TENSES REVIEW TEST 9.

Since the summer of 1995 hot money generated by the

low interest rates of the Bank of Japan _____ by hedge
1. By the time he ____ five mistakes, I ____ to him that he fund operators of the Soros school to puff up the world
should write to the editors to complain about it bubble.

A) has found / have said B) had found / said A) is being used B) is used C) has been used
C) will have found / say D) found / was saying D) will be used E) was used
E) have found / will say
10. By the time you ______ studying the verb tense
2. The Trevi fountain _____ by the architect Salvi in 1735 tutorial, you _______ all twelve tenses including their
and _____ by several artists of Bernini's school. passive forms.

A) built / had been decorated A) had finished / would be mastering

B) had been built / would have been decorated B) would have finished / had mastered
C) has been built / has been decorated C) finish / will have mastered
D) was built / decorated D) finished / will mater
E) is being built / decorated E) have finished / have mastered

3. Numerous groups of scientists ____ UFO reports over 11. When astrology ___ its birth pangs, thousands of
the past few decades. years ago with the Babylonians, the sky ___ a little
different than it does now.
A) studied B) are studying C) would be studied
D) have studied E) was studied A) had / looked B) have / was looked
C) will have / looks D) had had / had looked
4. When Odysseus ____ to the Underworld to seek the E) would have / looked
advice of the dead prophet Teiresias, he ____ the shade
of Achilles. 12. Up until now our spacecraft _____ by burning various
chemical propellants.
A) has journeyed / encountered
B) journeyed / encountered A) have been powered B) powered
C) will journey / encounter C) would be powered D) will power
D) were journeying / had encountered E) had been powered
E) would journey / would encounter
13. Our company _____ to include more than 2000 full-
5. For more than 50 years, UFO investigators ____ the time workers since the day we ______ to work here.
skies for signs of alien life--completely snubbed by the
scientific community as cranks. A) is expending / start B) had expanded / started
C) will expand/ will start D) has expanded/ started
A) had scoured B) scoured C) would have scoured E) was expanding / had started
D) have scoured E) are scouring
14. I ________ Africa, but I _____ to South America
6. Before his first birthday, his family ____ to Munich several times .
where Albert’s father, Hermann Einstein, and uncle ____
a small electro-chemical business. A) had never visited / had traveled
B) never visited / will travel
A) had been moved / set up B) moved / sets up C) was visiting / would have traveled
C) had moved / set up D) was moving / were set up D) have never visited / have traveled
E) will move / set up E) visited / was traveling

7. By the time President Polk ____ to office in 1845, an 15. For the past several months we have been treated to a
idea called "Manifest Destiny" had taken root among the host of planets in the night sky.
American people, and the new occupant of the White
House _____ a firm believer in the idea of expansion. A) had treated B) was treated
C) has been treated D) would be treated
A) came / is B) was coming/ had been E) treated
C) came / was D) has come / would be
E) had come / had been 16. The Crocodile belongs to the family Crocodylinae,
which ____ of those organisms ____ common crocodilian
8. When her first novel, Sense and Sensibility, _____ in traits.
1811 Jane Austen ____ the support of her brother Henry
who helped negotiate with a publisher A) consisted / shared
B) consisting / were shared
A) appears / has B) appeared / had C) would consist / having shared
C) had appeared / had had D) will appear / will have had D) consist / to share
E) appeared / has had E) consists / sharing
17. By the time messengers from the Hartford Convention 25. They ____ in their new home three weeks when the
____ Washington, D.C., however, they found the war wakes, or fair, ____.
____.
A) had been / would have begun B) were / were beginning
A) reach / ended B) reached / had ended C) had been / began D) are / will begin
C) would reach / ended D) had reached / end E) has been / began
E) have reached / has ended
26. By the middle of the 1960s crocodile hunting ____
18. More than a decade ____ since a pilot program many species critically threatened, ____ the American
through the Department of Defense (DoD) ____ 10 military crocodile near to extinction.
psychologists in a new role--that of prescribing
A) left / included B) was left / having included
A) had passed / placed B) passed / was placing C) leaves / include D) was leaving / to have included
C) has passed / placed D) will pass / will place E) had left / including
E) has passed / has placed
27. I'm getting a little worried because the baby ____ for
19. The development of children’s mathematical abilities over half an hour
____ when they actually _____ the concepts behind the
math problems and how to solve them on their own. A) has been crying B) is crying C) was crying
D) had cried E) will cry
A) increased / had learnt
B) increase / will learn 28. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in
C) was increasing / was learning the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture ____ by
D) increases / learn the time Europeans first ____ in the New World
E) had increased / would have learnt
A) disappeared/had arrived B) disappeared/were arriving
20. Johannes Kepler ____ mathematically that all the C) had disappeared / arrived D) has disappeared / arrived
planets _____ in elliptical orbits. E) will disappear / will have arrived

A) proved / had moved B) would prove / moved 29. I have not traveled much yet; however, I ____ ______
C) proved / move D) had proved / moved the Grand Canyon and San Francisco by the time I
E) proves / moves ______ the United States

21. I ____ afraid of her ever since I ____ her arguing with A) visit/ am leaving B) had visited / left
the accountant. C) have visited / will leave D) visited / had left
E) will have visited / leave
A) have been / heard B) was / hear C) had been /hear
D) am /am hearing E) have been/will have heard 30. By the time an effective cease-fire ____ actually
implemented, on October 24, the IDF ____ the Egyptian
22. By the time a containment effort ____, a weather 3rd Army completely.
storm ____ to spread the oil as much as three feet thick
across 1,400 miles of beaches. A) had been / surround B) would be / would have been
C) were / surrounded C) was / had surrounded
A) is put forth / helps E) will be / surround
B) will be put forth / helps
C) had been put forth / helped 31. In the last hundred years, traveling _______ much
D) was put forth / had helped easier and very comfortable
E) is put forth/ has helped
A) become B) became C) have become
23. American morale ____ at an all-time low when the D) will become E) would become
British captured the City of Washington and ____ the
White House. 32. Globalization _____ new pressures that demand that
European industry _____ high levels of performance.
A) has been / has burned B) is / will be
C) was / burned D) had been / would be A) was created/ had to achieve
E) were / had been B) has created/must achieve
C) had created / were achieving
24. A wealth of new information about dinosaurs ____ D) will create / would achieve
over the past 30 years, and science's old ideas of E) created / will achieve
dinosaurs as slow, clumsy beasts _____ around
completely. 33. When I ____ into the busy office, the secretary _____
on the phone with a customer
A) has been learning / were turned
B) had been learnt / was turned A) walked / was talking B) was walking / talked
C) has been learnt / has been turned C) have walked / talked D) walked / will talk
D) was learned / turned E) had walked / would have talked
E) will have been learnt / has been turned
34. The firemen ______ the old woman who _____ 43. This is the third time I ____ it, and I still enjoy his
trapped on the third floor of the burning building. writing style and the content of his argument, even if the
examples are close to 15 years old now.
A) had rescued / had been B) was rescuing / had been
C) will rescue / would be D) have rescued / was A) read B) had read D) have read
E) rescued / was D) am reading E) would read

35. By the time you ____ the end of this tutorial you ____
to construct a series of linked web pages for any subject 44. According to some theories by the year 2050,
that includes formatted text. computers and other technological devices ____
teachers.
A) had reached / had been able to
B) would reach / was able to A) had replaced B) would replace
C) reach / were able to C) has replaced D) will have replaced
D) will reach / has been able to E) replaced
E) have reached / will be able to
45. Ever since the beginning of human existence,
36. In June, my parents ______ for nearly fifty years. humans ____ as individuals,solely concerned about their
own individual self interests.
A) got married B) used to marry
C) will be married D) Has been married A) had lived B) lived C) have lived
E) Are going to marry D) was living E) would have lived

37. This is the first time I ____ these creatures.

46. I _______ my English by the time I ______ back from
A) had ever seen B) saw C) would see the U.S.
D) have seen E) see
A) had perfected / had come
38. For the last few years, the Town of Ogden has tried to B) perfected / come
get information regarding C) will have perfected / come
D) have perfected / have come
A) had tried B) would try C) tried E) was perfecting / came
D) has tried E) try

47. Deaths caused by cardiovascular disease have ____

39. He is a big outgoing confident professional but this is over the last 50 years.
the first time I ever ____ him verbalize a fear of physically
going into the city. A) decreased B) have decreased C) decreases
D) was decreasing E) had decreased
A) have heard B) had heard C) would have heard
D) heard E) hear
48. In a dramatic ceremony last week President Daniel
Moi ___ on fire the 20-ft tower of ivory, which ____ in a
40. I am sorry I can’t hear what you ________ because clearing overlooking the Athi Plains in Nairobi's game
everybody ________ so loudly. park

A) say/is talking B) said / were speaking A) sets / were erected B) will set / will be erected
C) have said / spoke D) would have said /spoken C) has set/were erected D) set / had been erected
E) says / speaks E) was setting / had been erecting

41. We _____ to open the door for five minutes when 49. For the last few months I ____ pain and tenderness in
Jane _____ her key. my breasts from time to time.

A) tried / has found B) are trying / will find A) had got B) got C) get
D) had been trying / found D) were trying / finds D) have been getting E) will get
A) will have been opening / finds
50. She _______ her Japanese relatives once in 1993
42. The Central Bank ____ that it ____ the interest rates before she ______ in with them in 1996.
by 3 per cent from tomorrow.
A) Would have visited/ had moved
A) has announced/will decrease B) Had visited / moved
B) announces/had decreased C) Has been visited / has moved
C) will announce/will decrease D) Will have visited / moves
D) had announced / decreased E) Visited / had moved
E) would announce / will be decreased
51. Childbirth _____ with pain since the beginning of 59. It just isn't fair: while I ____ as a waiter last month, my
time, and throughout history measures ____ to help friends ____ on the beach
relieve it.
A) worked / lied B) was working / lied
A) has been associated / have been introduced C) have been working / lied D) worked / were lying
B) had been associated / was E) was working / were lying
C) was associated / would be
D are associated / were 60. It's very annoying: he ____ about his rafting
E) have been associated / had been adventure. I _____ the same, twice already, but I don't
make such a fuss!
52. When she ______ her part-time job in June 1998 she
_______ a management course at Monash University. A) always brags,/ have done
B) has always bragged / did
A) began / had started B) begins / started C) is always bragging / have done
C) had begun / started D) was beginning / had started D) has always been bragging / did
E) was begun/ had started E) was always bragging / have done

53. I _______ to John when I _______ the meeting about 61. The reason why I ____ a yew hedge here is because it
our current problem. ____ a beautiful setting for my herbaceous border
plants.
A) referred/ had told B) was referring / was telling
C) was referring / told D) refer / will tell A) preferred/ provides B) preferred / is providing
E) have referred / told C) have preferred / provides D) prefer / provided
E) preferred / has provided
54. Builders ________ the Millennium Dome by the end of
the year 2005. 62. I am very happy to see that you ____the picture that
you ____ last month.
A) will have finished B) finished C) was being finished
D) have finished E) are finishing A) were completing / began
B) completed / have started
C) are painting / have you fished
55. When I last ______ to Italy, a team of scientists D) will complete / began
______ the leaning tower of Pisa. E) have completed / started

A) go / were examining
B) have gone/have been examining 63. Through the winter, the bank rates ____ reasonably
C) went/were examining steady, but they ____ to improve again.
D) had gone/ would have examined
E) was gone / will have examined A) had been/were starting
B) were /had started
56. I ________ Bill this morning, but I _______ him since. C) will be /start
D) were/have started
A) have seen / haven't seen B) saw / haven't seen E) have been/started
C) saw / didn't see D) have seen / didn't see
E) had seen / haven't seen 64. After we ______ for two hours I _____ that Alice was
missing.

57. My father ___ primary school when the war ____ out A) have walked/will realize
B) had walked/realized
A) just finished / broke C) walked / was realizing
B) has just finished / broke D) walk /will realize
C) just finished / was breaking E) walk /realize
D) had just finished / broke
E) had just finished / was breaking 65. I told him to stay on the path while he was hiking, but
he _____ off into the forest and _____ by a snake.

58. You ________ all morning, but you only ______ three A) have wandered / will be bitten
letters ! B) wandered / was bitten
C) wander / bite
A) had been typing / have only done D) had wandered / had bitten
B) were typing / only did E) will wander / bite
C) typed / only did
D) have typed / have only done 66. In the last hundred years , traveling ______ much
E) have been typing / have only done easier and very comfortable.

A) has become B) became C) had become

D) will become E) becomes
67. I can’t believe how much you _______ since the last 75. In recent years, many innovative internet based
time I ______ you. dispute resolution sites and tools _____ .

A) change/will see B) changed/had seen A) had established B) were established

C) had changed/saw D) have changed /saw C) have been established D) will have been established
E) will change /see E) established

76. When I ____ to the cash register to pay for the Coke,
68. In case the manager ______ the findings , he is the lady behind the counter ____ to a friend of hers on
determined to study on another plan. the phone .

a. rejects b. rejecting c. has rejected A) had gone up / had talked B) go up / talked

d. rejected e. will reject C) went up / was talking D) have gone up / talked
E) am going up / talk
69. Although the gas ____ in 1769, it _____ until 1844
when an American dentist by the name of Horace Wells, 77. Before the assignment of the Sistine ceiling in 1505,
first put the nitrous oxide to use during a dentistry Michelangelo _____ by Julius II to produce his tomb,
procedure. which _____ to be the most magnificent of Christian
times
A) discovered/was B) was discovered/wasn’t
C) is discovered/isn’t D) will be discovered/will not be A) commissioned / had planned
E) had been discovered / is B) has been commissioned / is planned
C) is commissioned / will have been planned
D) had been commissioned / was planned
70. She _____ to go to the conference, though she knew E) was commissioned / planned
all her colleagues ____ there
78. When scientists ____ in 1975 at the Asilomar
A) had refused/ could have been Conference Center in California, the new field of genetic
B) refuses/will be engineering ____ center stage.
C) has refused/are
D) refused/would be A) gathered/took
E) would refuse/will be B) had gathered/ had took
C) will gather/ takes
71. The builders ____ they ____ the leaking roof by the D) has gathered / will take
next week. E) is gathering / takes

A) say /will have repaired B) said/will be repairing 79. Contamination _____ when radioactive material _____
C) said /had repaired D) will say/repair non-radioactive surfaces.
E) had said/had repaired
A) occurs / contacts
72. The secretary ____ her boss that she _____ the work B) occurred / has contacted
by the weekend. C) had occurred / contacted
D) has occurred / will contact
A) promised/was repairing E) would occur / would contact
B) promises/finishes
C) has promised/will have finished 80. By this time next summer, you ____ your studies and
D) had promised/had finished _______ a job
E) promised/finished
A) had finished / found B) finished / had found
73. After “Happy Birthday” ______ to the birthday boy the C) will finish / find D) will have finished/ found
friends ______ together and then carry him, struggling E) have finished/ found
mightily, into an open space.
81. By the time World War II _____, the plastics revolution
A) was sung/ were gathering _____ already well underway.
B) had been sung / had gathered
C) sang/ would be gathered A) had begun / had been B) began / was
D) had been sung/ would gather C) began / would be D) has begun / were
E) is sung/ gather E) was beginning / has been

74. After I ____ from university, I _____ for a marketing 82. By this time next year, three oceans ____ by that
position with a prominent bank with branches all over the young sailor.
world.
A) have been crossed B) will be crossing
A) graduate / applied B) had graduated / have applied C) will cross D) were crossed
C) graduated / applied D) have graduated / am applying E) will have been crossed
E) was graduating / was applying
83. To reduce damage to teeth that occurs at night while you are 92. By the mid 12th century, due to huge merchant
sleeping, you should not eat anything sweet before going to bed. marines, Venice ____ enormously rich due to overseas
trade.
A) were sleeping / will eat B) slept / eat
C) sleep / ought not to eat D) have slept / ate
E) are sleeping / should not eat A) has grown B) will have grown C) grew
D) was growing E) would grow
84. By the time we get to Ankara this evening we _____
more than four hundred miles. 93. Realism and naturalism ____ out of a world which
____ increasingly becoming scientifically advanced.
A) will drive B) will have driven C) drove
D) have driven E) drive A) arose / was B) had arisen / is
C) arise / will be D) has been / would be
85. After I _____ the wallet full of money, I E) will arise / will be
_____immediately to the police to turn it in.
94. Owls ___ a pellet about twelve hours after they ___.
A) will find / will go B) had found / went
C) found / was going D) have found / will go A) regurgitated / eat B) regurgitate / will eat
E) found / will have gone D) are regurgitating / ate D) regurgitated / have eaten
E) regurgitate / eat
86. It ____ extremely important for us to know if aliens
____ the Earth surreptitiously.
95. It___not until people reach between 17 and 21 years
A) can be / visited B) would be / were visiting of age that the cartilage ___completely into bone.
C) had been / would visit D) would have been / visit
E) would not be / are visiting A) was / had hardened B) is / hardened
C) had been / had hardened E) have been / hardened
87. Panel member Eshleman said he thinks it ____ E) is / has hardened
surprising if there ____ life forms on other planets
96. When enough cooling ___, the invisible water vapor
A) would be / weren’t ___ to tiny droplets that form a cloud.
B) was / were
C) had been / would have been A) has taken place / changes C) took place / had changed
D) would have been / might have been C) takes place / changed D) will take place / changes
E) could be / are E) were taking place / were changing

88. It is hard to say where we ____ at the moment if we 97. As lichens __ and die, they __ their organic matter to
never _____ animals into medicine. the ground to start the process of creating the first so.

A) would have been / had introduced A) grew / contribute B) grows / will contribute
B) would be / had introduced C) had grown / have contributed D) grow / contribute
C) were / introduce E) were growing / had contributed
D) had been / would have introduced
E) are / introduced 98. When you ___ to explain something, it ___ a good
idea to draw a diagram.
89. It is estimated by 2040,approximately 14 million
Americans _______with Alzheimer’s Disease. A) tried / is B) are trying / was C) try / had been
D) will try / is E) try / is
A) will be diagnosed B) was diagnosed
C) have diagnosed D) is diagnosed 99. Owls ___ mostly in the evenings and at night when
E) diagnosed their prey ___ active.

90. Many trees ____ by disease in recent years. A) hunted / will be B) hunts / are
C) hunt / are C) had hunted / will be
A) have been attacking B) attacked E) have hunted / were
C) have been attacked D) are attacked
E) is attacking 100. They ____ batter-pudding and jam, when the boy
____ his chair and stood perfectly stiff.
91. Over the years, people ____ onto a negative image of
affirmative action although they ____ the basis of A) ate / jumped off B) were eating / jumped off
affirmative action, which includes its growth and C) had eaten / had jumped off D) are eating / are jumping off
importance in this society. E) will eat / will jump off

A) having held / sought B) hold / was seeking

C) had held / sought D have held / have not sought
E) will hold / seek
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