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  • 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
    wasn't / am not wasting
    weren't / wouldn't waste
    isn't / won't waste
  • I now wish I .............. all of that money and saved some for the future.
    have spent
    spent
    didn't spend
    hadn't spent
  • It's high time we all .............. home now.
    went
    go
    have gone
    will go
  • ____students actively participated in the discussion, which annoyed the teacher because it showed that ____ of them hadn't prepared sufficiently.
    Several / enough
    Too few / none
    Few / most
    All / hardly any
  • We ................. no problems whatsoever with the dam since it ................. forty years ago.
    are having / is constructed
    had had / had been constructed
    had / has been constructed
    have had / was constructed
  • I'm sure she would have come and seen me if she .............. the time.
    had had
    has had
    has
    were having
  • 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
  • Tomorrow, instead of going to Madrid with my boss, I am going to London, ____? So, is everything arranged properly there?
    won't I?
    am not I?
    am I?
    aren't I?
  • My mother is making a recovery from flu and ------- hospital by next week.
    must have left
    could have left
    is leaving
    will have left
  • Certain serious diseases can be successfully treated -------- detected in an initial stage.
    even when
    if
    before
    unless
  • 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.
    either / both
    all / neither
    neither / any
    both / either
  • 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
  • It _____ our dog which barked continuously all night since it was sleeping inside with us.
    can't have been
    shouldn't have been
    may not have been
    might not be
  • Neither of the workers was happy with the new law, ____?
    wasn't they?
    did they?
    weren't they?
    were they?
  • I suppose they won't come in time for the lunch, ____?
    won't they?
    don't they?
    will they?
    do they?
  • It seems likely that by the end of the week, the costs involved in the construction of the bridge ................. by the Ministry.
    have been announced
    would have been announced
    will have been announced
    are being announced
  • It probably ............... if you'd been more careful.
    won't ever happen again
    didn't happen
    hadn't ever happened
    would never have happened
  • Oh, how I wish I .............. with you last night!
    was
    had been
    were
    have been
  • I’m sorry I’m late. You _____ waiting for a long time.
    must have been
    should have been
    might have been
    could have been