Exercise 20 : Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions. Question 1 : While they_____to Wyoming, their car ran out of gas. A. drove B. had been driving C. have driven D. were driving Question 2 : Alice looked much slimmer because she_____for a few months. A. had been dieting B. has been dieting C. was dieting D. diets Question 3 : When she’s done the ironing, she_____the length of the dress for me. A. is altering B. altered C. will alter D. has altered Question 4 : You are too slow. I’m sure that by the time you phone them, they_____that car to someone else. A. will sell B. will have sold C. are going to sell D. are selling Question 5 : As soon as they_____my last book, I_____you a copy with my autograph. A. will print - will send B. had printed - will send C. printed - will be sending D. print - will send Question 6 : Because the children_____forward to seeing Harry Potter for so long, I took them even though it was really inconvenient for me. A. had been looking B. were looking C. have been looking D. looked Question 7 : When we_____at the airport we_____that we_____our passports at the office. A. arrived - had noticed - had left B. arrived - noticed - had left C. have arrived - noticed – left D. had arrived - have noticed - have left Question 8 : Generally he_____to work by car, but today he_____by bus because his car is in the garage. A. went – went_____ B. was going - is going C. goes - is going D. has been going - goes Question 9 : He_____for over three hours when he finished the report. A. will have typed B. was typing C. has been typing D. had been typing Question 10 : Three days ago her boyfriend_____her and she_____continually ever since. A. left - is crying B. had left - cried C. left - has been crying D. had left - was crying Question 11 : This is the first customer we_____something today. A. have sold B. sold C. had sold D. were selling Question 12 : Andrew_____the plants in the garden right now but I_____sure that it will rain this afternoon. A. is watering - was B. is watering - am C. waters - am D. watered - was Question 13 : She should have informed the police as soon as she_____that her purse had been stolen. A. discovers B. would discover C. had discovered D. has discovered Question 14 : My father_____to rent a car when one of his friends phoned him to offer his own car for the trip. A. had decided B. was deciding C. has decided D. decided Question 15 : When he_____he_____on a bed in a room with no windows. A. had woken up - was lying B. woke up - was lying C. wakes up - is lying D. woke up - lay Question 16 : The teacher_____to the class before the students_____the problems. A. will come back - have solved B. had come back - solved C. came back - have solved D. is coming back - solve Question 17 : Yesterday on TV they_____a heavy shower for today, but I_____ even a single drop yet. A. announced - am not seeing B. announced - didn’t see C. have announced - haven’t seen D. announced - haven’t seen Question 18 : You don’t have to worry about the children, they_____all about this by the end of the semester. A. will be forgetting B. will have forgotten C. will forget D. are going to forget Question 19 : I’ve just noticed that she_____a haircut. It_____wonderful. A. will have - has looked B. had had - looked C. has had - looks D. had - is looking Question 20 : While she_____for her sister outside the supermarket, someone _____her handbag. A. had to wait - had stolen B. waited - had been stealing C. had waited - was stealing D. was waiting - stole Question 21 : The spokesperson_____her speech yet when an angry audience member_____shouting at her. A. won’t finish - begins B. didn’t finish - was beginning C. hadn’t finished - began D. doesn’t finish - is beginning Question 22 : This is the forty-second composition paper I_____so far, and there _____seventy-five more. A. will have checked - are going to be B. had checked - were C. have checked – are D. checked - will be Question 23 : The carelessness of parents often_____children to be subject to many household accidents.