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Mixed tenses

Tenses for you to choose form:


• Present Simple
• Present Continuous
• Past simple
• Past continuous
• Present perfect
• Be going to
• Future Simple (will)
John ______
doesn’t like reading. (not like)
___
Does any of you ________
playsport regularly?
(play)
I rarely __________
read newspapaers. (read)
Yesterday I _______
saw you talking to a stranger. (see)
Tonight we __________________
are goingto the theatre. (go)
Dad ________
has just ____________
come back from work.
(come)
is talking
Aunt Anna __________________ on the phone right
now. (talk)
You’re late for school again. Maths
_______________
started (start) 10 minutes ago.
When I ____________________
was going(go) home, I _________
met (meet)
Sally.
When _______
did the Beatles record
_____________ their first
album? (record)
On Friday __________________________________
I’m going to to the boss
talk a pay rise. (talk)
about
These days we __________
work a lot. (work)
was shining
woke up (wake up), the sun ______________________________
When I _____________________
were
(shine) and the birds _______________________________. (sing)
singing
I ________________________________
have never beento England. (not be)
Tomas _________________
is flying to New York tomorrow.
(fly)
My Mum _______________
teachesgeography at a
secondary school. (teach)
__________
Did you __________
buy anything interesting at the
mall yesterday? (buy)
I _________________________
haven’t read the book from the reading
list yet. (not read)
* At this moment she should _____________________
be writing
her final exam. (write)
Don’t disturb me while I _________________________
am working .
(work)
Winter holidays _______________
began last Friday. (begin)
Every Sunday we _______
go to church. (go)
She ______________________________
hasn’t finished doing her homework yet.
(not finish)
was sleeping (sleep), my brother cleaned
While I __________________________ _________________
prepared (prepare) dinner.
(clean) the house and ____________________
At midnight I ________
was still _______________home.
driving
(drive)
___________
Have you already ____________
tidied your room? (tidy)
What ___________
were you ____________
doing yesterday at 10 P.M?
(do)
A strange thing _____________________
happened (happen)
was writing (write) an e-mail.
while I ________________________
have loved
I ___________________________(love) her ever since I saw
__________ (see)
her for the first time.
My grandma _____________
waters the garden every two
days. (water)
We _________________________
have known each other for 12 years.
(know)
Our grandpa ________________
planted all those trees before
the war. (plant)
As I __________________________
was (wash)the dishes, the
washingtelephone __________.
rang (ring)
Be quiet! I ____________________
am trying to concentrate. (try)
Mandy ________________________
has written many books about
ancient Rome. (write)
She wrote
___________ her first book in 1984. (write)
She ____
is presently writing
______________ a book about
Roman architecture. (write)
My Mum and Dad ________
got married 30 years
ago. (get)
My best friend ___________________
is getting married next
Saturday. (get)
were watching (watch) a football match
We __________________________________
on the TV, when the electricitywent ___________ (go) out.
Last night my brother ____________
came back home at
2 o’clock. (come)
It _______________________
was all night. (rain)
raining
didn’t hear(not hear) anything he said, because
I __________________________
was
I_________________________________ (think) about something else.
thinking
When I ________________
entered (enter) the classroom,
everybody was writing (write) a test.
_______________________
I’ll
__________ (call) you when I ____________
arrive (arrive) in
call London.
Since I last saw
_______ (see) Jake, he ________________
has (lose)
much weight and has grown (grow)a
____________________ lost beard.
Somebody is
______________________
knocking(knock)at the door.
I ’ll
_______________ (open)!
open
________
Will you _____
do me a favour? (do)
When I ______________
looke (look) at my dad, I _______
saw(see)
thatd he_________________________
was smiling (smile)at me.
What languages ________
can you ____________
speak ?(speak)
My friends ____________
visite Athens during last winter
dbreak. (visit)
Waiter! This apple pie ___________
tastes of garlic!
(taste)
What _______
are you __________________
thinkin about now?
g
(think)
___________
Have you ________________
thought about living abroad?
(think)
It’s cold in here. I’m freezing.
I ’ll
______________
closethe window. (close)
My cousin ___________
palys the guitar in a rock band.
(play)
The band _________
goes on tour every year. (go)
Why _____________
didn’t you ________
call me last night?
(not call)
My Mum _____________
drinks coffe every morning.
(drink)
What _______
are you ________________
looking at? (look)
I live
_______ here all my life. (live)
When I was a child, I always spent
__________ holidays at
the seaside. (spend)
This coffe ____________
smell good. (smell)
s
Where is Susan? She _____________________
is (walk) around
smelling walking
the garden __________________ (smell) flowers.
I’m sorry, but I ___________
think (think) you ______
are (be)
wrong.
My cousin ______________________
is to become a lawer.
studying (study)
Next weekend I ’m
____________________ my
visiting
grandparents. (visit)
So far nothing _________________________.
has changed (change)
I haven’t
__________________________ from her lately. (not hear)
heard
The Olympic Games ____________________
take placeevery 4
years. (take place)
Last summer it wa
________ very rainy. (be)
s
Man ______________
landed on the Moon in 1969. (land)
I have
___________________
read many books on the subject
and I can tell you all about it. (read)
The phone ___________________
is ringing.(ring)
I ________________________
will answerit. (answer)
I promise, I ________
will never ________
tell him about it.
(tell)
Johnatan __________________
has been ill for 2 weeks. (be)
I _____________________
have (love) sweets ever since I _______
was
loved (be) a little girl.
Our troops ___________________________
have attackedthe city 4 times.
(attack)
He has
______ still ______________________.
not arrived (not arrive)
Shops in the old town ___________
open at 10.00
o’clock. (open)
Jane _____________
enjoys playing cards. (enjoy)
I think
__________ (think) I ___________________
have met (meet) her
a few times.
I _______
am so hungry! (be)
will makeyou a sandwich. (make)
Wait a minute. I ___________________
I ______________________
have asked many specialists, but noone
knows the answer. (ask)
The Earth __________________
revolves around the Sun.
(revolve)
___________ you seen
Have _________ any good movie lately? (see)
We have
_________________
had 7 tests in maths this semester.
(have)
Hot water freezes
_____________ faster than cold. (freeze)
Could you close the window?
I ________________________
am freezing. (freeze)
You _________
look beautiful in this ne dress. (look)
Right now she __________________
is super. (have)
having
I ____________________
have been to Ireland 3 times. (be)
He has
______________________ his arm, so he can’t write the
broken test. (break)
I _______________
slipped (slip) and fell ______ (fall) down when
I was crossing (cross) the street.
_________________________
He _____________
dancedwith me all night. (dance)
Take your umbrella. It __________________.
is (rain)
raining
What do
_____ you _____
do for a living? (do)
Tomas never _____________
comes on time. (come)
Look, the sun ____________________.
is setting (set)
In the summer the sun _________sets
about 9 o’clock
PM. (set)
THANK YOU.
GOODBYE!

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