Tenses

When I last saw him, he _____ in London.

• A. has lived

• B. is living

• C. was living

• D. has been living

We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.

• A. don’t see

• B. haven’t seen

• C. didn’t see

• D. hadn’t seen

The train ______ half an hour ago.

• A. has been leaving

• B. left

• C. has left

• D. had left

Answer explanation

Jack ______ the door.

• A. has just painted

• B. paint

• C. will have painted

• D. painting

I ______ Texas State University now.

• A. am attending

• B. attend

• C. was attending

• D. attended

Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.

• A. discovered

• B. has discovered

• C. had discovered

• D. had been discovering

He fell down when he ______ towards the church.

• A. run

• B. runs

• C. was running

• D. had run

They ______ table tennis when their father comes back home.

• A. will play

• B. will be playing

• C. play

• D. would play

By Christmas, I _______ for Mr. Smith for six years.

• A. will have been working

• B. will work

• C. have been working

• D. will be working

The little girl asked what _______ to her friend.

• A. has happened

• B. happened

• C. had happened

• D. would have been happened