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MIXED TENSES EXERCISES + KEY

Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.

1. I (learn) English for seven years now.

2. But last year I (not / work) hard enough for English, that's why my marks

(not / e) really that good then.

!. "s I (#ass / want) my English e$am su%%essfully ne$t year, I (study)

harder this term.

&. uring my last summer holidays, my #arents (send) me on a language

%ourse to ondon.

. It (e) great and I (think) I (learn) a lot.

*. Before I (go) to ondon, I (not / en+oy) learning English.

. But while I (do) the language %ourse, I (meet) lots of young

#eo#le from all over the world.

-. here I (noti%e) how im#ortant it (e) to s#eak foreign languages

nowadays.

. 0ow I (have) mu%h more fun learning English than I (have)

efore the %ourse.

1. "t the moment I (revise) English grammar.

11. "nd I (egin / already) to read the te$ts in my English te$tooks again.

12. I (think) I (do) one unit every week.

1!. y e$am (e) on 1 ay, so there (not / e) any time to e lost.

1&. If I (#ass) my e$ams su%%essfully, I (start) an a##renti%eshi# in

3e#temer.

1. "nd after my a##renti%eshi#, maye I (go) a%k to ondon to work there for

a while.

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KEY

1. I have een learninga%tion that started in the #ast and is still going on now, em#hasis is

#ut on the duration (signal word4 for seven years) 5Present Perfect Progressive

English for seven years now.

2. But last year I was not working hard enough for English, that's why my marks were

not1st er!" you %an either use #ast #rogressive or sim#le #ast.

a) 6ast 6rogressive4 #uts em#hasis on the duration

) 3im#le 6ast4 #uts em#hasis on the fa%t

#n$ er!" a fa%t in the #ast 5 Simple Past. really that good then.

!. "s I want to #ass my English e$am su%%essfully ne$t year, I am going to study1st

ver4 situation in the #resent 5 Simple Present (after 'want' use 'to' 7 infinitive)

2nd ver4 de%ision made for the future 5Future I going to. harder this term.

&. uring my last summer holidays, my #arents sent%om#leted a%tion in the #ast 5 Simple

Past me on a language %ourse to ondon.

. It was great and I think I have learned1st ver4 fa%t in the #ast 5 Simple Past

2nd ver4 situation in the #resent 5 Simple Present

!rd ver4 finished a%tion that has an influen%e on the #resent. em#hasis is on the result5Present Perfect Simple a lot.

*. Before I went to ondon, I had not en+oyed1st ver4 a%tion in the #ast 5 Simple Past

2nd ver4 a%tion taking #la%e efore that %ertain time in the #ast (signal word4 efore) 5

Past Perfect. learning English.

. But while I was doing the language %ourse, I met1st ver4 a%tion taking #la%e only for

a %ertain #eriod in the #ast 5Past Progressive

2nd ver4 short a%tions in the #ast taking #la%e in the middle of another a%tion 5

Simple Past. lots of young #eo#le from all over the world.

-. here I noti%ed how im#ortant it is1st ver4 oservation in the #ast 5 Simple Past2nd ver4 general fa%t that is true for the #resent 5 Simple Present to s#eak foreign

languages nowadays.

. 0ow I have mu%h more fun learning English than I had1st ver4 situation in the

#resent 5 Simple Present

2nd ver4 situation in the #ast 5 Simple Past efore the %ourse.

1. "t the moment I am revisinga%tion ha##ening around now (signal word4 at the

moment) 5Present Progressive English grammar.

11. "nd I have already eguna%tion that has +ust started (signal word4 already), em#hasis

is #ut on the fa%t (not the duration) 5Present Perfect Simple to read the te$ts in my

English te$tooks again.

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12. I think I will do1st ver4 feeling in the #resent 5 Simple Present

2nd ver4 assum#tion with regard to the future (signal word4 I think) 5Future I will

one unit every week.

1!. y e$am is on 1 ay, so there is not1st ver4 the e$a%t date for the e$am is already

s%heduled 5 Simple Present.2nd ver4 idiomati% e$#ression any time to e lost.

1&. If I #ass my e$ams su%%essfully, I will startdonditional senten%e ty#e I4 if 7 3im#le

6resent, 8uture I will an a##renti%eshi# in 3e#temer.

1. "nd after my a##renti%eshi#, maye I will goassum#tion / dream for the

futureermutung 5Future I mit will. a%k to ondon to work there for a while.

Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.

1. They (build) a new power station at the moment.

2. When I was buying the stamps somebody (call)

my name.

3. 'What time (e!in come) "' '#n hour ago.'

$. I (not go) to the cinema last night. I was too tired.

%. &arol in!ited us to the party but we (not go) . We

had other things to do.

. I saw ridget at the museum when I was going to the

restaurant but she (not see) me.

. 'Where (your parents li!e) "' 'In a !illage near

*ondon. They ha!e always li!ed there.'

+. ,he spea-s nglish but she (not spea-) French.

/. 0e is rom *ondon. e (li!e) there all his lie.

14. 5y a!ourite country is &anada. I (be) there our

times.

11. I (ne!er eat) bananas.

12. 'ow long (you study) 6hotography"' 'For one

year.'13. 'Where are you going on holiday"' 'I don't -now. We (not

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decide) yet.'

1$. Who (in!ent) the washing machine"

1%. 'Where's 0ill"' ',he (ha!e) lunch at the moment.'

1. (Terry wor-) " 7o8 he is on holiday.

1. ,omebody (steal) my sunglasses at the

swimming pool last wee-.

1+. (she wear) the nice 9ac-et when you saw her"

1/. Where (be) you yesterday"

24. #s you (see : can) 8 I (become) a real *ondon

an already.

;,@to the cinema last night. I was too tired.

%. &arol in!ited us to the party but we (not go=I= 7@T >@. We had other things

to do.

. I saw ridget at the museum when I was going to the restaurant but she (not

see=I= 7@T ,me.

. 'Where (your parents li!e=@ A@

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1+. (she wear) W#, , W#;I7>the nice 9ac-et when you saw her"

1/. Where (be) W;you yesterday"

24."s you %an see, I have e%ome1st ver4 situation in the #resent 5 Simple Present (after

'%an' use the infinitive without 'to')

2nd ver4 situation from the #ast to the #resent, em#hasis is #ut on the fa%t 5 Present PerfectSimple a real ondon fan already.

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