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10. The Tenses 2

1. The children … in the garden at the moment but they … very quiet which is 
unusual.

a) Have played/ are

b) Play/ are being

c) Are playing/ are being

d) Are playing/ are

2. The ballet dancers … on the stage at the Odeon tonight and it … we have 
tickets for the show.

a) Are appearing/ is appearing

b) Appear/ is appearing

c) Will be appearing/ is appearing

d) Are appearing/ appears

3. That taxi driver … too fast. He … a pedestrian soon if he … . 

a) Is driving/ will run over/ isn’t slowing down

b) Has been driving/ is on the point of running over/ will slow down

c) Is driving/ is going to run over/ doesn’t slow down

d) Drives/ will run over/ won’t slow down

4. My girlfriend … on the phone with her mother and I can’t stand it. 

a) Always talks

b) Talks forever

c) Is forever talking

d) Always is talking

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5. By the time the waiter … with the bill, we … to eat half of the food because 
while we ..., someone ... us.

a) Came/ hadn’t managed/ were eating/ was always interrupting

b) Had come/ wouldn’t have managed/ ate/ would always interrupt

c) Had come/ hadn’t managed/ ate/ was always interrupting

d) Came/ won’t have managed/ were eating/ always interrupted

6. The workers … my sister’s apartment for two weeks now, so she … with me 
for the time being.

a) Have done up/ stays

b) Have been doing up/ is staying

c) Were doing/ is staying

d) Are doing up/ has been staying

7. You … nothing but trouble ever since you … here. 

a) Had been/ get

b) Have been/ were

c) Have been/ have been

d) Have been being/ got

8. Why … to the station? … the way? 

a) did you see them off/ Haven’t they known

b) do you see them off/ Aren’t they knowing

c) are you seeing them off/ Don’t they know

d) do you see them/ Don’t they know

9. I … as a teacher for 17 years by the end of next semester. 

a) Have been working

b) Will be working

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c) Will have worked

d) Will have been working

10. I … so full. I … three pizzas so far. 

a) Feel/ have eaten

b) Am feeling/ ate

c) Am feeling/ have been eating

d) Feel/ have been eating

11. As soon as you … the car with the goods, they … . 

a) Will have loaded/ have driven

b) Will load/ will be driveing away

c) Have loaded/ will drive away

d) Load/ will drive away

12. It’s the second time he … a mistake at the test, so I think he … it. 

a) Had made/ shall flop

b) Is making/ is going to flop

c) Has made/ will flop

d) Made/ will be flopping

13. They … us last night that they … this evening, so we … for them. 

a) Told/ are coming/ are waiting

b) Told/ would come/ are waiting

c) Have told/ will be coming/ will wait

d) Have told/ will come/ wait

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14. She … at English all day, so now she is tired. 

a) Has been studying

b) Has studied

c) Is studying

d) Studied

15. My teacher … to another town, so I … her lately. 

a) moved/ hadn’t seen

b) Has moved/ am not seeing

c) Has moved/ haven’t seen

d) Moved/ didn’t see

16. Barely had the car broken down when a storm broke out. 

a) No sooner the car had broken down than a storm broke out.

b) No sooner had the car broken down when a storm broke out.

c) No sooner had the car broken down then a storm broke out.

d) No sooner had the car broken down than a storm broke out.

17. “There is a phone call for you Sir.”“Thank you, … .” 

a) I’ll take it in here

b) I take it in here

c) I took it in here

d) I am going to taking it in here

18. Since she … in this neighbourhood, she … many hearts. 

a) Moved/ has broken

b) Had moved/ broke

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c) Has moved/ has broken

d) Moved/ is breaking

19. My sister … me just now and she … me that she … to visit me tomorrow. 

a) Has called/ has told/ will come

b) Called/ told/ is coming

c) Called/ told/ would come

d) Had called/ has told/ would come

20. … “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” yet? 

a) Have you been watching

b) Were you watching

c) Have you watched

d) Did you watch

21. My little sister is in the habit of following me everywhere. 

a) My little sister should follow me everywhere.

b) My little sister would follow me everywhere.

c) My little sister shall follow me everywhere.

d) My little sister will follow me everywhere.

22. If you … so much junk food as you do, you … very sick by the time you … 
50.

a) Eat/ will become/ will be

b) Will eat/ are going to become/ were

c) Will eat/ will have become/ are

d) Keep eating/ will have become/ would be

23. We … our bikes in the rain for so long that by the time we … at the hotel, 
we … soaked.

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a) Have been riding/ had arrived/ got

b) Had been riding/ arrived/ had got

c) Had been riding/ had arrived/ got

d) Had ridden/ arrived/ had got

24. They used to hike in the mountains a lot. 

a) They were hiking in the mountains a lot.

b) They shall hike in the mountains a lot.

c) They would hike in the mountains a lot.

d) They will hike in the mountains a lot.

25. Brutarul a spus ca va coace painea dupa ce va merge la biserica pentru ca 

nu stia cand va avea timp sa faca asta inainte.

a) The baker said that he would bake the bread after he has gone to church because he didn’t
know... >>>

b) The baker said that he will bake the bread after he has gone to church because he didn’t know...
>>>

c) The baker said that he would bake the bread after he had gone to church because he didn’t
know... >>>

d) The baker said that he would bake the bread after he went to church because he hadn’t known
when... >>>

26. I believe you … a good policeman. 

a) Will be making

b) Will make

c) Are going to make

d) Shall make

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27. My next door neighbor … me that the shop next door … at 8 a.m. and … at 
7 p.m.

a) Tells/ opens/ closes

b) Tells/ will open/ will close

c) Is telling/ is opening/ is closing

d) Has told/ is opening/ closes

28. Don’t take the test just yet. You … a lot of mistakes as usual. 

a) Will make

b) Shall make

c) Are to make

d) Will be making

29. OMG what … all morning? Your hands are ice cold. You … in the snow 
without gloves again.

a) Have you been doing/ have been playing

b) Have you done/ have play

c) Did you do/ were playing

d) Had you done/ have been played

30. My science teacher used to say that water never … with oil. 

a) Mixed

b) Is mixing

c) Mixs

d) Mixes

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