Mixed English tenses
Test 3 Past tenses, present perfect, past perfect
Exercise 1:
30 points
................................................... the dishes yet?
a) Has he washed b) Has he been washing
c) Did he wash
............................................. Frank in Toronto?
a) Did you meet b) Have you met c) Were
you meeting
They .......................... a hotel in York, but then
Choose the correct tenses.
He had a break after he .....................................
for two hours.
a) was walking b) had been walking c) has
walked
I ......................................... her for a long time.
a) know b) have known c) have been knowing
they ............................................................... it.
a) have bought - sold b) bought - have sold
c) bought - sold
She couldn't play yesterday because she ...........
................................... her ankle the day before.
a) have sprained b) sprained c) had sprained
I can't find Todd. Where is he? - He .................
We ............................ the windows and the car
on Saturday morning.
a) were cleaning b) cleaned c) have been
cleaning
I ............................ in York for a week in 1998.
a) worked b) have been working c) have
worked
I ......................... you in your office with a girl!
Really? We ...................................................... .
a) saw - 've just talked b) 've seen - just talked
c) saw - were just talking
How many cupboards .............................. since
yesterday?
a) did they move b) have they moved c) have
they been moving
As he ................... a bike, a dog ................ him.
a) was riding - bit b) rode - bit c) was riding
- has bitten
When the dog ................ him, he ......................
his bike.
a) was biting - fell off b) bit - was falling off
c) bit - fell off
I didn't notice that you .................................... .
a) had come b) came c) have been coming
I can't stand it anymore. I ..................................
the furniture since breakfast.
a) am polishing b) have been polishing
c) have polished
..................................................... in the garage.
a) 's been working b) worked c) was working
She .................................. books on the shelves
all day. That's why she is so exhausted.
a) was putting b) has put c) has been putting
The sun ........................ and we ........................
on the white sand.
a) shone - were lying b) was shining - were
lying c) shined - lay
You ............................. at last! Where ..............
...................................................... so long?
a) arrived - have you been b) have arrived
- have you been c) arrived - were you
I was so relaxed because I .................................
anything all day.
a) have not been doing b) didn't do c) had not
been doing
What's your teaching experience? .....................
.................................................... anyone?
a) Have you ever taught b) Did you ever teach
c) Have you ever been teaching
She's hurt her arm. - When ........................... it?
a) has she hurt b) has she hurted c) did she
hurt
Where is Mum? - She .......................................
the shopping all the morning.
a) has done b) has been doing c) was doing
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Mixed English tenses
At 9.30 I ....................... a documentary on TV.
As soon as I ................................. the message,
It ........................................................... at 9.20.
a) was watching - had started b) watched - has
started c) watched - started
I ..................................... my house. (get, leave)
Exercise 2:
30 points
Jill and I ........................................ . (knit, read)
Use past tenses, present perfect or past perfect
tenses to complete these sentences.
Here he is! He ............................. for me all the
We ............................... in Bristol from January
to March. (stay)
Where is my wine? Someone ............................
my wine! (drink)
When you .......................... , ...................... you
............................................. fast? (crash, drive)
I'm sorry. Dad isn't here. He .............................
our neighbour's flat since the morning.
(decorate)
What a nice coat! Where .......... you ............ it?
(buy)
At 6 o'clock he ......................................... there
for three hours! (sit)
I want to learn French. But I .............................
yet. (not start)
While Maggie ............................ a new jumper,
time, he ..................... for Ann! (not look, wait)
...................... you in your room at 5.30? - Yes,
I think I ........................ my suitcase. (be, pack)
Nice to meet you! I ............................... you for
10 years. What ............... you ...........................
all this time? (not see, do)
He ............................... , but he'll be back home
today. The doctors ................................. to cure
him. (die, manage)
After we ........................................ to the top of
the hill we had a great view of the bay. (climb)
The pigeon finally delivered the news after it
..................................... for the whole day. (fly)
We didn't want to spend our holiday in Strobl
because .............. already ................. there. (be)
What ................ you ....................................... ?
You are so dirty! (do)
Oh, no! I .................................... my way. What
shall I do? (lose)
Jim ............................... the dishes after dinner.
The kitchen sink is full of plates. (not wash)
She ....................................... three clients since
the morning. (contact)
I couldn't help you. I ..................................your
problems. (not understand)
Does he know about it? ............. you ................
him yet? (tell)
Bill admitted that he ..........................................
the catalogue to the agency. (not send)
TOTAL 60 points
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