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
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
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.
ly ill since yesterday.
A Have you cried, is
B Have you been crying, has been
C 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.
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, ___ .
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.
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.
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.
since the Industrial Revolution___ in the 19th century.
A had been, began
B were, had begun
