Mixed Tenses

Ernest Hemingway ___ one of those people who ___ in their beds.

• had not been ... died
• is ... died
• was not ... die
• was not ... dies

Everybody ___ at what ___ .

• was surprised...has happened
• was surprised...had happened
• is surprised...happen
• surprise...happen

“Hello, Mr. Roberts” ___ the clerk. “What ___ you ___ home your the wife today?”

• greet ... do ... take
• greeting ... were ... taking
• greeted ... are ... taking
• will greet ... did ... taken

Two years ago she ___ and now she ___ her time visiting friends.

• retires ... spends
• retired ... spends
• had retired ... spends
• would retire ... is spending

Look! There ___ nothing here. Everything ___ away.

• are ... have been taken
• is ... has been taken
• is ... is taken
• is ... is being taken

"Hello, Ann! I ___ you for ages. Where have you been all this time?" "I ___ to Italy. I ___ back yesterday."

• didn’t see...was...came
• haven’t seen...have been...came
• don’t see...have been...have come
• haven’t seen...had been...had come

"What ___ you ___ at 6 p.m. yesterday?" "I ___ my homework. After I ___ it I played chess with my friend."

• did...do...did...have done
• was...doing...was doing...had done
• were...doing...was doing...had done
• were...doing...did...have done

This book ___ quite different from the one I ___

• is...have read
• was...am reading
• has been...read
• Is...read

Many changes ___ place since I ___ in my native town 10 years ago.

• have taken … was
• has taken … was
• took … was
• are taking … had been

Nobody knows what ___ at this meeting but she ___ to him since.

• was said ... hasn’t spoken
• is said ... hasn’t spoken
• has said ... hasn’t spoken
• was said ... didn’t speak