Tenses - mixed

worksheets (4)

book references (6)

quiz (3)

gap fill (1)

Worksheets

Mingle - tenses and question forms

Suitable as a general higher levels introductions activity also. Ss write short answers for each topic, and in pairs prepare questions. Then mingle to find someone with the same answer

Tense reference sheet

List of active and passive tenses

Personal news letter - tenses exercise

Letter / email giving personal news (284 words) gapped for tenses and other verb forms. Includes present, past and present perfect tenses.

Tenses revision - Mr Fox

Gapped text exercise for present perfect and past tenses. Includes present perfect simple and continuous, past simple and past perfect tenses.

Quizzes

Mixed tenses: present and past
Ten-question MC quiz: present / past / simple / continuous

Mixed verb tenses exercise: present, past and present perfect
Ten-question multiple-choice quiz: present, past, present perfect, past perfect tenses.

Gap fill exercises

Personal letter gap fill exercise
Fill the gaps with the correct forms of the verbs.

Material from other sources

Quizzes

Mixed Tenses I (Active Voice) external link icon

Twelve-question gap fill NB Question 8 will only accept the present perfect continuous as an answer. However students should be aware that the present perfect simple is also possible

Englishlab.net

Book references

Inside Out Student's Book Intermediate

Unit 8 Review 1 Page 69

Inside Out Student's Book Upper Intermediate

Unit 7 Review 1 Page 62
Bookwork : make indirect questions from direct questions (Interview with Madonna) ; match questions and replies.

Unit 1 Images Page 5
Gapped script (people talking about memorable images of the 20th C) + recording ; mulitple choice grammar exercise

New Cutting Edge Upper Intermediate students' book

Module 1 Past and present Pages 10 - 11 Revision of verb forms
(1) Revision of verb forms quiz: 'Nine things you should know about English verbs.'

Module 1 Past and present Page 11 Growing up a British Asian
Reading with multiple-choices for verb forms

New Inside Out Student's Book Upper Intermediate

Unit 1 Impressions Page 5 grammar
Multiple-choice tense exercise