MIXED TENSES: Present, past and future

(ever - you - fly) to America? Kevin is lucky - he

Amy Baxter last year. Yesterday, while Kevin

(can) visit his cousin

(read) a book, his mother

(come) in and gave him a letter from Amy. He read:" Hi, Kevin, I hope you
(not forget) me yet.

(you - remember) how much fun we

What

(have) last year?

(do - you) since then? Well, let me tell you the chaotic story of my

trip to the Poconos. I

(want) to spend a nice weekend with my friend Jane. She

(live) in Manhattan for some months now.

"Im sure we

(have) lots of fun," Jane said while I

"If the weather

(be) fine tomorrow we

this is a fantastic idea," I

When we

(go) on a trip to the Poconos." " I think

(agree). "I

to climb the highest mountains."

(drive) along Interstate 95 the next day we

in Janes mothers car. "I think, if we

some help first", Janes mother said.
"I
wrong."
We

(unpack) my things.

(notice) a red light

(want) to reach the Poconos we

(read - never) the handbook, so I

(need)

(not have) any idea whats

(leave) the expressway and soon saw the sign of a car repair garage. The mechanic

quickly

(check) the car and smiled. "Lady," he said, "I

(see) this problem

many times before.Im sorry, but a mechanic is not what you need. If you
up the tank, you

(not fill)

(get - never) to the Poconos."

Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.

1.

I (learn)

English for seven years now.

2.

But last year I (not / work)

marks (not / be)

3.

hard enough for English, that's why my

really that good then.

As I (pass / want)

my English exam successfully next year, I (study)

harder this term.

4.

During my last summer holidays, my parents (send)

course to London.

5.

It (be)

great and I (think)

me on a language

I (learn)

lot.
6.

Before I (go)
English.

to London, I (not / enjoy)

7.

But while I (do)

the language course, I (meet)
young people from all over the world.

learning

lots of

8.

There I (notice)
foreign languages nowadays.

9.

how important it (be)

Now I (have)

to speak

much more fun learning English than I (have)

before the course.

10.

At the moment I (revise)

11.

English grammar.

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)
to be lost.

on 15 May, so there (not / be)

14.

If I (pass)
apprenticeship in September.

15.

And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (go)

there for a while.

16.

As you (see / can)

already.

2. Tony

my exams successfully, I (start)

an

back to London to work

, I (become)

1. When I was a young boy, I

a real London fan

(meet) Santa Claus.

(study) for his math test as we speak.

3. Pat and Sean

though.

(smoke) for the past three years. They would like to quit

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
10. I

any time

(be) never late. I wonder why she is missing.

(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
15. I

(you, are, do) now? I'm cleaning my room.

(visit) my uncle Bob in San Jose last year.

16. They
17. What kind of music

(call, negative) me since last week.

(she, like)?

18. 3 years ago, Doug completely

19. Who

(change) his lifestyle.

(invent) the lightbulb? I really don't have a clue.

20. I

(never, try) lobster in my life.

1. When we (arrive)

, dinner (already, begin)

2. My friend (not see)

me for many years when I (meet)

3. He (already, learn)

English before he (leave)

4. I (be)

surprised that he (not contact)

5. He (ask)

me if I (find)

6. The river (become)

7. I (not yet, do)
8. When he (be)
9. After I (have)
10. I (see)

him last week.

for Australia.

me sooner.

the way easily.

deeper after it (rain)

heavily.

half of the work when he (come)

young, he (like)

collecting stamps.

some dry biscuits, I (have)

him the moment he (enter)

a drink.
.

in.