Mixed Tenses
I. Questions and negative statements in Simple Present and Present Progressive
1. Sue can play the piano. (Jane, too ?) Example: Can Jane play the piano, too. No, she cannot play the piano.
2. Bob likes ice-cream. (Peter, too?) 3. MY parents have many friends. (Your parents, too?) 4. Pat is reading comics. (Daisy and Doris, too?) 5. Andy and Fred make model planes. (Luke and Jim, too?) 6. David must help his father. (Jack, too?) 7. Adults can drive a car. (children, too?) 8. Mum and Dad are having breakfast. (Felix, too?) 9. Emma does her homework after dinner. (Joey and Kate, too?) 10. Jill is going out today. (Anna, too?)
II. Simple Present or Present Progressive
1. Barbara (get up) at six o’clock every day. 2. Tom (watch) TV, now. 3. David never (listen) to his mother.
4. Listen the bird (sing). 5. Peggy usually (do) her homework in the evening. 6. Julie (make) her bed at the moment. 7. Our teacher (speak) English, French and German. 8. Mum and Dad (have) cereals for breakfast this morning. 9. Look, Dick (run) to the bus stop. 10. Nigel often (write) to his grandma in Australia. 11. Mike sometimes (spend) all his money on sweets. 12. Roger (help) his dad in the garden today. 13. Steve (play) football on Saturdays. 14. The dog (sleep) on the grass now. 15. Grandpa (play) the piano and the flute.
16. Grandma always (tell) the same stories.
III. Questions, statements and the negative Statements in Past Tense, Past Progressive and Present Perfect. Add the two missing forms.
1. He went out of the room. => Example: He didn’t go out of the room. Did he go out of the room ?
2. Sally has been in New York since 2004. 3. Did the Simpsons leave the party ? 4. They weren’t helping her.
5. Marc and Tom have brought some cake. 6. Has the boy read the book, yet ? 7. Did she clean the kitchen ?
8. The guests haven’t come, yet. 9. Was the dog running in the garden ? 10. I didn’t see him.
IV. Past Tense or Past Progressive
1. Mabel (lie) on her bed when her mother (knock) at the door and (come) into her room. 2. Nellie (run) to the bus stop when a dog (jump) up at her. 3. While David (watch) a good film on TV, the phone (ring) 4. It (start) to rain, while Linda and Alice (sit) in the garden. 5. Nick (do) his homework in his room when he suddenly (hear) a noise. He (go) to the window and (look) outside.
V. Past Tense or Present Perfect
1. Emily (read) two books last week. 2. Buddy and Fred (go) to Canada a year ago. 3. Harry just (have) a shower. 4. We (cook) a nice meal on Monday. 4. You ever (see) a kangaroo before ? 5. Yesterday our neighbour (repair) my radio. 6. My neighbour (repair) my radio. Listen, it works again. 7. When Mike and Pete (play) football ? 8. Wendy (never try) beans on toast. 9. In 1969 the first men (set) foot on the moon. 10. We (meet) in front of the cinema at lunchtime. 11. Joanne already (make) salads for the party. 12. You (finish) your homework, yet ?
VI. Past Tense and Past Perfect.
Translate into German. Put the Past Perfect sentences into questions and negative statements.
1. a) When we came out of the theatre, the rain stopped.
b) When we came out of the theatre the rain had stopped.
2. a) When the police arrived, the man died.
b) When the police arrived, the man had already died.
VII. Past Tense or Past Perfect
1. Mrs Connor just (finish) the washing-up when the guests (come). 2. When the children (return) home, their parents already (begin) to eat. 3. Mr Mitchell (not, see) his old friend for years when he (meet) him last week. 4. After they (go) home, I (go) to bed. 5. We (wait) for ten minutes before the bus (come) 6. The girl (tell) the teacher that her father (help) her with her homework. 7. As soon as he (read) the letter he (ring) me up. 8. Ralph and Richard (learn) French for two years before they (go) to France. 9. His friend (come) to see him ten minutes after he (leave) the house.