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Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Look! He _____ a ticket on Tom's car. Tom will be furious when he _____ it. He _____ getting parking tickets.

a)

A) puts / sees / is

b)

B) is putting / sees / hates

c)

C) is putting / is seeing / hates

d)

D) was putting / saw / hated

e)

E) puts / sees / likes

2.

I _____ along Picadilly when I _____ that a man with a ginger beard, whom I had seen three times already that afternoon was following me.

a)

A) walked / saw

b)

B) was walking / see

c)

C) was walking / was seeing

d)

D) walked / was realizing

e)

E) was walking / realized

3.

Two weeks ago, the Prime Minister _____ the government's resignation to the President but the President _____ him to continue in office.

a)

A) had submitted / had requested

b)

B) submitted/ had requested

c)

C) has submitted / has requested

d)

D) has submitted / requested

e)

E) submitted / requested

4.

_____ everyone will be reading of your success and all sorts of people will be ringing up to congratulate you.

a)

A)Since tomorrow

b)

B) This time tomorrow

c)

C) By the time tomorrow

d)

D) As soon as they arrived

e)

E) Until the news was heard

5.

In a few minutes' time when the curtain _____, we _____ watching the film.

a)

A) rises / will start

b)

B) will rise / will start

c)

C) rose / will start

d)

D) will rise / will be starting

e)

E) would rise / started

6.

Just relax, Antony. As soon as your sprained ankle heals, you can play soccer again. At this time next week, you _____ soccer again.

a)

A) are playing

b)

B) aren't going to play

c)

C) won't play

d)

D) will play

e)

E) will be playing

7.

As he _____ into the bus, it _____ all of a sudden and he _____ backward on the road.

a)

A) is getting / started / fell

b)

B) got / was starting / fall

c)

C) gets / starts / fell

d)

D) got / was starting / was falling

e)

E) was getting / started / fell

8.

Everyone _____ quietly in the classroom when suddenly the door _____ open and a complete stranger _____ in.

a)

A) was sitting / burst / rushed

b)

B) read/burst / was coming

c)

C) was reading / was bursting / rushed

d)

D) read / burst / came

e)

E) was sitting / was / was coming

9.

Normally, people ________ quickly from the flu, but so far this year many people________ as a result of it.

a)

A) are recovering / had died

b)

B) had recovered / are going to die

c)

C) have been recovering / die

d)

D) recover / have died

e)

E) were recovering / will die

10.

Listen! The coach ______ the strengths of our opponents because our team______ against them before.

a)

A) has explained / weren't playing

b)

B) explains / won't play

c)

C) is explaining / haven't played

d)

D) was explaining / don't play

e)

E) will explain / hadn't been playing