Tenses

Hard tense questions

1. By the time the rescue team arrived, the trapped climbers ______ for nearly twelve hours.

2. I ______ the same route every morning until the bridge was closed for repairs.

3. She ______ in three different countries before she finally settled in Canada.

4. The scientist ______ the same experiment several times before he published the results.

5. This time next week, we ______ our final exams.

6. The committee ______ the proposal for two hours when the chairman suddenly ended the meeting.

7. I ______ to call you all morning, but your phone was switched off.

8. The train ______ by the time we reach the station if we do not leave now.

9. He ______ English for only six months, yet he can already hold a conversation.

10. When I entered the office, everyone ______ about the new policy.

11. It ______ heavily for days, so several roads are now closed.

12. The manager said that the company ______ a new branch the following year.

13. By 2030, many traditional jobs ______ by advanced automation systems.

14. She looked exhausted because she ______ on the project all night.

15. I ______ him since he moved abroad ten years ago.

16. While the teacher ______ the rule, several students were still trying to finish the previous exercise.

17. By the end of this month, they ______ this documentary for almost two years.

18. The moment I opened the door, I realized that somebody ______ through my room.

19. I cannot believe you ______ my laptop again without asking me first.

20. If the engineers had detected the fault earlier, the system ______ for such a long time.

Cevap Anahtarı

1. C 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. B

6. C 7. E 8. C 9. D 10. D

11. B 12. D 13. C 14. C 15. C

16. D 17. C 18. D 19. C 20. B