TENSES
This time tomorrow, I ............................... on the beach.
A. am lying
B. will lie
C. will be lying
C. will be lying
(To say that an activity will be in progress at a particular time in the future, we use the future continuous tense.)
There was no way for ……………………….. to escape.
(they, them)
them
She is more intelligent ……………………….. I thought.
THAN
He accused me …………………….. stealing his money.
- about
- for
- of
of
The rabbit .......................... across the field.
- hopped
- hoped
hopped
Phone me when you ............................ time.
(have, would have, will have)
have
(In many subordinate clauses we use the present tenses to refer to the future.)
Between you and …………………………, I don’t trust him.
(I, me)
me
*In standard English, it's grammatically correct to say "between you and me" and incorrect to say "between you and I."
The reason for this is that a preposition such as between should be followed by an objective pronoun (such as me, him, her, and us) rather than a subjective pronoun (such as I, he, she, and we)
I have hardly eaten ………………………… since yesterday.
- anything
- nothing
anything
( Hardly is a negative word. It cannot be used with nothing. )
Do you agree …………………………… his decision to quit?
- for
- with
- of
with
(You agree with a person, opinion or policy.)
The rough surface of the floor made ........................ difficult.
- mopping
- moping
mopping
You ........................... an accident if you go on driving like that.
- are having
- will have
- would have
will have
(In conditional sentences, when the verb in the if-clause is in the simple present tense, we use will + infinitive in the main clause.)
…………………………….. will bell the cat?
(Who, Whom)
WHO
It took me months to ………………………… in the city.
- get used to driving
- used to get driving
- get used to driving
I am anxious ……………………………. my exam.
- for
- about
- over
about
I slipped and .......................... an elbow.
- scrapped
- scraped
scraped
When you phoned, I ................................. in the garage.
- worked
- am working
- was working
was working
(We use the past continuous to talk about a past event that was going on a particular time in the past.)
You could have killed ………………………….
(you, yourself)
yourself
Have you …………………………….. seen a ghost?
- ever
- never
He has been married .................................. her for more than three decades.
- with
- to
- for
to
I .......................... down on the couch yesterday.
- lie
- lay
lay
(The past tense of lie (recline) is lay. )
I .......................... the bell six times but no one opened the door.
- was ringing
- have rung
- rang
rang
(We use the simple past to talk about repeated past actions.)
. They accused ……………………… of spoiling ……………………….. plans.
- me, they
- me, their
- I, their
me, their
She had great difficulty ………………………… a job.
- in finding
- to find
in finding
We should arrive ……………………… their place ……………………. time …………………… lunch.
- in, to, at
- at, by, for
- at. in, for
- at, for, in
- at. in, for
Please .................................. the plate down now.
- lie
- lay
- lain
lay
(To lay is to put something down. The past tense of lay is laid.)