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Pretest - Verbs and Verbals
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1
Choose the sentence that uses the correct verb forms.
A)Magellan, the explorer who first sailed around the world, gave his name to the Straits of Magellan, in South America.
B)Magellan, the explorer who first sails around the world, gave his name to the Straits of Magellan, in South America.
C)Magellan, the explorer who first sailed around the world, is giving his name to the Straits of Magellan, in South America.
2
Choose the sentence that uses the correct verb forms.
A)David Ricardo, the nineteenth- century economist, decided to study economics after he read the works of Adam Smith.
B)David Ricardo, the nineteenth-century economist, decided to study economics after he reads the works of Adam Smith.
C)David Ricardo, the nineteenth-century economist, decided studying economics after he read the works of Adam Smith.
3
Choose the sentence that uses the correct verb forms.
A)Before I visited Ireland, Sean suggests that I read the works of Yeats, Joyce, and O'Casey.
B)Before I visited Ireland, Sean has suggested that I read the works of Yeats, Joyce, and O'Casey.
C)Before I visited Ireland, Sean had suggested that I read the works of Yeats, Joyce, and O'Casey.
4
Choose the sentence that uses the correct verb forms.
A)Alexander Mackenzie, who had little formal education, managed to become prime minister anyway.
B)Alexander Mackenzie, who has little formal education, managed to become prime minister anyway.
C)Alexander Mackenzie, who will have little formal education, managed to become prime minister anyway.
5
Choose the sentence that uses the correct verb forms.
A)Many people decide to buy digital cameras even though their film cameras work perfectly.
B)Many people decided to buy digital cameras even though their film cameras work perfectly.
C)Many people decide buying digital cameras even though their film cameras work perfectly.
6
Choose the sentence that contains a verb in simple present tense.
A)Julie arises for work every day at 5:00 a.m.
B)Julie arose for work every day at 5:00 a.m.
C)Julie will arise for work every day at 5:00 a.m.
7
Choose the sentence that contains a verb in simple present tense.
A)The child awoke to the sound of her father singing.
B)The child awakes to the sound of her father singing.
C)The child will awake to the sound of her father singing.
8
Choose the sentence that contains a verb in simple present tense.
A)John was a mathematics teacher at the local high school.
B)John had been a mathematics teacher at the local high school.
C)John is a mathematics teacher at the local high school.
9
Choose the sentence that contains a verb in simple present tense.
A)The rain beats on the roof of the old farmhouse.
B)The rain beat on the roof of the old farmhouse.
C)The rain was beating on the roof of the old farmhouse.
10
Choose the sentence that contains a verb in simple present tense.
A)Running became easier after the first three kilometres.
B)Running becomes easier after the first three kilometres.
C)Running will become easier after the first three kilometres.
11
Choose the sentence that uses the correct verb forms.
A)If Ardita were to visit India this summer, she sees her family in Bombay.
B)If Ardita visits India this summer, she would see her family in Bombay.
C)If Ardita were to visit India this summer, she would see her family in Bombay.
12
Choose the sentence that uses the correct verb forms.
A)If the prime minister of Canada was considered above the law, our system of justice would be imperilled.
B)If the prime minister of Canada were considered above the law, our system of justice would be imperilled.
C)If the prime minister of Canada is considered above the law, our system of justice would be imperilled.
13
Choose the sentence that uses the more straightforward verb form.
A)For centuries, the Nile Delta was farmed by Egyptians, who built one of the world's great civilizations there.
B)For centuries, Egyptians farmed the Nile Delta and built one of the world's great civilizations there.
14
Choose the sentence that uses the correct verb forms.
A)Before they arrived in present-day Ireland, the Celts have roamed throughout Europe and had even controlled parts of western Asia.
B)Before they arrived in present-day Ireland, the Celts roamed throughout Europe and had even controlled parts of western Asia.
C)Before they arrived in present-day Ireland, the Celts had roamed throughout Europe and had even controlled parts of western Asia.
15
Choose the sentence that uses the correct verb forms.
A)If Anthony gets a summer job, he will build up his savings account.
B)If Anthony got a summer job, he will build up his savings account.
C)If Anthony gets a summer job, he would build up his savings account.
16
Choose the sentence that uses the correct verb forms.
A)Prior to the Polish mathematician and astronomer Copernicus, many thinkers had clinged to the belief that the earth was the centre of the universe.
B)Prior to the Polish mathematician and astronomer Copernicus, many thinkers have clung to the belief that the earth was the centre of the universe.
C)Prior to the Polish mathematician and astronomer Copernicus, many thinkers had clung to the belief that the earth was the centre of the universe.
17
Choose the sentence that uses the correct verb forms.
A)Italian partisans had executed Mussolini before the Allies could capture him.
B)Italian partisans are executing Mussolini before the Allies could capture him.
C)Italian partisans execute Mussolini before the Allies could capture him.





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