B2-Grammar (Use of English)

Listen! A siren is ................... . splashing. wailing. crashing. barking.

Sam hopes .... an astronaut one day. to become. become. becoming.

The man sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous. He..............................before. wasn't flying. hadn't flown. hasn't flown. didn't fly.

Where’s the book I gave you? What...............................with it?. have you been doing. have you done. are you doing.

"Paul lost his watch." "Well, if he had looked after it, he ... it.". won't lose. wouldn't lose. wouldn't have lost.

My father ... to be a teacher, but now he has retired. used. got used. was used.

In recent years there has been a large increase .............. the number of people who take no regular exercise. of. in. for. off.

By noon, Joe ......... for three hours. is going to be fishing. will be fishing. will have been fishing.

It rained so hard the whole village .................. flooded. scalded. drained. burnt.

“I haven't seen Mark for weeks.” “Well, I …. him this afternoon. Why don't you come along?”. am meeting. have met. meet.

Try ................ with olive oil. It'll taste better. cooking. cook. to cook.

"Where is my bank book?" "If you ... in the drawer, you'll find it.". had looked. will look. look.

"This cake tastes very sweet." "I think I put ... sugar in it.". a lot. too many. too much.

Neil was reading the newspaper when he came ............. an article about an old friend of his. up. across. into. on.

Jenny seems …. very happy these days. be. being. to be.

“I ….. to reach Jane on the phone all day.” “Don't you know? She's gone on holiday.”. tried. have been trying. was trying. have tried.

By the time Eric ……… at the airport, his flight had already departed. has arrived. arrived. was arrived. will arrive.

She was grateful to all the volunteers ............ their help. for. about. of. in.

Lisa ... the house when her husband came home. paints. had been painting. was painting. paints.

Are you having trouble ....... things to do with the kids?. to find. finding. find.