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SET 10 TENSES

1. According to statistics, female population ----- 5. During the 16th and 17th centuries, epidemics
male population by ten percent in this decade ----- common everywhere because people -----
unless something totally unexpected -----. cats due to superstitions.
A) is surpassing / will happen A) have become / will have killed
B) had surpassed / had been happening B) had become / have killed
C) has surpassed / had happened C) were becoming / have been killing
D) surpasses / was happening D) had become / killed
E) will surpass / happens E) became / had killed

2. Believe it or not, divers ----- the first army 6. Hopefully, we ----- the facts behind the
submarine almost intact off the coast of the derailed train incident once they ----- the
US after it ----- almost two hundred years ago. official report.
A) have found / disappeared A) learned / have published
B) will find / will have disappeared B) were learning / had published
C) found / disappeared C) will learn / will publish
D) have been finding / has disappeared D) had learned / published
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E) will have found / disappeared E) are going to learn / publish

3. Naturally, every newly-appointed director ----- 7. Ever since the Internet ----- in the 1980s, most
people ----- interested in the entertainment
to get to know the organizational structure side of the system.
before they ----- implementing any changes or
improvements. A) has begun / are
A) has been trying / have started B) has begun / were
B) will be trying / started C) will begin / are
C) has tried / had started D) began / have been
D) is trying / will start E) had begun / will be
E) will try / start

4. There ----- a sudden drop in the number of 8. Lightning ----- the Alaskan ranger Thomas
smokers since the government ----- a ban on it McKenzie several times so far, but he still -----
in public places. from any major health problems.
A) has been / brought A) hit / didn’t suffer
B) will be / had brought B) hits / doesn’t suffer
C) would have been / would bring C) will have hit / won’t suffer
D) is / brings D) has been hitting / doesn’t suffer
E) was / has brought E) has hit / hasn’t suffered

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