Present Perfect
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She hasn't decided/ hasn't been deciding yet whether she wants to be a social worker or a medical researcher, but she knows she wants to contribute something to the world with her work.
hasn't decided
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Neither Julia nor her brother Julien had known they were adopted until one of their cousins __ them when they were teenagers.
A) had been telling
B) told
C) has told
B) told
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By 2030, I ____ here for a decade.
A) have worked
B) will work
C) will have worked
C) will have worked
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You must/aren't supposed to know two or more languages. One of the languages has to / doesn't have to be English because the test is in English.
must...doesn't have to
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Ji-young ____ be a computer hacker. He doesn't know anything about computers, and he would never do anything illegal.
A) can't
B) must
C) might
A) can't
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Do you push ____ hard at work when you have to complete an assignment?
A) ourselves
B) yourself
C) himself
B) yourself
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Books about how to become a successful person ___ never ____ more popular.
A) have...been
B) has...be
C) has...been
A) have...been
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Oprah Winfrey had been living/lived with her grandmother for the first six years of her life when her mother took her to live in Milwaukee.
had been living
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Tina is going to work/works from home next year three days a week while her husband is taking/will take care of their children.
is going to work...is taking
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Cats have short-term memory, and they ___ remember most things for more than 10 minutes.
A) aren't able to
B) mustn't
C) didn't have to
A) aren't able to
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_____ your password be too weak? Maybe that's why someone is getting into our email.
A) Will
B) Could
C) Can't
B) Could
The office environment is wonderful because everyone helps _____.
A) one another
B) the others
C) each one
A) one another
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The movie has made $80 million since/for it opened.
since
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Many people had never even heard the word "clone" _____ they read about a sheep named Dolly.
A) by the time
B) when
C) until
C) until
Use the words in parentheses to complete the sentence.
We'll be having a conference when the president ______. (arrive)
arrives
Complete the sentence using could have or couldn't have and the correct form of the verb in parentheses.
Ms. Brooks _______ (remember) all of her students' names. She had too many students.
couldn't have remembered
Which has greater certainty?
A) Sasha must have read the book "Computers, Crime, and You."
B) Sasha might have read the book "Computers, Crime, and You."
A) Sasha must have read the book "Computers, Crime, and You."
_____ at Discovery Learning Center is somewhat modern, including the boards and the TVs.
A) Anything
B) Something
C) Everything
C) Everything
Use the words in parentheses to complete the sentence.
I ____ (be) to Italy three times, but I only _____ (go) there once with my family.
have been...went
Use the past perfect and simple past to create a sentence with the following words:
when/Mariel and Marcie/ be/ready to start school/they already/ have/an imaginary friend for two years.
When Mariel and Marcie were ready to start school, they had already had an imaginary friend for two years.
Use future time clauses with the information below to create a sentence. (More than one answer is possible)
1st event: she / find a web designer
2nd event: Meg / set up her website
Answer: _________________ as soon as ______________.
Meg will set up her website as soon as she finds a web designer.
OR
Meg will set up her website as soon as she has found a web designer.
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You shouldn't have stayed up late studying the night before the test. You should studied the week before the test. Good students are supposed to know such basic study rules.
You should studied the week before the test. --> should have studied
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Ben must working for that new computer company. He could work in the IT department, or he might be developing security software.
Ben must working for that new computer company. --> must be working
Which of the following verbs CANNOT be followed by a reflexive pronoun?
A) remind
B) believe in
C) concentrate
D) look at
C) concentrate
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Jordan is living in Rome since 2010. Her business has been very successful there, and she has been making a lot of money lately.
Jordan is living in Rome since 2010. --> Jordan has been living/has lived in Rome since 2010.
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Mark and Matt had been graduating from high school before their family moved to California. Mark went with their parents, but Matt chose to go to a school on the East Coast.
Mark and Matt had been graduating from high school before their family moved to California. --> had graduated
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We will interview at least 10 candidates before we hire anyone. After I interview the candidates, Jo will, too. Once we will make a decision, we will notify the candidates.
Once we will make a decision, we will notify the candidates. --> have made
Find AND correct all the mistakes.
Photographic memory occurs when a person is able remember a large amount of information accurately. Experts disagree on whether or not a person can to have a photographic memory. Some experts say it is extremely rare. They say that some children are able to remembering a lot of information. However, as adults, they not able to do this. Other experts say that photographic memory does not exist.
1. Photographic memory occurs when a person is able remember a large amount... --> is able to remember
2. ...a person can to have a photographic memory. --> can have
3. ...some children are able to remembering a lot of information. --> are able to remember
4. However, as adults, they not able to do this. --> are not able to do
Find the mistake.
It will be difficult to prove Heather is the hacker. The company won't say it is her unless they are certain. They must not find out if she did it because they probably will not find any proof.
They must not find out if she did it because they probably will not find any proof. --> may/might not find out
Complete the lyrics from Queen's song.
Can _____ find me _____ to love?
Can anybody find me somebody to love.