MIXED TENSES EXERCISES + KEY
Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.
1. I have been learning (learn) English for seven years now.
2. But last year I didn’t work (not / work) hard enough for English, that's why my marks weren’t (not /
be) really that good then.
3. As I want to pass (pass / want) my English exam successfully next year, I Will study (study) harder
this term.
4. During my last summer holidays, my parents sent (send) me on a language course to London.
5. It was (be) great and I think (think) I have learned (learn) a lot.
6. Before I went (go) to London, I hadn’t enjoy (not / enjoy) learning English.
7. But while I was doing (do) the language course, I met (meet) lots of young people from all over the
world.
8. There I noticed (notice) how important it’s (be) to speak foreign languages nowadays.
9. Now I have (have) much more fun learning English than I had (have) before the course.
10. At the moment I am revising (revise) English grammar.
11. And I have already begun (begin / already) to read the texts in my English textbooks again.
12. I think (think) I Will do (do) one unit every week.
13. My exam Will be (be) on 15 May, so there isn’t (not / be) any time to be lost.
14. If I pass (pass) my exams successfully, I will start (start) an apprenticeship in September.
15. And after my apprenticeship, maybe I go (go) back to London to work there for a while.
Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.
1. They are building (build) a new power station at the moment.
2. When I was buying the stamps somebody called (call) my name.
3. 'What time did kevin come (Kevin come)?' 'An hour ago.'
4. I didn’t go (not go) to the cinema last night. I was too tired.
5. Carol invited us to the party but we didn’t go (not go). We had other things to do.
6. I saw Bridget at the museum when I was going to the restaurant but she didn’t see (not see) me.
7. 'Where do your parents live (your parents live)?' 'In a village near London. They have always
lived there.'
8. She speaks English but she doesn’t speak (not speak) French.
9. Jeff is from London. He have lived (live) there all his life.
10. My favourite country is Canada. I have been(be) there four times.
11. I have never eaten (never eat) bananas.
12. 'How long have you studied (you study) Photography?' 'For one year.'
13. 'Where are you going on holiday?' 'I don't know. We haven’t decided (not decide) yet.'
14. Who invented (invent) the washing machine?
15. 'Where's Jill?' 'She is having (have) lunch at the moment.'
16. (Terry work) is Terry working? No, he is on holiday.
17. Somebody stole(steal) my sunglasses at the swimming pool last week.
18. Was she wearing (she wear) the nice jacket when you saw her?
19. Where were (be) you yesterday?
