Mixed tense

TENSES
A. Use the correct form of verbs in brackets.
In all the world, there (be) __________ only 14 mountains that (reach) __________above 8,000 meters.
He sometimes (come) __________ to see his parents.
When I (come) __________, she (leave) __________for Dalat ten minutes ago.
My grandfather never (fly) __________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of ever doing so.
We just (decide) __________ that we (undertake) the job.
He told me that he (take) __________ a trip to California the following week.
I knew that this road (be) __________ too narrow.
Right now I (attend) __________ class. Yesterday at this time I (attend) __________class.
Tomorrow I’m going to leave for home. When I (arrive) __________at the airport, Mary (wait) for me.
Margaret was born in 1950. By the year 2005, she (live) __________on this earth for 55 years .
The traffic was very heavy. By the time I (get) __________to Mary’s party, everyone already (arrive) __________
I will graduate in June. I (see) you in July. By the time I (see) __________ you , I (graduate) __________.
I (visit) __________ my uncle’s home many times when I (be) __________ a child.
That book (lie) __________ on the table for week. You (not read) __________ it yet ?
David (wash) __________ his hands. He just (repair) __________ the TV set.
You (be) __________here before? Yes, I (spend) __________ my holidays here last year.
We never (meet) __________ him. We don’t know what he (look) __________ like.
The car (be) __________ ready for him by the time he (come) __________tomorrow.
On arriving at home I (find) __________that she just (leave) __________a few minutes before.
When we (arrive) __________ in London tonight, it probably (rain) __________.
It (rain) __________ hard. We can’t do anything until it (stop) __________
Last night we (watch) __________TV when the power (fail) __________.
That evening we (stay) __________up to talk about the town where he (live) __________for some years.
I (sit) __________down for a rest while the shoes (repair) __________.
Half way to the office Paul (turn) __________round and (go) __________back home because he (forget) to turn the gas off.
London (change) a lot since we first (come) __________ to live here.
While we (talk) __________on the phone the children (start) __________fighting and (break) __________a window
He used to talk to us for hours about all the interesting things he (do) __________ in his life.
You know she (stand) __________looking at that picture for the last twenty minutes.
I (spend) __________ a lot of time travelling since I (get) __________this new job.
When I (be) __________ at school we all (study) __________Latin.
When I (meet) __________ him , he (work) __________as a waiter for a year or so.
After he (finish) __________ breakfast he (sit) __________down to write some letters.
She (have) __________a hard life, but she’s always smiling.
I think Jim (be) __________ out of town.


B. Choose the best answer among A, B, C, or D.
1. When I last saw him, he _____ in London.
A. has lived B. is living C. was living D. has been living
2. We _______ Dorothy since last Saturday.
A. don’t see B. haven’t seen C. didn’t see D. hadn’t seen
3. The train ______ half an hour ago.
A. has been leaving B. left
C. has left D. had left
4. Jack ______ the door.
A. has just painted B. paint
C. will have painted D. painting
5. My sister ________ for you since yesterday.
A. is looking B. was looking C. has been looking D. looked
6. I ______ Texas State University now.
A. am attending B. attend C. was attendingD. attended
7. He has been selling motorbikes ________.
A. ten years ago B. since ten years
C. for ten years ago D. for ten years
8. Christopher Columbus _______ American more than 500 years ago.
A. discovered B. has discovered