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1
What does the phrase 'I wish I had a bigger house' express?
A wish for the past
A wish for the present
2
Which tense is used for a past action for which the time is not known or is unimportant?
Past Perfect Continuous
Past Simple
Past Continuous
Present Perfect
3
Older generations didn't have smartphones, but they .. the telephone and telegrams.
did have
did had
do have
do had
4
When I was a little kid I ... in my grandma's house every weekend.
has slept
was sleeping
had been sleeping
slept
5
What is meant by the phrase: 'John has worked in this company for 10 years'?
John works in another company now
John still works in this company.
6
What is meant by the phrase: 'I have been working on my computer for four hours'
I'm definitely not working on my computer now
I may not be working on my computer now
7
While I ... my homework, my brother ... TV.
did / was watched
was doing / was watching
had done / was watching
was doing / watches
8
By the time George turned 20, he ... playing the piano.
mastered
has mastered
was mastering
had mastered
9
It was a lovely day and the sun ... bright.
shone
had been shining
was shining
had shone
10
I wasn't used to ... up so early.
gotten
got
getting
get
11
I used to play basketball with my friends yesterday.
Grammatically incorrect
Grammatically correct
12
Bob ... the TV on and ... on the sofa.
turned / sat
was turning / was sitting
was turning / sat
turned / was sitting
13
She ... smaller roles for several years before she was given the leading one.
had been playing
has been playing
14
Dad ... us a story every night before we went to bed.
was used to read
would read
got used to read
used to reading
15
It ... difficult to communicate over long distances 100 years ago.
was used to being
used to be
used to being
would be
