Mixed tenses

  1. After we had eaten dinner we went to bed. (EAT)
  2. I have seen several matches this season, but I didn’t go to a single game last season. (SEE, NOT GO)
  3. What were you doing when the headmaster entered the classroom yesterday? (YOU DO, ENTER)
  4. My granddad doesn’t hear well so he always turns up the volume on the radio. (NOT HEAR, TURN)
  5. We have been working hard since 7 o’clock in the morning. (WORK)
  6. She has never swum in such cold water before. (NEVER SWIM)
  7. When we arrived at the stadium thousands of spectators were waiting in front of the gates. (ARRIVE, WAIT)
  8. We had been travelling/ had travelled for over an hour when we found out that we were in the wrong village. (TRAVEL)
  9. The district attorney’s office is not opening/won’t open before next Monday. (NOT OPEN)
  10. Here are your shoes Jimmy. I have just cleaned them (JUST CLEAN).
  11. She didn’t feel well yesterday because she had eaten too much. (NOT FEEL, EAT)
  12. Look at those fans! They’re so excited because their team have/has just scored the winning goal. (JUST SCORE)
  13. Last Saturday Susan had an accident. She fell off the ladder and cut her knee while she was trying to pick some apples. (HAVE, FALL, CUT, TRY)
  14. We won’t/aren’t going go to Chris’s party next Tuesday because nobody has invited/invited us. (NOT GO, INVITE)
  15. Whenever Kevin is in England, he writes to his parents back in Australia every weekend. (WRITE)
  16. When I was at school, I often read adventure stories written by Jack London (READ). – Have you read any of his books yet? (YOU READ)
  17. Who is causing that terrible noise outside? – It’s a group of hooligans. They are wandering around with flags in their hands. (CAUSE, WANDER)
  18. How do you usually get to school, Marvin? – I usually take the bus but today my dad is giving me a lift. (YOU USUALLY GET, USUALLY TAKE, GIVE)

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