MIXED TENSES

A. PUT THE VERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE

1. Morocco ( to produce) ........................................40 °/° of its energy needs via solar energy by the
year 2030.
2. The tramway (to leave / already) ...............................................when we arrived at the station
yesterday.
4. Experts predict that the world population ( to double ) ……..………………….by the year 2060.
6. A new nationwide poll shows that in a few years’ time, women (to achieve) ………………. equal
rights as men
7. Before Halima got home, her husband (already / to prepare) ………………………. lunch.
8. After my cousin, Omar, ………………...........… (to study) nuclear Physics for six years, he got his
diploma in 2006. He’s been looking for a decent job but in vain. By the end of next June,
he………………........……… (to be) jobless for about three years. Now, he regrets studying nuclear
Physics and he wishes he……………………………… (to study) something else.

9. I think that by the end of 2024, scientists (to find) …………………………. an effective cure for
all sorts of cancers.
11. Our neighbours( to live) ...............................................in Fez before they moved to Ouarzazate.
12. “Soon after I …...................... (to drop) out of school, I began...............… (to work) for a non -
governmental organisation. But in a month’s time, my contract….................... ( to expire) .” said a
young girl.
13. When Fatima joined the literacy class in her neighbourhood, she wasn’t altogether illiterate. She
(to receive / already) ………………some basic education.
14. Women are improving remarkably in all domains. By the next decade, they (to achieve)
…………….......................... more progress.
15. If he had trained very well, he (to win) ……………..…………… the match.
17. He (to visit) …………………………..… Fez, before he came here in 2003.
18. Mr. Mohamed Alaoui (to get)………….....…..............….his B.A degree before he left to USA. In
2001, he (to come)…….........................…..back to Morocco. Now, he (work) ………………………
on a project. He ( to set )………....................…..up his company next year. By the end of 2022, he
( to end)...........................the building of this company
B. PUT THE VERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE
1. Andrew ( to complete )………………………….his computer course by the end of August.
2. We should (to take ) ………….....…………….the washing machine back to the store when it first
broke.
3. I (never / to talk) …............……….to you about my secrets again. You are not trustworthy.
4. Mrrs Assadii (to start)........................……………… her job as an airhostess in 1990.. She (to be)
…..........................……………..… to many countries since then. By the end of this year, she (to
work)…............................…………… for twenty years..
5. When Nancy ( to go )………................… to India, she ( already/ to hear ) ……...............…… so
many things about street children. She (to be ) …...............……… there for three months now,
collecting information for her first book about India. By the end of next month, she (to visit)
………….................... India’s major cities.
6. I still remember (to visit) ............................... Ifrane for the first time. That was six years ago.
7. Before he retired, my father (to work) .................................................. in the post office.
9. By the end of this month, my brother (to spend) ……………..............… five years in Spain.
10. I wish I (not, to miss) ……………...............…. that maths lesson. It’s extremely important
11. Before Adil (to become) ………...................…. a manager, he (to work)………................……. in
that company for 20 years.

12. When Nancy ( to go ) …….................…… to India last year , she ( already /to hear )
………...........… so many things about street children there . By the end of this year , she ( to visit )
……..................……… India’s major cities.

13. Ahlam looks forward to (to visit) ................................................ Spain next summer holiday.
14. As soon as I (to arrive) ……………………………..……….. home, I slept.
15. By this time next year, I (to start) ……………………….…….. my studies at the university.
17. If he had trained very well, he (to win) ……………………..…………………. the match.
18. By next month, I (to complete)…………………..……………… reading my second novel.