Tenses
By the time we got to the station, the train ___.
Had left
If she studies hard, she ___ the exam.
Will pass
Despite ___ exhausted, she continued working.
A) being
B) was
C) be
Being
You ___ have told me about the meeting. I would have attended it.
A) should
B) must
C) can
D) would
Should
English ___ in many countries around the world.
A) speaks
B) is spoken
C) is speaking
D) has spoken
Is spoken
She ___ for two hours when the electricity went out.
had been studying
If I ___ more free time, I would learn another language.
Had
No sooner had we left the house ___ it started raining.
A) when
B) than
C) then
Than
The lights are off and nobody is answering. They ___ have gone to bed.
A) should
B) must
C) would
D) needn’t
Must
The documents ___ before the manager arrived.
A) had been prepared
B) have prepared
C) were preparing
D) had prepared
Had been prepared
This is the first time I ___ such a difficult exam.
Have taken
If you don’t hurry, you ___ the bus.
Will miss
The book, ___ was published last year, became a bestseller.
A) that
B) what
C) which
which
You ___ have bought any milk; we already had plenty in the fridge.
A) mustn’t
B) couldn’t
C) needn’t
D) wouldn’t
Needn’t
The new hospital ___ by the end of next year.
A) will complete
B) will have completed
C) will have been completed
D) has been completing
C) will have been completed
By next June, he ___ at this company for ten years.
will have been working
If he ___ more confident, he would speak in public.
Were
So difficult ___ that nobody could solve it.
A) the problem was
B) was the problem
C) did the problem
Was the problem
He ___ be serious! Nobody would believe such an unbelievable story.
A) mustn’t
B) can’t
C) shouldn’t
D) needn’t
Can’t
The suspect is believed ___ the country last night.
A) to leave
B) to have left
C) leaving
D) to be left
B) to have left
No sooner ___ the room than everyone started asking questions.
had i entered
Complete the sentence: If I were in your position, I ___.
Would apologize
Choose the grammatically correct sentence: A) Had I known about the problem, I would help you.
B) Had I known about the problem, I would have helped you.
C) If I would have known about the problem, I had helped you.
B) Had I known about the problem, I would have helped you.
Which sentence means that it was possible for her to win, but she did not win?
A) She must have won the race.
B) She could have won the race.
C) She should win the race.
D) She can win the race.
B) She could have won the race.
Choose the correct passive form:
People say that he stole the painting.
A) He is said to steal the painting.
B) He is said to have stolen the painting.
C) He was said that he stole the painting.
D) He says to have stolen the painting.
B) He is said to have stolen the painting.