Question

1)By the time we came back, the house... by an American.

1. was bought

3. bought

2. had been bought

4. will be bought

2) I... for you when you come out of the building.

1. am waiting

3. be waiting

2. was waiting

4. will be waiting

3)If you... them, they will come.

1. invited

3. will invite

2. invite

4. would invite.

4)She wondered if I... her letter.

1. will post

2. posted

3. had posted

4. post

5)14. When I arrived, there... nobody at all in the house.

1. was

2. is

3. has been

4. were

6)The papers ... by the time I came.

1.were typed

2.will be typed

3.had been typed

4.were typing

7) Where... your parent company located?

1. is

2. has

3. does

4. will

8)... he going to be an economist?

1. has

2. will

3. does

4. is

9)You have lost your car keys, ... you?

1. didn't

2. did

3. haven't

4. have

10)My house ... all last week.

1. had decorated

2. was decorating

3. decorated

4. was being decorated

11) It is exactly two weeks since I last... to New York.

1. went.

2. have gone

3. were going

4. had gone

12)She won't get the job unless she ... to speak English.

1. will learn

2. have learnt

3. learns

4. would learn

13)The plan ... for four hours.

1.is discussing

2.has been discussing

3.discussed

4.has been discussed

14).... they discussed your essay yet?

1. were

2. had

3. did

4. have

15) The news ... before lunch.

1. announced

2. was announced

3. were announced

4. are announced

16) As he posted the letter he realized that he ... a stamp on it.

1. didn't put

2. hadn't put

3. hasn't put

4. wasn't put

17) How long ... she been taking driving lessons before she passed the exam?

1. had

2. did

3. has

4. was

18) I am not sure if he ... the invitation tomorrow.

1. accept

2. accepts

3. will accept

4. will be accepted

19) When... he coming back?

1. does

2. is

3. will

4. has

20) She phoned to know where the meeting

1. is held

2. would hold

3. will be held

4. would be held

21)How many contracts... you make last month?

1. do

2. had

3. did

4. will

22) About one thousand people... in that factory.

1. employed

2. have employed

3. will employ

4. are employed

23) I... busy since we last met.

1. was

2. have been

3. will be

4. had been

24)He asked me to write as soon as I ....

1. will arrive

2. arrive

3. arrived

4. would arrive

25) She... the company manager two months ago.

1. has appointed

2. was appointed

3. will be appointed

4. has been appointed

26) When he ... a better job, they will rent a bigger flat.

1. found

2. find

3. will find

4. finds

27) Our hotel room still... when we returned.

1. hasn't been cleaned

2. hadn't cleaned

3. hadn't been cleaned

4. was cleaning

28) The decorators will have finished by next week,... they?

1. will

2. have

3. haven't

4. won't

29) I... to wait outside.

1. have told

2. was told

3. told

4. tell

30)After you ... we will write to you every day.

1. left

2. will leave

3. leave

4. leaves

Answer 1

1 had been bought

2 will be waiting

3 nvite

4 had posted

5 was

6 had been typed

7 is

8 is

9 have

10 was being decorated

11 went

12 learns

13 has been discussing

14 have

15 was announced

16 hadn't put

17 had

18 will accept

19 is

20 will be held

21 did

22 are employed

23 have been

24 arrive

25 was appointed

26inds

27 hadn't been cleaned

28 will have

29was told

30 leave