Mixed Tenses Test 1
Question 1 |
Ann ___ that she ___ the visitor before.
A | thought / saw |
B | thinks / sees |
C | is thinking / sees |
D | thought / had seen |
E | have thought / had seen |
Question 2 |
As it ___ dark we ___ to go home.
A | gets / decided |
B | would get / shall decide |
C | had got / have decided |
D | was getting / decided |
E | will be getting / had decided |
Question 3 |
He ___ looking at her, wondering where he ___ her
A | keep / see |
B | kept / had seen |
C | keeps / saw |
D | had kept / had seen |
E | being kept / would see |
Question 4 |
They ___ to get married last month although they ___ each other for only six weeks.
A | decide / know |
B | decided / know |
C | decided / had known |
D | decided / knew |
E | decided / has known |
Question 5 |
___ the weather good when you ___ tennis?
A | is / played |
B | was / were playing |
C | will be / played |
D | is / will be playing |
E | has been / will play |
Question 6 |
When he ___ to the station, the train already ___.
A | comes / left |
B | came / leaves |
C | came / had left |
D | had come / left |
E | has come / leaves |
Question 7 |
Last Monday when I ___ the house it ___ heavily.
A | leave / rain |
B | left / was raining |
C | left / had rained |
D | was leaving / rained |
E | leave / rains |
Question 8 |
Yesterday when Tom ___, the lesson ___.
A | leave / rains |
B | came / had already begun |
C | came / already began |
D | will come / already begins |
E | came / already begins |
Question 9 |
I ___ the call because I ___ a shower.
A | didn’t answer / was taking |
B | don’t answer / take |
C | doesn’t answer / am taking |
D | will not answer / take |
E | am answering / am taking |
Question 10 |
After Mary ___ the room, she ___ the floor.
A | tidied up / washes |
B | tidies up / has washed |
C | has tidied up / washed |
D | had tidied up / washed |
E | is tidying up / washes |
Question 11 |
Yesterday at this time when his hat ___ he ___ across the bridge.
A | blows off / is walking |
B | blew off / had walked |
C | has blown off / is walking |
D | blew off / was walking |
E | had blown off / walks |
Question 12 |
He wanted me to go to the skating rink together. As he ___ I ___ my skates he ___ me his brother’s.
A | knows / broke / offer |
B | knew / broke / offers
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C | knew / had broken / offered |
D | know / had broken / will offer |
E | knew / has broken / offered |
Question 13 |
Tom looked at his hands. He ___ that those hands ___ young and strong before.
A | knew / was |
B | know / are |
C | had known / were |
D | knew / be |
E | knew / had been |
Question 14 |
He ___ us the firm ___ wool since 1935.
A | told / had been exporting |
B | tells / would export |
C | said / is exporting |
D | will be told / exports |
E | told / has been exporting |
Question 15 |
He didn’t ___ well though he ___ a hard day before.
A | slept / spent |
B | sleep / spend
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C | sleeping / had spent |
D | sleep / had spent |
E | slept / had spent |
Question 16 |
He ___ at the blackboard and ___ that the English teacher ___ the word “apple” there.
A | was looking / sees/wrote |
B | looks / sees / had written |
C | looked / saw / was writing |
D | is looking / saw / writes |
E | has looked / has seen / is writing |
Question 17 |
Mr Brown ___ to me 2 hours ago to return the book which he ___.
A | comes / borrows |
B | came / had borrowed |
C | will come / borrowed |
D | came / borrowed |
E | was coming / borrowed |
Question 18 |
No sooner he ___ than he ___ ill.
A | had arrived / falls |
B | had arrived / fell |
C | arrives / has fallen |
D | arrived / will fall |
E | is arriving / is falling |
Question 19 |
I ___ my homework by 6 o’clock yesterday and when my mother came home I ___ supper.
A | did / have |
B | have done / had |
C | had done / was having |
D | was doing / had |
E | do / have |
Question 20 |
He said that he ___ school and he ___ to enter the academy.
A | finished / was going |
B | has finished / is going |
C | had finished / was going |
D | finishes / are going |
E | finish / was going |
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