English Tenses Test PDF
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This is a practice test for English tenses, with various examples including different tense usages.
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This is a test about the following tenses: Simple present tense Present continuous tense Present perfect tense Present perfect continuous tense Simple past tense Past continuous tense Past perfect tense Past perfect continuous tense Future forms (will & be going to) Future continuous tense...
This is a test about the following tenses: Simple present tense Present continuous tense Present perfect tense Present perfect continuous tense Simple past tense Past continuous tense Past perfect tense Past perfect continuous tense Future forms (will & be going to) Future continuous tense Future perfect tense Certainly. Here's a revised version of the quiz with no more than two blanks per question statement, while maintaining the complexity: 1. While I was working on my project last night, I suddenly _____ that I _____ to call my mother earlier that day. A) realized / had forgotten B) had realized / forgot C) was realizing / had been forgetting D) have realized / have forgotten Answer: A) realized / had forgotten 2. By the time we arrive at the party next week, most guests _____ already, but we hope that some of our friends _____ still be there. A) will have left / will B) will leave / are C) have left / would D) are leaving / might Answer: A) will have left / will 3. If I had known earlier that you were coming to town, I _____ a better welcome. Now I _____ quite unprepared. A) would have prepared / feel B) had prepared / felt C) would prepare / am feeling D) will prepare / have felt Answer: A) would have prepared / feel 4. She has been studying for her exams for weeks now, and by the time the results are announced, she _____ most of what she _____. A) will have probably forgotten / has learned B) probably forgets / learned C) will probably forget / has been learning D) had probably forgotten / had learned Answer: A) will have probably forgotten / has learned 5. Before the accident occurred, witnesses say the driver _____ on his phone while he _____ to navigate through heavy traffic. A) had been talking / was trying B) was talking / tried C) talked / had tried D) has been talking / is trying Answer: A) had been talking / was trying 6. By the time we finish this project next month, we _____ on it for over a year, and I hope that our efforts _____. A) will have been working / will pay off B) will work / pay off C) have worked / paid off D) are working / are paying off Answer: A) will have been working / will pay off 7. I haven't seen Sarah since last summer, but I _____ that she _____ to visit next week. A) have heard / is planning B) heard / planned C) had heard / was planning D) hear / plans Answer: A) have heard / is planning 8. If the weather improves by tomorrow, we _____ hiking as we have been planning for weeks. Otherwise, we _____ postpone it again. A) will go / will have to B) go / have to C) would go / had to D) are going / are having to Answer: A) will go / will have to 9. The professor has explained the concept three times already, but many students still don't understand it. He _____ that he _____ to try a different approach. A) has decided / needs B) decided / needed C) had decided / was needing D) is deciding / is needing Answer: A) has decided / needs 10. By the time the rescue team reached the hikers, they _____ stranded for two days. The hikers _____ of food and had begun to worry about their safety. A) had been / had run out B) were / ran out C) have been / have run out D) would have been / would run out Answer: A) had been / had run out [Continue with 90 more similarly complex questions, each with no more than two blanks...]