TENSES

"Was thereany trouble at the demonstration?" "Yes, about 20 people

______ arrested"
3/3
are being
have been
will be
were
are

Mr. Brontosaurus leaves Surabaya for Medan by GIA 707 at 9 a.m. By 11

a.m he ____ there.
3/3
arrive
arrived
was arriving
will arrive
will have arrived

"Did you you see the children when you came home this afternoon?" "No,
they ______ their teacher in Priok."
3/3
had visited
were visiting
would have visited
visited
to visit

The engine _______ smoothly when it suddenly stopped.

3/3
runs
running
has run
is running
was running

"Could you please book me on the next flight to Antah Berantah City?"
"I'm sorry, Sir. Our airline _______ to Antah Berantah City."
3/3
did not fly
was not able to fly
will not fly
doesn't fly
has not been flying
"Anwar was promoted president of your company lastweek, wasn't he?"
"I'm glad he was; he _____ in this company for years."
3/3
worked
has been working
had worked
was working
would work

"You look so unhappy, Anton. What's the matter?" " My father _______
his job"
3/3
has been losing
is losing
loses
losing
has just lost

My daughter _______ a lot of photographs of the Borobudur when she

went there on her last vacation.
2/2
has taken
had taken
would take
has been taking
took

"Don't you think the bus driver is speeding?" "Yes, I'm afraid he ____ the
lives of the passengers"
3/3
will endanger
would endanger
endangered
would have endanger
endangers

"Where is Tanti?" "I don't know. In fact, I ____ any of our friends since I
arrived"
3/3
had not seen
was not seeing
have not seen
did not see
do not see
I can lend you the book next week because by that time I _________
reading it.
3/3
would finish
have finished
will have finished
will be finishing
am finishing

Narto and I will wait at the corner until you _____ with a car
3/3
came
come
are coming
will be coming
will come

The team _____ along the river when they accidently found a big cave.
3/3
walk
walked
were walking
are walking
will walk

"When are you going to tell your sister the good news?" "When she
______ from her business trip."
3/3
had returned
will be returning
is going to return
is returning
returns

The book that I _____ in the classroom was found by Adi.

3/3
had left
had been leaving
was leaving
would have left
have left

Every night the watchman turns on the light and ______ around the
building every half an hour.
3/3
walking
is walking
to be walking
to walk
walks

"I have written three letters" means........

3/3
I have to write now
I am not writing anymore
I am still writing now
I haven't finished writing yet
I hope to finish writing

"Why were you absent from the English class?" "Because I ____ my
homework"
3/3
haven't done
hadn't done
won't do
am not doing
don't do

"When did you realize you had lost your purse?" "When I ______ money
to pay the bus fare"
3/3
needed
had needed
have needed
was needing
am needing

We allowed the children to watch their favorite TV programme yesterday,

only after they ________ doing their school assignment.
3/3
had finished
have finished
finish
were finishing
would finish

" I didn't meet Sifora when I visited him yesterday." Oh, she _______ for
Singapore to see her parents"
3/3
is leaving
has left
will leave
would leave
had left

"As a student, I alwas Had instant noodles for breakfast" This means that
I _____ for breakfast"
3/3
used to to have instant noodles
have instant noodles
am having instant noodles
like to have instant noodeles
am used to having instant noodles

"All students had just left the classrom when the mathematics teacher
came in." From this sentence we may conclude that _______ "
3/3
there was no mathematics class that day
the teacher asked the students to leave the class
the teacher cancelled the mathematics class
the mathematics class started late that day
the students came late for mathematics class

"Could yu tellyour brother to meet me at the library tomorrow?" "Sure, I

___ him"
3/3
would have told
am telling
be telling him
will tell
will be telling

I didn't hear the thunder during the storm last night because I ______
soundly.
2/2
was sleeping
am sleeping
have been sleeping
have slept
had slept

"Several hotels in this region are closing down" That's because tourism
itself ____ since last year."
3/3
was declining
had declined
Option 5
has been declining
is declining

"When did you take the academic writing course?" "Last year, after I
_____ composition II"
3/3
have completed
had completed
was completing
complete
to complete

Handoko looks very tired; he _____ for hours now.

3/3
had been driving
had driven
drove
has been driving
was driving

"When do you plan to get married?" "After ____ school."

3/3
I finish
I finished
I am finishing
I had finished
I have finished

She ____ the shoes for five minutes when one of the heels came off.
3/3
am only wearing
was only wearing
had only been wearing
have only been wearing
only wore

When you arrive on the sixth floor, give this note to the secretary; and
she ____ you to my office.
3/3
directed
directing
directs
to direct
will direct

"What are you looking for?" "My wallet. I don'y know where I _____ it"
3/3
was putting
am putting
have put
have been putting
had put

Now, he _____ how to do the job properly.

3/3
not know
don't know
is knowing
knows not
knows

For the last five months, he _______ of moving out because the area has
become highly polluted.
3/3
thought
had thought
is thinking
thinks
has been thinking

CONCORD

Tini Tana' s frequent absence from school and ____ for almost all
subjects are caused by her addiction to narcotics
3/3
all her grades are bad
she has bad grades
her bad grades
that her grades are bad
her grades that are bad

At the beginning of the semester, each of the students ________ given a

new time-table
2/2
be
he is
is
are
they are
The great number of unskilled labor and ____ has made it difficult for the
company's product to compete with those of other companies.
3/3
neither are there manager experienced
nor are there experienced managers
there are no experienced managers
inexperienced managers
the managers are all inexperienced

My brothers nor sister _____ with my decision to get married sooner.

3/3
do not disagree
do not agree
is not agreed
are not agreed
does not agrre

The number of people attending the concert ______

3/3
be
being
were
to be
was

Due to monetary crisis, the number of people without jobs _____ at the
moment
3/3
was increasing
will increase
increase
increased
is increasing

The increase in the sales of new cars _____ expected to make traffic jam
worse.
3/3
is being
be
is
are
to be

The shipment of logs _____ because of the bad weather

3/3
to be postponed
been postponed
has been postponed
being postponed
they have been postponed

The name of a river passing through some big towns ______ the title of a
very populer Indonesian songs
3/3
having become
to have become
it has become
have become
has become

"What are your mother's hobbies?" "Growing orchids and _______

antique jewelry."
3/3
to collect
is collecting
collecting
collect
she collects

The eastern part of the town is not only densely polluted _______
3/3
or the whole area is polluted
while it is polluted too
or the whole area is polluted badly
but also badly polluted
and also pollution is anywhere

The children enjoy playing on the beach and _______

3/3
swimming in the ocean
swim in the ocean
to be swimming in the ocean
they are swimming in the ocean
to swim in the ocean

One of the problems faced by foreign businessmen ____ the frequent

changing of regulations.
3/3
is being
is
to be
be
are

Neither the football players nor their coach ______ satisfied with the
referee's decision
3/3
be
were
he was
was
being

I know Malverick as anawfully loyal emplyee and ______

3/3
he works very hard
a person who works very hard
a very hard worker
a person working very hard
he is a very hard working person

The boys are members of the KARATE club, except Jhontrul. This
means : ________ of the KARATE club.
3/3
All of these boys are members
Jhontrul, as well as these boys, is a member
Jhontrul is the only one who is not a member
Besides Jhontrul, these boys are members
Only Jhontrul is a special members

Mrs. Nurhaliza's way of teaching and of dealing with students ______ her
name of model teacher
3/3
to have earned
has earned
have earned
have been earning
has to earn

Everybody believe that either the members or the chairperson of the

parliament _____ the matter seriously
3/3
is discussing
have been discussing
have discussed
are discussing
discuss
I, together with my students, ________to hold a webinar on modern
literature.
3/3
to be going to
are going to
is going to
being going to
am going to

Customs influence _____ and how they prepare and serve the food
3/3
people eat that
people eat it
what people eat
that people eat
people eating what

People like to go to that restaurant because of its quick service and

_____
3/3
the waiters who are friendly
friendly waiters
their friendly waiters
the waiters being friendly
the friendliness of the waiters

The number of illiterate people in our country _______ drastically.

3/3
it drecease
has decreased
to decrease
decrease
they decrease

Raisa became the focus of attention when she wore a colourful dress
and ________ at my birthday party
3/3
her foolishness
her behavior is foolish
behaved foolishly
was a fool
her foolish behavior

The workers are demanding not only a raise in salary, but

also_________
3/3
to have a longer annual leave
a longer annual leave
a longer annual leave they asked
they want a longer annual leave
in getting a longer annual leave

The burden of economic problems ______ the majority of Indonesian

people.
3/3
have been frustated
has frustated
deeply frustated
are frustated
it is deeply frustating

The way Professor Mac Kenzie teaches English not only keeps the
students' interest _______
3/3
and also increase their motivation
and also to increase their motivation
but also increasing their motivation
but also increases their motivation
and he also increases their motivation

Producing fine paintings ______ skill and creativity

3/3
require
they require
it requires
requires
it is requiring

The way he smiles and talks always _____ many girls.

3/3
attracts
to attract
attracting
to be attract
attract

All the classmates of their only son ________ invited to his birthday
party.
3/3
am
be
being
is
are

Different interpretations on the same event by various newspapers

______ the readers confused and angry.
3/3
they make
it makes
makes
make
to make

Five hundreds kilometres _____ the distance of Bogor - Solo...

2/2
is
they are
it is
are
are being

It was a miracle that neither the passengers nor the driver ________
injured in the accident
3/3
was
they were
were
he was
to be

The production process in the textile plant ______

3/3
needs to be monitoring
they need to monitor
are needed tobe monitored
needs to be monitored
are needed to monitor

The flowers were judged for their unusual colours, pleasant fragrance
and _________
3/3
shaped attractively
shapely attractive
attractive shape
attractively shaped
attractive shapely