Thursday, October 15, 2020

Test on Tenses - Multiple Choice Questions

1

I _____ come if I had time.

have

have

would have

did

2

This time tomorrow you _____ sitting in a deck chair on the beach.

are

were

will

will be

3

Before you telephoned, I _____ watching television.

was

will be

am

have

4

After the storm _____ finished, many people were found lying in the street.

has

had

were

did

5

Tomorrow we _____ taking the day off.

will

have

were

are

6

Where did you _____ for your holiday in the end?

went

gone

go

going

7

I must admit you _____ tried but I'm afraid the answer is still no.

did

will

do

have

8

Sometimes I wonder if I _____ ever succeed.

do

shall

am

were

9

How many times _____ you been there?

has

will

have

did

10

She's _____ working there since she left school.

had

done

have

been

11

It’s time we _____

go

went

are going

going

12

I honestly couldn't follow a word you _____

are saying

will say

were saying

did say

13

He asked me what I _____ doing there.

am

did

will be

was

14

I've just _____ that the price has gone up again.

am told

have told

been told

was told

15

She was annoyed that she _____ spoken to like that.

had been

has been

was been

will have been

16

I've just been _____ here that man has been released.

reads

reading

read

have read

17

If you were stopped by the police for speeding, what _____ you do?

will

shall

do

would

18

Long _____ the King!

live

lives

living

lived

19

If I get there early enough, I _____ you a seat.

did save

do save

am saving

shall save

20

When I'm in town, I _____ listening to the birds.

missing

miss

misses

missed

21

Ah there you _____! I wondered where you were.

be

were

are

have been

22

She said she'd help him if she ______

could

can

can’t

have been able

23

He told them he _____ starting work the next day.

will be

will have been

would be

would have been

24

I had instructions that I _____ to leave the door unlocked when I came home.

will being

were

am

was

25

He refused to go until he ______ seen all the paintings.

had

was

is

has

26

Don't worry even if you make a mistake because if you ______, it doesn't matter.

were doing

had done

do

will do

27

He _____ silly things like this. Take no notice now.

always did

will always do

had always done

is always doing

28

The man who _____ walking down the road just then, lives next door.

is

will be

was

has been

29

It doesn't make sense. I can't understand why he _____ at you last night.

had shouted

is shouting

would shouted

shouted

30

Come on tell me honestly what you _____ to do now.

wanted

want

are wanting

will want

 

Answers:

1

I _____ come if I had time.

have

have

would have

did

C

2

This time tomorrow you _____ sitting in a deck chair on the beach.

are

were

will

will be

D

3

Before you telephoned, I _____ watching television.

was

will be

am

have

A

4

After the storm _____ finished, many people were found lying in the street.

has

had

were

did

B

5

Tomorrow we _____ taking the day off.

will

have

were

are

D

6

Where did you _____ for your holiday in the end?

went

gone

go

going

C

7

I must admit you _____ tried but I'm afraid the answer is still no.

did

will

do

have

D

8

Sometimes I wonder if I _____ ever succeed.

do

shall

am

were

B

9

How many times _____ you been there?

has

will

have

did

C

10

She's _____ working there since she left school.

had

done

have

been

D

11

It’s time we _____

go

went

are going

going

B

12

I honestly couldn't follow a word you _____

are saying

will say

were saying

did say

C

13

He asked me what I _____ doing there.

am

did

will be

was

D

14

I've just _____ that the price has gone up again.

am told

have told

been told

was told

C

15

She was annoyed that she _____ spoken to like that.

had been

has been

was been

will have been

A

16

I've just been _____ here that man has been released.

reads

reading

read

have read

B

17

If you were stopped by the police for speeding, what _____ you do?

will

shall

do

would

D

18

Long _____ the King!

live

lives

living

lived

A

19

If I get there early enough, I _____ you a seat.

did save

do save

am saving

shall save

D

20

When I'm in town, I _____ listening to the birds.

missing

miss

misses

missed

B

21

Ah there you _____! I wondered where you were.

be

were

are

have been

C

22

She said she'd help him if she ______

could

can

can’t

have been able

A

23

He told them he _____ starting work the next day.

will be

will have been

would be

would have been

C

24

I had instructions that I _____ to leave the door unlocked when I came home.

will being

were

am

was

D

25

He refused to go until he ______ seen all the paintings.

had

was

is

has

A

26

Don't worry even if you make a mistake because if you ______, it doesn't matter.

were doing

had done

do

will do

C

27

He _____ silly things like this. Take no notice now.

always did

will always do

had always done

is always doing

D

28

The man who _____ walking down the road just then, lives next door.

is

will be

was

has been

C

29

It doesn't make sense. I can't understand why he _____ at you last night.

had shouted

is shouting

would shouted

shouted

D

30

Come on tell me honestly what you _____ to do now.

wanted

want

are wanting

will want

B

 

 

 

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