EXAMPLES 1- By the time school opens again, I ....... in this restaurant eight weeks.

A) would have worked C) would work E) had been working 2B) will have worked D) would have to work (YS 1990) The loud applause ........ how deeply the music ......... the audience. 12- As soon as I ......... paid I ......... you all out for a meal. A) shows / would affect B) showed / affected C) had shown / could affect D) would have shown / have affected E) may show / had affected (YS 1991) 3This is the twentieth patient the doctor .......... today. 13- He said he ...... me today, but so far he ..... . A) had examined D) was examining B) was examined C) has examined E) have examined (YS 1991) A) will phone/doesn't C) would phone/hasn't E) phoned/didn't B) had phoned/hadn t D) phones/isn't (YS 1996) 14- I'm quite sure that Nigel wants to help you, but that doesn't mean he ....... able to do so. A) has been D) would have been B) will be E) was C) had been (YS 1997) 5- While I ....... for my aunt outside the shop, someone ........ my purse. 15- When I ........... into his office at 11 o'clock he ........... his coffee. A) waited / had been grabbing B) had waited / was grabbing C) was waiting / grabbed D) had to wait / had grabbed E) have been waiting /would have grabbed (YS 1992) 6- When Queen Victoria ........ in 1901, she ......... for 63 years. A) died / had been reigning C) died / was reigning E) died / has reigned 7. B) had died / reigned D) has died / reigned (YS 1993) 17- Jane ........ to the library; she ....... there every Friday morning. I ran into him at 10 o'clock this morning just before the board meeting; I ....... him since. A) will not have seen B) didn't see D) hadn't seen E) couldn't see 8C) haven't seen (YS 1993) Since 1950 the world ........ nearly one-fifth of the top soil from its agricultural land and one-fifth of its tropical forests. A) was losing D) has lost 9B) is losing E) loses C) had been lost (YS 1994) So far I've only written half of the report, but I ......... all of it by Saturday. A) will have finished D) finished B) have finished E) might have finished C) finish (YS 1995) 10- I suppose you ...... the contract and understand what it ...... . A) read/has meant C) have read/means E) are reading/mean B) will read/meant D) had read/would mean (YS 1995) A) had got/completed B) has got/will complete C) got/have completed D) gets/will have completed E) will get/would have completed (YDS 1999) 20- As we ....... our plans for the weekend, my brother ...... to say he wanted to come round. A) have made/had called C) were making/called E) will make/would call B) made/was calling D) make/has called (YDS 1999) 18- I ......... the holiday enormously even though the weather ......... disappointing. A) enjoy/would have been C) have enjoyed/was being E) am enjoying/had been B) had enjoyed/has been D) enjoyed/was (YS 1998) 19- By the time the general manager ...... back from his inspection tour of the overseas branches, the staff here ...... the annual report. A) went/was going C) is going/would go E) was going/is going B) has gone/goes D) had gone/went (YS 1998) A) will go/will have D) went/was having B) go/has had C) was going/has E) have gone/would be having (YS 1997) A) have got/would take C) will get/will take E) am getting/was taking B) got/have taken D) get/will take (YS 1996) 11- When I ........ into the cafe she ........ by herself at one of the tables near the window. A) walked/was sitting C) was walking/has sat E) walk/has been sitting B) am walking/sat D) have walked/would sit (YS 1996)

4- I have noticed that since I ........ the university, my life ...... much more interesting. A) was entering / had become C) had entered / became E) entered / has become B) have entered / becomes D) enter / is becoming (YS 1992)

16- Jane told me that she ........ to ring me all morning. A) had been trying D) has tried B) has been trying C) will be trying E) will have tried (YS 1997)

21- During recent years, many people ....... interested in Turkish music. A) might become D) would become B) are becoming C) had become E) have become (YDS 2000)

22- I hope that, by next summer, I ...... up enough to go to Italy for a holiday. A) will have saved C) would save E) had saved B) would have saved D) have saved (YDS 2000) 23- He ..... a book in the garden when I ...... there. A) will read/have got C) was reading/got E) had read/had got B) is reading/will get D) would be reading/was getting (YDS 2001) 24- They ...... Bursa before, so they ..... what to expect. A) weren't visiting/haven't known B) haven't visited/haven't known C) didn't visit/hadn't known D) don't visit/won't know E) hadn't visited/didn't know (YDS 2001) EXAMPLES FROM YS/YBS l .B 2.B 3.C 4.E 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.D 9.A 10.C ll.A 12.D 13.C 14.B 15.D 16.A 17.B 18.D 19.D 20.C 21.E 22.A 23.C 24.E