Mixed Tenses. 9 form.

Match each tenses with the situatons of its use.

Choose the correct answer.

Yesterday we had an interesting lesson. While some pupils              [read, were reading]) the text we                 [discussed, were discussing] the topic.

When the children              [played, were playing] in the garden suddenly it              [started, was starting] to rain.

The wind             [blew, was blowing] softly the whole evening.

He             [sailed, was sailing] in the ocean when a pirate ship               [attacked, was attacking] them.

He             [fished, was fishing] all afternoon.

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By the time we             [arrived, had arrived], everyone          [left, had left].

I             [finished, had finshed] this task a long time ago.

She           [told, had told] me she          [did, had done] it ages ago.

I              [didn't hear, hadn't heard] of it until you               [mentioned, had mentioned] it.

She           [lived, had lived]in Sweden before she          [went, had gone] to Norway.

All friends             [arrived, had arrived] by 7 o'clock.

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I am going to the Mall next wekend.      [Will, Are, Do]you         [come?, coming?]

We have got some great plans. We                    [will spend, are going to spend, spend] in Spain.

The train             [arrives, will arrive, is arriving]at 5 o'clock.

I hope I            [send, will send, is sending] you the letter soon.

I am busy tonight, we              [will visit, are visiting, visit] a granny.

Open the brackets using the correct form of the verb:

1. When we      (come) to the station, the train already             (arrive) and the passengers               (harry) to ocupy their seats in the carriages.

2. Have you ever read "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" by Agatha Christie? - No, I      not      (read) yet. Hope I           (read) it next week.

3. What      you       (do) at seven o'clock yesterday? - I              (watch) my favourite program.

4. Have you got th eplan this weekend? - Yes, I            (help) mother in the kitchen. I always      (help)her in the kitchen.

5. Where     you       (go) to rest next summer? - I haven't decided yet. May be we            (visit) our relatives abroad.