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Mixed Tenses Practice Exercises

The document contains a series of sentences with verbs in the wrong tense. The task is to put the verbs in each sentence into the correct tense. There are 29 sentences total that test a variety of verb tenses including simple past, present, future, and perfect tenses. The sentences cover topics like daily routines, future plans, past experiences, and actions that were occurring in the past when another action happened.

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Mixed Tenses Practice Exercises

The document contains a series of sentences with verbs in the wrong tense. The task is to put the verbs in each sentence into the correct tense. There are 29 sentences total that test a variety of verb tenses including simple past, present, future, and perfect tenses. The sentences cover topics like daily routines, future plans, past experiences, and actions that were occurring in the past when another action happened.

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  • Tense Review and Practice
  • Mixed Tenses Exercises
  • Advanced Tense Exercises
  • Future Tense Projections

Mixed Tenses - Put the verbs into the correct tenses.

1. Andy is tired because he (work)   all day.

2. By 1960 most of Britain’s old colonies (become)


independent.

3. David (break) his leg when he (ski)  last week.

4. (you/have)  a nice time in Rome?

5. (you/finish)  your homework yet?

6. He (be)  at his computer for six hours. He must be exhausted.

7. How long (she/have)   that car?

8. How many people (die)  in the fire yesterday?

9. I (not/know)   much about art, but I like some artists.

10. I (wait)  for ages when finally the bus arrived.

11. I (receive)  a postcard from Jane yesterday.

12. I (cook and clean)   all morning, I’m exhausted.

13. I (never/be) to Paris, what’s it like?

14. It was late. Most of the shops (close)  .

15. It (rain)  when I got up this morning.

16. Janet (start)  a new job in September.

17. Nelly (have)  a great time in New York at the moment.

18. She (cook) dinner when we (arrive)  . We’ll have to wait.

19. She (just/come)  back from a Mediterranean cruise.

20. The children were tired because they (swim) 


in the pool all afternoon.

21. They (go)  to spend six weeks in the USA.

22. We were tired because we (be)  to a party the night before.

23. We (be)  too late for the train, it (just leave).

24. When I got the airport I realized I (forget)  my


passport.

25. As soon as they (arrive)  we had dinner.

26. When they (drive) home last night they (see)  a terrible accident.

27. Where (Robert/live) now?

28. Who (Mandy/talk)  to?


Tense Review
1. When Carol (call) last night, I (watch)

my favorite show on television.

2. I (work) for this company for more than thirty years,


and I intend to stay here until I retire!

3. Sharon (love) to travel. She (go)

abroad almost every summer. Next year, she (go) to Peru.

4. Thomas is an author. He (write) mystery novels and travel

memoirs. He (write) since he was twenty-eight. Altogether,

he (write) seven novels, three collections of short stories and


a book of poetry.

5. We were late because we had some car problems. By the time we (get)

to the train station, Susan (wait)

for us for more than two hours.

6. Sam (try) to change a light bulb when he (slip)

and (fell) .

7. Everyday I (wake) up at 6 o'clock, (eat)

breakfast at 7 o'clock and (leave)

for work at 8 o'clock. However, this morning I (get)

up at 6:30, (skip) breakfast

and (leave) for work late because I (forget)

to set my alarm.

8. Right now, Jim (read) the newspaper and Kathy (make)

dinner. Last night at this time, they (do)

the same thing. She (cook)

and he (read) the newspaper. Tomorrow at this time, they (do,

also) the same thing. She (prepare)

dinner and he (read) .


They are very predictable people!

9. By this time next summer, you (complete) your


studies and (find) a job. I, on the other hand, (not accomplish)

anything. I (study, still)

and you (work)

in some new high paying job.

Mixed Tenses - Put the verbs into the correct tenses.   1. Andy is tired because he (work)   all day. 2. By 1960 most of Bri
1. When Carol (call) last night, I (watch) my favorite show on television. 2. I (work) for this company for more than
studies and (find) a job. I, on the other hand, (not accomplish) anything. I (study, still) and you (work) in some new

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