Mixed Past Tenses

Mr. Bean at the Hospital

Instructions:

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Tenses Mr. Bean at the Hospital.
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Combine the two sentences into one sentence.
Use a linking word such as when, while, because, so, and, etc. to link the sentences.
Do not change the order of the clauses.
Change the verb forms used if necessary (e.g. He went to He was going or He had
gone).

They couldnt open the ambulance doors. Mr. Bean parked behind it.
1. They couldnt open the ambulance doors because Mr. Bean had parked behind it.
The girl queued. Mr. Bean threw her doll.
2. While the girl was queuing, Mr. Bean threw her doll.
The men started fighting. Mr. Bean pinched one of the mens bottoms.
3. ________________________________________________________________________
The old man walked towards the chair. Mr. Bean ran around the table and sat down.
4. ________________________________________________________________________
Everyone saw Mr. Beans hand in the teapot. They laughed.
5. ________________________________________________________________________
Mr. Bean tried to steal his ticket. The old man woke up.
6. ________________________________________________________________________
Mr. Bean turned the number display over. The receptionist talked on the phone.
7. ________________________________________________________________________
Mr. Bean sat down again. The woman let go of the teapot.
8. ________________________________________________________________________
Mr. Bean slept. He dropped his ticket on the floor.
9. ________________________________________________________________________
Mr. Bean got his hand stuck in a bin. He tried to get his ticket out of it.
10. ________________________________________________________________________
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They couldnt open the ambulance doors. Mr. Bean parked behind it.
1. They couldnt open the ambulance doors because Mr. Bean had parked behind it.
The girl queued. Mr. Bean threw her doll.
2. While the girl was queuing, Mr. Bean threw her doll.
The men started fighting. Mr. Bean pinched one of the mens bottoms.
3. The men started fighting because/after Mr. Bean had pinched one of the mens bottoms.
The old man walked towards the chair. Mr. Bean ran around the table and sat down.
4. While/When/As the old man was walking towards the chair, Mr. Bean ran around the
table and sat down.
Everyone saw Mr. Beans hand in the teapot. They laughed.
5. Everyone saw Mr. Beans hand in the teapot and laughed.
Mr. Bean tried to steal his ticket. The old man woke up.
6. When/While/As Mr. Bean was trying to steal his ticket, the old man woke up.
Mr. Bean turned the number display over. The receptionist talked on the phone.
7. Mr. Bean turned the number display over when/while/as the receptionist was talking on
the phone.
Mr. Bean sat down again. The woman let go of the teapot.
8. Mr. Bean sat down again when/after/once the woman had let go of the teapot.
Mr. Bean slept. He dropped his ticket on the floor.
9. When/While/As Mr. Bean was sleeping, he dropped his ticket on the floor.
Mr. Bean got his hand stuck in a bin. He tried to get his ticket out of it.
10. Mr. Bean got his hand stuck in a bin when/while/as he was trying to get his ticket out of it.

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