MIXED TENSES EXERCISES
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 / be) 
really that good then.
3. As I (pass / want) 
my English exam successfully next year, I (study) 
harder this term.
4. During my last summer holidays, my parents (send) 
me on a language course to London.
5. It (be) 
great and I (think) 
I (learn) 
a lot.
6. Before I (go) 
to London, I (not / enjoy) 
learning English.
7. But while I (do) 
the language course, I (meet) 
lots of young people from all over the world.
8. There I (notice) 
how important it (be) 
to speak foreign languages nowadays.
9. Now I (have) 
much more fun learning English than I (have) 
before the course.
10. At the moment I (revise) 
English grammar.
11. And I (begin / already) 
to read the texts in my English textbooks again.
12. I (think) 
I (do) 
one unit every week.
13. My exam (be) 
on 15 May, so there (not / be) 
any time to be lost.
14. If I (pass) 
my exams successfully, I (start) 
an apprenticeship in September.
And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (go) 
back to London 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 (Kevin come)
?' 'An hour ago.'
4. I (not go)
to the cinema last night. I was too tired.
5. Carol invited us to the party but we (not go)
. We had other things to do.
2. When I was buying the stamps somebody (call)
3. 'What time (Kevin come)
4. I (not go)
5. Carol invited us to the party but we (not go)
6. I saw Bridget at the museum when I was going to the restaurant but she (not see) 
me.
7. 'Where (your parents live)
?' 'In a village near London. They have always lived there.'
8. She speaks English but she (not speak)
French.
9. Jeff is from London. He (live)
there all his life.
10. My favourite country is Canada. I (be)
there four times.
11. I (never eat)
bananas.
12. 'How long (you study)
Photography?' 'For one year.'
13. 'Where are you going on holiday?' 'I don't know. We (not decide)
yet.'
14. Who (invent)
the washing machine?
15. 'Where's Jill?' 'She (have)
lunch at the moment.'
16. (Terry work)
? No, he is on holiday.
17. Somebody (steal)
my sunglasses at the swimming pool last week.
18. (she wear)
the nice jacket when you saw her?
19. Where (be)
you yesterday?
7. 'Where (your parents live)
8. She speaks English but she (not speak)
9. Jeff is from London. He (live)
10. My favourite country is Canada. I (be)
11. I (never eat)
12. 'How long (you study)
13. 'Where are you going on holiday?' 'I don't know. We (not decide)
14. Who (invent)
15. 'Where's Jill?' 'She (have)
16. (Terry work)
17. Somebody (steal)
18. (she wear)
19. Where (be)
20. As you (see / can) 
, I (become) 
a real London fan already.
