Verb Problems Review

1. Many great works of art (to be) in danger of being destroyed by time.
   1. were
   2. are
   3. will be

1. Question 1.338

   Leonardo da Vinci (to be) probably the most famous artist in history.

   A.

   a. is

   B.

   b. was

   C.

   c. will be

2. Question 1.339

   His reputation as an inventor, scientist, and engineer (to grow) tremendously over the years.

   A.

   a. grows

   B.

   b. grew

   C.

   c. has grown

3. Question 1.340

   You probably (to see) a copy of his painting the Mona Lisa.

   A.

   a. see

   B.

   b. saw

   C.

   c. have seen

4. Question 1.341

   The original painting, at the Louvre Museum in Paris, (to lie) behind a thick sheet of bullet proof glass.

   A.

   a. lies

   B.

   b. lay

   C.

   c. has lain

5. Question 1.342

   Leonardo (to paint) another of his famous works, The Last Supper, on the wall of a church in Milan, Italy, in 1497.

   A.

   a. paint

   B.

   b. painted

   C.

   c. has painted

6. Question 1.343

   Unfortunately, this great painting (to decay) badly over time.

   A.

   a. decays

   B.

   b. decayed

   C.

   c. has decayed

7. Question 1.344

   In fact, The Last Supper (to begin) to fall apart almost immediately after Leonardo (to finish) it.

   A.

   a. begins/finishes

   B.

   b. began/finished

   C.

   c. has begun/had finished

8. Question 1.345

   He (to use) an experimental technique that (to give) him more time to work but (to make) the painting crack and peel.

   A.

   a. uses/gives/makes

   B.

   b. used/gave/made

   C.

   c. had used/had given/had made

9. Question 1.346

   Since 1726, there (to be) many disastrous attempts to restore the Last Supper.

   A.

   a. are

   B.

   b. were

   C.

   c. have been

10. Question 1.347

    Luckily, a conservation effort that (to begin) in 1977 (to reverse) some of the damage.

    A.

    a. begins/reverses

    B.

    b. began/has reversed

    C.

    c. had begun/reversed