Choose
I think Mr. Wilson _______ in this school since 2005 or maybe earlier.
a teaches
b is teaching
c has taught
d taught
has taught
Identify the one italicized expression that must be changed to correct the sentence:
My next-door neighbor, who is usually shy and doesn’t say much, is being very friendly this morning and has a big party tonight for all his friends.
Has - needs to be changed to is having
Complete the sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence you see:
We are spending £300 on repairs before we sell the car.
By the time we sell the car, we________________.
... we will have spent 300 pounds on repairs.
Complete this sentence by choosing only one of the verbs from each pair for each space.
1) had decided - was walking
2) decide -walk
3) hadn’t changed - thinking
4) wasn’t changing - thought
5) were looking - whispered
6) are looking - was whispering
7) saw- wasn't wearing
8) see - didn't wear
I had a very embarrassing moment last Monday. I ___________ to school and ____________ about the weekend when I noticed that people ________at me in a strange way.
was walking
thinking
were looking
Complete this text with these verbs:
believe
holds
be experiencing
had
have been changing
will keep
lets
is happening
have been
have created
The world is getting warmer and the oceans are rising. Why ____________________this? One answer is that it could simply be part of a natural process.
is ....happening
I stopped watching the game before the end, but I thought we________.
a had won
b have won
c have been winning
d will have won
had won
Identify the one italicized expression that must be changed to correct the sentence:
Martin was used to smoke a lot when he was studying, but since he has been working in the bank, he hasn’t been smoking as much
was used - needs to be changed to used to
Complete the sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence you see:
I never had to think about my health before this.
This is the first__________
... I have (ever) had to think about my health.
Complete this sentence by choosing only one of the verbs from each pair for each space.
1) had decided - was walking
2) decide -walk
3) hadn’t changed - thinking
4) wasn’t changing - thought
5) were looking - whispered
6) are looking - was whispering
7) saw- wasn't wearing
8) see - didn't wear
I couldn’t understand it, and just when I ________ I was imagining things, I _________________ my best friend.
had decided
saw
Complete this text with these verbs:
believe
holds
be experiencing
had
have been changing
will keep
lets
is happening
have been
have created
After all, there _______ ice ages and long periods of warmth in the past, so we could just _________ another warming trend.
have been
be experiencing
That’s very sad news. If_______ sooner, I would have tried to help.
a I know
b I’ll know
c I knew
d I’d known
I'd known
Identify the one italicized expression that must be changed to correct the sentence:
People were slipping on the wet floor because no one had cleaned up the water that all of us were knowing had leaked from the coffee machine.
were knowing - needs to be changed to knew
Complete the sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence you see:
Juliet started working here about six years ago.
Juliet has_______________.
been working (has worked) here for about six years.
Complete this sentence by choosing only one of the verbs from each pair for each space.
1) had decided - was walking
2) decide -walk
3) hadn’t changed - thinking
4) wasn’t changing - thought
5) were looking - whispered
6) are looking - was whispering
7) saw- wasn't wearing
8) see - didn't wear
‘Look down!’ he _______ to me.
whispered
Complete this text with these verbs:
believe
holds
be experiencing
had
have been changing
will keep
lets
is happening
have been
have created
This kind of answer _________more supporters a few years ago. What scientists now__________________ is that human activity is the cause.
had
believe
My sister __________me once or twice since she’s been living in Athens.
a was messaging
b has messaged
c has been messaging
d had messaged
has messaged
Identify the one italicized expression that must be changed to correct the sentence:
When you will make a promise, you tell someone that you will definitely give them something or that you definitely will or won’t do something
will make - needs to be changed to make
Complete the sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence you see:
I didn’t think it would be good, but it’s really bad.
It’s even worse___________.
... than I thought it would be.
Complete this sentence by choosing only one of the verbs from each pair for each space.
1) had decided - was walking
2) decide -walk
3) hadn’t changed - thinking
4) wasn’t changing - thought
5) were looking - whispered
6) are looking - was whispering
7) saw- wasn't wearing
8) see - didn't wear
Then I understood. I __________ any shoes.
wasn't wearing
Complete this text with these verbs:
believe
holds
be experiencing
had
have been changing
will keep
lets
is happening
have been
have created
For more than 200 years, humans _________________ gradually the atmosphere, mainly as a result of industrial pollution.
have ....been changing or have been .... changing
According to the memo, we’re___________the meeting at noon tomorrow.
a having
b have
c going have
d will have
having
Identify the one italicized expression that must be changed to correct the sentence:
As we were entering the building, I noticed a sign that someone has put above the door which said, ‘Be alert.’
has put - needs to be changed to had put
Complete the sentence in such a way that it is as similar as possible in meaning to the sentence you see:
I haven’t talked to my parents since Christmas.
It was Christmas when ______
... I (last) talked to my parents.
Complete this sentence by choosing only one of the verbs from each pair for each space.
1) had decided - was walking
2) decide -walk
3) hadn’t changed - thinking
4) wasn’t changing - thought
5) were looking - whispered
6) are looking - was whispering
7) saw- wasn't wearing
8) see - didn't wear
I ________ out of my fluffy slippers.
hadn't changed
Complete this text with these verbs:
believe
holds
be experiencing
had
have been changing
will keep
lets
is happening
have been
have created
We _________________an atmosphere around the earth that, like a giant glass container, ____________________ heat from the sun through and then ______________________ it in. ____________________ temperatures and sea levels _____rising? The general answer is, unfortunately, yes.
have created
lets
holds
Will ... keep