Mixed Tenses 1 Task 1: Put in the correct form of the verb in brackets. 1- ____(we, visit) grandmother tomorrow? 2. When_(Bob, buy) this Ipod? It looks new. 3- We___(not, watch) a football game at the moment. 4. They_(play) hockey every afternoon. 5. She_(not, hear) from her boyfriend for three weeks. 6. I____(not, go) to the party next Friday. 7. Why_(you, sing) these terrible songs now? 8. He usually_(go) to school by bus. 9. Tim_(not, catch) his little rabbit yet. 10. My mother_(already, bring) us some drinks and crisps for the film. 11. They_(not, win) the game this evening. 12. Mona and Tom_(play) video games all afternoon last Monday. 13. Mary's parents_(visit) their friends now. 14. Anna_(sleep) in her sister's bed last Monday. 15. Look at the clouds! It_(rain) soon. 16. Sandra_(meet) her boyfriend this evening. 17. The pupils_(walk) to the cinema at 10 o'clock yesterday. 18. Sandra_(not, wash) her new car yet. Task 2: Two different tenses in one sentence. Put in the correct form of the verb in brackets. 1. Mary_(not, sleep) well since she_(visit) her grandma in the hospital last week. 2. At the moment they _ (load) their cars because they _(leave) for Italy this evening. 3. Sara _ (not, ride) on many horses yet but her parents _(buy) her a horse next year as a birthday present. Task 3: Make questions. Ask for the underlined information. 1. _-> We have been in Italy for two weeks. 2. _-> He's going to come home next Sunday. 3. _-> She never plays chess. 4. _-> Yes, he built a tree house last week. 5. _-> No, they haven't swum through the lake. 6. _-> I felt sad. Task 4: Look at the texts and tick the lines right (V) or correct the wrong ones next to the line. 1. Jenny is wanting to go to the cinema at the moment but her boyfriend Sam doesn't. It's Sunday afternoon and he usually watches TV at this time. But last Sunday he has gone out with Jenny because it was her 15th birthday. Sam is knowing that pizza is Jenny's favourite food. So while they were eating their pizzas Sam was feeling very bad suddenly. So they went home quickly. Sam had a terrible headache since then. Jenny hopes that Sam will get well soon. At the moment she is reading her new book. Her mother has given it to her as a birthday present on Sunday. 2. Mary thinks that she is going to visit her friend Mona this afternoon. Mona has been her best friends for many years. She is liking her very much. They are often meeting after school but Mona wasn't there this morning. Mary makes a present for her ready at the moment because today has been Mona's birthday. She wrote a nice birthday card and yesterday she was bought a CD of her favourite band "MCS". Mary knows that Mona hasn't had this CD and she hopes that they will listen to it later. They often listen to music together. Task 5: Put in the correct form of the verb in brackets. Yesterday Sara (not, have) a nice day. When she supermarket she almost_ stop). She always_ (fall) off her bike because she (arrive) at the _(not, (want) to pay the things she money in her purse. She_ (ride) her bike very fast. When she _(see)that there_ (phone) her mother and she (not, be) any _(bring) her the money. Sara never_ phone_(be) old and it month Sara (leave) the house without her mobile phone. But the _(not, send) every text message. Next (buy) a new smartphone with the money she (get) on her birthday in a few days. At the moment she (be) very expensive. Sara (look) on the internet for new smartphones. But the good ones (not, know) much about smartphones. Her friend Tim (get) a new "Samsung" smartphone last week and since then he _ (write) her many messages. Tim _ (love) his new phone. He (can, go) on the internet with it. At the moment he Sara at her house. He he _(read) something about his favourite football club "FC Arsenal London". Tim (know) a lot about smartphones. Later Tim_(meet) _ (take) many nice pictures with his smartphone camera and (want) to show them to Sara. Her sister Lisa_(be) seven years old and she (not, have) a mobile phone or smartphone. She _ (just, speak) with her parents because her best friend Jenny (have got) a mobile phone. But her father_(say) that he (not, buy) her a mobile phone until she (be) ten years old. Tim's sister Amy she bags into the kitchen. Amy _(just, come) home from shopping with her mother. Now (help) her mother. Tim and Amy_(carry) the _ (not, play) with Tim's new phone yet but she (take) it when he _ (be) at school. She (like) his phone, too. Mixed Tenses 1 Task 1: Put in the correct form of the verb in brackets. 1. _Are we going to visit/ Are we visiting/Will we visit_(we, visit) grandmother Boborrow? 2. When_has Bib bought/ did Bob buy_(Bob, buy) this Ipod? It looks new. 3. We_aren't watching_(not, watch) a football game at the moment. 4. They_play_(play) hockey every afternoon. 5. She_hasn't heard_(not, hear) from her boyfriend for three weeks. 6. I_am not going / am not going to go_(not, go) to the party next Friday. 7. Why_are you singing_(you, sing) these terrible songs now? 8. He usually_goes_(go) to school by bus. 9. Tim_hasn't caught_(not, catch) his little rabbit yet. 10. My mother_has already brought_(already, bring) us some drinks and crisps for the film. 11. They_aren't winning / aren't going to win / won't win_ (not, win) the game this evening. 12. Mona and Tom_were playing_(play) video games all afternoon last Monday. 13. Mary's parents_are visiting_(visit) their friends now. 14. Anna_slept/was sleeping_(sleep) in her sister's bed last Monday. 15. Look at the clouds! It_it is going to rain_(rain) soon. 16. Sandra _is meeting/is going to meet_(meet) her boyfriend this evening. 17. The pupils_were walking_(walk) to the cinema at 10 o'clock yesterday. 18. Sandra_hasn't washed_(not, wash) her new car yet. Task 2: Two different tenses in one sentence. Put in the correct form of the verb in brackets. 1. Mary_hasn't slept_(not, sleep) well since she_visited_(visit) her grandma in the hospital last week. 2. At the moment they_are loading_(load) their cars because they_are leaving/are going to leave_(leave) for Italy this evening. 3. Sara_hasn't ridden_(not, ride) on many horses yet but her parents_are buying/are going to buy_(buy) her a horse next year as a birthday present. Task 3: Look at the texts and tick the lines right (V) or correct the wrong ones next to the line. Jenny is wanting to go to the cinema at the moment but her boyfriend Sam wants doesn't. It's Sunday afternoon and he usually watches TV at this time. But last Sunday he has gone out with Jenny because it was her 15th birthday. went Sam is knowing that pizza is Jenny's favourite food. So while they were knows eating their pizzas Sam was feeling very bad suddenly. So they went home felt quickly. Sam had a terrible headache since then. Jenny hopes that Sam will has had get well soon. At the moment she is reading her new book. Her mother has given it to her as a birthday present on Sunday. gave Mary thinks that she is going to visit her friend Mona this afternoon. will visit Mona has been her best friends for many years. She is liking her very likes much. They are often meeting after school but Mona wasn't there meet this morning. Mary makes a present for her ready at the moment is making because today has been Mona's birthday. She wrote a nice birthday is card and yesterday she bought a CD of her favourite band "MCS". Mary knows that Mona hasn't had this CD and she hopes that they doesn't have will listen to it later. They often listen to music together. Task 4: Make questions. Ask for the underlined information. _How long have you been in Italy?_-> We have been in Italy for two weeks. _When is he going to come?_-> He's going to come home next Sunday. _How often does she play chess?_-> She never plays chess. _Did he build a tree house last week?_-> Yes, he built a tree house last week. _Have they swum through the lake?_-> No, they haven't swum through the lake. _How did you feel?_-> I felt sad. Task 5: Put in the correct form of the verb in brackets. Yesterday Sara_didn't have_(not, have) a nice day. When she_arrived_(arrive) at the supermarket she almost_fell_(fall) off her bike because she_didn't stop_(not, stop). She always_rides_(ride) her bike very fast. When she_wanted_(want) to pay the things she_saw_(see) that there_wasn't_(not, be) any money in her purse. She_phoned_(phone) her mother and she_brought_(bring) her the money. Sara never_leaves_(leave) the house without her mobile phone. But the phone_is_ (be) old and it_doesn't send_(not, send) every text message. Next month Sara_is buying/is going to buy_(buy) a new smartphone with the money she_is getting/is going to get_(get) on her birthday in a few days. At the moment she_is looking_(look) on the internet for new smartphones. But the good ones _are_(be) very expensive. Sara_doesn't know_ (not, know) much about smartphones. Her friend Tim_got_(get) a new "Samsung" smartphone last week and since then he_has written_(write) her many messages. Tim _loves_(love) his new phone. He_can go_(can, go) on the internet with it. At the moment he_is reading_(read) something about his favourite football club "Liverpool FC". Tim_knows_(know) a lot about smartphones. Later Tim _is going to meet/is meeting_ (meet) Sara at her house. He_is taking/is going to take_(take) many nice pictures with his smartphone camera and he_wants_(want) to show them to Sara. Her sister Lisa_is_(be) seven years old and she_doesn't have_(not, have) a mobile phone or smartphone. She_has just spoken_ (just, speak) with her parents because her best friend Jenny_has got_(have got) a mobile phone. But her father_said_(say) that he_isn't going to buy/ isn't buying_(not, buy) her a mobile phone until she_is_(be) ten years old. Tim's sister Amy_has just come_(just, come) home from shopping with her mother. Now she_is helping_(help) her mother. Tim and Amy_are carrying_(carry) the bags into the kitchen. Amy_hasn't played_ (not, play) with Tim's new phone yet but she_is going to take / is taking_(take) it when he _is_(be) at school. She_likes_(like) his phone, too.