Advanced Grammar Test on English Verb Tenses-3

1. 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.

would be committed – had been built

were being committed – was built

were committed – builds

had committed – would build

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

have discussed – am rejoining

are discussing – will rejoin

were discussing – rejoined

will discuss – would rejoin

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

will have to be curbed

has been curbed

will have been curbed

will curb

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

was – would have been regarded

would have been – is being regarded

will be – is regarded

is – has been regarded

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

began – had been

had begun – was

has begun – has been

was beginning – would have been

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

would have resigned

resigned

had resigned

has resigned

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

was making – has let

has made – lets

will make – would let

made – was letting

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

was introduced – had risen

had been introduced – has risen

is being introduced – would rise

will be introduced – rose

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

has tried

could try

have been trying

would have tried

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

is – undergoes

has been – underwent

would have been – would undergo

will be – had undergone