Hallo Mr, How are you?
I have some questions about tenses. Please help me, Mr Swara Bhaskara. Thanks beforehand 
evioren
1. Since June, Jake ……………. rather than driving to the fitness center. He has more time now that he is retired.
a. walking
b. is walking
c. has walked
d. has been walking
2. I always ………………….. to wish my boss a happy birthday.
a. forget
b. am forgetting
c. have forgotten
d. have been forgetting
3. I…………………… your old telephone number, but i still need to write your new one down.
a. erase
b. am erasing
c. have erased
d. have been erasing
4. The old tenants………………………….. the property by the time we looked at it. There was no furniture left inside.
a. vacated
b. were vacating
c. had vacated
d. had been vacating
5. The rent……………………… by 5 percent this month. We might need to close the shop.
a. increased
b. was increasing
c. had increased
d. had been increasing
6. Susan and I ……………………. you went home already. Do you want to come to lunch with us?
a. thought
b. were thinking
c. had thought
d. had been thinking
7. Jenny will have lots of time to spend with her parents in January. She………………………Â her job by then.
a. is quitting
b. will be quitting
c. will have quit
d. will have been quitting
8. We will have to stand at the back of the auditorium because the volunteers ………………………. all of the seats by now.
a. will take
b. will be taking
c. will have taken
d. will have been taking
9. The class …………………………… for three weeks by the time you join us. I’ll fill you in at that time.
a. will run
b. will be running
c. will have run
d. will have been running
10. I assume ……………………………….. to New York rather than drive.
a. you’ll fly
b. you’ll be flown
c. you’ll have flown
d. you’ll have been flying
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igor castro
July 20, 2011
1.C/D
2.A
3.C
4.A
5.A
6.A
7.B
8.B
9.D
10.A
Swara Bhaskara
July 21, 2011
1. d. has been walking
Since June, Jake HAS BEEN WALKING rather than driving to the fitness center. He has more time now that he is retired.
2. a. forget
I always FORGET to wish my boss a happy birthday.
3. c. have erased
I HAVE ERASED your old telephone number, but I still need to write your new one down.
4. c. had vacated
The old tenants HAD VACATED the property by the time we looked at it. There was no furniture left inside.
5. a. increased
The rent INCREASED by 5 percent this month. We might need to close the shop.
6. a. thought
Susan and I THOUGHT you went home already. Do you want to come to lunch with us?
7. c. will have quit
Jenny will have lots of time to spend with her parents in January. She WILL HAVE QUIT her job by then.
8. c. will have taken
We will have to stand at the back of the auditorium because the volunteers WILL HAVE TAKEN all of the seats by now.
9. c. will have run
The class WILL HAVE RUN for three weeks by the time you join us. I’ll fill you in at that time.
10. a. you’ll fly
I assume YOU’LL FLY to New York rather than drive.
That’s all. As usual, please correct me if I am wrong!
evioren
July 21, 2011
This is my addition to my previous questions, sir. Could you help me please! I hope you can. thanks before, sir.
1. Jupiter’s four moons. . . . .through a telescope by Galileo.
a. were being first viewed
b. first viewed
c. had been first viewed
d. were first viewed
e. first being viewed
2. The increase in the sales of new cars. . . . .not expected to make traffic jams worse.
a. be
b. being
c. is
d. are
e. to be
3. We are going on a long trip, so we must. . . . .
a. to have the car checked
b. have had the car checked
c. have checked the car
d. have the car checked
e. had the car checked
4. After Michael failed the first math test, he though he…..the course.
a. Will
b. Is going to
c. Failed
d. Was going to
budi 1017
July 21, 2011
I`ll try to answer this ..
I can’t speak English very well, so I will speak in Indonesian.
1. Menurut saya no.1 itu menggunakan tenses past yang pasif karena itu menyatakan hal yg telah terjadi. so, buang E dan B. So, sekarang tinggal opsi A, C dan D.
Kalau yang A merupakan past continuous maka arti kalimatnya menjadi : 4 satelit jupiter sedang di tinjau melalui sebuah teleskop oleh galileo
Kalau yang C maka artinya : 4 satelit jupiter sudah di tinjau melalu sebuah teleskop oleh galileo
Kalau yang D maka artinya: 4 satelit jupiter itu di tinjau melalui sebuah teleskop oleh galileo
mana yg lebih enak di artikan ?. Opsi D, bukan ?
2. noun 1 + preposisi + noun 2 maka verb harus mengikuti noun 1
klo diartikan : Kenaikan dalam penjualan terhadap mobil-mobil baru itu tidak diharapkan membuat lalu lintas menjadi lebih buruk
Dalam kalimat ini subjek yg ditekankan adalah kenaikan bukan mobil-mobil baru, karena kenaikan itu merupakan uncountable noun maka harus memakai singular verb maka jawabannya adalah IS
3. Ini merupakan kalimat causative, maka setelah modal itu harus bare infinitive (simple form verb) dan karena objectnya itu thing maka kalimat dalam bntuk pasif dimana verbnya harus berbentuk past participle. maka jawabannya itu antara B dan D
Kalau yg B maka arti kalimat : Kami akan pergi dalam perjalanan yg panjang, jadi kita pasti sudah menyuruh (someone) untuk memeriksa mobil.
Kalau yang D maka artinya : Kami akan pergi dalam perjalanan yg panjang, jadi, kita menyuruh (someone) untuk memeriksa mobil.
Ingat juga bahwa S + tobe + Verb-ing itu bisa menjadi present continuous atau future continuous
tapi saya cenderung memaksudkan ini menjadi tenses future karena kalau ini present maka tidak ada modal di clause yang kedua dan langsung memakai causative verb yang berbentuk past participle (had) karena sudah kejadian masa lampau ,
maka jawaban saya itu yang D
4. Menurut saya ini salah soal karena dilihat dari option saja seperti will, was going to, is going to, maka semua option tadi memerlukan sebuah verb sedangkan di soal tidak ada verb, satu lagi kata though (meskipun) bukan itu conjunction ya ? Bukannya itu diletakan setelah koma bukan setelah subject
Semoga membantu
Swara Bhaskara
July 21, 2011
Thanks Budi. Cara yang bagus dalam mengeliminir opsi yang salah.
Yes, my answers are exactly the same as yours.
1. Jupiter’s four moons were first viewed through a telescope by Galileo.
2. The increase in the sales of new cars is not expected to make traffic jams worse.. (See. Subject-Verb Agreement, especially point A).
3. We are going on a long trip, so we must have the car checked. (See. Causative verbs)
4. Soalnya kurang jelas.
I agree with you, too. I think the “though” should be “thought” and option a, b, and d should probably be will fail, is going to fail, and was going to fail, consecutively. Besides, I think this question is missing option e which is mostly likely would fail.
Before we decide which option is the best answer, please double check this question first, Evioren!
boby
July 24, 2011
Saya mau tanya soal tentang tensis. Mohon bantuannya.
1. Adi : I’m sorry, I can’t leave now. We have to practice the last of the drama but we ______ by six o’clock
Rezza: Don’t worry. I’ll wait until you’ve finished.
a. finish
b. will finish
c. have finish
d. are finishing
e. will have finished
2. Budi : Why did you reject when we ordered a big scale a long time ago ?
Manager : At the beginning, our company could not handle too many orders because _______.
a. our machines are not sophisticated yet.
b. our machines haven’t been sophisticated yet .
c. our machines won’t be sophisticated yet .
d. our machines weren’t sophisticated yet.
3. Dona : ___________?
Doni : My father wants me to work but my mother wants me to continue studying.
Dona : You must be very confused, then.
a. What does you parents want to do after you graduate
b. What do you parents wants you to do after you graduate
c. What does your parents wants you to do after you graduate
d. What do your parents want you to do after you graduate
4. Reporter:___________________?
Producer: Our markets are only the grocery shops in this town. Our salespersons go around once week.
a. When are you marketing
b. What will you distribute
c. Where do you sell
d. How did you promote
5. Reni: What’s the matter with you?
Rika: I am not feeling well today. I think _________ the meeting at 4 o’clock this afternoon.
Reni: Actually, the boss wanted all of us to attend it. You should ask for permission earlier.
a. I am attending
b. I am not attending
c. I will be attending
d. I won’t be attending
6. Employee: __________ over time this evening?
Manager: Yes, as we have to meet the deadline tomorrow morning.
Employee: How many employees?
a. Are we going to work
b. What are we going to work
c. Are going to we work
d. We are going to work
7. Adi: My responsibility here in this company is to assure the product quality.
Budi: So, what do you do exactly?
Adi: With a special instrument,________.
a. I check the quality of both the raw materials and the finished products
b. I test the quality of either the raw materials or the finished products
c. I guarantee the quality of neither the raw materials nor the finished products
d. I neglect the quality of not only the raw materials but also the finished products
8. Sri: What’s your activity to kill you spare time?
Dio: ______________. What about you?
Sri: So do I. Technology grows very fast, so we must be always up to date.
a. I usually surfing and browsing through the internet
b. I usually surfs and browses through the internet
c. I usually surf and browse through the internet
d. I usually surfed and browsed through the internet
9. Man: I am still studying. What about you? Have you worked?
Woman: Yes, I have. But, is it possible for me to continue studying while working ?
Man : My sister is studying and working at the same time. And, it seems she has no problems ___________?
a. She go to campus every Saturday and Sunday when she is off work
b. She will go to campus every Saturday and Sunday when she is off work
c. She has gone to campus every Saturday and Sunday when she is off work
d. She goes to campus every Saturday and Sunday when she is off work
10. Farmer 1: ____________?
Farmer 2: Well, if the rice price in the market rising, we have no choice
Farmer 1: What we are working about is the abuse of it
a. Do we need import rice
b. Are we need importing rice
c. Do we have to import rice
d. Is rice need importing by us
11. Budi : Did you apply for the job in the company ?
Adi: ___________. The company is too far from my house
Budi: What the pity! Many of our friends were accepted to work there
a. No, I didn’t
b. No, I don’t
c. No, I wasn’t
d. No, I am not
12. Guest : __________ directly as soon as it was established?
Director : No, of course. It took time before growing bigger and bigger .
Guest : How long ?
a. Does the company grow
b. Is the company growing
c. Did the company grow
d. Had the company grown
13. Sister : Why did you lend him this book ?________
Brother : I am sorry. I didn’t know it
a. I still read it
b. I will still read it
c. I was still reading it
d. I still have to read it
e. I am still reading it
14. Adi : I _________ the student exchange program next year
Budi : That’s a good idea
a. join
b. joined
c. will join
d. have joined
e. have been joining
15. Jerry : I’m going to Hide Park to hear the people making speeches
Vie : You’ll be late. By the time you get there, they ______ their speeches
a. finish
b. will finish
c. are finishing
d. have finished
e. will have finished
16. Andi arrived while we were having dinner
The above sentence means …..
a. We were having dinner with Andi
b. Andi arrived and then we had dinner
c. Andi arrived as soon as we had dinner
d. Although Andi arrived, we kept on having dinner
e. We had already started having dinner before Andi arrived
17. X : Have you sent a letter to your mother ?
Y: No, but I …… it by the end of this week
a. will send
b. have sent
c. am sending
d. will have sent
e. will be sending
Swara Bhaskara
July 24, 2011
1. E. will have finished
Adi : I’m sorry, I can’t leave now. We have to practice the last of the drama but we will have finished by six o’clock
Rezza: Don’t worry. I’ll wait until you’ve finished.
2. B. our machines haven’t been sophisticated yet .
Budi : Why did you reject when we ordered a big scale a long time ago ?
Manager : At the beginning, our company could not handle too many orders because our machines haven’t been sophisticated yet.
3. D. What do your parents want you to do after you graduate
Dona : What do your parents want you to do after you graduate?
Doni : My father wants me to work but my mother wants me to continue studying.
Dona : You must be very confused, then.
4. c. Where do you sell
Reporter: Where do you sell?
Producer: Our markets are only the grocery shops in this town. Our salespersons go around once week.
5. D. I won’t be attending
Reni: What’s the matter with you?
Rika: I am not feeling well today. I think I won’t be attending the meeting at 4 o’clock this afternoon.
Reni: Actually, the boss wanted all of us to attend it. You should ask for permission earlier.
6. a. Are we going to work
Employee: Are we going to work over time this evening?
Manager: Yes, as we have to meet the deadline tomorrow morning.
Employee: How many employees?
7. A. I check the quality of both the raw materials and the finished products
Adi: My responsibility here in this company is to assure the product quality.
Budi: So, what do you do exactly?
Adi: With a special instrument, I check the quality of both the raw materials and the finished products
8. C. I usually surf and browse through the internet
Sri: What’s your activity to kill you spare time?
Dio: I usually surf and browse through the internet. What about you?
Sri: So do I. Technology grows very fast, so we must be always up to date.
9. D. She goes to campus every Saturday and Sunday when she is off work
Man: I am still studying. What about you? Have you worked?
Woman: Yes, I have. But, is it possible for me to continue studying while working ?
Man : My sister is studying and working at the same time. And, it seems she has no problems. She goes to campus every Saturday and Sunday when she is off work?
10. C. Do we have to import rice
Farmer 1: Do we have to import rice?
Farmer 2: Well, if the rice price in the market rising, we have no choice
Farmer 1: What we are working about is the abuse of it
11. A. No, I didn’t
Budi : Did you apply for the job in the company ?
Adi: No, I didn’t. The company is too far from my house
Budi: What the pity! Many of our friends were accepted to work there
12. C. Did the company grow
Guest : Did the company grow directly as soon as it was established?
Director : No, of course. It took time before growing bigger and bigger .
Guest : How long ?
13. C. I was still reading it
Sister : Why did you lend him this book ? I was still reading it.
Brother : I am sorry. I didn’t know it
14. C. will join
Adi : I will join the student exchange program next year
Budi : That’s a good idea
15. E. will have finished
Jerry : I’m going to Hide Park to hear the people making speeches
Vie : You’ll be late. By the time you get there, they will have finished their speeches.
16. E. We had already started having dinner before Andi arrived
Andi arrived while we were having dinner.
The above sentence means we had already started having dinner before Andi arrived
17. D. will have sent
X : Have you sent a letter to your mother ?
Y: No, but I will have sent it by the end of this week.
That’s all. Please, correct me if I am wrong!
Budhi
October 20, 2011
Sir, can you explain the answer of each questions?. I made a lot of wrong answers.
Thank You