Mixed Tenses Test Exercises - Multiple Choice Questions - Advanced
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
A) am digging
B) is
B) was going to dig
C) had been
C) dug
D) has been
D) has dug
E) would be
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
Mixed Tenses Test Exercises - Multiple Choice Questions With Answers - Advanced
Level 1
15. The child with her toy when I her in the
living room.
11. Of course, you can use my summer house in A) played / left
the 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
C) have helped / am finishing
what time her plane gets in. What would you advise
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
17. After they the books, they their journey.
E) will be arriving / am forgetting
A) delivered / started
B) were delivering / started
C) were delivering / were starting
D) delivered / were starting
13. I met him at the door just at the time boss to the
employees. E) deliver / are starting
A) is talking
B) talked
C) was talking
18. He his family even when he a schoolboy.
D) talks
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
19. After struggling for weeks, I the job I and
C) calls / is wanting now I'm happy with it.
D) is calling / wants
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
Mixed Tenses Test Exercises - Multiple Choice Questions With Answers - Advanced
Level 1
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
