Tenses and Word Formation Quiz
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After being discharged from the hospital, our president Mr. Liu ———- taking a long break.
A. will
B. is going to
C. will be
D. will have
So far, Fleming Design Co. ——– over fifty thousand dollars to local community projects
A. is contributing
B. was contributed
C. will contribute
D. has contributed
The new tables that you brought for the office last week ______ very comfortable.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. does
The meeting ———- at three o’clock, so we must hurry if we want to be there in time.
A. starts
B. started
C. was starting
D. has started
Carl apologizes for not being available when you called, but he ———- an important client.
A. had visited
B. visited
C. was visiting
D. had been visiting
Please could you see Mr. Thomson as soon as your performance review meeting ———-?
A. will end
B. ends
C. will be ending
D. will have ended
She _________ the dean of the faculty since she first starting working.
A. was
B. were
C. have been
D. has been
This diet program assists and encourages ——– to lead a healthy lifestyle.
A. your
B. yours
C. you
D. yourselves
The person in that office who spoken to you ____the company’s managing director.
A. is
B. am
C. are
D. has been
When it comes to Colin’s ability to finish the project on time, his manager has no ———-.
A. doubts
B. doubtful
C. doubtfully
D. doubtless
There are many qualified candidates for the position, but we can_____only one.
A. chosen
B. choose
C. has chosen
D. choosing
Belmont Enterprises is considering providing language ——– and a cultural studies program for employees working overseas
A. instructor
B. instruction
C. instructed
D. instruct
After ——— to build a new home in Victoria, Mr. Redmond hired an interior designer to assist him with decorating the house
A. decide
B. decides
C. decided
D. deciding
By the time the shareholders read the annual report, our sales ———- by one-third.
A. will fall
B. will have fallen
C. is falling
D. had fallen
All employees need a written ——— from the manager to ‘access the office during off-hours
A. permit
B. permissive
C. permits
D. permission
At Bennington Corp. Ms. Heisman has been doing well as a group member as well as working ——– as a Web designer
A. independency
B. independence
C. independent
D. independently
The new packaging machine we bought recently ———- down three times already.
A. was breaking
B. had broken
C. is breaking
D. has broken
———- sign for the package that arrived this morning?
A. Have you
B. Did you
C. Were you
D. Are you
All buyers from Richard’s Auto Dealership can have their cars ——– inspected based on their maintenance schedules
A. regular
B. regularity
C. regulation
D. regularly
The recent ——– of Duluth Motors has significantly increased Border Auto’s production capacity.
A. acquiring
B. acquires
C. acquired
D. acquisition
The project would not have been a success without Mr. Ratcliffe’s complete ——– which was demonstrated on several occasions.
A. dedicated
B. dedicate
C. dedicates
D. dedication
His exceptional discoveries, which were heavily promoted in the Explorer’s club journal, _________also given attention by the media.
A. was
B. is
C. does
D. were
The service in the hotel restaurant was so bad that I ———- to complain to the manager.
A. am deciding
B. decide
C. decided
D. was decided
Exactly how long ———- worked as a senior accounting clerk for this company?
A. have you
B. did you
C. are you
D. will you
Ms. Morgan recruited the individuals that the company ______ for the next three months.
A. will employ
B. to employ
C. has been employed
D. employ