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. They‘ll 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. It’s Dave here.
Emma Hi, Dave. (1) ……................. you ……................. (phone) from home?
Dave No, I’m at Andy’s house. We (2) ……................. (do) our homework.
Emma (3) ……................. you ……................. (need) help?
Dave No, thanks! We’re 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 don’t 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 I’m 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. I’m 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. I’ve 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 neighbour’s 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 he’s 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 don’t know the answer. I ____________ (ask) my dad.
3 I can’t meet you. I ____________ (go) to the dentist’s on Thursday.
4 Patrick says that he ____________ (be) a teacher when he leaves university.
5 The film ____________ (finish) at eleven o’clock