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Mixed Tenses

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I always go to school by bus. However, this week___________ by car with my dad.

a)

I go

b)

I've gone

c)

I'm going

d)

I'll go

2.
Susan ______________ her dog yet.
a)
did not feed
b)
has not fed
c)
will not feed
d)
is not feeding
3.
We ___________ London next month.
a)
visit
b)
visited
c)
have visited
d)
will visit
4.
Where _________ you ___________ last Christmas holidays?
a)
did...go
b)
do...go
c)
were...go
d)
was...go
5.
You will enjoy this book about inventions.
a)
past
b)
present
c)
future
6.
What tense means right now?
a)
past
b)
present
c)
future
d)
none of the above
7.
Last year I went to Spain, it was my first time there...
a)
I never been before to Spain.
b)
I didn't be in Spain before.
c)
I had never been to Spain before.
d)
I had never been before to Spain.
8.
We _____ them for 15 years.
a)
know
b)
have known
c)
have been knowing
d)
are knowing
9.
He _____ in Paris for three years and then he _____ to New Jersey.
a)
have lived / went
b)
lived / went
c)
was living / has gone
d)
had lived / went
10.

Our grandmother ___________ dinner from twelve till three yesterday.

a)

has cooked

b)

was cooking

c)

had cooked

d)

cooked

11.

'The phone's ringing.'

'OK, I_______________ it.

a)

will be answering

b)

will answer

12.

Can you lend me five hundred dollars? I __________ you back on Friday.

a)

will pay

b)

will be paying

13.

Had they__________ to her before?

a)

spoken

b)

spoked

14.

I had never ________ her before.

a)

saw

b)

seen

15.

We____________ at 8:05, but the train had already__________.

a)

arrived..... left

b)

will arrive.... left

16.

When Airi _______ at school, she realized she _______ her textbook.

a)

arrived, had forgotten

b)

had arrived, forgot

17.

When I _______ the new teacher, I was so surprised. I _______ his class before!

a)

took....had met

b)

met.....had taken

18.

Find Past Perfect Tense in the following sentences:

a)

He had written 10 books before he died.

b)

He has written 10 books before he died.

c)

He has been writing 10 books before he died.

d)

He wrote 10 books before he died.

19.

He ______________as if he ________ the best book in the world.

a)

behaved..... had written

b)

had behaved.... wrote

20.

Sorry, I can't. I ________ my daughter to work at that time.

a)

will take

b)

will be taking

21.
Listen!  Someone ________________ loudly.
a)
shout
b)
shouts
c)
shouted
d)
is shouting
22.
What _________ Leo __________ every Sunday morning?
a)
do...do
b)
is...do
c)
does...do
d)
does...doing
23.
____________ Tom nine years old when he started to train?
a)
Is
b)
Was
c)
Are
d)
Were
24.
She ____________ gymnastics every day.
a)
practise
b)
is practising
c)
practised
d)
practises
25.
The team ____________ now!
a)
won
b)
wins
c)
is winning
d)
is wining
26.

She __________________ an old photo while she was searching for the dress.

a)

was finding

b)

found

c)

founded

27.

She _________________ (have) the flu last winter.

a)

has had

b)

had

c)

has

d)

would have

28.
It never _________(snow) in Macau.
a)
snow
b)
snowed
c)
snows
d)
is snow
29.
If you ask him nicely, he _________(help) you.
a)
help
b)
helps
c)
helping
d)
will help
30.
They _________(grow) vegetables for 10 years.
a)
are growing
b)
have grown
c)
has grown
d)
is grow
31.

What tense is used in the following sentence?

"George wakes up at 6 a.m. every day."

a)

Simple Present

b)

Present Continuous

c)

Present Perfect

d)

Simple Future

32.

What is the tense used in the following sentence?


"The children were playing in the playground at that time."

a)

Present Continuous

b)

Past Continuous

c)

Present Perfect

d)

Past Perfect

33.

Which of the following verb is in the Present Perfect Tense?

a)

is cooking

b)

cooked

c)

have cooking

d)

has cooked

34.

Which of the following sentence is correct?

a)

She have lived here for ten years.

b)

She was living here for ten years.

c)

She has lived here for ten years.

d)

She lived here for ten years.

35.

Which of the following sentence is correct?

a)

Mary was reading a book when I came in.

b)

Mary was read a book when I came in.

c)

Mary was reading a book when I was coming in.

d)

Mary was reading a book when I was came in.

36.

Which of the followings are the time markers of simple present tense?

a)

now

b)

every day

c)

sometimes

d)

already

e)

always

37.

Which of the followings are the time markers for Past Continuous Tense?

a)

now

b)

when

c)

never

d)

while

e)

next week

38.

Which of the followings are the time markers of Present Perfect Tense?

a)

since

b)

for

c)

ever

d)

yet

e)

ago

39.

Choose the most suitable form of verb for the sentence below.


Look! The cat ________ under the tree.

a)

sits

b)

sat

c)

is sitting

d)

has sat

e)

have sit

40.

Choose the most suitable form of verb for the sentence below.


My mum ________ a cake while Tom ________ computer games.

a)

was baking, was playing

b)

baked, was playing

c)

was baking, played

d)

baked, played

e)

baking, plays

41.

Choose the most suitable form of verb for the sentence below.


Our class ________ a trip to Singapore in 2011.

a)

makes

b)

made

c)

was making

d)

has made

e)

will make

42.

Choose the most suitable form of verb for the sentence below.


Miranda _________ TV now.

a)

watches

b)

are watching

c)

is watching

d)

was watching

e)

watched

43.

Choose the most suitable form of verb for the sentence below.


They ________ each other for a long time.

a)

are knowing

b)

have knowing

c)

know

d)

knew

e)

have known

44.

Choose the most suitable form of verb for the sentence below.


________ you ______ your hair yet?

a)

Did, dye

b)

Has, dyed

c)

Have, dyed

d)

Will, dye

e)

Were, dye

45.

Choose the most suitable form of verb for the sentence below.


We _________ just _______an apple tree.

a)

have, planted

b)

has, planted

c)

are, planting

d)

were, planted

e)

did, planted

46.

1. By the time they found him, he .................................

a)

dies

b)

died

c)

has died

d)

had died

47.

2. He ..................................... many years ago.

a)

dies

b)

died

c)

has died

d)

had died

48.

3. By that time, everybody ........................................ asleep.

a)

was

b)

were

c)

has

d)

had

49.

4. She told me that something ........................................ to him.

a)

happens

b)

has happened

c)

had happened

50.

By that time, everybody ........................................ asleep.

a)

is

b)

was

c)

has been

d)

had been

51.

He ..................................... many years ago.

a)

dies

b)

died

c)

has died

d)

had died

52.

I ............................................ about it until you mentioned it.

a)

didn't think

b)

thought

c)

hadn't thought

53.

She ............................................. him at once.

a)

has recognised

b)

recognised

c)

had recognised

54.

He ......................................... in 1960.

a)

born

b)

had born

c)

was born

55.

When I arrived at the party, everybody .......................................... home.

a)

went

b)

has gone

c)

had gone

56.

I wondered who ........................................... the cat in.

a)

let

b)

has let

c)

had let

57.

I thought I .......................................... the money.

a)

sent

b)

have sent

c)

had sent

58.

She couldn't play yesterday because she ........... ................................... her ankle the day before.

a)

have sprained

b)

sprained

c)

had sprained

59.

I ....................................... him yesterday.

a)

saw

b)

has seen

c)

had seen

60.

. I ............................................... enough time to finish the job.

a)

didn't get

b)

hadn't gotten

61.

By the time they found him, he .................................

a)

died

b)

had died

c)

has died

62.

Yesterday the meeting .................. at 10 am

a)

begin

b)

begins

c)

began

63.

Our regular customers ....................... a discount

a)

always get

b)

is always getting

c)

are always getting

64.

I am sorry, we .............. women clothes

a)

don't sell

b)

hsven't sold

c)

aren't selling

65.

Next week, we .................. snorkelling

a)

are

b)

went

c)

are going

66.

More and more people .......... to Korea these days.

a)

travelled

b)

are travelling

c)

travel