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92. It is going to rain. I ___ glad I ___ my umbrella with me today.

A) am/takes

B) am/have taken

C) is/taken

D) are/took

E) is/takes

93. Bill ___ his girl-friend now. That’s the third time he ___ her this

evening.
A) phones / phones

B) has phoned / phones

C) is phoning / has phoned

D) will phone / has phoned

E)  is phoning / had phoned

94. Here ___ your keys. The boy ___ you up to your rooms and your

luggage ___ up straight away.
A) is/show/will bring
B) are/show/will be brought
C) are/will show/will be brought
D) were/will show/brings
E) are/has shown/will bring

95. -How long ___ you ___ to stay?

-I ___ we ___ here for a week at least.
A) are/going/expect/shall be

B) were/going/expected/shall be

C) is/going/expect/are

D) do/go/expected/are

E) does/go/expect/will be

96. -Is this your first visit to London?

-No, I ___ here several times before and I ___ quite at home in
London.
A) was/have felt

B) have been/feel

C) had been/felt

D) has been/felt

E) were/have felt

97. I don’t know when she ___ but when she ___ I’ll give her your

book.
A) will come/will come

B) will come/come

C) come/will come

D) will come/comes

E) comes/will come

98. You ___ here until your mother ___ ready to leave.

A) will stay/is

B) would stay/is

C) stayed/will be

D) are staying/had been

E) have stayed/would be

99. Many changes ___ place since I ___ in my native town 10 years

ago.
A) has taken/was

B) are taking/had been

C)  took/was

D) has taken/am

E) have taken/was

100. I ___ to America five years ago. Since then, I ___ American, and

___ nearly all I ___ there.
A) had gone/haven’t spoken/have
B) had gone/don’t speak/forget/learned
C) was going/haven’t spoken/forgot/had learned
D) went/haven’t spoken/ have forgotten/learned
E) went/hasn’t spoken/forgot/had learned

101. It  has been long since I ___ him last. I ___ from him all these

years.
A) saw/haven’t heard

B) had seen/haven’t heard

C) see/don’t hear

D) saw/don’t hear

E) have seen/haven’t heard

102. He was sure they ___ the station before night ___ .

A) will reach / came

B) would reach / came

C) would have reached / came D) would reach / would come
E) reached / came

103. - “___ you ___ this film yet?”

- “Yes.”
- “When ___ you ___ it?”
A) have / seen / have / seen
B) have / seen / did / see
C) are / going to see / did / see
D) did / see / have / seen
E) have / seen / are / going to see

104. -When ___ you ___ here?

-I ___ just ___ .
A) did/come back/have/come back
B) have/come back/have/come back
C) will/come back/have/come
D) do/come back/have/has come
E) are/coming back/was/coming back

105. Look! There ___ nothing here. Everything ___ away.

A) are / have been taken

B) is / has been taken

C) is / is taken

D) is / is being taken

E) is / will be taken

106. Everybody ___ at what ___ .

A) was surprised/has happened
B) was surprised/had happened
C) is surprised/happen
D) surprise/happen
E) will be surprised/ happened

107. The famous writer Tolstoy ___ forever in our memories, in the

books he ___ to us.
A) will live / has left

B) is living / will be leaving

C) lived / leaves

D) would be living / had left

E) have been living / left

108. Ernest Hemingway ___ one of those people who ___ in their

beds.
A) had not been / died

B) are / died

C) was not / die

D) was not / dies

E) is being / have not died

109. If you ___ so rude to her she ___ to us earlier.

A) were not / had come
B) hadn’t been / would have come
C) are / would have come
D) are / will come
E) are not being / would come

110. “Hello, Mr. Roberts” ___ the clerk. “What ___ you ___

home your the wife today?”
A) greet / do / take

B) greeting / were / taking

C) greeted / are / taking

D) will greet / did / taken

E) will greet / did / take

111. Two years ago she ___ and now she ___ her time visiting friends.

A) retires / spends

B) retired / spends

C) had retired / spends

D) would retire / is spending

E) will retire / spent

112. He might ___ the accident if he ___ more careful.

A) avoid / was

B) have avoided / had been

C) avoid / had been

D) had avoided / were

E) avoids / is

113. -Hello, Ann! I ___ you for ages. Where have you been all this

time?
-I ___ to Italy. I ___ back yesterday.
A) didn’t see/was/came
B) haven’t seen/have been/came
C) don’t see/have been/have come
D) saw/was/came back
E) haven’t seen/had been/had come

114. -What ___ you ___ at 6 p.m. yesterday?

-I ___ my homework. After I ___ it I played chess with my friend.
A) did/do/did/have done
B) was/doing/was doing/had done
C) were/doing/was doing/had done
D) were/doing/did/have done
E) had/done/had done/did

115. This book ___ quite different from the one I ___

A) is/have read

B) was/am reading

C) has been/read

D) have been/reads

E) is/read

116. -___ I ___ after the luggage or ___ you?

-If you ___ to the luggage and pay the driver I’ll go in and see
about rooms.
A) shall/look/will/see
B) shall/look/will/will see
C) will/look/shall/saw
D) should/look/would/would see
E) would/looked/will/saw

117. Nobody knows what ___ at this meeting but she ___ to him

since.
A) was said / hasn’t spoken

B) is said / hasn’t spoken

C) has said / hasn’t spoken

D) was said / didn’t speak

E) is being said / doesn’t speak

Mixed Tenses

Book 1 Part C

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400 questions in English Grammar

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