MIXED TENSES REVISION

1. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
a) They __________________ (move) out of their house next month. They __________________ (al-
ready / buy) a new one in a different town. The new house __________________ (be) bigger and it
__________________ (have) a huge garden with a swimming-pool in it. They _________________
(be) swimming all summer!
b) Maria __________________ (take) the exam twice before being accepted into the university. She
__________________ (want) to study to become a nurse. She __________________ (graduate) with
honours. Now she __________________ (work) at the Memorial Hospital in New York. All her pa-
tients __________________ (love) her.
c) The weather __________________ (be) awful today. I hope it __________________ (improve) to-
morrow, because we __________________ (plan) a trip to the beach for a week.
d) Mr. White, the math teacher, said we __________________ (have) an exam in two days. I hope he
__________________ (change) the date, because I have an English exam on the same day. I have to
study so hard!
e) Mia __________________ (walk) down the street when she __________________ (realized) that
someone __________________ (follow) her. She __________________ (be) scared at first, but later
on she __________________ (discover) it was an old lady trying to give her wallet back. She had let
it fall a few streets back!
f) Be careful! You __________________ (use) too much glue. It __________________ (ruin) the art
project and you __________________ (not have) time to make another one. It
__________________ (be) due tomorrow.
g) There was a clown at the festival. It __________________ (scare) the little child, so the family
__________________ (leave) and __________________ (go) back home. That night the child
__________________ (not sleep) because he __________________ (keep) having nightmares about
the clown.
h) While my mother __________________ (make) breakfast for me and my siblings, I
__________________ (wake up). It was still too early, so she __________________ (send) me back
to bed.
i) My best friend and I __________________ (leave) the concert when we __________________ (see)
the guitarist walk out the back door. We __________________ (ask) him for his autograph and a pic-
ture. He __________________ (be) so kind with us!
j) After Monica __________________ (finish) all her work, she __________________ (go) to have
lunch.
k) I __________________ (not say) anything until she __________________ (finish) talking.
l) __________________ (you / wait) for a long time before the taxi __________________ (arrive)?
m) She __________________ (miss) all afternoon. Her friends __________________ (think) of calling
the police, but she __________________ (walk) in a few seconds later.
n) – How long __________________ (learn) karate? – I __________________ (learn) karate for three
years now. At the moment I __________________ (am) green belt.

KEY
a) They are moving / are going to move (move) out of their house next month. They Have have already
bought (already / buy) a new one in a different town. The new house Have is (be) bigger and it has
(have) a huge garden with a swimming-pool in it. They will be (be) swimming all summer!
b) Maria had taken (take) the exam twice before being accepted into the university. She wanted (want)
to study to become a nurse. She graduated (graduate) with honours. Now she is working (work) at
the Memorial Hospital in New York. All her patients love (love) her.
c) The weather is (be) awful today. I hope it will improve (improve) tomorrow, because we have been
planning (plan) a trip to the beach for a week.
d) Mr. White, the math teacher, said we have / are having (have) an exam in two days. I hope he will
change (change) the date, because I have an English exam on the same day. I have to study so hard!
e) Mia was walking (walk) down the street when she realized (realize) that someone was following (fol-
low) her. She was (be) scared at first, but later on she discovered (discover) it was an old lady trying
to give her wallet back. She had let it fall a few streets back!
f) Be careful! You are using (use) too much glue. It is going to ruin (ruin) the art project and you won’t
have (not have) time to make another one. It is (be) due tomorrow.
g) There was a clown at the festival. It scared (scare) the little child, so the family left (leave) and went
(go) back home. That night the child didn’t sleep (not sleep) because he kept (keep) having night-
mares about the clown.
h) While my mother was making (make) breakfast for me and my siblings, I woke up (wake up). It was
still too early, so she sent (send) me back to bed.
i) My best friend and I left (leave) the concert when we saw (see) the guitarist walk out the back door.
We asked (ask) him for his autograph and a picture. He was (be) so kind with us!
j) After Monica had finished (finish) all her work, she went (go) to have lunch.
k) I didn’t say (not say) anything until she had finished (finish) talking.
l) Had you been waiting (you / wait) for a long time before the taxi arrived (arrive)?
m) She had been missing (miss) all afternoon. Her friends thought (think) of calling the police, but she
walked (walk) in a few seconds later.
n) – How long have you been learning (learn) karate? – I have been learning (learn) karate for three
years now. At the moment I am (be) green belt.