Advanced Grammar Test on English Verb Tenses-3

1. They ……………. the advantages and the disadvantages of the takeover when I ……….. them an hour or so later.

will discuss – would rejoin

were discussing – rejoined

are discussing – will rejoin

have discussed – am rejoining

2. For nearly a decade most governments in the world …………… to find ways of combating environmental problems.

would have tried

could try

has tried

have been trying

3. Obviously there …………… a remarkable improvement in the condition of the patient since he ………….. surgery.

will be – had undergone

has been – underwent

would have been – would undergo

is – undergoes

4. When he …………. that very rash promise he didn’t realise what he ……………. himself in for.

made – was letting

has made – lets

was making – has let

will make – would let

5. Actually, most of the crimes that ……….. last year were not connected with violence, but this is not the picture that ………. up from watching TV coverage of the topic.

had committed – would build

were being committed – was built

would be committed – had been built

were committed – builds

6. It is hoped that by the end of the century the growth rate of the world population ……………….. substantially.

will have to be curbed

will curb

has been curbed

will have been curbed

7. Of course nobody knows what the outcome of the election ………… but at the moment Malcolm …………. as the most likely candidate

is – has been regarded

will be – is regarded

was – would have been regarded

would have been – is being regarded

8. By the time Brahms ………… to compose his symphonies, this form ………… well established.

has begun – has been

began – had been

had begun – was

was beginning – would have been

9. It wouldn’t have surprised me if he ………………. after that incident.

resigned

had resigned

has resigned

would have resigned

10. Before the nationwide vaccination campaign ………….., the infant mortality rate ………….. to an alarming extent.

had been introduced – has risen

will be introduced – rose

was introduced – had risen

is being introduced – would rise