ADVANCED GRAMMAR - ENGLISH TENSES - TEST 1

Last Saturday, my father ____ that his dinner suit was too small, so now he ____ a strict diet.

• has discovered / followed

• discovers / was following

• discovered / is following

• was discovering / has followed

• ) has been discovering / will follow

Helen ____ her driving test five times so far without success, but she ____, yet.

• takes / isn't giving up

• has taken / hasn't given up

• was taking / didn't give up

• ) is taking / doesn't give up

• took / wasn't giving up

Most of the time, John and his friends ____ football matches at their local coffee, but this Saturday, they ____ to the stadium, and so they're all very excited.

• watch / are going

• have been watching / go

• are watching / have gone

• were watching / went

• have watched / were going

Kate ____ a vegetarian for eleven years now, and she ____ meat at all during this time.

• is / isn't eating

• has been / wasn't eating

• is / doesn't eat

• has been / hasn't eaten

• ) was / didn't eat

Last year, Richard ____ his bicycle to work everyday, but he ____ the bus since the accident.

• rides / takes

• has ridden / is taking

• rode / has been taking

• was riding / took

• ) is riding / has taken

I ____ glasses when I was younger, but now I ____ contact lenses.

• was wearing / have had

• have worn / am having

• have been wearing / had

• wear / was having

• wore / have

About a month ago, I ____ a brochure about your hotel, but I ____ it yet.

• request / didn't receive

• have requested / am not receiving

• was requesting / wasn't receiving

• requested / haven't received

• have been requested / don't receive

The conditions in our office ____ more and more unbearable, so quite often recently I ____ quitting it and looking for a new job.

• have got / was considering

• was getting / am considering

• are getting / have considered

• have been getting / consider

• get / considered

Because I ____ a long way from my work, I ____ lots of time going to and from work.

• live / waste

• lived / have wasted

• have been living / wasted

• am living / have been wasting

• was living / am wasting

In the USA, the twenty largest newspaper chains ____ for almost half of the circulation, reflecting a trend that ____ in the 1970s.

• account / started

• were accounting / start

• has accounted / was starting

• accounted / is starting

• accounts / has started