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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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
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
They (a) a new lamp. (buy)
After Mrs. Wang had returned (A) to her house (B) from work (C), she was cooking (D) dinner.
had returned (A)
to her house (B)
from work (C)
was cooking (D)
Debbie, whose father (A) is an excellent tennis player(B), has been (C) playing tennis since (D) ten years.
whose father (A)
player(B)
has been playing (C)
since (D)
What will (A) you do (B) when (C) your friends won’t come (D) ?
will (A)
do (B)
when (C)
won’t come (D)
When my cat heard (A) a noise in the bushes, she stopped moving (B) and listen (C) intently (D).
heard (A)
moving (B)
listen (C)
intently (D).
The boy was so lazy that he couldn't stay up late to learn his lessons.
A. The boy was lazy enough not to stay up late to learn his lessons.
B. The boy was too lazy to stay up late to learn his lessons.
C. The boy was lazy enough but he stayed up late to learn his lessons.
D. The boy was lazy enough to stay up late to learn his lessons.
My father is tired of seeing any violent films.
A. My father hasn't seen a violent film.
B. My father has enjoyed all the violent films he has ever seen.
C. My father is worried about missing the next violent film.
D. My father never wants to see another violent film.
Eight years ago we started writing to each other.
A. We have rarely written to each other for eight years.
B. Eight years is a long time for us to write to each other.
C. We wrote to each other eight years ago.
D. We have been writing to each other for eight years.
As soon as he waved his hand, she turned away.
A. He saw her turn away and he waved his hand.
B. No sooner had he waved his hand than she turned away.
C. She turned away because he waved his hand too early.
D. Although she turned away, he waved his hand.
Having finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
A. The workers expected to be paid because they had finished their work.
B. Having their work finishing, the workers expected to be paid.
C. Having expected to be paid, the workers finished their work.
D. Having been finished their work, the workers expected to be paid.
