SYLLABUS/TOPIC:
- Tenses
- Passives
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
After every 10 questions, answers are provided.
Choose the best answer.
1. When I last talked to him, he ______ English.
A) studies
B) study
C) was studying
D) studied
2. I met her at yesterday’s party, but I ______ her by sight for years
before that.
A) had known
B) have known
C) will have known
D) had been known
3. By 2010, scientists surely ______ a cure for cancer.
A) are discovering
B) have been discovered
C) will have discovered
D) had discovered
4. Since the day he ______ ill he ______ a lot of reading.
A) was / had done
B) is / has done
C) was / has done
D) is / has been done
5. A: What’s the time? B: I’m sorry I ______. My watch ______.
A) can’t tell / stopped
B) didn’t know / stopped
C) don’t know / has stopped
D) don’t know / had stopped
6. He ______ in the library every night for the last two months.
A) would be studying
B) will have studied
C) has been studied
D) has been studying
7. Last Sunday we ____ out of the house where we ____ for five years.
A) had moved / lived
B) have moved / had lived
C) moved / had lived
D) will move / have lived
8. We spent hours talking about what we ______ since we left school.
A) have done
B) had been doing
C) have been doing
D) were doing
9. They ______ married but in the end they changed their mind.
A) are going to get
B) will have been
C) were going to get
D) had been
10. A: Would you like me to give Mike a message for you?
B: Oh, I don’t want to trouble you.
A: It’s no trouble, really. I ______ Mike tomorrow anyway.
A) am seeing
B) saw
C) have seen
D) would see
ANSWERS :
1-C
2-A
3-C
4-C
5-C
6-D
7-C
8-B
9-C
10-A
11. When I counted my change I realized they ______ me $ 3 too much.
A) gave
B) had given
C) have given
D) had been given
12. When he’d counted his change he ______ it in his pocket.
A) was put
B) put
C) had put
D) has put
13. As soon as she ______ out of bed she got dressed.
A) had got
B) gets
C) has got
D) would get
14. In a fortnight’s time they ______ their exams.
A) have taken
B) will have taken
C) will have been taken
D) had taken
15. They were very rude to us. We ______ there again.
A) won’t go
B) hadn’t gone
C) didn’t go
D) wouldn’t go
16. In about forty years’ time we’ll probably ______ on pills.
A) be living
B) have been living
C) have been lived
D) have lived
17. A: Why have you set your alarm clock to go off at 5.30?
B: Because I ______ then. I have to catch the early train.
A) get up
B) was going to get up
C) am going to get up
D) have got
18. A: I’ve planned my future for the next five years.
B: That is very clever of you. What ______ when you retire?
A) will you do
B) are you going to do
C) have done
D) do you do
19. You’ll feel a lot better after you ______ a rest.
A) had
B) have had
C) will have
D) had had
20. Next August, while you ______ for your exams, I ______ on a
Mediterranean beach.
A) are preparing / will be
B) were preparing / would be
C) prepare / will be
D) were preparing / was
ANSWERS :
11-B
12-B
13-A
14-B
15-A
16-A
17-C
18-B
19-B
20-A
21. He ______ my name, so I reminded him.
A) forgets
B) has forgotten
C) had forgotten
D) forgot
22. By 5.30 this afternoon, Tom ______ at work for eight hours.
A) had been
B) would have been
C) will have been
D) has been
23. She ______ unwell for several days when she was taken to hospital.
A) had been feeling
B) has been feeling
C) was feeling
D) had felt
24. During this year we ______ many advances in computer science.
A) had seen
B) have seen
C) saw
D) are seeing
25. Our maths teacher ______ us a lot of homework last week but he ______ us very much so far this week.
A) would give / didn’t give
B) had given / didn’t give
C) gave / didn’t given
D) gave / hasn’t given
26. It is expected that man ______ on several planets by the end of this
century.
A) would have landed
B) will be landing
C) will have been landed
D) will have landed
27. A: I’m going to the pop concert. ______with me?
B: Thank you very much. I’d love to.
A) Are you going to come
B) Do you come
C) Will you come
D) Were you coming
28. It rained! I didn’t think it ______.
A) is going to rain
B) was going to rain
C) was raining
D) had rained
29. I ______ to see you tomorrow, but now I find I can’t.
A) will come
B) come
C) was coming
D) am coming
30. He found everything rather strange as he ______ never ______ abroad before.
A) has / been
B) will / be
C) hasn’t / been
D) had / been
ANSWERS :
21-C
22-C
23-A
24-B
25-D
26-D
27-C
28-B
29-C
30-D
31. I ______ you know as soon as the telegram ______.
A) will let / arrives
B) would let / arrives
C) will let / arrived
D) let / had arrived
32. Please ______ until after the plane ______.
A) not smoke / takes off
B) don’t smoke / has taken off
C) don’t smoke / took off
D) not smoke / has taken off
33. It is the first time I ______ of anything like that.
A) had heard
B) have heard
C) hear
D) am hearing
34. You’re always late. This is the third time you ______ late this week.
A) had been
B) were
C) have been
D) will be
35. It was the first time she ______ ever ______ a prize.
A) has / won
B) had / won
C) is / won
D) would / win
36. He ______ about to give up his job when they offered him a rise.
A) was
B) is
C) has been
D) had been
37. Yesterday while I ______ in class I ______ the hiccups. The boy next to me told me ______ my breath.
A) was sitting / had got / to hold
B) sat / got / to hold
C) was sitting / got / to hold
D) am sitting / got / hold
38. Hello! I ______ to phone you all week. Where ______?
A) am trying / were you
B) have tried / did you go
C) tried / were you
D) have been trying / have you been
39. It is time we ______ goodbye to each other. The train is due to leave in a minute.
A) said
B) say
C) will say
D) had said
40. I think you should apologize when you______ her.
A) will see
B) see
C) saw
D) are seen
ANSWERS :
31-A
32-B
33-B
34-C
35-B
36-A
37-C
38-D
39-A
40-B
41. His clothes are in a mess because he ______ the house all morning.
A) has been painting
B) will be painting
C) had been painting
D) will have painted
42. Since I last met him he ______.
A) will get married
B) gets married
C) had got married
D) has got married
43. They quarreled last week. They ______ to each other since.
A) didn’t talk
B) haven’t talked
C) don’t talk
D) hadn’t talked
44. I ______ much of the film because I fell asleep half-way through.
A) had seen
B) didn’t see
C) wasn’t seen
D) saw
45. There is nothing we can do that ____ people from driving too fast.
A) is stopping
B) stop
C) will stop
D) stopped
46. I didn’t answer the phone when it ______ because I ______ a shower, so I ______ it until it was too late.
A) rang / was having / didn’t hear
B) rung / was having / wasn’t heard
C) was ringing / had / didn’t hear
D) rang / was having / wasn’t heard
47. Last night I ______ you, but the phone was out of order.
A) would phone
B) phoned
C) were going to phone
D) didn’t phone
48. She wants us to meet at the cafeteria, but I’d rather we ______ here.
A) meet
B) will meet
C) met
D) had met
49. We met at the cafeteria as she wanted. I’d rather we ______ here.
A) meet
B) would meet
C) met
D) had met
50. It is likely that by the time you ______ to the shop it______ shut.
A) will get / will be
B) got / will be
C) would get / will
D) get / will be
ANSWERS :
41-A
42-D
43-B
44-B
45-C
46-A
47-A
48-C
49-D
50-D
51. ______ you ever ______ of him? He is a world-famous violinist.
A) Won’t / hear
B) Didn’t / hear
C) Haven’t / heard
D) Had / heard
52. A: Did you turn off the photocopier?
B: The manager ______ already ______ it off.
A) had / turned
B) has / turned
C) was / turned
D) had been / turned
53. I ______ what the problem is by tomorrow.
A) will be discovering
B) have discovered
C) will have discovered
D) will be discovered
54. By the time I got to the stadium they ______ already ______ for ten
minutes.
A) have / been playing
B) were/playing
C) had / been playing
D) will / have played
55. Someone ______ my bike last night. ______ you ever ______ your bike stolen?
A) stole / Did / have
B) stolen / Have / had
C) was stolen / Have / had
D) stole / Have / had
56. The doctor ______ the patient with a smile and told him that he ______ better.
A) approached / is looking
B) approached / was looking
C) approaches / is looking
D) had approached / looked
57. I used to smoke at one time but now I ______ it up.
A) have given
B) gave
C) had given
D) am given
58. He ______ silly questions until my patience finally ran out.
A) has kept asking
B) kept asking
C) had been kept asking
D) was kept asking
59. He ______ at tennis since he came to the USA.
A) isn’t beaten
B) hasn’t beaten
C) hasn’t been beaten
D) wasn’t beaten
60. It is probably about time we ______ the car serviced.
A) had
B) would have
C) will have
D) have had
ANSWERS :
51-C
52-A
53-C
54-C
55-D
56-B
57-A
58-B
59-C
60-A
61. A: ______ we ______ somewhere before?
B: Yes, I ______ you at your sister’s wedding.
A) Didn’t / meet / saw
B) Haven’t / met / saw
C) Hadn’t / met / had seen
D) Haven’t / meet / have seen
62. The weather ______ worse last year than I ______ it to be.
A) was / had expected
B) was / have expected
C) had been / expected
D) had been / have expected
63. I______ hungry at four because I ______ a big lunch at one.
A) wasn’t / had had
B) am not / had
C) was / had had
D) wouldn’t be / had
64. I woke up feeling tired this morning because I ______ very well.
A) haven’t slept
B) wasn’t sleeping
C) hadn’t slept
D) haven’t been sleeping
65. Go out and get some fresh air! You ______ here reading all morning.
A) had been sitting
B) were sitting
C) are sitting
D) have been sitting
66. A: Why are you crying?
B: Well, I ______ up onions for the last five minutes.
A) have been cutting
B) will have cut
C) am cutting
D) will be cutting
67. A: Did you spend your holiday in Miami?
B: No. I was ______. It there, but I changed my mind and went to Antalya instead.
A) spent
B) have spent
C) to have spent
D) to be spent
68. I don’t think your brother______ rid of his bad cold.
A) won’t get
B) had got
C) has got
D) hasn’t got
69. Transport systems ______ likely to change in the future. One probable difference is that there ______ more electric vehicles.
A) is / will be
B) are / will be
C) will / are
D) will / would be
70. The men were to ______ but the manager decided to give them a second change.
A) have been dismissed
B) dismissed
C) being dismissed
D) be dismissing
ANSWERS :
61-B
62-A
63-A
64-C
65-D
66-A
67-C
68-C
69-B
70-A
71. Mike ______ in a travel agency for six months in 1990. He already had some experience of the tourist industry because he ______ in a Tourist Information office in Bristol two years before.
A) had worked / had worked
B) was working / worked ;
C) worked / has worked
D) worked / had worked
72. The film ______ already ______ when we sat down.
A) has already / started
B) was / starting
C) had / started
D) have / started
73. It is due______ in five years’ time.
A) to complete
B) be completed
C) be completing
D) to be completed
74. I ______ her a week ago but she ______ yet.
A) wrote / hasn’t answered
B) wrote / didn’t answer
C) had written / hasn’t answered
D) was written / doesn’t answer
75. A: What happens to traffic in a traffic jam?
B: It______ up.
A) is held
B) will hold
C) has been held
D) was held
76. No one brought up that question at the meeting. That question ______ up at the meeting.
A) was brought
B) won’t be brought
C) hasn’t been brought
D) wasn’t brought
77. By the end of this century most of the world’s oil supplies ______.
A) have used up
B) will have used up
C) have been used up
D) will have been used up
78. My brother ______ in a restaurant for the summer, but he ______ it very much.
A) worked / doesn’t like
B) is working / doesn’t like
C) has been working / didn’t like
D) working/doesn’t like
79. Someone saw him. He was driving a Renault Manager. He ______ a Renault Manager.
A) saw driving
B) was seen driving
C) is seen driving
D) has been seen drive
80. There has been a serious accident on the E5, and a section of the motorway ______ to traffic.
A) was closed
B) has been closed
C) had been closed
D) are closed
ANSWERS :
71-D
72-C
73-D
74-A
75-A
76-D
77-D
78-B
79-B
80-B
81. People say that Istanbul is one of the world’s most interesting cities. lstanbul ______ one of the world’s most interesting cities.
A) said to be
B) is said to be
C) told to be
D) was said to be
82. Long ago, people thought that the earth was flat. Long ago, the earth ______ flat.
A) was thinking to be
B) was thought to be
C) is thought to be
D) thought to be
83. When I arrived, no arrangements ______.
A) had been made
B) weren’t made
C) hadn’t been made
D) have been made
84. The pilot ______ thought to ______ in the crash.
A) was / have died
B) was / be dying
C) had / have died
D) has / would die
85. A: Who’s going to meet him at the airport?
B: He ______ by our ambassador.
A) is going to be met
B) will have been met
C) is going to meet
D) has gone to meet
86. This week we’ve had the house ______ into by thieves.
A) to break
B) be broken
C) broken
D) being broken
87. A: What do they use this building for?
B: Well, years ago it ______ as a dance hall but now it ______ for offices.
A) is used / being used
B) had been used / is using
C) was used / is used
D) has been used / is used
88. A: Were you able to cure the patient?
B: He ______ already ______ by the time I got there.
A) will / have been cured
B) had / been cured
C) had / cured
D) has / been cured
89. Mars is the first planet ______.
A) to discover
B) was discovered
C) to be discovered
D) to have been discovered
90. They were unhappy with the way things ______.
A) are going
B) were going
C) have been going on
D) will be going on
ANSWERS :
81-B
82-B
83-A
84-A
85-A
86-C
87-C
88-B
89-C
90-B
91. Don’t touch that electric stove while it ______.
A) was being repaired
B) being repaired
C) is being repaired
D) will be repairing
92. He was 8 kilos overweight and ______ to go on a diet.
A) is advised
B) has been advised
C) was advised
D) had advised
93. People like policemen ______ always ______ against flu.
A) do / vaccinate
B) are / vaccinated
C) to be / vaccinated
D) is / to be vaccinated
94. His novels ______ into eight languages.
A) to be translated
B) has been translated
C) have translated
D) have been translated
95. We usually ______ the news on TV at eight o’clock, but tonight we ______ that new soap opera.
A) are watching / watched
B) watch / are watching
C) are watching / are watching
D) watch / watched
96. He noticed that the room ______ recently.
A) hasn’t been cleaned
B) was not cleaned
C) hadn’t been cleaned
D) won’t be cleaned
97. I hate it when my boiled egg ______ properly.
A) not done
B) isn’t done
C) wasn’t done
D) won’t be done
98. A speech to the nation was ______ by the Prime Minister, but it had to be cancelled at the last minute because of a cabinet crisis.
A) would make
B) has been made
C) being made
D) to have been made
99. He ______ empty the contents of his suitcases onto the counter.
A) was made
B) was made to
C) had made
D) will be made
100. The authorities feared the missing man was dead. The missing man was feared ______.
A) being dead
B) dead
C) to be dead
D) was dead
ANSWERS :
91-C
92-C
93-B
94-D
95-B
96-C
97-B
98-D
99-B
100-C
101. Someone heard him shout for help. He ______ shout for help.
A) has been heard
B) is heard to
C) was heard
D) was heard to
102. The authorities will make him pay all his debts. He ______ pay all his debts.
A) is going to be
B) will be made
C) was made to
D) will be made to
103. She’s spring-cleaning the house from bottom to top. The house ______ from top to bottom.
A) is being spring-cleaned
B) was to be spring-cleaned
C) has been spring-cleaned
D) is to be spring-cleaned
104. The last days of the holiday ______ by rain.
A) was spoiled
B) are spoiled
C) have been spoiled
D) were spoiled
105. They have used up all the petrol in the tank. All the petrol in the tank ______ up.
A) has been using
B) has been used
C) will have been used
D) have been used
106. I expect the police will find him. I expect he ______ by the police.
A) to be found
B) would be found
C) be found
D) will be found
107. People don’t bring up children properly these days. Children ______ properly these days.
A) didn’t bring up
B) aren’t bringing up
C) aren’t brought up
D) weren’t brought up
108. They ______ the traffic problem when the plans for the project ______ made last year.
A) haven’t considered / were being
B) weren’t considered / were
C) didn’t consider / was being
D) didn’t consider / were being
109. Because of the patient’s health, ______.
A) the doctor was advised to lose weight
B) he was advised by the doctor to lose weight
C) the doctor wants to lose weight
D) he advised the doctor to lose weight
110. They hadn’t done any damage to it. No damage ______ to it.
A) was done
B) had been done
C) hadn’t been done
D) has been done
ANSWERS :
101-D
102-D
103-A
104-D
105-B
106-D
107-C
108-D
109-B
110-B
111. “They say he robbed the bank.” means: ______.
A) they say he’s been robbed in the bank.
B) He is said to rob the bank.
C) He said he’d robbed the bank.
D) He is said to have robbed the bank.
112. A: Did Arsenal beat Galatasaray in the final?
B: ______.
A) Yes, Arsenal was beaten by Galatasaray in the final.
B) Yes, Galatasaray beat Arsenal in the final.
C) No, Galatasaray was beaten by Arsenal
D) No, Arsenal was beaten by Galatasaray in the final.
113. People think he is guilty. He ______ guilty
A) thought to be
B) thinks he is
C) is thought to be
D) thought he was
114. Foreign investments _____ reduced by 20 per cent since the election.
A) have been
B) were
C) have had
D) has been
115. It _____ that the Government would do something to relieve the situation.
A) is assumed
B) assumed
C) was assuming
D) was assumed
116. The man who ______ by a snake was given a serum.
A) is bitten
B) has been bitten
C) had been bitten
D) had bitten
117. A cease-fire ______ expected to ______ later this month.
A) was / be declaring
B) is / be declared
C) is / declare
D) has expected / to be declared
118. A great deal of research ______ into the possible causes of cancer.
A) are being done
B) have been done
C) has been done
D) has done
119. She promised that she ______ hospital until she ______ better.
A) would not leave / was
B) wouldn’t leave / would be
C) doesn’t leave / was
D) didn’t leave / was
120. New sources of energy ______ developed. This will become increasingly important as oil reserves ______ up.
A) is being / are used
B) has been / have been used
C) are being / are used
D) have been / is used
ANSWERS :
111-D
112-D
113-C
114-A
115-D
116-C
117-B
118-C
119-A
120-C
121. The transistor ______ in 1948. As a result of this, both the size and the cost of electronic equipment ______ greatly reduced.
A) was invented / have been
B) had been invented / has been
C) was invented / have had
D) had invented / will be
122. Radio waves ______ by the ionosphere. This makes it possible ______ short-wave radio signals over great distances.
A) is reflected / to send
B) are reflecting / sent
C) are reflected / sending
D) are reflected / to send
123. Plans to develop cars on methanol are likely ______ in the future.
A) will be realized
B) will have been realized
C) to be realized
D) being realized
124. There is no bread left because we ______ it all.
A) have eaten
B) has been eaten
C) had eaten
D) have been eaten
125. Little ____ she realize that the evening was ____ out very differently.
A) did / turning
B) will / to turn
C) does / to have turned
D) did / to turn
126. It is highly probable that more and more solar energy ______ in the future.
A) will be used
B) be used
C) to be used
D) will be using
127. There isn’t any more chalk, it ______ all ______.
A) has / used up
B) was / used up
C) has / been used up
D) had / been used up
128. You can stop looking for his watch. He ______ just ______ it.
A) has / been found
B) has / found
C) had / found
D) will / have found
129. Don’t ask me what cauliflower tastes like. I ______ eating it.
A) am not trying
B) didn’t try
C) haven’t tried
D) don’t try
130. I bought another concert ticket in case you ____ to come with me.
A) wanted
B) will want
C) have wanted
D) would want
ANSWERS :
121-A
122-D
123-C
124-A
125-D
126-A
127-C
128-B
129-C
130-A
131. We’ll close all the windows in case it ______ while we are out.
A) rains
B) rained
C) will rain
D) rain
132. Take an umbrella with you in case it ______.
A) rained
B) will rain
C) should rain
D) is raining
133. She ought to pass her exams so long as she ______.
A) doesn’t panic
B) won’t panic
C) shouldn’t panic
D) didn’t panic
134. His hopes of making a fortune ______ when his factory burned down.
A) were dashed
B) have dashed
C) was dashed
D) will be dashed
135. When eleven o’clock came and he still ______, I began to wonder if he ______ an accident.
A) didn’t arrive / had
B) hadn’t arrived / had had
C) won’t arrive / had had
D) didn’t arrive / had had
136. Some patients shout in pain while ______ an injection.
A) giving
B) being given
C) given
D) have been given
137. For various reasons, clothing of some type ______ by human beings since the beginning of time.
A) has worn
B) was worn
C) is being worn
D) has been worn
138. Considering the weather is so uncertain, the reception ____ indoors.
A) was held
B) will be held
C) to be held
D) has held
139. In most non-western countries punishment______ as a deterrent.
A) is not seen
B) hasn’t seen
C) weren’t seen
D) aren’t seen
140. If we compare the mass of hydrogen in a star with the rate at which energy ______, we can estimate its potential life.
A) is being emitted
B) be emitted
C) was emitted
D) will be emitted
ANSWERS :
131-A
132-C
133-A
134-A
135-B
136-B
137-D
138-B
139-A
140-A
141. It has been predicted that within the next 50 years, scientists ______ a drug to prolong life up to 150 years or more.
A) are producing
B) to be produced
C) will be produced
D) will have produced
142. We ______ at the Italian restaurant last night, but it was full, so we ate somewhere else.
A) were eating
B) were going to eat
C) are going to eat
D) had eaten
143. The door ______ unless you ______.
A) won’t open / push
B) doesn’t open / will push
C) won’t open / will push
D) isn’t open / push
144. His parents ______ married for eight years when he was born.
A) have been
B) will be
C) had been
D) were
145. By April 2010, he ______ for this organization for fifteen years.
A) has been working
B) will be working
C) will have been working
D) had been working
146. He ______ from the company for several years before they found him out.
A) has been stealing
B) had been stealing
C) was stealing
D) will have been stolen
147. He ______ a cold for the last three days.
A) is fighting off
B) will have fought off
C) has been fighting off
D) was fighting off
148. The Prime Minister refuses to enter into negotiations with the railway men until they ______ all ______ to work.
A) are / return
B) have / returned
C) had / returned
D) will / have I returned
149. In the years ahead, it seems likely that people ______ even greater control over nature.
A) to acquire
B) will be acquired
C) will acquire
D) will have been acquired
150. You ______ pleased to hear that your father______ to the committee.
A) have been / selected
B) will be / has been selected
C) are / is selecting
D) have been / was selected
151. Hardly _____ I_____ the phone down when it started ringing again.
A) did / put
B) will have / put
C) did / to have put
D) had / put
152. The day she agreed to marry him was the happiest he ______ ever ______ in his life.
A) has / had
B) had / had
C) will / have
D) would / have
ANSWERS :
141-D
142-B
143-A
144-C
145-C
146-B
147-C
148-B
149-C
150-B
151-D
152-B
