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WorksheetsMixed Tenses 1
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 10hrs 0mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. As it ___ dark we ___ to go home.
a)
A) gets / decided
b)
B) would get / shall decide
c)
C) had got / have decided
d)
D) was getting / decided
2.
2. He ___ looking at her, wondering where he ___ her
a)
A) keep / see
b)
B) kept / had seen
c)
C) keeps / saw
d)
D) had kept / had seen
3.
3. They ___ to get married last month although they ___ each other for only six weeks.
a)
A) decide / know
b)
B) decided / know
c)
C) decided / had known
d)
D) decided / knew
4.
4. They ___ to get married last month although they ___ each other for only six weeks.
a)
A) decide / know
b)
B) decided / know
c)
C) decided / had known
d)
D) decided / knew
5.
5. ___ the weather good when you ___ tennis?
a)
A) is / played
b)
B) was / were playing
c)
C) will be / played
d)
D) is / will be playing
6.
6. When he ___ to the station the train already ___ .
a)
A) comes / left
b)
B) came / leaves
c)
C) came / had left
d)
D) had come / left
7.
7. Last Monday when I ___ the house it ___ heavily.
a)
A) leave / rain
b)
B) left / was raining
c)
C) left / had rained
d)
D) was leaving / rained
8.
8. Yesterday when Tom ___ the lesson___ .
a)
A) comes / already begins
b)
B) came / had already begun
c)
C) came / already began
d)
D) will come / already begins
9.
9. I ___ the call because I ___ a shower.
a)
A) didn’t answer / was taking
b)
B) don’t answer / take
c)
C) doesn’t answer / am taking
d)
D) will not answer / take
10.
10. After Mary ___ the room, she ___ the floor.
a)
A) tidied up / washes
b)
B) tidies up / has washed
c)
C) has tidied up / washed
d)
D) had tidied up / washed
11.
11. Yesterday at this time when his hat ___ he ___ across the bridge.
a)
A) blows off / is walking
b)
B) blew off / had walked
c)
C) has blown off / is walking
d)
D) blew off / was walking
12.
12. He wanted me to go to the skating-rink together. <br />As he ___ I ___ my skates he ___ me his brother’s.
a)
A) knows / broke / offer
b)
B) knew / broke / offers
c)
C) knew / had broken / offered
d)
D) know / had broken / will offer
13.
13. Tom looked at his hands. He ___ that those hands ___ young and strong before.
a)
A) knew / was
b)
B) know / are
c)
C) had known / were
d)
D) knew / be
e)
E) knew / has broken / offered
14.
14. He ___ us the firm ___ wool since 1935.
a)
A) told / had been exporting
b)
B) tells / would export
c)
C) said / is exporting
d)
D) will be told / exports
15.
15. He didn’t ___ well though he ___ a hard day before.
a)
A) slept / spent
b)
B) sleep / spend
c)
C) sleeping / had spent
d)
D) sleep / had spent
16.
16. He ___ at the blackboard and ___ that the English teacher ___the word “apple” there.
a)
A) was looking / sees/wrote
b)
B) looks / sees / had written
c)
C) looked / saw / was writing
d)
D) is looking / saw / writes
17.
17. Mr. Brown ___ to me 2 hours ago to return the book which he ___ .
a)
A) comes / borrows
b)
B) came / had borrowed
c)
C) will come / borrowed
d)
D) came / borrowed
18.
18. No sooner he ___ than he ___ ill.
a)
A) had arrived / falls
b)
B) had arrived / fell
c)
C) arrives / has fallen
d)
D) arrived / will fall
19.
19. I ___ my homework by 6 o’clock yesterday and when my mother came home I ___ supper.
a)
A) did / have
b)
B) have done / had
c)
C) had done / was having
d)
D) was doing / had
20.
20. He said that he ___ school and he ___ to enter the academy.
a)
A) finished / was going
b)
B) has finished / is going
c)
C) had finished / was going
d)
D) finishes / are going
21.
21. It ___ dark and it ___ .
a)
A) is / are raining
b)
B) was / was raining
c)
C) are / was
d)
D) were / were
22.
22. The pupils ___ the sentences yet, the teacher ___ the blackboard.
a)
A) has not written / will clean
b)
B) had not written / cleaned
c)
C) did not write / cleans
d)
D) are not writing / clean
23.
23. Henry ___ Puerto Rico before he ___ to St. Thomas.
a)
A) visited / had gone
b)
B) had visited / went
c)
C) was visiting / went
d)
D) would visit / goes
24.
24. The company ___ some new equipments before the strike ___ .
a)
A) have ordered / begin
b)
B) had ordered / began
c)
C) ordered / begins
d)
D) is ordering / began
25.
25. I ___ he ___ it interesting.
a)
A) hoped / find
b)
B) hoped / finds
c)
C) hopes / would find
d)
D) hoped / would find
26.
26. Mark Twain ___ that they ___ about him.
a)
A) understand / speaks
b)
B) understands / speaks
c)
C) will understand / spoke
d)
D) understood / are speaking
e)
E) will find / find
27.
27. On our way home we ___ the problem if we could ___ the fine celebration of our mother’s birthday.
a)
A) discussed / organized
b)
B) were discussing / organize
c)
C) had discussed / organize
d)
D) have discussed / were organizing
28.
28. The greater part of London ___ of wood, but after the great fire wider streets and brick houses ___ .
a)
A) had been / were built
b)
B) was / were built
c)
C) is / have been built
d)
D) are / are built
29.
29. After my parents ___ home my life ___ better.
a)
A) had returned / became
b)
B) will return / become
c)
C) return / have become
d)
D) return / have become
30.
30. Why ___ you come yesterday? We ___ a good time.
a)
A) don’t / can have
b)
B) didn’t / could have had
c)
C) will / might have
d)
D) doesn’t / will have
31.
31. He___ even before I ___ a finger on him.
a)
A) screams / was laid
b)
B) screamed / had laid
c)
C) would scream / am laying
d)
D) screams / laid
e)
E) did not / shall have
32.
32. I___ never___ to Cambridge, but I once ___ Oxford.
a)
A) did / go / visit
b)
B) have / been / visited
c)
C) have / been / had visited
d)
D) was / visiting / had been visiting
33.
33. We ___ to wait because the man ___ .
a)
A) told / was questioned
b)
B) were told / questioned
c)
C) were told / is questioned
d)
D) told / was being questioned
e)
E) will / have gone / don’t visit
34.
34. They didn’t know that he ___ from the University in 1990 and then ___ abroad.
a)
A) had graduated / is working
b)
B) graduated / works
c)
C) graduated / was working
d)
D) was graduating / worked
e)
E) were told / was being questioned
35.
35. We learned that he ___ the office 5 minutes before he ___ .
a)
A) left / returned
b)
B) had left / returned
c)
C) would leave / returned
d)
D) would have left / came
36.
36. ___ you ___ him this week? Yes, I ___ him on Sunday.
a)
A) did / see / saw
b)
B) did / see / have seen
c)
C) have / seen / see
d)
D) do / see / saw
e)
E) had left / had returned
37.
37. I ___ my interview with the vice-president when my daughter ___ me.
a)
A) had / were calling
b)
B) was having / had called
c)
C) have had / called
d)
D) had / called
e)
E) have / seen / saw
38.
38. Ronald Reagan ___ president for 8 years before he ___ .
a)
A) had been / has retired
b)
B) had been / had retired
c)
C) was / had retired
d)
D) had been / retired
39.
39. I went out of the house. It ___ . It ___ for two weeks.
a)
A) rained / was raining
b)
B) had rained / was raining
c)
C) was raining / had been raining
d)
D) had been raining / was raining
40.
40. After long consideration we ___ to the conclusion our behavior ___ .
a)
A) came / had been justified
b)
B) came / will be justified
c)
C) will come / would be justified
d)
D) are coming / will justify
41.
41. The plan ___ for two hours when he ___ .
a)
A) had been discussed / came
b)
B) is discussed / comes
c)
C) will be discussed / come
d)
D) has been discussed / comes
42.
42. Christopher Columbus didn’t know where he ___. <br />When he landed he didn’t know where he ___ when he got back to Spain he didn’t. know where he ___.
a)
A) was sailing / was / had been
b)
B) had sailed / was / was
c)
C) is sailing / had been / has been
d)
D) will be sailing / will be / will have been
43.
43. That day after Mr. Brown ___ the letter he ___ me to clarify some details.
a)
A) has studied / phoned
b)
B) studied / phoned
c)
C) had studied / phoned
d)
D) had studied / had phoned
44.
44. When Christopher Columbus ___ 14 he ___ a sailor.
a)
A) is / became
b)
B) was / became
c)
C) was / becomes
d)
D) are / become
45.
45. When Mr. Brown ___ to the party all the guests ___ at the table.
a)
A) come / sat
b)
B) came / are sitting
c)
C) came / were sitting
d)
D) comes / sit
46.
46. Nick ___ he ___ his homework by 4 o’clock.
a)
A) say / has done
b)
B) said / had done
c)
C) says / do
d)
D) said / does
47.
47. The American ___ the question slowly so that we ___
a)
A) repeated / should understand
b)
B) repeat / understood
c)
C) repeats / would understand
d)
D) repeated / understand
48.
48. My sister ___ in Florida for one year when we ___ to New York.
a)
A) has lived / came
b)
B) have lived / come
c)
C) lived / come
d)
D) had lived / came
49.
49. He came to the writing table and ___ through the letters which ___ for him.
a)
A) look / was waiting
b)
B) looked / were waiting
c)
C) looks / has been waiting
d)
D) looked / waiting
50.
50. Ann ___ her work by 4 o’clock and ___ shopping.
a)
A) finished / went
b)
B) finishes / will go
c)
C) had finished / went
d)
D) has finished / go
51.
51. He ___ he ___ lunch an hour before.
a)
A) say / had
b)
B) said / would have
c)
C) says / shall have
d)
D) said / had
e)
E) will finish / went
52.
52. When we ___ the station the train ___ already ___ .
a)
A) reach / has / left
b)
B) reached / had / left
c)
C) reach / was / leaving
d)
D) shall reach / - / left
53.
53. I knew that she ___ Miss Betsy, because I remembered how my mother ___ her.
a)
A) was / had described
b)
B) is / described
c)
C) would be / had described
d)
D) had been / described
54.
54. She said that Bob ___ as he ___ research work.
a)
A) was busy / was doing
b)
B) was busy / had done
c)
C) was busy / have done
d)
D) was busy / would be doing
55.
55. He says he ___ his friend whom he ___ for many years.
a)
A) meets / didn’t see
b)
B) met / hadn’t seen
c)
C) met / haven’t seen
d)
D) will meet / sees
56.
56. That day when we were in the restaurant each one ___ what he ___ .
a)
A) receive / orders
b)
B) received / had ordered
c)
C) is receiving / is ordering
d)
D) will receive / would order
57.
57. - What ___ you ___ here? - I ___ for my friend. <br />- How long ___ you ___ for him? - For twenty minutes.<br />
a)
A) are / doing / am waiting / have / been waiting
b)
B) do / do / am waiting / do / wait
c)
C) are / doing / wait / have / been waiting
d)
D) have / done / am waiting / are / waiting
58.
58. Julia has overslept again. She is going ___ late to her work. “I had better ___ a taxi” she thinks.
a)
A) being / take
b)
B) to be / take
c)
C) be / to take
d)
D) to be / to take
59.
59. They ___ just ___ and ___ supper now.
a)
A) have / come / are having
b)
B) had / come / are having
c)
C) have / come / is having
d)
D) had / come / had
60.
60. I usually ___ there by train but this week-end I ___ by bus.
a)
A) go / am going
b)
B) went / go
c)
C) go / go
d)
D) go / are going
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