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MIXED TENSES

Meet the Fosters and complete the exercise.

Hello! we ……………… (be) the Fosters. Mrs foster ………………..(be) a Chemistry teacher in a

private school. I …………… a lawyer and my office……… in the centre of ondon.I sally

…………………(have) a very bsy day. I often…………………….("et p) at six o#cloc$. I

………….. (exercise) for abot half an hor and then I……….("et) ready for wor$. My wife

……… ("et p) a little later. %he …..….. (start) classes at nine o#cloc$. &efore "oin" to schoolshe …………. (ta$e) care of or children. In the evenin" we all ……. ("et) to"ether at arond

seven pm. 'i"ht now we are all in the $itchen doin" some tas$s. I…………………..(ta$e)ot the

dishes from the dishwasher my wife………………………..(prepare)dinner ohn is

…………………(set) the dinner table and *ane is the yon"estso she ……………………..

(not+wor$) yet she ………………………….(watch) cartoons. I thin$ that "lobally we ……………

(be) an or"ani,ed family. ast year we ……………… ("o) to -ri,ona to visit the rand Canyon

/est. 0here we ……….. (do) many different thin"s. /e …….. (have) a "reat time.My wife

wants to "o there a"ain. I.………… (not+a"ree) since we………………………………(already+be)

there -ltho"h we …………………………(not+visit) certain toristic attractions we

…………………….(see) the essential. -t the Halapai 'anch we missed the show becase it

………………………….

(already+be"in). 0here were always two shows happenin" simltaneosly.&t when we

…………………… (arrive) at the place for the second show it……………………………..

(already+finished). %ometimes what we did was split p. %o while some of

s…………………………… (try) to watch a cowboy show the others………………………

(attend) some other show.Maybe someday we ………………………………("o) there a"ain

becase it really is a different $ind of holiday experience bt not the this year.My dream now is

&ra,il. /e …………………………… (never+be) there and I#m sre the $ids

…………………………..(love) it. If we had extra1money we…………………….(have) the chanceof revisitin" -ri,ona and we ………………also…………………..("o) to &ra,il. 0his is an isse for

family discssion and "et over with the hsband and wife disa"reement and wor$ ot the

"eneration "ap with or children.

-. /hen Carol (call) 2 3333 last ni"ht I (watch) 4 3333 my favorite show on television.

&. I (wor$) 5 3333 for this company for more than thirty years and I intend to stay here ntil I

retire!

C. %haron (love) 6 3333 to travel. %he ("o) 7 3333 abroad almost every smmer. 8ext year she

plans to "o to 9er.

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:. 0homas is an athor. He (write) ; 3333 mystery novels and travel memoirs. He (write) <

3333 since he was

twenty1ei"ht. -lto"ether he (write) = 3333 seven novels three collections of short stories and a

boo$ of poetry.

>. /e were late becase we had some car problems. &y the time we ("et) ? 3333 to the train

station %san (wait)

2@ 3333 for s for more than two hors.F. %am (try) 22 3333 to chan"e a li"ht blb when he (slip) 24 3333 and (fall) 25 3333 .

. >very day I (wa$e) 26 3333 p at ; oAcloc$ (eat) 27 3333 brea$fast at < oAcloc$ and (leave)

2; 3333 for wor$ at =

oAcloc$. However this mornin" I ("et) 2< 3333 p at ;B5@ (s$ip) 2= 3333 brea$fast and (leave)

2? 3333 for wor$

late becase I (for"et) 4@ 3333 to set my alarm.

H. 'i"ht now *im (read) 42 3333 the newspaper and athy (ma$e) 44 3333 dinner. ast ni"ht

at this time they

(do) 45 3333 the same thin". %he (coo$) 46 3333 and he (read) 47 3333 the newspaper.

0omorrow at this time

they (do also) 4; 3333 the same thin". %he (prepare) 4< 3333 dinner and he (read) 4= 3333.

0hey are very

predictable people!

I. &y this time next smmer yo (complete) 4? 3333 yor stdies and (find) 5@ 3333 a ob. I on

the other hand

(accomplish not) 52 3333 anythin". I (stdy still) 54 3333 and yo (wor$) 55 3333 in some new

hi"h payin" ob.

*. 0he stdents (be sally) 56 3333 ta"ht by Mrs. Monty. However this wee$ they (be) 57

3333 ta"ht by Mr. 0an,er..

*ane tal$s on the phone.

&ob has been tal$in" on the phone for an hor.

Mary is tal$in" on the phone. /ho is not necessarily on the phone nowD 5;3333

.

*ane left when 0im arrived.

&ob left when 0im had arrived.

0im arrived when Mary was leavin".

*ohn had left when 0im arrived. -fter 0im arrived Fran$ left. /ho did not rn into 0imD 5< 3333

M.

*ane is tal$in" in class.

&ob always tal$s in class.

Mary is always tal$in" in class. /hose action bothers yoD 5= 3333

8.

*ane never left *amestown.

&ob has never left *amestown. /ho is still aliveD 5? 3333

ANSWERS

2. called

4. was watchin"

5. have been wor$in"

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6. loves

7. "oes

;. writes

<. has been writin"

=. has written

?. "ot

2@. had been waitin"

22. was tryin"24. slipped

25. fell

26. wa$e p

27. eat

2;. leave

2<. "ot p

2=. s$ipped

2?. left

4@. had for"otten

42. is readin"44. is ma$in"

45. were doin"

46. was coo$in"

47. was readin"

4;. will also be doin"

4<. will be preparin"

4=. will be readin"

4?. will have completed

5@. have fond

52. will not have accomplished54. will still be stdyin"

55. will be wor$in"

56. are sally ta"ht

57. are bein" ta"ht

5;. *ane

5<. *ohn

5=. Mary

5?. &ob

2. I (learn)……………..>n"lish for seven years now.

4. &t last year I (not + wor$)…………………. hard eno"h for >n"lish thatAs why my mar$s (not

+be)………………… really that "ood then.

5. -s I (pass + want)…………………..my >n"lish exam sccessflly next year I (stdy)

………………………..harder this term.

6. :rin" my last smmer holidays my parents (send)……………………….. me on a lan"a"e

corse to ondon.

7. It (be)……………………… "reat and I (thin$)……………………… I (learn)a lot.

;. &efore I ("o)…………………………to ondon I (not + enoy)…………………learnin" >n"lish.

<. &t while I (do)……………………the lan"a"e corse I (meet)………………..lots of yon"

people from all over the world.

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=. 0here I (notice)…………………. how important it (be)…………………… to spea$ forei"n

lan"a"es nowadays.

?. 8ow I (have)…………………….. mch more fn learnin" >n"lish than I (have)

……………………..before the corse.

2@. -t the moment I (revise)…………………….. >n"lish "rammar.

22. -nd I (be"in + already)……………………….. to read the texts in my >n"lish textboo$s a"ain.

24. I (thin$)…………….. I (do)………………………. one nit every wee$.25. My exam (be)…………………… on 27 May so there (not + be)…………………..any time to

be lost.

26. If I (pass)……………………..my exams sccessflly I (start)…………………. an

apprenticeship in %eptember.

27. -nd after my apprenticeship maybe I ("o)…………………..bac$ to ondon to wor$ there for

a while.

2;. -s yo (see + can)………………………. I (become)……………………… a real ondon fan

already.

2. -B Eo seem ener"etic! &B 'eally I (exercise) ………………….for some time.

4. -B /hat (yo do) …………………….. when the robbery too$ placeD

&B I (chan"e) …………………… a li"ht blb that had brnt ot.

5. Mi$e (se) ……………………….. the same 9C for more than three years. He is thin$in" of

p"radin" it.

6. If it (snow) ……………………..tomorrow we ("o) …………………. s$iin" near esvis.

7. 0his is the second pill I (ta$e) ……………………to ma$e me sleep.

;. %ami started his bsiness in %pain three months a"o. /hen he retrns to 0r$ey next *ly

he (spend) ………………………..nine months there.

<. Mary (not call) ……………………..me since she (leave) ………………….. the city.

=. aren (live) ………………….. in Hon" on" for more than two years. In fact she (live)………………………. there when the political ta$eover occrred.

?. &y the time the police (arrive) ………………………. the robbers (rn) …………………..away.

2@. 0he boo$ writes that the Maya tribes fonded an advanced civili,ation in the forests of the

EcatanG nevertheless their cltre (disappear) ………………….. by the time >ropeans first

(arrive) ……………………….in the 8ew /orld.

22. Hey. &e iet! 0he boss (come) ……………………..

24. It (snow) …………………..all day. I hope it stops by noon becase I wish to "o to the

mar$et.

25. isten >d I donAt care whether yo (miss) ………………….. the bs this mornin". Eo (be)…………………….. late for meetin"s too many times. 0his is my last warnin".

26. /e are fed p with storm and those dar$ clods! /e expect when we (wa$e)

……………………… p tomorrow mornin" the sn (shine) ……………………..

27. /hen Hassan arrived at the cafe I (wait) ………………….for him for half an hor.

2;. I (not hear) ……………………….of the pyramids before I went to >"ypt.

2<. :rin" the past 7@ years travelin" (become) ……………………mch easier and very

comfortable. In the 2?th centry it (ta$e) ……………………. two or three months to cross -frica

by wa"on. 0he trip (be) ……………………… very ro"h and often dan"eros. 0hin"s (chan"e)

……………………….. a "reat deal in the last hndred and fifty years. 8ow yo can fly from

-n$ara to 0o$yo in a matter of hors.

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2=. Eor >n"lish (improve) ……………….. Eo (watch) ………………………. television

pro"rams and (stdy) …………………….. "rammar every day since yo first arrived in ondon.

It is apparent that yo will be flent very soon.

2?. /hen 0ed (arrive) …………………….. home last ni"ht he discovered that Hilary (prepare)

………………………… a beatifl candle1lit dinner.

4@. :o not for"et that if yo (need) …………………………… to contact me sometime next wee$

I (stay) ………………………… at the Hilton in Istanbl.

a) *ohn +leave+…………… -nne two days a"o. %he hardly +eat+………… anythin" since.

b) %o far -nne +be+…………. in the hose by herself for two wee$s. :rin" that time she

+refse+………… to open the door to anyone.

c) *ohn +be"in+…………. listenin" to >n"lish recordin"s re"larly last year. %ince then his

pronnciation +improve+……………..."reatly.

d)He +listen+………….. to >n"lish recordin"s for several months. His comprehension ability

+increase+………….. since.

e) If yo +lose+……………….. a boo$ report it at once. If it +not be fond+……………….. within a

reasonable period yo +be as$ed+……………… to pay the cost of replacin" it. 0his sm +be

refnded+……………………. if the boo$ +be fond+……………… sbseently.

f) ast wee$ he +not send+……………….. me an %M% text messa"e becase he +lose+

………………… my phone nmber so I +not able to+………………. meet him.

") I see that the children +switch on+………………. the 0.. and +watch+……………. an

interestin" film.

h) 0he radio reported that the weather in that re"ion +be+……………. dry since -"st.

i) /hich of the roads +lead+………… to the railway stationD /e +want+……….. to arrive there

before the departre of the train.

) /hen I came in the do" +sleep+……………. on the r".$) If yo +"o+…………….. to the $itchen yo will find mil$ there. &t I don#t $now if the mil$ +be+

………….. sor.

l) -ll the time yo have been toilin" in yor office I +enoy+……………… myself on the beach.

/e +not have+…………….. a drop of rain since we +arrive+……………………... &t nfortnately

this time next wee$ I +travel bac$+…………………..

m) /e will leave as soon as the car +be overhaled+……………….. &t I don#t $now if the

overhal +be completed+………………. by 2@ o#cloc$.

n) -fter I +do+…………… all my wor$ I +want+…………….. to "o home bt I remembered that I

+leave+…………. my mbrella in the hall where I +pt+………….. it to dry and I had to "o to fetchit as it +rain+…………...

Read about Pat and Ronald Thomas, who live on a train. Put the verbs in brackets into the

correct verb form.

-t home on a train

9at and 'onald 0homas +not live+………….in a caravan bt their home +travel+………….more

miles than any other hose in &ritain! 0heir hose +ma$e+………..from a pair of ictorian railway

carria"es and they +live+…………there for ten years. I +not want+…………to live in a train at

first admits 9at bt when I +see+

…………. that this train had a "arden with a stream I st +fall+………… in love with it. /e +by+

……….it from an old lady and she +do+………… a lot of wor$ on it already. &t there is a lot left

to do and we +ma$e+………..still improvements.

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isitors are often srprised to see how spacios the hose is. -ll the dividin" walls +remove+

………… so now the rooms are abot fifteen meters lon".

9at and 'onald +pay+……………….. J ;= @@@ for their hose. 'ecently they +offer+

………….more than J 2@@ @@@ for it bt it#s not for sale.

I +discover+……….. more and more abot the history of this train all the time says 'onald.

It +bild+………..in %windon between 2=77 and 2=<7. /e +wor$+………..so hard to ma$e it

beatifl that I don#t thin$ we +sell+…………ever ………… it he admits. I hope it +remain+…………..in or family forever.

4. Put the verbs in brackets in this text in the most suitable form.

:ear %e

I +thin$+………… I#d better write and apolo"i,e abot what +happen+………….on 0hrsday. I

+not sally behave+……………..that way at parties bt as yo probably +realise+………… I

+be+………..rather drn$ when I +arrive+……….. I +be+…………never …………as drn$ as that

before bt I +have+…………. an explanation. Eo +see+………… on my way to the party I +meet+

………… this old friend of mine while I +come+………..ot of the pb which I only +pop+…………

into to by yo a bottle of wine. &y the time we +tal$+…………..over all or news I +reali,e+

………..we +drin$+…………. rather a lot bt I very mch +want+………….to see yo so I +leave+

………….my car at the pb and +wal$+………….over. I +really not mean+ ……………to brea$

the window and I +come+…………..rond next Monday to repair it myself. I +not thin$+

……………it +be+…………very cold in the meantime. I………… also +write+…………to yor

mother and I +apolo"i,e+………..for sayin" what I +say+………….to her. Eo +$now+………..how

mch I +li$e+………..her. I +hope+………..that by the time I see yo next Monday yo +for"et+

………..my nfor"ivable behavior. I +decide+…………never to drin$ a"ain.

Eor foolish friend

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