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Sequence of Tenses

1. She noticed she ........................ already late.

is

was

had been

2. She said that it ............................ her an hour to finish the report.

takes

took

has taken

3. She asked him if he .............................. her name.

knows

knew

had known

4. What did you do with the money you ................................ from me?

borrowed

have borrowed

borrow

5. When I opened the door, the cat ............................... out.

jump

jumped

had jumped

6. When I was ten I already ............................ I wanted to be a scientist.

know

knew

had known
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7. I went to see if she ................................. up yet.

woke

has woken

had woken

8. I ................................ 80 kilos three months ago.

was weighing

have weighed

weighed

9. As soon as I ............................ the phone down, it rang again.

Please select 2 correct answers

put

have put

had put

10. I .............................. that I would get the promotion but it is beginning to look difficult now.

hoped

have hoped

had hoped

11. When I arrived at the party, they ............................... home.

already went

have already gone

had already gone

12. I was hot because I .................................. in the sun for a long time.

was walking

walked

had been walking

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1. I waited for my friend until he ……………….

comes

came

had come

has come

2. He ran as quickly as he …………………..

can

could

Either could be used here

3. He ran away because he ………………. afraid.

is

was

has

4. He was so tired that he ………………… barely stand.

can

could

Either could be used here

5. After the rain was over, the sun ………………… out again.

Please select 2 correct answers

shines

shone

shined

6. His health ………………….. since he left the city.

improved

has improved
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had improved

7. Whenever we ………………… we talk of old times.

met

meet

meets

8. Wherever he …………………., people gathers to listen.

preached

is preaching

preaches

Please select 2 correct answers

9. Galileo maintained that the Earth ..................... round the sun.

move

moves

moved

10. Newton discovered that the force of gravitation ...................... apples fall.

Please select 2 correct answers

make

makes

made

11. He rested his horse because it …………………

limps

limped

was limping

12. He said that he …………………. the examination.

passed
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has passed

had passed

IF Clauses

1. If you ………………………. the glass, it will break.

drop

dropped

had dropped

2. If you start now, you ………………………… there on time.

will be

would be

would have been

3. If he ………………………….. more money, he will have to do more work.

wants

wanted

had wanted

4. If you ………………………… him, please ask him to give me a call.

meet

met

had met

5. If you ………………………….. hurry up, you will be late for school.

don't

didn't

hadn't

6. If I ………………………… a million dollars, I could buy that home.

have
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had

had had

7. If it rained, my plants …………………………. happy.

will be

would be

would have been

8. If I ……………………………. the Prime Minister, I would ban the sale of liquor.

were

am

had been

9. If I …………………………. the signal, I would have stopped.

see

saw

had seen

10. If you had told me you were coming, I ……………………………… cooked something special.

will have

would have

have

11. If they ………………………………… him early, they could have saved him.

found

find

had found

12. If he had fallen into the river, he ………………………………..

will drown

would drown
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would have drowned

Conjunctions

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate conjunction.

1. She wouldn’t have lost her job, ………………………… she had met her targets.

if

unless

whether

2. ………………………. she arrives now, we will have to go without her.

If

Unless

3. I don’t know …………………………… I will have time.

if

whether

Either could be used here

4. …………………………… she invited me, I would not go to her party.

Even if

Even though

5. I will do it …………………………….. you like it or not.

whether

that

if

6. I admired him ……………………………… people said that he was a traitor.

though

as

even if
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7. She missed school ……………………………… she was ill.

because

so

hence

8. She was sacked ……………………………… the manager was not happy with her performance.

because

so

thus

9. ………………………… she gets good treatment, she will not survive.

Unless

If

Whether

10. ……………………….. it was a holiday, I spent the whole day in bed.

As

So

While

11. She was so beautiful ……………………………. everybody admired her.

that

and

12. I went home ………………………………. I was bored.

because

so

hence