Inversion, Exercise 2

  

No sooner……..home …….the storm broke…..

a. I had reached / then / off

b. had I reached / than / up

c. I reached /when / out

d. had I reached /than / out

Little ….about the plot of that novel.
a) do I remember    
b) I remembered    
c) do I remind     
d) I remind

No sooner…their plan,…something terrible… .

a) had they achieved / than / occurred 

b) had they achieved / when / had occurred

c) have they achieved / scarcely / occurred 

d) have they achieved / than / has occurred

Only if you ____, ____ become an authority ___ medical research.

a) will practise/you will/in                      

b) practise/you will/in

c) have practised/you will/on                 

d) practise/will you/on

Only after_________ the pub_______ that his wallet ________.

a) leaving / did he realize / had been stolen       
b) living / did he realize / had been stolen 

c) leaving / did he realized / had been stolen
d) leaving / did he realize / has been stolen

Not only … being told what to do, but he also resents … things imposed by others.

a) does he hate / doing   
b) he hates / doing   
c) does he hate / to do    
d) he hates / to do

Only after a few minutes _______who they____.

a) I realised/had been     

b) did I manage/are    

c) did I realise/ were   

d) I managed

______ you, I_____ about the outcome of the project.

a) Had I been/ hadn't complained                 

b) Were I/ wouldn't complain

c) Instead of you/hadn't complain                 

d) If I am/ hadn't complained

Under no circumstances _____________ that event to him.

a) you must mention    b) you should mention 

c) might you mention   d) must you mention

In no way ___________________ question his honesty, although I think that he made some wrong decisions.

a) did I ever             b) I ever did          

c) had I ever            d) I had ever

Hardly _____________________ we were told that it would soon be time for lunch.

a) we had finished breakfast that          

b) had we finished breakfast that

c) had we finished breakfast when       

d) we had finished breakfast when

At no time before I accepted the job ___________________ that I would have to do so much travelling around the country.

a) did they told              b) I was told      

c) I had been told          d) was I told 

Verb Tenses, Test 16

  

Part A.

Directions: In each of these sentences and questions, put the verb in the form of the past perfect continuous tense.

1. Before he was a cook, Kevin -------------------------------- at a golf course as a caddy. (work)

2. Samantha ----------------------------------- on a big refund during tax season, but she didn't get it. (count)

3. People in Minnesota ----------------------------- forward to the Vikings playing in the Super bowl, but they lost the final game in the playoffs. (look)

4. Maria divorced her husband, Phil, because he ---------------------enough time with her. (spend-- negative)

5. We -------------------------------- to move to California, but then we reconsidered our decision due to all of the natural disasters that haven taken place there over the last decade. (plan) 

Part B.

Directions: Choose between the present perfect continuous tense or the past perfect continuous tense.

1. Oscar has been working / had been working at the same restaurant for the last ten years.

2. Daniel was fired last year because he has been stealing / had been stealing from the company he worked for.

3. A construction company has been clearing / had been clearing the land for a new office building since last year.

4. Sara has been feeling / had been feeling sick until she visited the doctor.

5. David has been going / had been going through cancer treatment before he was cured.

6. Where have you been working / had you been working in the last few years?

7. The students at our school have been studying / had been studying hard in preparation for exams.

8. If he hasn`t been paying / hadn't been paying attention while driving, he would have hit the deer as it crossed the road.

9. Olympic athletes have been training / had been training for the upcoming games in South Korea.

10. Bill was all sweaty when he arrived at the office because he has been riding / had been riding his bike.