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I'd rather our ﬂat _______ so far from where I work, then I _______ so much time travelling every day.

weren't / wouldn't waste

wasn't / am not wasting

hadn't been / don't waste

isn't / won't waste

I wish he _______ me know about his visit a few days earlier, so I _______ some arrangements at work.

had let / could have made

would let / might be made

lets / will be making

has let / may be making

I suppose they won't come in time for the lunch, ____?

will they?

do they?

don't they?

won't they?

Tomorrow, instead of going to Madrid with my boss, I am going to London, ____? So, is everything arranged properly there?

aren't I?

won't I?

am not I?

am I?

Neither of the workers was happy with the new legislation, ____?

were they?

wasn't they?

weren't they?

did they?

I don’t suppose you are telling us the true version of the story, ----------?

are you?

do I?

will you?

aren't you?

My mother is making a steady recovery from ﬂu and ------- hospital by next week.

will have left

is leaving

must have left

could have left

If I -------- the choice of making either an oral or a written report, I -------- the second alternative.

were given / would pick

gave / could pick

would have given / had picked

have been giving / will pick

Certain serious diseases can be successfully treated -------- detected in an initial stage.

if

unless

before

even when

____students actively participated in the discussion, which annoyed the teacher because it showed that ____ of them hadn't prepared suﬃciently.

Few / most

All / hardly any

Too few / none

Several / enough

It's high time we all .............. home now.

went

have gone

will go

go

I’m sorry I’m late. You _____ waiting for a long time.

must have been

could have been

should have been

might have been

I'm sure she would have come and seen me if she .............. the time.

had had

has had

has

were having

It seems likely that by the end of the week, the costs involved in the construction of the bridge ................. by the Ministry.

will have been announced

would have been announced

are being announced

have been announced

I now wish I .............. all of that money and saved some for the future.

hadn't spent

didn't spend

have spent

spent

It’s true that happiness ---- with money, but some money ---- life easier.

can’t be bought / makes

mustn't be bought / made

shouldn't bought / has made

doesn't buy / is making

I didn’t hear you were seriously ill ______ I would have visited you so far.

otherwise

besides

thus

whereas

_____ had I got out of the bank ______ I saw the thieves running through the tunnel.

Hardly / when

Not until / but

No sooner / when

Either / or

On international airlines, there are always ____ a pilot and a co-pilot and each knows the other's job, so, in the event that ____ falls ill during the ﬂight, the other is qualiﬁed to land the plane safely.

both / either

either / both

neither / any

all / neither

The police found ____ counterfeit money as well as guns at the gang's headquarters.

a large amount of

several more

a number of

only a few

We ................. no problems whatsoever with the dam since it ................. forty years ago.

have had / was constructed

had / has been constructed

had had / had been constructed

are having / is constructed

It probably ............... if you'd been more careful.

would never have happened

won't ever happen again

didn't happen

hadn't ever happened

It _____ our dog which barked continuously all night since it was sleeping inside with us.

can't have been

may not have been

shouldn't have been

might not be

Oh, how I wish I .............. with you last night!

had been

were

was

have been