Mixed Verb Tenses

Tim and Carol _____(be) late yesterday.

• be

• are

• were

• will be

• was

When he _____(arrive), we _____(have) dinner.

• arrived / were having

• was arriving / had

• arrived / had

• was arriving / were having

• had arrived / were havving

While they _____(play) tennis, we _____(take) our dog for a walk.

• were playing / took

• are playing / were taking

• played / were taking

• were playing / were taking

• played / took

We needed some money so we _____(sell) our car.

• sell

• sold

• were selling

• will sell

• will be selling

"What _____ Peter _____(do) now?"

• is / done

• has / done

• does / doing

• is / does

• is / doing

"_____ she ever _____(be) to Spain?"

• Have / goes

• Is / being

• Does / be

• Has / been

• Does / is

Please don't make so much noise. I _____(study) for my online degree.

• study

• am studying

• have studied

• will study

• studied

New York _____(be) one of the largest cities of the world.

• has been

• will be

• is

• does

• was

Carol often _____(learn) with her father.

• learn

• learns

• learned

• learnt

• learning

Now Ron is phoning Jill again. It _____(be) the third time he _____(phone) her this evening.

• is / phoned

• was / phoned

• will be / phones

• is / has phoned

• is being / is phoning