Advanced English Grammar Exercise on Mixed Tenses (2)

1. It has been claimed by the prime minister that lunar space travel __________________ available by 2029.

will be

had been

will have been

has been

2. It has been estimated by the authorities that the most unusually packaged tourist ………… our country at this time next week.

is to visit

has visited

will be visiting

3. My co-worker,……….. past the bank every day and I have been asking him to pay my bill for me, but he keeps forgetting, so I……….. it myself.

was going / have done

went / am doing

has gone / do

goes / am going to do

4. The new product _________its own niche of the market recently, but by this time next year, it __________a dismal failure by all.

has carved out / will be considered

was carving out/ will have been considering

carved out / has been considered

carves out / is considering

5. It __________ extremely difficult to determine what sickness a patient held in the mid 1940s, yet the use of ultrasound and magnetic resonance since 1945 _______it easier to diagnose disease.

was / had made

used to be / has made

will have been / has made

has been / has made

6. Roberto ………… very well in the final, probably because he………… several long and difficult matches in the earlier rounds.

wasn’t playing / had

didn’t play / had had

hadn’t played / would have

hasn’t played / had had

7. My grandpa’s health ……….. until he ……….. taking alcohol.

had deteriorated / has given up

was deteriorating / gives up

deteriorated / gave up

will deteriorate / will give up

8. The moment children ______awareness, parents _______to them by word and deed that they must submit to the will of their parents.

developed / should have demonstrated

develop / must demonstrate

will be developing / may demonstrate

are developed / have demonstrated

9. The Prime Minister……….. so exhausted by the time he ……….. his visits to neighbouring countries.

will have been / finishes

would be / finished

will be /finished

was / was finishing

10. The state department is going to move all the convicts to the recently built facility, but they ___________ them in the ABC for the time being.

hold

are holding

were holding

have held