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TENSES Mixed Exercises

This document provides examples of verbs in different tenses that need to be put in the correct form, including present continuous, present simple, past simple, past continuous, present perfect, and future tenses. There are multiple sections with 10 examples each that require changing the verbs to the appropriate tense. The tenses tested include present, past, future, and perfect.

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TENSES Mixed Exercises

This document provides examples of verbs in different tenses that need to be put in the correct form, including present continuous, present simple, past simple, past continuous, present perfect, and future tenses. There are multiple sections with 10 examples each that require changing the verbs to the appropriate tense. The tenses tested include present, past, future, and perfect.

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Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple.

1. I _______________ (not/belong) to this particu1ar government committee.


2. Hurry! The bus _______________ (come). I _______________ (not/want) to miss it.
3. Gregory is a vegetarian. He _______________ (not/eat) meat.
4. I _______________ (1ook) for the manager. I can't find him anywhere.
5. We are successful because we _______________ (take) the time to ta1k to our customers.
6. John _______________ (deal) with all the enquiries about sales.
7. At the moment we _______________ (make) a training video for Siemens.
8. _______________ (you/know) what Mr Briceson _______________ (do)? He is not in his office.
9. I _______________ (apply) for a job in the sales department, but I don't know if I will be successful.
It _______________ (depend) on whether or not they have any vacancies.
10. Unemployment _______________ (fa1l) and is now down to 5.6%.

Put the verb in the correct form: past simple or past continuous.
1. I _______________ (dream) when the alarm clock _______________ (go off).
2. They _______________ (wait) for me when I _______________ (arrive).
3. The phone _______________ (ring) while I _______________ (have) a shower.
4. We _______________ (not/go out) last Sunday because it _______________ (rain).
5. I _______________ (see) Kim at the party. She _______________ (wear) a new dress.
6. I _______________ (break) a bowl this morning. When I _______________ (wash) the dishes it just
_______________ (slip) out of my hand onto the floor!
7. When he _______________ (carry) the table, he _______________ (feel) a sharp pain in his back.
8. Sarah _______________ (go) down the stairs when the lights _______________ (go out).
9. We _______________ (watch) TV when someone _______________ (come) to the door and
_______________ (knock) very loudly.
10. What _______________ (you/do) at this time yesterday? Oh, I _______________(prepare) the dinner.

Put in the correct verb form: present perfect or past simple.


1. How long _______________ (she/study) German?
2. When _______________ (he/begin) to study Business Administration?
3. Who _______________ ( write ) the play Dancing at Lughnasa.
4. _______________ (you/visit) any museums when you were in Sofia.
5. Henry has a perfect school record. He _______________ (not/be) sick this year.
6. Prices _______________ (go) up. Things are much more expensive this week.
7 . What _______________ (happen) to you. I waited all afternoon for you.
8. Marilyn _______________ (have) an accident. She was running for the bus when she _______________ (fall)
down.
9. Mr Arnold _______________ (win) the Exporter of the Year prize twice. His brother _______________ (win)
it four times already.
10. Alfred Hitchcock _______________ (make) lots of films in his long career.

Complete the sentences using the past simple or the past perfect.
1. When the teacher came in, everybody ______________ (stand up).
2. I arrived two hours late because my car ______________ (break down).
3. I was really tired last night. I ______________ (have) a hard day.
4. Sam felt ill, so he ______________ (go) to bed.
5. When we ______________ (write) the letter, we went to the post office.

Choose the correct form of the verb (FUTURE)


1. I'll meet / I'm meeting Jane in town tonight.
2. Louise can't come. She is taking / will take the car to the garage at 5 p.m.
3. What time does your train leave / will your train leave tomorrow?
4. 'I'm very thirsty.' 'I'll get / I get you something to drink. Coke or tea?'
5. This bus is stopping / stops at every village, so it's very slow!
6. 'Did you buy some butter?' 'Oh, I forgot. I'll get / I'm getting some now.'
7. I think it rains / will rain later today.
8. 'Have you chosen a new car yet?' 'Yes, we are going to buy / we will buy a Ford Focus.'
9. 'Why have you put the TV on?' I'm going to watch / I will watch the news.'
10. 'Frank, I can't go out because I haven't got any money.' 'Don't worry. I lend you / I'll lend you some.'

MIXED TENSES
1. Alberto __________ (drive) to school bus everyday.
2. Sandy __________ (forget) her homework very often.
3. Our friends sometimes ________ (go) to the supermarket.
4. Jenny never ________ (go) there. But she ________ (go) yesterday because her mother ________ (be) ill.
5. When they ___________ (arrive), the boy _______________ (play) in his room.
6. By next year, they _________________ (win) the prize.
7. Thay ________________ (argue) yesterday afternoon.
8. We ________________ [are planning/plan/] (plan) a trip for this weekend.
9. When they ________ (see) the car, they started ____________ [dance/to dance/] (dance).
10. She hates ___________ [get/getting] (get) the bus everyday.
11. ___________ [Smoking/Not to smoke] (smoke) is bad for your health.
12. As this time next year, they ___________________ [will be working/will have worked/] (work) in South
Africa.
13. I _____________________ [just have arrived/have just arrived/] (just/arrive), and I miss my family.
14. How often _____________ [are you going/do you go/] (you/go) to the cinema?
15. How long __________________________ (they/smoke) here?
16. What you say ________ (be) terrible.
17. They _______________ [are meeting/were meeting/] (meet) tonight at 10 o'clock.
18. Peter _____________ [lived/has lived] (live) since 2008 in this house.
19. Who ________ [are/is/] (be) your favourite pop stars?
20. They ____________________ [already had gone/had already gone/] (already/go) when the police arrived.
21. _______________ [Did you see/Do you see/] (you/see) him last night?
22. While I ________________ (study) my girlfriend _______________ (fall) asleep.

1.- If I __________ (find) a good job, I’ll move to Madrid.


2.- He met his wife when he __________ (work) in Brussels.
.- You can turn off the radio. I ____________ (not listen) to it.
4.- Where _________ (you / have) dinner yesterday?
5.- This exercise is difficult. I __________ (help) you to do it.
6.- What ____________ (you / cook) tonight?
7.- ____________ (you / finish) your homework yet?
8.- My father ___________ (go) to the bank. He’ll be back soon.
9.- What __________ (they / do) at 9.00 last night?
10.- It __________ (snow) when we _________ (leave) the library.
11.- I usually __________ (listen) to the news in the car.
12.- My cousin is a writer. He __________ (write) three novels.
13.- Be careful! The baby _________ (put) those keys in his mouth!
14.- When ______________ (Barack Obama / become) president of the USA?
15.- My students _____________ (not listen) when I gave the instructions.
16.- Gonzalo is thirsty! I ___________ (get) him a glass of water!
17.- If it ___________ (not rain) we’d lie on the beach.
18.- It’s my birthday next week- Don’t worry! I ____________ (not forget) it.
19.- I think it ___________ (rain) this afternoon.
20.- John _________ (speak) to Susan a minute ago

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