Choose the best answer a, b, c or d:
A large number of students in this school………. . English quite fluently.
speaks b. is speaking c. has spoken d. speak
A series of lectures………being presented at the Central Hall this week.
are b. will be c. has become d. is
Beauty as well as health ………. failed her this term.
has b. have c is d. are
Bread and butter ………. what she asks for.
is b. are c. will be d. have been
Each student………. answered the first three questions.
has b. have c. have to d. must
Either John or his wife ………breakfast each morning.
make b. is making c. makes d. made
Everybody who ………. a fever must go home at once.
has b. have c. is having d. are having
Five dollars ………all I have on me.
are b. is c. will be d. have
John, along with twenty friends, ………. planning a party.
are b. is c. has been d. have been
Mathematics………. . the science of quantity.
was b. are c. is d. were
Measles………cured without much difficulty nowadays.
is b. are c. will be d. have
Neither Mary nor her brothers……a consent form for tomorrow’s field trip.
need b. needs c. is needing d. has need
Peter, together with his uncle, ……………fishing.
have gone b. has gone c. go d. goes
The army…………. eliminated this section of the training test.
has b. is having c. are d. have
The number of the months in a year …………twelve.
was b. were c. are d. is
The picture of the soldiers………. . back many memories.
will bring b. brings c. bring d. have brought
These pictures, as well as the photograph………. . the room.
brightens b. brightening c. brighten d. being brightened
The quality of the recordings ………. . not very good.
is b. are c. is being d. has been
This house as well as that one………. . for sale, which will you have?
are b. is c. have d. has
To what place ………either the man or his son wish to go?
is b. does c. do d. are
Twenty miles………. a long way to walk.
are b. was c. is d. were
What he told you………. . to be of no importance.
seems b. seem c. must seem d. have seemed
Mathematics………. . not always an exact science.
was b. are c. is d. were
Mr. John, accompanied by several members of the committee,……….. proposed some changes of the rules.
have b. has c. are d. is
The flock of birds…………. . circling overhead.
gets b. are c. is d. get
The levels of intoxication…………. from subject to subject.
has been varied b. have been varied c. varie d. vary
The majority of the students………. . him to be innocent.
was made b. believe c. makes d. make
The pair of the pliers………. . on the table.
was b. were c. put d. puts
The use of credit cards in place of cash………. . increased rapidly in recent years.
have been b. has beenc. has d. have
Advertisements on television…………. . becoming more competitive than ever before.
has b. have c. Are d. is
II Supply the correct tenses and form of the verbs in parentheses:
The English (be) ………. famous for their calmness.
The money that (spend) …………. on education every year (be) ………not enough.
The number of employees who (not, finish) …………. their work yet (have) ………. . to work on the weekend
The office (close) …………on the weekend.
The office (try) ………a lot to win the boss’s heart recently.
Five kilos of gold (steal) ………. . from the bank yesterday.
Physics (cause) …………you any trouble at school.
Yesterday, neither you nor I (choose) …………. to deliver the speech. So who (choose) ………. ?- Daisy and Ann (be) ……….
That you enjoy the food I cook (encourage) …………. me a lot.
When I (see) …………you yesterday, the boy in black trousers (try) ……. . to steal your wallet.
The contracts signed by the company (have) …………been voided because some stipulations were not met.
Ten miles (be) ………. a very long distance for us to walk.
Each package that is not properly wrapped (have) ………. . to be returned to the sender.
The keys of the house (have) ………. been lost.
The plan as well as the proposals (be) ………. . to be presented in the coming Monday meeting.
The box of ribbons for the electric typewriter (have) ………. . been misplaced.
It is disconcerting to believe that every possible candidate (have) ……. . been rejected for one reason or another.
There (have) ………. been more excitement in this city about a sporting event.
To me, Mathematics (be) ………something very easy to master.
If nobody (have) ………. . bought that car from the dealer, then you should return and make another offer.