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Past Tenses
Book 1 Part C

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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
TEST 7
Mixed Tenses
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
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