I'd rather our flat _______ so far from where I work, then I _______ so much time travelling every day.
weren't / wouldn't waste
wasn't / am not wasting
hadn't been / don't waste
isn't / won't waste
It _____ our dog which barked continuously all night since it was sleeping inside with us.
may not have been
can't have been
might not be
shouldn't have been
My mother is making a steady recovery from flu and ------- hospital by next week.
will have left
must have left
could have left
is leaving
I don’t suppose you are telling us the true version of the story, ----------?
are you?
will you?
aren't you?
do I?
If I -------- the choice of making either an oral or a written report, I -------- the second alternative.
were given / would pick
have been giving / will pick
gave / could pick
would have given / had picked
It seems likely that by the end of the week, the costs involved in the construction of the bridge ................. by the Ministry.
have been announced
are being announced
will have been announced
would have been announced
I didn’t hear you were seriously ill ______ I would have visited you so far.
whereas
besides
otherwise
thus
Tomorrow, instead of going to Madrid with my boss, I am going to London, ____? So, is everything arranged properly there?
am not I?
won't I?
aren't I?
am I?
On international airlines, there are always ____ a pilot and a co-pilot and each knows the other's job, so, in the event that ____ falls ill during the flight, the other is qualified to land the plane safely.
all / neither
neither / any
either / both
both / either
It's high time we all .............. home now.
have gone
went
will go
go
We ................. no problems whatsoever with the dam since it ................. forty years ago.
had had / had been constructed
have had / was constructed
had / has been constructed
are having / is constructed
The police found ____ counterfeit money as well as guns at the gang's headquarters.
several more
a large amount of
only a few
a number of
I wish he _______ me know about his visit a few days earlier, so I _______ some arrangements at work.
has let / may be making
would let / might be made
lets / will be making
had let / could have made
____students actively participated in the discussion, which annoyed the teacher because it showed that ____ of them hadn't prepared sufficiently.
Too few / none
Several / enough
Few / most
All / hardly any
I now wish I .............. all of that money and saved some for the future.
didn't spend
spent
have spent
hadn't spent
I’m sorry I’m late. You _____ waiting for a long time.
could have been
must have been
might have been
should have been
I'm sure she would have come and seen me if she .............. the time.
had had
has had
has
were having
It’s true that happiness ---- with money, but some money ---- life easier.
doesn't buy / is making
mustn't be bought / made
shouldn't bought / has made
can’t be bought / makes
_____ had I got out of the bank ______ I saw the thieves running through the tunnel.
Not until / but
Either / or
Hardly / when
No sooner / when
I suppose they won't come in time for the lunch, ____?
won't they?
will they?
don't they?
do they?
Oh, how I wish I .............. with you last night!
was
were
had been
have been
It probably ............... if you'd been more careful.
didn't happen
would never have happened
hadn't ever happened
won't ever happen again
Neither of the workers was happy with the new legislation, ____?
weren't they?
were they?
did they?
wasn't they?
Certain serious diseases can be successfully treated -------- detected in an initial stage.
before
even when
if
unless