Mixed tenses 1What a language course can do1. I (learn) English for seven years now.2. But last year I (not / work) hard enough for English, that's why my marks (not / be) really that good then.3. As I (pass / want) my English exam successfully next year, I (study) harder this term.4. During my last summer holidays, my parents (send) me on a language course to London.5. It (be) great and I (think) I (learn) a lot.6. Before I (go) to London, I (not / enjoy) learning English.7. But while I (do) the language course, I (meet) lots of young people from all over the world.8. There I (notice) how important it (be) to speak foreign languages nowadays.9. Now I (have) much more fun learning English than I (have) before the course.10. At the moment I (revise) English grammar.11. And I (begin / already) to read the texts in my English textbooks again.12. I (think) I (do) one unit every week.13. My exam (be) on 15 May, so there (not / be) any time to be lost.14. If I (pass) my exams successfully, I (start) an apprenticeship in September.15. And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (go) back to London to work there for a while.16. As you (see / can) , I (become) a real London fan already.

Mixed tenses 21. When I was a young boy, I (meet) Santa Claus.2. Tony (study) for his math test as we speak.3. Pat and Sean (smoke) for the past three years. They would like to quit though.4. She sometimes (lose) her temper. She scares me a bit when she does.5. I (understand) your point now.6. I (see) this movie about a dozen times already.7. We (sleep) all day yesterday.8. I finally (decide) to call her yesterday to ask her out.9. She (be) never late. I wonder why she is missing.10. I (be) in class very early this morning to study for my math exam.11. (be) you mad at me last night? I didn't hurt you on purpose you know !12. (you, see, ever) Le Cirque Du Soleil?13. We still (go out, sometimes).14. What (you, are, do) now? I'm cleaning my room.15. I (visit) my uncle Bob in San Jose last year.16. They (call, negative) me since last week.17. What kind of music (she, like)?18. 3 years ago, Doug completely (change) his lifestyle.19. Who (invent) the lightbulb? I really don't have a clue.20. I (never, try) lobster in my life.

Mixed tenses 3James Cook (1728-1779)1. The British explorer James Cook was born in the village of Marton, Yorkshire, on 27 October, 1728. But his family soon (move) to another village, called Great Ayton, where Cook (spend) most of his childhood.2. As a teenager James Cook (develop) a fascination for the sea and (travel) to Whitby where he (find) employment on a coal ship.3. While he (serve) in the Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War (1756-1763), Cook (have) the command of a ship.4. After the war (end) , Cook (take) command of the vessel Grenville and (go) to Newfoundland to survey the coasts there.5. While he (map) the coasts of Newfoundland, he (observe) a solar eclipse off the North American coast.6. Cook (send) the details to the Royal Society, England's leading scientific organisation, and (win) their attention.7. After Cook (publish) his observations of the solar eclipse, the Royal Society (ask) him to lead a scientific expedition to Tahiti and (put) him in command of of the HMS Endeavour.8. From Tahiti Cook then (go on) to explore the South Pacific.9. He also (reach) New Zealand, which only the Dutchman Abel Tasman (visit) before Cook.10. After Cook (map) New Zealand's complete coastline, he (sail) to Australia's east coast.11. Cook (name) the area New South Wales as it (remind) him of the south coast of Wales in Great Britain.12. In 1772, one year after Cook (return) from his first voyage to the Pacific, the Royal Society (hire) him for another expedition to find the mythical Terra Australis.13. On his journey, Cook (discover) several islands and almost (go) as far as the continent of Antarctica.14. He (make) maps of the South Pacific and (prove) that Terra Australis (exist / not) .15. His third and last voyage for the Royal Society (take) him to the west coast of North America where he (try) to find a passage between the Atlantic and Pacific.16. He (not / can / pass) the Bering Strait, however; the ice (force) him to return to Hawaii, which he (discover) earlier.17. While he and his crew (rest) in Hawaii, some Hawaiians (steal) one of his boats.18. When cook and his men (try) to get the boat back from the natives, a violent fight (break out) in which the natives (stab) James Cook to death.

Mixed tenses 41. My sister (buy) him a dog for his birthday last week.2. Marceau and Yanis (go) to the cinema last Monday.3. Brunella (sit) behind the door when we were looking for her.4. Annelore (break) her umbrella yesterday.5. They said they were tired and (go) upstairs to sleep.6. Johanne (just lose ) her keys on the pavement .7. Ccile (ride) a horse when she went to the circus.8. The Scottish people (build) their detached house near the beach years ago.9. Jean (see) many boats over the see, when she was on holiday.10. I (read) Romeo and Juliet when I was 10 years old.

Mixed tenses 5 1. A: You seem energetic! B: Really, I (exercise) for some time. 2. A: What (you, do) when the robbery took place? B: I (change) a light bulb that had burnt out. 3. Mike (use) the same PC for more than three years. He is thinking of upgrading it. 4. If it (snow) tomorrow, we (go) skiing near Vesuvis. 5. This is the second pill I (take) to make me sleep. 6. Sami started his business in Spain three months ago. When he returns to Trkiye next July, he (spend) nine months there. 7. Mary (not, call) me since she (leave) the city. 8. Karen (live) in Hong Kong for more than two years. In fact, she (live) there when the political takeover occurred. 9. By the time the police (arrive) , the robbers (run) away. 10. The book writes that the Maya tribes founded an advanced civilization in the forests of the Yucatan; nevertheless, their culture (disappear) by the time Europeans first (arrive) in the New World. 11. Hey... Be quiet! The boss (come). 12. It (snow) all day. I hope it stops by noon because I wish to go to the market. 13. Listen Ed, I don't care whether you (miss) the bus this morning. You (be) late for meetings too many times. This is my last warning. 14. We are fed up with storm and those dark clouds! We expect, when we (wake) up tomorrow morning, the sun (shine) . 15. When Hasan arrived at the cafe, I (wait) for him for half an hour. 16. I (not, hear) of the pyramids before I went to Egypt. 17. During the past 50 years, traveling (become) much easier and very comfortable. In the 19th century, it (take) two or three months to cross Africa by wagon. The trip (be) very rough and often dangerous. Things (change) a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years. Now you can fly from Ankara to Tokyo in a matter of hours. 18. Your English (improve) . You (watch) television programs and (study) grammar every day since you first arrived in London. It is apparent that you will be fluent very soon. 19. When Ted (arrive) home last night, he discovered that Hilary (prepare) a beautiful candle-lit dinner. 20. Do not forget that if you (need) to contact me sometime next week, I (stay) at the Hilton in Istanbul. 4