Mixed Tenses 1
Mixed Tenses 2
Present Perfect or Simple Past?
Never or Ever?
Time Markers
100

Peng _____ study the night before his WCC exam.

A. don’t

B. didn’t

C. doesn’t

D. didn’t use to

Peng _____ study the night before his WCC exam.

B. didn’t

100

Mady and Mia _____ talking after a movie yesterday.

A. are

B. were

C. will be

D. are going to be

Mady and Mia _____ talking after a movie yesterday.

B. were

100

In the 1980s, Barb _____________ (be) very quiet in school.

In the 1980s, Barb was very quiet in school.

100

This is the hardest game I have _________ played.

(ever/never)

This is the hardest game I have ever played.

100

Have you ___________ tried skydiving?

A. ever

B. twice

C. many times

Have you ___________ tried skydiving?

A. ever

200

Julia _____ Candy for coffee after class yesterday.

A. met

B. meets

C. would meet

D. used to meet

Julia _____ Candy for coffee after class yesterday.

A. met

200

Josselin asked Mia, "_____ Mady like?"

A. Why’s

B. Where’s

C. How’s

D. What’s

Josselin asked Mia, "_____ Mady like?"

D. What’s

200

Since she graduated, Barb _____________________ (become) a loud teacher.

Since she graduated, Barb has become a loud teacher.

200

Have you ______ studied English outside of class?

(ever/never)

Have you ever studied English outside of class?

200

I have __________ returned from a trip to Hawaii. I feel great!

A. ever 

B. just

C. always

I have __________ returned from a trip to the beach. I feel great!

B. just

300

Emy _____ in Mexico when she was in high school.

A. lives

B. could live

C. used to live

D. has lived

Emy _____ in Mexico when she was in high school.

C. used to live

300

Baochan _____ lunch with her students right now.

A. ate

B. eats

C. is eating

D. was eating

Baochan _____ lunch with her students right now.

C. is eating

300

In the 1980s, she ______________   (have) very short hair.

In the 1980s, she had very short hair.

300

I have ______ missed a class this semester. Not once!

(ever/never)

I have never missed a class this semester. Not once!

300

Many people I met in Hawaii have surfed at least ____________.

A. once

B. never 

C. always.

Many people I met in Hawaii have surfed at least ____________.

A. once

400

When I was young, my grandfather _____ me on trips to go hiking in the mountains.

A. takes

B. has taken

C. was taking

D. would take

When I was young, my grandfather _____ me on trips to go hiking in the mountains.

D. would take

400

How many people _____ to the presentation last Friday?

A. go

B. went

C. are going to go

D. would go

How many people _____ to the presentation last Friday?  

B. went

400

Since then, she _________ (have) shoulder-length hair.

Since then, she has had shoulder-length hair.


400

I have ______ felt nervous speaking English.

(ever/never)

I have never felt nervous speaking English.

400

I have _________ been to Iceland, but I want to soon.

A. recently 

B. never

C. ever

I have _________ been to Iceland, but I want to soon.

B. never

500

Where _____ live when you were younger?

A. would you

B. you used to

C. did you use to

D. could you

Where _____ live when you were younger?

C. did you use to

500

_____ did she leave her house so early yesterday? She doesn’t like to leave so early.

A. How

B. Why

C. When

D. What

_____ did she leave her house so early yesterday? She doesn’t like to leave so early.

B. Why

500

She __________ (grow) flowers since she was very little.

She has grown flowers since she was very little.

500

I don’t think I have ______ seen this word before.

(ever/never)

I don't think I have ever seen this word before.

500

My friends who have (just / always / ever) lived in New York City have (recently / often / just) seen housing prices increase dramatically.

My friends who have always lived in New York City have recently seen housing prices increase dramatically.

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