Tenses - TOEIC Practice (MS. Lê Thảo)
Questions and Answers
- 1.
Next year Khosun Industries _______several employees to work in the new factory in Kuala Lumpur.
- A.
Sent
- B.
Will send
- C.
Have sent
- D.
Have been sent
Correct Answer
B. Will sendExplanation
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- 2.
All regular staff meetings _______ until Friday afternoon so that team leaders can complete their monthly sales reports.
- A.
Postponed
- B.
Had postponed
- C.
Will be postponed
- D.
To have been postponed
Correct Answer
C. Will be postponedExplanation
Key words: meetings --> passive; until Friday afternoon --> futureRate this question:
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- 3.
The cost of repairing the water damage to the museum after the storm _______ to be more than one million dollars.
- A.
Expects
- B.
Is expecting
- C.
Expected
- D.
Is expected
Correct Answer
D. Is expectedExplanation
The subject is 'the cost' --> passiveRate this question:
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- 4.
The rate of people changing occupations _______over the last two years.
- A.
Increased
- B.
Have been increased
- C.
Has increased
- D.
Have increased
Correct Answer
C. Has increasedExplanation
Key words: over the last two years --> present perfect; the subject is 'the rate' --> singular; increase --> always in active.Rate this question:
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- 5.
An excellent manager .........an atmosphere in which efficient employees feel encourages to work at their fastest.
- A.
Creates
- B.
Create
- C.
Is created
- D.
Creating
Correct Answer
A. CreatesExplanation
The subject is 'An excellent manager' --> singularRate this question:
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- 6.
Our professor ...........the final research papers to be submitted before May 16.
- A.
Expecting
- B.
Have expected
- C.
Expects
- D.
To expect
Correct Answer
C. ExpectsExplanation
The correct answer is "expects" because the verb "expects" agrees with the subject "Our professor" and indicates that the professor has a current expectation for the final research papers to be submitted before May 16.Rate this question:
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- 7.
Paradise Resort requests that guests _______ reservations at least a month in advance.
- A.
Making
- B.
Made
- C.
Make
- D.
Makes
Correct Answer
C. MakeExplanation
The correct answer is "make". In this sentence, "Paradise Resort" is requesting that the guests take action to make reservations at least a month in advance. The verb "make" agrees with the subject "guests" in the third person plural form.Rate this question:
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- 8.
Next month, Mr. Smith will _______ at Johnson Publishing Company for twenty-five years.
- A.
Work
- B.
Has worked
- C.
Working
- D.
Have been working
Correct Answer
D. Have been workingExplanation
The correct answer is "have been working" because the sentence is referring to an ongoing action that started in the past and is still continuing in the present. Using the present perfect continuous tense ("have been working") is appropriate in this context.Rate this question:
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- 9.
After careful consideration, the Board ......Mr. Brown’s idea and chose Ms. Bower’s instead.
- A.
Rejected
- B.
Rejecting
- C.
Rejects
- D.
Were rejected
Correct Answer
A. RejectedExplanation
The board considered Mr. Brown's idea but ultimately decided to choose Ms. Bower's idea instead. This implies that they did not accept or approve of Mr. Brown's idea, which is why the correct answer is "rejected."Rate this question:
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- 10.
Sci-fi fanatics have been looking forward to the screening of Spacecraft the Movie ever since its final revisions were completed two weeks_______.
- A.
Already
- B.
Only
- C.
Soon
- D.
Ago
Correct Answer
D. AgoExplanation
The word "ago" is the correct answer because it completes the sentence in a grammatically correct way. The sentence states that the final revisions of Spacecraft the Movie were completed two weeks _________. The word "ago" fits perfectly in this context, indicating that the revisions were completed two weeks in the past.Rate this question:
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- 11.
Ms. Luxton and her team of specialists_______ a new marketing strategy since the beginning of the year.
- A.
Are developing
- B.
Were being developed
- C.
Have been developing
- D.
Would develop
Correct Answer
C. Have been developingExplanation
The correct answer is "have been developing". This is because the sentence is referring to an action that started in the past (since the beginning of the year) and is still ongoing. The present perfect continuous tense "have been developing" is used to describe an action that started in the past and is still happening in the present.Rate this question:
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- 12.
The finance team_______ a new automated system for handing all accounting and payroll duties.
- A.
Has installed
- B.
Is installed
- C.
Installing
- D.
To install
Correct Answer
A. Has installedExplanation
The correct answer is "has installed". This is because the sentence is in the present perfect tense, indicating an action that was completed in the past but has relevance to the present. The word "has" is the auxiliary verb used with the subject "finance team" to indicate that the team has already completed the action of installing the new automated system.Rate this question:
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- 13.
Reports in Health 101 Fitness Magazine ______body builders know about different vitamins that boost muscle growth.
- A.
Help
- B.
Helps
- C.
Helping
- D.
To help
Correct Answer
A. HelpExplanation
The correct verb in the sentence is "help" because the subject, "Reports," is plural. In English, verbs must agree with their subjects in number. Plural subjects like "Reports" take the base form of the verb, without an "s." Therefore, "Reports help body builders" is correct. "Helps" would be used for singular subjects, and "helping" or "to help" would not fit the sentence structure properly for this context.Rate this question:
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- 14.
Total production of colored televisions ______by twenty percent since the development of the new manufacturing process.
- A.
Will increase
- B.
Increasing
- C.
Has increased
- D.
To increase
Correct Answer
C. Has increasedExplanation
The correct answer is "has increased." This is because the sentence is referring to an action that has already taken place in the past. The use of "has" in the answer choice indicates that the total production of colored televisions has already experienced an increase of twenty percent since the development of the new manufacturing process.Rate this question:
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- 15.
Prices of all school supplies have been _______ to sixty percent for the back-to-school blowout sale.
- A.
Reduces
- B.
Reducing
- C.
Reduce
- D.
Reduced
Correct Answer
D. ReducedExplanation
The correct answer is "reduced" because it is the past participle form of the verb "reduce." In the sentence, it is indicating that the prices of all school supplies have already been lowered to sixty percent for the back-to-school blowout sale.Rate this question:
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- 16.
His project proposal _______ already to the Chairman for approval.
- A.
To sent
- B.
Being sent
- C.
Was sending
- D.
Was sent
Correct Answer
D. Was sentExplanation
The correct answer is "was sent" because the sentence is in the past tense and requires a past tense verb form. "Was sent" is the correct past tense form of the verb "to send" in this context.Rate this question:
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