TENSES / TEST 2 (25 ADET SORU)

TEST 2
1- We haven't had such a cold winter ......... we 8- When Queen Victoria ........ in 1901, she .........
came to Ankara. for 63 years.

A) when B) for A) died / had been reigning

C) before D) as B) had died / reigned
E) since C) died / was reigning
D) has died / reigned
2- By the time school opens again, I ....... In this E) died / has reigned
restaurant eight weeks.
9- I ran into him at 1O o'clock this morning
A) would have worked just before the board meeting; I ............
B) will have worked him since.
C) would work
D) would have to work A) will not have seen B) didn't see
E) had been working C) haven't seen D) hadn't seen
E) couldn't see
3- ....... I was ready to leave the office, it was
already raining heavily. 10- ............ by the time he got married.

A) At the same time B)Until Muhammedozguryasar.com A) John will finish his degree in medicine
C) During D) Afterwards B) The staff is planning a modest
E) By the time celebration
C) Steve has given a group of children art
4- The loud applause ........ how deeply the music lessons
......... the audience. D) He would be busy picking up some last-minute
necessities
A) shows / would affect E) Tim had been in charge of the company
B) showed / affected
C) had shown / could affect 11- Since 1950 the world ........ nearly one-fifth of
D) would have shown / have affected the top soil from its agricultural land and one-
E) may show / had affected fifth of its tropical forests.

A) was losing B) is losing

5- This is the twentieth patient the doctor .......... C) had been lost D) has lost
today. E) loses

A) had examined B) was examined 12- So far I've only written half of the report, but I
C) has examined D) was examining ........ all of it by Saturday.
E) have examined
A) will have finished
6- I have noticed that since I ......... the B) have finished
university, my life ......... much more C) finish
interesting. D) finished
E) might have finished
A) was entering / had become
B) have entered / becomes 13- I suppose you ............. the contract and
C) had entered / became understand what it .............. .
D) enter / is becoming
E) entered / has become A) read/has meant
B) will read/meant
C) have read/means
7- While I ....... for my aunt outside the shop, D) had read/would mean
someone ........ my purse. E) are reading/mean

A) waited / had been grabbing 14- When I ........ into the cafe she ........ by herself
B) had waited / was grabbing at one of the tables near the window.
C) was waiting / grabbed
D) had to wait / had grabbed A) walked/was sitting
E) have been waiting /would have grabbed B) am walking/sat
C) was walking/has sat
D) have walked/would sit
E) walk/has been sitting

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15- As soon as I ......... paid I ......... you all out for a

meal. 21- I ......... the holiday enormously even though
the weather ......... disappointing.
A) have got/would take
B) got/have taken A) enjoy/would have been
C) will get/will take B) had enjoyed/has been
D) get/will take C) have enjoyed/was being
E) am getting/was taking D) enjoyed/was
E) am enjoying/had been

16- He said he ........... me today, but so far he

........... . 22- By the time the general manager ...... back
from his inspection tour of the overseas
A) will phone/doesn't branches, the staff here ...... the annual
B) had phoned/hadn't report.
C) would phone/hasn't
D) phones/isn't A) had got/completed
E) phoned/didn't B) has got/will complete
C) got/have completed
D) gets/will have completed
17- I'm quite sure that Nigel wants to help you, but E) will get/would have completed
that doesn't mean he ....... able to do so.
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A) has been B) will be 23- As we ....... our plans for the weekend, my
C) had been D) would have been brother ...... to say he wanted to come round.
E) was
A) have made/had called
18- When I........... into his office at 11 o'clock he B) made/was calling
........... his coffee. C) were making/called
D) make/has called
A) will go/will have E) will make/would call
B) go/has had
C) was going/has
D) went/was having
E) have gone/would be having
24- The first time I ....... horse riding, I
was very nervous and ....... the reins
19- Jane told me that she ........ to ring me all very tightly.
morning.
A) was going/am holding
A) had been trying B) have gone/hold
B) has been trying C) am going/have held
C) will be trying D) go/was holding E)
D) has tried went/held
E) will have tried
25- Life ....... immensely since Thomas
Edison ....... the first light bulb in
1879.

A) is changing/was Inventing
B) has changed/invented
20- Jane ........ to the library; she ....... there every C) has been changing/has invented
Friday morning. D) changed/has been inventing
E) was changing/invents
A) went/was going
B) has gone/goes
C) is going/would go
D) had gone/went
E) was going/is going

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