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39. It is time we ______ goodbye to each other. The train is due to leave

in a minute.
A) said

B) say

C) will say

D) had said

40. I think you should apologize when you______ her.

A) will see

B) see

C) saw

D) are seen

41. His clothes are in a mess because he ______ the house all morning.

A) has been painting

B) will be painting

C) had been painting

D) will have painted

42. Since I last met him he ______.

A) will get married

B) gets married

C) had got married

D) has got married

43. They quarreled last week. They ______ to each other since.

A) didn’t talk

B) haven’t talked

C) don’t talk

D) hadn’t talked

44. I ______ much of the film because I fell asleep half-way through.

A) had seen

B) didn’t see

C) wasn’t seen

D) saw

45. There is nothing we can do that ____ people from driving too fast.

A) is stopping

B) stop

C) will stop

D) stopped

46. I didn’t answer the phone when it ______ because I ______ a shower,

so I ______ it until it was too late.
A) rang / was having / didn’t hear
B) rung / was having / wasn’t heard
C) was ringing / had / didn’t hear
D) rang / was having / wasn’t heard

47. Last night I ______ you, but the phone was out of order.

A) would phone

B) phoned

C) were going to phone

D) didn’t phone

48. She wants us to meet at the cafeteria, but I’d rather we ______ here.

A) meet

B) will meet

C) met

D) had met

49. We met at the cafeteria as she wanted. I’d rather we ______ here.

A) meet

B) would meet

C) met

D) had met

50. It is likely that by the time you ______ to the shop it______ shut.

A) will get / will be

B) got / will be

C) would get / will

D) get / will be

51. ______ you ever ______ of him? He is a world-famous violinist.

A) Won’t / hear

B) Didn’t / hear

C) Haven’t / heard

D) Had / heard

52. A: Did you turn off the photocopier?

B: The manager ______ already ______ it off.
A) had / turned

B) has / turned

C) was / turned

D) had been / turned

53. I ______ what the problem is by tomorrow.

A) will be discovering

B) have discovered

C) will have discovered

D) will be discovered

54. By the time I got to the stadium they ______ already ______ for ten

minutes.
A) have / been playing

B) were/playing

C) had / been playing

D) will / have played

55. Someone ______ my bike last night. ______ you ever ______ your

bike stolen?
A) stole / Did / have

B) stolen / Have / had

C) was stolen / Have / had

D) stole / Have / had

56. The doctor ______ the patient with a smile and told him that he

______ better.
A) approached / is looking

B) approached / was looking

C) approaches / is looking

D) had approached / looked

57. I used to smoke at one time but now I ______ it up.

A) have given

B) gave

C) had given

D) am given

58. He ______ silly questions until my patience finally ran out.

A) has kept asking

B) kept asking

C) had been kept asking

D) was kept asking

59. He ______ at tennis since he came to the USA.

A) isn’t beaten

B) hasn’t beaten

C) hasn’t been beaten

D) wasn’t beaten

60. It is probably about time we ______ the car serviced.

A) had

B) would have

C) will have

D) have had

61. A: ______ we ______ somewhere before?

B: Yes, I ______ you at your sister’s wedding.
A) Didn’t / meet / saw

B) Haven’t / met / saw

C) Hadn’t / met / had seen

D) Haven’t / meet / have seen

62. The weather ______ worse last year than I ______ it to be.

A) was / had expected

B) was / have expected

C) had been / expected

D) had been / have expected

63. I______ hungry at four because I ______ a big lunch at one.

A) wasn’t / had had

B) am not / had

C) was / had had

D) wouldn’t be / had

64. I woke up feeling tired this morning because I ______ very well.

A) haven’t slept

B) wasn’t sleeping

C) hadn’t slept

D) haven’t been sleeping

65. Go out and get some fresh air! You ______ here reading all morning.

A) had been sitting

B) were sitting

C) are sitting

D) have been sitting

66. A: Why are you crying?

B: Well, I ______ up onions for the last five minutes.
A) have been cutting

B) will have cut

C) am cutting

D) will be cutting

67. A: Did you spend your holiday in Miami?

B: No. I was ______. It there, but I changed my mind and went to
Antalya instead.
A) spent

B) have spent

C) to have spent

D) to be spent

68. I don’t think your brother______ rid of his bad cold.

A) won’t get

B) had got

C) has got

D) hasn’t got

69. Transport systems ______ likely to change in the future. One probable

difference is that there ______ more electric vehicles.
A) is / will be

B) are / will be

C) will / are

D) will / would be

70. The men were to ______ but the manager decided to give them a

second change.
A) have been dismissed

B) dismissed

C) being dismissed

D) be dismissing

71. Mike ______ in a travel agency for six months in 1990. He already

had some experience of the tourist industry because he ______ in a
Tourist Information office in Bristol two years before.
A) had worked / had worked

B) was working / worked             

;

C) worked / has worked

D) worked / had worked

72. The film ______ already ______ when we sat down.

A) has already / started

B) was / starting

C) had / started

D) have / started

73. It is due______ in five years’ time.

A) to complete

B) be completed

C) be completing

D) to be completed

74. I ______ her a week ago but she ______ yet.

A) wrote / hasn’t answered
B) wrote / didn’t answer
C) had written / hasn’t answered
D) was written / doesn’t answer

75. A: What happens to traffic in a traffic jam?

B: It______ up.
A) is held

B) will hold

C) has been held

D) was held

76. No one brought up that question at the meeting. That question

______ up at the meeting.
A) was brought

B) won’t be brought

C) hasn’t been brought

D) wasn’t brought

77. By the end of this century most of the world’s oil supplies ______.

A) have used up

B) will have used up

C) have been used up

D) will have been used up

Book 1 Part B

Tenses - Passives  (Intermediate / Upper-Intermediate)