Question

1.I ..........hard, so I felt very tired. a) had worked b) have worked c) had been working 2. I........ my money into real estate. a) invested b) have invested c) invest 3. We already........the goods when your telegram arrived. a) have shipped b) had shipped c) shipped 4. The invoice ........ by the end of the week so we sent them a strong reminder. a) had arrived b) hasn't arrived c) hadn't arrived 5. Our distributor called while I........to Jim. a) was talking b) have been talking c) would be talking 6. This strategy seems to be good. Sales of our products......... for some time. a) have increased b) have been increasing c) had been increasing 7. The price of petrol ......down by about 1%. a) had gone b) has gone c) has been gone 8. Mark........at a company for seven years before he started his own business. a) was working b) has been working c) had been working

Answer 1

1. a
2. a 
3. b
4. c
5. a
6. b
7. b
8. c

Answer 2

1. I had worked hard, so I felt very tired. (a) had worked) 2. I have invested my money into real estate. (b) have invested) 3. We had already shipped the goods when your telegram arrived. (b) had shipped) 4. The invoice hadn't arrived by the end of the week, so we sent them a strong reminder. (c) hadn't arrived) 5. Our distributor called while I was talking to Jim. (a) was talking) 6. This strategy seems to be good. Sales of our products have been increasing for some time. (b) have been increasing) 7. The price of petrol has gone down by about 1%. (b) has gone) 8. Mark had been working at a company for seven years before he started his own business. (c) had been working)