Mixed Tenses – English Grammar Test for A1
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(a) write
(b) am writing
(c) wrote
2 A: Where ___ you at 7 p.m. yesterday?
(a) was
(b) were
(c) are
3 A: It’s cold here. B: I ___ the window.
(a) close
(b) am closing
(c) will close
4 A: Look! The bus ___ now.
(a) is coming
(b) comes
(c) came
5 A: Do you like sushi? B: Yes, I ___.
(a) do
(b) am
(c) did
6 A: We have the tickets. B: Great! We ___ Hanoi on Friday.
(a) will visited
(b) are going to visit
(c) visited
7 A: What time ___ the museum open?
(a) does
(b) do
(c) is
8 A: Did you see Linh yesterday? B: No, I ___.
(a) don’t
(b) wasn’t
(c) didn’t
9 A: The kids are hungry. B: They ___ lunch now.
(a) have
(b) are having
(c) had
10 A: He ___ coffee; he prefers tea.
(a) doesn’t drink
(b) don’t drink
(c) isn’t drink
11 A: Where is Tom? B: He ___ a shower right now.
(a) takes
(b) took
(c) is taking
12 A: Can I call you later? B: Sure. We ___ dinner at the restaurant at 7.
(a) will have
(b) have
(c) are having
13 A: Look at those clouds! B: It ___ soon.
(a) will rains
(b) is going to rain
(c) is rain
14 A: Who ___ your English teacher?
(a) is
(b) are
(c) was
15 A: What did you do last summer? B: We ___ to Da Nang.
(a) go
(b) went
(c) are going
16 A: I’m a bit tired. B: ___ we stop for a coffee?
(a) Shall
(b) Will
(c) Do
17 A: How does she go to work? B: She usually ___ by bus.
(a) go
(b) goes
(c) is going
18 A: Is Anna at home now? B: No, she ___.
(a) isn’t
(b) don’t
(c) wasn’t
19 A: I forgot my umbrella. B: Don’t worry, I ___ you mine.
(a) lend
(b) will lend
(c) am lending
20 A: What ___ you doing? B: I’m checking my email.
(a) are
(b) do
(c) did
21 A: We’re late! B: Don’t worry; the film ___ at 8:15.
(a) starts
(b) is starting
(c) start
22 A: Where ___ you born?
(a) are
(b) was
(c) were
23 A: When was the meeting? B: It ___ yesterday at 2.
(a) was
(b) is
(c) were
24 A: Where do your grandparents live? B: They ___ in the countryside.
(a) live
(b) lives
(c) are live
25 A: Be quiet! B: The baby ___ .
(a) is sleeping
(b) sleeps
(c) slept
26 A: I wanted toast, but there ___ any bread this morning.
(a) wasn’t
(b) weren’t
(c) isn’t
27 A: Why didn’t you call? B: I ___ my phone at home this morning.
(a) left
(b) leave
(c) am leaving
28 A: Are we meeting later? B: Yes, we ___.
(a) do
(b) are
(c) did
29 A: What’s your plan for the weekend? B: I ___ my cousins.
(a) am going to visit
(b) will visited
(c) visited
30 A: The table is dirty. B: I ___ it now.
(a) clean
(b) will clean
(c) am cleaning
Answer
1 (b) am writing – Action happening now → present continuous.
2 (b) were – “Yesterday” with you → past of be (were).
3 (c) will close – Spontaneous decision made at the moment → will + base verb.
4 (a) is coming – “Look!” signals an action in progress → present continuous.
5 (a) do – Short answer to “Do you…?” → “Yes, I do.”
6 (b) are going to visit – Fixed plan (tickets already) → be going to.
7 (a) does – Present simple question with third-person singular.
8 (c) didn’t – Short negative answer in past simple to “Did…?”
9 (b) are having – Ongoing action now → present continuous.
10 (a) doesn’t drink – General preference/habit → present simple negative.
11 (c) is taking – Action right now → present continuous.
12 (c) are having – Future arrangement at a fixed time → present continuous for plans.
13 (b) is going to rain – Prediction with present evidence (dark clouds).
14 (a) is – “Who is your…?” with singular subject.
15 (b) went – Finished time in the past (“last summer”) → past simple.
16 (a) Shall – Polite suggestion with we → “Shall we…?”
17 (b) goes – Habit/routine → present simple; third-person singular +s.
18 (a) isn’t – Short negative answer with be (present).
19 (b) will lend – Offer/promise made now → will + base verb.
20 (a) are – Present continuous question: What are you doing?
21 (a) starts – Timetable/schedule → present simple.
22 (c) were – Fixed question form for birthplace: “Where were you born?”
23 (a) was – Past simple of be with singular subject “it.”
24 (a) live – General fact; plural subject “they” → base form.
25 (a) is sleeping – Action in progress now → present continuous.
26 (a) wasn’t – Uncountable noun “bread” in the past → there wasn’t.
27 (a) left – Completed action earlier today → past simple.
28 (b) are – Short positive answer with be (present): “Yes, we are.”
29 (a) am going to visit – Personal plan/intention → be going to.
30 (b) will clean – Spontaneous decision/promise at the moment → will + base verb.