Test on Tenses Set-3 (Advanced English Learners’ Tests; )

Test on Tenses Set-3

(Advanced English Learners’ Tests; )

1-    Over the years I ---- several articles and two books on animal-intelligence experiments and the
controversy that ---- them.

A)      was writing / was surrounded

B)      will write / will be surrounding

C)      have written / surrounds

D)      wrote / has surrounded

E)    am writing / is surrounded

2-    The issue of global warming ---- heated debate recently: Is the burning of fossil fuels and increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the air a serious threat or just a lot of hot air?

A)      was given rise to

B)      is giving rise to

C)      will be given rise to

D)      was giving rise to

E)    has given rise to

3-    I feel so exhausted. I ___ the garden for two hours and I ___ for single moment.

A)      am weeding / am not resting

B)      have been weeding / haven't rested

C)      was weeding / didn't rest

D)      have weeded / haven't been rested

E)    will weed / haven' rested

4-    Life in villages of China ___ around temples, where people ___ to ask for things.

A)      has revolved / have gone

B)      will revolve / have gone

C)      revolved / were going

D)      revolves / go

E)    were revolving / went

5-    When I first ___ my baby ___ with Down syndrome, I was devastated.

A)      learned / born

B)      have learned / is born

C)      had learned / was born

D)      will learn / will born

E)    learned / would be born

6-    How can you imagine I will forget the first time I ___ a speech in front of so many people? No one could ever notice how fast my heartbeats were.

A)      was delivered

B)      have delivered

C)      would be delivered

D)      delivered

E)    will have been delivering

7-    Jack ___ part in our conversation tonight since he ___ an appointment with his doctor.

A)      wasn't taking / was made

B)      isn't going to take / has made

C)      hasn't taken / makes

D)      won't take / is made

E)    didn't take/ made

8-    Our Prime Minister ___ so exhausted by the time he ___ his visits to neighbouring countries.

A)      would be / finished

B)      was / was finishing

C)      had been / would finish

D)      is to be/ will finish

E)    will have been / finishes

9-    Bert, my co-worker, ___ past the bank every day and I have been asking him to pay my bill for me, but he keeps forgetting, so I ___ it myself.

A)      has gone/ do

B)      will go / am doing

C)      goes / am going to do

D)      went/ was doing

E)    did go /did do

10-   My grandpa's health ___ until he ___ taking alcohol.

A)      was deteriorating / gave up

B)      had deteriorated / has given up

C)      deteriorated / gave up

D)      will deteriorate / is given up

E)    deteriorates / is giving up

11-  Over the past decade or so, neuro-physiologists    ---- on a particular molecule they believe could well be at least one version of Hebb's coincidence detector.

A)     focused

B)      were focusing

C)      have been focusing

D)     had been focused

E)    would be focusing

12- Finally they ___ a doctor, who ___ to her, but it was a physical and spiritual low point.

A)      will find/ has attended

B)      found / would attend

C)      have found / attended

D)      found / was attending

E)    are to find / attends

13- Roberto ___ very well in the final, probably because he ___ several long and difficult matches in the earlier rounds.

A)     hasn't played / had had

B)      wasn't playing/ had

C)      hadn't played / would have

D)     didn't play / had had

E)    won't play / will have

14- The moment one of the neighbouring countries ---- the border-agreement, the other day our military forces ---- an unexpectedly great attack.

A)     violates / will launch

B)     will violate/ launch

C)    has violated / has launched

D)    had violated / were launched

E)     violated / launched

15- Taking into account what he ---- twice previously    ---- at the board meeting, the committee ---- to make a remarkable increase in our salaries.

A)     had / proposed / decided

B)     has / proposed / have decided

C)    is / proposing / decides

D)    was / proposing / was decided

E)     will / propose / will

16- ............................................ It ___ the eighth medical facility the girl and her mother ___ that hazy spring afternoon in 1993.

A)    is / have visited

B)    has been / were visiting

C)   had been / have visited

D)   was / had visited

E)    is / will visit

17- It ___ the eighth medical facility that the girl and her mother ___ this year.

A)    had been / were visiting

B)    is/have visited

C)   was / had visited

D)   has been / were visited

E)    will be / had been visiting

18-  Three hospitals and four clinics ___ already ___ to treat the girl's raging kidney infection because she ___ broke and lacked medical insurance.

A)   had / refused / was

B)   have / refused / is being

C)  was / refusing / has been

D)  have / been refusing / was

E)   would / refuse / would be

19-  Tomorrow at 3 p.m. I have to be available at the board meeting, but I have a number of reports to be typed tomorrow. I think I ---- them by then.

A)   have typed

B)   will typed

C)  am typing

D)  am to type

E)   will have typed

20- The most unusually packaged tourist ---- our country at this time next week.

A)  has visited

B)  is visiting

C)  is to visit

D)  will be visiting

E)  has been visited

Set 3
1	C	6	D	11	C	16	D
2	E	7	B	12	B	17	B
3	B	8	E	13	D	18	A
4	D	9	C	14	E	19	E
5	E	10	A	15	A	20	D