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Past Simple. Past Continuous. Past Perfect. Past Perfect Continuous. Future-in-the-Past. Passive Voice. Reported Statements
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Past Simple
129. Sir Walter was a proud knight, and …to think that he had to submit to the commands of a tyrant lord (had hated; was hating; hated)
130. …you…the ancient stone carvings at the museum last week? (have …seen; did…see; had…seen)
131. Dinosaurs …millions of years ago (died out; had died out; were died out)
132. In the year 1620, a ship named the ‘Mayflower’ …120 Englishmen to the rocky coast of America (has brought; brought; had brought)
133. It was late in the year when the Pilgrims …and founded a colony ( were landing; had landed; landed)
Past Continuous
134. When Jim came out of the army he … what to do ( is wondering; has wondered; was wondering)
135. His parents were sick, they didn’t have much money, so they …pretty desperate (were getting; are getting; have gotten)
136. Meanwhile in the village most people … …to go skiing. (was preparing; were preparing; are preparing)
137. Those who couldn’t do it …TV or looking through the newspapers (were watching; have watched; are watching)
Past Perfect
138. The main ideas were set forth in the statement which …in the press the day before (appeared; had appeared; has appeared)
139. By the 16th century a new economic system … … feudalism (replaced; was replacing; had replaced)
140. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783. The colonies were now free but they …yet… a united nation. (had not…formed; did not…form; would not …form)
Past Perfect Continuous
141. The war broke out in 1914. The European ruling classes …for it for 20 years. (prepared; had prepared; had been preparing)
142. The European experts …long…that the arms race would lead to war (were…warning; had…been warning; would…be warning)
143. It was pointed out that the patient…treatment for heart problems for a year (had been having; had; would have been having)
144. It was reported that a plane from the air field …since the previous morning (was missing; had been missing; has been missing)
Future-in-the-Past
145. By 1787 it was believed that the unity of states … (is disintegrating; will disintegrate; would disintegrate)
146. I was sure that they …that problem when by the time I called ( would have discussed; would be discussing; would discuss)
147. He wondered if she … the article by noon ( would be translating; would translate; would have translated)
148. I found out that by the year 1997 she …at the University for 20 years (would have been working; would have worked; would be working)
Passive Voice
149. Over 57 million students …in American schools which range from kindergartens to high schools (were enrolled; are enrolled; has been enrolled)
150. America’s first college, Harvard, …in Massachusetts in 1636 (is being founded; had been founded; was founded)
151. The story of the first Thanksgiving feast …among the Americans ( is well-known; have been well-known; would have been well-known)
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152. The students …on the Industrial Revolution at the end of the term (will be tested; are being tested; will have been tested)
153. Now London’s councilmen …to approve the erection of a life-size statue of Charlie Chaplin in the costume that the British-born Comedian made famous in his films (being asked; asked; are being asked)
154. Mr Simon was sure that prisoners of conscience …at least 70 countries ( are being held; were being held; being held)
155. In more than 200 years the USA Constitution …26 times ( is amended; is being amended; has been amended)
156. The bridge … … by tomorrow morning (will have been reconstructed; is being reconstructed; will be reconstructed)
157. It was announced that the international treaty against weather warfare …and had gone into effect (would have been ratified; is ratified; had been ratified)
Reported Statements
158. She says that American hotel managers … a very difficult job now ( have had; have; will have)
159. The receptionist told Mrs Norrison that her son … for the past 24 hours ( hadn’t been seen; wasn’t seen; isn’t seen)
160. When they came and found what …by the soldiers of Pharaoh they became angry (have been done; has been done; had been done)
161. The Navy officials said that the dolphins …in salt water holding tanks ( will be kept; would be kept; are kept)
162. She said that she …and could not work any more (was tired; is tired; has been tired)
Reported Questions
163. She asked me what holidays … (I liked; have I liked; did I liked)
164. He wanted to know which bus …(should she take; she should take; she took)
165. Nick wondered how much further …(they should ride; should they ride; they shall ride)
Reported Commands and Requests
166. She asked …back with further news ( to phone; to being phoned; to be phoned)
167. The driver was requested …so fast (not to drive; don’t drive; hasn’t to drive)
168. Pedestrians are required …the road at the zebra crossing ( crossing; cross; to cross)
169. If you buy any more books we …any place to sleep (don’t have; won’t have; haven’t had)
170. If your teeth hurt you, you …a dentist (ought to see; should see; would see)
171. When you heat water it …(boils; has boiled; boiling)
172. When you go abroad …you attentive (are; will be; be)
173. He promised he would return the book as soon as he …it ( had read; will read; would read)
174. Unless they improve their attitude towards the work, they …the exam (would fail; will fail; fail)
175. Whenever she goes, she …friends (had made; making; makes)
176. Whichever attraction you decide to visit you …sure of an excellent day out ( can be; will be able to; would be able to)
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