Useful Exercises for

202 Useful Exercises for IELTS
1.4 TENSES: Choose the correct words or phrases that are missing in the
following sentences, paying attention to the correct tense required:
i.
ii.
Nobody believes that investment in telecommunications
a) has ever c) would ever
b) had ever d) will ever
After
her lunch, the teacher began marking the essays.
a) finished c) finishing
b) had finished d) having finish
lose money.
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iii.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
ix.
x.
xi.
xii.
The student
very well in her first practical examination.
a) did c) had done
b) has done d) all of the above
It is hard to know why undergraduates
help with their assignments.
a) fail to seek c) are not seeking
b) will not seek d) all of the above
Most of the general public
to see a live theatrical performance.
a) have ever been c) are never wanting
b) have never been d) all of the above
Sometimes it is necessary to be careful
the right date to sit for a test.
a) when choosing c) when you have choose
b) when you will choose d) when you chose
No-one who
visited the Sydney Opera House is likely to forget it.
a) will have c) had ever
b) would have d) has ever
If only the Prime Minister
his arts policy would lose him the election.
a) knows c) was knowing
b) had known d) could have knowing
If writing skills
so important, why do candidates not practise more regularly?
a) were c) are
b) would be d) all of the above
The better universities
free classes to students with language problems.
a) offering c) should have offer
b) is offering d) offer
The student
studying at an institution when he had to return to his home
country unexpectedly.
a) is considering c) should consider
b) was considering d) has considered
The businesswoman
dismissed because of her lack of politeness.
a) could be c) will be
b) could have been d) all of the above
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