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English_ Tenses

Practice Test 3

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For the time being, we . . . . . . . . for the exam, but this time tomorrow we . . . . . . . . the best movie of this year.

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Change the tense in theย following sentence into simple present:To his utter disgust, he betrayed his commander.

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William S. Hart . . . . . . . . the greatest of all Western stars, for he . . . . . . . . in nothing but Westerns.

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Select the most appropriate form of verb to fill in the blank:She told me her name but I _____ it now. (not/remember)

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Complete the conversation using the appropriate option:’I don’t know how to use this computer.’ ‘OK, _______ you.’

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Find the most suitable option to replace the verb in bold to retain the meaning of the sentence.This house is consisting of five rooms.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:Who_______ at the meeting yesterday?

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.Where ____she live in 1950?

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.It was raining when I _________ the house this morning.

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Last week’s supplementary budget package . . . . . . . . to prevent Japan’s economy from plunging even lower.

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Identify the tense used in the following sentence:We had been watching a movie.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.He ________ a packet of cigarettes a day.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.Every morning Tessa _____ at 7.30.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.Considering that the weather is so uncertain, the reception _________ indoors.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.A: I’m going to the pop concert. __________ with me?B:ย Thank you very much. I’d love to.

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The flight . . . . . . . . before we reach the airport.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.How fast _____ you ____ when the accident ___?

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As he . . . . . . . . the party, a strange man . . . . . . . . him.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:Has Nick finished his work yet? Yes, he ________________ it half an hour ago.

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One of the straps on the baby’s pram . . . . . . . . quite thin, so we . . . . . . . . to replace it.

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Choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.When we heard the good news, we were_________.

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Replace the underlined tense form with the correct option:Wait a minute! I am thinking, I know the answer.

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More than half of the 850 asylum seekers currently detained in Britain . . . . . . . . in prison with no right of appeal, even though the vast majority . . . . . . . . with any offence, let alone convicted.

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A friend has just come back from holiday. You ask him about it. Write your question using the following words:(where/go?)

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Some of us will be needed tomorrow to finish the fence because, at this rate, two sections unfinished when we work tonight.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.These houses ________ by settlers many yeas ago.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.Finally he decided to come back and live in the house of his parents which ______ by his aunt.

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Choose the correct future tense form of the verb given in the bracket.We don’t think our teacher _____ (meet) us again.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:I was doing the shopping while you ____________ tennis.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.A: Where is Ken?B: I think he ______ a bath.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.I could play chess when I ___five.

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Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb given in the bracket.The students ______ answers to all my questions. (give)

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.”Can I speak to Marco?””Hold on. I _____ him.”

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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.What ___ you ___?I ___ now.

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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.Mrs. Black ____ into the room where her husband __ and began to cry.

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Read about Colin. Choose the correct option as per the situation/timing asked further:Colin goes to work every day. He leaves home at 8 o’clock and arrives at work at about 8:45. He starts work immediately and continues until 12:30 when he has lunch (which takes about half an hour). He starts work again at 1:15 and goes home at exactly 4:30. Every day he follows the same routine and tomorrow will be no exception.__________________ at 4:45 tomorrow.

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Fill in the blanks using the given verbs in their correct forms. (You are stating a fact about yourself)I _________ (play) the piano but I _________ (not/play) it very well.

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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:Turning, I found my father sitting beside me on the sofa. I said,”How _____ you ______ here?”

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Read the given sentence and find if the underlined verb form is correct or not. Correct it if wrong:My grandparents have got married in London.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.She always _________ about her weight when she was younger.

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While mum . . . . . . . . the VCD I hired, I my assignment.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.”Could she cook?””Yes, she_________”

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Since they . . . . . . . . acting, they . . . . . . . . in three plays, a television commercial and two TV dramas.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.This time tomorrow I ________ visiting my parents.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.The planet Mercury ________ round the sun every eighty-eight days.

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Choose appropriate verb to fill in the blank:There’s no need to be afraid of the dog. It ____________(hurt) you.

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Put the verb in brackets in the correct form:I _____ a headache earlier but I feel fine now. (have)

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She says that she . . . . . . . . the eight o’clock train tomorrow, but I’m sure she . . . . . . . . it, as usual.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:Long ago people _____ little about those minerals.

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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate answer from the options given below:What work __________ you _________ last week?

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.What place _______ the youth of our country occupy in all branches now?

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.She ______ a journalist nowadays.

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Read the sentence to find out possible substitution for for the underlined part:I am not sure why she is wanting to see him.

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Fill in the blank with a suitable option:You can’t _______ your car outside the hospital.

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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.What ______ the president ______?He _______ a contract.

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The guards . . . . . . . . when the enemy . . . . . . . ..

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Complete the sentence.Choose the verb into the correct form, positive or negative.I was very tired, so I ______ to bed early. (go)

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Scientists . . . . . . . . that by 2030, doctors . . . . . . . . the people suffering from certain illness during their space travel in the health care institutions in space.

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I . . . . . . . . the potatoes while you . . . . . . . . the leeks for the soup.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:We ___________ to London last Monday.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.I’ll go out after I ________ reading this detective story.

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We . . . . . . . . in Cornwall for two weeks last summer. Since then, we . . . . . . . . a holiday by the sea.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.This school _____ next year.

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When they heard gunfire across the border, the relief workers in the camp knew that another group of refugees . . . . . . . . before long.

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Shantanu . . . . . . . . all the chocolates.

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Whoever . . . . . . . . the cooking . . . . . . . . a great deal of work to do.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option with the help of the hint in the brackets.Many people ________ Mohammed Ali is the greatest boxer of all times. (It’s a fact)

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Since they part in their first conversation volunteer week, they on several projects with great pleasure.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.It is very cloudy. I am sure it’s _________.

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Correct the given sentence by choosing the appropriate option:She kidnappingby a neighbor forransom.

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I never . . . . . . . . my temper on purpose, of course, but sometimes I just . . . . . . . ., though I always regret it afterwards.

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Fill in the blank.Heat ____ gas.

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Choose a suitable option to fill in the blank:We were in a very difficult position. We _____ (not/know) what to do.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.Don’t _______ during the exam.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.________ to the market, when it started to rain.

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Fill in the blank with the correct form of the present tense of the verb given in the brackets.Do you ____ (like) playing football?

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When I saw him he . . . . . . . . a portrait.

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Use the correct form of the verb in the brackets.He _____ (be) here next Sunday.

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The history of the Venetian republic . . . . . . . . to an end in 1797 when Venice . . . . . . . . over to Austria by Napoleon.

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Last Saturday, my father . . . . . . . . that his dinner suit was too small, so now he . . . . . . . . a strict diet.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.We _____ to have a cup of coffee.

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Select suitable form of verb to fill in the blank.I think Jane _______(get) the job. She has a lot of experience.

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The police . . . . . . . . four thieves last night.

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Identify the tense used in the following sentence:She likes walking.

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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:They _____ breakfast at $$7$$ and ____ home at eight.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:”The letter ________ last week”, Lola said.

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Last year, Richard . . . . . . . . his bicycle to work every day, but he . . . . . . . . the bus since the accident.

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By ten o’clock, he . . . . . . . . the engine and he . . . . . . . . to paint the garage when I paid a visit to him.

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Choose the correct future form of the verb from the given options.Lilia ___________ home in time for dinner tonight.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.When he lived in Hyderabad, he ___ to the cinema once a week.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.We ________ at the Italian restaurant last night, but it was full, so we ate somewhere else.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:He ________ a Member of Parliament last year.

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Although aspirin . . . . . . . . primarily regarded as a simple pain killer, it . . . . . . . . to prevent heart attacks, too.

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You know that Liz goes to the cinema a lot. You want to know how often.Ask her ________

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By the time Richard . . . . . . . . from the army, he . . . . . . . . involved in three separate riots.

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Complete the sentence with an auxiliary verb:’Is Colin here?”He ______ five minutes ago but I think he’s gone home now.’

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Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.Early to bed and early to rise ______ a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

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Identify the tense used in the following sentence:They had listened to him speak.

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The Etruscans, who . . . . . . . . a great part of Italy about 900 B.C., . . . . . . . . from Asia Minor.

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Sally’s husband . . . . . . . . for a new job because his present one . . . . . . . . no opportunities for advancement.

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