1. Identify the tense used in the following sentence:
You had been telling me about the car accident.
You had been telling me about the car accident.
2. Replace the underlined verb with the correct form, if necessary:
'Do you still smoke?' 'No, I gave it up. I don't smoke for years.
'Do you still smoke?' 'No, I gave it up. I don't smoke for years.
3. Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
We ___________ tennis on Monday evenings, but my little sister __________ on Sundays.
We ___________ tennis on Monday evenings, but my little sister __________ on Sundays.
4. Choose the option that indicates the error in the sentence:
The series of letters that Margaret wrote to her fathercontainsa valuablecommentary onthe prevailing social conditions and attitudes that lead toherleaving home atsucha young age.
The series of letters that Margaret wrote to her fathercontainsa valuablecommentary onthe prevailing social conditions and attitudes that lead toherleaving home atsucha young age.
5. My sister . . . . . . . . from severe backaches lately and I think it's because, last month, she . . . . . . . . to work in a shop where she has to pick up heavy things.
6. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
I _____ tennis this afternoon.
I _____ tennis this afternoon.
7. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:
He ______ to Oxford University in 1975, and in 1982.
He ______ to Oxford University in 1975, and in 1982.
8. Choose the most appropriate form of the verb and fill in the blank:
I used to drink a lot of coffee, but these days I ______ tea. (prefer)
I used to drink a lot of coffee, but these days I ______ tea. (prefer)
9. Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
It is a fine day. The sun ________.
It is a fine day. The sun ________.
10. Modern exploration of the undersea world had its beginning in June 1943, when Jacques Cousteau . . . . . . . . his first dive with a revolutionary breathing device which he . . . . . . . . with Emile Gagnan, a French engineer.
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