Do the test and choose the correct item.
1) The girl says she … for her parents.
a) was waiting
b) waits
c) is waiting
d) will wait
2) We saw the castles that … centuries ago.
a) had been built
b) are built
c) were built
d) built
3) He answered he … me on Sunday.
a) will phone
b) would phone
c) phones
d) phoned
4) Didn’t you know that Sharon … for the USA?
a) has left
b) has been left
c) had been left
d) had left
5) I thought you … so I tried to be quiet.
a) slept
b) were sleeping
c) had slept
d) had been sleeping
6) He said he … in bed since the morning.
a) was
b) had been
c) is
d) has been
7) Greg said that he … a new job.
a) needed
b) will need
c) would be needed
d) needs
8) Tim complained that he … at four o’clock in the morning.
a) is working
b) will be working
c) was working
d) was worked
9) Anna explained to me that the hairdresser’s … down the road.
a) is located
b) locates
c) will locate
d) was located
10) Charles said that he … me the following day.
a) would have called
b) will call
c) would call
d) called
11) Bill asked me what I … for dinner the day before.
a) have made
b) had made
c) made
d) will make
12) Alex wondered if his sister … for the weekend at his place.
a) will stay
b) is going to stay
c) stayed
d) was going to stay
13) Pam asked him why he … his job.
a) wanted to leaving
b) wants to live
c) wanted to live
d) wanted to left
14) He said the fire … a lot of damage to the building.
a) had done
b) will do
c) had been doing
d) did
15) She told him that he … harder.
a) should study
b) will study
c) can study
d) would studied
16) Mother was worried that her son … very well that semester.
a) isn’t studying
b) wasn’t studying
c) doesn’t study
d) don’t study
17) Our teacher insisted on … by Friday.
a) our to finish
b) to finish
c) our finishing
d) us finishing
18) He said that Tom was the best student he … .
a) had ever taught
b) was teaching
c) would teach
d) taught
19) He explained that they … for us at seven near the gate.
a) will be waiting
b) would wait
c) will wait
d) would be waiting
20) Jack said that he … that film.
a) has already seen
b) was seen
c) had already seen
d) saw