Grammar Quiz: Tenses Set 16

1. She _______ English for five years before moving to London.

• had studied
• has studied
• studies
• is studying

2. By this time tomorrow, they _______ their exams.

• will have completed
• complete
• completed
• are completing

3. He _______ his favorite song when the power went out.

• was listening to
• listened to
• listens to
• is listening to

4. She _______ to the office every day this week because her car broke down.

• has been walking
• is walking
• walks
• walked

5. I _______ dinner when she called.

• was cooking
• cooked
• am cooking
• cook

6. By the time we arrived, they _______ for an hour.

• had been waiting
• are waiting
• waited
• wait

7. This time next week, we _______ on a beach in Hawaii.

• will be relaxing
• relax
• are relaxing
• relaxed

8. She _______ at the company for 25 years before she retired.

• had been working
• has been working
• worked
• was working

9. I _______ to the radio when I heard the news.

• was listening
• listened
• am listening
• have listened

10. By the end of this year, I _______ at this company for a decade.

• will have been working
• will work
• have been working
• worked