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MIXED TENSES REVISION

1. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

a) I __________________ (learn) Spanish for three years now. I __________________

(started) when I was 15 years old. Our history teacher __________________ (show) us
the pictures of her trip to Spain. She __________________ (visit) so many places and
__________________ (try) so many dishes! I hope I __________________ (travel) to
Spain someday in the future too.
b) They __________________ (marry) for three years before they __________________
(get) a divorce in 2017.
c) I __________________ (go) to work every day at 7:30 am. I normally
__________________ (catch) the bus, but today there is a problem with the bus service,
so I __________________ (take) a taxi.
d) The train __________________ (leave) the station at 19:00 in the afternoon.
__________________ (not miss) it!
e) The teacher __________________ (stop) explaining when he realized the students
__________________ (not pay) attention. Soon he __________________ (become)
angry and __________________ (decide) to punish them with a surprise test.
f) She __________________ (leave) the restaurant before the waiter
__________________ (bring) her the bill.
g) Mia and her friends __________________ (watch) a movie this Saturday. They
__________________ (not decided) a movie yet, but it __________________ (probably
/ be) a romantic comedy. Mia __________________ (love) romance and a good dose of
laughter.
h) - __________________ (you / go) to the gym yesterday?
- No, I __________________. I __________________ (stay) at home and
__________________ (read) a book.
i) Look! Your child __________________ (run) into the street!
j) Last night he __________________ (be) feeling sick. He __________________ (not eat)
before he __________________ (go) to bed.
k) The weatherman said it __________________ (rain) this afternoon, but look at the sky!
There isn’t a cloud and the sun is shining. It __________________ (be) very hot, you will
see.
l) This house is empty. It __________________ (be) abandoned for years.
m) - __________________ (you / ever / play) basketball?
- Yes, I __________________. When I was in high school, I used to play basketball with
my friends. I __________________ (not play) since then.
n) I __________________ (finish) my essay for History class tonight. It’s due tomorrow.
o) He __________________ (drive) when he __________________ (see) the accident
happening. It __________________ (be) horrible! A car and a truck
__________________ (crush) in the middle of the road. Luckily, no one
__________________ (be) hurt.
p) The children __________________ (play) Mr Wolf in the garden all afternoon. They
__________________ (have) so much fun!
q) The girl __________________ (stand) at the bus stop now.

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KEY
a) I have been learning (learn) Spanish for three years now. I started (started) when I was
15 years old. Our history teacher showed (show) us the pictures of her trip to Spain. She
visited (visit) so many places and tried (try) so many dishes! I hope I will travel (travel)
to Spain someday in the future too.
b) They had been married (marry) for three years before they got (get) a divorce in 2017.
c) I go (go) to work every day at 7:30 am. I normally catch (catch) the bus, but today there
is a problem with the bus service, so I am taking (take) a taxi.
d) The train leaves (leave) the station at 19:00 in the afternoon. Don’t miss (not miss) it!
e) The teacher stopped (stop) explaining when he realized the students weren’t paying
(not pay) attention. Soon he became (become) angry and decided (decide) to punish
them with a surprise test.
f) She had left (leave) the restaurant before the waiter brought (bring) her the bill.
g) Mia and her friends are going to watch / are watching (watch) a movie this Saturday.
They haven’t chosen (not choose) a movie yet, but it will probably be (probably / be) a
romantic comedy. Mia loves (love) romance and a good dose of laughter.
h) - Did you go (you / go) to the gym yesterday?
- No, I didn’t. I stayed (stay) at home and read (read) a book.
i) Look! Your child is running (run) into the street!
j) Last night he was (be) feeling sick. He hadn’t eaten (not eat) anything before he went
(go) to bed.
k) The weatherman said it will rain (rain) this afternoon, but look at the sky! There isn’t a
cloud and the sun is shining. It is going to be / will be (be) very hot, you will see.
l) This house is empty. It has been abandoned (be) abandoned for years.
m) - Have you ever played (you / ever / play) basketball?
- Yes, I have When I was in high school, I used to play basketball with my friends. I haven’t
played (not play) since then.
n) I am going to finish (finish) my essay for History class tonight. It’s due tomorrow.
o) He was driving (drive) when he saw (see) the accident happening. It was (be) horrible!
A car and a truck crushed (crush) in the middle of the road. Luckily, no one was (be) hurt.
p) The children have been playing (play) Mr Wolf in the garden all afternoon. They have
had (have) so much fun!
q) The girl is standing (stand) at the bus stop now.

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