Advanced English Grammar Exercise on Mixed Tenses (2)

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

had deteriorated / has given up

will deteriorate / will give up

deteriorated / gave up

was deteriorating / gives up

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

didn’t play / had had

hasn’t played / had had

wasn’t playing / had

hadn’t played / would have

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.

went / am doing

was going / have done

goes / am going to do

has gone / do

4. 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.

has been / has made

was / had made

will have been / has made

used to be / has made

5. 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

were holding

are holding

have held

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

will be visiting

is to visit

has visited

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

had been

has been

will be

will have been

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

carves out / is considering

has carved out / will be considered

was carving out/ will have been considering

carved out / has been considered

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

was / was finishing

will be /finished

will have been / finishes

would be / finished

10. 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

will be developing / may demonstrate

are developed / have demonstrated

develop / must demonstrate