Grammar in use 2

A party ______ to celebrate their victory. had held. holds. was held. was to hold.

A book on archaeology _____ by the famous professor. wrote. has written. was written. writes.

The goods ______ by lorry. is delivered. was delivered. were delivered. has been delivered.

When I went back to my hometown three years ago, I found that a lot of changes ______. are taken place. were taken place. have taken place. had taken place.

Nancy is not coming tonight. But she ______ !. promises. promised. will promise. had promised.

Shirley ______ a book about China last year but I don't know whether she has finished it. has written. wrote. had written. was writing.

Hi, Tracy, you look tired. I am tired. I ______ the living room all day. painted. had painted. have been painting. have painted.

My mother ______ meat from the butcher once a week. is buying. has bought. buys. will have bought.

The groom, together with his parents, ______ the guests. is greeting. have greeted. are greeting. were greeting.

None of the new equipment ______ yet. has arrived. have arrived. were arriving. are arriving.

______ she ______ a lot of friends at the party?. Does, makes. Did, make. Did, made. Do, make.

If I ______ some money I would not have to borrow now. am saving. have saved. saved. had saved.

A river ______ downstream. flows. will flow. is flowing. was flowing.

He ______ never ______ since he nearly ______ . has ... swum, drowned. had ... swum, was drowning. was ... swimming, drowned. did ... swum, had drowned.

We ______ jungle-trekking. are disliking. have disliked. dislike. were disliking.

The clerk ______ the money from the bank by one o-clock. is withdrawing. had been withdrawing. has withdrawn. will have withdrawn.

Charles ______ his father in the shop until school ______ . was helping, will start. helped, was starting. is helping, starts. has helped, is starting.

The people next door ______ a lot of noise until past midnight. was making. has made. are making. were making.

Shareen ______ her driving test on the first attempt. is passing. passed. was passing. has been passing.

_ Pam and Bobby ______ the rules ?. Were, knowing. Does, knows. Are, knowing. Do, know.

The old lady ______ for a long time before she ______ away. had been suffering, passed. was suffering, had passed. is suffering, passed. has suffered, was passing.

They ______ ready for his moment for weeks. get. get getting. will get. have been getting.

Janet ______ karate class every Saturday. ( attend ). attend. attends. attended. is attending.