TENSES

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She came into the room while they _______ television.

• A. watched

• B. have watched

• C. are watching

• D. were watching

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 When he failed to meet us, we _______ without him.

• A. left

• B. would leave

• C. was leaving

• D. has left

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He ______ book the tickets, but he had no time to call at the cinema.

• A. would

• B. will

• C. is going to

• D. was going to

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My teacher arrived after we _______ for him for ten minutes.

• A. was waiting

• B. have waited

• C. had waited

• D. waited

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What are you cooking in that saucepan? It ______ good .

• A. smells

• B. is smelling

• C. smelled

• D. has smelled

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 Since they had that big argument, he crosses the street whenever he ____ her.

• A. saw

• B. sees

• C. will see

• D. is seeing

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_______ ? Your eyes are red.

• A. Did you cry

• B. have you been cried

• C. Were you crying

• D. have you been crying

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They _____ the new bridge by the end of the year.

• A. will complete

• B. will have completed

• C. have completed

• D. had been completing

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He said he ____ his homework since 7 o’clock.

• A. did

• B. has done

• C. had been done

• D. had been doing

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 Before leaving home in the morning, she ________ her mother she _______ in the factory that afternoon.

• A. had told - would work

• B. told - would work

• C. told - works

• D. had told - worked