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English_ Tenses

Practice Test 6

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.We usually ________ table tennis every Saturday.

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I . . . . . . . . some wood for the fire while you . . . . . . . . the salad.

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Modern exploration of the undersea world had its beginning in June 1943, when Jacques Cousteau . . . . . . . . his first dive with a revolutionary breathing device which he . . . . . . . . with Emile Gagnan, a French engineer.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.He ____ paint pictures when he was just three.

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Choose a suitable option to complete the given statement:The phone rings and you answer. Somebody wants to speak to Jim.CALLER: Hello. Can I speak to Jim, please?YOU: Just a moment. ____________ him. (I/get)

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I . . . . . . . . a lot of weight since I . . . . . . . . drinking beer every night.

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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:Julia has overslept again. She is going ______ late to her work. “I had better ____ a taxi,” she thinks.

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Frame suitable statement using the given information:(I/be/holiday) this time next year.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.All the children ___ on an excursion next week.

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Choose the option that indicates the error in the sentence:The series of letters that Margaret wrote to her fathercontainsa valuablecommentary onthe prevailing social conditions and attitudes that lead toherleaving home atsucha young age.

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They . . . . . . . . out for an evening walk after they . . . . . . . . dinner.

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Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb to complete the following sentence:One day, after his meal, Gandhiji set out to make a book-shelf. He _______ (work) for seven hours and completed the job.

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Fill the correct present perfect or simple past form of the verb from the options given below:Janak _______the king of the city of Mithila years ago.

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Choose appropriate option to complete the conversation:A:Did you post that letter for me?B:Oh, I’m sorry. I completely forgot. ______________ it now. (I/do)

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.Prophet Mohammed ________ born in 570.

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I . . . . . . . . an extra part-time job last week as we . . . . . . . . the money.

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Carreta turtles . . . . . . . . their eggs on the beach at night and . . . . . . . . the reflection from the sea to find their way back to the water.

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Prasoon . . . . . . . . for Bangalore early and he must . . . . . . . . by this time.

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Select the correct tense form from the given options to replace the underlined word in the given sentence which has been placed incorrectly.I wish that I will be an Apsara$$!$$

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.There was a storm. Two trees ________ down.

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When Darwin . . . . . . . . the theory of evolution through natural selection years ago, the scientists of the day . . . . . . . . over it fiercely.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.I _____ tennis this afternoon.

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Identify the tense used in the following sentence:You had been telling me about the car accident.

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Identify the tense used in the following sentence:We spoke to the officer concerned.

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You have some activities to do but you have not done them yet. Use the words given in bracket and complete the answer to the given question:Q: Have you read the paper?Ans: Not yet. I ______________.

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Between the years 1846 and 1851, one million Irish men and women to death and 1.6 million to the USA.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate tense form:”Why have you bought so many ingredients?””Because I __________ a meal for two people.”

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This morning I __(26)__ to work. I __(27)__ to go by bus because the sun __(28)__. While I __(29)__ past the supermarket, I __(30)__ something strange. A man __(31)__ near me and he __(32)__ a song very loudly on his own! He __(33)__ for a few minutes. Then he __(34)__ a friend and he __(35)__ singing.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.Now it’s time _____ a short composition.

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Nancy and Princy . . . . . . . . to our house to play the treasure hunt with us.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.Can I turn off the TV? You ________ it.

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Complete the sentenceusing the appropriate form of the verb:It’s raining. Don’t go out. You ____________ (get) wet.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.I ________ because I had forgotten my homework.

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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.A: ____Paul play rugby?B: No, he can’t. But he can ____baseball.

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Complete the statement by using the correct form of the verb given in brackets.At the end of January next year, my father _______ (retire).

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I know all about that film because I . . . . . . . . it twice.

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Fill in the blank:I wish you _____ louder as I can’t hear what you say.

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He . . . . . . . . great poverty until he . . . . . . . . up writing and got a proper job.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.I ___ a new bicycle last week.

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Identify the tense used in the following sentence:You will have finished the performance by evening.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.A: Did Alexander Graham Bell invent the telephone?B: Yes, it __________ invented by him.

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Though she . . . . . . . . dancing, Sonia . . . . . . . . to the disco with her friends the previous night just in order to be with them in a different atmosphere.

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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:Christopher Columbus didn’t know where he _______. When he landed he didn’t know where he _____. When he got back to Spain he didn’t know where he ______.

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Replace the underlined verb with the correct form, if necessary:’Do you still smoke?’ ‘No, I gave it up. I don’t smoke for years.

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Complete the sentence with one of the following verbs in the correct form:come/get/happen/look/make/start/go/stay/try/workHave you got an umbrella? It ______ to rain.

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Choose the verb in the correct form:___________ (you/go) to the cinema last night?’ ‘Yes, but it ____________ (be) a mistake. The film __________ (be) awful.’

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Complete the sentence using most appropriate option:Why isn’t Sarah at work today? _____ ill?

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Choose the most appropriate form of the verb and fill in the blank:I used to drink a lot of coffee, but these days I ______ tea. (prefer)

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A friend has just come back from holiday. You ask him about it. Write your question using the given words:(how/travel?) ________

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By the end of this September, she . . . . . . . . in this organisation for thirteen years.

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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.Little _______ she realize that the evening was _______ out very differently.

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As the police . . . . . . . . the road, we . . . . . . . . a time-consuming detour around the mountain.

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Fill in the blank with the appropriate verb.According to the school rules, every student _______attend the morning assembly.

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Fill in the blank using theappropriateform of the verb:I meant to phone Diane last night but I _______ (forget) to.

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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.We ___________ tennis on Monday evenings, but my little sister __________ on Sundays.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.It is a fine day. The sun ________.

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It . . . . . . . . that, by 2050, world population . . . . . . . . twice as much as it is now.

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When I pay him tomorrow, he . . . . . . . . everything.

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For the past 24 hours, a tropical storm . . . . . . . . the houses of villages in Mozambique, but it is hard to know as yet how much damage it . . . . . . . . by the time it has stopped.

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Fill in the blank with a suitable option:”My mother was so helpful while she was staying with us””What ____________ to do?”

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Asia the world’s largest landmass and just over half of the world’s people.

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It’s only the second time I . . . . . . . . a football match in a stadium.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:He ______ to Oxford University in 1975, and in 1982.

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Complete the sentence using appropriate option:He couldn’t find his way to our house. (a map)_______

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According to the doctor, this time next week, I . . . . . . . . around as normal and the cut on my foot . . . . . . . . completely.

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Frame suitable question as per the situation:It’s Ann’s birthday next week. You want to give her a present but you don’t know what. You ask a friend for advice.What __________________________

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word._____your teacher speak English when he was seven?

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My sister . . . . . . . . from severe backaches lately and I think it’s because, last month, she . . . . . . . . to work in a shop where she has to pick up heavy things.

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The negotiators . . . . . . . . to bring the two sides together for months, but so far they . . . . . . . ..

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:This is an old photograph of me when I _______________.

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Complete the sentence using the most appropriate option:You are feeling tired and it’s quite late. You decide to go to bed.You say:I think ______________.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.A: How did he die?B: He _________ in the earthquake.

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Correct the underlined part, if necessary:When has this book beenpublished?

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:Last summer we ____ a trip to Houston.

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The match was so boring that I . . . . . . . . it in the middle.

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Man’s use of pictures to tell stories and to record experiences . . . . . . . . prehistoric times, when he . . . . . . . . the walls of caves.

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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.Last year it____for three months, but ____ only for two weeks.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.The landlord ____ just rented the apartment when I got there.

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Choose the correct alternative of the verb given in brackets.When he was unmarried, he often _____ (arrive)home late.

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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.These engineers always ___ in the office and ___

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The fire . . . . . . . . the huts before the fire brigade came.

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I . . . . . . . . for the interview since 10 a.m.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.Tomorrow when youย  _______ the sun _____.

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Complete the sentence. Choose the verb into the correct form, positive or negative:It was hard work carrying the bags. They ____ very heavy. (be)

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We . . . . . . . . with the sales staff tomorrow because our sales . . . . . . . . recently.

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Shakespeare . . . . . . . . dramas that are appealing to the people of all ages.

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Fill in the blank with the correct form of the past tense of the verb given in the brackets.She replied that she ___ (feel)better.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.The student ________ something to write with.

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Fill in the blank by making a meaningful statement from the given words:Who is that man? What _____? (he/want)

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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.A: _______was Jennifer’s job 2 years ago?B: She _______a flight attendant.

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Water . . . . . . . . from liquid to gas when it . . . . . . . . a temperature of 100ยฐC.

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Fill in the blank with a suitable form of the verb:A: How was the coffee?B: It was warm, so I _______ it very much. (enjoy)

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.Does she ________ to Mozart ?

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My brother . . . . . . . . past the post office every morning and I . . . . . . . . him all week to post a letter for me, but he keeps forgetting, so I’m going to post it myself tomorrow.

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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:Who ______ him yesterday?

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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.As soon as we _____ the house we _______ to it.

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Fill in the blank with a suitable form of verb:Water _____ (cover) most of the Earth’s surface.

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Fill in the blank using appropriate option:While I was on holiday, my camera ______ (disappear) from my hotel room.

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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option:His father _____ a doctor and he _____ to make his son a doctor too.

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Select suitable option to fill in the blank:When I was young,I _______ (want) to be a bus driver.

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