This first gap fill test contains 25 multiple choice questions
on the topic of mixed verb tenses (present -past - future)
of English grammar.
1. Tim was very upset yesterday because he _____
that he ______ his wallet.
A) realised / will lose
B) had realised / lost
C) realised / had lost
D) realises / loses
E) has realised / lost
2.
2. While mum __ the VCD I hired, I __ my assignment.
A) was watching / finished
B) is watching 1 had finished
C) watches / would finish
D) will watch / am finishing
E) was going to watch / finish
3. She __ the house when I __ to her after a long time.
A) will be cleaning / go
B) had been cleaning / went
C) has been cleaning / have gone
D) is cleaning / am going
E) has cleaned / have been
4. Some time ago, an interesting discovery __ by
archaeologists on the Aegean Island of Kec.
A) had to be made
B) has been made
C) was made
D) is made
E) used to be made
5. For the time being we _____ for the exam, but this
time tomorrow we _____ the best movie of this year.
A) study / will watch
B) are studying / will be watching
C) have been studying / are watching
D) are studying / will have watched
E) have studied / will be watching
6. James Bond always drank champagne in the
novels, although he _____ to wine by the time he
_____ it to the silver screen.
A) had switched / made
B) has switched / has made
C) switched / had made
D) was switching / would make
E) switched / was making
7. By the end of tomorrow Dortmund __ Chelsea
Champions League Cup.
A) is eliminating
B) will have been eliminating
C) has been eliminated
D) will have eliminated
E) eliminates
8. These days, people who _____ manual work, often
receive far more money than clerks who _____ in
offices.
A) are doing / are working
B) were doing / were working
C) have done / have worked
D) do / work
E) have been doing / work
9. The theatre company __ a grant of £6.000 and it __
a further £2.000 from elsewhere now.
A) will be given / seeks
B) has been given / is seeking
C) is given / has been seeking
D) was given / has sought
E) would be given / is seeking
9. The theatre company __ a grant of £6.000 and it __
a further £2.000 from elsewhere now.
A) will be given / seeks
B) has been given / is seeking
C) is given / has been seeking
D) was given / has sought
E) would be given / is seeking
10. She ___ me at the meetings only on Sundays as a
child.
A) was seeing
B) has seen
C) saw
D) had seen
E) is seeing
11. During the summer months, the monastery _____
very busy, for it is visited by thousand of people who
_____ the pass in cars.
A) was / crossed
B) is / crossed
C) has been / cross
D) is / cross
E) has been / have crossed
12. _____ and _____ me about your trip to Denver.
A) Sitting down / tell
B) To sit down/told
C) Sit down / tell
D) Having sat down / told
E) Sitting down / telling
13. Mother ____ Al that he _____ to clean the garage
after school.
A) reminded / will promise
B) has reminded / promises
C) had reminded / promised
D) will remind / promises
E) reminded / had promised
14. The injured_____ to the ambulance while the
people _____ around the crime scene.
A) were being taken / were gathering
B) have been taken / gathered
C) have been taken / gather
D) were taken / would gather
E) would be taken / had gathered
15. I couldn't find out what _____.
A) happens
B) will happen
C) had happened
D) has happened
E) is happening
16. “Hi mum!” ____ Peter, as he ______ himself down
on the floor with a groan.
A) said / had thrown
B) says / has thrown
C) has said / is throwing
D) said / was throwing
E) was saying / threw
17. It was six o’clock and he ____ bored because
he_____ for two hours.
A) was / was waiting
B) had been / had waited
C) is / has been waiting
D) was / is waiting
E) was / had been waiting
18. The headline of the Guardian was quite
impressive; “Saddam Hussein____ in Tikrit”.
A) had lived
B) lives
C) would live
D) will live
E) has been living
19. In those times life was hard and bitter for both of
them. For a whole year they _____ as complete
strangers to each other as if they_____ .
A) remained / had never met
B) had remained / had never met
C) remained / never meet
D) would remain / would never meet
E) were remaining / had never met
20. The mother of Adolph Hitler____ to abort him but
soon she changed her mind and _____ him into the
world.
A) would think / brought
B) thinks / brings
C) was thinking / has brought
D) had thought / brought
E) has thought / brings
21. By ten o’clock he ____ the engine and he _____ to
paint the garage when I paid a visit to him.
A) had repaired / had started
B) repaired / was starting
C) repaired / had started
D) repairs / starts
E) had repaired / would start
22. A few years ago it ____ that certain cells of human
body never _____ .
A) is found / died
B) was found / die
C) has been found / died
D) had been found / dies
E) was found / dies
23. Since they _______ acting, they ________ in three
plays, a television commercial and two TV dramas.
A) begin / have performed
B) began / have performed
C) begin / are performing
D) began / have been performing
E) began / had been performing
24. The peak _____ the prize for mountaineers,
especially if it _____ before.
A) is / has not been attained
B) will be / wasn’t attained
C) was / had not been attained
D) has been / weren't attained
E) was / hasn’t been attained
1: C 2: A 3: B 4: C 5: B 6: A 7: D 8: D 9: B 10: C 11: D 12: C 13: E 14: A 15: C 16: D 17: E 18: B 19: A 20: D 21: E 22: B 23: B 24: A 25: C
