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All Tenses Test: 8 Have You Been Waiting / Have You Waited / Are You Waiting Long?' No, I've Just Arrived!'

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All Tenses Test: 8 Have You Been Waiting / Have You Waited / Are You Waiting Long?' No, I've Just Arrived!'

The document contains a test on verb tenses with multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions. It asks the test taker to identify verb tenses, choose the correct verb form, complete sentences with the appropriate verb tense, match sentences to responses, and identify statements using different verb tenses. The test focuses on assessing knowledge of verb conjugations and usage across simple, continuous, and perfect tenses in English.

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All tenses test

1 Match the verb forms in 110 with tenses aj.


1 ___ This job has really got the better of him.
2 ___ Well be seeing Monica later this afternoon.
3 ___ Why have you been working such long hours recently?
4 ___ I wasnt driving carefully, and it was raining hard at the time.
5 ___ The schoolchildren were expected to do a lot of homework last term.
6 ___ Shes been told not to return to work until Monday.
7 ___ Isnt Spanish spoken more than English in some US states?
8 ___ You are being taken to the airport by our driver.
9 ___ I had never complained about anything in my life before.
10 ___ We probably wont feel up to going out tonight.

a Present Simple Passive


b Future Simple
c Present Perfect Continuous
d Past Continuous
e Present Perfect
f Past Simple Passive
g Future Continuous
h Past Perfect Simple
i Present Perfect Passive
j Present Continuous Passive

1 point for each correct answer 10

2 Choose the correct verb form.


1 Where has she gone / does she go / did she go last weekend?
2 We hadnt seen / werent seeing / didnt see each other since we were both little girls.
3 We bought / ve bought / were buying our car second hand about a year ago.
4 Nobody is listening / will listen / will be listening to him anymore. He lies all the time.

5 Ive heard that you had seen / ve been seeing / were seeing a lot of Rafael recently.
6 She s been told / has told / s telling that she mustnt wear trousers to her job interview.
7 I was getting ready to go to work when the doorbell rang / was ringing / had rung twice.
8 Have you been waiting / Have you waited / Are you waiting long? No, Ive just arrived!
9 Dont come round this afternoon because I ll be having / have / ll have a nap.
10 It s / ll be / s being always so cold and miserable in England in the winter.
11 Has he / Is he going to / Does he visit his grandparents this afternoon, or not?
1 point for each correct answer 10

3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1 I ll look after (look after) your dog while youre abroad, if you like.
2 She _______ (water) her houseplants when the phone rang.
3 We _______ (adopt) by our parents in 1982.
4 Before he went on holiday last year, he _______ never _______ (travel) by plane.
5 Wheres your laptop? It _______ (fix) at the moment.
6 _______ you _______ (have) something nice for dinner? Yes, we had barbecued chicken.
7 Jemma is going out with Tom now, and poor Steve _______ (be) heartbroken since he found out.
8 What do you imagine you _______ (do) this time next year?
9 You _______ (wait) at the bus stop for a while, havent you? Yes, about 20 minutes, so far!
10 Lets meet at the restaurant the table _______ (book) for 8 p.m.
11 Planning permission _______ (grant) once your plans are approved.

1 point for each correct answer 10

4 Match each sentence with the correct response.


1 a Ive just boarded the plane.
2 b I boarded the plane at 2.30 p.m.
a Is it ready to take off?
b Did it leave on time?

3 ___ What did you do when the air conditioning broke down?
4 ___ What were you doing when the air conditioning
broke down?
a I was listening to music in my room.
b I called the engineer.

5 ___ Well visit Tate Modern at three oclock, shall


we?
6 ___ Well be visiting Tate Modern at three oclock.
a Yes, good idea.
b OK, Ill call you in the evening, then.

7 ___ When they arrived, she cooked supper.


8 ___ When they arrived, she had cooked supper.
a Lucky you!
b Did you help?

9 ___ Youre very kind, thank you.


10 ___ Youre being very kind ... Whats up?
a Its because I like you!
b Its no problem at all.
11 ___ We come from Washington D.C.
12 ___ Were coming from Washington D.C.
a Nice to meet you.
b Is someone meeting you at the airport?

1 point for each correct answer 10

Test 2
1. When Carol (call) last night, I (watch) my favorite show
on television.

2. I (work) for this company for more than thirty years, and I intend to
stay here until I retire!

3. Sharon (love) to travel. She (go) abroad almost every


summer. Next year, she plans to go to Peru.

4. Thomas is an author. He (write) mystery novels and travel memoirs.


He (write) since he was twenty-eight. Altogether, he
(write) seven novels, three collections of short stories and a book of
poetry.

5. We were late because we had some car problems. By the time we


(get) to the train station, Susan (wait) for us for more than
two hours.

6. Sam (try) to change a light bulb when he (slip) and


(fall) .

7. Everyday I (wake) up at 6 o'clock, (eat) breakfast at 7


o'clock and (leave) for work at 8 o'clock. However, this morning I
(get) up at 6:30, (skip) breakfast and
(leave) for work late because I (forget) to set my alarm.

8. Right now, Jim (read) the newspaper and Kathy


(make) dinner. Last night at this time, they (do) the same
thing. She (cook) and he (read) the newspaper. Tomorrow
at this time, they (do, also) the same thing. She
(prepare) dinner and he (read) . They are very
predictable people!

9. By this time next summer, you (complete) your studies and


(find) a job. I, on the other hand, (accomplish,
not) anything. I (study, still) and you
(work) in some new high paying job.

10. The students (be, usually) taught by Mrs. Monty. However, this
week they (teach) taught by Mr. Tanzer.

************

11.
Jane talks on the phone.
Bob has been talking on the phone for an hour.
Mary is talking on the phone.

Who is not necessarily on the phone now?

12.
I'm going to make dinner for Frank.
I'm making dinner for Judy.
I'll make dinner for Mary.
I make dinner for Ted.
I will be making dinner for Tony.

Who are you offering to make dinner for?

13.
Jane left when Tim arrived.
Bob left when Tim had arrived.
When Tim arrived, Mary was leaving.
John had left when Tim arrived.
After Tim arrived, Frank left.

Who did not run into Tim?

14.
Jane is talking in class.
Bob always talks in class.
Mary is always talking in class.

Whose action bothers you?

15.
Jane never left Jamestown.
Bob has never left Jamestown.

Who is still alive?

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