Mixed tenses

Every day, Tilly .... to school by car.

• goes

• is going

• went

• will go

Answer explanation

EVERY DAY is a key word for Simple Present.

Next week, Penny and Colin .... dinner at a restaurant.

• have

• has

• had

• will have

Answer explanation

NEXT WEEK is a key word for Future Simple.

Tilly ..... Thailand in 2004.

• visit

• was visiting

• visited

• will visit

Tomorrow, Holly .... English lessons.

• has

• was having

• had

• will have

Last year, Tilly .... to Thailand for the second time.

• goes

• was going

• went

• will go

Answer explanation

LAST YEAR is a key word for Simple Past!

Tilly never .... attention to her Maths classes.

• pays

• pay

• is paying

• will pay

Answer explanation

NEVER is a key word for Simple Present!

Tsunamis sometimes .... when there .... an underwater earthquake.

• come / are

• comes / is

• come / is

• comes / are

Answer explanation

SOMETIMES is a key word for Simple Present!

If a tsunami ...., people .... for their lives!

• will come / will run

• comes / will run

• come / will run

• will come / run

Answer explanation

Remember!

IF + Simple Present, Future Will

Tilly .... in the sea when she was young.

• used to swam

• use to swim

• use to swam

• used to swim

Answer explanation

Used to is always followed by an infinite verb.

Tilly always ..... (PAY) attention to the sea.

Answer explanation

ALWAYS is a key word for Simple Present.