IELTS Band 7 – Grammar: Verb Tenses (18 Questions)

The data indicates that by the time the new policy was implemented, public opinion on the matter ________ significantly.

________ the government invested more in public arts funding, a new generation of artists would now be flourishing.

Numerous studies over the past decade ________ a strong correlation between adult literacy and economic mobility, a finding that remains critical today.

By the end of this year, the research team ________ the data for over three years, which will be a major milestone.

This time next week, we ________ our findings to the board, so we need to prepare the slides now.

In recent years, considerable progress ________ in the field of renewable energy.

The board recommended that the current strategy ________ re-evaluated in light of the new market trends.

For several years, the cost of living in major urban centres ________ at a rate that far outpaces wage growth.

The investors were confident because they ________ the market fluctuations for months prior to making a decision.

By the time the next report is published, new safety protocols ________ across all departments.

Given the complexity of the legal language, the company decided to ________ by an external expert before submission.

If the original experiment had been properly controlled, the results ________ much more reliable now.

The procedure requires the chemicals ________ in a specific sequence to avoid a reaction.

If I ________ about the potential for a traffic jam, I would have left an hour earlier.

The ancient manuscript, which they discovered in a cave, ________ untouched for more than two millennia.

In a discussion essay, you might argue that if a universal basic income ________ implemented, the nature of employment could change fundamentally.

Before submitting the final report, the team needs to ________ by the project manager.

Not until the final results were verified ________ the research team announce its findings.