Tenses Practice 40 - English Tenses Practice

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Tenses Practice 40 - English Tenses Practice.

Here's the exercise number 35 about English tenses. It's to practise the English tenses.


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    Question 1: "He nearly _____ (have) a heart attack when he ______ (see) the bear."
    A. "had ; see"
    B. "had ;saw "
    C. "have ; saw"
    Question 2: "Uncle Ben _____ (get) dressed ___when he ____ (feel) a sharp pain in his chest."
    A. "were getting ; felt"
    B. "was getting ; felt"
    C. "had been getting ; felt"
    Question 3: "The winning racing driver ____ (shake) the bottle then _____ (take) the cork out."
    A. "shook ; took"
    B. "shaked ;taken"
    C. "shaked ; took"
    Question 4: "She ______ (fill) in a questionnaire when the pen _____ (run)out of ink."
    A. "was filling ; ran"
    B. "were filling ; run"
    C. "had been filling ; ran"
    Question 5: "They ____ (watch) TV when the lights ____ (go) off."
    A. "were watching ; went"
    B. "was watching ; went"
    C. "had been watching ; went"
    Question 6: "Mike ____ (not see) his friend because he ____ (face) the other way."
    A. "doesn't see , was facing "
    B. "didn't see , was facing "
    C. "didn't see , were facing "
    Question 7: "He _____ a letter at this moment."
    A. "writes"
    B. "will write"
    C. "is writing"
    D. "wrote"
    E. "has written"
    Question 8: "I _____ here for ten years."
    A. "have been living"
    B. "lived"
    C. "live"
    D. "has lived"
    E. "shall live"
    Question 9: "We _____ basketball at this time yesterday."
    A. "were playing"
    B. "are playing"
    C. "have played"
    D. "played"
    Question 10: "I went to the supermarket _____ some coffee."
    A. "to buy"
    B. "buy"
    C. "buying"
    D. "for buying"