OOPT Verb Forms and Tenses 5 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: I remember _____ this movie before — the ending was surprising.
- to see
- see
- having seen (Correct answer)
- seen
Correct answer: having seen
'Remember + having done' refers to a memory of a completed past action.
Question 2: The suspect is reported _____ the city last night.
- to leave
- to have left (Correct answer)
- leaving
- having left
Correct answer: to have left
'Is reported to have + past participle' describes an action that happened before the reporting time.
Question 3: No sooner _____ down than the phone rang.
- I sat
- had I sat (Correct answer)
- I had sat
- did I sit
Correct answer: had I sat
Inversion with 'no sooner' requires 'had + subject + past participle'.
Question 4: She got her car _____ at the garage yesterday.
- repair
- to repair
- repaired (Correct answer)
- repairing
Correct answer: repaired
'Get something done' is a causative structure using the past participle.
Question 5: They would rather _____ at home than go to the party.
- staying
- to stay
- stay (Correct answer)
- stayed
Correct answer: stay
'Would rather' is followed by the base form (bare infinitive) of the verb.
Question 6: He kept _____ the same mistake despite the warnings.
- to make
- make
- made
- making (Correct answer)
Correct answer: making
'Keep' as a verb meaning 'continue' is followed by the -ing form.
Question 7: Hardly _____ the office when it started to rain.
- I left
- I had left
- had I left (Correct answer)
- did I leave
Correct answer: had I left
'Hardly' at the start of a clause requires subject-auxiliary inversion with the past perfect.
OOPT Verb Forms and Tenses 5
I remember _____ this movie before — the ending was surprising.