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Ever since he left school Mark knew he ___ spend the rest of his life in academia.

was to

was bound to

Helen ___ apply for the research grant, but missed the deadline for submissions.

was going to

was sure to

The company is ___ being taken over by a foreign ivestor.

on the verge of

about to

Laura was ___ changing courses at university when her tutor persuaded her not to.

was on the point of

was due to

What time ___ for the office? I was wondering if I could get a lift.

will you be leaving

will you leave

will you have left

This time next month, Jo ___ in the sales department for almost a year.

will have been working

will work

will be working

This time next year, a lot of new graduates ___ for jobs.

will be appying

will have applied

will have been applying

Make sure you speak to Mr Johnson before he ___ his meeting.

starts

will start

will have started

It's past midday, so I assume Tony ___ at the venue by now.

will probably have arrived

will probably arrive

is probably arriving

In the event of fire, workers are advised ___ through the fire escapes which can be found on each floor.

to exit

exit

to exiting

exiting

Frankly, I have no time to eat lunch, let alone ___ the client!

contact

to contact

contacting

to have contacted

Mark regrets ___ more efficiently to get a promotion.

not having worked

not to have worked

for not to have worked

not have worked

The traffic is really heavy, so there's no chance of ___ on time for the meeting.

our arriving

us to arrive

us to be arriving

our being arrived

___ an incentive, the employees worked hard to raise productivity levels.

Having been given

Being given

To have been given

To be given

The financial advisor admitted ___ in favour of the business merger.

being

to have been

to be

There's no point ___ to finish the report if the deadline is too tight; ask for an extension.

struggling

to be struggling

to struggle

It's important ___ with the rest of the team before developing a ne product.

to liaise

liaising

to be liaising

I would prefer ___ the whole truth about the new scheme.

to be told

being told

having been told

Sally confessed to ___ more staff on her project than she needed.

having

be having

have had

After ___ by a multinational firm, the company moved its headquarters.

having been bought

have been bought

having bought

I seem ___ the filing cabinet unlocked by mistake.

to have left

to leave

to having left

John denied ___ his boss's instructions.

having contradicted

being contradicted

to have contradicted

Mary had expected the report ___ by the end of the week.

to have been completed

to be completing

having been completed

Choose the correct sentence

He would prefer to schedule the appointment for Monday.

He would prefer scheduling the appointment for Monday.

Choose the correct sentence

It's no use postponing the decision any longer.

It's no use to postpone the decision any longer.

Choose the correct sentence

Louise used to have a very well-paid job.

Louise would have a very well-paid job.

Choose the correct sentence

My MBA course is the most difficult thing I have ever done.

My MBA course is the most difficult thing I had ever done.