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That film _____ by families all over the country at this time of year.
a. is watching b. watches c. is watched
c. is watched
Did you read / Had you been reading the whole book?
Did you read...
Please hurry. My plane leaves / has left at ten.
LEAVES
Which option cannot be used in this sentence?
He told / shared / engaged / summed up the story.
ENGAGED
The filmmaker’s skills strongly influence the success of a documentary like this.
The success of a documentary like this is strongly influenced by the filmmaker’s skills.
She’s a great friend. She’s always stood by / up me.
Stood by
It was the most amazing experience I was ever having / had ever had.
had ever had
The ability to bond in certain animal species is fascinating / has fascinated us for a long time.
HAS FASCINATED
Which option cannot be used in this sentence?
Keep your chin up / track of the time / a secret / the eye.
THE EYE
Journalists have written about the incident in all the newspapers.
The incident has been written about in all the newspapers
We were walking / had been walking for several hours when we reached / had reached a tiny village in the mountains.
had been walking - reached
It’s OK. I didn’t sleep / wasn’t sleeping when you had been coming / came in.
wasn't sleeping - came in
Zoe has been staying / is staying with her sister now, but she hopes to find a flat soon.
IS STAYING
Which option cannot be used in this sentence?
Oh no!’, she screamed / tripped / moaned / mumbled.
TRIPPED
The teachers always give the children homework over the weekend.
The children are always given homework over the weekend.
It is mainly through being told again and again that these stories _____ alive.
a. are kept b. are been kept c. have kept
a. are kept
Nathalie looked / was looking at her watch, had jumped / jumped into her car and quickly drove / had quickly driven away.
The college has closed / closes at the end of June, so send your application before then.
CLOSES
Which option cannot be used in this sentence?
She walked cautiously / slowly / likely / quietly.
LIKELY
The owners closed the cinema five years ago and then reopened it last January.
The cinema was closed five years ago and then (it was) reopened last January
Why don’t you come out / round to my new flat this weekend?
come round
What had you done / did you do when you heard the news?
did you do
Has Mary been looking after / Does Mary look after your kids all this week?
Has Mary been looking after
Which option cannot be used in this sentence?
It’s a beautifully / thought-provoking / original / powerful plot.
BEAUTIFULLY
John steals my pen every week.
John is stealing my pen now.
John stole my pen last week.
My pen is stolen by John every week.
My pen is being stolen by John now.
My pen was stolen by John last week.