Completion Test 1
Further exercise on the use of the tenses
Fill in the verbs in brackets in the correct tenses
| Homepage | 1. Before we ............. (despatch) the consignment yesterday, we ...............(pack) everything carefully. |
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2. If the machine ............... (arrive) tomorrow we ............... (not/refuse) acceptance. |
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3. We ....................(know) this firm for five years. |
| goto tenses1 | 4. Goodness, I ....... (be) tired now. I ..................(work) on this essay for three hours and it ............ (be) not finished yet. |
| 5. My boss ........... (found) this firm in 1969; before he ............. (be) in the army. | |
| 6. Last night, when I .............. (control) the lights, suddenly a fire .............(break) out in warehouse no 2. | |
| 7. So far M&C ................... (never/get)such a chance. | |
| 8. Stephen, ......................... (you/ever/hear) such a noise? | |
| 9. Last year M&C ........... (win) many new customers, the year before they ............. (have) less success. | |
| 10. ..............(you/see) Jean this morning? Yes, I ........... (meet) her five minutes ago. | |
| 11. Last year Sue ................ (work) with ICI for 2 months. | |
| 12. I .................... (leave) for Munich now. I'll be back soon. | |
| 13. I ................... (not/be) to Munich since I studied there. | |
| 14. Presently, cash dispensers ................ (introduced) in GB. | |
| 15. They ............ (spend) a lot of money on software last year. | |
| goto next exercise | 16. Facing keen competition M&C .................... (invest) 1 million next year. |
1. despatched/had packed 2. arrives/will - arrived/would 3. have known 4. am/have been working/is 4. founded/had been
6. was controlling/broke 7. has - have never got 8. have you ever heard 9. won/had had 10. Have you seen/met 11. worked
12. am leaving 13. haven't been 14. are being 15. spent 16. will invest - is/are going to invest