TENSES (MIXED TENSES)
TENSES
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:
Dear Maggy,
How are you?. I’m really exhausted because I (PAINT) ______________ the garage the whole morning and (NOT FINISH) _________________ yet!. My father has also decided (REDECORATE)____________ the dinning-room. The problem is he (NOT WANT) _____________ anybody else to do it and he (MAKE) __________ me (GET UP) ___________ early every morning! I’m tired of (BE) _________ his favourite child!
Fortunately, I’ve got wonderful plans for the weekend. Martha and I (GO) ________ ________ fishing on Saturday. If we come back early enough, we (VISIT) _________ aunt Augusta, who (BE) __________ ill for the last two weeks. Nobody (KNOW) ____
What’s wrong with her.
As for my car, I’m afraid I can’t lend it to you because it (REPAIR) __________ at the moment. If my father (NOT HAVE TO) __________ use it, you could borrow it; but that’s impossible, my dear, you know he never (MISS) _________ work! If you (TELL) _________ me last week, I (ASK) __________ my boyfriend for his, but now he’s away on business and I can’t contact him.
By the way, (YOU KNOW?????) _________ Tom and Molly (GET) ________ married next month? (YOU INVITE?????) __________ to their wedding I have, but I don’t know what to wear. (I BORROW????) __________ one of your beautiful dresses? I hope so, my dearest friend.
Well I guess I must go.
I’m looking forward to (HEAR) __________ from you very soon.
Lots of love,
Pamela
Ps: Give my regards to your parents.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:
Last week, Laura Smithson (1 play) …………… tennis in the park when suddenly something
strange (2 happen) …………… . She had never known anything like it before and she (3 not experience) …………… anything similar since.
Her friend Alison was winning the match easily
when, all at once Laura (4 feel) …………… her
arm grow incredibly strong. After that she won
every point. She (5 try) …………… to recapture
the feeling during the last few days but she
(6 not have) …………… any luck. She expects
to lose next time she plays
WRITE THE VERBS INTO THE CORRECT TENSE.
a) Mother (cook) _________ dinner in the kitchen now.
b) I don’t understand why he ________ (be) so selfish, he is not usually like that.
c) I’m going to buy a new TV set, that one (always, go) ________ wrong.
d) When he ____________ (paint) the ceiling, he _________ (fall) off the ladder.
e) When you last (hear) _________ from her?.
f) I __________ (not meet) her so far.
g) We ______________ (work) on this project for two years now, but no definitive conclusions __________ (reach) yet.
h) I’m looking forward to (hear) ________ from you soon.
By next month I (learn) __________ English for two years now.
Put the verbs in the correct tense
Hi Sarah
Well, here we are on the fantastic Isle of Sky- honestly, I can’t begin to tell you how wonderful it ……(be) to spend some time away after my exams. As you know I ……….(work) so hard, I was beginning to think life ……..(never/be) normal again (what’s normal anyway). Of course, it …..(be) the other extreme here- the only serious decision I have to make in any one day ….(be) shall I have smoked salmon for dinner or Scottish beef? Ha what a life, eh?
Anyway, what I ………(really want) to say was a huge thank you for the present, it´s the best present ever! The colors ……(be) just amazing and I love long T-shirts that I can wear for everything even as a nightie- no, it´s too good for that. Jack…………..(look) at it with envy so I………… (keep) my eye on it to make sure he doesn´t swipe it. Really, a big thank you.
Tomorrow we ………(go) to the north of the island, up along the coast road to an area that is known for wonderful walks and stunning views, I ………..(come back) as fit as a fiddle. There`s supposed to be a great pottery shop up there so I …….(have) a look at that too. Trouble is it`s quite pricey now; ever since the potter featured in a national newspaper article some of hid pots …………..(now/ fetch) astronomical sums in some trendy London gallery.
Ah well!!!!
Must dash, Jack…………(just come in) and …………….(look) like a man hunting lunch!
Love
Jane
PD I ………….(be) back on Sun 8th , I…………(give) you a call then
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