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  • I'm sure she would have come and seen me if she .............. the time.
    has
    had had
    has had
    were having
  • I’m sorry I’m late. You _____ waiting for a long time.
    must have been
    could have been
    might have been
    should have been
  • 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.
    neither / any
    all / neither
    either / both
    both / either
  • 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 I?
    am not I?
  • It's high time we all .............. home now.
    went
    go
    have gone
    will go
  • Oh, how I wish I .............. with you last night!
    was
    had been
    have been
    were
  • I now wish I .............. all of that money and saved some for the future.
    didn't spend
    hadn't spent
    have spent
    spent
  • If I -------- the choice of making either an oral or a written report, I -------- the second alternative.
    were given / would pick
    gave / could pick
    have been giving / will pick
    would have given / had picked
  • ____students actively participated in the discussion, which annoyed the teacher because it showed that ____ of them hadn't prepared sufficiently.
    Several / enough
    All / hardly any
    Too few / none
    Few / most
  • I didn’t hear you were seriously ill ______ I would have visited you so far.
    thus
    besides
    otherwise
    whereas
  • It _____ our dog which barked continuously all night since it was sleeping inside with us.
    can't have been
    might not be
    may not have been
    shouldn't have been
  • Neither of the workers was happy with the new legislation, ____?
    wasn't they?
    did they?
    were they?
    weren't they?
  • It probably ............... if you'd been more careful.
    would never have happened
    hadn't ever happened
    didn't happen
    won't ever happen again
  • I wish he _______ me know about his visit a few days earlier, so I _______ some arrangements at work.
    had let / could have made
    has let / may be making
    would let / might be made
    lets / will be making
  • It’s true that happiness ---- with money, but some money ---- life easier.
    shouldn't bought / has made
    mustn't be bought / made
    doesn't buy / is making
    can’t be bought / makes
  • It seems likely that by the end of the week, the costs involved in the construction of the bridge ................. by the Ministry.
    are being announced
    would have been announced
    will have been announced
    have been announced
  • _____ had I got out of the bank ______ I saw the thieves running through the tunnel.
    Not until / but
    Either / or
    Hardly / when
    No sooner / when
  • We ................. no problems whatsoever with the dam since it ................. forty years ago.
    have had / was constructed
    had / has been constructed
    are having / is constructed
    had had / had been constructed
  • I suppose they won't come in time for the lunch, ____?
    don't they?
    will they?
    do they?
    won't they?
  • I'd rather our flat _______ so far from where I work, then I _______ so much time travelling every day.
    hadn't been / don't waste
    weren't / wouldn't waste
    isn't / won't waste
    wasn't / am not wasting
  • I don’t suppose you are telling us the true version of the story, ----------?
    aren't you?
    will you?
    do I?
    are you?
  • The police found ____ counterfeit money as well as guns at the gang's headquarters.
    several more
    a large amount of
    a number of
    only a few
  • My mother is making a steady recovery from flu and ------- hospital by next week.
    is leaving
    could have left
    will have left
    must have left
  • Certain serious diseases can be successfully treated -------- detected in an initial stage.
    even when
    if
    unless
    before