Intermediate English Grammar Test on Tenses (2)

1. While we ………… inside, it ………… outside.

were studying / was raining

have studied / was raining

studied / has rained

will study / will rain

2. Martin …………… on time for work if he ……… his alarm clock.

has been / sets

will be / sets

is going to be / is setting

was not / will set

3. Tomy …….. teaching four months ago. He ……… a freelancer before.

begins / has been

began / had been

was beginning / has been

had begun / was

4. According to his agenda, the CEO ……. a meeting tomorrow, but we …….. preparations yet.

will hold / don’t complete

is going to hold/ haven’t completed

is holding / won’t complete

has held / did not complete

5. The staff ……. one report annually but this year they ………. two reports already.

send / have submitted

will send / submitted

sent / had sent

are sending / are submitting

6. Look at those dark clouds! It ……………… .

has rained

is going to rain

will rain

has been raining

7. When the firemen ……., the flames ……….. .

arrived / had faded

arrive / faded

were arriving / were fading

had arrived / were fading

8. She ……….. four complaint letters to the firm but ………… any reply yet.

will write / received

has written / has received

was writing / didn’t receive

wrote / hasn’t received

9. Currently, the number of people who pursue online education ………….. .

is increasing

was increasing

has increased

have increased

10. On average, I ……. 40 hours a week but this week I …….. 45 hours.

was working / will be working

work / am working

have worked / worked

worked / have worked