TENSES - EXERCISE 1

The girl wishes she --- in Hue for the festival next week.. He used to write home once a week.. He writes home every week.. He was force to write home every week.. He doesn’t now write h

TENSES (EXERCISE 1)

Choose the most correct answer:

1 It was a boring weekend I anything

A don’t do B didn’t do C am not doing D won’t do

2 I’m busy at the moment I on the computer

A work B am working C worked D have worked

3 I _ tomorrow, so we can go somewhere

A am not working B don’t work C won’t work D am not going to work

4 Tom promises that he me again

A visits B will have visit C will visit D has visit

5 You have to wait until the light to green

A changed B changes C will change D has changed

6 We will go out as soon as it _ raining

A has stopped B will have stopped C will stop D is stopping

7 Either John or his brothers _ the keys to the car

A has taken B have taken C is taking D takes

8 “When is Mr Ba planning to retire? He for the company for thirty years now.”

A works B is working C has been working D had been working

9 The girl wishes she - in Hue for the festival next week

A had stayed B is staying C stayed D could stay

10 He used to write home once a week

A He writes home every week B He was force to write home every week

C He doesn’t now write home once a week D He didn’t write home before

11 By the times Jane arrives, we - this group project

A will finish B have finished C will have finished D finish

12 He - for the national team in 65 matches so far

A played B is playing C has played D had played

13 We - the game if we’d had a few more minutes

A won B had won C could win D could have won

14 Two people - to be injured in the explosion early this morning

A were reported B reported C report D had reported

15 My sister -interested in medicine ever since she - a child

A has been / was B is / has been C was / was D has been being / was

16 Where - your husband?

A have you first met B did you first met C had you first met D you first met

17 Is this the first time you - pasta?

A have cooked B cooked C cook D was cooking

18 Are you free on Friday? – No, we are very busy now We - a party on Sunday

A have B are having C are going to have D will have

19 Dolphins - in waters for millions of years and are still common today

A lived B live C have live D have been living

20 I have never visited Vietnam but I - to Asia several times

A have traveled B traveled C travel D have been traveling

21 Several students tried to solve the quiz, but no solution

-A has found B was found C found D had found

21 In the last hundred years, traveling - much easier and more comfortable.

A is becoming B becomes C became D has become

22 “Why do you look so tired? – “Yes, I - all day.”

A was working B worked C have been working D work

23 Mary -her husband when she - in the United States

A met / worked B met / was working

C had met / was working D was meeting / was working

24 Sarah - for her things when she - someone called her name

A was paying / heard B paid / heard

C has paid / was hearing D had paid / heard

25 I last me him two years ago

A I haven’t met him for two years B I meet him every two years

C I have met him for two years D I didn’t meet him two years ago

26 We - in Newcastle for two years now and I like it a lot

A have lived B have been living C lived D live

27 The morning paper - by over 200,000 people every day

A read B is reading C reads D is read

28 When - steal? – Two days ago

A did your bike steal B was your bike stolen C your bike stole D was your bike stealing

29 s soon as the light turned red, he - the car

A stopped B has stopped C was stopping D had stopped

30 We can’t go along here because the road

-A had been repaired B was repaired C is being repaired D will be repaired

31 Did you post the letter for me? – Oh, I’m sorry I’m completely forgot I - it now

A do B will do C am going to do D am doing

32 I’ve decided to repaint this room _ Oh, have you What color - it?

A do you paint B will you paint

C are you going to paint D have you painted

33 Why are you working so hard these days? – Because I - a car, so I’m saving as much as

I can

A am going to buy B am buying C buy D will buy

34 At this time tomorrow, we - over the Atlantic

A will fly B are flying C are going to fly D will be flying

35 After Jessica - her degree, she intends to work in her father’s company

A finishes B has finished C had finished D, finished

36 Your car looks very clean - it?

A Did you wash B Had you washed C Have you washed D Do you wash

37 The train _ when we got to the station

A just left B just leaves C had just left D will leave

38 Tom told me he _ call me at the airport when I

A would/ arrived B will/ arrive C will have/ arriving D would be/ arriving

39 Peter said he _ a test the following day

A had had B will have C has had D would have

40 After she _ at the hospital for 2 years, she _ to give up the job yesterday

A had been working/ decides B had been working/ decided

C working / had decided D is working/ will decide

41 In 1970, the Canadian scientist George Kelly that warm water _ more quickly than cold water

A prove/freeze B proves / breezed C proving / freezing D proved/freezes

42 After he _ his English course, he went to England to continue his study

A will have finished B has finished C had finished D will finish

43 I in the US for one year, but I still find it difficult to communicate with the American

A am B was C have been D had been

44 After the doctor found that he his arm

A to examine/ breaks B to examine/ broke

C examining/ broken D examining/had broken

45 As soon as she arrived in London, she found that the English people spoke English differently from what she _

A will learn B is learning C has been learning D had learnt

46 How since we school?

A are you/ left B will you be / left

C have you been/ had left D have you been/ left

47 Before cars _ , people horses and bicycles

A were discovered/ had used B discovering/ use

C have been discovered / have been using D is discovered/ using

48 Don’t go anywhere until I _ back

A come B will come C have come D came

49 I _ the book by the time you come tonight

A will be finishing B will have finished C have finishing D finished

50 Who when I came ?

A were you talking to B are you talking to C you were talking to D you are talking to