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Mixed English tenses

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  • I was late for school this morning. The lesson .................... (already/begin) by the time I got there.
    had begun
  • I am ready for the English test. I .......................... (study) all week
    have been studying
  • I _________ (leave) the class after I  ............................... (finish) my test.
    leave/had finished
  • Stop! You ..................... (hit) that car!
    are going to hit
  • Carl hopes he ...................... (sell) his car soon.
    will sell
  • We ..................... (clean) the house by the time my parents came home
    had cleaned
  • The policeman __________ (accuse) me of stealing the items in my bag because he _________ (not see) me buy them.
    accused/hadn't seen
  • At this time last month we ...................... travel around India!
    were travelling
  • The lecture was disappointing. I ......................... (hear) most of the ideas before
    had heard
  • _____ (Tom and Ben/talk) about you when you _____ (walk) in? No, they ______ (gossip) about the new kid.
    Were Tom and Ben talking/walked/were gossiping
  • ________________ (you/sit) here long? Yes, I ____________ (wait) here for hours.
    Have you been sitting/have been waiting
  • Julie ................... (take) the dog for a walk this morning while I .................... (have) a shower
    took / was having
  • I ................. (not speak) to Jason since he was here last year
    haven´t spoken
  • I ......................... (not finish) studying yet
    haven't finished
  • Look! That lion ____ (chase) that zebra.  I hope it ______ (not catch) it.
    is chasign/won't catch/doesn't catch
  • I .................................. (watch) the football game later this afternoon.
    am going to watch/am watching
  • The painter ________ (paint)when he ________ (slip) and ________ (fall).  Luckily, he _____________ (not hurt).
    was painting/slipped/fell/wasn't hurt
  • How many people ...................... (you/invite)to your party so far?
    have you invited
  • She ______ (wear) her new necklace to the party last night. Her boyfriend ____ (give) it to her for their 1 year anniversary.
    wore/had given
  • _____ (she/ever/try) bungee jumping before? No, she _______ (always/be) afraid of heights.
    Has she every tried/has always been
  • I miss my sister. She ................................ (live) in South America since September.
    has been living
  • _______ (they/be) to your house before last night?
    Had they been
  • ______________ (you/sleep) with us in our room during the school trip?  No, I think I _______ (stay) with Anna and Tammy.
    Are you going to sleep/Are you sleeping/will stay
  • How was the lecture you .................... (go) to last night?
    went to
  • ________(they/always/act) like that?  No, they ____________ (usually/behave) much better.
    Do they always act/usually behave
  • I ............................ (read)  for hours.  I'm exhausted.
    have been reading
  • After Bill _______ (graduate) from university, he ________ (get) a job in a big company.  He __________ (work) there every since.
    had graduated/got/has been working
  • I could see she _____________ (shout) because her face was red.
    had been shouting
  • The ground was wet because it ....................... (rain) the whole night
    had been raining
  • __________ (your parents/work) on Fridays? No, we usually ________ (cook) and ____ (clean) the house together.
    Do your parents work/cook/clean
  • Kathy asked Sam if he ..................... (eat) yet
    had eaten
  • I never _________ (drive) late at night because I _________ (fall asleep) while I _________ (drive) 3 years ago.
    drive/fell asleep/was driving
  • I was hungry because I ....................... (not have) breakfast.
    hadn´t had
  • I doubt that the concert .................... (start)on time.
    will start
  • Meg .................. (live) in New York for a month now
    has been living
  • While Ann  .......................... (wait) for the bus , she ..................... (text) me.
    was waiting / was texting