MIXED TENSES ACTIVITIES

1. Complete with mixed tenses

- Lets go out. It ........................... (not rain) now.
- I usually ......................... (enjoy) parties but I ........................ (not enjoy) this one very much.
- He was very thirsty. He ......................... (drink) the water very quickly.
- Tom burnt his hand while he ......................... (cook).
- Jane .......................... (wait) for me when I .......................... (arrive).
- I ........................... (meet) Tom and Ann at the airport a few weeks ago. They ....................... (go) to
Berlin and I ........................ (go) to Madrid. We ......................... (have) a chat while we
.......................... (wait) for our flights.
- You look tired. ........................... (you/work) hard?
- Ive decided to repaint this room. Oh, have you? What colour ........................ (you/paint) it?
- I .......................... (read) the book you lent me, so you can have it now.
- I ........................... (read) the book you lent me but I .......................... (not finish) it.
- They ....................... (go) out one hour ago, but they ...................... (just/come) back.
- I ...................... (try) to phone Ann yesterday morning but I ......................... (have) no answer. She
...................... (go) out.
- What ..................... (you/do) next Saturday evening?. I ......................... (go) to the cinema.
- Ann is in hospital. I didnt know. I ........................ (go) to visit her.
- Has he decided what to do when he leave school?. Oh, yes, everything is planned. He
....................... (have) a holiday for a few weeks and then he ....................... (do) a computer
programming course.
- When I was young, I ............................... (want) to be a bus driver.
- Hurry up! Everybody ......................... (wait) for you.
- When Karen arrived, we ......................... (have) dinner.
- I knew Sarah was very busy, so I ....................... (not disturb) her.
- While I ......................(work) in the garden, I.(hurt) my back.
- I saw Tom yesterday, but I .......................... (not see) him today.
- Ive bought Mary a present. Do you think she ............. (like) it?
- Ann isnt free on Saturday. She ........................... (work) till late.
- The train .......................... (never/be) late. It ....................... (always/leave) on time.
- Is your father at home?. No, he ........................ (go) out. When exactly ..............
(he/go) out?.
- We arrived at work in the morning and we found that someone ........................... (break) into the
office during the night. So we ...................... (call) the police.
- Can we meet tomorrow afternoon?. Not in the afternoon. I ....................... (work).
- Phone me after 8 oclock. We .............. (finish) dinner by then.
- George ....................... (not/be) very well last week.
- My grandfather ......................... (die) 30 years ago.
- I .......................... (see) Susan in town yesterday but she ............. (not see)
me. She .......................... (look) the other way.

2. Complete with mixed tenses

1. While I (buy) ____________________ the stamps somebody (call) ________________ my name.
2.
'What
time
(Kevin
come)
_____________________?'
'An
hour
ago.'
3. I (not go) __________________ to the cinema last night. I (be) _________________ too tired.
4. Carol invited us to the party but we (not go) _______________________. We (have) _______________
other
things
to
do.
5. I (see) _____________________ Bridget at the museum when I was going to the restaurant but she
(not
see)
_______________________me.
6. She (speak) _________________ English but she (not speak) ________________________ French.
7. Jeff (be) ______________________ from London. He (live) _______________________ there all his life.
8. My favourite country is Canada. I (be) ____________________ there four times.
9. 'Where are you going on holiday?' 'I don't know. We (not decide) ____________________ yet.'
10.
Who
(invent)
___________________
the
washing
machine?
11.
'Where's
Jill?'
'She
(have)
________________________lunch
at
the
moment.'
12.
(Terry
work)
______________________
?
No,
he
is
on
holiday.
13. Somebody (steal)______________________ my sunglasses at the swimming pool last week.
14.
(she
wear)
_______________________
the
nice
jacket
when
you
(meet)
______________________her?
15. Where (be) ________________________ you yesterday?
16. My grandfather (fly, never) ______________________ in an airplane, and he has no intention of
ever doing so.
17. In all the world, there (be) _____________________________ only 14 mountains that (reach)
_________________ above 8,000 meters
18. I have a long trip ahead of me tomorrow, so I think I'd better go to bed. But let me say goodbye now because I won't see you in the morning. I (leave, already) _____________ by the time you
(get) ___________________________________up.
19. Last night I (go) _______________________________ to a party. When I (get) __ _________________
there, the room was full of people. Some of them (dance) _________________ and others (talk)
_________________. One young woman (stand) _____________________ by herself. I (meet,
never)___________________ her, so I _______________________________ (introduce) myself to her.
20. About three yesterday afternoon, Jessica (lie)_________________ in bed reading a book.
Suddenly she (hear) ______________________ loud noise and (get) ___________ up to see what it was.
She (look) _____________________ out the window. A truck (back, just) __________________________
into her new car!
21. Yesterday while I (sit) ______________________ in class, I (get) __________________ the hiccups. The
person who (sit)__________________________ next to me told me to hold my breath. I
(try)___________________________ that, but it didn't work. Finally, after I (hiccup)__________________
for almost five minutes, I (raise) _________________________ my hand and (excuse)
______________________ myself from the class to go get a drink of water.
22. They _____________________________________ your lessons. (not like)
23. Watch this runner. He _______________________________ (win).
24. After the centre forward ______________________________ (score) the first goal the fans
__________________ (go)mad
25. She _____________________________ you are an old fool. (think)
26. Bob __________________________ three letters since breakfast. (write)
27. She _____________________________ me an answer when I asked her. (not give)
28.After Jane _________________________________ (read) a fashion magazine she ____________
(practise) the piano
29. Our landlady ___________________________ us a cup of tea last night. (give)
30. I _________________________ any dressmaking since I left school (not do)
31. Mr Bellows _____________________ from the USA. (just arrive)
32.Mrs Mauldling __________________________ (post) the letter immediately after she
___________________________(finish) it