Mixed Tenses – Fill in the appropriate form of the verb in brackets

1. King Henry VIII (have) _________________ six wives.

2. John (go) _________________ to the cinema, yesterday.

3. When Linda (arrive) _________________ at the party, Lydia

(already go home) _________________.

4. Alex (read) _________________ a book when the phone (ring)

_________________.

5. Edwin (take a bath) _________________ when Karen (come home)

_________________.

6. Margret (break) _________________ her hand last month and it is still in plaster.

7. It (rain) _________________ next Monday.

8. Annie (go) _________________ to Paris with her French class they will come

back tomorrow.

9. Last month, my father (start) _________________ a new job.

10. We often (have) _________________ vegetables for lunch.

11. Tony (offer) _________________ to help us when we are moving out next week.

12. We (are) _________________ very flattered by the compliments he made.

13. She (drive) _________________ very fast when the accident (happen)

_________________.

14. Have you ever (be) _________________ to Australia?

15. London (be) _________________ a major trading place for more than 900 years

now.

16. I __________ (lose) my key, I can’t find it.

17. ______________ (you, to see) Anne yesterday?

18. ________________ (finish) my homework at 2 o’clock.

19. I’m ready to go out now. I ___________ (finish) my chores.

20. . At what time ____________ (you, finish) your homework?

21. Adam ____________ (lose) his key, yesterday. But he ____________ (find) it

later in the afternoon.

22. When I ____________ (meet) Susi in town, she ____________ (buy) new

clothes.

23. . Sue ___________ (go) out at one o’clock.

24. Miranda _______ just ____________ (go out) when she ____________

(remember) Tim’s birthday.

25. Jim’s grandmother_____________ (die) in 1989.

26. Where ______________ (you, be) last night?

27. My friend is a writer. He _____________ (write) many books.

28. We __________________ (have) a great holiday last year.

29. I _______________ (play) tennis every afternoon.

30. Rudy ____________ (play) tennis, when he ____________ (sprain) his ankle.

31. At what time ________________ (you, go) to bed last night?

32. ___________________ (you, ever, meet) a famous person?

33. The weather _______________ (not be) very good yesterday.

34. My hair is wet. I _______________ (just, wash) it.

35. I ______________ (wash) my hair before breakfast this morning.

36. Kathy travels a lot. She ________________ (visit) many countries already.

37. Karen is too old to travel now, but she ____________ (visit) many foreign

countries.

38. Where’s your brother? He _______________ (not arrive) yet.

39. We ____________________ (paint) my room. It’s all blue now.

40. Last Saturday my parents and I ________________ (paint) my room. It’s all blue

now.
Solution

1) had
2) went
3) arrived/had already gone
4) was reading/rang
5) was taking/came home
6) has broken
7) will rain
8) has gone
9) started
10) have
11) has offered
12) were
13) was driving/happened
14) been
15) has been
16) have lost
17) Did you see
18) finished
19) have finished
20) did you finish
21) lost/found
22) met/was buying
23) went
24) going out/remembered
25) died
26) were you
27) has written
28) had
29) play
30) was playing/sprained
31) did you go
32) Have you ever met
33) was not
34) have just washed
35) washed
36) has visited
37) visited
38) has not arrived
39) have painted
40) painted