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MIXED EXERCISE TENSES I. Use the correct tense of the verbs in brackets to complete the following passage. 1.a . Albert Maltz was a progressive American writer. He …… (be) born in 1908. He ….. (write) his first play “Peace on Earth” in 1943. It …… (be) against wars, so the American police ….. (arrest) him and ….. (put) him in prison in 1950. b. Ha ….. (come) back a moment ago and ….. (turn) the television on very loudly. My son ….. (sleep) then , so I …… (tell) her to turn it off. c. Last Friday was a holiday. I ….. (not have) to go to classes. I ….. (sleep) a little later than usual. Around ten, my friend Larry …… (come) over to my apartment. We ….. (pack) a picnic basket and then ….. (take) the bus to Forest Park. We ….. (spend) most of the day there. 2. Mary and John are neighbors. They ….. (know) each other for several years. Mary ….. (move) into her house in 1985, and John ….. (live) next door since he …… (come) to the area in 1980. 3. Dennis Heal is a politician. He ….. (go) to Oxford University in 1950 and ….. (become) a member of Parliament for the Labor Party in 1957. He ….. (be) an MP since then. He ….. (write) three story books including his autobiography. He is married to the artist, Adna Heal , they …… (have) two children. They ….. (live) in Oxford for 15 years, then …… (move) to London in 1970. They now ….. (live) in Cadogan Square in central London. 4. Paul Carrack is a musician and a singer. He ….. (be) in the music business for over 20 years. He ….. (start) playing professionally while he ….. (be) at school. He ….. (travel) all over the world. He ….. (have) his first hit record in 1974. So far he ….. (make) a lot of records. Young people in America and Britain …… (know) his name nad they never ….. (forget) his number one song “ The Living Years”. 5.Dear Jill, Here I am in New York! I ….. (be) here for 2 weeks now and it ….. (be) very interesting. My friend, Nancy who I ….. (meet) in London in 1982 …… (live) in New York for 3 years, so she ….. (know) all about it. Yesterday we ….. (go) to China town and ….. (eat) hot dog there. We ….. (visit) the Statue of Liberty this Sunday. Back on 19th Love, Bob. 6.a.While I ….. (walk) to class yesterday morning, I ….. (see) Abdullah. We ….. (say) hello and ….. (walk) the rest of the way to school together. b. When I ….. (hear) a knock at the door last night, I ….. (walk) to the door and ….. (open) it. When I ….. (open) the door, I ….. (see) my brother. I ….. (greet) him and ….. (ask) him to come in.

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c.My cousin and I ….. (watch) a movie on TV last night whan my brother ….. (come). He …. (watch) the end of the movie with us. d. Mrs Reed ….. (turn) on the radio in her car while she ….. (drive) home yesterday. She ….. (listen) to some music when she suddenly ….. (hear) a siren. She ….. (look) in her mirror and ….. (see) an ambulance behind her. She immediately….. (pull) her car to side of the road and ….. (wait) for ambulance to pass. e. My mother called me around five o’clock. My husband came home a litte after that. When he ….. (come) home, I ….. (talk) to my mother on the phone. f. Yesterday afternoon I….. (go) to visit the Parker family. When I ….. (get) there around two o’clock, Mrs. Parker ….. (be) in the yard. She ….. (plant) flowers in her garden. Mr. Parker ….. (be) in the garage. He ….. (work) on their car. The children ….. (play) in the front yard. 7.a.Jack moved to Hong Kong after he graduated from the university . Jack ….. (be) in Hon Kong since he ….. (graduate). b.Jack ….. (break) his leg five days ago. He’s in hospital. He ….. (be) in the hospital since he ….. (break) his leg. c. …… Mary ….. (feed) the cat?- Yes , she ….. (feed) him before lunch. What …..she….. (give) him?- she ….. (give) him some fish. 8. Dinosaurs lived on Earth for 175 million years. During this time, species of dinosaurs ….. (evolve) and becoming extinct. Sixty-five million years ago the remaining dinosaurs …