1.Cheese … of milk. *
is being made
is made
will be made
has been mad
2.That mirror … yesterday. *
is broken
will be broken
was broken
had been broken
3.Look! The castle … now. It will look great soon! *
is being reconstructed
is reconstructed
was reconstructed
will have been reconstructed
4.The task … tomorrow. *
is done
was done
will be done
is being done
5.The walls … by the next Wednesday. *
were painted
are painted
will be painted
will have been painted
6.Dinosaurs were the largest animals ever to live on earth, and they the Earth for a very long period of time *
were ruling
had been ruling
had ruled
ruled
7.Mrs. Smith was busy last weekend because her grandchildren with her.
had been staying
stayed
had stayed
were staying
8.When I first to England in 1938, I thought I knew English fairly well. *
came
had come
had been coming
was coming
9.Everybody was laughing merrily while Harris them a funny story.
had told
had been telling
told
was telling
10.He was taken to the police station because he into a car in front of him. *
didn't crash
had crashed
wasn't crashing
crashed
- Correct answer: is made.
Explanation: The sentence is in the present tense, so we use the present simple tense to describe a general fact or a permanent situation. In this case, we are talking about the process of making cheese, which is a general fact.
2. That mirror was broken yesterday.
- Correct answer: was broken.
Explanation: The sentence is in the past simple tense and refers to a specific event that happened in the past. We use the past simple tense to talk about completed actions in the past.
3. Look! The castle is being reconstructed now. It will look great soon!
- Correct answer: is being reconstructed.
Explanation: The sentence is in the present continuous tense, indicating an ongoing action at the moment of speaking. We use the present continuous tense to talk about actions happening now or for temporary situations.
4. The task will be done tomorrow.
- Correct answer: will be done.
Explanation: The sentence is in the future tense and refers to an action that will happen in the future. We use the future simple tense to talk about future events or actions.
5. The walls will be painted by the next Wednesday.
- Correct answer: will be painted.
Explanation: The sentence is in the future tense and describes an action that will happen in the future. We use the future simple tense to talk about actions that will occur at a specific time in the future.
6. Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for a very long period of time.
- Correct answer: ruled.
Explanation: The sentence is in the past simple tense and refers to a situation or action that happened in the past. We use the past simple tense to talk about finished actions in the past.
7. Mrs. Smith was busy last weekend because her grandchildren were staying with her.
- Correct answer: were staying.
Explanation: The sentence is in the past continuous tense and describes an ongoing action that was happening in the past. We use the past continuous tense to talk about actions that were in progress at a specific time in the past.
8. When I first came to England in 1938, I thought I knew English fairly well.
- Correct answer: came.
Explanation: The sentence is in the past simple tense and refers to a specific event that happened in the past. We use the past simple tense to talk about completed actions in the past.
9. Everybody was laughing merrily while Harris told them a funny story.
- Correct answer: told.
Explanation: The sentence is in the past simple tense and describes an action that happened in the past. We use the past simple tense to talk about finished actions in the past.
10. He was taken to the police station because he crashed into a car in front of him.
- Correct answer: crashed.
Explanation: The sentence is in the past simple tense and refers to a specific event that happened in the past. We use the past simple tense to talk about completed actions in the past.