Времена английского глагола. Тесты
тест по английскому языку (11 класс) по теме

Тest 1

1.        A man who        in the compartment said that the place

        by a passenger who        out to the diner.

A was sitting, is taken, went B sat, had been taken, has gone C was sitting, was taken, had gone D had been sitting, had taken, went

2.        I cannot make up my mind if I        them till I        

when they        .

A join, will find out, leave B will join, find out, will be leaving C will join, will find out, are leaving D would join, would find out, will leave

3.        Cyprus        on major migration routes for birds, and

in spring and autumn many millions          through.

Many species also        on the island,

A is lying, are passing, will winter

B lies, pass, winter

C is lying, pass, wintered

D has lain, have passed, have been wintering

4.        The term Middle Ages        by scholars in the 15th

century to designate the interval between the downfall
of the classical world of Greece and Rome and its re
discovery at the beginning of their own century, a
revival in which they        they        . Indeed, the no
tion of a long period of cultural darkness        by

Petrarch even earlier.

A coined, had felt, participated, had expressed

B is coined, feel, are participating, has been expressed

C has coined, have felt, had participated, was expressed

D was coined, felt, were participating, had been expressed

5.        It        that as a result of emigration and other fac
tors, such as war losses and temporary decline in fertili
ty, the population         by about 5 per cent between

mid-1974 and 1977. The years since 1974 also        by

an increase in persons leaving the island in search of work, especially in the Middle East.

A has been estimated, decreased, have been marked B estimated, had decreased, mark C has estimated, has decreased, have marked D was estimated, was decreased, was marked

6.        Raphael's greatest work, "The School of Athens",        

in the Vatican at the same time that Michelangelo        

on the Sistine Chapel.

A had been being painted, worked B was painted, was working C was painting, had worked D has been painted, was working

7.        You        nothing unless you        a microscope. It is

the most interesting specimen I        .

A see, don't use, ever see B will see, don't use, have ever seen C will see, use, have ever seen D won't see, won't use, ever saw

8.        Do you see a couple in the corner? Their dessert        

now. As soon as they        it, we        their table.

A is served, finish, will take B is serving, will finish, take

C is being served, finish, will take

D has been served, will have finished, will take

9.        What's the matter?        ? — Yes, my mother        bad
ly ill since yesterday.

A        Have you cried, is

B        Have you been crying, has been

C        Did you cry, was

D        Are you crying, had been

10.        Where        to? — My mother        me to go to the

post office because they        a break in half an hour.

A parcel        to us.

A are you going, has asked, will be having, has sent

B do you go, asked, would have, was sent

C are you go, asked, will have had, is sent

D are you going, has asked, will have, has been sent

11.        She said that by the time you        to him for help they

        the greater part of their research.

A had turned, will do B turn, will have done C turned, would have done D had turned, would do

12.        The librarian said that she        me another book unless

I        the one which I        several weeks before.

A would not give, did not return, had taken

B will not give, have returned, took

C would not give, returned, had taken

D would not have given, did not return, had taken

13.        to London? — Yes, I        there when there      _

an exhibition of our goods

A Have you ever been, was, was

B Have you ever been, have been, was

C Were you ever been, was, was

D Had you ever been, had been, had been

14.        Provided the dam         by February, the flood         

several towns.

A was built, will have struck B has not been built, will strike C won't be built, will be striking D won't have been built, strikes

15.        When I        to Riga, it was cold, a stiong northern

wind         and it         for a fortnight.

A came, blew, was raining B had come, had been blowing, had rained C came, was blowing, had been raining D was coming, had blown, was raining

16.        In 1963 fiber-tip  markers        into the U.S.  market

and since then        the ballpoint as the principal writ
ing implement.

A were introduced, had challenged B had introduced, challenged C were introduced, have challenged D were introduced, challenged

17.        The fishing industry, which traditionally        under
developed,         .

A had been, is expanding B has been, had expanded C is, had been expanding D has been, is expanding

18.        China        the technology of silk production secret;

the ancient Greeks speculated that silk        on a spe
cial tree in China.

A had kept, would grow B kept, grew

C would keep, had grown         

D was keeping, grow

Test 2

1.        Because they are relatively durable and portable, books
        for centuries to preserve and distribute informa
tion.

A are used B are being used C are been using D have been used

2.        They        married for seven years when their first son

A have been, was born B had been, was born C had been, had been born D were, had been born

3.        Unless special actions        , the case        .

A won't be taken, will be lost B will be taken, is lost C are taken, will be lost D aren't taken, is lost

4.        The first English colony in North America        by the

Pilgrims, who ___ from the English city of Plymouth

in the Mayflower and         in Massachusetts Bay in

1620.

A was founded, had sailed, had landed B was found, sailed, landed C had been found, sailed, landed D was founded, sailed, landed

5.   He        to make enemies as his business        and he

        more powerful.

A began, was developing, was growing B had begun, is developing, is growing C has begun, had developed, had grown D was beginning, developed, grew

6.   Dictionary-making, since computers        the routine

out of it,         fun.

A have taken, has been becoming

B had taken, has become

C took, has become

D are taking, had become

7.        We        to give refunds on articles of clothing that        .

A can't, have been worn B are unable, are wearing C can't, are being worn D are unable, have been worn

8.        I felt I        , but there was nobody in the sight.

A had watched B was watched C was being watched D had been watching

9.        Look at him! He        the same clothes for years.

A wears

B has been wearing

C had worn

D had been wearing

10.        Coal plants __ one of the worst industrial polluters
since the Industrial Revolution        in the 19th century.

A had been, began B were, had begun

C have been, began D were, have begun

11.        Rapid changes in technology in the last several decades
        the nature of culture and cultural exchange.

A changed B have changed C had changed D change

12.        The train        just as he        the station.

A came, reached B had come, reached C came, had reached D has come, reached

13.        He has said that        me if I        easily to do it by myself.

A would not help, was able

B would not help, would be able C will not help, am able D will not help, will be able

14.        I think we        it on the shelf for Daddy to see when

he        home from work.

A will put, will come B will put, comes C put, comes D put, will come

15.        All the way home he          his tactics; how        the

news to her, how        in puzzles until she        him to'

let her have the whole story.

A had been planning, would he break, would he

speak, asked B was planning, would he break, would he speak,

would ask

C had been planning, he would break, he would

speak, asked D was planning, he would break, he would speak,

would ask

16.        The afternoon was the longest Grace         . She         

for Tom.

A ever knew, was waiting

B had ever known, was waiting

C ever knew, was expecting

D had ever known, was expecting

17.        Every year for sixteen years, since Ted        three and

Caroline one, it        the Christmas Eve custom of the

Carters' to hang up their children's stockings and fill them with inexpensive toys.

A was, was        C had been, was

B was, had been        D had been, had been

18.        How        the citizens of Babylon or Ur actually_        

their bills, however, depended on who        .

A did, pay, were they

B         , paid, they were

C did, pay, they were
D        , paid, were they