1- ZARFA GÖRE ÇÖZÜM TEKNİĞİ

Soru içerisinde bulunan zarflar belli tense ler ile kullanılırlar. Bu zarflardan en yaygın
olanlar aşağıdaki listede sıralanmıştır.

*** Have V3 yazılan yerlerde eylem hala devam ediyorsa ve non- progressive değilse
Have been Ving doğru cevaptır.

NON- PROGRESSIVE FİİLLER

DÜŞÜNMEYE İLİŞKİN FİİLLER ( MENTAL STATE )

believe forget mean prefer remember understand
doubt imagine notice realize suppose want
feel know need recognize think *

DUYGU BELİRTEN FİİLLER (EMOTIONAL STATE)

appreciate detest fear like mind
care dislike forgive loathe wish
desire envy hate love

SAHİPLİK BİLDİREN FİİLLER ( POSSESSION )

belong have * own possess

DUYU FİİLLERİ ( SENSE PERCEPTIONS )

feel * hear see * taste *

DİĞER DURUM BİLDİREN FİİLLER

advise consist of exist owe seem

appear* contain include promise sound
be * cost look * refuse weigh *
*** İşaretli fiiller anlamına göre farklılık gösterir. Örneğin look fiili …gibi görünmek
anlamında ise non-progressive iken, bakmak anlamında ise progresssive dir.

1- so far / up to now / recently / lately / for (2 years) now, for some time now, until now

She said she ...... me today, but so far she ..... .

A) will phone/doesn't
B) has phoned/hadn't
C) would phone/hasn't
D) phones/isn't
E) phoned/didn't

Up to now, the predicted Millennium computer bug ....... very few problems, although
many scientists last year ....... a catastrophe.

A) caused/have predicted
B) is causing/predict
C) causes/were predicting
D) caused/have been predicting
E) has caused/predicted

So far = up to now = until now (Şu ana kadar) . Bitmemiş bir zaman dilimi

We ....... with the sales staff tomorrow because our sales ....... recently.

A) will meet/decline
B) are meeting/have declined
C) meet/decline
D) met/were declining
E) have met/are declining

The President ....... too hard lately, and as a result, he ....... terrible.

A) has been working/looks

B) has worked/looked
C) worked/is looking
D) works/has looked
E) is working/was looking

Recently / lately yapılarında eylem bitmemiş ise present perfect kullanılır.

I ....... on this report for more than three weeks now, but I ...... only half of it yet.

A) had worked/have been completing

B) am working/complete
C) work/am completing
D) was working/completed
E) have been working/have completed

I ....... on this report for more than three weeks now, but I ...... only half of it yet.

A) had worked/have been completing

B) am working/complete
C) work/am completing
D) was working/completed
E) have been working/have completed

For ….. now yapısı ile present perfect continuous kullanılır.

2-This is the first / second time /This is the best / oldest / the most beautiful ...

This is the twentieth patient the doctor .......... today.

A) had examined
B) was examined
C) has examined
D) was examining
E) is examined

I belive she …… the most beautiful girl I …….. in this town

A) was / will see

B) is / saw
C) has been / had seen
D) is / have seen
E) had been / see

She used to come here only for short periods , so this is the first time she …….. to
London for so long.

A) was
B) is
C) has been
D) had been
E) would be

This is the first ,the second… / the best .. yapılarında present perfect kullanılır.

3- all day / all year

Isn't it strange that you ....... for Mark's surprise party all week, but you ....... him a
birthday present yet?

A) are preparing/didn't buy

B) have been preparing/haven't bought
C) prepared/don't buy
D) have prepared/aren't buying
E) prepare/weren't buying
Prices ....... steadily all year, so I hope that we ....... a pay rise soon.
A) rose/have got
B) are rising/got
C) have been rising/will get
D) had risen/get
E) were rising/had got
The number of orders per week ...... all year and the sales manager is confident that we
....... our target.
A) has increased/had been reaching
B) will increase/have been reaching
C) increases/reached
D) increased/reach
E) has been increasing/will reach

Kadir … Sevda all evening about her new boyfriend, but so far she ….. him upset her.

A) is teasing / wasn’t letting

B) has been teasing / hasn’t let
C) teases / hasn’t been letting
D) was teasing / doesn’t let
E) teased / isn’t letting

all day/week/year etc. yapılarında present perfect kullanılır.

4- all day yesterday / all day tomorrow

Please don’t call me tomorrow as I ……….. studying all day.

A) have been studying

B) will be studying
C) study
D) was studying
E ) have studied

all day tomorrow dediği için future tense

He was so tired that he ……. all day yesterday.

A) is sleeping
B) had slept
C) will sleep
D) have been sleeping
E) slept

He had sore throat last week, because he drank cold water in the morning and he ……
out all day.

A) has worked
B) will be working
C) is working
D) has been working
E) had been working

All day yesterday, all day last week dediği için simple past

5--last …

We ....... in Muğla for two weeks last summer. Since then, we ...... a holiday by the sea.

A) stayed /haven't had

B) are staying/don't have
C) were staying/didn't have
D) stay/aren't having
E) have stayed/weren't having

Last year, Sonny ....... four miles each morning before breakfast, but he ....... around the
block each morning instead since his heart attack.

A) ran/has been walking

B) has run/has walked
C) runs/was walking
D) has been running/walks
E) was running/walked

Last yapısı her zaman simple past tır.

6- the last … / for the last …/ in the last .../ during the last… / over the last …

For the last two weeks, Sandra ...... about her exams so much that her hair ....... out
because of stress.
A) worries/has fallen
B) has been worrying/is falling
C) was worrying/had fallen
D) is worrying/had been falling
E) worried/will have fallen

For the past 24 hours, a tropical storm ....... the houses of villages in Mozambique, but it
is hard to know as yet how much damage it ....... by the time it has stopped.
A) was going to batter/causes
B) battered/will have been causing
C) has been battering/will have caused
D) had been battering/has caused
E) is battering/has been causing

Over recent years, many skilled craftsmen and women ....... their jobs in the pottery
trade in the UK, but gradually English porcelain ....... its reputation.
A) will have lost/will regain
B) had been losing/has regained
C) lost/regains
D) are losing/regained
E) have lost/is regaining

the last /past …… yapısı bazen önüne for/in/during/ over alabilir. Present perfect

7- In my life / In his life ( aperson alive) / In his life ( a dead person)

As I ………… to abroad in my life , I am very excited about the meeting in Prague.

A) have never been

B) had never been
C) wasn’t
D) will never be
E) would not be

As the farmer ……… yoghurt every morning throughout his life, he …….. medicine and
he is almost as health as a young man.

A) had eaten / didn’t take

B) ate / didn’t take
C) has eaten / hasn’t taken
D) eats / hadn’t taken
E) will eat / doesn’t take

my life bitmemiş bir zaman dilimi

Some people believe that Sheakespeare ………. anything in his life. They believe that he
is the biggest plagiarist ever.

A) hasn’t written
B) won’t write
C) didn’t write
D) hadn’t written
E) hasn’t been writing
Sheakespeare hayatta olmadığı için, kendi döneminde yaptığı işler simple past

8- Today / this week / this month / this year etc.

My friend ....... for an ice hockey team that ....... only one match this season. It's no
wonder that he is not very happy there with them.
A) was playing/is winning
B) has played/had won
C) has been playing/wins
D) played/will be winning
E) plays/has won

Bu sezonun şu an a kadarki bölümü. (bitmemiş bir zaman dilimi) Present Perfect.

My son ....... very well at university this term because he ....... out late at night any more.

A) does/hasn't stayed
B) did/isn't staying
C) has done/wasn't staying
D) was doing/hasn't been staying
E) is doing/doesn't stay

Dönem hala devam ediyor, iyi işler çıkarması devam eden bir [Link]

Shadow puppets ....... in China and ....... as far as Turkey and Greece today.
A) will originate/have been spreading
B) are originating/will be spreading
C) originate/had spread
D) originated/have spread
E) will have originated/were spreading

Yayılma eylemi bitmiş,şu an görülebilen bir eylem. Present Perfect.

I …. to the opticians this afternoon because I …. difficulty reading small print recentiy.
A) have gone / am having
B) am going / have had
C) went / have
D) have been going / was having
E) go / had

Bugün öğleden sonraki ayarlanmış bir randevu,gelecek zamana ayarlanmış eylemlerde

kullanılan present continuous.İkinci boşluktaki recently ve present perfect ilişkisi de
cevabımızı doğrulayan bir etken.

9- as a child / yesterday / in 1980 / at the time / ,,,, ago / any past date

Rachel ....... up smoking four years ago and she ....... a cigarette since.

A) was giving/doesn't smoke

B) has given/wasn't smoking
C) gave/hasn't smoked
D) has given/didn't smoke
E) is giving/isn't smoking

I ....... a brace on my teeth as a child, but I didn't like it.

A) am wearing
B) had been wearing
C) have worn
D) wore
E) have been wearing

In 1951, the people of the Gold Coast ....... for their own government and shortly
afterwards, they ....... their country as Ghana.

A) vote/are renaming
B) voted/renamed
C) have voted/were renaming
D) were voting/have renamed
E) are voting/rename

Four years ago/ as a child/ in 1951 ifadeleri simple past.

10- at the time / this time last year / at this time yesterday
This time last year, his business ....... a reasonable profit, but now, because of bad
management, he ....... to keep it going.

A) has made/has struggled

B) made/was struggling
C) make/has been struggling
D) has been making/struggles
E) was making/is struggling

I .…. my book at this time last year , so I watched almost none of the football games.

A) have written
B) had written
C) have been writing
D) was writing
E) will be writing

Even though it ....... heavily at the time, they ....... home.

A) has snowed/were driving

B) snows/have been driving
C) was snowing/drove
D) has been snowing/drive
E) snowed/are driving

This time last year/ at this time last year/ at the time yapıları past continuous.

11- At this time tomorrow / this time next year

About this time next month, Sue……. in the Figure Skating Championships in
Stockholm, and according to her coach, she ….. the triple jump by then.

A) will be competing / will have mastered

B) was competing / mastered
C) had been competing / has mastered
D) has been competing / had mastered
E) will compete / masters

I am happy because I ……… in Europe on Eyobus at this time next month now that I
……. my visa.

A) will be travelling / have got

B) was travelling / got
C) have been travelling / have got
D) have travelled / got
E) will have travelled / had got

This time next month ve at this time next month ifadeleri ile future continuous.

12- now / right now / at the moment / for the time being / more and more

This time last year, his business ....... a reasonable profit, but now, because of bad
management, he ....... to keep it going.

A) has made/has struggled

B) made/was struggling
C) make/has been struggling
D) has been making/struggles
E) was making/is struggling

Now yapısı hikaye anlatımlarında ‘Now he was a doctor ( o artık bir doktordu) ‘
örneğindeki gibi geçmiş zaman da ifade edebilir. Bu sorudaki now,şimdi yi ifade
ettiği için ve birinci boşluktaki this time last year ifadesinden de faydalanarak
cevap present continuous.

More and more of my colleagues ….... these days because the new owners of the
company have changed a lot of procedures. These changes won't affect me though,
because I ....... my job here only recently.

A) have left/was starting

B) leave/am starting
C) were leaving/started
D) left/start
E) are leaving/have started

At the moment, the Spanish team …….. well, but they ….. a gold medal yet.

A) play / don’t secure

B) were playing / weren’t securing
C) are playing / haven’t secured
D) have been playing / don’t secure
E) played / aren’t securing
Right now, the hospitals ……. for everyone to give blood because ,since the
terrorist attack, thousands of injured civilians ……. hospital treatment.

A) have called / will bee needing

B) are calling / have needed
C) called / will need
D) call / have been needing
E) will call / need

More and more, at the moment ve right now yapıları present continuous.

13- nowadays/ these days / at present

These research findings .... that people …. baby wet wipes for many purposes these days.

A) have been indicating / were using

B) have indicated / have used
C) were indicating / used
D) indicate / are using
E) are indicating / have been using

At present, British farmers ....... to the government because since the EC lifted the ban
on British beef, the French ....... to buy any.
A) were protesting/refused
B) are protesting/have refused
C) had protested/were refusing
D) will protest/refuse
E) protest/will be refusing

Ilk sorudaki kullanma eylemi ve ikinci sorudaki protesto etme eylemi devam ettiği için
continuous.

The use of music in the British artillery …….from as far back as the 16th century, but
the Orchestra, which ……. nowadays , is based on the band formed in 1762.

A) is dating / was playing

B) was dating / is playing
C) dates / plays
D) will date / played
E) dated / played

Orkestranın günümüzde çalıyor olması şu an devam eden bir durum değil, genel olarak
var olan bir eylem olduğu için simple present. İlk boşluktaki date fiili her zaman simple
present ile kullanılır.

14- tomorrow / in (2 weeks time) / two days from now / next … / soon/ seem/ appear
Because of the recent floods, a large number of people ....... their homes and it seems that
they ....... the winter in tents.
A) are losing/have had to spend
B) lost/were spending
C) lose/have to spend
D) were losing/had spent
E) have lost/will have to spend

We ....... with the sales staff tomorrow because our sales ....... recently.

A) were meeting/declined
B) are meeting/have declined
C) meet/decline
D) met/were declining
E) have met/are declining
Prices ....... steadily all year, so I hope that we ....... a pay rise soon.
A) rose/have got
B) are rising/got
C) have been rising/will get
D) had risen/get
E) were rising/had got

Even though she ….. after the normal deadline, it appears that the college ….. her.

A) is going to apply / accepted

B) applied / will accept
C) had applied / will have accepted
D) has been applying / accepts
E) will apply / has accepted

Seem, tomorrow, soon ve appear ile future tense kullanımı.

15- Every (at present) / ( in the past) / ( in the future)

I ....... a lot of weight since I …….. drinking beer every night.

A) have lost/stopped
B) lost/am stopping
C) lose/have been stopping
D) was losing/have stopped
E) am losing/stop

Buradaki every night geçmişte her gece dediği için simple past (V2)
According to the new schedule the whole team have accepted, we ....... every Monday
and Wednesday next term, but I'm sure we ....... back to our normal routine of once a
week before long.
A) had trained/revert
B) train/have reverted
C) are training/reverted
D) arc going to train/will revert
E) have been training/are reverting

Buradaki every Monday and Wednesday gelecek dönem dediği için future.

Purple heather blossom ……. the hills of Scotland every year from the middle of August
until the middle of September, so the area …….. lots of visitors at this time of year.

A) will cover / will receive

B) covered / had received
C) had covered / received
D) covers / receives
E) is covering / will have received

Buradaki every year ,sistematik olarak her yıl dediği için için simple present (V1)

16-throughout the century / in history

Tensions …… steadily throughout the year, so I think the peace process ….. down
completely soon.

A) have been increasing / will break

B) will increase / has broken
C) had been increasing / breaks
D) are increasing / was breaking
E) are going to increase / broke

Just as the scientists ……… to find cures for different diseases throughout the human
history so has the bacteria got new shapes.

A) are trying
B) tried
C) were trying
D) have been trying
E) had tried

Birinci soruda yıl devam ettiği için, ikinci soruda ise insan tarihi hala devam ettiği için
cevap present perfect.
17- still

It’s more than half an hour since I …….. assemble this mobile phone and I still ….. in
getting past the second step of the instructions.

A) have started / don’t succeed

B) have been starting / didn’t succeed
C) was starting / wasn’t succeeding
D) started / haven’t succeeded
E) am starting / don’t succeed

I ..…. my belongings for four hours now, and I still …… the living room yet.

A) pack / don’t touch

B) was packing / didn’t touch
C) have been packing / haven’t touched
D) packed / haven’t been touching
E) have packed / am not touching

İki soruda da eylem yapılamadığı halde süreç devam ettiği için present perfect.

Although the number of people sleeping on the streets in the UK ….. for years, there are
still many people who ... in temporary hostels because they lack permanent houses.

A) has been falling / are sleeping

B) was falling / have slept
C) falls / will be sleeping
D) is going to fall / sleep
E) has fallen / were sleeping

The phrase "post modernism" ....... about fifty years ago, but most people still ....... what
it means.

A) was appearing/haven't known

B) has appeared/don't know .
C) appeared/don't know
D) appears/didn't know
E) has been appearing/haven't known

İlk soruda Hostellerde uyuma eylemi mevcut bir durum. are sleeping veya sleep doğru
cevaptır.İkinci soruda daPost modernizm kelimesinin anlamının bilinmemesi genel bir
durumdur.

18- yet

Isn't it strange that you ....... for Mark's surprise party all week, but you ....... him a
birthday present yet?

A) are preparing/didn't buy

B) have been preparing/haven't bought
C) prepared/don't buy
D) have prepared/aren't buying
E) prepare/weren't buying

I ....... on this report for more than three weeks now, but I ...... only half of it yet.

A) worked/have been completing

B) am working/complete
C) work/am completing
D) was working/completed
E) have been working/have completed

I ....... to play the lottery about two years ago, but I ....... anything yet.

A) was starting/didn't win

B) started/haven't won
C) start/haven't been winning
D) have started/don't win
E) am starting/wasn't winning

Henüz hediye alınmamış olması, daha yarısının bitmiş olması ve şu ana del hiçbirşey
kazanmamış olmak,bitmemiş bir süreç içerisinde olduğu için present perfect.

Though I have been watching to this film almost for an hour , if someone asks me
what it is about, I can only say that I ……. yet.

A) hadn’t known
B) don’t know
C) haven’t known
D) am not known
E) didn’t know

Yet in olduğu sorularda know fiilini present perfect ile kullanamayız.

19- since / from the moment

SINCE/ FROM THE MOMENT + V2 or a past date + have V3

Last year, Sonny ....... four miles each morning before breakfast, but he ....... around the
block each morning instead since his heart attack.

A) used to run/has been walking

B) has run/has walked
C) runs/was walking
 D) has been running/walks
E) was running/walked

We ....... in Muğla for two weeks last summer. Since then, we ...... a holiday by the sea.

A) stayed /haven't had

B) are staying/don't have
C) were staying/didn't have
D) stay/aren't having
E) have stayed/weren't having

My brother ....... a new BMW and he ....... about it ever since.

A) was buying/bragged
B) is buying/is bragging
C) has bought/brags
D) buys/has bragged
E) bought/has been bragging

I ....... a lot of weight eversince I …….. drinking beer every night.

A) have lost/stopped
B) lost/am stopping
C) lose/have been stopping
D) was losing/have stopped
E) am losing/stop
Our company's sales ....... since the new management ....... over.

A) have been improving/took

B) improve/has taken
C) improved/has been taking
D) are improving/was taking
E) were improving/is taking

My daughter ….. about her new course from the moment she ……. Last Friday.

A) complained / has started

B) has complained / starts
C) was complaining / was starting
D) has been complaining / started
E) complains / has been starting

20 – by

by + present tarih + will have V3

by + past tarih + had V3

I hope the pond ....... over by Christmas, so we can go skating when our cousins ....... to
visit.
A) will be freezing/have come
B) is freezing/are coming
C) had frozen/were coming
D) has frozen/came
E) will have frozen/come

On the assumption that the Chinese economy ....... to grow as at present, China ....... the
United States as the world's greatest economic superpower by the mid 21st century.
A) continued/has overtaken
B) continues/was going to overtake
C) will continue/will have overtaken
D) is continuing/overtakes
E) has continued/is overtaking

By the mid 1970s, 'Marks and Spencer' ....... one of the top department stores and they
....... more underwear than any other British company at the time.
A) had become/were selling
B) is going to become/had sold
C) has become/arc selling
D) became/will be selling
E) was becoming/will have sold

21- by the time

by the time + V1 + will have V3

by the time + V2 + had V3

You ....... for three months by the time you leave for your holiday, so you ....... quite a lot
of weight.
A) have been dieting/will be losing
B) will have been dieting/will have lost
C) had dieted/lost
D) were dieting/had lost
E) are going to diet/have lost

For the past 24 hours, a tropical storm ....... the houses of villages in Mozambique, but it
is hard to know as yet how much damage it ....... by the time it has stopped.
A) was going to batter/causes
B) battered/will have been causing
C) has been battering/will have caused
D) had been battering/has caused
E) is battering/has been causing

By the time the boss ….. , his secretary ……… typing the report.

A) had arrived / finished

B) arrives / has finished
C) has arrived / is finishing
D) is arriving / finishes
E) arrived / had finished

22- by lı yapılarda temel cümledeki fiil ‘be ‘ ise

by + present + will be

by + past + was / were (had been kullanımı yanlıştır)

By the time I finished all the questions it ……. 5 o’clock and most of my classmates
……. the class.

A) was / had left

B) had been / had left
C) had been / were going to leave
D) was / have left
E) is / have left

It …… too late by the time you return from the journey.

A) was
B) had been
C) will be
D) has been
E) is

23-Tek başına FOR her zaman present perfect olmayabilir. For …….. now veya for …..
today şeklinde verilmişse present perfect continuous tense doğru cevaptır.

1- You ....... for three months by the time you leave for your holiday, so you ....... quite a
lot of weight.
A) have been dieting/will be losing
B) will have been dieting/will have lost
C) had dieted/lost
D) were dieting/had lost
E) are going to diet/have lost

For ,burada gelecek zamanı ifade ediyor.

We ....... in Muğla for two weeks last summer. Since then, we ....... a holiday by the sea.

A) stayed /haven't had

B) are staying/don't have
C) were staying/didn't have
D) stay/aren't having
E) have stayed/weren't having
For ,burada geçmiş zamanı ifade ediyor
My father ....... forward to retiring for years, but once he was a retired person, he .......
bored quickly.
A) looks/has become
B) was looking/becomes
C) has been looking/ becomes
D) had been looking /became
E) is looking/will become

For ,burada geçmişteki emeklilik olayından öncesini ifade ettiği için past perfect.

Sally's husband ....... for a new job because his present one ....... no opportunities for
advancement.

A) was looking/has offered

B) looks/was offering
C) looked/is offering
D) is looking/offers
E) has looked/has been offering

Bazen de değişik anlamlarda kullanılabilen for yapısı ,zaman bildiren for ile karıştırılabilir.
Ancak bu tür soruları çözerken for un hiçbir etkisi yoktur. Bu soruda cevap D dir. Çünkü
buradaki for , look for yapısının bir parçasıdır ve iş araması devam eden bir durum, mevcut
işyerinin olanaklar sunmaması ise genel bir durumdur.

24- PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS (have been Ving) , always,never gibi sıklık
zarflarıyla , once ,twice,several times gibi eylemin kaç kez yapıldığını bildiren zarflarla veya
just,yet,already gibi eylemin bittiğini belirten zarflarla kullanı[Link]ın ne kadar süredir
devam ettiğini bu tense i kullanarak verebilmek için SINCE ve FOR kullanılır.

I ………… that book several times so far, though it is not worth

A) am reading
B) had read
C) have read
D) have been reading
E) was reading

Though I ……… with her only twice up to now , I think I am in love with her.

A) have been coming across

B) came across
C) come across
D) have come across
E) will have come across

Twice ve several times yapılarından ötürü perfect continuous seçenekler elenir.

25- PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS ,henüz bitmiş ama belirtileri devam eden, izi
görünen eylemlerde, özellikle yakınma,hoşnutsuzluk ve kuşku gibi duyguları ifade ederken de
kullanılır.

Though she is trying to hide, I can see from her red eyes that she ………. .

A) cried
B) is crying
C) was crying
D) cries
E) has been crying

Ağlama eylemi bitmiş olmasına rağmen, gözdeki kızarıklık görülebilen bir iz dir.

26- Herhangi bir zaman zarfı olmayan sorular büyük ihtimalle genel gerçeklerden sözeden bir
cümledir ve cevap Simple Present olur.

Water ....... from liquid to gas when it ....... a temperature of 100°C.

A) has changed/reached
B) changed/was reaching
C) changes/reaches
D) has been changing/is reaching
E) is changing/reached

Orchid roots ……. Salep its unique fkavour and cinnamon …… extra flavor.

A) give / adds
B) has given / was adding
C) have been giving / has added
D) were giving / has been adding
E) are giving / is adding

27- Tense sorularında seçeneklerdeki fiil belli bir tarihe dayanmak anlamındakiDate ( back/
from ) ise cevap her zaman simple present olmalıdı[Link] içerisinde mutlaka bir past tarih
olacaktır, o tarihe aldanıp simple past seçeneğine takılmayınız.
The use of music in the British artillery …….from as far back as the 16th century, but
the Orchestra, which ……. nowadays , is based on the band formed in 1762.

A) is dating / was playing

B) was dating / is playing
C) dates / plays
D) will date / played
E) dated / played

28- bazen bir soruda geçmişe ait zaman zarfı veya herhangi bir bağlaç bulunmasa bile, bir işin
nasıl yapıldığını anlatan bir zarf, bir eylemin sonucunda ortaya çıkan bir veri,sayı , cümle
içerisinde simple past bir fiil ya da eylemi yapan kişinin ölmüş biri olması da simple past ı
gösterir.

We ……… suddenly after the bend in Nursery Lane because a farmer …… his cows
across the road. This delayed us by ten minutes.

A) were stopping / herded

B) are stopping / is herding
C) stop / has been herding
D) stopped / was herding
E) have stopped / herded

Eylemin sona ermesi suddenly ( aniden) zarfı ile verilmişse bilinen ve dolayısıyla bitmiş
bir eylemdir.

The loud applause ……. how deeply the music …….. the audience. (LYS)

A) shows / would affect

B) showed / affected
C) had shown / could affect
D) would have shown / have affected
E) may show / had affected

Alkışın şekli, müziğin etkileme şekli biliniyorsa bitmiş bir [Link]ş eylemler
simple past (V2) ile belirtilir.

2- ZAMAN BAĞLAÇLARINA GÖRE SORU ÇÖZÜM TEKNİĞİ

29-Zaman bağlaçlarına bağlı cümlede WILL ve türevlerini kullanmayınız.

When we ....... her, she……... in the wardrobe.

A) would find/hides
B) will find/has hidden
C) are going tofind/is hiding
D) found/was hiding
E) were going to find /had hidden

When e bağlı cümlede gelecek zaman bildiren yapılar kullanılamaz.

30- Zaman bağlaçlarında iki cümle arasında TIME AGREEMENT olmalıdır.

bağlaç + any present tense or modal + any present tense or modal

bağlaç + any past tense or modal + any past tense or modal

When we ....... her, she.... in the wardrobe.

A) were finding/hides
B) will find/has hidden
C) are finding/was hiding
D) found/was hiding
E) have found/had hidden

A,C ve E seçekleri time agreement kuralından, B ise will den dolayı elenir.

When I ....... the alterations to the company accounts, I was left in no doubt that the
accountant ....... money from the firm.
A) saw/had been stealing
B) am seeing/has stolen
C) see/was stealing
D)have seen/will have stolen
E) see/steals

Was left past bir yapıdır, present barıındıran tüm seçenekler elenir.

After she ...... to turn up for our appointment for the third time, I ...... to meet her again.
A) is failing/was refusing
B) has failed/had refused
C) was failing/will refuse
D) had been failing/have refused
E) had failed/refused

Tüm seçenekler time agreement kuralından dolayı elenir.

31- WHEN li sorularda ikinci cümlede have V3 / have been V3 seçeneklerini eleyiniz.

The guards ....... when the enemy …….. .

A) are sleeping/will attack

B) have slept/was attacking
C) slept/has attacked
D) were sleeping/attacked
E) have sleept/has attacked

He ……. An ambulance on his mobile phone already when a local resident …. to help.

A) has called / offered

B) has called / offers
C) had called / offered
D) has been calling / offers
E) called / would offer

When the police …… all the evidence, they ……. to arrest the main suspect.

A) examined / are deciding

B) examine / have decided
C) will have examined / decide
D) had examined / decided
E) examined / have decided

32- Noun clause ve Relative clause da kullanılan WHEN ile bu kurallar uygulanamaz.

Today we ....... a lot of tangerines at one pound per kilo, unlike yesterday, when we .......
very few customers.
A) were selling/have had
B) are selling/had
C) had been selling/had had
D) sold/will have had
E) are going to sell/will be having

Bu soruda time agreement kuralını uygularsak doğru cevap olan B yi elemiş oluruz.
Zira buradaki when yesterday i tanımlayan relative clause.

I know they will stay in our hotel but I don’ know exactly when they …… here.

A) come
B) will come
C) came
D) have come
E) had come

Bu soruda when var diye will seçeneğini elersek yine doğru cevabı elemiş oluruz,çünkü
buradaki when , ‘ne zaman geleceklerini bilmiyorum’ anlamında, know fiilinini nesnesi
olan noun clause yapısıdır.
33- Zaman bağlaçlarına bağlı cümlede (vurgu amaçlı) simple present (V1) yerine
present perfect (haveV3) , simple past (V2) yerine past perfect (had V3) kullanılabilir.
Bu durum, genel kuralları değiştirmez.

When they ....... in Sydney Harbour, they ....... non-stop for three months.
A) have anchored/will have been sailing
B) were anchoring/sailed
C) have anchored/were sailing
D) are anchoring/have been sailing
E) are going to anchor/have sailed

Burada anchor ile have anchored arasında fark yok, sadece vurgu yapılmış.
When the judge ....... to all of the arguments, he ....... to postpone the hearing until
another time.
A) was listening/decides
B) listens/has decided
C) has listened/was deciding
D) had listened/decided
E) will listen/is deciding

Burada listened ile had listened arasında fark yok,sadece vurgu yapılmış.

34-THE MOMENT , THE MINUTE, IMMEDIATELY, ONCE VE AS SOON AS

bu yapılarda genel kurallara ek olarak bağlaca bağlı cümledeki tüm continuous tense leri,
ayrıca ikinci cümledeki tüm continuous ve perfect tense leri eleyebilirsiniz.

Tim ........ a master's degree once he ....... to Canada.

A) has begun/is returning

B) began/returned
C) is beginning/returned
D) was beginning/returns
E) begins/had returned

A lot of youths …… the army the moments the Parliament ….. war on the
enemy.

A) are joining / was declaring

B) joined / declared
C) have joined / is declaring
D) are joining / has declared
E) have been joining / declares

As soon as I ……. paid I …… you all out for a meal.

A) have got / would take

B) got / have taken
C) will get / will take
D) get / will take
E) am getting / was taking

Bu yapılarda time agreement kuralının yanısıra bağlaca bağlı bağlı cümlelerde

CONTINUOUS, ana cümlede ise hem CONTINUOUS hem de PERFECT tense
leri eledik.

35- WHILE / AS

While a bağlı cümle genellikle continuous tense leden biridir. Fakat eylemin kendisi cook,
bake, wait gibi zaman alan bir fiilse SIMPLE tense ler de kullanılabilir.
While ın her iki tarafında da perfect tense leri tereddütsüz eleyebilirsiniz.

I ....... the potatoes while you .... the leeks for the soup.
A) peeled/will be chopping
B) will have peeled/have chopped
C) was peeling/had chopped
D) peel/will have chopped
E) will peel/chop

While you are chopping yerine while you chop kullanıldı çünkü pırasa soyma eylemi
zaten zaman alan bir eylem olduğu için CONTINUOUS kullanma zorunluluğu ortadan
kalktı.

We ....... a lovely view of the Bosphorus and the bridges over it while the plane ...... over
Istanbul.
A) were getting/had flown
B) had got/is flying
C) got/was flying
D) get/has flown
E) are getting/had been flying

For most of the time throughout the picnic, the boys ....... football while the girls .......
flowers.
A) will play/have been picking
B) are playing/will be picking
C) have played/are picking
D) were playing/were picking
E) had been playing/have picked
As my son ....... down by the river, I ....... his room thoroughly.

A) fishes/have cleaned
B) is fishing/cleaned
C) has fished/clean
D) fished/have been cleaning
E) was fishing/cleaned

While /as zaman bağlacı olduğu için bu bağlaçların bağlı olduğu cümlelerde will ve
türevlerini kullanan seçenekleri ve time agreement a uymayan seçenekleri eledik. Ayrıca
herhangi bir tarafında present perfect veya past perfect kullanan seçenekleri de eleyince
doğru cevaplara ulaştık.

36- JUST AS + was Ving + V2

The electricity ....... off last night just as the film on TV ....... interesting.

A) has gone/got
B) was going/has got
C) is going/has been getting
D) goes/is getting
E) went/was getting

The coach driver …….. into the restaurant just as I …... hungry.

A) has pulled / have been getting

B) has been pulling / got
C) pulled / was getting
D) pulls / was getting
E) is pulling / have got

My son ….... over a full jug of milk just as we ……. the house for an appointment at the
doctor’s.

A) knocks / left
B) had knocked / were leaving
C) has knocked / left
D) knocked / were leaving
E) knocks / had keft

37- BEFORE/UNTIL/TILL / AFTER

Bu yapıların iki tarafında da IS VING / WAS VING/ HAVE BEEN VING çok nadir
görülür. İki taraftaki bu continuous tense leri çok nadir görülen istisnalar dışında
rahatlıkla eleyebilirsiniz.

He ....... great poverty until he ……..up writing and got a proper job.

A) has suffered/ is giving

B) suffered/gave
C) is suffering/has given
D) has suffered/was giving
E) suffers/is giving

Before Petar Preradovic ....... poems in his native Croatian, he ....... all his poems in
German.
A) has published/is writing
B) is publishing/was writing
C) published/had written
D) had been publishing/will have written
E) has been publishing/has written

After she ...... to turn up for our appointment for the third time, I ....... to meet her again.
A) is failing/am refusing
B) has been failing/had refused
C) was failing/will refuse
D) had been failing/had refused
E) had foiled/refused

38- The first / second /last time

The last time + simple past + any past

The last time we ....... dinner with them, they ....... for a new house.

A) have had/looked
B) were having/have been looking
C) have been having/look
D) had/were looking
E) have/are looking
The first time I ....... horse riding, I was very nervous and ....... the reins
very tightly.

A) was going/am holding

B) have gone/hold
C) am going/have held
D) go/was holding
E) went/held

The last time we ……. Along the seafront at Sidmouth, folk dancers …….
on a warm summer night.

A) walk / performed
B) have been walking / are performing
C) walked / were performing
D) were walking / perform
E) have walked / have performed

39- The next time

The next time + simple present + any future

The next time I ………. her, I …….. her about the potential dangers of swimming here.

A) saw / warned
B) see / will warn
C) see / have warned
D) will see / will warn
E) saw / will warn