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Topic: MIXED VERB TENSES 3

level: Beginner/Intermediate (A2/B1)

Choose the best, most natural-sounding response to complete each of the following sentences.
IMPORTANT! These exercises do not cover "mixed verb tenses" in the sense of using different verb tenses in one sentence. They are meant to help you practice a variety of English verb tenses in one exercise.

1. I ________ for seven hours last night.
  had been sleeping
  slept
  have been sleping

2. I ________ that you were here until Tom told me.
  wasn't knowing
  haven't known
  didn't know

3. When I came to this city, I ________ anyone.
  haven't known
  didn't know
  wasn't knowing

4. You know where I live. I ________ in the same place for the past three years.
  have been living
  had lived
  was living

5. You ________ my brother, have you?
  haven't seen
  didn't see
  hadn't seen

6. Where ________ last night?
  have you gone
  have you been going
  did you go

7. I ________ in bed when I heard the accident outside.
  was lying
  lay
  have lain

8. _________ me a liar?
  Did you just call
  Have you just called
  Are you just calling

9. She is a mean person. I don't like ________ to her.
  was talking
  talking
  am talking

10. I don't know how ________.
  dance
  dancing
  to dance

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