36505 mixed tenses

Time Words for Present Simple Past Simple Past Continuous Tenses Fill in the correct tense... The Loch Ness monster ___________ not/appear for a long time when all of a sudden its head

Present & Past Tense Verb Review

Simple & Continuous forms

1 This Nerf gun (belong) to me, it (not/belong) to my brother

2 Birds (fly) south in the winter Look! There _ thousands of geese _ (fly) overhead

3 Ice _ (freeze) at zero degrees centigrade It (not/freeze) when it is

10 degrees

4 _ you (learn) how to speak English in school this year? Yes, I

5 We often (bring) snacks to school you (eat) a snack during the breaks?

6 Lionel Messi _ (make) a lot of goals every year He rarely _ (miss) a goal

7 It (get) colder now, I (think) I need to put on a sweatshirt

8 they (leave) for football practice now or _ they _ (watch) TV

at the moment?

1 you often (write) e-mails to

your friends? No, I _

2 _ your father _ (take) the train to

work? Yes, he

3 I (not/understand) what you are

saying

4 At the moment I _ (read) an

interesting comic, I

(not/do) my homework

5 Mike _ (play) Farmville on the

computer now Every day he _

(grow) many new vegetables and fruits

6 This morning he (pick) his latest

crop Then he usually _ (sell) them at the

market But today he (not/pick) any

crops because they aren’t ready

7 The sun always (shine) in Greece in

the summer In Greek summer _ (mean)

good weather

8 However now it is November and today the sun

_ (not/shine) it

(rain) in the winter in your country?

1 you (feel) all right? No, I (feel) sick at the moment

2 Children (grow) taller every year I know I (grow) at lot this year because none of my clothes (fit)

3 you _ (hear) the dog barking? Yes, today it _ (drive) me crazy Be quiet!

4 My dog _ (hide) his bones in the garden He (not/hide) them in the house

5 My parents _ (travel) to Barcelona this morning They often (travel) together

6 _ your cat (drink) milk every day? Yes, it

1 While I (feed) my dog Tigra, I (hear) another dog barking.

2 He (buy) vegetables at the open air market, when it (start) to rain

3 The dog (bite) me when I _ (pet) it Bad dog!

4 What you _ (do) when the earthquake (happen)?

5 I (dream) about Christmas vacation while my sister _ (talk) to me about school

6 We (eat) pizza while we _ (listen) to the weather report

7 Dad (not/drive) the car when the earth (start) to shake. you (study) then? Yes, I

8. you (remember) to lock the door? No, I _ (forget)

9 George (not/play) a computer game last night, he (write) a book report

1 When I _ (put) on my coat for school, I _ (remember) that I had forgotten to do my English homework

2 The students (not/sing) Christmas carols in the classroom, they

(swim) in the pool

3 you (ride) your bike when your mobile phone (ring)?

4 he _ (sleep) when the thunderstorm _ (start) No, he

5 He _ (not/spend) his money on fancy cars, he (spend) his money on vacations

6 The robber _ (steal) the jewels from her hotel room, when she (be) out for

a walk

7 I _ (lose) my keys when I (run) down the street

Time Words for

Present Simple

Past Simple

Past Continuous Tenses

Fill in the correct tense

1 _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _

Time Words for Past Continuous

1 _ 2.

Time Words for Past Simple

1 2. 3. 4.

Time Words for Present Continuous

1 2. 3. 4.

1 _ you ever (be) to Paris? No, I _.

2 We (paint) the kitchen all morning long

3 What _ you _ (do) today? Oh I _ (read) a really exciting thriller

4 John just (throw) all his old bills away you ever _ (do) that? Yes, I

5 the teachers already (mark) the exams No, they _ (not/mark) them yet!

6 The is the first time that she _ ever _ (eat) snails And the last!

7 I (clean) the house for hours and I’m beat I need a rest

8 _ you (live) here since you were a baby? No, I _ My family _ (live) for three years

1 I already _ (finish) my homework when the doorbell (ring)

2 We _ (repair) our antique car when the storm started

3 The detectives _ (search) for clues all morning when the suddenly found

important evidence

4 _ the astronauts _ (complete) their morning tasks before it was time for exercise

5.We (decorate) the Christmas tree for hours and then we had dinner

6 The Loch Ness monster _ (not/appear) for a long time when all of a sudden its head popped out of the water

Present Perfect Time Words

1 _

2 _

3 _

4 _

5 _

Present Perfect Continuous Time Words

1 _

2

3

Present & Past Tense Verb Review

Simple & Continuous forms Key

1 This Nerf gun belongs_ (belong) to me, it doesn’t belong (not/belong) to my brother

2 Birds fly (fly) south in the winter Look! There are thousands of geese flying (fly) overhead

3 Ice freezes (freeze) at zero degrees centigrade It doesn’t freeze (not/freeze) when it is 10 degrees

4 Are you learning (learn) how to speak English in school this year? Yes, I am

5 We often bring (bring) snacks to school Do you eat_ (eat) a snack during the breaks?

6 Lionel Messi makes (make) a lot of goals every year He rarely misses (miss) a goal

7 It is getting (get) colder now, I think (think) I need

to put on a sweatshirt

8 Are they leaving (leave) for football practice now or are they watching (watch) TV at the moment?

1 Do you often write (write) e-mails to your friends?

No, I don’t

2 Does your father take (take) the train to work? Yes,

he does

3 I don’t understand (not/understand) what you are

saying

4 At the moment I am reading (read) an interesting

comic, I am not doing (not/do) my homework

5 Mike is playing(play) Farmville on the computer

now Every day he grows (grow) many new vegetables

and fruits

6 This morning he is picking (pick) his latest crop Then

he usually sells (sell) them at the market But today he

isn’t picking (not/pick) any crops because they aren’t

ready

7 The sun always shines (shine) in Greece in the

summer In Greek summer means (mean) good

weather

8 However now it is November and today the sun isn’t

shining(not/shine) Does it rain (rain) in the winter in

your country?

1 Do you feel (feel) all right? No, I am feeling (feel) sick at the moment

2 Children grow (grow) taller every year I know I am growing (grow) at lot this year because none of my clothes fit (fit)

3 Do you hear (hear) the dog barking? Yes, today it is driving (drive) doesn’t hide (not/hide) them in the house

5 My parents are traveling (travel) to Barcelona this morning They often travel (travel) together

6 Does your cat drink (drink) milk every day? Yes, it does.Past Simple Key

Past Continuous Tenses

Fill in the correct tense

1 When I was putting (put) on my coat for school, I remembered_ (remember) that I had forgotten to do

my English homework

2 The students weren’t singing (not/sing) Christmas carols in the classroom, they were swimming (swim) in the pool

3 Were you (ride) ridingyour bike when your mobile phone rang (ring)?

4 Was he sleeping (sleep) when the thunderstorm started_ (start) No, he wasn’t

5 He didn’t spend (not/spend) his money on fancy cars, he spent (spend) his money on vacations

6 The robber stole (steal) the jewels from her hotel room, when she was_ (be) out for a walk

7 I lost (lose) my keys when I was running(run) down the street

1 While I was feeding (feed) my dog Tigra, I heard

(hear) another dog barking

2 He was buring (buy) vegetables at the open air

market, when it started_ (start) to rain

3 The dog bit (bite) me when I was petting(pet) it Bad

dog!

4 What were you doing (do) then the earthquake

happened (happen)?

5 I was dreaming (dream) about Christmas vacation

while my sister was talking (talk) to me about school

6 We were eating (eat) pizza while we were listening

(listen) to the weather report

7 Dad wasn’t driving (not/drive) the car when the

earth started (start) to shake.Were you studying

(study) then? Yes, I was

8.Did you remember(remember) to lock the door? No,

I forgot (forget)

9 George wasn’t playing (not/play) a computer game

last night, he was writing (write) a book report

Time Words for

Present Simple

1 every day

2.usually

3.always

4often

5.never

6.sometimes etc

Time Words for Present Continuous

1 now 2.at the moment 3today

4.this morning

Time Words for Past Simple

1 ago 2.yesterday 3.last (week) 4in 2004

Time Words for Past Continuous

1 when 2.while

1 Have you ever been (be) to Paris? No, I haven’t.

2 We have been painting (paint) the kitchen all morning long

3 What have you been doing (do) today? Oh I have been reading (read) a really exciting thriller

4 John has just thrown (throw) all his old bills away Have you everdone (do) that? Yes, I have

5 Havethe teachers already marked (mark) the exams No, they haven’t marked(not/mark) them yet!

6 The is the first time that she has ever eaten (eat) snails And the last!

7 I have een cleaning (clean) the house for hours and I’m beat I need a rest

8 Have you lived (live) here since you were a baby? No, I haven’t My family has lived (live) for three years

1 I had already finished (finish) my homework when the doorbell rang (ring)

2 We had been repairing (repair) our antique car when the storm started

3 The detectives had been searching (search) for clues all morning when the suddenly found important evidence

4 Had the astronauts completed (complete) their morning tasks before it was time for exercise

5.We had been decorating (decorate) the Christmas tree for hours and then we had dinner

6 The Loch Ness monster hadn’t appeared (not/appear) for a long time when all of a sudden its head popped out of the water

Present Perfect Time Words

1.ever/never

2 just/yet

3 already

4 for (4years)

5 since etc

Present Perfect Continuous Time Words

1.all morning

2 for three hours

3 for a very long time