Sequence of tenses

Task I. Choose the right variant.

1. George was worried if ..... enough time to finish his report for the conference.

would he have

he would have

will have

2. Alice explained to us that the flower shop ..... down the road.

was situated

is situated

had been situated

3. Alice told me ..... that coat because it wasn't long enough.

bought

to buy

not to buy

4. The personel manager was interested ..... to quit my present job.

why had I decided

why I had decided

why I decided

5. Cindy was not sure if the delegation ..... or not, and she didn't know whom to ask about it.

arrived

was arriving

had arrived

6. The pupil explained to the teacher that he couldn't come to school that day because he ..... .

was ill

had been ill

is ill

has been ill

7. The mother reminded me that I ..... to feed the dog and take him out for a walk.

shouldn't forget

don't have to forget

not to forget

8. The woman standing near the box-office inquired if I knew how much the tickets ..... .

were

are

had been

9. Mary warned his parents that ..... home late that night.

she would come

came

had come

10. Mark told Nancy that he ..... his dog at last, and the worried expression began to disapper from his face.

had found

found

must find

11. Cecily answered she ..... stories and poems all her life since as long as she could rememeber.

had been writing

was writing

wrote

12. Julia said that she ..... hard for the past few weeks and was very tired.

had been working

was working

worked

13. The shop assistant showed me a book and said that the book ..... the museums of our town.

described

was describing

had described

14. She asked me about my schedule for the next week and I answered that I ..... it yet.

hadn't known

didn't know

wouldn't know

15. Sam asked Romeo what ..... with himself the entire Saturday.

would he be doing

would be he doing

he would be doing

The passive voice

Task I. Choose the correct variant.

1. The building ______ two years ago. destroyed was destroyed

2. I ______ by the news he had told me the day before. am surprising surprised was surprised am surprised

3. ______ he ______ at the airport tomorrow? Is … being met Will … be meet

4. The place ______ to me. is hands was handed will be handing

5. I ______ into buying a motorbike by Martha. was talked talk have been talked

6. Yesterday the whole programme ______ over to a report from Bosnia. has been given was given gave gives

7. A number of priceless works of art ______ in the earthquake. have been destroyed was destroyed has been destroyed

8. Because my visa had expired I ______ from re-entering the country. prevented am prevent prevent was prevented

9. It’s generally agreed that new industries ______ for the southern part of the country. are need are needed need

10. It’s incredible to think that these clothes ______ by Queen Victoria. wear are being worn were worn

11. A new drug ______ to combat asthma in small children. is developing has been developed developes

12. A number of political prisoners ______ within the next days. will be released release were released

13. The problem ______ to me. was saying was mentioned was being mentioning

14. The game ______ to the children. demonstrates was demonstrate is demonstrating will be demonstrated

15. When I was young I ______ by my aunt and uncle. was looked for was looked after was looked at was being looked

16. He ______ for nearly 12 hours. operates with is operated at was operated on

17. His decision ______. approves of was approved of

18. The land next to our house ______. has been bought have been bought was being bought

19. The tennis court ______ so we couldn’t play. has been used was used was being used

20. Better results ______ soon. will be expected are expected expect

Task II. Choose the correct variant.

1. We ... by a loud noise during the night. woke up are woken up were woken up were waking up

2. A new supermarket is going to ... next year. build be built be building building

3. There’s somebody walking behind us. I think ... . we are following we are being following we are followed we are being followed

4. ‘Where ...?’ ‘In London’. were you born are you born have you been born did you born

5. There was a fight at the party, but nobody ... . was hurt were hurt hurt

6. Jane ... to phone me last night, but she didn’t. supposed is supposed was supposed

7. Where ...? Which hairdresser did you go to? did you cut your hair have you cut your hair did you have cut your hair did you have your hair cut

8. ... during the storm. They were collapsed the fence The fence was collapsed They collapsed the fence The fence collapsed

9. The new computer system ... next month. is being installed by people is be installed is being installed is been installed

10. The children ... to the zoo. were enjoyed taken enjoyed being taken were enjoyed taking enjoyed taking

11. ... chair the meeting. John was decided to There was decided that John should It was decided that John should John had been decided to

12. This car is not going ... in the race. to drive to be drive to driven to be driven

13. Will these clothes ... by Saturday? make made be make be made

14. The mice ... the cheese. have eaten have been eaten has eaten has been eaten

15. When a student I ... to the discos every Friday night. used to go are used to go use to go were used to go

16. Neither Jim nor Jack ... there. was invited was been invited were invited were been invited

17. Your food ... . is still being prepared has still been prepared is being prepare will prepare yet

18. Their engagement ... in the local paper. was announced has been announcing is being announced had announced

19. When ...? has the letter posted has the letter been posted was the letter posted did the letter post

20. After the volcanic eruption of 1957 the railway station ... . destroyed completely was completely destroyed has been destroyed has destroyed

Task III. Choose the correct variant.

1.  The bridge ..... by tomorrow morning.
	will have been reconstructed
	is being reconstructed
	will be reconstructed
2.  When the manager arrived, the problem ......
	had already been solved
	had already solved
	had solved
3.  Hundreds of people ..... by the new factory this year.
	are employed
	were employed
	have been employed
4.  A cinema is a place where films ......
	show
	are shown
	have been shown
5.  Everybody ..... by the terrible news yesterday.
	shocked
	was shocked
	is shocking
6.  While we were on holiday, our camera ..... from our hotel room.
	was stolen
	has been stolen
	had been stolen
7.  The room ..... later.
	will clean
	will be cleaned
	has been cleaned
8.  Many accidents ..... by dangerous driving.
	caused
	are caused
	have been caused
9.  Football ..... for hundred of years.
	has played
	has been played
	was played
10.  Robert Burns ..... a lot of wonderful poems.
	wrote
	has written
	was written
11.  This house ..... in 1930.
	built
	was built
	has built
12.  The secretary ..... to her new boss yesterday.
	introduced
	was introduced
	is introduced
13.  In more than 200 years the USA Constitution ..... 26 times.
	is amended
	is being amended
	has been amended
14.  They ..... this clock now.
	repair
	are repairing
	are being repaired
15.  He ..... responsible for the accident.
	is holding
	was holding
	was held