MIXED TENSES
I. Choose the best answer a), b), c) or d).
1. Andrew _________ lunch by the time they arrived.
a) finished c) had finished
b) was finished d) has finished
2. I have a terrible headache. I ___________ another aspirin.
a) take c) am taking
b) ’ll take d) will be taking
3. A cold wind _____ for the last week.
a) has been blowing c) blows
b) is blowing d) blew
4. We’ll meet in September when she _____ back.
a) will come c) came
b) will have come d) comes
5. Maria ____________ a comic when the teacher asked her to come to the blackboard.
a) was reading c) read
b) has been reading d) has read
6. You won’t need the jacket. It _________ warmer.
a) gets c) ’s got
b) ’s getting d) ’d got
7. Bryan _____ when the meeting started.
a) hasn’t arrived c) hasn’t been arriving
b) hadn’t arrived d) wasn’t arriving
8. To be honest, I ___________ she will be able to handle this properly.
a) doubt c) am doubting
b) have doubted d) will doubt
9. They _________ for 5 years at the end of this year.
a) will date c) will be dating
b) will have been dating d) are going to date
10. I am not surprised they’ve broken up. She never knew if she could trust him and was
afraid he ___________ her.
a) will leave c) would leave
b) is going to leave d) will have left
11. Call the police. Our apartment __________ into.
a) was broken c) is broken
b) has been broken d) will be broken
12. She can’t go hiking with us. She _____________ on her new book all day tomorrow.
a) will be working c) is working
b) will work d) will have worked
13. By the time you finish my dress it ____________ old-fashioned.
a) will become c) is becoming
b) will be becoming d) will have become
14. They __________ for some time when their mother told them to be silent.
a) had shouted c) had been shouting
b) have shouted d) have been shouting
15. The letter ____________ by the end of the week.
a) is not going to be delivered c) is not delivered
b) won’t be delivered d) won’t have been delivered
