Mixed Tenses Test 7

Mixed Tenses
6. When he ___ to the station the train already ___
.
1. Ann ___ that she ___ the visitor before.
A) comes / left
A) thought / saw B) came / leaves
B) thinks / sees C) came / had left
C) is thinking / sees D) had come / left
D) thought / had seen E) has come / leaves
E) have thought / had seen

7. Last Monday when I ___ the house it ___ heavily.

2. As it ___ dark we ___ to go home.
A) leave / rain
A) gets / decided B) left / was raining
B) would get / shall decide C) left / had rained
C) had got / have decided D) was leaving / rained
D) was getting / decided E) leave / rains
E) will be getting / had decided

8. Yesterday when Tom ___ the lesson___

3. He ___ looking at her, wondering where he ___ her .

A) keep / see A) leave / rains

B) kept / had seen B) came / had already begun
C) keeps / saw C) came / already began
D) had kept / had seen D) will come / already begins
E) being kept / would see E) came / already begins

4. They ___ to get married last month although they ___ 9. I ___ the call because I ___ a shower.
each other for only six weeks.
A) didn’t answer / was taking
A) decide / know B) don’t answer / take
B) decided / know C) doesn’t answer / am taking
C) decided / had known D) will not answer / take
D) decided / knew E) am answering / am taking
E) decided / has known

10. After Mary ___ the room, she ___ the floor.
5. ___ the weather good when you ___ tennis?
A) tidied up / washes
A) is / played B) tidies up / has washed
B) was / were playing C) has tidied up / washed
C) will be / played D) had tidied up / washed
D) is / will be playing E) is tidying up / washes
E) has been / will play
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11. Yesterday at this time when his hat ___ he ___ across 16. He ___ at the blackboard and ___ that the English
the bridge. teacher ___ the word “apple” there.

A) blows off / is walking A) was looking / sees/wrote

B) blew off / had walked B) looks / sees / had written
C) has blown off / is walking C) looked / saw / was writing
D) blew off / was walking D) is looking / saw / writes
E) had blown off / walks E) has looked / has seen / is writing

12. He wanted me to go to the skating-rink together. As 17. Mr. Brown ___ to me 2 hours ago to return the book
he ___ I ___ my skates he ___ me his brother’s. which he ___ .

A) knows / broke / offer A) comes / borrows

B) knew / broke / offers B) came / had borrowed
C) knew / had broken / offered C) will come / borrowed
D) know / had broken / will offer D) came / borrowed
E) knew / has broken / offered E) was coming / borrowed

13. Tom looked at his hands. He ___ that those hands ___ 18. No sooner he ___ than he ___ ill.
young and strong before.
A) had arrived / falls
A) knew / was B) had arrived / fell
B) know / are C) arrives / has fallen
C) had known / were D) arrived / will fall
D) knew / be E) is arriving / is falling
E) knew / had been

19. I ___ my homework by 6 o’clock yesterday and when

14. He ___ us the firm ___ wool since 1935. my mother came home I ___ supper.

A) told / had been exporting A) did / have

B) tells / would export B) have done / had
C) said / is exporting C) had done / was having
D) will be told / exports D) was doing / had
E) told / has been exporting E) do / have

15. He didn’t ___ well though he ___ a hard day before. 20. He said that he ___ school and he ___ to enter the
academy.
A) slept / spent
B) sleep / spend A) finished / was going
C) sleeping / had spent B) has finished / is going
D) sleep / had spent C) had finished / was going
E) slept / had spent D) finishes / are going
E) finish / was going
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21. It ___ dark and it ___ 26. Mark Twain ___ that they ___ about him.
.
A) understand / speaks
A) is / are raining B) understands / speaks
B) was / was raining C) will understand / spoke
C) are / was D) understood / are speaking
D) were / were E) understood / were speaking
E) were / was

27. On our way home we ___ the problem if we could ___

22. The pupils ___ the sentences yet, the teacher ___ the the fine celebration of our mother’s birthday.
blackboard.
A) discussed / organized
A) has not written / will clean B) were discussing / organize
B) had not written / cleaned C) had discussed / organize
C) did not write / cleans D) have discussed / were organizing
D) are not writing / clean E) discuss / organizes
E) had not written / had cleaned

28. The greater part of London ___ of wood, but after the
23. Henry ___ Puerto Rico before he ___ to St. Thomas. great fire wider streets and brick houses ___ .

A) visited / had gone A) had been / were built

B) had visited / went B) was / were built
C) was visiting / went C) is / have been built
D) would visit / goes D) are / are built
E) visited / went E) has been / is built

24. The company ___ some new equipments before the 29. After my parents ___ home my life ___ better.
strike ___ .
A) had returned / became
A) have ordered / begin B) will return / become
B) had ordered / began C) return / have become
C) ordered / begins D) return / have become
D) is ordering / began E) return / would become
E) will order / had begun

30. Why ___ you come yesterday? We ___ a good time.

25. I ___ he ___ it interesting.
A) don’t / can have
A) hoped / find B) didn’t / could have had
B) hoped / finds C) will / might have
C) hopes / would find D) doesn’t / will have
D) hoped / would find E) did not / shall have
E) will find / find
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31. He___ even before I ___ a finger on him. 36. - ___ you ___ him this week? - Yes, I ___ him on
Sunday.
A) screams / was laid
B) screamed / had laid A) did / see / saw
C) would scream / am laying B) did / see / have seen
D) screams / laid C) have / seen / see
E) screamed / would lay D) do / see / saw
E) have / seen / saw

32. I___ never___ to Cambridge, but I once ___ Oxford.

37. I ___ my interview with the vice-president when my
A) did / go / visit daughter ___ me.
B) have / been / visited
A) had / were calling
C) have / been / had visited
B) was having / had called
D) was / visiting / had been visiting
C) have had / called
E) will / have gone / don’t visit
D) had / called
E) was having / called

33. We ___ to wait because the man ___

.
38. Ronald Reagan ___ president for 8 years before he ___
A) told / was questioned .
B) were told / questioned
A) had been / has retired
C) were told / is questioned
B) had been / had retired
D) told / was being questioned
C) was / had retired
E) were told / was being questioned
D) had been / retired
E) was / retired

34. They didn’t know that he ___ from the University in

1990 and then ___ abroad.
39. I went out of the house. It ___ . It ___ for two weeks.
A) had graduated / is working
B) graduated / works A) rained / was raining
C) graduated / was working B) had rained / was raining
D) was graduating / worked C) was raining / had been raining
E) had graduated / worked D) had been raining / was raining
E) was raining / rained

35. We learned that he ___ the office 5 minutes before he

___ . 40. After long consideration we ___ to the conclusion our
behavior ___ .
A) left / returned
B) had left / returned A) came / had been justified
C) would leave / returned B) came / will be justified
D) would have left / came C) will come / would be justified
E) had left / had returned D) are coming / will justify
E) has come / are being justified
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41. The plan ___ for two hours when he ___ 46. Nick ___ he ___ his homework by 4 o’clock.
.
A) say / has done
A) had been discussed / came B) said / had done
B) is discussed / comes C) says / do
C) will be discussed / come D) said / does
D) has been discussed / comes E) said / has done
E) was discussed / would come

47. The American ___ the question slowly so that we ___

42. Christopher Columbus didn’t know where he ___.
When he landed he didn’t know where he ___ when A) repeated / should understand
he got back to Spain he didn’t know where he ___. B) repeat / understood
A) was sailing / was / had been C) repeats / would understand
B) had sailed / was / was D) repeated / understand
C) is sailing / had been / has been E) repeats / understands
D) will be sailing / will be / will have been
E) would sail / hadn’t been / haven’t been

48. My sister ___ in Florida for one year when we ___ to

New York.

43. That day after Mr. Brown ___ the letter he ___ me to A) has lived / came
clarify some details. B) have lived / come
A) has studied / phoned C) lived / come
B) studied / phoned D) had lived / came
C) had studied / phoned E) live / came
D) had studied / had phoned
E) studied / is phoning

49. He came to the writing table and ___ through the

letters which ___ for him.

44. When Christopher Columbus ___ 14 he ___ a sailor. A) look / was waiting
B) looked / were waiting
A) is / became
C) looks / has been waiting
B) was / became
D) looked / waiting
C) was / becomes
E) looks / are waiting
D) are / become
E) were / became

50. Ann ___ her work by 4 o’clock and ___ shopping.

45. When Mr. Brown ___ to the party all the guests ___ at A) finished / went
the table. B) finishes / will go
A) come / sat C) had finished / went
B) came / are sitting D) has finished / go
C) came / were sitting E) will finish / went
D) comes / sit
E) came / had sat
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51. He ___ he ___ lunch an hour before. 56. That day when we were in the restaurant each one
___ what he ___ .
A) say / had
B) said / would have A) receive / orders
C) says / shall have B) received / had ordered
D) said / had C) is receiving / is ordering
E) said / had had D) will receive / would order
E) is received / is ordered

52. When we ___ the station the train ___ already ___
. 57. - What ___ you ___ here? - I ___ for my friend. - How
long ___ you ___ for him? - For twenty minutes.
A) reach / has / left
B) reached / had / left A) are / doing / am waiting / have / been waiting
C) reach / was / leaving B) do / do / am waiting / do / wait
D) shall reach / - / left C) are / doing / wait / have / been waiting
E) were reaching / were / leaving D) have / done / am waiting / are / waiting
E) are / doing / am waiting / are / waiting

53. I knew that she ___ Miss Betsy, because I

remembered how my mother ___ her. 58. Julia has overslept again. She is going ___ late to her
work. “I had better ___ a taxi” she thinks.
A) was / had described
B) is / described A) being / take
C) would be / had described B) to be / take
D) had been / described C) be / to take
E) has been / describes D) to be / to take
E) to be / taking

54. She said that Bob ___ as he ___ research work.

59. They ___ just ___ and ___ supper now.
A) was busy / was doing
B) was busy / had done A) have / come / are having
C) was busy / have done B) had / come / are having
D) was busy / would be doing C) have / come / is having
E) is busy / will be doing D) had / come / had
E) have / come / have

55. He says he ___ his friend whom he ___ for many

years. 60. I usually ___ there by train but this week-end I ___ by
bus.
A) meets / didn’t see
B) met / hadn’t seen A) go / am going
C) met / haven’t seen B) went / go
D) will meet / sees C) go / go
E) meet / doesn’t see D) go / are going
E) go / was going
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61. You ___ very thoughtful. What ___ you ___ about? 66. My dog ___ a lot but it ___ at the moment.

A) looked / was / thinking A) is barking / doesn’t bark

B) look / are / thinking B) barked / didn’t bark
C) look / are / think C) barks / isn’t barking
D) looking / are / thinking D) was barking / won’t bark
E) have looked / had / thought E) will bark / doesn’t bark

62. His situation ___ since spring. Now he ___ much 67. I ___ about it at the moment and I think that I ___ how
better. to use it now.

A) has improved / feel A) read / knew

B) improves / felt B) was reading / knew
C) improve / is feeling C) am reading / know
D) has improved / feels D) read / know
E) improved / has felt E) shall read / have known

63. It’s evening. People ___ to their house and ___ TV 68. Tom ___ the book since yesterday morning and he ___
it.
A) come / are watching
B) have come / are watching A) has read / just finished
C) come / watch B) has been reading / has just finished
D) has come / are watching C) had been reading / has just finished
E) are coming / have watched D) will read / just finishes
E) read / is just finishing

64. Please, ___ me the newspaper a postman ___ today.

69. I ___ I ___ you there.
A) show / bring
B) shows / brings A) thought / meet
C) showed / brought B) thinks / meet
D) show / brought C) think / have met
E) show / has brought D) thinks / met
E) think / has met

65. Do you ___ that woman in the corner? She ___ her
dog walk. 70. He ___ a very experienced teacher. He ___ French for
15 years.
A) see / is having
B) saw / was having A) to be / taught
C) to see / is having B) am / is teaching
D) see / has C) is / has been teaching
E) seen / have D) will be / was teaching
E) was / are teaching
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71. I’m ___ to tell you the story I ___ at school today. 76. He ___ me his name but I ___ it.

A) go / hear A) tell / am forgetting

B) going / heard B) will tell / forgot
C) to go / hear C) told / have forgotten
D) going / have heard D) has told / shall forget
E) going / had heard E) was told / forgot

72. Jimmy, Jane and Billy wanted ___ their grandfather 77. They ___ you the money before they ___
who ___ to visit them. .

A) to impress / had come A) send / leave

B) impressed / came B) sent / left
C) will impress / comes C) will send / leave
D) had impressed / has come D) sent / had left
E) to impress / to come E) should sent / had left

73. On ___ the room he ___ left and ___ his way. 78. I ___ already ___ the doctor about it, but she couldn’t
___ me.
A) entering / turned / went on
B) having entered / has turned / goes on A) has / seen / helped
C) entered / turns / went on B) have / seen / help
D) enter / turn / goes on C) had / seen / had helped
E) entering / turns / went on D) will / have seen / help
E) is/having seen / is helping

74. ___ you read the book “The Godfather”? If yes, when
___ you read? 79. The weather ___ as nice today as it ___ yesterday.

A) did / have A) is / was

B) will / do B) are / were
C) have / did C) is / will be
D) were / done D) was / were
E) has / does E) were / shall be

75. I ___ Tom since he ___ school. 80. You ___ six cakes since we ___
.
A) have seen / leave
B) saw / has left A) had / had come
C) hadn’t seen / left B) had had / came
D) haven’t seen / left C) have / come
E) see / leave D) have had / came
E) have had / have come
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81. The English ___ of sports and ___ themselves as good 86. She ___ this book this week and she ___ discuss it.
sportsmen.
A) read / can
A) are fond / regard B) has read / could
B) is fond / regards C) had read / can
C) were fond / regards D) have read / can
D) was fond / regards E) has read / can
E) am fond / are regarding

87. “I hope you ___ well?” “Yes, I ___ ill for two weeks.
82. The children ___ their hands and they ___ lunch now. Now I ___ well.”

A) are washing / are having A) felt / was / is

B) have washed / are having B) feel / is / am
C) wash / have C) is feeling / are / is
D) washed / are having D) are feeling / have been / am
E) wash / have had E) was feeling / was / am

83. Don’t go out. It ___ . It ___ since morning. 88. -___ you ___ the man for many years? -Yes, we ___ at
Cambridge together.
A) rains / rains
B) has rained / rains A) have / known / were
C) was raining / was raining B) do / know / is
D) is raining / has been raining C) were / known / were
E) is raining / had rained D) have / known / was
E) did / know / was

84. I ___ you the book after I ___ it.

89. I ___ an exercise now but I ___ it in some minutes.
A) give / read
B) shall give / had read A) write / finished
C) shall give / have read B) writes / will finish
D) have given / shall read C) wrote / is finishing
E) am giving / read D) am writing / shall finish
E) have written / had finished

85. She ___ all the work and now she ___ in the next
room. 90. Last year he ___ better than he ___ now.

A) did / rest A) sings / did

B) have done / rests B) sang / is doing
C) does / rests C) had sung / does
D) has done / is resting D) would sing / did
E) had done / is resting E) had been singing / is doing
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91. Students ___ already their tests and now they ___ 96. -Is this your first visit to London? -No, I ___ here
several times before and I ___ quite at home in
A) had written / hand London.
B) are writing / handed
A) was/have felt
C) have written / are handing
B) have been/feel
D) wrote / will hand
C) had been/felt
E) write / hands
D) has been/felt
E) were/have felt

92. It is going to rain. I ___ glad I ___ my umbrella with

me today.
97. I don’t know when she ___ but when she ___ I’ll give
A) am/takes her your book.
B) am/have taken
A) will come/will come
C) is/taken
B) will come/come
D) are/took
C) come/will come
E) is/takes
D) will come/comes
E) comes/will come

93. Bill ___ his girl-friend now. That’s the third time he ___
her this evening.
98. You ___ here until your mother ___ ready to leave.
A) phones / phones
B) has phoned / phones A) will stay/is
C) is phoning / has phoned B) would stay/is
D) will phone / has phoned C) stayed/will be
E) is phoning / had phoned D) are staying/had been
E) have stayed/would be

94. Here ___ your keys. The boy ___ you up to your rooms
and your luggage ___ up straight away. 99. Many changes ___ place since I ___ in my native town
10 years ago.
A) is/show/will bring
B) are/show/will be brought A) has taken/was
C) are/will show/will be brought B) are taking/had been
D) were/will show/brings C) took/was
E) are/has shown/will bring D) has taken/am
E) have taken/was

95. -How long ___ you ___ to stay? -I ___ we ___ here for a
week at least. 100. I ___ to America five years ago. Since then, I ___
American, and ___ nearly all I ___ there.
A) are/going/expect/shall be
B) were/going/expected/shall be A) had gone/haven’t spoken/have
C) is/going/expect/are B) had gone/don’t speak/forget/learned
D) do/go/expected/are C) was going/haven’t spoken/forgot/had learned
E) does/go/expect/will be D) went/haven’t spoken/ have forgotten/learned
E) went/hasn’t spoken/forgot/had learned
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101. It has been long since I ___ him last. I ___ from him 106. Everybody ___ at what ___ .
all these years.
A) was surprised/has happened
A) saw/haven’t heard B) was surprised/had happened
B) had seen/haven’t heard C) is surprised/happen
C) see/don’t hear D) surprise/happen
D) saw/don’t hear E) will be surprised/ happened
E) have seen/haven’t heard

107. The famous writer Tolstoy ___ forever in our

102. He was sure they ___ the station before night ___ memories, in the books he ___ to us.
.
A) will live / left
A) will reach / came B) is living / will be leaving
B) would reach / came C) lived / leaves
C) would have reached / came D) would be living / had left
D) would reach / would come E) have been living / left
E) reached / came

108. Ernest Hemingway ___ one of those people who ___

103. - “___ you ___ this film yet?” - “Yes.” - “When ___ you in their beds.
___ it?”
A) had not been / died
A) have / seen / have / seen B) are / died
B) have / seen / did / see C) was not / die
C) are / going to see / did / see D) was not / dies
D) did / see / have / seen E) is being / have not died
E) have / seen / are / going to see

109. If you ___ so rude to her she ___ to us earlier.

104. -When ___ you ___ here? -I ___ just ___
. A) were not / had come
B) hadn’t been / would have come
A) did/come back/have/come back
C) are / would have come
B) have/come back/have/come back
D) are / will come
C) will/come back/have/come
E) are not being / would come
D) do/come back/have/has come
E) are/coming back/was/coming back

110. “Hello, Mr. Roberts” ___ the clerk. “What ___ you ___
home for your wife today?”
105. Look! There ___ nothing here. Everything ___ away.
A) greet / do / take
A) are / have been taken B) greeting / were / taking
B) is / has been taken C) greeted / are / taking
C) is / is taken D) will greet / did / taken
D) is / is being taken E) will greet / did / take
E) is / will be taken
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111. Two years ago she ___ and now she ___ her time 114. -What ___ you ___ at 6 p.m. yesterday? -I ___ my
visiting friends. homework. After I ___ it I played chess with my
friend.
A) retires / spends
B) retired / spends A) did/do/did/have done
C) had retired / spends B) was/doing/was doing/had done
D) would retire / is spending C) were/doing/was doing/had done
E) will retire / spent D) were/doing/did/have done
E) had/done/had done/did

112. He might ___ the accident if he ___ more careful.

115. This book ___ quite different from the one I ___
A) avoid / was
B) have avoided / had been A) is/have read
C) avoid / had been B) was/am reading
D) had avoided / were C) has been/read
E) avoids / is D) have been/reads
E) is/read

113. -Hello, Ann! I ___ you for ages. Where have you been
all this time? -I ___ to Italy. I ___ back yesterday. 116. -___ I ___ after the luggage or ___ you? -If you ___ to
the luggage and pay the driver I’ll go in and see
A) didn’t see/was/came about rooms.
B) haven’t seen/have been/came
A) shall/look/will/see
C) don’t see/have been/have come
B) shall/look/will/will see
D) saw/was/came back
C) will/look/shall/saw
E) haven’t seen/had been/had come
D) should/look/would/would see
E) would/looked/will/saw
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117. Nobody knows what ___ at this meeting but she ___
to him since.

A) was said / hasn’t spoken

B) is said / hasn’t spoken
C) has said / hasn’t spoken
D) was said / didn’t speak
E) is being said / doesn’t speak
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Answer Key:

1: D 60: A
2: D 61: B
3: B 62: D
4: C 63: B
5: B 64: E
6: C 65: A
7: B 66: C
8: B 67: C
9: A 68: B
10: D 69: C
11: D 70: C
12: C 71: D
13: E 72: A
14: A 73: A
15: D 74: C
16: C 75: D
17: B 76: C
18: B 77: C
19: C 78: B
20: C 79: A
21: B 80: D
22: B 81: A
23: B 82: B
24: B 83: D
25: D 84: C
26: E 85: D
27: B 86: E
28: A 87: D
29: A 88: A
30: B 89: D
31: E 90: B
32: B 91: C
33: E 92: B
34: E 93: C
35: B 94: C
36: E 95: A
37: E 96: B
38: D 97: D
39: C 98: A
40: A 99: E
41: A 100: D
42: A 101: A
43: C 102: B
44: B 103: B
45: C 104: A
46: B 105: B
47: A 106: B
48: D 107: A
49: B 108: C
50: C 109: B
51: E 110: C
52: B 111: B
53: A 112: B
54: A 113: B
55: B 114: C
56: B 115: E
57: A 116: A
58: B 117: A
59: A