tenses

Multiple Choice

When I looked round the door, the baby ________ quietly.

           

• A. is sleeping

•    B. slept         

•    C. was sleeping          

• D. were sleeping

Multiple Choice

Robert ________ ill for three weeks. He is still in hospital.

           

• A. had been    

• B. has been   

•    C. is    

• D. was

Multiple Choice

When I ________ this man, he was running away

   

•    A. see                             n

•    B. was seeing             

•     C. saw                             

• D. had see

Multiple Choice

When I entered the room, everyone ________

     

• A. has been dancing        

•   B. was dancing             

• C. had danced                

• D. danced

Multiple Choice

1. John ________ tennis once or twice a week.

     

• A. is playing usually        

• A. is playing usually       

•    B. usually play

       

•            D. plays usually

Multiple Choice

Everything is going well. We ________ any problems so far.

     

• A. didn't have                

•    B. don't have           

•        C. haven't had                

• D. hadn't had

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Jane ________ just a few minutes ago.

     

• A. left                               

• B. has left                      

• C. leaves                         

• D. had left

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Timson ________ 13 films and I think the latest is the best.

     

• A. made                           

• B. had made                  

• C. has made                    

• D. was making

Multiple Choice

________ Robert lately?

     

• A. Did you see               

•    B. Have you seen          

• C. Do you see                

•   D. Are you seeing

Multiple Choice

When I was a child, I ________ the violin.

   

•    A. was playing                 

• B. am playing                

• C. played                        

• D. play

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He ________ for the national team in 65 matches so far.

     

• A. has played                   

• B. has been played      

•    C. played                        

• D. is playing

Multiple Choice

I'm busy at the moment. I ________ on the computer.

     

• A. work                            

• B. worked                     

• C. am working                

• D. working

Multiple Choice

. How long ________ able to drive? - Since 1990.

     

• A. could you                

•      B. have you been        

•    C. were you                    

• D. are you

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Jane and I ________ school in 1987.

     

• A. finish                           

• B. have finished            

• C. finishes                       

• D. finished

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Pasteur ________ in the 19^th

 century.

     

• A. was living                    

• B. lived                         

• C. had lived                    

• D. has lived

Multiple Choice

.Everyday, my sister the ________ floor.

     

• A. usually clean                

• B. cleans usually          

•   C. usually cleaned        

•    D. usually cleans

Multiple Choice

At 4 p.m. yesterday? Well, I (work) ________ in my office at that time.

• working

• was working

• worked

• were working

Multiple Choice

He (lose) ________ his job last month and since then he (be) ________ out of work.

• lost/ was

• have lost/was

• has lost/ was

• lost/were

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he (not , find ) key yet

• has not found

• have not found

• didn't find

• don't find

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They (tell) ________ me about it last week.

• tells

• told

• was telling

• tell

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they (build ) house since 2000

• built

• have built

• has built

• builds

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tom ( teach ) us for 10 years

• taught

• have taught

• has taught

• teaches

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i ( write ) him letter yesterday

• writed

• wrote

• have writen

• has written

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he (give )me last week

• gived

• gave

• have given

• gives

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he (say ) to me last month

• sayed

• said

• have said

• has said