TEST PAPER
Circle the correct answer:
1. I wish I ………………….. so much work to do today, so I could visit my uncle.
a) hadn’t had c) hadn’t
b) didn’t have d) had
2. By the time he is thirty, he …………………… in that team for twelve years.
a) will be playing c) is playing
b) will have played d) will have been playing
3. Why didn’t you ring me? I would have rung you if I………………….. time.
a) have had c) had
b) had had d) have
4. Two teams were organized to search ……………………. the missing boys.
a) at b) for c) out d) away
5. …………………………, the consequences I would have told you the truth.
a) Had I known c) I had known
b) Knew I d) I knew
6. Hardly ………………………. the room, it …...…………………. mother called for help.
a) he had entered/than c) he had entered/when
b) had he entered/ when d) he had entered/than
7. He talks as if he ……………………. a doctor.
a) was b) is c) were d) has been
8. It’s high time you …………………….. a decision.
a) take b) took c) had taken d) take
9. Sue didn’t want to miss the bus for Denver. She’d rather…………………………
a) arrived earlier c) had arrived earlier
b) have arrived earlier d) will have arrived earlier.
10. Why did you light that match? Everything ………………………… fire.
a) shall have caught c) could have caught
b) would have caught d) must have caught
11. He ………………………………..the window before he ……………………….. to bed last night when
those burglars ……………………………… into his house.
a) closed/ had gone/ broke c) had closed/ went/ had broken
b) closed/ went/had broken d) had closed/went/broke
12. It ……….. Steve the one who called and didn’t leave a message on our answering machine.
a) might be d)
b) should have been can have been
c) might have been
13. I ………………………. her this morning. Now it’s too late.
a) should have called c) mustn’t have called
b) needn’t have called d) ought have called
14. The money we had ………………….. not enough to pay that bill.
a) is b) are c) was d) were
15. By the time the police arrived, the criminals ……………………….. the hotel.
a) already lef b) leave
c) had already lef d) have already lef
16. If only I …………………….. them my secret.
a) did not tell c) told
b) would not tell d) hadn’t told
17. Will you send me a card when you ……………………..in London?
a) will arrive c) will be arriving
b) arrive d) are going to arrive
18. When I entered the house it smelt awful. Someone …………… and…………………… the meal.
a) has cooked/had burnt c) had cooked/had burnt
b) has been cooking/has burnt d) was cooking/burnt
19. Ann doesn’t speak French and………………… does George.
a) either b) neither c) also d) too
20. I …………………. the article for today, but I did.
a) needn’t have written c) shouldn’t have written
b) didn’t need to write d) needn’t write
21. I’d rather you ………………..with me.
a) not come c) wouldn’t come
b) didn’t come d) have come
22. I………………… to eat eggs for breakfast, but I eat ham now.
a) am used c) was used
b) didn’t use d) used
23. “I wish I were a child again.” He told me he…………………………..
a) wished he were a child again c) wished he had been a child again
b) wishes he were a child again d) wishes he is
24. “I wouldn’t do that if I were you.” He told me ……………………………
a) wouldn’t have done that if he had been c) wouldn’t do that if he were me
me d) wouldn’t do that if he had been me
b) wouldn’t have done that if he were me
25. If only we …………………….. a phone. I’m tired of waiting outside the public phone box.
a) had had c) had
b) would have had d) have
26. He talks as if he ……………………. all the work himself, but in fact Steve did most of it.
a) had done b) did c) has done d) would do
27. I wish I ……………………. to repair my car. I only made it worse.
a) didn’t try c) hadn’t tried
b) wouldn’t try d) tried
28. I’ll help you with your homework as soon as I …………………. my own
a) did b) had done c) will do d) have done
29. Those flowers in the vase ………………….. by your husband.
a) must bring c) must have been brought
b) must have brought d) are brought
30. He said he ……………to the seaside afer he ………………. his car.
a) will go/will buy c) goes/ will buy
b) will go/ had bought d) would go/ bought
