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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

Book 1 Part C

Mixed Tenses