Grammar


The Verb 
    Test 1
1.    A man who___ in the compartment said that the place
___ by a passenger who_____ out to the diner.

A was sitting, is taken, went
B sat, had been taken, has gone
C was sitting, was taken, had gone 
D had been sitting, had taken, went
2.    I cannot make up my mind if I___ them till I____
when they___ .
A join, will find out, leave
B will join, find out, will be leaving
C will join, will find out, are leaving
D would join, would find out, will leave
3.    Cyprus____ on major migration routes for birds, and
in spring and autumn many millions __  through.
Many species also____ on the island,
A is lying, are passing, will winter
B lies, pass, winter
C is lying, pass, wintered
D has lain, have passed, have been wintering
4.    The term Middle Ages__ by scholars in the 15th
century to designate the interval between the downfall
of the classical world of Greece and Rome and its re­
discovery at the beginning of their own century, a
revival in which they____ they____ . Indeed, the no­
tion of a long period of cultural darkness___ by
Petrarch even earlier.
A coined, had felt, participated, had expressed
B is coined, feel, are participating, has been expressed

C has coined, have felt, had participated, was ex­pressed
D was coined, felt, were participating, had been ex­pressed
5.    It___ that as a result of emigration and other fac­
tors, such as war losses and temporary decline in fertili­
ty, the population____ by about 5 per cent between
mid-1974 and 1977. The years since 1974 also____ by
an increase in persons leaving the island in search of work, especially in the Middle East.
A has been estimated, decreased, have been marked 
B estimated, had decreased, mark
C has estimated, has decreased, have marked
D was estimated, was decreased, was marked
6.    Raphael's greatest work, "The School of Athens",____
in the Vatican at the same time that Michelangelo____
on the Sistine Chapel.
A had been being painted, worked
B was painted, was working
C was painting, had worked
D has been painted, was working
7.    You____ nothing unless you_____ a microscope. It is
the most interesting specimen I____ .
A see, don't use, ever see
B will see, don't use, have ever seen 
C will see, use, have ever seen
 D won't see, won't use, ever saw
8.    Do you see a couple in the corner? Their dessert______
now. As soon as they____ it, we____ their table.
A is served, finish, will take 
B is serving, will finish, take
C is being served, finish, will take
D has been served, will have finished, will take
9.    What's the matter?____ ? — Yes, my mother____ bad­
ly ill since yesterday.
Have you cried, is
Have you been crying, has been
Did you cry, was
D Are you crying, had been
10.   Where____ to? — My mother____ me to go to the
post office because they____ a break in half an hour.
A parcel____ to us.
A are you going, has asked, will be having, has sent
B do you go, asked, would have, was sent
C are you go, asked, will have had, is sent
D are you going, has asked, will have, has been sent
11.  She said that by the time you____ to him for help they
___ the greater part of their research.
A had turned, will do
B turn, will have done
C turned, would have done
D had turned, would do
12.  The librarian said that she____ me another book unless
I___ the one which I_____ several weeks before.
A would not give, did not return, had taken
B will not give, have returned, took
C would not give, returned, had taken
D would not have given, did not return, had taken
13.___ to London? — Yes, I_____ there when there      _
an exhibition of our goods
A Have you ever been, was, was
B Have you ever been, have been, was

C Were you ever been, was, was
D Had you ever been, had been, had been
14.  Provided the dam __ by February, the flood __
several towns.
A was built, will have struck
B has not been built, will strike
C won't be built, will be striking 
D won't have been built, strikes
15. When I___ to Riga, it was cold, a stiong northern
wind ___ and it ___ for a fortnight.
A came, blew, was raining
B had come, had been blowing, had rained
C came, was blowing, had been raining
D was coming, had blown, was raining
16.  In 1963 fiber-tip  markers_____ into the U.S.  market
and since then____ the ballpoint as the principal writ­
ing implement.
A were introduced, had challenged
B had introduced, challenged
C were introduced, have challenged
D were introduced, challenged
17. The fishing industry, which traditionally_____ under­
developed, ___ .
A had been, is expanding
B has been, had expanded
C is, had been expanding
D has been, is expanding
18.  China____ the technology of silk production secret;
the ancient Greeks speculated that silk____ on a spe­
cial tree in China.
A had kept, would grow 
B kept, grew


Test 2

Test 11
1.    Because they are relatively durable and portable, books
      for centuries to preserve and distribute informa­
tion.
A are used 
B are being used 
C are been using 
D have been used
2.    They___ married for seven years when their first son
A have been, was born 
B had been, was born 
C had been, had been born 
D were, had been born
3.    Unless special actions____ , the case____ .
A won't be taken, will be lost 
B will be taken, is lost 
C are taken, will be lost 
D aren't taken, is lost
4.    The first English colony in North America_____ by the
Pilgrims, who ___ from the English city of Plymouth
in the Mayflower and ____ in Massachusetts Bay in
1620.

5.   He____ to make enemies as his business______ and he
___ more powerful.
A began, was developing, was growing 
B had begun, is developing, is growing 
C has begun, had developed, had grown 
D was beginning, developed, grew
6.   Dictionary-making, since computers_____ the routine
out of it, __ fun.
A have taken, has been becoming
B had taken, has become
C took, has become
D are taking, had become
7.    We___ to give refunds on articles of clothing that___ .
A can't, have been worn 
B are unable, are wearing 
C can't, are being worn 
D are unable, have been worn
8.    I felt I___ , but there was nobody in the sight.
A had watched 
B was watched 
C was being watched 
D had been watching
9.    Look at him! He____ the same clothes for years.
A wears
B has been wearing
C had worn
D had been wearing
10.  Coal plants __ one of the worst industrial polluters
since the Industrial Revolution___ in the 19th century.
A had been, began 
B were, had begun