Mixed Tenses – English Grammar Test for A1
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(a) will answer
(b) answer
(c) am answering
2 Right now, she ___ a message to her boss.
(a) is writing
(b) writes
(c) wrote
3 They ___ to the new café yesterday.
(a) went
(b) go
(c) are going
4 We ___ our grandparents next Sunday; Mum has booked the bus.
(a) are going to visit
(b) will visit
(c) visited
5 ___ I open the curtain?
(a) Shall
(b) Will
(c) Do
6 My brother usually ___ the dishes after dinner.
(a) washes
(b) wash
(c) is wash
7 Look! The baby ___.
(a) is smiling
(b) smiles
(c) smiled
8 Where ___ you at 8 p.m. last night?
(a) were
(b) was
(c) are
9 It’s very hot in here. I ___ the window.
(a) will open
(b) open
(c) am opening
10 The train ___ at 7:30 every morning.
(a) leaves
(b) is leaving
(c) leave
11 I ___ my keys this morning, but I found them later.
(a) lost
(b) lose
(c) am losing
12 Be careful! You ___ your coffee.
(a) are going to spill
(b) will spilled
(c) spill
13 Tom ___ soccer on Sundays.
(a) plays
(b) play
(c) is playing
14 Listen! The birds ___.
(a) are singing
(b) sing
(c) sang
15 We ___ a picnic tomorrow; the food is ready.
(a) are going to have
(b) will has
(c) are have
16 She ___ any meat; she’s vegetarian.
(a) doesn’t eat
(b) don’t eat
(c) isn’t eat
17 Last year we ___ to Da Lat twice.
(a) went
(b) go
(c) are going
18 I ___ my homework at the moment; please wait.
(a) am doing
(b) do
(c) did
19 He ___ the report tomorrow; his notes are ready.
(a) is going to present
(b) will presents
(c) presents
20 ___ we sit near the window?
(a) Shall
(b) Will
(c) Do
21 My parents ___ in a small town.
(a) live
(b) lives
(c) are living
22 It ___ sunny tomorrow, I think.
(a) will be
(b) was
(c) is
23 Where ___ Anna now? — In the library.
(a) is
(b) are
(c) was
24 I ___ breakfast at 7 a.m. every day.
(a) have
(b) has
(c) am having
25 They ___ dinner at home last night.
(a) had
(b) have
(c) are having
26 The museum ___ at 9 a.m. on Mondays.
(a) opens
(b) open
(c) is opening
27 He ___ TV at the moment; come back later.
(a) is watching
(b) watches
(c) watched
28 I ___ to the gym after work yesterday.
(a) went
(b) go
(c) going
29 We ___ a new sofa next month; we’ve saved the money.
(a) are going to buy
(b) will buys
(c) buy
30 I can’t talk now; I ___ to the office.
(a) am going
(b) go
(c) will go
Answer
1 (a) will answer – Spontaneous decision at the moment of speaking → will + base verb.
2 (a) is writing – Action happening now → present continuous.
3 (a) went – “Yesterday” → past simple of go.
4 (a) are going to visit – Plan already arranged (bus booked) → be going to.
5 (a) Shall – Polite offer/suggestion with I/We at A1.
6 (a) washes – Habit/routine; third-person singular takes -s.
7 (a) is smiling – “Look!” indicates action in progress → present continuous.
8 (a) were – Past of be with you → were.
9 (a) will open – Decision made now → will + base verb.
10 (a) leaves – Timetables/schedules use present simple.
11 (a) lost – Completed action earlier today (“this morning”) → past simple.
12 (a) are going to spill – Clear present evidence (about to happen) → be going to.
13 (a) plays – General truth about routine; third-person singular + -s.
14 (a) are singing – “Listen!” → action happening now → present continuous.
15 (a) are going to have – Planned future event; preparations done.
16 (a) doesn’t eat – Present simple negative: doesn’t + base verb.
17 (a) went – Finished time in the past (“last year”) → past simple.
18 (a) am doing – “At the moment” → present continuous.
19 (a) is going to present – Future plan/intention already decided.
20 (a) Shall – Suggestion with we → “Shall we…?”
21 (a) live – General fact in present simple (plural subject).
22 (a) will be – Neutral prediction about the future → will + base verb.
23 (a) is – Present location now → be (is) with third-person singular.
24 (a) have – Daily routine → present simple; I have.
25 (a) had – “Last night” → past simple.
26 (a) opens – Regular schedule → present simple.
27 (a) is watching – Action at the moment → present continuous.
28 (a) went – Completed past action → past simple.
29 (a) are going to buy – Intention with present evidence (money saved).
30 (a) am going – Action in progress/near future arrangement → present continuous.