Mixed Tenses

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive)
1. Look! Sara (go) to the movies.
2. On her right hand, Sara (carry) her handbag.
3. The handbag (be) very beautiu!.
". Sara usua!!y (#ut) on b!ack shoes but no$ she ($ear) $hite
trainers.
%. &nd !ook, she (take) an umbre!!a because it (rain)
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past perfect)
1. 'hen he ($ake u#) , his mother (a!ready (#re#are)
breakast
2. 'e (go) to London because our riends (invite) us
3. )e (hear) the ne$s, (go) to the te!e#hone and (ca!!)
a riend.
". 'hen she (start) !earning *ng!ish she (a!ready (!earn)
+rench.
%. ,ane (a!ready ( ty#e) three #ages $hen her com#uter (crash)
.
-. .y the time the doctor (arrive) at the house the #atient ( die)
.
/. .eore that day $e (never ( think) o trave!ing to ,a#an.
0. 1 (kno$) him a !ong time beore 1 (meet) his ami!y.
2. They (not ( kno$) $here to meet because nobody (te!!)
them.
13. 1t (be) c!oudy or days beore it (begin) to rain.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect).
1. 1 (4ust ( inish) my home$ork.
2. 5ary (a!ready ( $rite) ive !etters.
3. Tom (move) to his home to$n in 122".
". 5y riend (be) in 6anada t$o years ago.
%. 1 (not ( be) to 6anada so ar.
-. .ut 1 (a!ready ( trave!) to London a cou#!e o times.
/. Last $eek, 5ary and 7au! (go) to the cinema.
0. 1 can8t take any #ictures because 1 (not (buy) a ne$ i!m yet.
2. (they ( s#end) their ho!idays in 7aris !ast summer9
13. (you ( ever ( see ) a $ha!e9
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Progressive).
1. The rece#tionist ($e!come) the guests and (ask) them to
i!! in the orm
2. The car (break) do$n and $e (have) to $a!k home.
3. The boys (s$im) $hi!e the gir!s (sunbath) .
". 5y ather (come) in, (!ook) and (te!!) me to
tidy u# my room.
%. 'hi!e one grou# (#re#are) dinner the others (co!!ect)
$ood or the cam#ire.
-. 'hi!e the #arents (have) breakast the chi!dren (run)
about.
/. 5artha (turn) o the !ight and (go) to bed.
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple future or future perfect)
1. Tomorro$ 1 think 1 (start) my ne$ #ro4ect.
2. 1 (inish) it by the end o this month.
3. The teacher (#robab!y(assign) a test to his students ne:t 5onday.
". )e (correct) it by the end o ne:t $eek.
%. 5y riend (certain!y(get) a good mark.
-. .y 2 o8c!ock, $e (inish) our home$ork.
/. They (!eave) the c!assroom by the end o the hour.
0. 1 think 1 (start) my tri# tomorro$
1. 'hen 1 (enter) ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;, the meeting (a!ready, start);;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; .
2. &ter the i!m (end);;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; , $e $ent to a restaurant.
3. The #hone (ring);;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; at about ten o8c!ock !ast night.
". )e (te!!) ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;us that he cou!dn8t come.
%. There are a e$ things that ought to (do);;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; .
-. )e shou!d (te!!);;;;;;;;;;;;;; me. <o$ it8s too !ate.
/. 1 $onder $hat 1 (do);;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; at this time ne:t $eek.
0. 'hen 1 a##!ied or the 4ob, they (a!ready, engage) ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;somebody.
2. 18!! come as soon as 1 (be);;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ready.
13. 1 can8t ind it. 1 must (!eave) ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;it at home.
Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.
1. 1 (!earn) *ng!ish or seven years no$.
2. .ut !ast year 1 (not ( $ork) hard enough or *ng!ish, that8s $hy my marks
(not ( be) rea!!y that good then.
3. &s 1 (#ass ( $ant) my *ng!ish e:am successu!!y ne:t year, 1 (study)
harder this term.
". =uring my !ast summer ho!idays, my #arents (send) me on a !anguage
course to London.
%. 1t (be) great and 1 (think) 1 (!earn) a !ot.
-. .eore 1 (go) to London, 1 (not ( en4oy) !earning *ng!ish.
/. .ut $hi!e 1 (do) the !anguage course, 1 (meet) !ots o young
#eo#!e rom a!! over the $or!d.
0. There 1 (notice) ho$ im#ortant it (be) to s#eak oreign
!anguages no$adays.
2. <o$ 1 (have) much more un !earning *ng!ish than 1 (have)
beore the course.
13. &t the moment 1 (revise) *ng!ish grammar.
11. &nd 1 (begin ( a!ready) to read the te:ts in my *ng!ish te:tbooks again.
12. 1 (think) 1 (do) one unit every $eek.
13. 5y e:am (be) on 1% 5ay, so there (not ( be) any time to be
!ost.
1". 1 1 (#ass) my e:ams successu!!y, 1 (start) an a##renticeshi#
in Se#tember.
1%. &nd ater my a##renticeshi#, maybe 1 (go) back to London to $ork there
or a $hi!e.
1-. &s you (see ( can) , 1 (become) a rea! London an a!ready.
1. 'e ($ork) ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;at u!! ca#acity at #resent.
2. <othing (a!!o$) ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;to !eave the $orks unti! it has been careu!!y checked.
3. )e (meet) ;;;;;;;;;;;;;at the hote! by one o our hostesses tomorro$ morning.
". They (ta!k);;;;;;;;;;;;;;; to my riends $hen 1 sa$ them.
%. She (send);;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; him a !etter about a $eek ago.
-. 'hi!e 1 (ty#e);;;;;;;;;;; the !etter, the te!e#hone rang.
/. 1t8s a!! been arranged. 1 (!eave) ;;;;;;;;;;;;tomorro$.
0. >ou8re !ate. 'e (be);;;;;;;;;;;;;; here since t$o o8c!ock.
2. S$eden (think);;;;;;;;;;;;;; to have one o the richest economies in the $or!d.
13. &s soon as 1 sa$ him, 1 kne$ $e (meet);;;;;;;;;;;;;;; beore.