Fill in the blanks using the correct form of the verbs.
1. The minister had hardly finished his speech when the
earthquake shook (shake) the building.
2. Everybody will be at the office at about 08:30 tomorrow as the
meeting starts (start) at nine o'clock.
3. The candidate who we had interviewed before we spoke (speak) to any
others is still my favorite.
4. While climbing the mountain, we encountered
(encounter) a strange animal which
I'd never seen before.
5. The chairman was sure that his proposal would be accepted as no other
member had opposed
(oppose) it up to that time.
6. I wasn't surprised to hear that Monica had (have) an accident because she
is such a reckless driver.
7. Since the day the management changed and started running risky
experiments, very strange incidents have taken place
(take place) within the research
complex.
8-9. Urbanization has always been
(always / be) a problem causing several environmental
issues ever since the rate of migration increased
(increase) after the industrial
revolution.
10. When I came (come) home this evening, my parents had gone out for a
walk.
11. By the time the troops arrive (arrive), the war will have ended.
12. By the year 2050, linguists will have been studying
(study) the Indy-European
language family for more than 200 years.
13. The increase in fuel prices has become
(become) a major problem for people for
the last ten years, therefore, during this time many people have preferred to sell
their cars and buy smaller ones.
14. By the time he was 14, Wolfgang Mozart had composed
(compose) an enviable
number of musical pieces.
15. Archaeologists have explained
(explain) recently how an ancient underground city in
Cappadocia was used for making cheese and wine for years.
16. I was very surprised when he accepted to eat meat since
I had always assume
(always / assume) that he was a vegetarian.
17. I have injured (play) tennis tomorrow but I won't be able to do that because I
have injured my right ankle.
18. We had visited
(visit) the seashore many times before, but last summer we
enjoyed ourselves more than ever.
19. According to a study, thousands of vending machines will need to modify
(need /
modify) before we can use the new coins.
A) Complete the following exercise with the correct form of the verbs in
parentheses.
1. Hi, I (be) Matt Rotell, a friend of Alice's.
2-3. Oh, yes. Alice (mention) you the other day. Gee, you
(not look) like a detective.
4. Well, that's good, I (guess).
5-6. I'm curious. Tell me, how you (decide) to become
an undercover cop?
7-12. Well, when I (be) a kid, I (love) to read detective
novels. By the time I (be) ten, I (read) every book
in the Hardy Boys series. I (know) that I (want) to
get into law enforcement.
13. But according to Alice, you (attend) law school
nowadays.
14-18. Right. I (get) married last month. I (not mind)
being on the police force when I (be) single, but ever since I
(meet) Nicole, my wife, I (want) to do
something less dangerous.
19-21. I (understand). By the way, you
(have) any luck yet with those counterfeiters?
22-24. Well, I (follow) them for more than a month now, but
so far I (not be able to) catch them in the act.
Sometimes I (worry) that by the time they're caught, I'll have
my law degree and I'll be defending them!
