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) ………………….…………… (study) history at Liverpool University from 1985 to 1988!’ I shouted. ‘That’s right!" she replied, ‘And you’re Claire….?’ ‘Lewis. Well, my name was Lewis but I (12) ………………….…………… (be) married now. What you (13) ………………….…………… (do) nowadays?’ I asked. ‘Well, I (14) ………………….…………… (work) in the Central Museum in town and I (15) …………………… (live) in this area, in George Street, for about three years,’ she replied. ‘You’re joking! I (16) ………………….…………… (not believe) you. I live round the corner from there. We (17) ………………….…………… (be) neighbours for three years and we (18)(never see) each other!’ I said. ‘I know, it’s incredible!’ she (19) ………………….…………… (agree), ‘And I’m glad that you spoke to me because I wondered why you (20) ………………….…………… (look) at me all the time!’

Answer 1

1 was

2 have

3 was walking

4 noticed

5 realized

6 met

7 just missed

8 knew

9 recognized

10 told

11 studied

12 am

13 did

14 worked

15 had been living

16 don't believe

17 had been been

18 hadn't seen

19 agreeded

20 was looking

Answer 2

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) studied (study) history at Liverpool University from 1985 to 1988!’ I shouted. ‘That’s right!" she replied, ‘And you’re Claire….?’ ‘Lewis. Well, my name was Lewis, but I (12) am (be) married now. What you (13) do (do) nowadays?’ I asked. ‘Well, I (14) work (work) in the Central Museum in town, and I (15) live (live) in this area, in George Street, for about three years,’ she replied. ‘You’re joking! I (16) don't believe (not believe) you. I live around the corner from there. We (17) have been (be) neighbors for three years, and we (18) have never seen (never see) each other!’ I said. ‘I know, it’s incredible!’ she (19) agreed (agree), ‘And I’m glad that you spoke to me because I wondered why you (20) were looking (look) at me all the time!’