Grammar Mixed Present Past Tenses 355o1

jo En1 (Regular Track 1st Semester)

Grammar: Mixed Present & Past Tenses I

Mixed Tense Exercise 1 – Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use only -

Past Simple Present Perfect Simple Past Perfect Simple

1. When I (arrive) _____________________ home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) ____ __________________________ a beautiful candlelight dinner. 2. Since I began acting, I (perform) ____________________________ in two plays, a television commercial and a TV drama. However, I (speak, never even) ____________________________ publicly before I came to Hollywood in 1985. 3. By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already) ____________________________ without me. My boss (be) ________________ furious with me and I (be) ______________ fired. 4. When I (turn) ____________________ the radio on yesterday, I (hear) __________________ a song that was popular when I was in high school. I (hear, not _____________________________ the song in years, and it (bring) _____________________ back some great memories. 5. Last week, I (run) ______________________ into an ex-girlfriend of mine. We (see, not) ____________________________ each other in years, and both of us (change) _______________ a great deal. I (enjoy) ________________________ talking to her so much that I (ask)

____________________ her out on a date. We are getting together tonight for dinner. 6. When Jack (enter) _________________________ the room, I (recognize, not) _____________

____________________ him because he (lose) ____________________ so much weight and (grow) _______________________ a beard. He looked totally different! 7. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture (disappear, virtually) ________________________________ by the time Europeans first

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(arrive) __________________________ in the New World. 8. I (visit) __________________________ so many beautiful places since I (come)

______________________ to Utah. Before moving here, I (hear, never) __________________ of Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches, or Canyonlands.

Mixed Tense Exercise 2 – Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use only -

Past Simple Past Perfect Simple

I can't believe I (get) ___________________ that apartment. I (submit) ________________ my application last week, but I didn't think I had a chance of actually getting it. When I (show) ______________________ up to take a look around, there were at least twenty other people who (arrive) ____________________________ before me. Most of them (fill, already) ______________ _____________________ out their applications and were already leaving. The landlord said I could still apply, so I did. I (try) _________________________ to fill out the form, but I couldn't answer half of the questions. They (want) ____________________________ me to include references, but I didn't want to list my previous landlord because I (have) ____________________________ some problems with him in the past and I knew he wouldn't recommend me. I (end) ________________________ up listing my father as a reference. It was total luck that he (decide) _________________________ to give me the apartment. It turns out that the landlord and my father (go) ___________________________ to high school together. He decided that I could have the apartment before he (look) _________________________ at my credit report. I really lucked out!

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KEY 1 1. When I (arrive) arrived home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) had prepared a beautiful candlelight dinner. 2. Since I began acting, I (perform) have performed in two plays, a television commercial and a TV drama. However, I (speak, never even) had never even spoken publicly before I came to Hollywood in 1985. 3. By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already) had already begun without me. My boss (be) was furious with me and I (be) was fired. 4. When I (turn) turned the radio on yesterday, I (hear) heard a song that was popular when I was in high school. I (hear, not) had not heard the song in years, and it (bring) brought back some great memories. 5. Last week, I (run) ran into an ex-girlfriend of mine. We (see, not) had not seen each other in years, and both of us (change) had changed a great deal. I (enjoy) enjoyed talking to her so much that I (ask) asked her out on a date. We are getting together tonight for dinner. 6. When Jack (enter) entered the room, I (recognize, not) did not recognize him because he (lose) had lost so much weight and (grow) had grown a beard. He looked totally different! 7. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their culture (disappear, virtually) had virtually disappeared by the time Europeans first (arrive) arrived in the New World. 8. I (visit) have visited so many beautiful places since I (come) came to Utah. Before moving here, I (hear, never) had never heard of Bryce Canyon, Zion, Arches, or Canyonlands.

KEY 2 I can't believe I (get) got that apartment. I (submit) submitted my application last week, but I didn't think I had a chance of actually getting it. When I (show) showed up to take a look around, there were at least twenty other people who (arrive) had arrived before me. Most of them (fill, already) had already filled out their applications and were already leaving. The landlord said I could still apply, so I did. I (try) tried to fill out the form, but I couldn't answer half of the questions. They (want) wanted me to include references, but I didn't want to list my previous landlord because I (have) had had some problems with him in the past and I knew he wouldn't recommend me. I (end) ended up listing my father as a reference. It was total luck that he (decide) decided to give me the apartment. It turns out that the landlord and my father (go) had gone to high school together. He decided that I could have the apartment before he (look) looked at my credit report. I really lucked out!

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