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English grammar test (Tenses)

Quiz by Özgül Gültekin

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  • Q1
    Last Saturday, my father ----- that his dinner suit was too small, so now he ----- a strict diet.
    was discovering / has followed
    discovers / was following
    has discovered/ followed
    discovered / is following
    60s
  • Q2
    Helen ----- her driving test five times so far without success, but she ----- yet
    ) is taking / doesn't give up
    has taken / hasn't given up
    takes / isn't giving up
    was taking / didn't give up
    60s
  • Q3
    Most of the time, John and his friends ----- football matches at their local cafe, but this Saturday, they ----- to the stadium, and so they're all very excited.
    were watching / went
    watch / are going
    have been watching / go
    are watching / have gone
    60s
  • Q4
    Kate ----- a vegetarian for eleven years now, and she ----- meat at all during this time.
    has been / wasn't eating
    has been / hasn't eaten
    is / isn't eating
    is / doesn't eat
    60s
  • Q5
    Last year, Richard ----- his bicycle to work everyday, but he ----- the bus since the accident.
    rides / has taken
    was riding / took
    has ridden / is taking
    rode / has been taking
    60s
  • Q6
    About a month ago, I ---- a brochure about your hotel, but I ---- it yet.
    have requested / am not receiving
    requested / didn't receive
    have requested / don't receive
    requested / haven't received
    60s
  • Q7
    The conditions in our office ----- more and more unbearable, and so quite often recently I ----- quitting it and looking for a new job.
    have got / was considering
    was getting / am considering
    have been getting / consider
    are getting / have considered
    60s
  • Q8
    Because I ----- a long way from my work, I ----- lots of time going to and from work
    have been living / wasted
    lived / have wasted
    am living / have been wasting
    live / waste
    60s
  • Q9
    In the USA, the twenty largest newspaper chains ----- for almost half of the circulation, reflecting a trend that ----- in the 1970s.
    has accounted / was starting
    account / started
    accounted / is starting
    were accounting / start
    60s
  • Q10
    More than two hundred people ----- the tower when the bomb ----- in one of the dustbins.
    visit / has exploded
    have visited / was exploding
    are visiting / is exploding
    were visiting / exploded
    60s
  • Q11
    Create a meaningful sentence by putting the following words in the correct order.
    Users re-arrange answers into correct order
    Jumble
    60s
  • Q12
    Our Spanish teacher is talking very slowly and clearly to us at the moment because we didn't progress very far in the language yet.
    false
    true
    True or False
    60s
  • Q13
    What is the capital city of Spain?
    Users re-arrange answers into correct order
    Jumble
    60s

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