Mixed Tenses – English Grammar Test for A1
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(a) isn’t working
(b) doesn’t work
(c) wasn’t working
2 It’s stuffy in here. ___ I open the window?
(a) Shall
(b) Do
(c) Am
3 Where ___ you grow up?
(a) did
(b) do
(c) were
4 Look! That glass ___ off the table.
(a) is going to fall
(b) will fell
(c) falls
5 The museum ___ at 9:30 on Sundays.
(a) opens
(b) is opening
(c) open
6 We ___ our aunt this weekend; the tickets are already booked.
(a) are going to visit
(b) will visited
(c) visit
7 I can’t find my keys. I think I ___ them in the car.
(a) left
(b) leave
(c) am leaving
8 — Are you going to join us tonight? — No, I ___. I have to work.
(a) am not
(b) don’t
(c) didn’t
9 He usually ___ lunch at 12, but today he’s busy.
(a) has
(b) is having
(c) have
10 When I was a child, we ___ to the countryside every summer.
(a) went
(b) go
(c) are going
11 I promise I ___ you tomorrow morning.
(a) will call
(b) am calling
(c) call
12 Be careful! You ___ your coffee.
(a) are going to spill
(b) will spilled
(c) spill
13 What time ___ the pharmacy open on public holidays?
(a) does
(b) do
(c) is
14 Right now, Mai ___ her project in the library.
(a) is finishing
(b) finishes
(c) finished
15 Tom feels sick. OK, I ___ him home.
(a) will take
(b) am going take
(c) take
16 We ___ any homework last night, did we?
(a) didn’t have
(b) don’t have
(c) aren’t having
17 The film ___ at 7:05, so don’t be late.
(a) starts
(b) is start
(c) is starting
18 How often ___ your sister exercise?
(a) does
(b) do
(c) is
19 Yesterday it ___ all afternoon, so we stayed inside.
(a) rained
(b) rains
(c) is raining
20 Listen! Someone ___ your name at the door.
(a) is calling
(b) calls
(c) called
21 I’m cold. I ___ the heater.
(a) will turn on
(b) am turning on
(c) turned on
22 They ___ a used car next month; they’re comparing prices now.
(a) are going to buy
(b) will buys
(c) buys
23 — Will you be at the meeting at 3? — Yes, I ___.
(a) will
(b) am
(c) do
24 There ___ many people at the museum yesterday.
(a) were
(b) are
(c) was
25 “Where’s Lan?” — She ___ a shower right now.
(a) is taking
(b) takes
(c) took
26 Do you think our team ___ this match?
(a) will win
(b) wins
(c) is win
27 The shop ___ open tomorrow; it’s a holiday.
(a) won’t be
(b) isn’t
(c) wasn’t
28 By the way, what ___ you going to do after class?
(a) are
(b) do
(c) will
29 I ___ meat; I’m vegetarian.
(a) don’t eat
(b) am not eating (habit)
(c) didn’t eat
30 The phone is ringing. I ___ it.
(a) will answer
(b) am answer
(c) answer
Answer
1 (a) isn’t working – Temporary situation now → present continuous negative.
2 (a) Shall – Polite offer/request with I/We at A1–A2.
3 (a) did – Past simple question about childhood.
4 (a) is going to fall – Visible present evidence → be going to.
5 (a) opens – Timetables/schedules → present simple.
6 (a) are going to visit – Plan with current evidence (tickets booked).
7 (a) left – Likely past action (speculation about earlier) → past simple.
8 (a) am not – Short negative answer to “Are you going to…?” → “No, I’m not.”
9 (a) has – Habit/routine; third-person singular → has.
10 (a) went – Repeated habit in the past with finished time → past simple.
11 (a) will call – Promise/decision at speaking → will + base.
12 (a) are going to spill – Immediate evidence of a near result.
13 (a) does – Present simple question with third-person singular “pharmacy.”
14 (a) is finishing – Action in progress right now → present continuous.
15 (a) will take – Spontaneous decision to help.
16 (a) didn’t have – Past simple negative; tag “did we?” confirms past.
17 (a) starts – Scheduled future time → present simple.
18 (a) does – “How often” asks about habit; third-person singular subject.
19 (a) rained – Finished past time (“yesterday”).
20 (a) is calling – “Listen!” indicates an action happening now.
21 (a) will turn on – Immediate decision at the moment.
22 (a) are going to buy – Intention with current preparation (comparing prices).
23 (a) will – Short answer to a “Will…?” question.
24 (a) were – Past of be with plural “people.”
25 (a) is taking – Present continuous for action right now.
26 (a) will win – Neutral prediction/opinion about the future.
27 (a) won’t be – Future negative of be (shop status tomorrow).
28 (a) are – “What are you going to do…?” future plan with going to.
29 (a) don’t eat – General habit → present simple negative (not (b), which suggests a temporary action).
30 (a) will answer – Immediate decision when the phone rings.