Mixed tenses

1.-Use the correct tense to complete the sentences

They are in London on holiday; they . (have) a great

time.
They usually (get up) at 7.00 and .. (leave) home at
8.00, but today they (not/get up/ yet); they
(be/ still) in bed.
Last summer they .. (meet) three old friends from Canada.
What (you/ do) all morning? Everybody is looking
for you.
Who .. (come) so late last night?
Where (he/ work) up to now?
She (just/ finish) her last book.
They (still/ read) the book. Theyll never finish

2.-Fill in the blanks with a suitable tense

My name ........................... (be) Alan. I have two sisters, whose

names ....................... (be) Helen and Alexandra.
I . (like) dogs that bark too much. We ..
(have) a dog, but he (bark) a lot.
My wife (do) the cooking every day and I
. (do) the shopping. Who .. (do) the shopping in your
house?
Hello, George, why . (you walk) to work today? I
(walk) because my car .. (be) at he garage for a
service
Last year, we (go) to Switzerland for our holiday but I
. (think) we .. (go) to Spain next year.
When we (be) in Italy last year, we
(climb) to the top of a mountain where the view across the plains
marvellous.
Yesterday, while I . (walk) our dog, I .. (meet) a
neighbour who . (carry) a very small dog. It . (seem)
to be a very unusual breed.

3.-Complete the telephone conversation with the correct form of the verbs
in brackets.
Dave Hi, Emma. Its Dave here.

Emma Hi, Dave. (1) ................. you ................. (phone) from

home?

Dave No, Im at Andys house. We (2) ................. (do) our

homework.

Emma (3) ................. you ................. (need) help?

 Dave No, thanks! Were fine. Listen. The band The Hotels (4)
................. (play) at the Star Club next Friday. Do you want to go?

Emma No, thanks. I (5) ................. (see) them last month in London
and I (6) ................. (already / buy) their latest CD. But if they have some
tour T-shirts, (7) ................. you ................. (get) one for me?

Dave Sure. What colour (8) ............. you (like)?

Emma Black, please. Oh, and dont forget to get to the club early. When I
got to the concert in London, lots of fans (9) ................. (already / arrive).

Dave OK. Thanks for the advice. I have to go now. I (10) ...............
(not start) my Maths homework yet.

Emma OK. Thanks for the invitation in any case. See you soon.

Dave Bye.

4.-Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Use the present simple, present continuous, past simple, past continuous or
present perfect.

1 While I................. (watch) TV last night, my friend .................

(ring).

2 A What .............. you ............... (do) next weekend?

B Im not sure, but I usually ................. (go) swimming.

3 A ................ David ................ (start) his exams yet?

B Yes, he .............. already .............. (do) three exams.

4 What ................. (happen) in the street when the police

................. (arrive)?

5 She usually ................. (put) on formal clothes for work, but she
................. (wear) jeans today.

6 A ............... you ever ............... (see) a ghost in this house?

B No, but we ................. (hear) lots of

strange noises.
 5.-Complete the texts with the correct form of the verbs in the box. There
are four extra verbs.

find steal arrest hide argue shoot smuggle look

Two men escaped from prison this morning. Police (1) ................... for
them at ports and airports. They believe the men (2) ................... at the
moment until they can leave the country. Armed robbers (3) ................... and
seriously injured a security guard in a jewellery shop yesterday. The men
wanted to (4) ................... some diamonds, but ran away when the guard
alerted the police

6.-Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the verb.

1. Mark .................... (speak) to his sister when I....................

(arrive).

2. If you .................... (go) shopping, what .................... you

.................... (buy)?

3. Jane usually ..................... (walk) to school, but tomorrow she

.................... (go) by bus.

4. A few years ago Mary ................... (not be) allowed to go out

during the week. Now she can, but she .................... (have to) be home by
midnight

5. I .................... (never travel) to America. Im sure I ....................

(go) next year.

6. Peter .................... (live) here for years. He .................... (arrive)

in 1996.

7. She .................... (steal) 1000 from the office and she

.................... (arrest) by the police the next day.

8. Ive made plans for next week. I .................. (relax) and I

.................. (not do) anything!

7.-Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use
the present simple, present continuous, past simple or past continuous.

Sarah is a police officer. She usually (1) ................... (work) in an office

at the police station, but at the moment she (2) ................... (interview) a
suspect about an attempted robbery this morning. She (3) ................... (not
enjoy) this part of her job because the criminals often (4) ................. (tell) lies
and they
 (5) ................. (not confess) to their crimes. In this case a passer-by (6)
................... (walk) down the street when he (7) ................... (see) the
suspect in front of a neighbours house. He (8) ................ (try) to open the
window. The suspect says that he (9) ................... (not try) to break into the
house he (10) ................... (clean) the window because hes their window
cleaner!

8.-Complete the sentences. Use the past simple, past continuous, present
perfect or past perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

1 They realised that they ____________ (not invite) Paul to the party.

2 How long ____________ (you / know) Pablo?

3 We ____________ (not see) the film yet.

4 They ____________ (not have) access the Internet last year.

5 I ____________ (live) here since I was five.

6 I ____________ (talk) to Neil when the phone rang.

7 Everyone ____________ (go) and the house was empty when he got
home.

9.-Complete the sentences. Use the present simple, present continuous,

be going to or will form of the verbs in brackets.

1 In the future, people ____________ (eat) less meat.

2 No, I dont know the answer. I ____________ (ask) my dad.

3 I cant meet you. I ____________ (go) to the dentists on Thursday.

4 Patrick says that he ____________ (be) a teacher when he leaves

university.

5 The film ____________ (finish) at eleven oclock