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Past Perfect Tense Quiz

Choose the right answer...
1. I was sure that I ___________ her before.
had saw

seen

had seen

2. I needed to know what ______________ to my dog.

has happened

had happened

happened

3. The film ________________ by the time we got to the cinema.

had start

had started

has started

4. Julia left the restaurant after she _________ eating.

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had finished

has finished

finished

5. I went to bed after I ___________ off the television.

switched

has switched

had switched

When we got acquainted Irene ___ her novel for five years.
a. has been writing
b. had been writing
Nikolay ___ his business since we got acquainted.
a. has been running
b. had been running
How long ___ in Minsk when I first met her?
a. had Marina been living
b. has Marina been living
We ___ in Minsk since 1975.
a. had been living
b. have been living
By next December, I ___ for this company for 5 yeras.
a. have been working
b. will have worked
I ___ him for a long time.
a. have been knowing
b. have known
Before we got acquainted, I ___ Oksana only two times.
a. had seen
b. had been seeing
Srgey told me he ___ to UK before.
a. had never been
b. would have never been
Svetlana promised us she ___ the story twice.
a. has read
b. would have read

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Boris asked me if I ___ a rock band gig.
a. had ever attended
b. have ever attended

2. Gloria never seems to get tired. I wish I ---- her energy

would have
have
have had
had

3. "Why didn't Bill get the promotion he was expecting?"

"He may not be qualified. If he were, he ---- that promotion last year."
would have been given
were given
would give
was given

4. If I could find Bob's phone number, I ---- him about the change in plans. Maybe somebody else will call him
called
had called
could call
have called

5. "How do you like your new apartment?"

"The apartment itself is great, but I wish I ---- used to the constant noise from the street below."

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got
can get
had gotten
will get

6. If I ---- following that other ear too closely, I would have been able to stop in time instead of running into it.
hadn't been
wasn't
would have been
was

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7. "Why aren't you going mountain climbing with the rest of us next weekend?"
"To be honest with you, I'm a coward. If I were brave, I ---- with you."
would have gone
would go
go
will go

8. I'm really sleepy today. I wish I ---- Ted to the airport late last night.
didn't have to take
weren't taking

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hadn't had to take
didn't take

9. "Why didn't you teli me you were having so many problems?"

"I ---- you, but I figured you had enough to worry about without my problems, so said nothing."
would tell
would have told
would be telling
had told

10. A nation's balance of trade Is considered unfavorable if it ---- more money on imports than it gains from exports.
will spend
would spend
spent
spends
Our flat is very small. I wish
1.
2.

1) I didn't do my homework; because of that the teacher punished me.

I wish the teacher hadn't punished me.

I wish I had done my homework.

3.
4.
2) Last night I drank a lot of coffee; consequently I didn't sleep well.

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6.

If only I hadn't drunk a lot of coffee.

If only I had slept well.

8.
9.
11.

3) He is lazy; that's why his friends despise him.

He wishes he were not lazy.
He wishes his friends didn't despise him.

13.
14.
16.

4) He had an accident because he was driving carelessly.

If only he hadn't had an accident.
If only he hadn't been driving carelessly.

17.
18.
5) The dog bit the boy because the latter threw stones at him.
If only the boy hadn't thrown stones at the dog.
If only the dog hadn't bitten the boy.
20.
21.
23.

6) He was smoking like a chimney; as a result he died of lung cancer.

They wished he hadn't died of lung cancer.
They wished he hadn't been smoking like a chimney.

25.
26.
28.

7) They slept early; that's why they didn't see the film.
If only they hadn't slept early.
If only they had seen the film.

30.
31.
33.

8) He gets fatter and fatter because he can't stop eating junk food.
If only he didn't get fatter and fatter.
If only he could stop eating junk food.

35.
36.
9) We didn't invite her; so she didn't come.

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38.

I wish we had invited her.

I wish she had come.

40.
41.
43.

10) I missed the first lecture as I arrived to the campus late.

I wish I hadn't arrived to the campus late.
I wish I hadn't missed the first lecture.

1) Where ............ you born?

a.

were

b.

have

c.

are

d.

did

2) A: Where ....................... that jacket? B: In that new clothes shop in Piazza Kennedy.
a.

have you bought

b.

did you buy

3) How long .................. your best friend?

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a.

do you know

b.

did you know

c.

have you known

4) A: I lived in Milan when I was younger. B: Really? How long ........................ there?
a.

did you live

b.

have you lived

c.

lived you

5) Gladstone ............... the Prime Minister of Great Britain 5 times during the reign of Queen Victoria.
a.

has been

b.

had been

c.

was

6) My grandmother, who died five years ago, .............. abroad.

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a.

was never going

b.

never went

c.

has never been

7) A: Would you like a coffee? B: No thanks. ..................... one.

a.

I just had

b.

I've just had

c.

I was just having

8) J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" books .................... in many countries.

a.

have been published

b.

were published

c.

had been published

9) Many of Dickens's novels .................... in monthly magazines.

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a.

were first published

b.

have been first published

c.

had been first published

10) (at 10.30 a.m.) .................. Julie this morning?

a.

Did you see

b.

Have you seen

c.

Had you seen

11) (at 4.30 p.m.) .................... Julie this morning?

a.

Did you see

b.

Have you seen

12) Oh no! ...................... my keys!

a.

I've lost

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b.

I lost

13) .................. my keys last week.

a.

I've lost

b.

I lost

14) ................... to the cinema yesterday.

a.

I went

b.

I've been

c.

I've gone

d.
e.
f.

Question 1:
____ you (type) my letter already?
Have you typed
Did you typed
Did you type
Have you type

g.
h.

Question 2:
I saw Fiona in May and I _______ (see) her since.

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i.

haven't seen
haven't saw
didn't saw
didn't seen

j.
k.
l.

Question 3:
I ________ (speak) my cousins since my last birthday. (negative)
haven't spoke
didn't speak
haven't spoken
haven't speak

m. Question 4:
n. I'm sorry but I haven't ....... today.
o.
done my homework
studied my homework
read my lesson
done my lesson
p.
q.
r.

Question 5:
I _____ (see) him since his last birthday.
haven't see
haven't seen
didn't see
haven't saw

s.
t.
u.

Question 6:
Tom _____ (be) home since he was a boy.
didn't be
wasn't
hasn't been
hasn't be

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v. Question 7:
w. He knows? I ____ (tell) him.
x.
haven't tell
haven't told
not tell
didn't told
y. Question 8: \
z. I _____ (plant) fourteen rose-bushes so far this morning.
aa.
have planted
plant
have plant
has planted
ab. Question 9:
ac. Olga ______ (appear) on TV before now.
ad.
didn't appear
hasn't appear
didn't appeared
hasn't appeared
ae. Question 10:
af. He ______ recently (arrive) from NYC.

ag.

has recently arrive

has recently arrived
recently has arrived

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Wish Clauses Test

Wish Clauses
Clause Upper Intermediate
Clauses Quiz

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PDF Exercises: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
ah.Choose the appropriate options to complete the sentences

aj. 1. Many people who live near nuclear plants are concerned. ---- go wrong, the
impact on the surrounding area could be disastrous.
Something would

Something will

Should something

Does something

ak.
al. 2. Had I known the carpenter was going to take three days to show up, I ---the materials and done the work myself. It would have been finished by now.
will get

would have gotten

might get

will have gotten

am.
an.3. I wish you ---- making that noise. It's bothering me.

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would stop

are going to stop

stop

can stop

ao.
ap.4. If I can speak Spanish, I ---- next year studying in Mexico.
would spend

would have spent

had spent

will spend

aq.
ar. 5. It would have been a much more serious accident ---- fast at the time .
had she been driving

was she driving

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she had driven

she drove

as.
at. 6. "Can I borrow your car for this evening?"
"Sure, but Nora's using it right now. If she ---- it back in time, you're welcome
to borrow it."
brought

would bring

had brought

brings

au.
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aw.
7. We ---- the game if we'd had a few more minutes.
might have won

won

had won

will win

ax.

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ay. 8. If you ---- to my advice in the first place, you wouldn't be in this mess right
now.
listen

will listen

had listened

listened

az.
ba.9. If I ---- the same problems you had as a child, I might not have succeeded
in life as well as you have.
have

would have

had had

should have

bb.
bc. 10. ---- more help, I could call my neighbor.
Needed

Should I need

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I have needed

I should need