Question 19 : Many of the people who attended Major Gordon's funeral_____him

for many years.

A. didn't see             B. wouldn't see         C. haven't seen         D. hadn't seen

Question 20 : Seeing Peter's handwriting on the envelope, she_____the letter without reading it. She has not mentioned it ever since.

A. was tearing          B. tore                     C. had tom               D. has tom

Question 21 : We were both very excited about the visit, as we_____each other for ages.

A. never saw            B. didn't see             C. hadn't seen          D. haven't seen

Question 22 : What made you think he_____in the Royal Air Force?

A. must have to be    B. had been              C. was being            D. had had to be

Question 23 : Without turning my head in the direction of the gate I_____a small

object just under the fence.

A. spotted                B. had spotted          C. have spotted        D. was spotted

Question 24 : With just one exception, the report says, each of the trees that was cut down_____very expensive treatment for periods of up to ten years.

A. had to be undergone                            B. was undergone

C. has undergone                                     D. had undergone

Question 25 : They_____married for two years or so when Roy enployed a very

attractive Indian secretary in his Glasgow office.

A. only have been     B. were only            C. have only been    D. had only been

Question 13 : I wasn't sure how Belinda would react because I_____her long.

A. didn't know                                          B. wasn't knowing

C. hadn't been knowing                            D. hadn't known

Question 14 : I wanted to say goodbye to Jerry, but he_____.

A. was already left                                    B. already left

C. had already been leaving                     D. had already left

Question 15 : When we_____to the airport, I realized that I_____my passport at home.

A. got - had left        B. got - was left        C. got - left              D. had got - had left

Question 16 : He_____the umbrella in his right hand trying to keep his balance.

A. hold                     B. held                     C. has been holding  D. has held

Question 17 : When I met Walters about two years before his death he didn't seem satisfied. He_____no major book since he settled in Uganda.

A. has published                                       B. could have published

C. published                                             D. had published

Question 18 : Throughout the campaign we_____our candidate's photographs on

the walls of public buildings, hoping to attract women's votes.

A. have been hanging                                                               B. hanged

C. hung                                                    D. have hung

Question 6 : I_____out last night but at the last minute I_____that I had a quiz

this morning

A. was going - realized                            B. went - realized

C. had gone - would realize                      D. would go — have realized

Question 7 : She hasn't paid as much attention to her children as she_____ since she_____working.

A. does - starts                                         B. did - started

C. was doing - was starting                      D. has done - would start

Question 8 : My brother_____at the road when he_____into a hole.

A. wasn't looking - was falling                  B. didn't look - has fallen

C. wasn't looking - fell                             D. won't look - fall

Question 9 : Magellan_____the first European who_____through the strait.

A. was - was sailing                                 B. was being - was sailing

C. had been - sailed                                  D. was - sailed

Question 10 : The first self-sufficient village in Britain_____the Norman's idea.

They were some strange invaders who_____to change the country in a better way.

A. was - hoped                                         B. is - have hoped

C. have been - were hoping                      D. was being - had hoped

Question 11 : Linda only_____the film after she_____the book.

A. understood - read                                 B. understood - had read

C. had understood - read                          D. understood - was reading

Question 12 :_____you ever_____on TV before you_____in this reality show?

A. Had ... appeared - took part                  B. Have ... appeared - took part

C. Did ... appear - had taken part              D. Would ... appear - took part

Exercise 12 : Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Question 1 : We_____to the hospital to visit Mike when he_____to say that he was fine.

A. were driving - was calling                    B. drove - called

C. were driving - called                            D. drove - was calling

Question 2 : What_____to you on Sunday night?

A. happen                B. happened             C. was happening     D. would happen

Question 3 : Last night, we_____for you for ages but you never_____up.

A. waited - showed                                   B. would wait - showed

C. were waiting - were showing                D. waited - was showing

Question 4 : We_____our quality time when the unexpected guest_____.

A. had - came                                           B. were having - came

C. had been having - came                       D. have had - would have come

Question 5 : Since they_____us they_____to visit us last Sunday, we_____forward to the day.

A. were telling - came - looked                 B. would tell - would visit - would look

C. told - would come - were looking         D. tell - are coming - will look

Question 46 : Although at that time my knowledge of German was very poor, I _____most of what they said.

A. understood                                           B. have understood

C. managed to understand                        D. didn’t understand

Question 47 : We watched the film The Godfather last night. We had seen the film about 3 times before but we watched it again because John_____it.

A. had been seeing   B. had never seen     C. have never seen   D. have been eating

Question 48 : We_____for nearly 100 kilometres before we finally found a service

station we could stop at.

A. had driven           B. have been driving C. had been driving  D. have driven

Question 49 : I_____a student in Moloxop School in 1998.

A. was                     B. were                    C. to be                    D. to was

Question 50 : When I got home I realised that while I_____someone had stolen my wallet.

A. had walked          B. have been walking                               C. have walked  D. had been walking

Question 41 : They_____at the station for 90 minutes when the train finally arrived.

A. were waiting        B. will be learning    C. had been waiting  D. are learning

Question 42 : We_____for her ring for two hours and then we found it in the

bathroom.

A. had been looking  B. were looking        C. will be learning    D. have been learning

Question 43 : Frank Sinatra caught the flu because he_____in the rain too long.

A. was singing         B. will be learning    C. is singing             D. had been singing

Question 44 : When police were investigating the road accident, they discovered that the driver_____two road accidents before.

A. had been involved in                            B. had been being involved in

C. will be involving in                             D. will have involved in

Question 45 : They_____anyone while they were walking home because it was raining.

A. weren’t seeing     B. hadn’t see            C. didn’t see            D. weren’t seen

Question 36 : I agree that while the soup was OK, the meat was too dry - we_____

it about 20 minutes too long.

A. had roasted          B. roast                    C. had roast             D. have been roasting

Question 37 : At this time last night while people were talking to each other, he_____his book.

A. was reading         B. is reading             C. have read             D. reads

Question 38 : While we_____in the park, Mary fell over.

A. ran                      B. are running          C. had been running D. were running

Question 39 :_____I was listening to music, I heard the doorbell.

A. When                  B. While                  C. If                         D. Because

Question 40 : How long_____English before she went to London?

A. did she learn        B. had she been learning

C. have she learnt     D. was she learning

Question 31 : They_____for five years when they finally had a child.

A. will have been married                         B. had been married

C. have married                                        D. will be marrying

Question 32 : When she_____her work, she_____to the cinema.

A. finished - had gone                              B. was finishing - had been going

C. had finished - went                              D. had been finishing - was going

Question 33 : At the time of our first meeting there was a considerable difference between me and him; he_____articles in magazines for over five years while I was practically unknown.

A. had been publishing                             B. was publishing

C. has been publishing                             D. published

Question 34 : The house_____to the ground by the time the firemen_____

A. burned - had arrived                             B. had burned - arrived

C. was burning – arrived                          D. burned - was arriving

Question 35 : I_____the accident when I was waiting for the taxi.

A. saw                     B. was seeing           C. had been seeing   D. have seen

Question 26 : The secretary_____until she_____her work.

A. hadn’t left - finish                                 B. don’t leave - had finished

C. didn’t leave - had finished                    D. wasn’t leaving - finished

Question 27 : The teacher asked the boy why he_____his homework.

A. have done            B. did                      C. have been doing   D. hadn’t done

Question 28 : She_____the letter when she_____she_____it to the wrong address.

A. posted - had realized - sent                   B. had posted - realized - had sent

C. was posting - realized - had sent           D. have posted - had realized - had sent

Question 29 : Hardly_____a mile when it had a flat tyre.

A. had the car gone   B. did the car go       C. had the car go      D. do the car go

Question 30 : The weather_____far worse than we_____.

A. is - have expected                                                                B. was - was expected

C. was - have been expecting                   D. was - had expected