TEST 1 – TENSES

18/01/2024
1. He said that he ____ a lot of money on advertising to expand his business.
A. spends B. has spent C. spending D. had spent
2. The train _____ when we got to the station.
A. just left B. just leaves C. had just left D. will leave
3. 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
4. At this time tomorrow, we ____ our final exam.
A. will have taking B. will be taking C. will be taken D. would take
5. -____ before? – Yes, I ____ my holidays here last year.
A. have you ever been / spent B. have you ever been / spend
C. Did you ever be / spending D. were you ever / spend
6. ______ I was working in the garden, John was repairing the washing machine.
A. as soon as B. because of C. while D. until
7. Peter said he _____ a test the following day.
A. had had B. will have C. has had D. would have
8. 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
9. Tom _____ before we arrive there.
A. has left B. had left C. will leave D. leaves
10. 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
11. After we _____ our work, we ____ for lunch.
A. having finish/ went B. have finished/ went C. had finished/went D. having finish/
going
12. After _____ Tom was apprenticed to learn a trade.
A. leave B. leaves C. left D. leaving
13. They were in a hurry because they thought that the class _____.
A. have already begun B. have already begun C. was begun D. will begin
14. – Why have they demolished that old building? – They ____ a new supermarket there.
A. had built B. were building C. are going to build D. would be built
15. When I’m learning English, sometimes I ____ the accent.
A. will be confused about B. was confused about C. had be confused about D. am confused
about
16. After he _____ his English course, he went to England to continue his study.
A. will finish B. has finished C. had finished D. will have finished
17. They ____ a lot of preparation before the match started.
A. has made B. had made C. will be made D. are making
18. 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
19. American women may ____ conversations with men or even ___ them to dance.
A. to start/ to ask B. start/ ask C. starting / asking D. started/ asked
20. After ______ the doctor found that he ____ his arm.
A. to examine/ breaks B. to examine/ broke
C. examining/ broken D. examining/had broken
21. 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
22. How____ since we____ school?
A. are you/ left B. will you be / left
C. have you been/ had left D. have you been/ left
23. Before cars_______ , people ____ horses and bicycles.
A. were discovered/ had used B. discovering/ use
C. is discovered/ using D. have been discovered / have been using
24. Don’t go anywhere until I _____ back.
A. come B. will come C. have come D. came
25. I _____ the book by the time you come tonight.
A. will be finishing B. finished C. have finishing D. will have finished
26. Who ______ when I came ?
A. were you talking to B. are you talking to C. you were talking to D. you are talking to
27. Please send us a postcard as soon as you _______in London.
A. will arrive B. is going to arrive C. arrive D. arrived
28. I will give you this book ______ I met you tomorrow.
A. when B. until C. since D. for
29. Jane _____ her house all the morning before the guest arrived.
A. is cleaning B. was cleaning C. has been cleaning D. had been cleaning
30. We ______ for going home when it began to rain.
A. are preparing B. were preparing C. will be preparing D. have prepared
31. Tom said everything ______ ready when the match ______.
A. will be/ starts B. would be/ started C. is / started D. will be/ started
32. I _____ in the waiting room when I heard someone_____ me.
A. am sitting/ to call B. was sitting/ call C. am sitting/ called D. have sat / called
33. At 10 o’clock tomorrow morning, we_____ our final test.
A. will take B. will be taking C. has been taking D. would be taking
34. Our grandfather____ as an engineer for 30 years be fore he retired in 1980.
A. worked B. was working C. has been working D. had been working
35. Up to now, the pollution problems yet.
A. haven’t solved B. are not solving C. hadn’t solved D. will not have solved
36. Miss Hoa always takes her umbrella when she _____ to school.
A. has gone B. goes C. is going D. will go
37. Never talk to the driver while he ______.
A. will be driving B. will drive C. drives D. is driving
38. I’ll tell you it is good or not after I ____it.
A. try B. am trying C. have tried D. will try
39. I’ll marry her as soon as she _____ all her problems.
A. solves B. has solved C. had solved D. solve
40. My son was sleeping when I ______ home.
A. went B. has gone C. had gone D. would go
41. I was compiling this book while my son ____.
A. slept B. would sleep C. had slept D. was sleeping
42. Lan has learnt English since she ____ a small girl.
A. has been B. had been C. was D. would be
43. She won’t get married until she _____ 25 years old.
A. is B. will be C. had been D. was
44. After ______ , he went to bed.
A. had done his homework B. have done his homework
C. being done his homework D. doing his homework
45. Yesterday when I _____ at the station, the train _______ for 15 minutes.
A. arrived/ had left B. arrives/ has left C. arrived/ left D. had arrived/ left
46. When we _____ there _____ people ______ calmly.
A. got/ are waiting B. got/ were waiting C. got/ waited D. get/ wait
47. While I ____ in the street, I saw my old friend.
A. was walking B. am walking C. walk D. walked
48. What do you think the children _____ when we get home?
A. would do B. do C. were doing D. are doing
49. I’ll read the book when I _____ time.
A. have B. had C. will have D. would have
50. The house was quiet when I _____ home. Everyone _____ to bed.
A. got/ went B. got/ had gone C. had got / went D. was getting/ was going