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WorksheetsMixed tenses multiple choice
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 27mins
____ I was entering the room, the phone rang.
When
Just as
At the time
An hour ago
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.
were talking
have talked
have been talking
are talking
talk
When he ____ a schoolboy in Ohio, Jeffrey caught a wounded falcon in the roof.
has been
is
was
had been
would be
Jane ____ always ____ her room untidy these days.
was / leaving
-- / leaves
is / leaving
-- / left
was / left
We ____ your size at the moment, but we can order it for you.
haven't had
didn't have
aren't having
don't have
won't have
We ____ for Alexandria for our holiday tomorrow morning.
leave
are leaving
left
go
are going
I ____ the garden but I couldn't find the spade.
am digging
was going to dig
dug
has dug
will have dug
Last year I ____ camping with my friends for the last time.
went
go
am going
was going
have gone
Of course you can use my summer house in the country. But when you ____ there next month, remember that it ____ for five months.
will get / hasn't been cleaned
are getting / isn't going to be cleaned
are going to get / will not be cleaned
have got / hadn't been cleaned
get / will not have been cleaned
My mother ____ at the airport tomorrow morning. I'm supposed to pick her up from the airport, but I ____ what time her plane gets in. What would you advise me to do?
will arrive/ forgot
is arriving / have forgotten
arrives / had forgotten
is going to arrive / forget
will be arriving / am forgetting
I met him at the door just at the time his boss ____ to the employees.
is talking
talked
was talking
talks
has talked
On seeing her brother unconscious, she immediately ____ her mother and ____ help.
called / wanted
was calling / was wanting
calls / is wanting
is calling / wants
was calling / wants
The child ____ with her toy when I ____ her in the living room.
played / left
plays / am leaving
played / was leaving
is playing / leave
was playing / left
I ____ you with your homework as soon as l ____ writing these reports.
will help / have finished
am helping / have finished
have helped / am finishing
was going to help / will finish
help / am going to finish
After they ____ the books, they ____ their journey.
delivered / started
were delivering / started
were delivering / were starting
delivered / were starting
deliver / are starting
He ____ his family even when he ____ a schoolboy.
supported / is
was supporting / did
was supporting / was being
supported / was being
supported / was
After struggling for weeks I ____ the job I ____ and now I'm happy with it.
got / have been wanting
got / wanted
was getting / was wanting
was getting / want
am getting / wanted
My plane ____ at five p.m. on Monday. I don't need to call a taxi, my friend ____ me to the airport.
was leaving / has taken
is leaving / will take
leaves / is going to take
will leave / takes
has left / took
He never ____ his work on time until this morning when Jane visited us.
was finishing
is finishing
has finished
finishes
finished
Newspapers say the minister ____ someone suitable for the task he ____ to get hold of.
is going to appoint/ will want
appoints / wants
is appointing / wanted
will appoint / wants
appointed / has wanted
We ____ our work in the garden by the time he ____ from the pharmacist
will finish / will arrive
will have finished / arrives
will be finishing / arrived
finished / has arrived
have finished / arrived
Some years ago people ____ living in the city centers but now they ____ to live in the suburbs.
had preferred / prefer
preferred / have been preferring
have preferred / prefer
preferred / prefer
were preferring / preferring
When he ____ Istanbul, he will inform us that they have arrived not to make us worry about them.
will arrive
is going to arrive
would arrive
arrived
arrives
We ____ once a long time ago but I ____ she will remember me.
were meeting / hadn't thought
have met / didn't think
had met / haven't though
may have met / won't think
met/don't think
I ____ the holiday enormously even though the weather ____ disappointing.
enjoy/would have been
had enjoyed / has been
have enjoyed / was being
enjoyed / was
am enjoying / had been
Do you remember when Joseph ____ from the university and ____ to work as an engineer in our factory?
has graduated / has started
will graduate / will be starting
graduated / had started
graduates / has been starting
graduated / started
After years of cheap credit worldwide, the U.S. Federal Reserve _____ its short-term rates for two years, and now comes new signs that long-term rates, in the end, _____ to rise, too.
has been rising / are starting
rose / had started
will have risen / had been starting
had risen / have started
was rising / started
Scientists_____ that by 2030, doctors _____ the people suffering from certain illness during their space travel in the health care institutions in space.
will have expected / are treating
have expected / would be treating
expected / had treated
expect / will be treating
will expect / will have been treating
She had been trying to learn how to use a computer_____ as long as she lived here_____ she gave up because of her illness.
for / when
till / before
before / for
so / until
since / once
Jane quitted trying for the swimming team after that time she_____ out too far down at Horn Pond.
swims
will swim
would swim
had swum
was swimming
Stone_____ , and so the tools of long ago have remained when even the bones of the men who made them _____ without trace.
didn't decay / disappeared
wouldn’t decay / disappear
doesn’t decay / have disappeared
won’t decay / had disappeared
didn’t decay / have disappeared
The practice of working woman_____ so widespread that the working mother _____ now not an unusual factor in the world.
becomes / was
became / is
has become / is
had become / is
became / was
One important field in which the laser ______many applications ________ communication.
has / is
was / are
does / are
have / is
is / is
Since my roommate ______ yet, Mrs Stanton _____ me all around the dormitory.
does not come / showed
has not come / showed
was not coming / showed
hadn’t come / had showed
had not come / showed
Whoever____ the cooking______ a great deal of work to do.
do / has
does / had had
has done / has
is doing / had
does / have
By the end of this month he ______ as one of the assistants of Bill Gates for five years.
had worked
will work
is going to work
will have been working
had been working
It’s only the second time I ______ a football match in a stadium.
saw
see
will see
had seen
have seen
He is the man about whom we ______ so much.
have heard
heard
would have heard
had heard
have been hearing
Time _____ over. We______fifty applications in all.
had been / received
is / have received
is / received
was / had been receiving
was / would receive
You_____ for being late to the party.
will regret
will be regretting
have been regretting
regret
regretted
Marissa Pestle’s first novel was_____ published in America a fortnight ago, and has _____ to come out at all in Britain let alone be translated.
never / already
only / yet
currently / always
nearly / hardly
recently/just
It was only after she _____ English that she _____ to make some foreign friends.
learnt / had started
had learnt / started
learnt / would start
was learning / started
learns / has started
We _____ that this picture______ worth at least 500 dolars.
have estimated / was
have estimated / is
will estimate / will be
are estimating / is
estimated / was
Next weekend, I _____my proficiency exam, so I _____ more or less 300 questions so far.
am going to have / finished
am having / will have finished
am having / will finish
will have / have finished
am to have / finish
Jack______with his parents this evening when his girlfriend from New York telephoned to let him know that she_____ with someone else.
was talking / had engaged
had been talking / engaged
talked / engaged
had talked / had engaged
was talking / had been engaging
When Sakura _____ at the theatre, Shannon was really angry because he _____ for her for more than an hour.
had arrived / was waiting
arrived / was waiting
arrived / had been waiting
was arriving / waited
had been arriving / was waiting
He _____ his boss that he ______back after his vacation.
doesn't tell / hasn't come
won't tell / won't have come
isn't telling / doesn't come
hasn't told / won't be coming
didn't tell / hadn't come
By the time Richard ____ from the army, he _____ involved in three separate riots.
retires / would be
retired / had been
has retired / was
retired / will be
had retired / had been
Scientists _____ that some artificial photosynthesis______ possible.
will hope / is
are hoping / will have been
hoped/was
hoped / had been
hope / will be
In Asia, for many centuries physicians _____ foot massage as an aid to the treatment of major health problems.
have used
are using
were using
had been using
used
By the time we ____ our preparations for the congress, most of the participants_____ at the hall.
have finished / had arrived
will have finished / arrive
finished / have arrived
finished / had arrived
finish / would arrive
The Bastille Prison, where many important people_____ at one time imprisoned, _____ today visited by tourists.
have been / is
had been / have been
were / is
are / was
will be / has been
Tony is a wonderful singer; His mother tells me that he _____ professionally since she was four.
has sung
was singing
is singing
has been singing
sings
We moved to Myerson in 1995. At the time of our arrival, the city _____ through a period of expansion.
went
will go
was going
has gone
had been going
Although he ____ not having the talent necessary to become a violinist, he _____ practising with great determination.
had admitted / would be continuing
will have admitted / was continuing
would admit / has continued
admitted / had continued
has admitted / continues
By the time the English team____ at the summit, both the Japanese and Dutch teams_____ up to Himalayas.
arrived / had climbed
were arriving / climbed
have been arriving / have climbed
had arrived / climbed
arrive / would have climbed
Although aspirin _____ primarily regarded as a simple pain killer, it _____ to prevent heart attacks, too.
is / helps
was / will have helped
has been / would have helped
is / was helped
will be / had helped
Until recently, the first European who ____ to the New World______to be Christopher Columbus, who was a famous Italian navigator.
had sailed / was believed
has sailed / is believed
has sailed / had been believed
would sail / has been believed
sailed / had been believed
The committee is determined not to leave _____ they have finished the project.
until
by the time
just as
since
when
Shelly ____ her mid-term mark because she_____ to her instructor.
won’t learn / hasn't listened
hadn't learnt / wouldn't be listening
can’t learn / didn’t listen
couldn’t learn / wasn’t listening
wouldn't learn / hadn't listened
Unfortunately, the new earthquake regulations ;_____ any difference to the people who _____ under the buildings.
don't make / had been dying
hadn't made / died
haven't made / will die
weren't making / have died
won't make / have died
As a teenager, I _____ that I _____ just young and attractive.
felt / was
had been feeling / was
will feel /am
feel / have been
had felt / was
When Tom entered the room, his mum ________ him because he ________ hair and a beard. He looked totally different.
wasn’t recognizing / was growing
hadn't recognized / grew
didn’t recognize / had grown
didn’t recognize / grew
hadn’t recognized / was growing
Look at the drunken driver at the end of street! He_____ an accident.
has
is having
is going to have
will have
will be having
She invited me to dinner. But it _____ two years since I _____ to her house. So I lost my way.
is / have-been
was / had gone
is / went
had been / went
was / have gone
The swimmer_____ to be in difficulty, but he _____ to reach the shore in the end.
seems / manages
seemed / has managed
has seemed / managed
seemed / managed
was to seem / managed
No English teacher _____ to the school till nowadays.
were appointed
had been appointed
was appointed
has been appointed
is appointed
“The police _____ the New York bomber” _____ the headline of the newspaper.
is catching / is
catch / was
catches / was
has caught / is
had caught / was
When Mrs Stone_____ to her flat, she _____ the call of her mother on the answering machine.
returned / saw
had returned / saw
returned / had seen
returns / has seen
has returned / sees
When we _____ the forest, it _____ darker.
have arrived / has been getting
arrive / has been getting
arrive / is getting
arrived / was getting
arrive / has got
When she ____ home last night, she realized that John _____ a beautiful candle-lit dinner for her.
had arrived / was preparing
arrived / was preparing
was arriving / had prepared
arrived / had prepared
arrived / has prepared
The average surface temperature of earth _____ more than 1 degree Fahrenheit since 1900.
is going to increase
has increased
increased
had increased
is increasing
It seems that somebody_____ to my father before the meeting, complaining that I _____ late for school four times last week.
wrote / would be
has written / have been
writes / was
had written / was
would write / was being
By this time tomorrow, Annie _____ through space for nineteen hours.
will fly
will be flying
is going to fly
flies
will have been flying
When the article arrived, the editor _____ the first sentence and then _____ to publish it.
had read / refused
was reading / refused
read / refused
read / had refused
read / refuses
It _______ a nice day, therefore we went swimming.
was
had been
has been
used to be
would be
Mr. Porter____ to clip the business in front of his house when his son Don _____ around the corner of the garden.
has begun / comes
begins / has come
had begun / came
began / was coming
was to begin / had come
When he ____ her as a cheater, she _____ him to the headmaster.
had called / complained
called / had complained
has called / complains
called / complained
has called / will be complaining
Ever since 1905, when Albert Einstein _____ his special theory of relativity to the world, the speed of light_____ a special status in the minds of physicists.
has revealed / has
revealed / had had
had revealed / had
revealed / has had
has revealed / has had
