SEQUENCE OF TENSES
Ex.55. Open the brackets. Put the verb into the correct form. 1. The administrator said he (be ready) to solve the problem just now. 2. The director says he (be going) to come up with the meeting. 3. We were interested if our wages (increase) next year. 4. We were said the question (agree upon) after a prolong discussion. 5. The manager explains that the suppliers (deliver) goods by the end of the year. 6. They were asked how many years they (operate) their business. 7. It was found the contract (not/sign). 8. In the conference on production it was noticed that the revenue of the enterprise (increase) over the last 5 years. 9. The customer is interested where the department of sport goods (be situated). 10. They decided all these results (document) tomorrow. 11. I hope we (have) a stake in the new company. 12. It has been found the separate elements of the building (manufacture) at different factories. 13. We were interested when the training (provide) for the managers of our franchise business. 14. Our partners answered they (notify) of any changes in the agreement. 15. The consultant said we really (need) to enhance the work of our Research and Development Department.
TEST 11 (MODAL VERBS) 1. You will …... speak Spanish in another few months a) can c) be able to b) have d) ought
2. I'd like....... skate. a) to can c) to have to b) to be able to d) could
3. Nobody answers the phone. They …... be out a) should c) can b) would d) must
4. I’m sorry, I ….. have phoned to tell you I was coming a) should to c) had to b) ought to d) could
5. To my mind, the government … take care of old people. a) ought c) must b) need to d) may
6. I …... get up early on Mondays. a) am able c) must b) have to d) may
7. The policeman told the woman she..... worry a) needn't c) couldn’t b) needn't to d) mustn’t
8......you mind passing me the salt? a) will c) could b) should d) would
9. As you..... remember, I was always interested in scientific experiments. a) may c) must b) have to d) ought to
10. Little children like books with large print. They..... read them more easily. a) should c) can b) must d) have to
11...... I speak to Jane, please? a) could c) must b) shall d) ought
12. My dentist says I..... eat so many sweets. a) needn't c) ought not b) mustn't d) shouldn't
13. - Why hasn't Mr. Grill got in touch with us? - I don't quite know. It..... be that he has lost our phone number. a) may c) must b) ought to d) should
14. - Liz seems to be avoiding you. - I can't tell you for certain. She..... have been hurt by my words about her boyfriend. a) should c) might b) must d) needn't
TEST 12 (ACTIVE VOICE) 1. He will tell me, if no one (come) to meet me at the station. a) come b) comes c) will come
2. She is going to read the letter she just (receive). a) received b) has received c) had received
3. When morning came, the storm already (stop). a) stopped b) has stopped c) had stopped
4. When we came to the station, the train had already arrived. The passengers (hurry) to occupy their seats in the carriages. a) hurried b) had been hurried c) were hurried
5. He began to write his composition at 3 o’clock. It is already eleven and he still (write). a) is writing b) write c) has been writing
6. After we (walk) about two hours, we arrived at a picturesque glade covered with fresh grass. a) walked b) had been walking c) was walking
7. Light (travel) more quickly than sound. a) is traveling b) travel c) travels
8. On leaving the hall the students (thank) the professor who had delivered the lecture. a) were thanking b) thanked c) had thanked
9. He came here five minutes ago, but you (be) out. a) was b) were c) are
10. The concert was a great success than we (expect). a) expected b) was expected c) had expected
11. Janny returned home after seven years of absence. During these seven years he (study) in Cape Town. a) had been studying b) studed c) was studying
12. We are working at a new project. By the end of the week we (finish) working. a) will have finished b) will finish c) will be finishing
13. Ring me up as soon as you (come) home. a) comes b) will come c) come
14. Have you read this book? – Yes. I (read) it last year. a) read b) was reading c) have read
15. Janny was glad at the thought that he had done what they (hope) to do. a) hoped b) had hoped c) was hoping
TEST 13 (PASSIVE VOICE) 1. The day before yesterday we (invite) to the restaurant by Tom Jenkins. a) are invited b) were invited c) invite 2. Look! The bridge (repair). a) is being repaired b) is been repaired c) has being repaired
3. The letter and the parcel (post) tomorrow. a) will be post b) will have been posted c) will be posted
4. Margaret (know) to be a very industrious person. a) has been known b) is known c) is been known
5. In Greece the Olympic Games (hold) once in four years. a) were held b) are being held c) are held
6. The problem (study) for three years, but they haven't got any results. a) has been studied b) has being studied c) was studied
7. This book (republish) by the end of September. a) would been republished b) will have been republished c) will been republished
8. The doctor said that Tommy's leg (X-rayed) the following day. a) will be X-rayed b) would be X-rayed c) will have been X-rayed
9. A police car came when the injured man (carry off) the road. a) was being carried off b) was been carrying off c) has been carried off 10. I (bear) in a small Russian town not far from Samara. a) was borne b) am born c) was born
11. Dad phoned us and asked if our luggage (already/pack). a) was already being packed b) had already been packed c) was packed
12. What a pity, John won't come. He (tell) about the meeting a) should have been told b) should be told c) should been told
TEST 14 (ACTIVE / PASSIVE VOICE) 1. He (introduce) me to his friends at the party. a) will introduce b) will be introduced c) will be introducing
2. We (ask) him about his holidays when we met him. a) were asked b) asked c) ask
3. Invitations (send) to all the old pupils to be present at the schools thirtieth anniversary. a) have been sent b) sent c) were sent
4. A large group of young people (join) us on the way to the station. a) was joined b) joined c) were joined
5. They (offer) her some interesting work last week. a) offered b) were offered c) were offering
6. Many business newspapers have special sections which (devote) to franchise advertisement. a) are devoted b) is devoted c) is devoting 7. His marketing decisions (found) on that strategy. a) will found b) will be founded c) will be founding 8. The economic situation (change) lately the entire concept of marketing. a) changed b) has changed c) has been changed
9. The advertisement (make) for goods promotion. a) make b) is making c) is made
10. The firm (assist) by foreign partners. a) has been assisted b) has assisted c) have assisted
11. I (wait) for the delivery of the goods for two months. a) have been waited b) am waiting c) have been waiting
12. The analysis (conduct) outside the companies by other parties. a) has conducted b) has been conducting c) has been conducted
13. The training (provide) for the manager of our franchise business. a) is providing b) is being provided c) is provided TEST 15 (SEQUENCES OF TENSES) 1. I knew that Mercury (be) the closest planet to the sun, but I didn't feel like answering the question. c) had been
2. Mike hoped that his friend (help) him with his car. a) would help b) will help c) helped
3. We didn't know the score, but we were sure their team (lose) the game. a) has lost b) had lost c) lost 4. Yesterday Tom heard that his aunt (be ill) for five days. a) was ill b) has been ill c) had been ill
5. The children were afraid of making any noise – Mom (sleep). a) was sleeping b) slept c) had been sleeping
6. He gave all his money to me because he (trust) me. a) would trust b) trusted c) had trusted
7. We were told that Andrew (go) to enter that college. a) is going b) went c) was going
8. The police found out that the suspected person (live) in London's suburbs at that time. a) had been living b) lives c) lived
9. My parents decided that we (celebrate) my birthday on Saturday. a) would celebrate b) shall celebrate c) celebrated
10. The pupil wasn't able to do the translation because he (not / know) some special terms. a) hadn't known b) didn't know c) doesn't know
11. Ann hasn't been informed that the lecture (not / take place) On Friday. a) hasn’t taken place b) wouldn't take place c) won't take place
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