Mixed Tenses - Put the verbs into the correct tenses.

1.When I got to the station, I ……………. (meet) John.

2.When I got to the station, John ……………(sit) in a coffee shop.

3.When I got to the station, John…………..(leave), and I didn’t see him.

4.When I got to the station, John ……………(wait) me for 10 minutes.

5.When John……………..(arrive) here tomorrow, I …………..(call) you.

6.When you ………(come) here at this time tomorrow, I ……….(tidy) the room up.

7. When you……………….(come) here by this time tomorrow, I ……………..(tidy) the

room up.

8. When it rains heavily, John usually……………(stay) at home.

9. When it rained heavily, John usually……………(stay) at home.

10. I ……………(walk) on the street when it rained.

11. John……………….(say) anything since yesterday.

12. In a few days, there…………..(be) an important meeting.

13. How many question ……………you……..(answer) so far?

14. I ………….(meet) John. He …………..(tell) me about his trip to Singapore.

15. Look! A boy ……….(run) after a little dog.

16. This is the best book I …………..(ever read)

17. That was the most interesting story I ………………(ever listen)

18. China…………………..(lie)to the North of Vietnam.

19. The police caught the thief who………..(steal) John’s motorbike.

20. I think that John…………….(return) the money before we need.

21. When I look out of the door, I found that my car……………..(steal)

22. When ………….you first ………….(visit)Hanoi?

23. This is the first time I …………(visit)Hanoi.

24. Right now, I ……………… (need) some help . What are you doing ? Can you give me a
hand?

25. Last night, while I ……………( write) a letter, the phone…….(ring)

26. At this time yesterday, Mr. and Mrs. Browns’s daughter……………….(clean) the floor.

27. He hardly ……………..(get) up before the sun………….(rise).

28. In two weeks, we ………………(spend) our vacation in Ha long Bay.

29. In the last two weeks, we ………………(spent) our vacation in halong Bay.

30. Mary ……………….(prepare)the meal before her friends came.

31. At the meeting, John ……………(speak) until someone……………..(ask) him some

questions.

32. At the meeting, John …………….(speak) until he ……………..(hear) other member’s

opinions.

33. Why……………..you always ……………(argue) with each other ?I’m not pleased with
you at all.

34. I ………….(try) to contact you all day. Where have you been?

35. I ……………(try) to contact you all day yesterday, but I couldn’t do that.

36. I ………..(hard lock) the door when the phone rang.

37. My feet feel asleep because I …………..(sit) on my heels.

38. My feet felt asleep because I …………..(sit) on my heels.

39. I had hoped that he ………….(forgive) me for not writing to him.

40. The robber ……………(hang) for murder yesterday.

41-I ……. (attend ) Louisiana state University.

42-He has been selling motorcycles……………

A-ten years ago B-since ten years C-for ten years ago D-for ten years

43-Columbus…….( discover ) America more then 400 years ago.

44-He fell down when he ……( run) towards the church.

45-We …….(still live) there when our father died.

46-They …….(play) pingpong when their father comes back home.

47-By Christmas, I……..(work) for you for 6 months.

48-I…….(be) in the room now.

49-I……..(be) to New York three times this year.

50-I will come and see you before I…….. (leave) for America.

51-The little girl asked what…..(happen) to her friend.

52-John ……(read) a book when I saw him.

53-He said he…….(will) return later.

54-Jack …..(open) the door.

55- Bill said he ………. (forget) to buy a new dictionary.

56-My sister…….(look) for you since yesterday.

57-Jack……(just paint) the door.

58-The train ………(leave) half an hour.

59-We ………(not see) Doris since last Sunday.

60-When I last saw him, he…….(live) in London.

61-After I………(have) lunch, I looked for my bag.

62-By the end of next year, George………(learn) English for 2 years.

63-The man got out the car ,………(walk) round to the back and opened the boot.

64-For several years his ambition………(be) to be a pilot.

65-Henry ………(go) into the restaurant when the writer was having dinner.

66-He will take the dog out for a walk as soon as he …….(finish) dinner.
67-Before you asked, the letter……….(write)

68-Ask her to come and see me when she ………(finish) her work.

69-Oil ……(float) if you pour it on water.

70-The dancing club……..(lie) north of the city.

71- Almost everyone……(leave) for home by the time we arrived.

72-By the age of 25, he …….(write) two famous novels.

73-While her husband was in the army, Janet ……. (write) to him twice a week.

74-I couldn’t cut the grass because the machine…….. (break ) down a few days previously.

75-According to this newspaper, John is said………( establish ) a new record for the long
jump.

76-I have never played badminton before. This is the first time I……..(try) to play.

77-Since he ……(leave),I have heard nothing from him.

78-I like looking at these pictures, but I……..(have) enough by lunch time.

79-I don’t understand this sentence. What……… this word ……………(mean)?

80-John……..(usually/ play)tennis once or twice a week.

81-It was noisy next door. Our neighbors……..(have) a party.

82-It……..(get) dark. Shall I turn on the light?

83-I …….(look) for Christine. Do you know where she is?

84-At 5 o’clock yesterday evening, I………(iron) my clothes.

85-“Are you ready ,Ann?” “Yes, I……………(come)”

86-Why ……..you ……….. (look) at me like that? What’s the matter?

87-I……..(walk) along the street when I suddenly heard footsteps behind me.

88-She ……..(learn) German for two years.

89-I usually …….(go) away at weekends.

90-The earth……… (go) round the sun.

91-I come from Canada. Where ……..you ……..(come) from?

92-When I last……… (see) Jane, she ……..(try) to find a job.

93-I……….(get) up at 8 o’clock every morning.

94- how often ………..you…… (go) to the dentist?

95-Ann……..(not drink) tea very often.

96-The sun……….(rise) in the East.

97-It is a nice day. I ……….(suggest) we go out for a walk.

98-Tim was tired. He ……….(study) hard all day.

99-Bad driving often…….(cause) many accidents.

100-The Olympic Games…….(take) place every four years.

101-What time…….the banks……. (close) in Britain?

102-Look!That man………..(try) to open the door of your car.

103-When I was young, I ………(want) to be a singer.

104-They……..(tell) me about it last week.

105-I……..(leave) here at the end of the month.

106-My grandfather………(die) many years ago.

107-I…………..(give) my son the money for that last week.

108-Yesterday I passed by Peter’s house, but the front door was closed. He ……. (go) out.

109-I……..(turn) the dishwasher on when heard the shot.

110-There was a time when watching TV really……….(be) family entertainment.

111-Last year, they ……….(sell) 22 million TV sets.

112-At last the bus came. We ………..(wait) for half an hour.

113-Daniel……the bus. It doesn’t run on Sundays.

A-did not catch B-have not caught C-had not caught D-couldn’t have caught

114-I’m feeling sick. I……..so much chocolate last night.

A-needn’t to eat B-did not eat C-mustn’t eat D-shouldn’t have eaten

115-I’m going on holiday on Saturday.This time next week I……(lie) on a beach in the sea.

116-Ted and Amy……(marry) for 24 years.

117-Tomorrow I……….(visit) my grandparents

118-When the first child was born, they……..(marry) for three years.

119-I think the weather……….(be) nice later.

120-She ……..(be) very angry when she knows this.

121. I (learn)………………. English for seven years now.

122. But last year I (not / work) …………….. hard enough for English, that's why my
marks(not / be)………….. really that good then.

123. As I (pass / want) ……….. my English exam successfully next year, I

(study)…………………. harder this term.

124. During my last summer holidays, my parents (send)…………… me on a language

course to London.

126. It (be)…………… great and I (think)…………. I (learn) ………….. a lot.

127. Before I (go)………….. to London, I (not / enjoy)…………… learning English.

128. But while I (do)…………….. the language course, I (meet)……………… lots of young
people from all over the world.

129. There I (notice)………… how important it (be)…………… to speak foreign languages

nowadays.

130. Now I (have)………… much more fun learning English than I (have)……………
before the course.

131. At the moment I (revise)………….. English grammar.

132. And I (begin / already)…………. to read the texts in my English textbooks again.
133. I (think)……… I (do)………… one unit every week.

134. My exam (be)……….. on 15 May, so there (not / be)…………. any time to be lost.

135. If I (pass)………….. my exams successfully, I (start) …………… an apprenticeship in

September.

136. And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (go)………….. back to London to work there for
a while.

137. As you (see / can)………….. , I (become)……………. a real London fan already.

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

139. By 1960 most of Britain’s old colonies (become)................... independent. 140. David
broke his leg when he (ski).................... last week.

141. ................... (you/have) a nice time in Rome?

142. ................... (you/finish) your homework yet?

143. He (be)................... at his computer for six hours.

144. How long ..........................(she/have) that car?

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

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

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

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

149. I (correct) ..................... all morning, I’m exhausted.

150. I (never/be)................ sailing, what’s it like?

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

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

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

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

155. She was cooking dinner when we (arrive)................... .

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

157. My husband (be)........... free for most of the afternoon.

158. The children were tired because they (swim)................. in the pool all afternoon.

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

160. We can use the car, I (repair)......................... it.

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

162. We (be)..................... too late for the train, it had just left.

163. When I got the airport I realized I (forget).................my passport.

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

165. When they were driving home last night they (see)..............a terrible accident.

166. Where ....................(Robert/live) now?

167. Who (Mandy/talk)..... . .........to?

168. What would he have done if he (be)…………. there?

169. I am very sorry but I (not finish) ……………. reading the book yet.

170. She (be)…………. ill since last Monday. She won’t be able to go to the sea-side next
week-end.

171. I decided to learn Greek while we (live)…………… in Delphes.

172. They were going to town when I (see)………….. them this morning.

173. He has got measles, (visit)…………….. him yesterday afternoon?

174. (You read really)……………. this Shakespeare play four times? - Yes, I think it is
extraordinary.

175. If I (bump) ………….. into a ghost, I think I would run away fast or scream.

176. I (lose)………….. my glasses and had to spend the whole week straining my eyes so I
was glad when she found them in the garden shed.

177. He was caught after he (wander)…………… in the eastern Highlands all night.
178. Last week she noticed her books were overdue. So even though she was very late she
(pop)……………. into the library to take them back before going to work.

179. After the old man’s mysterious death the inspector (look)………….. for some clues.

180. When he came down for dinner yesterday evening he told me he (just
write)……………. a letter to his wife.

181. At about tea-time she (hear)…………….. the phone (ring)………… again.

182. When they found him dead they discovered he (hit)…………… .

183. We know he (buy)………….. a new house in a small lane quite recently, but we don’t
know whether he has sold his old house.

184. They went to the sollicitor’s. He read the will. How much (leave)……………. them?

185. I have never seen him again since I (leave)…………… Australia in 1964.

186. Look at that shop window! Looters pouring out of the neighboring shanty town (
smash)……………. it.

187. She is very worried . Her daughter had told her she was going to be back at 6. It is now
6.45 and she (not turn up)…………… yet. What could have happened?

188. Our neighbors are noisy.... Last night they (throw)…………. pots and pans again.

189. They (make)………… a complaint because their coffee-machine didn’t work.

190. She has been reported missing after going for a stroll in the marshes, perhaps she (suck
down)………….. in a swamp.

191. Who is this lady? She (move)…………… into No 4 last month.

192. This hotel is empty, it (not live)……………. in for a long time.

193. What a pity! We’ve got a bottle of wine but we ( not bring)………….. a corkscrew.

194. They were very busy because a water pipe (leak) ………….. .

195. He (can not)……………. get the lid off so he lost his temper.

196. Yesterday afternoon he (have)…………… a nap in the garden chair when a boy
dropped a ball on his head.

197. It was her birthday so he (buy)…………… her a bunch of flowers.

198. He was looking at a map so he (not notice)………….that the car in front of him had
stopped at the traffic lights.

199. He was running fast and he (bump)…………….. into an absent-minded old man.

200. We didn’t do the shopping because we (not have) ………….. time.

201. He ( have) ………… an argument with his boss, so he decided to resign.

202. You’d better tell the truth now, you (lie)…………… so often.

203. She wanted to help sick children so she [train]……………as a nurse.

204. He was fed up and that’s why he [give]…………….up working for them.

205.They had been charged with bugging his flat but they [deny) ………….. all the
allegations last week.

206. At last we [let]………….him drop his evening classes.

207. I [not hear]………….the telephone because we were having an early evening drink on
the terrace.

208.Up to now, I _____ (never see) such a fat man.

209.Up to then, I _____ (never see) such a fat man.

210.It’s the first time I _____ (eat) this.

211.This is the worst storm I _____ (ever see).

212. It was the first time I _____ (ever see) such a beautiful girl.

213. It was the most exciting film I _____ (ever see).

214. This was the dirtiest looking dog I _____ (ever see).

215.When I came here I _____ (find) that everything _____ (be) ready.

216.I was late. The teacher _____ (already give)n a quiz when I _____ (get) to class.

217.When I _____ (come) there, she _____ (go) away half an hour before.

218.Sam _____ (already leave) when we _____ (get there.

219.My friend ______ (not see) me for many years when I _____ (meet) him last week.
220.After John _____ (wash) his clothes, he began to study.

221.By the time the police arrived, the house ______ (be) burned down.

222.So far this week there _____ (be) three burglaries in our street.

223.She came into the room while they ______ (watch) television.

224.As soon as we find another apartment, we ______ (move).

225.She …………… (play) the piano when our guests ………… (arrive) last night.

226.She just ………….. (come) in and …………. (see) you in five minutes.

227. I ………… (come) as soon as my work is finished . ~ You ………… (be) ready?

228. My mother ………… (come) to stay with us next weekend.

229. Violets ……….. (bloom) in the spring.

230. We ……….. (not live) in England for the last two years.

231. He ……….. (not arrive) when I ……….. (write) my last letter to you.

232. I never ……….. (forget) what you just ……….. (tell) me.

233.They ………….. (prepare) the Christmas dinner today.

234. When I last ………. (stay) in Cairo, I …………. (ride) to the Pyramids on a camel that
my friend ……..(borrow) the day before.

235. He knew that I ……….. (come) the following week.

236. She understood that we ………… (promise) to go.

237. I ……….. (be) pleased if he came.

238. I was taught that the sun ………… (be) bigger than the moon.

239. The boy knew that an hour …………. (have) sixty minutes.

240. I didn’t know what time it ……….. (be), so I ……….. (turn) on the radio.

241. I wondered whether I …………. (lock) the door or not.

242. She says that she ……….. (live) in the country when she ……….. (be) a child.
243. The teacher said that the shortest distance between two points ……….. (be) a straight
line.

244. They hoped that they ………… (end) soon.

245. When the teacher came in, the pupil ………. (play).

246. Columbus …………. (discover) America more than 400 years ago.

247.Yesterday, while I ……….. (write) a letter, the telephone ………. (ring).