TEST ENGLISH TENSES

<span class='text_page_counter'>(1)</span>TEST – TENSES Name:……………………………………..mark: 1. He is the friendliest person I ………… a. ever met. b. ever meet. c. have ever met. meeting 2. She …………..a letter at the moment. a. is writing. b. writes. c. has written. d. has been writing. 3. they haven’t seen each other …………they left school. a. after. b. since. c. for. d. when. 4. I think Holland ………..win the world Cup a. is going to. b. will. c. shall. d. will have. 5. my mother………in a hospital. She is a nurse. a. works. b. is going to work. c. has worked d. worked. 6. have you ever seen “Adams Family 2” …..? a. yet. b. already. c. just. d. ever. 7. he …….Italy for two years. a. lives. b. is living. c. has lived. d. lived. 8. he ……..his leg, so he can’t play football today. a. has broken. b. had broken. c. breaks. d. is breaking. 9. Jim…………a bath at the moment. a. is having. b. had. c. has had. d. has. 10. I haven’t been to Portsmouth….three years. a. since. b. for. c. after. d. while. 11. I’ve …….tidied my bedroom. a. already. b. yet. c. since. d. so far. 12. John ……down the street when he fell. a. walked. b. had walked. c. had been walking d. was walking. 13. I have never….Paris a. gone to. b. been in. c. been being. d. been to. d. is ever.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(2)</span> 14. ……..breakfast every morning? a. Are you having. b. do you have. c. have you had. d. did you have. 15. John ….football, when he broke his arm a. plays. b. is plaing. c. played. d. was playing. 16. John is tired because he …..all day long a. studied. b. has been studying. c. had studied. d. is going to study. 17. Before he went to England he…………………tons of guide books. a. reads. b. read. c. has read. d. had read. 18. He didn’t know why they…….without him. a. left b. have left. c. had left. d. leave.. 19. 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. a. got / has been waiting waiting. b. gets / has waited. c. got/ had been. d. was getting/ waited. 20. By this time next summer, you (complete) a. will complete. b. will be completing. your studies c. had completed. d.. will have completed Fill in the gaps with correct forms of verbs: 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.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(3)</span> 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 (fell). .. 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) breakfast and (leave). up at 6:30, (skip) 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) thing. She (cook). and he (read). Tomorrow at this time, they (do, also) (prepare). the same the newspaper. the same thing. She. dinner and he (read). . They are very. 9. By this time next summer, you (complete). your studies. predictable people!. and (find). a job. I, on the other hand, (accomplish, not) anything. I (study, still). and you.

<span class='text_page_counter'>(4)</span> (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. At this time next week, they……………on the beach. a. are sitting. b. will sit. c. will be sitting. d. will have sat.

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