

b)

worked / was living

c)

was working / was living

9.

We wanted to go to Peru because we _____________ there before.

a)

weren't going

b)

hadn't been

c)

didn't go

10.

Their car broke down while they _____________ home.

a)

were driving

b)

was driving

c)

had driven

11.

By the time I was thirty, I _____________ more than twenty countries.

a)

visited

b)

was visiting

c)

had visited

12.

He woke up, had breakfast, ____________ his cat and went to work.

a)

fed

b)

was feeding

c)

had fed

13.

It ____________ all day long yesterday.

a)

rained

b)

was raining

c)

had rained

14.

What ____________ when Peter came in?

a)

did you do

b)

were you do

c)

were you doing

15.

When I got to work, I understood that I _____________ the folder with documents at home.

a)

had leaving

b)

had left

c)

had leaved

16.

This happened about ten years ago. I _______________ with a college friend, Sarah, in the country.

a)

was staying

b)

stayed

c)

had stayed

d)

had been staying

17.

This happened about ten years ago. I _______________ with a college friend, Sarah, in the country.

a)

was staying

b)

stayed

c)

had stayed

d)

had been staying

18.

They ____________ an old country house a few miles from Cambridge

a)

recently bought

b)

were recently buying

c)

had recently bought

d)

had recently been buying

19.

and she ______________me down to see it.

a)

had invited

b)

invited

c)

was inviting

d)

had been inviting

20.

Anyway, it was a dark, winter afternoon and we _____________ in the sitting room.

a)

have been chatting

b)

have chatted

c)

were chatting

d)

had chatted

21.

Sarah's mum ____________________ a little while earlier, so we were alone in the house.

a)

went shopping

b)

shopped

c)

had gone shopping

d)

had been going shopping

22.

Then, to our surprise we ____________ someone walking around in the room above.

a)

had heard

b)

heard

c)

have heard

d)

had been hearding

23.

But Sarah said, 'Oh I expect Mum _________________ something - she always does.'

a)

has forgotten

b)

had forgotten

c)

forgot

d)

was forgetting

24.

So we took no notice and ___________________ talking.

a)

had carried on

b)

were carrying on

c)

have been carrying on

d)

carried on

25.

Imagine our surprise when five minutes later we looked out the window and _________Sarah's mum in her car driving up to the house!

a)

saw

b)

had seen

c)

seen

d)

had been seeing

26.

So who...or what...______________ around upstairs?

a)

had walked

b)

had been walking

c)

was walking

d)

walked

27.
Writers use the subjunctive mood to express ___________ or ____________ conditions.
a)
imaginary or hoped-for
b)
crazy or dreamed
c)
factual or logical
d)
cause or effect
28.
Which is NOT a common marker of the subjunctive mood?
a)
"if" clauses
b)
"that" clauses
c)
wish statements
d)
memories
29.
Which is NOT an example of a hope-for verb?
a)
demand
b)
prefer
c)
regret
d)
need
30.
Subjunctive mood is used to show a situation is not ___________________________.
a)
entirely factual or certain
b)
what the writer wants
c)
important or necessary
d)
fictional or fabricated
31.
Which of the below statements is written in the subjunctive mood?
a)
I wouldn't do that if I were you.
b)
I wish I was older.
c)
I want my friend to come over.
d)
I need a nap.
32.
Which of the below statements is written in the subjunctive mood?
a)
I want ice cream right now.
b)
Don't go there.
c)
You better listen.
d)
I wish I were invisible.
33.
T or F: Is the following sentence written in the subjunctive mood?
I insist my friend be allowed to come over.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
T or F: Is the following line written in the subjunctive mood?
"If I were a boy, I think I could understand how it feels to love a girl."
a)
True
b)
False
35.
T or F: Is the following line written in the subjunctive mood?
"If I was a wealthy girl no man could test me, impress me."
a)
True
b)
False
36.
T or F: Is the following line written in the subjunctive mood?
"I wish I was a little bit taller/ I wish I was a baller."
a)
True
b)
False
37.

It is necessary that you ____ able to come with us.

a)

are

b)

be

c)

being

d)

to be

38.

Before they come, we ____________________ the house for 5 hours.

a)

will have cleaned

b)

will be cleaning

c)

will have been cleaning

d)

are going to be cleaning

39.

By the next year, Ben and his wife _____________ together for 50 years.

a)

are going to have been living

b)

will have lived

c)

will live

d)

will have been living

40.

The company ________________ the the contract for two months by June.

a)

will have been negotiated

b)

will have been negotiating

c)

won't be negotiating

d)

isn't going to negotiate

41.

Jane _____________ when she comes home, because she ______________________ over 24 hours.

a)

will be very tired - will have been flying

b)

will have been being very tired - will have flown

c)

is going to be very tired - will have flown

d)

will have been being very tired - will have been flying

42.

She _______________ the book for four months by the end of October.

a)

won't have written

b)

won't been writing

c)

won't have writing

d)

won't have been writing

43.

My father and I _____________________ sheep for 20 years tomorrow.

a)

will have bred

b)

will breed

c)

will have been breeding

d)

will have been bred

44.

I ____________________________ here for three hours

a)

will be waiting

b)

will have been waiting

c)

will have waited

d)

will wait

45.

Next year, I ___________________ here for four years.

a)

will have been working

b)

will have worked

c)

will work

d)

will be working

46.

By the end of the week I (work) _____________ here for four months.

a)

will have been working

b)

will been working have

c)

working been

d)

will been have working

47.

By the end of this month we (live) ________ together for six years.

a)

will have been liveing

b)

will have been lifing

c)

will have been living

d)

will have been lifeing

48.

By the end of the term she (study) _________ for nine years.

a)

will have been studing

b)

will have been studying

c)

will have been study

d)

will have been student

49.

By midnight we (play) _________ this computer game for 48 hours.

a)

will have been playing

b)

will have been plaing

c)

will have been played

d)

will have beening playing

50.

She (talk) _________ on the phone for the last couple of hours.

a)

will been talking

b)

will have taliking

c)

will have been talking

d)

will has been talking

51.

They (look for) ________ me all night long.

a)

will have been look foring

b)

will have been look for

c)

will have beening look for

d)

will have been looking for

52.

He (play) __________ soccer all day long.

a)

will have been play

b)

will has been play

c)

will have been playing

d)

have been playing

53.

You (watch) _________ TV all the time.

a)

will have been watching

b)

will have watching been

c)

will have been

d)

will have been watch

54.

He (not / sleep) ___________ all morning.

a)

won't have been sleeping

b)

will not have been sleping

c)

won't have been sletp

d)

willn't have been sleeping

55.

______________ (wait / they) for 2 hours?

a)

will they have been waiting

b)

will have they been waiting

c)

they will have been waiting

d)

they will been have waiting

56.

This is ____ easy test.

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

57.

May I use your ____ cell phone to make a quick call?

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

58.

Do we have time for ____ quick game on Kahoot?

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

59.

Please speak __ little louder. I can't hear you.

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

60.

I have never seen ___ human brain before.

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

61.

Most American cities were founded on ____ rivers.

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

62.

_____ Rio Grande river divides the US and Mexico.

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

63.

Can you open______door, please?

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

64.

My family lives in_______ apartment

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

65.

Can you play ______ piano?

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

66.

My mother drinks ______cup of tea every morning.

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

67.

I'm going to watch ________ interesting movie tonight.

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

68.

Can you open (a)   windows, please?

69.

_____our languages teacher's name is Guy

a)

a

b)

an

c)

the

d)

70.

Yuck! There's (a)   ugly, black hair in my frozen yogurt.

71.

What do definite articles mean in English?

a)

a

b)

an

c)

some

d)

the