Mixed Tenses Test and Answers for English Learners

Mixed Tenses Test and Answers for English Learners

Mixed Tenses Test provides a comprehensive assessment of English verb tenses, designed for students preparing for exams or improving their grammar skills. This resource includes a variety of questions that cover past, present, and future tenses, ensuring a well-rounded understanding of English verb usage. Ideal for ESL learners and those studying for standardized tests, the test features multiple-choice questions with answers to facilitate self-assessment. Each question is crafted to challenge and enhance the learner's grasp of English tenses in different contexts.

Key Points

  • Includes a variety of questions on past, present, and future tenses.
  • Designed for ESL learners and students preparing for English exams.
  • Features multiple-choice format for easy self-assessment.
  • Helps improve grammar skills through practical application.
  • Covers mixed tenses to ensure comprehensive understanding.
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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
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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
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32. I___ never___ to Cambridge, but I once ___ Oxford.
A) did / go / visit
B) have / been / visited
C) have / been / had visited
D) was / visiting / had been visiting
E) will / have gone / don’t visit
33. We ___ to wait because the man ___ .
A) told / was questioned
B) were told / questioned
C) were told / is questioned
D) told / was being questioned
E) were told / was being questioned
34. They didn’t know that he ___ from the University in 1990 and
then ___ abroad.
A) had graduated / is working B) graduated / works
C) graduated / was working D) was graduating / worked
E) had graduated / worked
35. We learned that he ___ the office 5 minutes before he ___ .
A) left / returned B) had left / returned
C) would leave / returned D) would have left / came
E) had left / had returned
36. - ___ you ___ him this week?
- Yes, I ___ him on Sunday.
A) did / see / saw B) did / see / have seen
C) have / seen / see D) do / see / saw
E) have / seen / saw
37. I ___ my interview with the vice-president when my daughter
___ me.
A) had / were calling B) was having / had called
C) have had / called D) had / called
E) was having / called
38. Ronald Reagan ___ president for 8 years before he ___ .
A) had been / has retired B) had been / had retired
C) was / had retired D) had been / retired
E) was / retired
39. I went out of the house. It ___ . It ___ for two weeks.
A) rained / was raining
B) had rained / was raining
C) was raining / had been raining
D) had been raining / was raining
E) was raining / rained
40. After long consideration we ___ to the conclusion our behavior
___ .
A) came / had been justified
B) came / will be justified
C) will come / would be justified
D) are coming / will justify
E) has come / are being justified
41. The plan ___ for two hours when he ___ .
A) had been discussed / came
B) is discussed / comes
C) will be discussed / come
D) has been discussed / comes
E) was discussed / would come
42. Christopher Columbus didn’t know where he ___. When he landed
he didn’t know where he ___ when he got back to Spain he didn’t
know where he ___.
A) was sailing / was / had been
B) had sailed / was / was
C) is sailing / had been / has been
D) will be sailing / will be / will have been
E) would sail / hadn’t been / haven’t been
43. That day after Mr. Brown ___ the letter he ___ me to clarify some
details.
A) has studied / phoned B) studied / phoned
C) had studied / phoned D) had studied / had phoned
E) studied / is phoning
44. When Christopher Columbus ___ 14 he ___ a sailor.
A) is / became B) was / became
C) was / becomes D) are / become
E) were / became
45. When Mr. Brown ___ to the party all the guests ___ at the table.
A) come / sat B) came / are sitting
C) came / were sitting D) comes / sit
E) came / had sat
46. Nick ___ he ___ his homework by 4 o’clock.
A) say / has done B) said / had done
C) says / do D) said / does
E) said / has done
47. The American ___ the question slowly so that we ___
A) repeated / should understand
B) repeat / understood
C) repeats / would understand
D) repeated / understand
E) repeats / understands
48. My sister ___ in Florida for one year when we ___ to New York.
A) has lived / came B) have lived / come
C) lived / come D) had lived / came
E) live / came
49. He came to the writing table and ___ through the letters which
___ for him.
A) look / was waiting B) looked / were waiting
C) looks / has been waiting D) looked / waiting
E) looks / are waiting
50. Ann ___ her work by 4 o’clock and ___ shopping.
A) finished / went B) finishes / will go
C) had finished / went D) has finished / go
E) will finish / went
51. He ___ he ___ lunch an hour before.
A) say / had B) said / would have
C) says / shall have D) said / had
E) said / had had
52. When we ___ the station the train ___ already ___ .
A) reach / has / left B) reached / had / left
C) reach / was / leaving D) shall reach / - / left
E) were reaching / were / leaving
53. I knew that she ___ Miss Betsy, because I remembered how my
mother ___ her.
A) was / had described B) is / described
C) would be / had described D) had been / described
E) has been / describes
54. She said that Bob ___ as he ___ research work.
A) was busy / was doing B) was busy / had done
C) was busy / have done D) was busy / would be doing
E) is busy / will be doing
55. He says he ___ his friend whom he ___ for many years.
A) meets / didn’t see B) met / hadn’t seen
C) met / haven’t seen D) will meet / sees
E) meet / doesn’t see
56. That day when we were in the restaurant each one ___ what he
___ .
A) receive / orders B) received / had ordered
C) is receiving / is ordering D) will receive / would order
E) is received / is ordered
57. - What ___ you ___ here?
- I ___ for my friend.
- How long ___ you ___ for him?
- For twenty minutes.
A) are / doing / am waiting / have / been waiting
B) do / do / am waiting / do / wait
C) are / doing / wait / have / been waiting
D) have / done / am waiting / are / waiting
E) are / doing / am waiting / are / waiting
58. Julia has overslept again. She is going ___ late to her work. “I had
better ___ a taxi” she thinks.
A) being / take B) to be / take
C) be / to take D) to be / to take
E) to be / taking
59. They ___ just ___ and ___ supper now.
A) have / come / are having B) had / come / are having
C) have / come / is having D) had / come / had
E) have / come / have
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60. I usually ___ there by train but this week-end I ___ by bus.
A) go / am going B) went / go
C) go / go D) go / are going
E) go / was going
61. You ___ very thoughtful. What ___ you ___ about?
A) looked / was / thinking
B) look / are / thinking
C) look / are / think
D) looking / are / thinking
E) have looked / had / thought
62. His situation ___ since spring. Now he ___ much better.
A) has improved / feel B) improves / felt
C) improve / is feeling D) has improved / feels
E) improved / has felt
63. It’s evening. People ___ to their house and ___ TV
A) come / are watching B) have come / are watching
C) come / watch D) has come / are watching
E) are coming / have watched
64. Please, ___ me the newspaper a postman ___ today.
A) show / bring B) shows / brings
C) showed / brought D) show / brought
E) show / has brought
65. Do you ___ that woman in the corner? She ___ her dog walk.
A) see / is having B) saw / was having
C) to see / is having D) see / has
E) seen / have
66. My dog ___ a lot but it ___ at the moment.
A) is barking / doesn’t bark B) barked / didn’t bark
C) barks / isn’t barking D) was barking / won’t bark
E) will bark / doesn’t bark
67. I ___ about it at the moment and I think that I ___ how to use it
now.
A) read / knew B) was reading / knew
C) am reading / know D) read / know
E) shall read / have known
68. Tom ___ the book since yesterday morning and he ___ it.
A) has read / just finished
B) has been reading / has just finished
C) had been reading / has just finished
D) will read / just finishes
E) read / is just finishing
69. I ___ I ___ you there.
A) thought / meet B) thinks / meet
C) think / have met D) thinks / met
E) think / has met
70. He ___ a very experienced teacher. He ___ French for 15 years.
A) to be / taught B) am / is teaching
C) is / has been teaching D) will be / was teaching
E) was / are teaching
71. I’m ___ to tell you the story I ___ at school today.
A) go / hear B) going / heard
C) to go / hear D) going / have heard
E) going / had heard
72. Jimmy, Jane and Billy wanted ___ their grandfather who ___ to
visit them.
A) to impress / had come B) impressed / came
C) will impress / comes D) had impressed / has come
E) to impress / to come
73. On ___ the room he ___ left and ___ his way.
A) entering / turned / went on
B) having entered / has turned / goes on
C) entered / turns / went on
D) enter / turn / goes on
E) entering / turns / went on
74. ___ you read the book “The Godfather”? If yes, when ___ you read?
A) did / have B) will / do C) have / did
D) were / done E) has / does
75. I ___ Tom since he ___ school.
A) have seen / leave B) saw / has left
C) hadn’t seen / left D) haven’t seen / left
E) see / leave
76. He ___ me his name but I ___ it.
A) tell / am forgetting B) will tell / forgot
C) told / have forgotten D) has told / shall forget
E) was told / forgot
77. They ___ you the money before they ___ .
A) send / leave B) sent / left
C) will send / leave D) sent / had left
E) should sent / had left
78. I ___ already ___ the doctor about it, but she couldn’t ___ me.
A) has / seen / helped B) have / seen / help
C) had / seen / had helped D) will / have seen / help
E) is/having seen / is helping
79. The weather ___ as nice today as it ___ yesterday.
A) is / was B) are / were
C) is / will be D) was / were
E) were / shall be
80. You ___ six cakes since we ___ .
A) had / had come B) had had / came
C) have / come D) have had / came
E) have had / have come
81. The English ___ of sports and ___ themselves as good sportsmen.
A) are fond / regard B) is fond / regards
C) were fond / regards D) was fond / regards
E) am fond / are regarding
82. The children ___ their hands and they ___ lunch now.
A) are washing / are having B) have washed / are having
C) wash / have D) washed / are having
E) wash / have had
83. Don’t go out. It ___ . It ___ since morning.
A) rains / rains B) has rained / rains
C) was raining / was raining D) is raining / has been raining
E) is raining / had rained
84. I ___ you the book after I ___ it.
A) give / read B) shall give / had read
C) shall give / have read D) have given / shall read
E) am giving / read
85. She ___ all the work and now she ___ in the next room.
A) did / rest B) have done / rests
C) does / rests D) has done / is resting
E) had done / is resting
86. She ___ this book this week and she ___ discuss it.
A) read / can B) has read / could
C) had read / can D) have read / can
E) has read / can
87. “I hope you ___ well?” “Yes, I ___ ill for two weeks. Now I ___
well.”
A) felt / was / is B) feel / is / am
C) is feeling / are / is D) are feeling / have been / am
E) was feeling / was / am
88. -___ you ___ the man for many years?
-Yes, we ___ at Cambridge together.
A) have / known / were B) do / know / is
C) were / known / were D) have / known / was
E) did / know / was
89. I ___ an exercise now but I ___ it in some minutes.
A) write / finished B) writes / will finish
C) wrote / is finishing D) am writing / shall finish
E) have written / had finished
90. Last year he ___ better than he ___ now.
A) sings / did B) sang / is doing
C) had sung / does D) would sing / did
E) had been singing / is doing
91. Students ___ already their tests and now they ___
A) had written / hand B) are writing / handed
C) have written / are handing D) wrote / will hand
E) write / hands
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What types of tenses are covered in the Mixed Tenses Test?
The Mixed Tenses Test covers a wide range of verb tenses, including simple past, present continuous, future perfect, and more. Each question is designed to assess the learner's understanding of how to correctly use these tenses in various contexts. By practicing with this test, students can enhance their ability to identify and apply the appropriate tense in both written and spoken English.
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The Mixed Tenses Test is an effective tool for improving English skills by providing targeted practice on verb tenses. By answering the multiple-choice questions, learners can identify areas of weakness and focus on specific tenses that require more attention. This practice not only builds confidence but also reinforces grammatical rules, making it easier to use tenses correctly in everyday communication.
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What format does the Mixed Tenses Test use?
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