Question

1.Choose the correct form of the word from those in the brackets.
The telephone rang. Robert picked up the receiver. 'Is that Mr Blair?' A woman's voice' (has asked,
asked) 'I'm sorry to trouble you and I (know, knew) we' (didn't meet, haven't met) yet, but I (had
seen, have seen) you in Milford and I' (needed, need) a lawyer. I mean, I need one now, this minute. I
(am, was) in trouble.'




2.Choose the correct form of the word from those in the brackets.
Mr Jones left the hospital at the end of April. He' (broke, had broken) his leg in March and² (was, had
been) in hospital for about five weeks. He' (got, was getting) into a taxi and (had gone, went) straight
home. He' (told, had told) everybody at home that the doctors and nurses (were looking, had looked)
after him very well.



3.Choose the correct form of the word from those in the brackets.
Although I (want, wanted) (to see, to have seen) the new musical on Broadway, I couldn't get tickets.
Cindy, because she (needs, needed) (to take, to have taken) her medication, momentarily left the
meeting.
In our part of the country the planting season (begins, began) each year in May.
When everything (goes, went) well, my uncle (was, has been) pleasant (to be, to have been) with.
read) 'Great expectations' once more, Kate was not interested in (having read,
(Reading, Havin
reading) it again.
Jesse (has, had, had had) to register for the class before noon last Friday.
Find the mistake and correct it

Answer 1

1. The correct answers are: asked, knew, haven't met, have seen, need, was.
2. The correct answers are: had broken, had been, was getting, went, had told, had looked.
3. The correct answers are: wanted to see, needed to have taken, begins, went, has been, reading.