Tenses Test 1

Choose the word or phrase that best completes each sentence.

1) The teacher ______________ attendance when I arrived.

2) Jane is a fashion designer, but currently she ______________ shoes.

3) She prefers a place of her own; for the time being, however, she ____________ with her aunt.

4) Tom has drunk too much and now he feels sick. He wishes he _______________ so much.

5) I became concerned when he ______________ home by midnight.

6) I hope you ______________ the elections to be held soon.

7) The moment he ______________ this message, he must call me.

8) Alice ___________ in musical shows hundreds of times up till now.

9) It’s the first time I ___________ Brazilian food.

10) He _______________ me twice since he went to England.

11) When I went to London, I stayed at the same hotel where I ______________ five years earlier.

12) He __________ to me several times this year.

13) I ______________ Brazilian food up till now.

14) When you ____________ your work, you can go out.

15) Tell him I ______________ anything with him until I’ve spoken with my wife.

16) I’ll start cooking after I ____________ a rest.

17) When the war broke out, Mary ____________ in Berlin for 6 years.

18) The system ______________ surprisingly well up till now.

19) He _____________ television before he went to bed.

20) They ______________ for ten days when they ran into a terrible storm.