MIXED TENSES 8 vlad aida octavian luiza

Choose the correct option.

1 ____ Belgian or German beer?

a) have you been preferring b) are you preferring c) have you preferred d) do you prefer

2 We had to get something to eat so we ____ at a restaurant near the exit.

a) have stopped b) stopped c) were stopping d) had stopped

3 The Berlin Wall ____ in 1989.

a) had fallen b) fell c) has fallen d) has been falling

4 This is the third time Tom ____ late this week.

a) is b) had been c) was d) has been

5 The fire must have broken out after the staff ____ home.
a) had gone b) have been going c) had been going d) have gone

6 How many guitar lessons ____ so far?

a) do you have b) did you have c) have you been having d) have you had

7 Our family didn’t have a dog when I ____.

a) was growing up b) grew up c) have grown up d) had grown up

8 Tom ____ for hours and was beginning to get tired.

a) has been walking b) had walked c) had been walking d) has walked

9 Speaking of hobbies, ____ stamps?

a) have you collected b) do you collect c) are you collecting d) have you been collecting

10 I ____ my pen. Will you help me look for it?

a) lost b) have been losing c) had lost d) have lost

11 When ____ her for the first time?

a) did you meet b) have you been meeting c) were you meeting d) have you met

12 While she was staying in Japan, she ____ Kyoto.

a) often visited b) had often visited c) has often visited d) was often visiting

13 My grandfather ____ the Bible ten times if he reads it again.

a) will be reading b) will have read c) will have been reading d) has read

14 Why ____ a raincoat? It's not raining, is it?

a) have you worn b) had you worn c) do you wear d) are you wearing

15 He ____ for five hours by noon.

a) has worked b) will work c) will have been working d) will be working

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1D, 2B, 3B, 4D, 5A, 6D, 7A, 8C, 9B, 10D, 11A, 12A, 13B, 14D, 15C