887 - English Tenses Advanced Level Mcqs Test With Answers 4

English Tenses Advanced Level MCQs Test With Answers 4
1. In 1619, the first African slaves ____ in Virginia, USA, 7. Listen! The coach ____ the strengths of our opponents
and by 1790, their numbers ____ nearly 700,000. because our team ____ against them before.
A) were arriving / have been reaching A) has explained / weren’t playing

B) arrived / had reached B) explains / won’t play
C) have arrived / were reaching C) is explaining / haven’t played
D) were going to arrive / reach D) was explaining / don’t play
E) had arrived / will have reached E) will explain / hadn’t been playing
2. We ____ a lovely view of the Bosphorus and the 8. When I ____ the alterations to the company accounts,
bridges over it while the plane ____ over Istanbul. I was left in no doubt that the accountant ____ money
from the firm.
A) are getting / flies
B) had got / is flying A) saw / had been stealing
C) got / was flying B) am seeing / has stolen
D) get / has flown C) was seeing / was stealing
E) are getting / had been flying D) have seen / will have stolen
E) see / steals
3. When they ____ in Sydney Harbour, they ____ non-
stop for three months 9. According to the doctor, this time next week, I ____
around as normal and the cut on my foot ____
A) anchor / will have been sailing completely.
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B) were anchoring / sailed

A) am walking / healed
C) have anchored / were sailing
B) will be walking / will have healed
D) are anchoring / have been sailing
C) walked / was healing
E) are going to anchor / have sailed
D) have been walking / heals
4. According to the new schedule, the whole team have
E) walks / is going to heal
accepted, we ____ every Monday and Wednesday
next term, but I’m sure we ____ back to our normal 10. Shadow puppets ____ in China and ____ as far as
routine of once a week before long. Turkey and Greece today.
A) had trained / revert A) will originate / have been spreading

B) train / have reverted B) are originating / will be spreading
C) are training / reverted C) originate / had spread
D) are going to train / will revert D) originated / have spread
E) have been training / are reverting E) will have originated / were spreading
5. The prospector ran into town in excitement because, 11. Over recent years, many skilled craftsmen and
at last, he ____ some gold at the site which he ____ for women ____ their jobs in the pottery trade in the UK,
months. but gradually English porcelain ____ its reputation.
A) was finding / was panning A) will have lost / will regain

B) will find / is going to pan B) had been losing / has regained
C) will have found / has panned C) lost / regains
D) had found / had been panning D) are losing / regained
E) found / will have panned E) have lost / is regaining
6. I expect you ____ bored with working at the Post 12. After she ____ to turn up for our appointment for the
Office by this time next year and ____ for a more third time, I ____ to meet her again.
interesting job.
A) is failing / am refusing
A) have become / will have looked B) has failed / had refused
B) were becoming / are going to look C) was failing / will refuse
C) will have become / will be looking D) had been failing / have refused
D) had found / had been panning E) had failed / refused
E) found / will have panned
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13. Since I took part in my first debating match, I ____ a 19. A: Isn’t that your daughter playing outside without a
member of the debating club, which I ____ most coat on? She ____ a chill.
weekends.
B: She has a thermal vest on under her pullover, but
A) will have been / have attended you have a point. I ____ her coat.
B) have been / attend
A) was catching / am fetching
C) will be / was attending
B) is catching / fetch
D) am / had been attending
C) will be catching / have fetched
E) was / am attending
D) will catch / will fetch
14. By the first half of the 19th century, the potato ____
E) catches / am going to fetch
the staple food in Ireland. In 1854, a disease ____,
which resulted in widespread starvation. 20. The number of orders per week ____ all year and the
sales manager is confident that we ____ our target.
A) was becoming / has struck
B) will become / was going to strike A) has increased / had been reaching
C) had become / struck B) will increase / have been reaching
D) was going to become / strikes C) increases / reached
E) has become / has struck D) increased / reached
E) has been increasing / will reach
15. The origins of domestic poultry ____ uncertain, but
experts believe that some breeds are descended 21. As the police ____ the road, we ____ a time-consuming
from the Indian jungle-fowl, which still ____ in India detour around the mountain.
today.
A) are closing / were making
A) are going to be / will exist B) will close / had made
B) had been / will have existed C) had closed / made
C) were / had been existing D) will have closed / had been making
D) are / exists E) close / have made
E) have been / existed
22. I ____ some shopping during my lunch break, but I
16. In 1868, the US government ____ 7000 Navajo Indians couldn’t as I ____ awful because of my cold.
to return to their homeland and, since then, they ____
the largest and richest Indian tribe. A) was going to do / felt
B) have done / have felt
A) allowed / have become
C) will do / am feeling
B) has allowed / are becoming
D) did / was feeling
C) was going to allow / will become
E) do / will have felt
D) has allowed / were becoming
23. By the time the work on their house is finished, they
E) was allowing / become
____ the painters, decorators and carpenters a total
17. In 1960, only 2000 American Indians ____ at of ₤8000. They ____ a beautiful kitchen, though.
university, while in 1970, only a decade later, this
number ____ to 12000. A) are paying / have had
B) paid / are having
A) are studying / is increasing
C) had paid / were having
B) were studying / increased
D) will have paid / will have
C) will be studying / will have increased
E) have paid / have
D) studied / will increase
24. I feel certain that Greg ____ in his new business
E) had studied / was increasing
because he ____ so hard all the time.
18. Today we ____ a lot of tangerines at one pound per
kilo, unlike yesterday, when we ____ very few A) is succeeding / will work
customers
B) will succeed / works
A) were selling / have had C) was succeeding / is going to work
B) are selling / had D) had succeeded / will be working
C) had been selling / had had E) has succeeded / had worked
D) sold / will have had
E) are going to sell / will be having
25. Before Petar Preradovic ____ poems in his native 28. When Boris Yeltsin ____ on 31st December 1999, he
Croatian, he ____ all his poems in German. ____ President of Russia for eight years.
A) has published / is writing A) had resigned / was

B) is publishing / was writing B) has resigned / is
C) published / had written C) will have resigned / will be
D) had published / will have written D) resigned / had been
E) has been publishing / has written E) resigns / is being
26. I ____ some notes earlier and ____ to them during my 29. The circumference of a circle ____ 3.14159265 times
presentation. In the event, however, I didn’t use its diameter no matter how small or large it is.
them once.
A) measures
A) will have written / will refer B) measured
B) am going to write / refer C) will be measuring
C) had written / was going to refer D) had measured
D) wrote / have referred E) was measuring
E) write / will have referred
30. At present, British farmers ____ to the government
27. Because of Istanbul’s geographical location, it ____ a because since the EC lifted the ban on British beef,
place of trade since civilisation ___ . the French ____ to buy any.
A) is / was being A) were protesting / refused

B) was / has begun B) are protesting / have refused

C) will be / had begun C) had protested / were refusing
D) had been / is beginning D) will protest / refuse
E) has been / began E) protest / will be refusing
Answer Key:
1: B 16: A
2: C 17: B
3: A 18: B
4: D 19: D
5: D 20: E
6: C 21: C
7: C 22: A
8: A 23: D
9: B 24: B
10: D 25: C
11: E 26: C
12: E 27: E
13: B 28: D
14: C 29: A
15: D 30: B

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A) were arriving / have been reaching A) has explained / weren’t playing

B) were anchoring / sailed

A) had trained / revert A) will originate / have been spreading

A) was finding / was panning A) will have lost / will regain

A) has published / is writing A) had resigned / was

A) is / was being A) were protesting / refused

B) was / has begun B) are protesting / have refused

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