GRAMMAR
1. Choose the correct options and fill in the blanks.
1. We _________ no problem whatsoever with the dam since it _________ forty years ago.
a. had/had been constructed
b. were having/ was being constructed
c. have had/ was constructed
d. are having/ is constructed
2. By the end of the week, the costs involved in the construction of the bridge
_________ by the Ministry.
a. would have been announced
b. have been announced
c. would be announced
d. will have been announced
3. The Etruscans, who _________ a great part of Italy in about 900 B.C., _________
from Asia Minor.
a. had colonized/originally came
b. colonized/had originally come
c. were colonized/have originally come
d. have colonized/originally come
4. The orders were that we _________ the area within hours to prevent further loss of life.
a. had evacuated
b. have to evacuate
c. will have evacuated
d. had to evacuate
5. When they heard a gunfire across the border, the relief workers in the camp knew
that another group of refugees _________ before long.
a. would be arriving
b. are arriving
c. had arrived
d. could have arrived
6. When _________ they _________ arrive?
a. will/going to
b. are/going to
c. do/ go to
d. was/ goes to
7. What are your plans for next year? Are you _________ to Canada?
a. going to shift
b. have gone
c. had gone
d. have shifted
8. Will he still _________ this evening?
a. be practicing Maths
b. practised Maths
c. be practising Maths
d. would practise Maths
9. Victor _________ his research by the end of this year.
a. will have finished
b. will finish
c. would have finished
d. will be finishing
10. She _________ a sumptuous dinner before the guests _________.
a. prepares/arriving
b. has prepared/arrived
c. prepared/had arrived
d. had prepared/ arrived