MIXED VERBAL TENSES (I)

Aquí tenéis una selección de frases con las que trabajar los distintos tiempos verbales. Primero lo he presentado en bloques, y más adelante, todos los tiempos verbales irán barajados dentro de un texto y deberéis elegir el tiempo correcto y más adecuado.

Sólo practicando se llega a mejorar, ¡así que es turno de hacer un esfuerzo extra chic@s!




A. Put the verb into the correct form, present continuous or present simple.
1. I _______________ (not/belong) to this particu1ar government committee.
2. Hurry! The bus _______________ (come). I _______________ (not/want) to miss it.
3. Gregory is a vegetarian. He _______________ (not/eat) meat.
4. I _______________ (1ook) for the manager. I can't find him anywhere.
5. We are successful because we _______________ (take) the time to ta1k to our customers.

B. Put the verb in the correct form: past simple or past continuous.
1. I _______________ (dream) when the alarm clock _______________ (go off).
2. They _______________ (wait) for me when I _______________ (arrive).
3. We _______________ (not/go out) last Sunday because it _______________ (rain).
4. I _______________ (see) Kim at the party. She _______________ (wear) a new dress.
5. What _______________ (you/do) at this time yesterday? Oh, I _______________ (prepare) the dinner.

C. Complete the sentences using present perfect simple or continuous.
1. (build) The Browns _______________ a house for some time.
    They _______________ all the main walls now.
2. (write) John _______________ his novel since last year.
    He _______________ the first three chapters.
3. (paint) The painters _______________ the town hall since February.
    They _______________ nearly half of it now.
4. (save) The Cooks _______________ to go on holiday next summer.
    They _______________ € 2000 up to now.
5. (watch) I _______________ cartoons on TV.
    I _______________ 4 cartoons already.

D. Complete the sentences using the past simple or the past perfect. 
1. When the teacher came in, everybody ______________ (stand up).
2. I arrived two hours late because my car ______________ (break down).
3. I was really tired last night. I ______________ (have) a hard day.
4. Sam felt ill, so he ______________ (go) to bed.
5. When we ______________ (write) the letter, we went to the post office.

E. Complete the sentences using the past perfect or the past perfect continuous.
1. By the time I got home they ______________ (eat) all the cake.
2. The room was very smoky. I could tell that my brother ______________ (smoke) in there all afternoon.
3. She retired at fifty-five, but she ______________ (work) hard all her life.
4. James was very irritable. He ______________ (look) for his contact lens for an hour and he still ______________ (not / find) it!
5. I was furious with Tom when he arrived. I ______________ (wait) for him for hours.

F. Complete the senteces using will, present continuous or be going to.
1. Dont' worry Sam! I ______________ (help) you!
2. Oh no! Look at that old woman, she ______________ (fall)!
3. Tomorrow morning I ______________ (fly) to Rome.
4. Mum, I promise I ______________ (pass) the exam.
5. Next year I ______________ (study) at university. I have worked very hard to go there.

G. Complete the senteces using future perfect or future continuous.
1. She ______________ (finish) by this time tomorrow.
2. Tomorrow evening, from 16:30 to 18:00, I ______________ (play) football.
3. She can't come because she ______________ (study) until late at night.
4. We ______________ (paint) all the house when you arrive, so we will go inmediately.
5. They ______________ (fix) what they broke all afternoon long!