Advanced English Grammar Quiz

She said, 'I will call you tomorrow.' → She said she ____ call me the next day.

• will

• would

• shall

• should

If he ____ harder, he would have passed the exam.

• studied

• had studied

• was studying

• studies

You ____ better finish your work before the deadline.

• had

• have

• should

• would

She’d rather you ____ to the meeting on time.

• come

• came

• had come

• will come

Hardly ____ the train left when it started to rain.

• did

• has

• had

• was

The house ____ by a famous architect.

• designed

• was designing

• was designed

• has designed

If only I ____ more careful, I wouldn’t have lost my keys.

• am

• were

• had been

• have been

We regret ____ you that your application was unsuccessful.

• inform

• informing

• to inform

• to be informing

By the time we arrived, dinner ____ already ____.

• had / been served

• has / served

• was / serving

• is / served

No sooner ____ the door than the phone rang.

• had I closed

• I had closed

• have I closed

• I close