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 oclock.
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 oclock.
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 oclock.
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
TOPIC 5. SEQUENCE OF TENSES
Translate the sentence into your native language. Choose the correct option.
1. Fred asked Ann where he so early in the morning.
am going
went
go
was going
2. Mike knew his friends for me at the metro station.
will wait
will have waited
would wait
would be waiting
3. The chief didnt know that the employee the work the day before.
has already done
already did
had already done
would already do
4. The guy assures that he that woman.
is knowing
would know
had known
knows
5. Nick understood why his friend the previous evening.
has not come
didnt come
hadnt come
would not come
6. She asked her ex-classmate if he their English teacher.
had remembered
remember
remembered
will remember
7. The student reported he the material.
has already read
already read
had already read
will already read
8. Fred said that his wife the next month.
will come
had come
came
would come
9. The man said he tell me the right time, his watch wrong.