Section 2. Thematic tests on English Tenses, Sequence of Tenses, Conditional Sentences, Passive Voice

TOPIC 1. PERFECT TENSES

Translate the sentence into your native language. Choose the correct option.

1. I… the book by next month.

will translated

have translated

will have translated

will translate

2. … … … … these articles by the beginning of next week?

Are, we, have, read

We, will, have, read

Will, we, have, read

We, will, have, read

3 By the time we …, they… for London.

arrive, have already left

arrive, will have already left

will arrive, will already have left

will have arrived, already will have left

4. I… all the articles until next week.

won’t have read

won’t read

not have read

read

5 By the time they …here, she… dinner.

will come, will have cooked

come, will have cooked

will have come, will have cook

comes, will cooked

6. I… this gallery when I… in London.

saw, was

have seen, was

has seen, been

have see, was

7. I… these articles.

already have read

have already read

already read

have read already

8 … to London twice?

He has been

Has he been

Were he

Been he

9. … this text-book. I… it.

Don’t buy, I’ve bought

Not to, buy, I’ve buy

Don’t buy, I buyed

Not, buy, buy

10. … all the work?

Did you already do

Have you already done

Have you done already

Already did you do

11. She said that Tom… away on Friday.

goed

has gone

had gone

have gone

12. We… away before they returned there.

will go

go

went

had gone

13. … that Ann… there …?

Did he said, is, either

Said he, had been, too

Have he say, had been, either

Did he say, had been, too

14. When the man… in, I understood that I… him somewhere before.

had come, had seen

came, had seen

has come, will see

had come, had seen

15. The employee says that he… the task.

has already done

had already done

already did

already has done

16. My new friend asked me if I… in London.

have been

were

had been

will be

17. … in the USA?

Were you ever

Had you ever been

Have you ever been

Did you ever been

18. He… the translation by the end of the week.

completed

had completed

will complete

has completed

19. Nick said that he… the translation ….

had not done, too

do not do, too

hasn’t done, either

hadn’t done, either

20. This is… book I ….

the most best, ever read

the best, I have ever read

the most good, I ever have read

more good, I ever read

21. … that Fred … … student of our university?

Did you hear, are, the best

Have you heard, was, the most good

Had you heard, was, the best

Have you heard, is, the best

22. He said that that Mike … … student of our group.

is, the most bad

was, the most bed

had been, the worse

was, the worst

23. … in the USA? – Yes, I… there 5 years ago.

Were you, was

Had you been, have been

Have you been, was

Did you be, had been

24. He asked if I… in the USA. I answered that I… there 5 years before.

have ever been, was

had ever been, had been

ever was, was

ever had been, had was

25. They… everything themselves before the translator ….

did, had come

had done, came

did, came

have done, came

TOPIC 2. CONTINUOUS TENSES

Translate the sentence into your native language. Choose the correct option.

1. I… the piano in the evening.

will be play

be playing

will playing

will play

2. She… yet when we… back.

will not be sleeping, come

won’t sleep, will come

will not be sleeping, will have come

doesn’t sleep, will come

3. What… by 9 pm tonight?

will he be doing

will he have done

will he do

will have he done

4. They… when Fred comes.

will having supper

will be having supper

will supper

will had supper

5. What… when your sons arrive?

will you be doing

will you done

you will be doing

you will doing

6. My brother… TV from 6 till 7 pm tonight.

won’t be watching

won’t watch

won’t have watched

won’t has watched

7. I ….

am not sit

am not sitting

do not sat

am not sit

8. I ….

is read

readed

am reading

do reading

9. We… his articles.

are reading

are read

do reading

do reads

10. We… TV now.

are not watched

are not watching

doesn’t watching

had not watched

11. Why… your homework?

aren’t you doing

aren’t you do

hadn’t you doing

you aren’t doing

12. … or writing?

Is he read

Does he reading

Is he reading

He is reading

13. What …?

are you singing

are you sing

are you sang

has you sang

14. Which sentence is correct?

Are you eat?

Are you eating?

Do you eating?

You is eat?

15. Bess… at the window.

did not sat

was not sitting

had not sat

does not sitting

16. My sister said that he… a composition.

was written

was writing

is writing

written

17. The students said that they… their text-books.

reading

had reading

were reading

did reading

18. Alex said that they… TV the day before.

are not watching

were not watching

had not watched

have not watched

19. She asked us what ….

are you reading

were you reading

are we read

we were reading

20. Father wondered why… homework?

aren’t Ann doing your

Ann wasn’t doing her

hadn’t Ann doing his

had Ann done her

21. She asked if… or translating.

was he reading

did he read

he was reading

did he reading

22. She wondered if ….

I have slept

I was sleeping

was I sleeping

I do slept

23. She said that her husband… in a foreign company.

not works

has not worked

had not worked

were not working

24. Fred… that Ann was not slipping.

know

had known

was knowing

knew

25. Paul… that he… on the phone.

was saying, speaks

saying, was speaking

said, was speaking

had said, spoke

TOPIC 3. PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSES

Translate the sentence into your native language. Choose the correct option.

1. Next week they… here.

will not have been working

will not working

will not work

will not works

2. By the end of next month they… here for two years.

will have worked

will have been working

will be working

will work

3. By the 15-th of May Mary… her new book.

will have be writing

will have written

will write

will be writing

4. Before these sportsmen… to the competition, the coach… them for 6 months.

will go, will have been trained

go, will have been training

will have gone, will have been training

go, will train

5. When the conference …, we… here yet.

will start, will have been coming

starts, will have come

start, will be coming

will be staring, will have been come

6. Before Fred… for the UK we… at the project for 10 days.

leaves, will have been working

leave, will have worked

will leave, will be working

will have left, will have worked

7. By the time they… home, he… cards with friends since the very morning.

get, will have played

have got, will be playing

got, will play

get, will have been playing

8. By the end of this month she… as a teacher for 15 years.

will been working

will have worked

will work

will have been working

9. Since when… at this enterprise?

have you been working

did you work

was you working

you have worked

10. Tom… the book since three o’clock.

have read

has read

was reading

has been reading

11. What… here since early morning? – He… for my examination.

has he done, have been preparing

he have done, have prepared

has he been doing, has been preparing

he has been doing, was preparing

12. I… a lot of English texts lately.

have been reading

have read

read

were reading

13. She… German in 2000.

begun teaching

has begun teaching

begins teaching

began teaching

14. Ann ….

already has come

has already come

have been already coming

has come already

15. … at this enterprise since 2003?

Has she been working

She has been working

Has she worked

Was she working

16. How long… for us?

you have been waiting

have you been waiting

had you waited

was you waiting

17. The employee said that he… German in 1997.

began learning

begun learning

has begun learning

had begun learning

18. The chief asked the employee since when… at the company?

have you been working

has he been working

had he been working

he had been working

19. The chief asks how long… at this company?

had she been working

has she been working

she has been working

she had been working

20. The pupil says that… a lot of English books lately.

they have been reading

they had been reading

they read

they have read

21. Ann said that her husband ….

has already come

had already come

already came

already comes

22. Mother asked them… since early morning? They answered that they… for the examination.

what have you been doing here, had prepared

what they have been doing there, have prepared

what had you been doing here, have been preparing

what they had been doing there, had been preparing

23. My sister explained that she… the book since five o’clock.

have been reading

has been reading

had read

had been reading

24. Fred asked if… for his sister?

we have been waiting

we had been waiting

had we been waiting

we were waiting

25. He… the translation.

just finished

has just been finishing

just has finished

has just finished

TOPIC 4. FUTURE IN THE PAST TENSES

Translate the sentence into your native language. Choose the correct option.

1. Ann said that she… there the next month.

would have gone away

would go away

will go away

went away

2. The chief asked them if they… in that project.

would take part

take part

will take part

would have been taken part

3. The guy said that by the time his friend… them up they… for two hours.

picks, will have been walking

picked, would have been walking

would pick, would have walked

would have picked, would be walked

4. He knew Mary… next Monday.

would pack

would be packing

will have packed

would pack

5. The student said he… the text-book by the time the librarian… him to give it back.

will read, would ask

would have been reading, ask

would have read, asked

will have read, shall ask

6. The girl said that she… French lessons twice a week.

would be taking

would take

would have taken

will have been taking

7. He said that his friend… by 9 o’clock.

would come

would have come

will come

would be coming

8. We were sure that you… late.

would have been

will be

would be being

would be

9. We knew that Ann… from her trip the next month.

will return

would have returned

would return

would be returning

10. We decided that we… to Paris on holidays.

will go

would be going

would go

will have gone

11. The guy knew his aunt… him any money.

will not lent

would not lend

would be lending

lends

12. I was sure that after midnight they all ….

would be sleeping

would sleep

would have slept

would have been sleeping

13. His teacher was almost sure the student… all the exams.

would be passing

would have passed

will have been passing

would pass

14. I was sure that Kate… by the time I ….

comes, have arrived

came, would arrive

will have come, arrive

would have come, arrived

15. The employee says that he… on business next week.

will go away

will be going away

would have gone

would have been going away

16. Our teacher is almost sure we… our exams.

would pass

will be passing

will pass

would have passed

17. The guide has said that he… at 7 o’clock.

would come back

will come back

would have come back

will have come back

18. I thought the manager… everything by our arrival, but I… wrong.

will prepare, am

would have prepared, was

would have been preparing, have been

will have prepared, had been

19. The student explains that she… German lessons twice a week.

would take

will take

would be taking

will be taking

20. The manager knows that the chief… next month.

would return

will return

would be returning

will have returned

21. My friend has assured me he… the book by the time I… him to give it back.

would have read, asked

will have read, ask

would have been reading, had asked

will have read, have asked

22. He assures me that he… the book by the time I… him to give it back.

will have read, ask

would have been reading, asked

will read, asked

will have been reading, ask

23. Our new friend promised he… to see us when he… in London.

came, is

would come, was

comes, would be

will come, has been

24. This employee has just said that he… on business to the USA next summer.

would go

will go

goes

went

25. The employee said that he… to the USA the next summer.

will go

will be going

would go

goes