Mixed Past Tenses

Mr. Bean at the Hospital

Instructions:

 Find the video:

On YouTube, by searching for “English Through Videos: Mixed Past
Tenses – Mr. Bean at the Hospital”.
 Watch the video.
 Combine the two sentences into one sentence.
 Use a linking word such as when, while, because, so, and, etc. to link the sentences.
 Do not change the order of the clauses.
 Change the verb forms used if necessary (e.g. “He went…” to “He was going…” or “He had
gone”).

They couldn’t open the ambulance doors. Mr. Bean parked behind it.
1. They couldn’t open the ambulance doors because Mr. Bean had parked behind it.
The girl queued. Mr. Bean threw her doll.
2. While the girl was queuing, Mr. Bean threw her doll.
The men started fighting. Mr. Bean pinched one of the men’s bottoms.

3. ________________________________________________________________________

The old man walked towards the chair. Mr. Bean ran around the table and sat down.

4. ________________________________________________________________________

Everyone saw Mr. Bean’s hand in the teapot. They laughed.

5. ________________________________________________________________________

Mr. Bean tried to steal his ticket. The old man woke up.

6. ________________________________________________________________________

Mr. Bean turned the number display over. The receptionist talked on the phone.

7. ________________________________________________________________________

Mr. Bean sat down again. The woman let go of the teapot.

8. ________________________________________________________________________

Mr. Bean slept. He dropped his ticket on the floor.

9. ________________________________________________________________________

Mr. Bean got his hand stuck in a bin. He tried to get his ticket out of it.

10. ________________________________________________________________________
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 ANSWER SHEET

They couldn’t open the ambulance doors. Mr. Bean parked behind it.
1. They couldn’t open the ambulance doors because Mr. Bean had parked behind it.
The girl queued. Mr. Bean threw her doll.
2. While the girl was queuing, Mr. Bean threw her doll.
The men started fighting. Mr. Bean pinched one of the men’s bottoms.

3. The men started fighting because/after Mr. Bean had pinched one of the men’s bottoms.

The old man walked towards the chair. Mr. Bean ran around the table and sat down.

4. While/When/As the old man was walking towards the chair, Mr. Bean ran around the

table and sat down.

Everyone saw Mr. Bean’s hand in the teapot. They laughed.

5. Everyone saw Mr. Bean’s hand in the teapot and laughed.

Mr. Bean tried to steal his ticket. The old man woke up.

6. When/While/As Mr. Bean was trying to steal his ticket, the old man woke up.

Mr. Bean turned the number display over. The receptionist talked on the phone.

7. Mr. Bean turned the number display over when/while/as the receptionist was talking on

the phone.

Mr. Bean sat down again. The woman let go of the teapot.

8. Mr. Bean sat down again when/after/once the woman had let go of the teapot.

Mr. Bean slept. He dropped his ticket on the floor.

9. When/While/As Mr. Bean was sleeping, he dropped his ticket on the floor.

Mr. Bean got his hand stuck in a bin. He tried to get his ticket out of it.

10. Mr. Bean got his hand stuck in a bin when/while/as he was trying to get his ticket out of it.

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