Tenses Subject Verb Agreement

The ambassador, with his family and staff, ……… you to a reception at the embassy on Tuesday afternoon at five o’clock.. Several pets, two dogs and a cat ……… to be taken care of while we[r]

TENSES/ SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT

1 I like looking at these pictures, but I ……… enough by lunch-time A should have B will have C will have had D have I don’t understand this sentence What ……… ?

A does mean this word B have this word mean C means this word D does this word mean John ……… tennis once or twice a week

A usually play B is usually playing C usually plays D have usually played It was noisy next door Our neighbors ……… a party

A had B was having C had had D have had It ……… dark Shall I turn on the light?

A is getting B get C got D has got I ……… for Christine Do you know where she is ?

A look B looked C am looking D looks At o’clock yesterday evening, I ……… my clothes

A am ironing B have ironed C ironed D was ironing ‘Are you ready, Ann?’ ‘Yes, I ………’

A am coming B come C came D have came Why ……… at me like that ? What’s the matter ?

A you look B have you looked C did you look D are you looking 10 I ……… along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me

A was walking B am walking C walk D walked 11 She ……… German for two years

A has learnt B is learning C learn D learns 12 Nurses ……… after patients in hospitals

A are looking B look C looks D is looking 13 I usually ……… away at weekends

A have gone B goes C am going D go 14 The earth ……… round the sun

A go B has gone C went D goes 15 I come from Canada Where ……… you ……… from ?

A do/ come B did/ come C are/ coming D have/ come 16 When I last ………Jane, she ……… to find a job

A see/ was trying B saw/ was trying C have seen/ tried D saw/ tried 17 I ……… at o’clock every morning

A was getting up B got up C is getting up D get up 18 ……… you go to the dentist ?

A How often are B How often C How often does D How are 19 Ann ……… tea very often

A doesn’t drink B don’t drink C didn’t drink D hasn’t drunken 20 The sun ……… in the East

21 It’s a nice day I ……… we go out for a walk

A suggested B suggest C is suggesting D.are suggesting 22 Now I ……… for what I said about you It wasn’t true and I shouldn’t have said it

A apologize B apologized C was apologized D apologizing 23 Tim was tired He ……… hard all day

A has been studying B studies C studied D had been studying 24 The swimming pool ……… at o’clock and ………… at 18.30 every day

A opens/ closes B opens/ closed C opened/ closed D opened/ closes 25 Bad driving often ……… many accidents

A caused B cause B causes D has caused 26 The Olympic Games ……… every four years

A take place B takes place C took place D is taking place 27 What time ……… the bank close in Britain ?

A B did C does D can

28 Look ! That man ……… to open the door of your car

A try B tried C is trying D has tried 29 When I was young, I ……… to be a singer

A want B was wanting C wanted D has wanted 30 I ……… lots about the job so far

A have learnt B am learning C had learnt D learnt 31 They ……… me about it last week

A was telling B told C had told D would tell 32 I ……… here at the end of the month

A will leave B would leave C would have left D is leaving 33 I hope everything ……… fine

A is B was C would be D will be 34 My grandfather ……… many years ago

A had died B has died C died D was dying 35 I ……… my son the money for that last week

A gave B given C have given D was given 36 Yesterday I passed by Peter’s house, but the front door was closed He ……… out

A went B must have gone C has gone D had gone 37 Where ……… you at 9.00 last night, Mr Green ?

A have been B were C will be D are 38 I ……… the dishwasher on when I heard the shot

A am turning B was turned C was turning D turned 39 There was a time when watching TV really ……… family entertainment

A were B.was C had been D is

40 Last year they ……… 22 million TV sets

A were selling B had sold C has sold D sold 41 At last the bus came We ……… for half an hour

42 Through the rain, I ……… a lighted window and the sign which said “Sam’s Place” A have seen B was seeing C saw D see

43 Daniel ……… the bus It doesn’t run on Sundays A did not catch B have not caught

C had not caught D couldn’t have caught

44 We didn’t play very well We ……… better

A should have played B should play C have played D have been playing 45 I think you ……… pay to park here I’ll just go and read notice

A will B would C must D better 46 I think you should have that coat ……… soon

A cleaned B being cleaned C cleaning D to clean 47 I’m feeling sick I ……… so much chocolate last night

A needn’t to eat B did not eat

C mustn’t eat D shouldn’t have eaten

48 I’m going on holiday on Saturday This time next week I ……… on the beach in the sea A will lie B am lying C will be lying D should be lying 49 Ted and Amy ……… for 24 years

A have been married B married C were married D has been married 50 Tomorrow I ……… my grandparents

A am going to visit B will have visited C have visited D visit 51 When their first child was born, they ……… for three years

A have been married B had been married C will been married D will have been married 52 I think the weather ……… nice later

A will be B be C is D has been 53 She ……… very angry when she knows this

A shall be B has been C will have been D will be 54 We ……… a party last Saturday It was great-we invited lots of people

A have B have had C had D had had 55 I was sad when I sold my car I ……… it for a very long time

A am running B were running C had been running D have been running 56 We were extremely tired at the end of the journey We ……… for more than 24 hours

A had been traveling B were traveling C have traveled D traveled

57 The house was very quiet when I got home Everybody ……… straight to bed A had gone B have gone C went D go

58 The man sitting next to me on the plane was nervous because he……… before A hasn’t flown B didn’t fly C hadn’t flown D wasn’t flying 59 ……… a car when they were living in London ?

A Have they B Did they have C Were they having D Have they had 60 The fire spread through the building quickly but everybody ………

A manages to escape B managed to escape C was escaping D can escape 61 There’s plenty of time You ……… hurry

62 A few days ago, I ……… that ……… for New York

A learn/ had left B learned/ had left C learned/ has left D learn/ will leave 63 I ……… Peter today

A not have seen B not see C have not seen D was not seeing 64 Tom wrutes very quickly He’s ……… finished his essays

A already B been C for D yet 65 Have you ……… done any skiing?

A ever B for C just D yet

66 My brother ……… me for weeks

A hasn’t phoned B didn’t phone C isn’t phoning D not phoned 67 How ……… have you known each other ?

A already B for C long D since 68 I’ve ……… to Singapore I ……… there last year

A been/ gone B gone/ went C been/ went D just/ go 69 Sorry, I can’t stop now I ……… to an important appointment

A go B am going C have gone D was going 70 -I’m worried about the exam

-Oh, ……… all right

A you would be B you are C you had been D you’ll be 71 They ……… serving meals by the time we get to the restaurant

A will stop B stopped C are stopping D will have stopped 72 Mark was listening to music while his sister ……… a book

A read B reads C is reading D was reading 73 You ……… here for my party, won’t you ?

A shall be B won’t be C will be D are going to be 74 -Can I borrow your bike on Monday ?

-I’m sorry, but ……… it

A I’ll be using B used C use D have used 75 We ……… the concert It was really good

A are enjoying B enjoy C did enjoy D would enjoy 76 It was 10 PM Most of the shops ……… just ………

A have/ closed B had/ closed C has/ closed D was/ closing 77 There’re no more apples We ……… them all

A had eaten B ate C eat D have eaten 78 She ……… music all day Now she feels tired

A has been playing B is playing C played D plays 79 After he ……… the house, he wrote a letter

A cleans B was cleaning C had cleaned D has cleaned 80 Both viruses and genes ……… made from nucleoproteins

A are B is C were D has been

81 Both Mary and Ellen as well as Jean ……… on the tour

82 His knowledge of languages and international relations ……… him in his present work A aids B aid C have aided D had aided

83 The production of different kinds of artificial materials ……….… essential to the conservation of our natural resources

A are B were C is D have been

84 The guest of honor, along with his wife and two sons, ……… at the first table A were seated B have been seated C had been seated D was seated 85 Mary, accompanied by her brother on the piano, ……… very well received at the talent show yesterday

A was B were C have been D has been

86 The books, an English dictionary and a chemistry text, ……… on the shelf yesterday

A was B were C is D are

87 Three swimmers, Paul, Ed, and Jim, ……… now in competition for medals A is B has been C had been D are

88 There ……… ten people in line already when we arrived

A were B was C is D are

89 Everyone who majors in architecture and fine arts ……… History of Art 450 A study B studies C have studied D have been studied 90 Either of these buses ……… pass the university

A go B have gone C gone D goes

91 Neither Canada nor Mexico ……… that citizens of the United States have passports A requires B require C requiring D to require 92 Twenty dollars ……… the price

A are B is C being D were

93 The staff ……… in the conference room at the moment

A are meeting B were meeting C meet D is meeting 94 The first two problems are very difficult, but the rest ……… easy

A are B was C were D is

95 The ambassador, with his family and staff, ……… you to a reception at the embassy on Tuesday afternoon at five o’clock

A invite B invites C is invited D inviting 96 Several pets, two dogs and a cat ……… to be taken care of while we are gone A needs B needing C need D needed 97 Four miles ……… on the odometer

A have been recorded B has recorded C have recorded D has been recorded 98 The news ……… wholly correct

A is B are C have been D will been 99 Mathematics ……… very interesting to me

A are B have been C.were D is

100 The facilities at the new research library, including an exellent microfilm file ……… among the best in the country