Tenses

It ____ just before the war when Colin received a

letter from Germany.

• had been

• was

• is

• has been

• should be

Students ____ to each other when the director wanted

them to help him.

• have talked

• were talking

• have been talking

• talk

• are talking

When he ____ a schoolboy in Ohio, Jeffrey caught a

wounded falcon in the roof.

• was

• is

• had been

• has been

• would be

Jane ____ always ____ her room untidy these days.

• was / leaving

• -- / leaves

• is/leaving

• were / left

• --/left

We ____ your size at the moment, but we can order it

for you.

• haven't had

• don't have

• won't have

• aren't having

• didn't have

We ____ for Alexandria for our holiday tomorrow

morning.

• are leaving

• leave

• left

• are going

• go

I met him at the door just at the time boss ____ to

the employees.

• is talking

• talks

• was talking

• talked

• has talked

I ____ the garden but I couldn't find the spade.

• dug

• am digging

• has dug

• will have dug

• was going to dig

Of course, you can use my summer house in the

country. But when you ____ there next month,

remember that it ____ for five months.

• get / hasn't been cleaned

• are getting / isn't going to be cleaned

• are going to get / will not be cleaned

• get / will not have been cleaned

• have got / hadn't been cleaned

Last year I ____ camping with my friends for the last

time.

• am going

• have gone

• was going

• went

• go