BASIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR 4

1. My brother military service since

he was 20 years old.
gave
gives
will give
has given
will have given
2. Because of the heavy rains, the city
. for several days.
flooded
is flooded
has been flooded
is flooded
was flooded
3. Water . when it is heated.
will evaporate
evaporate
evaporated
can evaporate
to be evaporated
4. Where are the children? They .. in
the garden.
play
are playing
have been playing
played
have played
5. I . the street when it began to rain.
am walking down
was walking down
have walked down
would walk down
have been walking down
6. The lesson when I went in.
began
has begun
is beginning
begin
has begun
7. Jim always .. his work before dark.
finished
finish
finishes
have finish
has finished
8. This morning I . the book there.
could not find
cant find
cant found
can find
couldnt find
9. ., when It was washed.
Do this material shrink
Has this material shrunk
Will this material be shrinking
Will this material shrink
Is this material shrinking
10. .., the door before he left?
Has he closed
Did he close
Was he closing
Has he closed
Has he been closed
11. My uncle . in Solo for ten years
before he moved to Surabaya.

has lived
had lived
had been living
has living
would live
12. By the time next week he . his
holiday in Bali.
will spend
is spending
spent
was spending
will have spent
13. They . for two hours when he
comes back.
had worked
have worked
have been working
will have been working
are working
14. Jack . in that office for over a year
next Christmas.
wont work
wont be working
hasnt worked
hasnt been working
wont have been working
15. I want to see you tomorrow. What
. at ten oclock tomorrow?
would you do
have you done
are you going to do
will you be doing
will you do
16. She doesnt need a becak because
..
She will buy a bicycle.
she is going to buy a bicycle.
She has bought a bicycle.
She plans to buy a bicycle.
She may buy a bicycle next week.
17. As soon as I hear the result of the
test,
I have told you
I told you
I tell you
I will tell you
I have been telling
18. It . hard when you came back.
was raining
will be raining
has rained
is going to rain
has been raining
19. The workers .. their work by the
time you come back.
will finish
have been finishing
have finished
will have finished
are going to finish
20. She . her medicine when I visited
her in the hospital.
was taking
is taking
takes

took
will take
21. X : Can I have your report on the last
weeks study tour to Lampung. Y : I am
still working on it. But I . it by the time
youre from from the meeting.
am going to finish
will have finished
have finished
am finishing
will finish
22. The government is making new
regulations on logging. Many people
think that its already too late because
many forests have
been destroyed.From the statement
above we know that the government .
new regulations long before
must have made
might have made
would have made
should have made
may have made
23. When I arrived home, my parents
TV.
watched
have watched
were watching
have been watching
are going to watch
24. Jane : Where s Budi? John : Sorry,
he is not here. I think he . TV in the
living room.
watch
watches
watched
is watching
will watch
25. X : Is your mother an English
teacher? Y : Yes, she is. She . It since
she was 25 years old.
teach
teaches
is teaching
was teaching
has been teaching
26. Sister : Why did you lend him that
book? Brother: I am sorry, I did not
know it. Sister : .
I still read it
I will still read it
I was still reading it
I still have to read it
I am still reading
27. Ridwan : I am going to Hide Park to
hear the people making speeches. David
: You will be late. By the time you get
there, they . their speeches.
finish
will finish
are finishing
have finish
will have finished
28. Tati : May I borrow your new novel?
Lina : Yes, but next Monday I ..
reading it by then..

would finish
am finishing
have finished
will be finishing
will have finished
29. Nindy : When did you get this
cassette? Lia : Yesterday. When I ..
home, a boy asked me to give it to you.
walk
walked
walking
was walking
has been walking
30. Albert didnt go to school yesterday.
He had a toothache. He . Have gone
to the dentist.
must
could
should
will
can
31. X : Why do you look sad? Y : I got 5
for English test. X : ..
You should have studied well
You have prepared before
You may prepare it
You have studied hard
You can study well if you like
32. Atik : When will your sister finish her
study? Mirna : I hope she by July
next year.
will have graduated
has graduated
will graduate
is going to graduate
intends to graduate
33. Father has just come from the rice
field. He is very tired and is lying on the
bed now. He all day long.
will have worked
may have worked
can have worked
must have worked
ought to have worked
34. Librarian : What was that noise?
Students : I dropped some books while I
.. them to the table.
carry
carried
was carrying
are carrying
have carried
35. Ramli came to see me 30 minutes
ago, he is in the living room now. Could
be expressed : He . for half an hour.
waits
waited
is waiting
was waiting
has been waiting
36. Sonia : Vani lost her ATM card last
week. The pickpocket was successful to
take her money from the machine.
Mimi : She .. informed the bank to
block it.
could

cant have
might have
would have
should have
37. Nuki : What was your sister doing
when you arrived home last night?
Rendra : She . in the kitchen.
cooks
is cooking
has cooked
has been cooking
was cooking
37. Nuki : What was your sister doing
when you arrived home last night?
Rendra : She . in the kitchen.
cooks
is cooking
has cooked

has been cooking

was cooking
39. X : How long have you lived in
Jakarta? Y : Well, by October next year,
I .. there for 6 years.
live
will lived
will be living
will have lived
have been living
40. Tom : I didnt see your brother
when I visited you yesterday. Bob : He
.. his bike in the garage.
repaired
is repairing
was repairing
has repaired
would repair