36505 mixed tenses

Present & Past Tense Verb Review
Simple & Continuous forms

Present Simple and Present Continuous Fill ins
1. ________ you often ________ (write) e-mails to
your friends? No, I ___________.

1. This Nerf gun ____________ (belong) to me, it
________________ (not/belong) to my brother.

2. _________ your father _________ (take) the train to
work? Yes, he __________.

2. Birds __________ (fly) south in the winter. Look!
There _______ thousands of geese _____________
(fly) overhead.

3. I ________________ (not/understand) what you are
saying.
4. At the moment I _________________ (read) an
interesting comic, I ______________________
(not/do) my homework.
5. Mike _________________ (play) Farmville on the
computer now. Every day he _________________
(grow) many new vegetables and fruits.
6. This morning he ______________ (pick) his latest
crop. Then he usually ___________ (sell) them at the
market. But today he ____________ (not/pick) any
crops because they aren’t ready.

3. Ice ___________ (freeze) at zero degrees

centigrade. It ______________ (not/freeze) when it is
10 degrees.
4. _________ you ____________ (learn) how to
speak English in school this year? Yes, I ________.
5. We often __________ (bring) snacks to school.
________ you ________ (eat) a snack during the
breaks?
6. Lionel Messi ___________ (make) a lot of goals
every year. He rarely ___________ (miss) a goal.

7. The sun always ____________ (shine) in Greece in
the summer. In Greek summer _____________ (mean)
good weather.

7. It ________________ (get) colder now, I ________
(think) I need to put on a sweatshirt.

8. However now it is November and today the sun
___________ (not/shine). ________ it __________
(rain) in the winter in your country?

8. ______ they __________ (leave) for football
practice now or _______ they _________ (watch) TV
at the moment?

1. ________ you ________ (feel) all right? No, I ________________ (feel) sick at the moment.
2. Children ________________ (grow) taller every year. I know I ________________ (grow) at lot this year because
none of my clothes ____________ (fit)
3. ________ you _________ (hear) the dog barking? Yes, today it _______________ (drive) me crazy. Be quiet!
4. My dog ___________ (hide) his bones in the garden. He ______________ (not/hide) them in the house.

5. My parents _________________ (travel) to Barcelona this morning. They often ________________ (travel) together.
6. _______ your cat __________ (drink) milk every day? Yes, it __________________.


Past Simple
Past Continuous Tenses
Fill in the correct tense

1. While I ________________ (feed) my dog Tigra, I ________________ (hear) another dog barking.
2. He ______________ (buy) vegetables at the open air market, when it ____________ (start) to rain.
3. The dog __________________ (bite) me when I ___________________ (pet) it. Bad dog!
4. What ________ you _________ (do) when the earthquake __________________ (happen)?
5. I ______________ (dream) about Christmas vacation while my sister _______________ (talk) to me
about school.
6. We ________________ (eat) pizza while we _________________ (listen) to the weather report.
7. Dad ____________ (not/drive) the car when the earth ______________ (start) to shake.________
you ____________ (study) then? Yes, I __________.
8.______ you __________ (remember) to lock the door? No, I ___________ (forget).
9. George ______________ (not/play) a computer game last night, he __________ (write) a book report.

1. When I _______________ (put) on my coat for school, I _________________ (remember) that I had
forgotten to do my English homework.
2. The students ____________________ (not/sing) Christmas carols in the classroom, they
____________________ (swim) in the pool.
3. __________ you (ride) __________your bike when your mobile phone ____________ (ring)?
4. ________ he _____________ (sleep) when the thunderstorm _____________ (start). No, he
____________.
5. He _____________ (not/spend) his money on fancy cars, he __________ (spend) his money on
vacations.
6. The robber ___________ (steal) the jewels from her hotel room, when she ____________ (be) out for

a walk.
7. I _______________ (lose) my keys when I ________________ (run) down the street.

Time Words for
Present Simple


1. ___________
2.___________
3.___________
4.___________
5.___________
6.___________

Time Words for
Past Continuous

1. ___________
2.____________

Time Words for
Past Simple

1. ____________
2.____________
3.____________
4.____________

Time Words for
Present Continuous

1. ____________
2.____________
3.____________
4.____________


Present Perfect Simple and Continuous
Past Perfect Simple and Continuous
1. _________ you ever __________ (be) to Paris? No, I _____________.
2. We ________________________ (paint) the kitchen all morning long.


3. What _________ you _____________ (do) today? Oh I _______________ (read) a really exciting
thriller.
4. John ______ just __________ (throw) all his old bills away. ________ you ever_________ (do) that?
Yes, I __________.
5. ________the teachers already __________ (mark) the exams. No, they _____________________
(not/mark) them yet!
6. The is the first time that she ___________ ever ___________ (eat) snails. And the last!
7. I ______________________ (clean) the house for hours and I’m beat. I need a rest.
8. _______ you __________ (live) here since you were a baby? No, I _______________. My family
_________________ (live) for three years.
1. I ________ already ___________ (finish) my homework when the doorbell __________ (ring).
2. We _____________________ (repair) our antique car when the storm started.
3. The detectives _________________ (search) for clues all morning when the suddenly found
important evidence.
4. _________ the astronauts _____________ (complete) their morning tasks before it was time for
exercise.
5.We ____________________ (decorate) the Christmas tree for hours and then we had dinner.

6. The Loch Ness monster ___________ (not/appear) for a long time when all of a sudden its head
popped out of the water.


Present Perfect Time Words

1. _______________________
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
4. _______________________
5. _______________________
Present Perfect Continuous

Time Words

1. _________________________
2. ________________________
3. ________________________

Present & Past Tense Verb Review
Simple & Continuous forms Key

Present Simple and Present Continuous Fill ins


1. Do you often write (write) e-mails to your friends?
No, I don’t.
2. Does your father take (take) the train to work? Yes,
he does.
3. I don’t understand (not/understand) what you are

saying.
4. At the moment I am reading (read) an interesting
comic, I am not doing (not/do) my homework.
5. Mike is playing(play) Farmville on the computer
now. Every day he grows (grow) many new vegetables
and fruits.
6. This morning he is picking (pick) his latest crop. Then
he usually sells (sell) them at the market. But today he
isn’t picking (not/pick) any crops because they aren’t
ready.
7. The sun always shines (shine) in Greece in the
summer. In Greek summer means (mean) good
weather.

1. This Nerf gun belongs_ (belong) to me, it doesn’t
belong (not/belong) to my brother.
2. Birds fly (fly) south in the winter. Look! There are
thousands of geese flying (fly) overhead.
3. Ice freezes (freeze) at zero degrees centigrade. It
doesn’t freeze (not/freeze) when it is 10 degrees.
4. Are you learning (learn) how to speak English in
school this year? Yes, I am
5. We often bring (bring) snacks to school. Do you
eat_ (eat) a snack during the breaks?
6. Lionel Messi makes (make) a lot of goals every
year. He rarely misses (miss) a goal.
7. It is getting (get) colder now, I think (think) I need
to put on a sweatshirt.
8. Are they leaving (leave) for football practice now or
are they watching (watch) TV at the moment?

8. However now it is November and today the sun isn’t
shining(not/shine). Does it rain (rain) in the winter in
your country?

1. Do you feel (feel) all right? No, I am feeling (feel) sick at the moment.
2. Children grow (grow) taller every year. I know I am growing (grow) at lot this year because none of my clothes fit (fit)
3. Do you hear (hear) the dog barking? Yes, today it is driving (drive) doesn’t hide ______________ (not/hide) them in
the house.
5. My parents are traveling (travel) to Barcelona this morning. They often travel (travel) together.

Past Simple Key

6. Does your cat drink (drink) milk every day? Yes, it does.

Past Continuous Tenses
Fill in the correct tense


1. While I was feeding (feed) my dog Tigra, I heard
(hear) another dog barking.
2. He was buring (buy) vegetables at the open air
market, when it started_ (start) to rain.
3. The dog bit (bite) me when I was petting(pet) it. Bad
dog!
4. What were you doing (do) then the earthquake
happened (happen)?
5. I was dreaming (dream) about Christmas vacation
while my sister was talking (talk) to me about school.
6. We were eating (eat) pizza while we were listening

(listen) to the weather report.
7. Dad wasn’t driving (not/drive) the car when the
earth started (start) to shake.Were you studying
(study) then? Yes, I was.
8.Did you remember(remember) to lock the door? No,
I forgot (forget).
9. George wasn’t playing (not/play) a computer game
last night, he was writing (write) a book report.

Time Words for

1. When I was putting (put) on my coat for school, I
remembered_ (remember) that I had forgotten to do
my English homework.
2. The students weren’t singing (not/sing) Christmas
carols in the classroom, they were swimming (swim) in
the pool.
3. Were you (ride) ridingyour bike when your mobile
phone rang (ring)?
4. Was he sleeping (sleep) when the thunderstorm
started_ (start). No, he wasn’t
5. He didn’t spend (not/spend) his money on fancy
cars, he spent (spend) his money on vacations.
6. The robber stole (steal) the jewels from her hotel
room, when she was_ (be) out for a walk.
7. I lost (lose) my keys when I was running(run) down
the street.

Time Words for

Time Words for

Time Words for

1. every day

Present
Continuous

Past Simple

Past Continuous

2.usually

1. now

1. ago

1. when

3.always

2.at the moment

2.yesterday

2.while

4often

3today

Present Simple

3.last (week)

4in 2004
Present
Perfect4.this
Simple
and Continuous
Key
5.never
morning
6.sometimes etc.
Past
Perfect Simple and Continuous


1. Have you ever been (be) to Paris? No, I haven’t.
2. We have been painting (paint) the kitchen all morning long.
3. What have you been doing (do) today? Oh I have been reading (read) a really exciting thriller.
4. John has just thrown (throw) all his old bills away. Have you everdone (do) that? Yes, I have.
5. Havethe teachers already marked (mark) the exams. No, they haven’t marked(not/mark) them yet!
6. The is the first time that she has ever eaten (eat) snails. And the last!
7. I have een cleaning (clean) the house for hours and I’m beat. I need a rest.
8. Have you lived (live) here since you were a baby? No, I haven’t. My family has lived (live) for three
years.
1. I had already finished (finish) my homework when the doorbell rang (ring).

2. We had been repairing (repair) our antique car when the storm started.
3. The detectives had been searching (search) for clues all morning when the suddenly found important
evidence.
4. Had the astronauts completed (complete) their morning tasks before it was time for exercise.
5.We had been decorating (decorate) the Christmas tree for hours and then we had dinner.
6. The Loch Ness monster hadn’t appeared (not/appear) for a long time when all of a sudden its head
popped out of the water.

Present Perfect Time Words

1.ever/never
2. just/yet
3. already
4. for (4years)
5. since etc.

Present Perfect Continuous
Time Words

1.all morning
2. for three hours
3. for a very long time