Grammar Test One: Tenses

1. Choose the correct answer.

1. Sally looks tired. She ______ the phone for the last five hours.

1. was answering b. has answered c. has been answering

2. The firemen ______ a cat when

1. were rescuing b. have been rescuing c. were rescued
   a fire broke ______ at the fire station.
   a. off b. up c. out

3. Danny will have read the book ______ tomorrow.

1. by b. till c. until

4. The footballer was accused ______ coming drunk to the match.

1. about b. with c. of

5. I doubt if she ______ to the party. She's slightly sick.

1. will come b. will have come c. comes

6. I think I heard footsteps. Someone ______ come here and see you!

1. is going to b. will c. is due to

7. This perfume smells really nice. I ______ it for Jackie.

1. will buy b. am going to buy c. will be buying

8. John Paul II ______ all the countries of South America

1. was visiting b. visited c. has visited

but Benedict XVI ______ to Bolivia.

1. didn't go b. hasn't gone c. hasn't been

9. By the time the police ______ get here,

1. are going to b. will c. -

the burglar ______ the building.

1. will leave b. will be leaving c. will have left

10. If the machine ______ start, check all the wires and replace the battery.

1. don't b. won't c. is going to

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

At 7 p.m. tomorrow, American TV legend Michelle Dodson is starting/will be starting (start) her new series of live programs. This time, she has decided (decide) to address a number of social problems in downtown Detroit. She wants to show how the quality of life of local families is getting (get worse) day by day. Three weeks ago, the largest factory in the city closed (close) down and hundreds of people became (become) unemployed. For a long time before that, some other local companies had been firing (fire) their employees so the result is that in some neighbourhoods most people remain (remain) unemployed. Michelle invited (invite) the Detroit Mayor to the studio to ask how he was going to solve (be going to solve) the problem and yesterday someone from the City Hall confirmed (confirm) the meeting. One hour later, the same person called (call) again to apologize and inform that the Mayor had flown/was flying (fly) to a summit in Shanghai. Now Michelle is trying (try) to arrange interviews with some city councilors and she believes (believe) she will interview/will be interviewing (interview) the Mayor in her program next week. A City Hall official has confirmed (confirm) the Mayor will have returned (return) by then.

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Rok 1 Semestr 1 Gramatyka Praktyczna Test Zaliczeniowy 1
Listopad 2009

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