Mixed Tenses Multiple Choice Test 4
Question 1 |
The doctors continuously _____ the heart rate of any patient who _____ a blood transfusion.
A | monitoring / had got |
B | to monitor / got |
C | monitor / has gotten |
D | had monitored / have got |
E | was monitored / was getting |
Question 2 |
How long _____ you _____ on this puzzle? I _____ if I were you.
A | has / been worked / would give up |
B | did / work / might gave up |
C | do / work / can give up |
D | have / been working / would give up |
E | was / working / have given up |
Question 3 |
I _____ my pay tomorrow so I _____ you a loan then.
A | have gotten / can give |
B | will receive / can give |
C | was getting / might have given |
D | will have been getting / am giving |
E | might get / couldn't give |
Question 4 |
It's been three years since I _____ my old roommate Alfred. I _____ to his new home to see him next week.
A | have seen / will be going |
B | might see / have been gone |
C | see / going |
D | had seen / went |
E | had been seeing / might go |
Question 5 |
The incident _____ a lot of bad feelings between the office workers who _____ together very long.
A | might caused / had been working |
B | would cause / worked |
C | cause / were working |
D | is causing / to work |
E | caused / hadn't worked |
Question 6 |
I _____ the new student extra lessons but he _____ to catch up.
A | had given / ought |
B | have been giving / hasn’t been able |
C | to giving / wasn't able |
D | was giving / can't be able |
E | gave / able |
Question 7 |
He _____ because she _____ him some jokes and riddles.
A | was laughing / had been telling |
B | laughed / to tell |
C | laughing / to tell |
D | has been laughed / couldn't have told |
E | has to laugh / is told |
Question 8 |
After his weekend holiday, I _____ Tom at the airport and _____ him a ride to his flat.
A | meet / will give |
B | will meet / gave |
C | meeting / giving |
D | met / gave |
E | am meeting / to give |
Question 9 |
By the time I _____ home, my mother _____ my dinner.
A | have arrived / is preparing |
B | arrived / will prepare |
C | arrived / had prepared |
D | arrive / was prepared |
E | must arrive / had been arriving |
Question 10 |
When I _____ my son what he _____, he told me that he was playing and that he _____ an astronaut in space.
A | was asking / done / had been |
B | am asking / is doing / is being |
C | ask / has done / become |
D | had asked / had done / becoming |
E | asked / was doing / had become |
Question 11 |
There _____ many recent discoveries in medicine which _____ our lives.
A | have been / have improved |
B | are / were improving |
C | aren't / had been improved |
D | is / improve |
E | were / improving |
Question 12 |
I _____ the flowers in the vase and then _____ the vase on the table.
A | had put / placing |
B | placed / has put |
C | put / placed |
D | have been putting / place |
E | would put / was placing |
Question 13 |
We _____ the house painted this summer or else it _____ till next year.
A | have to have / can be done |
B | must have / will not be done |
C | will have / do |
D | are having / were done |
E | had / would be done |
Question 14 |
_____ you _____ the mumps yet? My sister just _____ down with a case.
A | can / have / came |
B | have / been / come |
C | have / been having / coming |
D | have / had / came |
E | would / have / have come |
Question 15 |
I _____ for my sewing needle. It _____ out of my hand as I _____ it.
A | am looking / fell / was threading |
B | was looking / fall / threaded |
C | looked / fell / am threading |
D | have looked / has fallen / have threaded |
E | would look / have fallen / thread |
Question 16 |
No. I _____ with you because I _____ plans to go with the Smiths.
A | can go / can't made |
B | couldn't go / make |
C | can't go / have made |
D | haven’t gone / have made |
E | had gone / will make |
Question 17 |
I _____ the tin of beans yet. Where _____ you _____ it?
A | haven't find / Can / put |
B | haven't found / did / put |
C | have found / do / put |
D | wasn't finding / have / put |
E | have been finding / were / putting |
Question 18 |
Tomorrow, I _____ my first payment on the new car I _____ last month.
A | will make / buy |
B | am making / was buying |
C | will have made / buying |
D | will be making / bought |
E | had made / bought |
Question 19 |
We _____ buying a boat because we _____ anything about sailing.
A | aren't / know |
B | are / haven't known |
C | will be / had known |
D | aren't / don’t know |
E | may / didn't know |
Question 20 |
Which hotel _____ to stay in when you get to New York? I _____one if you _____ reservations yet.
A | will you be / might suggest / have made |
B | are you / suggest / didn't make |
C | were you / suggested / haven't made |
D | are you going / will be suggesting / made |
E | are you going / can suggest / haven't made |
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