Question 1
The project team was exhausted at the morning presentation because it _____ through the night to repair the figures.
Options: has worked, had worked, would work
Past Perfect - Business Trip
Choose the tense that shows the intended past perspective: an earlier cause or state, an unrealized expectation, a reported earlier event, or a contrast with the main past sequence.
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Question 2
Mina missed the first client meeting because she _____ the updated venue in her diary.
Options: has not written down, would not write down, had not written down
Question 3
The flight was grounded after engineers found that a bird _____ one of the sensors during takeoff.
Options: has damaged, had damaged, would damage
Question 4
By their first face-to-face meeting in Berlin, Amir _____ with the client remotely for three years.
Options: has worked, was working, had worked
Question 5
Before the merger talks began, both directors _____ each other since university.
Options: were knowing, have known, had known
Question 6
I _____ the regional director during the trip, but she cancelled every appointment because of an emergency.
Options: have hoped to meet, had hoped to meet, would hope to meet
Question 7
The consultants _____ their stay for two days, but head office called them home after the final session.
Options: were extending, have planned to extend, had planned to extend
Question 8
We _____ the hotel room to be ready at noon, but housekeeping did not finish until three.
Options: has expected, had expected, would expect
Question 9
The director entered the room, and the presentation _____ immediately afterwards; the first slide had not appeared before her arrival.
Options: had begun, began, has begun
Question 10
When the director entered the room, the presentation _____ ten minutes earlier, so she had missed the introduction.
Options: began, has begun, had begun
Question 11
At reception, the manager admitted that the hotel _____ our confirmation to the wrong email address.
Options: has sent, had sent, would send
Question 12
I _____ the train to the wrong city when my colleague called and stopped me at the last moment.
Options: have almost boarded, had almost boarded, would almost board
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