August 19 th

B2 FIRST - USE OF ENGLISH

TEST ON MIXED TENSES

1)Look! All the people _____________ ! (leave)

2)The earth´s temperature _____________ because people _____________ (use) too much
energy.
.
3)I bought this tape recorder in September.
I have_________________ September

4)she ________________( study) economics and he (study)__________ philosophy.

5)You _______________( stand) too close to the road

6)I first met John at University two years ago.

I ____________________ two years

8)We ___________ (stay) at a hotel near the beach

9)As far as we can tell, the spacecraft___________( head for )the moon

10)It seems that the solar power panels( ) point at the sun

11) .She stopped playing volleyball when she broke her wrist.
She__________________________________ she broke her wrist.

They bought their house five years ago.

They have ___________________________________

12)The sun __________ ( not go ) round the earth. The earth___________ ( go ) round the sun

13)Fire __________ (need) oxygen to burn. It _________ (not burn) without oxygen.

14)According to scientists, animals __________ ( live) longer if they _____________( not

eat) too much

15)My neighbours have been married for ten years.

My neighbours ___________________ ten years ago.

16..I’ve never eaten this before.

It’s the first time_____________________________ this.

17. Jack and Ian known each other since 1988

Jack __________________________ IN 1988

18 During his law studies he met his future wife

While___________________________________

19 I had been to the party too long and I was bored ( ENJOYING )

20 I__________________________________ because I had been there too long.

21 Andrew said the mistake was my fault ( BLAMED)

Andrew_____________________________ the mistake

22 He misbehaved all the time , even when the teacher told him off ( always)
He ______________________ , even when the teacher told him off

23 he was an actor in a lot of plays at school ( ACTING)

He did__________________________ at school

24 It was raining all evening ( STOP)

It________________________________all evening

25 When he got to the party everyone was chatting and eating ( ARRIVAL )
On______________________ everyone was chatting and eating

1. (a) Mr. Phelps is a swimmer. He started swimming when he was five years old.
(BEEN)
(b) Mr. Phelps________________

2. (a) Jane knows Tom. They first met at a party 23 years ago. (FOR)
(b) Jane _____________
3. (a) Mr. Diamond lives in Abu Dhabi. He moved there in 2010. (SINCE)
(b) Mr. Diamond ______________
4. (a) Lucky Goldstar makes mobile phones. They started making them in 1994.
(MAKE)
(b) Lucky Goldstar _____________________

5. (a) Ali has a car. He bought it five years ago. (HAD)

(b) Ali __________________________
6. (a) Jam-Jam is still working on his homework. (FINISHED)
(b) Jam-Jam___________________________

7. (a) Poupon arrived a few seconds ago. (JUST)

(b) Poupon_______________________

8. (a) Bai-Lin spoke to Rupert last week. (ALREADY)

(b) Bai-Lin__________________________

9. (a) Babs has never traveled to Bhutan, but she would like to. (GONE)

(b) Although she_________________________________-

10. (a). Mee-Geung and Da-Lei ate snake, camel and ostrich on their trip last year.

(EATEN)

(b) Mee-Geung and Da-Lei _________________________________

11)The plane takes off in half an hour. DUE
The plane ___________________ in half an hour

1) The baby will be due in october IS

She ___________________ baby in October

2)He is to take his driving test tomorrow BE

He ________________________________ his driving test tomorrow

3 Sam will go scuba -diving only if the weather is good PROVIDED

SAM will go scuba diving ________________________________ is good
4 I will have dinner ready when your parents arrive BY THE TIME
I ____________________________________-

5 She started working here at the end of June, nearly two months ago BEEN
By the end of august,___________________________________

6 There is a party at kate ´s house next week HAVING

Next week _______________________________________

7 In a ten years' time most people ___________________________smart watches.

(wear)
8 Hurry up or the coach __________________ before we reach the station.
(leave)

9 Our meeting is tomorrow A

10 Hurry up! We will get to the theatre after the beginning of the play

By the time _________________________________________________

11 Our twenty fifth wedding aniversary is in June next year FOR

BY June next year __________________________________________

12 look at the sky! it ___________________________________ rain TO

13 The arrival time of helen ´s flight is at 8 am AT

Helen s flight____________________________________ 8

14 _We __________________________________tomorrow
15 This time on Monday he ............................................ to the airport. (drive)

16 . I plan to travel to China this year.

I ........................................ travel to China this year.
 17 We will live in a new house at the end of this year
___ ______________________in a new house by the end of this year. (move)

18 . I might stay in tonight as there's a good film on TV.

I think I ........................................ in tonight as there's a good film on TV.

19 Tim plans on seeing the doctor later about his bad back.
Tim ........................................ see the doctor later about his bad back.

20 . I might call Sarah to see if she wants to go out.

I think I ........................................ Sarah to see if she wants to go out.

21 I haven't been on holiday for three years.

 ● It ______________________________________ I went on holiday. (since)
● The last time______________________ I years ago. (went)

22. It has been six months since she visited us.

● She__________________ six months. (not)

● The last time she______________________________ months ago. (was)

23. The last time I ate chocolate was last week.

● I ________________________________________ last week. (eaten)

● It ___________________________________ I last ate chocolate. (been)

24. It hasn't rained for four weeks.

● The last time ____________________________ ago. (weeks)

● It ______________________________________________ it rained. (four)