SYLLABUS/TOPIC: Mixed Tense
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
After every 20 questions, the answers are provided.
1. Ann ___ that she ___ the visitor before.
A) thought / saw
B) thinks / sees
C) is thinking / sees
D) thought / had seen
E) have thought / had seen
2. As it ___ dark we ___ to go home.
A) gets / decided
B) would get / shall decide
C) had got / have decided
D) was getting / decided
E) will be getting / had decided
3. He ___ looking at her, wondering where he ___ her
A) keep / see
B) kept / had seen
C) keeps / saw
D) had kept / had seen
E) being kept / would see
4. They ___ to get married last month although they ___ each other
for only six weeks.
A) decide / know
B) decided / know
C) decided / had known
D) decided / knew
E) decided / has known
5. ___ the weather good when you ___ tennis?
A) is / played
B) was / were playing
C) will be / played
D) is / will be playing
E) has been / will play
6. When he ___ to the station the train already ___ .
A) comes / left
B) came / leaves
C) came / had left
D) had come / left
E) has come / leaves
7. Last Monday when I ___ the house it ___ heavily.
A) leave / rain
B) left / was raining
C) left / had rained
D) was leaving / rained
E) leave / rains
8. Yesterday when Tom ___ the lesson___ .
A) comes / already begins
B) came / had already begun
C) came / already began
D) will come / already begins
E) came / already begins
9. I ___ the call because I ___ a shower.
A) didn’t answer / was taking
B) don’t answer / take
C) doesn’t answer / am taking
D) will not answer / take
E) am answering / am taking
10. After Mary ___ the room, she ___ the floor.
A) tidied up / washes
B) tidies up / has washed
C) has tidied up / washed
D) had tidied up / washed
E) is tidying up / washes
11. Yesterday at this time when his hat ___ he ___ across the bridge.
A) blows off / is walking
B) blew off / had walked
C) has blown off / is walking
D) blew off / was walking
E) had blown off / walks
12. He wanted me to go to the skating-rink together.
As he ___ I ___ my skates he ___ me his brother’s.
A) knows / broke / offer
B) knew / broke / offers
C) knew / had broken / offered
D) know / had broken / will offer
E) knew / has broken / offered
13. Tom looked at his hands. He ___ that those hands ___ young and
strong before.
A) knew / was
B) know / are
C) had known / were
D) knew / be
E) knew / had been
14. He ___ us the firm ___ wool since 1935.
A) told / had been exporting
B) tells / would export
C) said / is exporting
D) will be told / exports
E) told / has been exporting
15. He didn’t ___ well though he ___ a hard day before.
A) slept / spent
B) sleep / spend
C) sleeping / had spent
D) sleep / had spent
E) slept / had spent
16. He ___ at the blackboard and ___ that the English teacher ___
the word “apple” there.
A) was looking / sees/wrote
B) looks / sees / had written
C) looked / saw / was writing
D) is looking / saw / writes
E) has looked / has seen / is writing
17. Mr. Brown ___ to me 2 hours ago to return the book which he
___ .
A) comes / borrows
B) came / had borrowed
C) will come / borrowed
D) came / borrowed
E) was coming / borrowed
18. No sooner he ___ than he ___ ill.
A) had arrived / falls
B) had arrived / fell
C) arrives / has fallen
D) arrived / will fall
E) is arriving / is falling
19. I ___ my homework by 6 o’clock yesterday and when my mother
came home I ___ supper.
A) did / have
B) have done / had
C) had done / was having
D) was doing / had
E) do / have
20. He said that he ___ school and he ___ to enter the academy.
A) finished / was going
B) has finished / is going
C) had finished / was going
D) finishes / are going
E) finish / was going
ANSWERS :
1-D
2-D
3-B
4-C
5-B
6-C
7-B
8-B
9-A
10-D
11-D
12-C
13-E
14-A
15-D
16-C
17-B
18-B
19-C
20-C
21. It ___ dark and it ___ .
A) is / are raining
B) was / was raining
C) are / was
D) were / were
E) were / was
22. The pupils ___ the sentences yet, the teacher ___ the blackboard.
A) has not written / will clean
B) had not written / cleaned
C) did not write / cleans
D) are not writing / clean
E) had not written / had cleaned
23. Henry ___ Puerto Rico before he ___ to St. Thomas.
A) visited / had gone
B) had visited / went
C) was visiting / went
D) would visit / goes
E) visited / went
24. The company ___ some new equipments before the strike ___ .
A) have ordered / begin
B) had ordered / began
C) ordered / begins
D) is ordering / began
E) will order / had begun
25. I ___ he ___ it interesting.
A) hoped / find
B) hoped / finds
C) hopes / would find
D) hoped / would find
E) will find / find
26. Mark Twain ___ that they ___ about him.
A) understand / speaks
B) understands / speaks
C) will understand / spoke
D) understood / are speaking
E) understood / were speaking
27. On our way home we ___ the problem if we could ___ the fine
celebration of our mother’s birthday.
A) discussed / organized
B) were discussing / organize
C) had discussed / organize
D) have discussed / were organizing
E) discuss / organizes
28. The greater part of London ___ of wood, but after the great fire
wider streets and brick houses ___ .
A) had been / were built
B) was / were built
C) is / have been built
D) are / are built
E) has been / is built
29. After my parents ___ home my life ___ better.
A) had returned / became
B) will return / become
C) return / have become
D) return / have become
E) return / would become
30. Why ___ you come yesterday? We ___ a good time.
A) don’t / can have
B) didn’t / could have had
C) will / might have
D) doesn’t / will have
E) did not / shall have
31. He___ even before I ___ a finger on him.
A) screams / was laid
B) screamed / had laid
C) would scream / am laying
D) screams / laid
E) screamed / would lay
32. I___ never___ to Cambridge, but I once ___ Oxford.
A) did / go / visit
B) have / been / visited
C) have / been / had visited
D) was / visiting / had been visiting
E) will / have gone / don’t visit
33. We ___ to wait because the man ___ .
A) told / was questioned
B) were told / questioned
C) were told / is questioned
D) told / was being questioned
E) were told / was being questioned
34. They didn’t know that he ___ from the University in 1990 and
then ___ abroad.
A) had graduated / is working
B) graduated / works
C) graduated / was working
D) was graduating / worked
E) had graduated / worked
35. We learned that he ___ the office 5 minutes before he ___ .
A) left / returned
B) had left / returned
C) would leave / returned
D) would have left / came
E) had left / had returned
36. - ___ you ___ him this week?
- Yes, I ___ him on Sunday.
A) did / see / saw
B) did / see / have seen
C) have / seen / see
D) do / see / saw
E) have / seen / saw
37. I ___ my interview with the vice-president when my daughter
___ me.
A) had / were calling
B) was having / had called
C) have had / called
D) had / called
E) was having / called
38. Ronald Reagan ___ president for 8 years before he ___ .
A) had been / has retired
B) had been / had retired
C) was / had retired
D) had been / retired
E) was / retired
39. I went out of the house. It ___ . It ___ for two weeks.
A) rained / was raining
B) had rained / was raining
C) was raining / had been raining
D) had been raining / was raining
E) was raining / rained
40. After long consideration we ___ to the conclusion our behavior
___ .
A) came / had been justified
B) came / will be justified
C) will come / would be justified
D) are coming / will justify
E) has come / are being justified
ANSWERS :
21-B
22-B
23-B
24-B
25-D
26-E
27-B
28-A
29-A
30-B
31-E
32-B
33-E
34-E
35-B
36-E
37-E
38-D
39-C
40-A
41. The plan ___ for two hours when he ___ .
A) had been discussed / came
B) is discussed / comes
C) will be discussed / come
D) has been discussed / comes
E) was discussed / would come
42. Christopher Columbus didn’t know where he ___. When he landed
he didn’t know where he ___ when he got back to Spain he didn’t
know where he ___.
A) was sailing / was / had been
B) had sailed / was / was
C) is sailing / had been / has been
D) will be sailing / will be / will have been
E) would sail / hadn’t been / haven’t been
43. That day after Mr. Brown ___ the letter he ___ me to clarify some
details.
A) has studied / phoned B) studied / phoned
C) had studied / phoned D) had studied / had phoned
E) studied / is phoning
44. When Christopher Columbus ___ 14 he ___ a sailor.
A) is / became
B) was / became
C) was / becomes
D) are / become
E) were / became
45. When Mr. Brown ___ to the party all the guests ___ at the table.
A) come / sat
B) came / are sitting
C) came / were sitting
D) comes / sit
E) came / had sat
46. Nick ___ he ___ his homework by 4 o’clock.
A) say / has done
B) said / had done
C) says / do
D) said / does
E) said / has done
47. The American ___ the question slowly so that we ___
A) repeated / should understand
B) repeat / understood
C) repeats / would understand
D) repeated / understand
E) repeats / understands
48. My sister ___ in Florida for one year when we ___ to New York.
A) has lived / came
B) have lived / come
C) lived / come
D) had lived / came
E) live / came
49. He came to the writing table and ___ through the letters which
___ for him.
A) look / was waiting
B) looked / were waiting
C) looks / has been waiting
D) looked / waiting
E) looks / are waiting
50. Ann ___ her work by 4 o’clock and ___ shopping.
A) finished / went
B) finishes / will go
C) had finished / went
D) has finished / go
E) will finish / went
51. He ___ he ___ lunch an hour before.
A) say / had
B) said / would have
C) says / shall have
D) said / had
E) said / had had
52. When we ___ the station the train ___ already ___ .
A) reach / has / left
B) reached / had / left
C) reach / was / leaving
D) shall reach / - / left
E) were reaching / were / leaving
53. I knew that she ___ Miss Betsy, because I remembered how my
mother ___ her.
A) was / had described
B) is / described
C) would be / had described
D) had been / described
E) has been / describes
54. She said that Bob ___ as he ___ research work.
A) was busy / was doing
B) was busy / had done
C) was busy / have done
D) was busy / would be doing
E) is busy / will be doing
55. He says he ___ his friend whom he ___ for many years.
A) meets / didn’t see
B) met / hadn’t seen
C) met / haven’t seen
D) will meet / sees
E) meet / doesn’t see
56. That day when we were in the restaurant each one ___ what he
___ .
A) receive / orders
B) received / had ordered
C) is receiving / is ordering
D) will receive / would order
E) is received / is ordered
57. - What ___ you ___ here?
- I ___ for my friend.
- How long ___ you ___ for him?
- For twenty minutes.
A) are / doing / am waiting / have / been waiting
B) do / do / am waiting / do / wait
C) are / doing / wait / have / been waiting
D) have / done / am waiting / are / waiting
E) are / doing / am waiting / are / waiting
58. Julia has overslept again. She is going ___ late to her work. “I had
better ___ a taxi” she thinks.
A) being / take
B) to be / take
C) be / to take
D) to be / to take
E) to be / taking
59. They ___ just ___ and ___ supper now.
A) have / come / are having
B) had / come / are having
C) have / come / is having
D) had / come / had
E) have / come / have
60. I usually ___ there by train but this week-end I ___ by bus.
A) go / am going
B) went / go
C) go / go
D) go / are going
E) go / was going
ANSWERS :
41-A
42-A
43-C
44-B
45-C
46-B
47-A
48-D
49-B
50-C
51-E
52-B
53-A
54-A
55-B
56-B
57-A
58-B
59-A
60-A
61. You ___ very thoughtful. What ___ you ___ about?
A) looked / was / thinking
B) look / are / thinking
C) look / are / think
D) looking / are / thinking
E) have looked / had / thought
62. His situation ___ since spring. Now he ___ much better.
A) has improved / feel
B) improves / felt
C) improve / is feeling
D) has improved / feels
E) improved / has felt
63. It’s evening. People ___ to their house and ___ TV
A) come / are watching
B) have come / are watching
C) come / watch
D) has come / are watching
E) are coming / have watched
64. Please, ___ me the newspaper a postman ___ today.
A) show / bring
B) shows / brings
C) showed / brought
D) show / brought
E) show / has brought
65. Do you ___ that woman in the corner? She ___ her dog walk.
A) see / is having
B) saw / was having
C) to see / is having
D) see / has
E) seen / have
66. My dog ___ a lot but it ___ at the moment.
A) is barking / doesn’t bark
B) barked / didn’t bark
C) barks / isn’t barking
D) was barking / won’t bark
E) will bark / doesn’t bark
67. I ___ about it at the moment and I think that I ___ how to use it
now.
A) read / knew
B) was reading / knew
C) am reading / know
D) read / know
E) shall read / have known
68. Tom ___ the book since yesterday morning and he ___ it.
A) has read / just finished
B) has been reading / has just finished
C) had been reading / has just finished
D) will read / just finishes
E) read / is just finishing
69. I ___ I ___ you there.
A) thought / meet
B) thinks / meet
C) think / have met
D) thinks / met
E) think / has met
70. He ___ a very experienced teacher. He ___ French for 15 years.
A) to be / taught
B) am / is teaching
C) is / has been teaching
D) will be / was teaching
E) was / are teaching
71. I’m ___ to tell you the story I ___ at school today.
A) go / hear
B) going / heard
C) to go / hear
D) going / have heard
E) going / had heard
72. Jimmy, Jane and Billy wanted ___ their grandfather who ___ to
visit them.
A) to impress / had come
B) impressed / came
C) will impress / comes
D) had impressed / has come
E) to impress / to come
73. On ___ the room he ___ left and ___ his way.
A) entering / turned / went on
B) having entered / has turned / goes on
C) entered / turns / went on
D) enter / turn / goes on
E) entering / turns / went on
74. ___ you read the book “The Godfather”? If yes, when ___ you read?
A) did / have
B) will / do
C) have / did
D) were / done
E) has / does
75. I ___ Tom since he ___ school.
A) have seen / leave
B) saw / has left
C) hadn’t seen / left
D) haven’t seen / left
E) see / leave
76. He ___ me his name but I ___ it.
A) tell / am forgetting
B) will tell / forgot
C) told / have forgotten
D) has told / shall forget
E) was told / forgot
77. They ___ you the money before they ___ .
A) send / leave
B) sent / left
C) will send / leave
D) sent / had left
E) should sent / had left
78. I ___ already ___ the doctor about it, but she couldn’t ___ me.
A) has / seen / helped
B) have / seen / help
C) had / seen / had helped
D) will / have seen / help
E) is/having seen / is helping
79. The weather ___ as nice today as it ___ yesterday.
A) is / was
B) are / were
C) is / will be
D) was / were
E) were / shall be
80. You ___ six cakes since we ___ .
A) had / had come
B) had had / came
C) have / come
D) have had / came
E) have had / have come
ANSWERS :
61-B
62-D
63-B
64-E
65-A
66-C
67-C
68-B
69-C
70-C
71-D
72-A
73-A
74-C
75-D
76-C
77-C
78-B
79-A
80-D
81. The English ___ of sports and ___ themselves as good sportsmen.
A) are fond / regard
B) is fond / regards
C) were fond / regards
D) was fond / regards
E) am fond / are regarding
82. The children ___ their hands and they ___ lunch now.
A) are washing / are having
B) have washed / are having
C) wash / have
D) washed / are having
E) wash / have had
83. Don’t go out. It ___ . It ___ since morning.
A) rains / rains
B) has rained / rains
C) was raining / was raining
D) is raining / has been raining
E) is raining / had rained
84. I ___ you the book after I ___ it.
A) give / read
B) shall give / had read
C) shall give / have read
D) have given / shall read
E) am giving / read
85. She ___ all the work and now she ___ in the next room.
A) did / rest
B) have done / rests
C) does / rests
D) has done / is resting
E) had done / is resting
86. She ___ this book this week and she ___ discuss it.
A) read / can
B) has read / could
C) had read / can
D) have read / can
E) has read / can
87. “I hope you ___ well?” “Yes, I ___ ill for two weeks. Now I ___
well.”
A) felt / was / is
B) feel / is / am
C) is feeling / are / is
D) are feeling / have been / am
E) was feeling / was / am
88. -___ you ___ the man for many years?
-Yes, we ___ at Cambridge together.
A) have / known / were
B) do / know / is
C) were / known / were
D) have / known / was
E) did / know / was
89. I ___ an exercise now but I ___ it in some minutes.
A) write / finished
B) writes / will finish
C) wrote / is finishing
D) am writing / shall finish
E) have written / had finished
90. Last year he ___ better than he ___ now.
A) sings / did
B) sang / is doing
C) had sung / does
D) would sing / did
E) had been singing / is doing
91. Students ___ already their tests and now they ___
A) had written / hand
B) are writing / handed
C) have written / are handing
D) wrote / will hand
E) write / hands
92. It is going to rain. I ___ glad I ___ my umbrella with me today.
A) am/takes
B) am/have taken
C) is/taken
D) are/took
E) is/takes
93. Bill ___ his girl-friend now. That’s the third time he ___ her this
evening.
A) phones / phones
B) has phoned / phones
C) is phoning / has phoned
D) will phone / has phoned
E) is phoning / had phoned
94. Here ___ your keys. The boy ___ you up to your rooms and your
luggage ___ up straight away.
A) is/show/will bring
B) are/show/will be brought
C) are/will show/will be brought
D) were/will show/brings
E) are/has shown/will bring
95. -How long ___ you ___ to stay?
-I ___ we ___ here for a week at least.
A) are/going/expect/shall be
B) were/going/expected/shall be
C) is/going/expect/are
D) do/go/expected/are
E) does/go/expect/will be
96. -Is this your first visit to London?
-No, I ___ here several times before and I ___ quite at home in
London.
A) was/have felt
B) have been/feel
C) had been/felt
D) has been/felt
E) were/have felt
97. I don’t know when she ___ but when she ___ I’ll give her your
book.
A) will come/will come
B) will come/come
C) come/will come
D) will come/comes
E) comes/will come
98. You ___ here until your mother ___ ready to leave.
A) will stay/is
B) would stay/is
C) stayed/will be
D) are staying/had been
E) have stayed/would be
99. Many changes ___ place since I ___ in my native town 10 years
ago.
A) has taken/was
B) are taking/had been
C) took/was
D) has taken/am
E) have taken/was
100. I ___ to America five years ago. Since then, I ___ American, and
___ nearly all I ___ there.
A) had gone/haven’t spoken/have
B) had gone/don’t speak/forget/learned
C) was going/haven’t spoken/forgot/had learned
D) went/haven’t spoken/ have forgotten/learned
E) went/hasn’t spoken/forgot/had learned
ANSWERS :
81-A
82-B
83-D
84-C
85-D
86-E
87-D
88-A
89-D
90-B
91-C
92-B
93-C
94-C
95-A
96-B
97-D
98-A
99-E
100-D
101. It has been long since I ___ him last. I ___ from him all these
years.
A) saw/haven’t heard
B) had seen/haven’t heard
C) see/don’t hear
D) saw/don’t hear
E) have seen/haven’t heard
102. He was sure they ___ the station before night ___ .
A) will reach / came
B) would reach / came
C) would have reached / came
D) would reach / would come
E) reached / came
103. - “___ you ___ this film yet?”
- “Yes.”
- “When ___ you ___ it?”
A) have / seen / have / seen
B) have / seen / did / see
C) are / going to see / did / see
D) did / see / have / seen
E) have / seen / are / going to see
104. -When ___ you ___ here?
-I ___ just ___ .
A) did/come back/have/come back
B) have/come back/have/come back
C) will/come back/have/come
D) do/come back/have/has come
E) are/coming back/was/coming back
105. Look! There ___ nothing here. Everything ___ away.
A) are / have been taken
B) is / has been taken
C) is / is taken
D) is / is being taken
E) is / will be taken
106. Everybody ___ at what ___ .
A) was surprised/has happened
B) was surprised/had happened
C) is surprised/happen
D) surprise/happen
E) will be surprised/ happened
107. The famous writer Tolstoy ___ forever in our memories, in the
books he ___ to us.
A) will live / has left
B) is living / will be leaving
C) lived / leaves
D) would be living / had left
E) have been living / left
108. Ernest Hemingway ___ one of those people who ___ in their
beds.
A) had not been / died
B) are / died
C) was not / die
D) was not / dies
E) is being / have not died
109. If you ___ so rude to her she ___ to us earlier.
A) were not / had come
B) hadn’t been / would have come
C) are / would have come
D) are / will come
E) are not being / would come
110. “Hello, Mr. Roberts” ___ the clerk. “What ___ you ___
home your the wife today?”
A) greet / do / take
B) greeting / were / taking
C) greeted / are / taking
D) will greet / did / taken
E) will greet / did / take
111. Two years ago she ___ and now she ___ her time visiting friends.
A) retires / spends
B) retired / spends
C) had retired / spends
D) would retire / is spending
E) will retire / spent
112. He might ___ the accident if he ___ more careful.
A) avoid / was
B) have avoided / had been
C) avoid / had been
D) had avoided / were
E) avoids / is
113. -Hello, Ann! I ___ you for ages. Where have you been all this
time?
-I ___ to Italy. I ___ back yesterday.
A) didn’t see/was/came
B) haven’t seen/have been/came
C) don’t see/have been/have come
D) saw/was/came back
E) haven’t seen/had been/had come
114. -What ___ you ___ at 6 p.m. yesterday?
-I ___ my homework. After I ___ it I played chess with my friend.
A) did/do/did/have done
B) was/doing/was doing/had done
C) were/doing/was doing/had done
D) were/doing/did/have done
E) had/done/had done/did
115. This book ___ quite different from the one I ___
A) is/have read
B) was/am reading
C) has been/read
D) have been/reads
E) is/read
116. -___ I ___ after the luggage or ___ you?
-If you ___ to the luggage and pay the driver I’ll go in and see
about rooms.
A) shall/look/will/see
B) shall/look/will/will see
C) will/look/shall/saw
D) should/look/would/would see
E) would/looked/will/saw
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
ANSWERS :
101-A
102-B
103-B
104-A
105-B
106-B
107-A
108-C
109-B
110-C
111-B
112-B
113-B
114-C
115-E
116-A
117-A
