MIXED TENSES - PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, PAST SIMPLE, PAST

CONTINUOUS, PAST PERFECT SIMPLE, PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS, PRESENT

PERFECT SIMPLE, PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS, FUTURE SIMPLE, GOING TO
FUTURE, FUTURE CONTINUOUS, FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE, FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS, conditional sentences, INDIRECT QUESTIONS, REPORTED SPEECH,
GERUND, INFINITIVE, BAR INFINITIVE, MODAL VERBS OF DEDUCTION.

41. Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense form.
1.

When _________we ______________ (leave)? The fog __________________ (rise) very

slowly.
2.

We _____________________ (do) most of our work by next Sunday.

3.

He _____________________ (not have) a slightest idea what _____________________

(do).
4.

Yesterday the food _____________________ (not be) as good as I _____________________

(expect).
5.

If the fog _____________________ (stay) so thick, we _____________________ (not go)

skiing.
6.

She _____________________ ______________________ (may) (eat) something rotten,

that's why she feels sick now.

7.

We _________never ____________________ (discuss) such things so late at night

before.
8.

Maybe they _____________________ (play) my favourite song if I

_____________________ (ask) them for it. Let's ask them.

9.

If he _____________________ (not meet) Alice three years ago, he _________ never

_____________________ (get) married.

10.
right.

He ___________________ (say) that the customer ___________________ (be) always

42. Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense form.
1.

He _____________________ (mention) he _________ never _____________________ (see)

such a beautiful place before.

2.

She _____________________ (work) on her book next week.

3.

If you _____________________ (water) the plants more of ten, they

_____________________ (stay) fresh and beautiful.

4.

She must_____________________ (have) a shower now.

5.

Who _____________________ (score) three goals at the last match? I

_____________________ (think) it _____________________ (be) Michael.

6.

The snow _____________________ (melt) very fast because the sun

_____________________ (shine).
7.

I _________ just _____________________ (drink) a glass of beer and would like

_____________________ (have) another one.

8.

He _____________________ (say) that his life _____________________ (consist) of

various happy and sad events.

9.

She might ___________________________ (not understand) your feelings. Maybe you

should explain everything to her.

10.

I promise I _____________________ (draw up) the contract today.

43. Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense form.
1.

He _____________________ (remember) he _____________________ (leave) the pot on

the cooker.
2.

By next Monday I ___________________________ (dance) for eleven years.

3.

If you _____________________ (look) at your feet, you _____________________ (not

stumble) and _____________________ (fall).

4.

You _____________________ (remember) what the weather _____________________ (be)

like last Sunday?

5.

Don't worry, we _____________________ (pick) the apples.

6.

He _____________________ (refuse) to pay for the drinks claiming he

(not have)

any money.
7.

I _________ often _______________ (be) to the zoo, but I _____________________

_____________________ (prefer) (see) animals in the nature.

8.

She _____________________ (be) the first _____________________ (greet) them when we

_____________________ (meet).
9.

He _____________________ (ask) me if I _____________________ (know) Thailand and

_____________________ (say) he _________ never __________________ (see) such a beautiful

country before and that he _____________________ (want) to go there again.
10.

You'd rather _____________________ (polish) the table now as some new guests

_____________________ (come) tonight.

44. Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense form.
1.

I hope you _____________________ (not be) sorry for that.

2.

They _____________________ (play) snooker tomorrow at six o'clock.

3.

____________ you ever _____________________ (swim) in that lake?

4.

O.k., I _____________________ (do) the shopping instead of you.

5.

The wind ____________________ (blow) very hard. Look, the trees

____________________ (bend).
6.

When I ________________________ (return), my children _____________ already

_____________________ (go) to bed.

7.

If you _____________________ (pay) the fine, you _____________________ (not have) any

problems at the customs when _____________________ _____________________ (leave) the

country.
8.

She _____________________ (say) that all _____________________ (sound) very nice

and that she _____________________ (decide) to take that trip although she
_____________________ (not have) much money.
9.

They _____________________ (get) lost because they _____________________ (not buy) a

map. They _____________________ (walk) in circles for hours before they finally
_____________________ (reach) a small village.
10.

He can't _____________________ (miss) the buss this morning.

MIXED TENSES - PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, PAST SIMPLE, PAST

CONTINUOUS, PAST PERFECT SIMPLE, PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS, PRESENT
PERFECT SIMPLE, PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS, FUTURE SIMPLE, GOING TO
FUTURE, FUTURE CONTINUOUS, FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE, FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS, conditional sentences, INDIRECT QUESTIONS, REPORTED SPEECH,
GERUND, INFINITIVE, BAR INFINITIVE, MODAL VERBS OF DEDUCTION.

45. Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense form.
1.

Don't call me tomorrow. I _____________________ (have) an important meeting with

my clients from abroad.

2.

They must _____________________ (have) lunch now.

3.

If you _____________________ (not throw) your mobile phone against the wall, you

_____________________ (not have) to spend a lot of money on repairings.

4.

She _____________________ (tell) him _____________________ (not be) sarcastic and

_____________________ (say) that she _____________________ (not like) the way he

_____________________ (behave).

5.

You already _____________________ (ask) your parents if they let you go to

Argentina?
6.

We always _____________________ (put up) our tent here because the toilets

_____________________ (not be) far away.

7.

He _____________________ (forget) to call his daughter while he

_____________________ (admire) the animals at the zoo.

8.

I should _____________________ (do) it better, but I didn't.

9.

We _____________________ (ask) her _____________________ (be) more discrete.

10.

I _____________________ (sit) dawn _____________________ (eat) my lunch, but then I

_____________________ (find out) that I _____________________ (forget) to take a fork.

46. Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense form.
1.

I'm sure they _____________________ (open) a bottle of champagne.

2.

You already _____________________ (repair) the roof?

3.

Harry _____________________ (spill) some wine on his shirt so he

_____________________ (take) it off, _____________________ (go) to the bathroom and

_____________________ (wash) it.
4.

As soon as the plumber _____________________ (rep air) the pipes, he

_____________________ (write) a bill. .

5.

If I ________________________ (know) that earlier, I _____________________________

(not annoy) you.

6.

By next year a lot of people _____________________ (move) here.

7.

What men _____________________ (think) of women's beauty? I

_____________________ (not know).

8.

We _____________________ (want) to know what time they _____________________

(come) back and if anybody _____________________ (know) who _____________________ (be)

responsible for organizing the party.
9.

If you _____________________ (put) some more sugar into your coffee, it

_____________________ (taste) much better. I'm sure about it.

10.

He _____________________ (complain) that the food _____________________ (taste)

terrible and _____________________ (ask) them if they _____________________ (have)

anything else to order.

MIXED TENSES - PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, PAST SIMPLE, PAST

CONTINUOUS, PAST PERFECT SIMPLE, PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS, PRESENT
PERFECT SIMPLE, PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS, FUTURE SIMPLE, GOING TO
FUTURE, FUTURE CONTINUOUS, FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE, FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS, conditional sentences, INDIRECT QUESTIONS, REPORTED SPEECH,
GERUND, INFINITIVE, BAR INFINITIVE, MODAL VERBS OF DEDUCTION.

47. Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense form.
1.

They _____________________ (have) a serious argument before they

_____________________ (split up).

2.

Maybe she _____________________ (play) her role better today than she

_____________________ (do) yesterday.

3.

He can't _____________________ (tear) his trousers as he is always so careful.

4.

Your hair is too long. If you _____________________ (cut) it, you

_____________________ (look) much better.

5.

I'd like to know if she _____________________ (fry) some chicken if I

_____________________ (ask) her _____________________ (do) it.

6.

This photocopier _____________________ (enlarge) copies or not?

7.

We _____________________ (defrost) the steaks for two hours.

8.

By next Friday I _____________________ (try) to pass my driving test for six months.

9.

If she _____________________ (not go) to Italy, she ________ never

_____________________ (eat) pizza. She _____________________ (spend) a few weeks in Rome

and _____________________ (have) a wonderful time there.
10.

She _____________________ (ask) him _____________________ (not drive) so fast as the

road _____________________ (be) icy.

MIXED TENSES - PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, PAST SIMPLE, PAST
CONTINUOUS, PAST PERFECT SIMPLE, PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS, PRESENT
PERFECT SIMPLE, PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS, FUTURE SIMPLE, GOING TO
FUTURE, FUTURE CONTINUOUS, FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE, FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS, conditional sentences, INDIRECT QUESTIONS, REPORTED SPEECH,
GERUND, INFINITIVE, BAR INFINITIVE, MODAL VERBS OF DEDUCTION.

48. Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense form.
1.

They might _____________________ (not go) to the chemist's because their daughter

feels much better today.

2.

This time tomorrow we _____________________ (play) chess.

3.

Life _____________________ (be) so wonderful until you _____________________ (hire)

that house. We _____________________ (spend) so much money on repairings and we even

_____________________ (have to) sell our old car.
4.

They _____________________ (kiss) before they _____________________ (say) goodbye to

each other.
5.

All right, I _____________________ (take) your friend to the airport.

6.

They _____________________ (ask) why she _____________________ (not apply) for that

job and _____________________ (say) she _____________________ (be) clever enough to work
in that company.
7.

Jessica didn't sell her car. If she _____________________ (put) an advertisement to a

newspaper, she _____________________ (sell) it for sure.

8.

I'm afraid we _____________________ (run) out of milk. We _____________________ (not

have) any for tomorrow. ________ you _____________________ (buy) some when you
________________ (go) to the shops, please?
9.

I _____________________ (finish) this novel by next year.

10.

He ________ just _____________________ (put) apart the engine of his car.

MIXED TENSES - PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, PAST SIMPLE, PAST

CONTINUOUS, PAST PERFECT SIMPLE, PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS, PRESENT
PERFECT SIMPLE, PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS, FUTURE SIMPLE, GOING TO
FUTURE, FUTURE CONTINUOUS, FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE, FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS, conditional sentences, INDIRECT QUESTIONS, REPORTED SPEECH,
GERUND, INFINITIVE, BAR INFINITIVE, MODAL VERBS OF DEDUCTION.

49. Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense form.

1.

He _____________________ (say) I _____________________ (be) right and that life

_____________________ (be) father hectic those days and people of ten

_____________________ (seem) (be) restless.
2.

After he _____________________ (leave) the petrol station, he _____________________

(remember) he _____________________ (not pay) for the gasoline.

3.

He _____________________ (jump) out of the boat as soon as it

_____________________ (reach) the land again. The other passengers slowly

_____________________ (follow) him and the tour guide _____________________ (try) to pass
them his hand.
4.

She _____________________ (hold) a lecture this time tomorrow.

5.

If only there _____________________ (be) a petrol station in this town, but there

aren't any.
6.

I _____________________ (cough) a lot for the past few days.

7.

That bee _____________________ (fly) from flower to flower. It _____________________

(not be) cute?

8.

He is exhausted. He _____________________ (jog) for two hours now.

9.

I'm sure the weather _____________________ (be) fine tomorrow.

10.

He can't _____________________ (miss) me now. He _____________________ (live) with

another woman.
MIXED TENSES - PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, PAST SIMPLE, PAST
CONTINUOUS, PAST PERFECT SIMPLE, PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS, PRESENT
PERFECT SIMPLE, PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS, FUTURE SIMPLE, GOING TO
FUTURE, FUTURE CONTINUOUS, FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE, FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS, conditional sentences, INDIRECT QUESTIONS, REPORTED SPEECH,
GERUND, INFINITIVE, BAR INFINITIVE, MODAL VERBS OF DEDUCTION.

50. Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense form.
1.

You might _____________________ (see) an elephant if we _____________________ (go)

any further. We have to ask the guide.

2.

I promise I _____________________ (give) some money to charity next month.

3.

While we _____________________ (take) photos in Thailand, we _____________________

(cruise) round some beautiful islands.

4.

She might _____________________ (tell) the poem by heart if she

_____________________ (concentrate) enough, but she didn't.

5.

Claudia _____________________ (hate) school. If only she _____________________ (not

be) so stubborn and _____________________ (study) more.

6.

They _____________________ (provide) for everything by next weekend.

7.

She _____________________ (clean) her face for ten minutes.

8.

She _____________________ (get) her coffee in bed every morning. Her husband

_____________________ (get up) earlier, _____________________ (shave) his beard and

_____________________ (go) downstairs, _____________________ (prepare) breakfast and
_____________________ (make) some coffee.
9.

As soon as he _____________________ (enter) the pub, his glasses

_____________________ (dew).
10.

He _____________________ (say) he _____________________ (not can) understand that

he _____________________ (have) nothing _____________________ (do) with that and that he

_____________________ (be) sure he _____________________ (do) something wrong.
MIXED TENSES - PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, PAST SIMPLE, PAST
CONTINUOUS, PAST PERFECT SIMPLE, PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS, PRESENT
PERFECT SIMPLE, PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS, FUTURE SIMPLE, GOING TO
FUTURE, FUTURE CONTINUOUS, FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE, FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS, conditional sentences, INDIRECT QUESTIONS, REPORTED SPEECH,
GERUND, INFINITIVE, BAR INFINITIVE, MODAL VERBS OF DEDUCTION.

51. Active or passive? Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense form.
1.

While Steve _____________________ (cut) onions, he _____________________ (drop) a

glass and _____________________ (hurt) his hand. The floor _____________________ (cover)
in blood.
2.

She must _____________________ (hurt) her knee as she _____________________ (walk)

with a limp for weeks.

3.

'

He _____________________ (ask) how we could _____________________

_____________________ (expect) (discuss) such a question.

4.

He _____________________ (do) the crossword puzzles for an hour and he still

_____________________ (not do) much.

5.

I never _____________________ (taste) hot soup. I always _____________________ (wait)

until it _____________________ (get) Gold.

6.

I'm sure he _____________________ (succeed) in his life because his parents

_____________________ (encourage) him for years.

7.

She might _____________________ (hate) me if I _____________________ (not tell) her

the truth before.

8.

If you _____________________ (go) to your dentist regularly, your teeth

_____________________ (not hurt).

9.

This time next year we _____________________ (search) for a peaceful and romantic

place to stay at.

10.

He _____________________ (get) a job as soon as he ____________________ (apply) for

it.

MIXED TENSES - PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, PAST SIMPLE, PAST

CONTINUOUS, PAST PERFECT SIMPLE, PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS, PRESENT
PERFECT SIMPLE, PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS, FUTURE SIMPLE, GOING TO
FUTURE, FUTURE CONTINUOUS, FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE, FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS, conditional sentences, INDIRECT QUESTIONS, REPORTED SPEECH,
GERUND, INFINITIVE, BAR INFINITIVE, MODAL VERBS OF DEDUCTION.

52. Active or passive? Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense form.
1.
2.

I _____________________ (have) a glass of water, please.

Look, the comet _____________________ (move) very fast. You _____________________

(see) it?
3.

She might _____________________ (not taste) your soup now.

4.

I'm sure Alice _____________________ (find) the love of her life one day.

5.

She _____________________ (have) this handbag for two years by next month.

6.

Gina still _____________________ (not learn) how to ski. She just

_____________________ (buy) new ski boots.

7.

Linda _____________________ (be) out of work for a year.

8.

He _____________________ (tell) me _____________________ (not double-cross) him as

he _____________________ (not be) stupid and _____________________ (say) he

_____________________ (know) me very well.
9.

By the time they _____________________ (prepare) the stage, one of the actors

_____________________ (break) his leg.

10.

I _____________________ (lift) weights for half a year and I still _____________________

(not lose) a pound.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total _______ / 10

53. Active or passive? Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense form.
1.

I'm sure he _____________________ (drink) juice because he promised me so.

2.

He _____________________ (break) my camera while he _____________________ (climb)

on that rock and _____________________ (fall).

3.

This cast1e _____________________ (build) in 1820.

4.

Before he _____________________ (write) the postcards, he _____________________

(stick) the stamps.

5.

A lot of money _____________________ (exchange) at this bank every day.

6.

Steve _____________________ (answer) he never _____________________ (believe) me

and _____________________ (add) I _____________________ (be) too stupid for him so he

_____________________ (not want) to talk to me any more.
7.

This time tomorrow I

(wash) my fathers car.

8.

You can't _____________________ (solve) this problem so easily. It was a serious one.

9.

I _____________________ (take) photos for three hours.

10.

I'm sure she _____________________ (struggle) hard for her future career.

MIXED TENSES - PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, PAST SIMPLE, PAST

CONTINUOUS, PAST PERFECT SIMPLE, PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS, PRESENT
PERFECT SIMPLE, PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS, FUTURE SIMPLE, GOING TO
FUTURE, FUTURE CONTINUOUS, FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE, FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS, conditional sentences, INDIRECT QUESTIONS, REPORTED SPEECH,
GERUND, INFINITIVE, BAR INFINITIVE, MODAL VERBS OF DEDUCTION.

54. Active or passive! Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense form.
1.

Are you sure you _____________________ (be able to) iron this shift?

2.

While they _____________________ (drill) holes in order to find oil, the gas

_____________________ (catch) fire and _____________________ (explode).

3.

We might _____________________ (not be) as noisy as they think we are.

4.

She _____________________ (wash) her hands before she _____________________

(polish) her nails.

5.

Your hair _____________________ (smell) really nice. Yes, I just _____________________

(wash) it with a new shampoo. You _____________________ (like) it?

6.

He _____________________ (ask) her if she still _____________________ (love) him if he

_____________________ (tell) her what he _____________________ (do).

7.

I _____________________ (take) pills for such a long time and I still

_____________________ (not recover) from my illness.

8.

I _____________________ (not think) he _____________________ (turn off) the TV before

midnight.
9.

She hasn't got a due what she _____________________ (ask) him yesterday.

10.

They _____________________ (deliver) food for twelve hours by noon.

MIXED TENSES - PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, PAST SIMPLE, PAST

CONTINUOUS, PAST PERFECT SIMPLE, PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS, PRESENT
PERFECT SIMPLE, PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS, FUTURE SIMPLE, GOING TO
FUTURE, FUTURE CONTINUOUS, FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE, FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS, conditional sentences, INDIRECT QUESTIONS, REPORTED SPEECH,
GERUND, INFINITIVE, BAR INFINITIVE, MODAL VERBS OF DEDUCTION.

55. Active or passive? Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense form.
1.

I _____________________ (doubt) we _____________________ (see) any stars tonight.

2.

She _____________________ (ask) if she (may) stay any longer or she

_____________________ (have) (go) immediately.

3.

They _____________________ (hang) up the rebellion because he

_____________________ (escape) from the jail.

4.

He can't _____________________ (have) an affair with my wife at present as she is on

holiday in Brazil.
5.

You entered the flat with your muddy shoes. If you _____________________ (clean)

your shoes before (enter) the at, you (not make) the floor dirty.
6.

I _____________________ (be) in love with her for two years although she never

_____________________ (be) kind to me.

7.

While they _____________________ (study) plants in the jungle, they

_____________________ (find) a very rare bush with wonderful blossoms.

8.

Steve _____________________ (finish) the game of chess by eleven o'clock.

9.

Are you sure he is the only one who _____________________ (smuggle) the goods

without being caught?

10.

He can't _____________________ (miss) the target last time as he is a good shooter.

1 mark for each correct answer. Total _______ / 10

56. Active or passive? Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense form.
1.

_____________________ (wait) makes me nervous.

2.

Im tired of _____________________ (write) application forms.

3.

Listen, my neighbours _____________________ (argue) again. They always

_____________________ (yell) at each other.

4.

Angela _____________________ (vacuum) her flat this time tomorrow.

5.

I promise I _____________________ (not be) bad-tempered any more. You

_____________________ (believe) me?

6.

As soon as the sheriff _____________________ (get) off his horse, he

_____________________ (go) to the saloon.

7.

She asked if my parents _____________________ (let) me _____________________ (go)

out in the evenings and _____________________ (say) that her parents never
_____________________ (prevent) her from _____________________ (go) out whenever she
_____________________ (want).
8.

Im not sure he _____________________ (earn) enough money _____________________

(buy) a yacht.
9.

She _____________________ (polish) her nails for half an hour now.

10.

She might _____________________ (draw) a sketch now.

MIXED TENSES - PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, PAST SIMPLE, PAST

CONTINUOUS, PAST PERFECT SIMPLE, PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS, PRESENT
PERFECT SIMPLE, PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS, FUTURE SIMPLE, GOING TO
FUTURE, FUTURE CONTINUOUS, FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE, FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS, conditional sentences, INDIRECT QUESTIONS, REPORTED SPEECH,
GERUND, INFINITIVE, BAR INFINITIVE, MODAL VERBS OF DEDUCTION.

57. Active or passive? Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense form.
1.

Peter _____________________ (insist) on _____________________ (give) me another

suggestion, but I _____________________ (refuse).

2.

That cheese normally _____________________ (produce) on a farm. It

_____________________ (taste) really good.

3.

As soon as he _____________________ (punch) him on the nose, his face

_____________________ (be) covered in blood.

4.

The world food problem _____________________ (be) worse in the future as people

_____________________ (not have) enough to eat.

5.

By next winter I _____________________ (live) with my parents for twenty-five years.

6.

You _____________________ (interrupt) me while I _____________________ (say)

something about the planets.

7.

How much money they _____________________ (collect) so far?

8.

They _____________________ (cross) the river by lunchtime.

9.

She _____________________ (ring) up my office all day long, but I still

_____________________ (not answer) her phone call.

10.

They hardly ever _____________________ (exchange) any information.

MIXED TENSES - PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, PAST SIMPLE, PAST

CONTINUOUS, PAST PERFECT SIMPLE, PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS, PRESENT
PERFECT SIMPLE, PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS, FUTURE SIMPLE, GOING TO
FUTURE, FUTURE CONTINUOUS, FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE, FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS, conditional sentences, INDIRECT QUESTIONS, REPORTED SPEECH,
GERUND, INFINITIVE, BAR INFINITIVE, MODAL VERBS OF DEDUCTION.

58. Active or passive? Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense form.
1.

They never _____________________ (dismiss) me before.

2.

You _____________________ (receive) the message by next week?

3.

I can't stand _____________________ (bite) my nails.

4.

At least one litre of coffee _____________________ (drink) here every day.

5. They _____________________ (tell) him (take) a seat. He _____________________ (pull) out

a chair and _____________________ (sit down). He _____________________ (wait) for a few
minutes before they _____________________ (call) him in.
6.

In the past books _____________________ (be) very rare because they

_____________________ (write) by hand.

7.

When you _____________________ (do) the shopping? Next Monday.

8.

He _____________________ (feel) sleepy because he _____________________ (study) all

night long.
9.

They _____________________ (ask) the postman _____________________ (deliver) the

mail in the aftemoon.

10.

Be careful! You _____________________ (hurt) her feelings.

MIXED TENSES - PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, PAST SIMPLE, PAST

CONTINUOUS, PAST PERFECT SIMPLE, PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS, PRESENT
PERFECT SIMPLE, PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS, FUTURE SIMPLE, GOING TO
FUTURE, FUTURE CONTINUOUS, FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE, FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS, conditional sentences, INDIRECT QUESTIONS, REPORTED SPEECH,
GERUND, INFINITIVE, BAR INFINITIVE, MODAL VERBS OF DEDUCTION.

59. Active or passive? Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense fonn.
1.

They _____________________ (transfer) some money to our bank tomorrow. They've

decided so.
2.

What this bag _____________________ (make) of?

3.

They _____________________ (ask) her _____________________ (lend) them some bread

as they just _____________________ (run out) of it.

4.

I can't help _____________________ (light) a cigarette before _____________________

(sleep).
5.

A bird _____________________ (build) a nest near my window for a week.

6.

He _____________________ (be) happy because he _____________________ (reach) the

top of the mountain.

7.

I _____________________ (hear) you better if you _____________________ (step) closer

to me. You're too far away.

8.

Look, the cows _____________________ (lead) to meadows now.

9.

This time tomorrow we _____________________ (watch) the sunset from here.

10.

She _____________________ (not say) award since she _____________________ (be) in a

shock.

MIXED TENSES - PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, PAST SIMPLE, PAST

CONTINUOUS, PAST PERFECT SIMPLE, PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS, PRESENT
PERFECT SIMPLE, PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS, FUTURE SIMPLE, GOING TO
FUTURE, FUTURE CONTINUOUS, FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE, FUTURE PERFECT
CONTINUOUS, conditional sentences, INDIRECT QUESTIONS, REPORTED SPEECH,
GERUND, INFINITIVE, BAR INFINITIVE, MODAL VERBS OF DEDUCTION.

60. Active or passive? Put the verbs in brackets into the right tense form.
1.

You _____________________ (paint) the window frame tomorrow?

2.

He _____________________ (be) the only one who _____________________ (puli) my leg

for years.
3.

Henry _____________________ (promote) by next month.

4.

They might _____________________ (not eat) anything tonight.

5.

He _____________________ (use) to drink wine, but he _____________________ (not

drink) any recently.

6.

l wish you _____________________ (not spoil) everything last time when we

_____________________ (be) at Paul's house.

7.

He _____________________ (empty) the dustbin before he _____________________

(sweep) the flat.

8.

They _____________________ (answer) they _____________________ (be) sure that all

the members of the group _____________________ (agree) with him.

9.

You _____________________ (have) a pet before?

10.

She _____________________ (put) some food out of the freezer now.