Question

Test 16. Mixed tenses. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. A funny thing happened to me the other day. I (1) ………………….…………… (be) in a hurry to get to work and I found that my car wasn’t working. I (2) …………………… (have) to rush out of the house to catch the bus. While I (3) ………………….…………… (walk) along the street, I (4) ………………….…………… (notice) a woman of about my age on the opposite side of the road. I looked at her again and I (5) ………………….…………… (realize) that we (6) ………………….…………… (meet) before. She arrived at the bus stop a couple of seconds after me. ‘She must be catching the bus, too,’ I thought. We (7) …………………… (just miss) the previous bus and we had fifteen minutes to wait before the next one. I looked at the woman behind me again and I was sure that I (8) ………………….…………… (know) her. ‘Excuse me, have we met before? I’m sure that I (9) ………………….…………… (recognize) you,’ I said. She looked a bit surprised, but she (10) ………………….…………… (tell) me that her name was Angela Barker. ‘You (11) ………………….…………… (stu

Answer 1

1 was

2 had

3 was walking

4 noticed

5 realized

6 met

7 have just missed

8 knew

9 recognized

10 told

11 studied

Answer 2

Test 16. Mixed tenses. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form. A funny thing happened to me the other day. I (1) was (be) in a hurry to get to work and I found that my car wasn’t working. I (2) had (have) to rush out of the house to catch the bus. While I (3) was walking (walk) along the street, I (4) noticed (notice) a woman of about my age on the opposite side of the road. I looked at her again and I (5) realized (realize) that we (6) had met (meet) before. She arrived at the bus stop a couple of seconds after me. ‘She must be catching the bus, too,’ I thought. We (7) had just missed (just miss) the previous bus and we had fifteen minutes to wait before the next one. I looked at the woman behind me again and I was sure that I (8) knew (know) her. ‘Excuse me, have we met before? I’m sure that I (9) recognize (recognize) you,’ I said. She looked a bit surprised, but she (10) told (tell) me that her name was Angela Barker. ‘You (11) study (studied) at the same university as me!’ I exclaimed.