Mixed Tenses Test Exercises - Multiple Choice Questions With Answers - Advanced

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1. ____ I was entering the room, the phone rang.

6. We ____ your size at the moment, but we can order it
A) When for you.
B) Just as
A) haven't had
C) At the time
B) didn't have
D) For
C) aren't having
E) An hour ago
D) don't have
E) won't have

2. It ____ just before the war when Colin received a

letter from Germany.
7. We ____ for Alexandria for our holiday tomorrow
A) would be morning.
B) was
A) are leaving
C) is
B) leave
D) has been
C) left
E) should be
D) go
E) are going

3. Students ____ to each other when the director wanted

them to help him.
8. Julian was a young student when his father ____ in an
A) were talking accident.
B) have talked
A) dies
C) have been talking
B) died
D) are talking
C) was dying
E) talk
D) is dying
E) dead

4. When he ____ a schoolboy in Ohio, Jeffrey caught a

wounded falcon on the roof.
9. I ____ the garden but I couldn't find the spade.
A) was
B) is A) am digging
C) had been B) was going to dig
D) has been C) dug
E) would be D) has dug
E) will have dug

5. Jane ____ always ____ her room untidy these days.

10. Last year, I ____ camping with my friends for the last
A) was / leaving time.
B) -- / leaves
A) went
C) is / leaving
B) go
D) -- / left
C) am going
E) were / left
D) was going
E) have gone

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15. The child ____ with her toy when I ____ her in the
living room.

11. Of course, you can use my summer house in the A) played / left
country. But when you ____ there next month,
B) plays/am leaving
remember that it ____ for five months.
C) played / was leaving
A) will get / hasn't been cleaned D) is playing / leave
B) are getting / isn't going to be cleaned E) was playing / left
C) are going to get / will not be cleaned
D) have got / hadn't been cleaned
E) get / will not have been cleaned
16. I ____ you with your homework as soon as l ____
writing these reports.

A) will help / have finished

12. My mother ____ at the airport tomorrow morning. I'm B) am helping / have finished
supposed to pick her up from the airport, but I ____
what time her plane gets in. What would you advise C) have helped / am finishing
me to do? D) was going to help / will finish
E) help / am going to finish
A) will arrive/ forgot
B) is arriving / have forgotten
C) arrives / had forgotten
D) is going to arrive / forget
E) will be arriving / am forgetting 17. After they ____ the books, they ____ their journey.

A) delivered / started
B) were delivering / started
C) were delivering / were starting
13. I met him at the door just at the time boss ____ to the D) delivered / were starting
employees. E) deliver / are starting
A) is talking
B) talked
C) was talking
D) talks 18. He ____ his family even when he ____ a schoolboy.
E) has talked
A) supported / is
B) was supporting / did
C) was supporting / was being
D) supported / was being
14. On seeing her brother unconscious, she immediately E) supported / was
____ her mother and ____ help.

A) called / wanted
B) was calling / was wanting
C) calls / is wanting 19. After struggling for weeks, I ____ the job I ____ and
D) is calling / wants now I'm happy with it.
E) was calling / wants
A) got / have been wanting
B) got / wanted
C) was getting / was wanting
D) was getting / want
E) am getting / wanted

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20. Making such a thing ____ the peasants  and they ____ 25. Some years ago, people ____ living in the city centres
the situation despite some hardships. but now they ____ to live in the suburbs.

A) pleased / were utilizing A) had preferred / prefer

B) pleased / utilized B) preferred / have been preferring
C) pleases / utilized C) have preferred / prefer
D) is pleasing / were utilizing D) were preferring / preferring
E) is pleasing / utilize E) preferred / prefer

21. My plane ____ at five p.m. on Monday. I don't need to 26. I ____ the hours I spent in the Thirties arguing with
call a taxi, my friend ____ me to the airport. people who thought they were much cleverer than I
was.
A) was leaving / has taken
B) is leaving / will take A) remembered
C) leaves / is going to take B) remember
D) will leave / takes C) am remembering
E) has left / took D) will remember
E) am going to remember

22. He never ____ his work on time until this morning

when Jane visited us. 27. When he ____ Istanbul, he will inform us that they
have arrived not to make us worry about them.
A) was finishing
B) is finishing A) will arrive
C) has finished B) is going to arrive
D) finishes C) would arrive
E) finished D) arrived
E) arrives

23. Newspapers say the minister ____ someone suitable

for the task he ____ to get hold of. 28. We ____ once a long time ago but I ____ she will
remember me.
A) is going to appoint/ will want
B) appoints / wants A) were meeting / hadn't thought
C) is appointing / wanted B) have met / didn't think
D) will appoint / wants C) had met / haven't though
E) appointed / has wanted D) may have met / won't think
E) met/don't think

24. We ____ our work in the garden by the time he ____

from the pharmacist 29. I ____ the holiday enormously even though the
weather ____ disappointing.
A) will have finished / arrives
B) will finish / will arrive A) enjoy/would have been
C) will be finishing / arrived B) had enjoyed / has been
D) finished / has arrived C) have enjoyed / was being
E) have finished / arrived D) enjoyed / was
E) am enjoying / had been

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30. Do you remember when Joseph ____ from the

university and ____ to work as an engineer in our
factory?

A) has graduated / has started

B) will graduate / will be starting
C) graduated / had started
D) graduates / has been starting
E) graduated / started

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Answer Key:

1: B 16: A
2: B 17: A
3: A 18: E
4: A 19: B
5: C 20: B
6: D 21: C
7: A 22: E
8: B 23: A
9: B 24: A
10: A 25: E
11: E 26: B
12: B 27: E
13: C 28: E
14: A 29: D
15: E 30: E

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