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When I last talked to him, he ______ English. A) studies B) study C) was studying D) studied
was studying
I met her at yesterday’s party, but I ______ her by sight for years before that. A) had known B) have known C) will have known D) had been known
had known
By 2030, scientists surely ______ a cure for cancer. A) are discovering B) have been discovered C) will have discovered D) had discovered
will have discovered
Since the day he ______ ill he ______ a lot of reading. A) was / had done B) is / has done C) was / has done D) is / has been done
was / has done
A: What’s the time? B: I’m sorry I ______. My watch ______. A) can’t tell / stopped B) didn’t know / stopped C) don’t know / has stopped D) don’t know / had stopped
C) don’t know / has stopped
Next August, while you ______ for your exams, I ______ on a Mediterranean beach. A) are preparing / will be B) were preparing / would be C) prepare / will be D) were preparing / was
A) are preparing / will be
When I arrived, no arrangements ______. A) had been made B) weren’t made C) hadn’t been made D) have been made
A) had been made
You ______ pleased to hear that your father______ to the committee. A) have been / selected B) will be / has been selected C) are / is selecting D) have been / was selected
B) will be / has been selected
On our way home we ___ the problem if we could ___ the fine celebration of our mother’s birthday. A) discussed / organized B) were discussing / organize C) had discussed / organize D) have discussed / were organizing E) discuss / organizes
B) were discussing / organize
Nick: “Did you see a bird in the tree?” Nick wonders ___ in the tree. A) if I saw a bird. B) that I saw a bird. C) if I had seen a bird. D) whether I see a bird. E) if I have seen a bird.
A) if I saw a bird.
Dick to Lucy: Have you received my telegram ? Dick asked if __. A) Lucy had received his telegram. B) Lucy has received his telegram C) Lucy would receive his telegram D) Lucy will receive his telegram E) Lucy received his telegram
A) Lucy had received his telegram.
My sister said: “I hope we shall go on an excursion to the lake”. My sister said that ___ on an excursion to the lake”. A) she hopes we will go B) she didn’t hope that we shall go C) she hoped they would go D) she hoped we were going
C. she hoped they would go
He asked her “Did anybody call this morning?” He asked her ___ . A) if anybody called this morning B) if somebody had called that morning C) if somebody called that morning D) who called that morning E) had called anybody that morning
B) if somebody had called that morning
She promised her friends she ___ and ___ them the next day. A) had come / had seen B) will come / see C) would come / see D) comes / sees E) came / saw
C) would come / see
