Verb Tenses B2 – English Grammar Test for B2
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During the first few days, we visited many museums and historical sites. One afternoon, while we were walking near the Colosseum, it suddenly started to rain. We didn’t have an umbrella, so we ran into a café. As we sat there, we realized how lucky we were to experience the city like locals.
By the end of the week, we had visited almost every place on our list. My friend had taken hundreds of photos, and I had written notes in my travel journal every evening. It was tiring, but unforgettable.
Now, back at home, I have already shown the pictures to my family, and they have asked me many questions about the trip. Next year, we will be travelling to Spain together, and by this time next year, I will have collected memories from two amazing countries.
1 Where did the writer travel last summer?
(a) Spain
(b) Italy
(c) France
2 What had the writer always dreamed of?
(a) Visiting New York
(b) Visiting Rome, Florence, and Venice
(c) Living in Italy
3 Why was the friend waiting for two hours?
(a) The flight was delayed
(b) She was lost
(c) The writer arrived early
4 What were they doing when it started to rain?
(a) Visiting a museum
(b) Walking near the Colosseum
(c) Sitting in a café
5 Where did they go to escape the rain?
(a) A hotel
(b) A shop
(c) A café
6 What did they realize while sitting in the café?
(a) They had no money
(b) They were lucky to experience the city like locals
(c) They missed the train
7 By the end of the week, what had they done?
(a) Visited almost every place on the list
(b) Missed many places
(c) Gone home early
8 Who took hundreds of photos?
(a) The writer
(b) The friend
(c) Both of them
9 What did the writer do every evening?
(a) Read books
(b) Wrote notes in a travel journal
(c) Cooked dinner
10 How did the writer describe the trip?
(a) Tiring but unforgettable
(b) Boring and long
(c) Short and easy
11 What has the writer already shown to the family?
(a) Souvenirs
(b) Photos
(c) Tickets
12 What did the family ask about?
(a) The writer’s school
(b) The trip
(c) The café
13 Where will they be travelling next year?
(a) Italy
(b) Spain
(c) France
14 By this time next year, what will the writer have done?
(a) Collected memories from two countries
(b) Written a book
(c) Lost photos
15 Which tense is used in “I had always dreamed”?
(a) Past Simple
(b) Past Perfect
(c) Present Perfect
16 Which tense is used in “she had already been waiting”?
(a) Past Perfect Continuous
(b) Past Continuous
(c) Present Continuous
17 Which tense is used in “we were walking near the Colosseum”?
(a) Past Continuous
(b) Past Simple
(c) Present Perfect Continuous
18 Which tense is used in “we had visited almost every place”?
(a) Present Perfect
(b) Past Simple
(c) Past Perfect
19 Which tense is used in “I have already shown the pictures”?
(a) Present Perfect
(b) Past Perfect
(c) Future Perfect
20 Which tense is used in “we will be travelling to Spain”?
(a) Future Simple
(b) Future Continuous
(c) Future Perfect
21 Which tense is used in “I will have collected memories”?
(a) Future Perfect
(b) Future Continuous
(c) Present Perfect
22 Why did they run into the café?
(a) Because it was raining
(b) Because they were hungry
(c) Because they were tired
23 What word shows the action was completed before another past action: “By the time I arrived, she ___”?
(a) waited
(b) had been waiting
(c) has been waiting
24 What word signals a future action in progress: “Next year, we ___ to Spain”?
(a) travel
(b) will be travelling
(c) travelled
25 What is the meaning of “unforgettable” in the text?
(a) Hard to remember
(b) Impossible to forget
(c) Not enjoyable
26 What had the writer done every evening?
(a) Taken photos
(b) Written notes
(c) Gone shopping
27 What did they not have when it started raining?
(a) An umbrella
(b) A camera
(c) A phone
28 How did the writer feel about the trip overall?
(a) Lucky and grateful
(b) Sad and bored
(c) Nervous and unhappy
29 What tense best describes “My flight was delayed”?
(a) Past Simple Passive
(b) Past Perfect
(c) Present Perfect
30 What tense best describes “They have asked me many questions”?
(a) Present Perfect
(b) Past Simple
(c) Future Simple
Answer
1 Italy – Past Simple fact about last summer.
2 Visiting Rome, Florence, and Venice – Expressed with “had always dreamed”.
3 The flight was delayed – Reason given in text.
4 Walking near the Colosseum – Past Continuous action interrupted by rain.
5 A café – They ran into a café.
6 They were lucky to experience the city like locals – Realization in text.
7 Visited almost every place on the list – Past Perfect summary.
8 The friend – She had taken hundreds of photos.
9 Wrote notes in a travel journal – Daily action.
10 Tiring but unforgettable – Exact description.
11 Photos – “I have already shown the pictures.”
12 The trip – Family asked about it.
13 Spain – Future plan.
14 Collected memories from two countries – Future Perfect action.
15 Past Perfect – Action before another past moment.
16 Past Perfect Continuous – Emphasizes duration before past point.
17 Past Continuous – Action in progress.
18 Past Perfect – Completed before another past action.
19 Present Perfect – Recent action with present result.
20 Future Continuous – Action in progress in future.
21 Future Perfect – Completed before a future point.
22 Because it was raining – Cause-and-effect.
23 had been waiting – Past Perfect Continuous shows duration.
24 will be travelling – Future Continuous marker.
25 Impossible to forget – Correct meaning.
26 Written notes – Daily routine.
27 An umbrella – Stated in text.
28 Lucky and grateful – Overall feeling.
29 Past Simple Passive – “was delayed”.
30 Present Perfect – “have asked” up to now.