Test: TENSES

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. My sister ____________ for you since yesterday.

• A. is looking

• B. was looking

• C. has been looking

• D. looked

5. Christopher Columbus ____________ American more than 500 years ago.

• A. discovered

• B. has discovered

• C. had discovere

• D. had been discovering

6. He fell down when he __________ towards the church.

• A. run

• B. runs

• C. was running

• D. had run

7. I’ll come and see you before I __________ for the States.

• A. leave

• B. will leave

• C. have left

• D. shall leave

8. John ___________ a book when I saw him.

• A. is reading

• B. read

• C. was reading

• D. reading

9. Her brother ___________ in Canada at present.

• A. working

• B. works

• C. is working

• D. work

10. I ____________ to the same barber since last year.

• A. am going

• B. have been going

• C. go

• D. had gone