Sequence of Tenses, Exercise 1

           

SEQUENCE OF TENSES – CONCORDANTA TIMPURILOR

Choose the correct answer:

1. “Well, I was just browsing / I just browsed some photo albums when I started / I was starting to remember our former classmates.”

2. “Oh, how nice! Did you laugh / Were you laughing when you saw our childish faces?”

3. “Not really. Some of us look the same. For example Damian… He has already divorced / had already divorced when I talked to him.”

4. “What happened? He is / is being one of the most intelligent boys.”

5. “Just his luck… When I met / meet him, he was applying for a position in a foreign company.”

6. “What about Alice? She married / had married by the time we graduated high-school.”

7. “I know. She has a company with her husband now. They were celebrating / celebrated her birthday at Miriam’s restaurant when I accidentally came across / was coming across them.”

8. “Donna, I’m awfully sorry! I would absolutely like to chat with you, but I baked / was baking some cookies for a while when you called…”

9.”You Did you read / Have you read `Think and grow rich`?”

10. “Not yet. I mean I started reading it five months ago, but I didn`t finish / haven`t finished it.”

11. “Do you mean you have been reading / have read it for a few months?”

12. “Well, not exactly. Meanwhile, I read / have read other books, too. I always liked Anthony Robbins. In fact I sent / have sent him an email. I waited / have been waiting for his answer since then.”

13. ”I see. Well, it seems that you were / have been very busy lately.”

14. “How many times a week you do you see / are you seeing your grandparents?”

15. “I don`t see / I`m not seeing them very often .”

16. “Did you see / have you seen them today?”

17. “No, not today. Today I had / I have had an appointment with my lawyer.”

18. I will stay here until the rain stops / will stop.

19. It`s time you stopped / have stopped feeling sorry for yourself / yourselves.

20. He hoped that he may / might get another chance. 

21. She plays the violin as if her life depends / depended on it.

22. She said she broke / was breaking the plate when she washed / was washing it.

23. They said that the Earth is / was round.

24.  He said he would come to see me after he finished / had finished work.

25. I will have finished studying / will finish studying by the time you come home.

26. She will go to England after she got / has got a visa.

27. Last year I worked more than I did / have done this year.

28. She promised / has promised her mother that she will help her.

29. I thought he would come if he has / had time.

30. He thought she has already come / she had already come.

31. I insist that you write / should write more carefully.

32. It is strange that he should not have accepted / should accept your invitation yesterday.

33. It was necessary that he act / should act like that.

34. John said that he would come when he could / can.

35. I was writing / wrote a letter when Tom was calling me up / called me up.

36. Father adviced / advised us not to go there / to not go there.

37. They found / were finding the book after you left / had left.

Translate into Romanian:

He should go now.                  

He must go now                              

He would go now…

He might go now.                   

He could go now.                             

He may go now.

He must go now.                     

He has to go now                            

He will go now.

Error Correction, Exercise 1

Correct the mistakes:

1. She recommended me that I take a few days off from work.

2. I tried to explain him the problem, but he had difficulty understanding me.

3. I don’t know why you didn’t go. If I were you, I should have gone.

4. Kate claims that if she got an MBA after finishing her bachelor’s degree, she might have been considered for the position.

5. Kevin says he stopped to travel internationally because of his family.

6. We regret informing you that your application has been denied.

7. The interview was broadcasted live over the internet.

8. I’m so glad that he spoke in my behalf because I felt awful that I couldn’t make it to the event.

9. At first I studied engineering in college, but I ended getting a marketing degree.

10. It was a frustrating situation because we were uncapable of helping.

11. When the check came, I tried to pay but John told me to put away my wallet and insisted that he paid for dinner.

12. They had managed a few crisises in the past, so they were able to handle this situation fairly well.

13. If you would’ve told me, I would have given you my honest advice.

14. The four participants discussed it between themselves.

15. We thought we were going to expand this year, but we actually have less people now than we did two years ago.

16. She’s trying to concentrate herself on finishing her degree.

17. Unfortunately, some species has got extinct due to human activity.

18. I’m a little afraid to do this by my own.

19. He told me that he had never been in that restaurant before.

20. Never before I had seen something quite like that.

If Clause, Exercise 16

Fill in the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

If I ______________(stay) in Winchester, I would have found a new girlfriend.

He would do more to help the poor if he ___________(be) the Pope.

If he goes to London on a business trip, he often ______(visit) Soho.

We won't go to the film unless they _______________(arrive) in the next 5 minutes.

She ________________(buy) a new car if she had had the money.

If Mary were me, she ____________(go) to Manchester immediately. 

They will talk to Jack if he ___________(come).

Maria comes to work 30 minutes late if her child ________(miss) the bus to school.

If Peter _______________(think) twice, he wouldn't have made such a stupid mistake.

Casey __________(become) a university lecturer if she studies hard. 

If they _____________(know) all the facts, they would have found the defendant guilty.

Unless she _____________(hurry up), they will never arrive on time. 

If I were in charge, I _____(change) the standard business routines.

He takes his daughter out to dinner, if she ________(come) to town.

She will call you tomorrow if she ______(have) time.

Tony hates being short. He would be happier if he _____  (be) taller.

If you ________(come) with us last week, you would have seen some amazing things.

If it rains, we ________ (not go) on the trip.

I’m sorry you don’t know her. If you knew her, you _____ (like) her.

Test 10

Choose the correct answer:

1. You should ----- swimming.

a. start up           
b. get off             
c. take off     
d. take up

2. I'm fed up ----------- this exercise.
with doing              

to do         
to doing                
for doing

3. She has been ------- of murdering her husband.

charged          
accused                 
blamed       
arrested

4. You ----- the cleaning. I would have done it tonight.

didn`t need to do     
needn`t have done            
didn`t need to make    
shouldn`t have made

5. They have put speed bumps on the road to ----- accidents.

forbid            
prevent             
avoid       
prohibit

 6. We would never have had the accident if you ------ so fast.

wouldn't been driving        
hadn't been driving         
had driven                   
wouldn't drive

7. -------------------- the better team, we lost the match.

Despite of                  
Despite            
Despite being                 
Although

8. You ---- see a doctor.

should better            
would rather                
had better              
would prefer

9. The tree ----- by lightning.

was stroke        
was being struck        
was struck             
was stricken

10. Please do not read -----------. You're disturbing everyone else in the library. 

allowed                                
aloud                         
aloudly                    
allowedly

11. Small amounts of baby formula and breast milk are --------------- in the aircraft cabin if a baby or small child is traveling.
allowed                                
aloud                         
aloudly                    
allowedly

12. You ----------work  tomorrow. It`s Saturday.

must                  
don`t must              
don`t have to                
mustn`t

13. Active Voice:The farmer is growing vegetables.

      Choose the correct Passive Voice sentence below:

Vegetables are growing by  farmer                 
Vegetables are being grown by the farmer                
Vegetables are grown by the farmer               
Vegetables were being grown by the farmer

Test 16

Choose the correct sentence:

1. 

We are looking forward to see you.

We look forward to seeing you.

2.

This news is very important. 

These news are very important.

3. 

The news is being broadcasted by all major TV stations.

The news is being broadcast by all major TV stations.

4. 

Measles are especially common among children. 
Measles is especially common between children.

Measles is especially common among children.

5. 

She will help you when she has time.

She will help you when she will have time.

6. 

It`s time you have done your job.

It`s time you did your job.

It`s time you had done your job.

7. 

Peter will ring you up as soon as he will come back. 
Peter will ring you up as soon as he comes back.

8. 

I will return your book when I have read it.

I will return your book when I had read it.

9. 

Come and see me as soon as you will have a spare minute.

Come and see me as soon as you have a spare minute.

10. 

Since I left school I have only seen him once.

Since I have left school I have only seen him once.

11. 

I knew I will have to do it.

I knew I would have to do it.

12. 

I told you he was going to come.

I told you he is going to come.

13. 

She promised she would send a postcard from Egypt. 

She promised she will send a card from Egypt.

She promised she would sent a card from Egypt.

14.  

They rang to say they would be with us by ten o’clock but then their flight was cancelled.

They rang to say they will be with us by ten o’clock but then their flight was cancelled. 

15. 

I saw the house that I am to live in for the next six months.

I see the house that I had been to live in for the next six months.

I saw the house that I was going to live in for the next six months.

16. 

My mom planned to call my sister last night, but she forgot. She were going to call last night, but she forgot. 

She was going to call last night, but she forgot. 

She going to call last night, but she forgot. 

She was calling last night, but she forgot.

Scoala de Agenti de Politie Campina 2018

SCOALA DE AGENTI DE POLITIE CAMPINA / CLUJ 2018

61. They ……..for a house in this area these days.

a. look      

b. will look        

c. are looking                

d. looked

62. Sally……dinner when the phone rang.

a. was making     

b. made             

c. used to make       

d. has made

63. Unfortunately, I……….from him since then.

a. didn`t hear             

b. don`t hear            

c. wasn`t hearing     

d. haven`t heard

64. After they reached the cottage, they realized someone else……..there.

a. was                  

b. had been                  

c. were                       

d. has been

65. You remembered to take your passport, ……?

a. did you       

b. are you             

c. isn`t it?         

d. didn`t you

66. I was starving because I……anything for three days.

a. hasn`t been eating             

b. hadn`t eaten              

c. had eaten              

d. has eaten

67. I expect they….able to buy their own cottage next year.

a. will have been          

b. are going to be                    

c. will be          

d. is

68. By 2050, scientists …………more energy efficient machines.

a. will have invented                 

b. will invent              

c. invented           

d. will be invented

69. Did you….doughnuts with your tea yesterday morning?

a. used to have             

b. have                 

c. had                

d. haved

70. I……an apple pie, that`s why I need so many eggs.

a. will be baked             

b. bake           

c. won`t bake                

d. am going to bake

71. All the participants in the exam…….bring dictionaries in the examination room.

a. aren`t allowed             

b. mustn`t to            

c. mustn`t         

d. don`t need to

72. Excuse me, Dr. Jones……I borrow your research notes, please?

a. may                  

b. must                      

c. should                    

d. need

73. If I……you, I wouldn`t go hiking alone in such a dangerous place.

a. am                

b. will be                

c. were             

d. might be

74. If you want to find a cheap flight, ……early.

a. book                  

b. booked                  

c. have booked        

d. will book               

75. These photos…….with a forty-year-old camera.

a. being taken                  

b. were taking                      

c. will be take        

d. were taken

76. It……having a web page is a good way to advertise a business.

a. is thinking of           

b. is thought that             

c. thinks that             

d. was thought to

77. I wish she …………..happier about the present I gave her on her birthday.

a. were                   

b. are                      

c. is                         

d. has been

78. The manager asked me how long ……unemployed.

a. had I been                   

b. am I                      

c. I had been               

d. have I been

79. I will call you when I ……home to tell you the big news.

a. arrive                  

b. will arrive                 

c. arrives                    

d. arrived

80. I am going to take my camera tomorrow so Karen needn`t take……

a. theirs                    

b. my                     

c. its                       

d. hers

81. How…….milk would you like in your coffee?

a. many                   

b. much                       

c. a little                    

d. a lot of

82. It was……earthquake Asia had ever experienced.

a. as bad as                     

b. worse                     

c. the worst                    

d. worst

83. …….supermarkets in your neighbourhood?

a. Is there some            

b. Is there any                

c. Are there some              

d. Are there any

84. The information they gave us at the police station……incorrect.

a. were                         

b. was                        

c. is being                      

d. are

85. I`m sure that`s the place …..the accident happened.

a. where               

b. who                      

c. which                           

d. when

86. Frank accused me ……stealing money from his drawer.

a. for                    

b. to                           

c. of                  

d. on

87. Tracy doesn`t study as…..as her sister.

a. hard                      

b. harder                 

c. the hardest                     

d. hardly

88. I don`t have to wear……uniform to work.

a. -                       

b. an                    

c. the                   

d. a

89. It was difficult for the survivors to…….the freezing temperatures.

a. give up                         

b. cope with                      

c. get on                         

d. put off

90. It will only take us fifteen minutes to get there on…… It`s silly to drive.

a. bus                      

b. tram                     

c. train                      

d. foot