Mixed Tenses - Part II

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Mixing Tenses in the Past Practice 
 
 
Part 1: Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. 
 
1. Michael _____________ (wear) glasses ever since he __________ (be) in elementary school. 
2. My friend ______________ (see) this movie twice since it ___________ (come) out in the movie 
theater. 
3. Ever since the movie ________(begin), the audience ______________ (be) completely silent. 
4. I ____________ (draw) two self-portraits since I _____________ (take) that art class. 
5. My swim team _____________ (beat) our rival team only once since the new coach __________ 
(be) hired. 
6. Since the new neighbors __________ (move) in next door, their dog _____________ (dig) 
several holes in my yard. 
7. My roommate ____________ (not forgive) me since the last time I ______________ (spill) coffee 
on her sofa. 
8. Since a contaminated shipment of tomatoes _____________ (arrive) at the port, a 
dangerous virus ___________ (spread) throughout the city. 
9. Since Sally _____________ (start) dating William, he ___________ (sweep) her of f her feet. 
10. Lightning ____________ (strike) that old house three times since it __________(be) built in the 
1920’s. 
 
Part 2: Arrange the words in the correct order to make a grammatically correct 
sentence. You do not need to change the verb forms. The first one has been done for 
you. 
11. I have eaten three hamburgers since I quit my diet. / Since I quit my diet, I have 
eaten three hamburgers. 
I/ I/ hamburgers/ three/have/ eaten/quit my diet/ since 
 
12. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 
My niece/ she/ her hair/ twice/has / cut/turned 5/ since 
 
13. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 
I/in front of this house/ it/ many times/have/ built/was/ stood/ since 
 
14. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 
My mother/ me/ this story/ it/ several times/has/ told/happened/ since 
 
15. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 
The professor/ she/ this course/ at the university/ five times/ has/ taught/started 
teaching / since 
 
16. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 
I/he/ him/ a lot/have/ left/ thought about / since 
 
17. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 
I/the teacher/ anything/ haven’t/ understood/ started lecturing / since 
 
18. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 
That team/ it/ several tournaments/has/ won/ joined the league / since 
 
19. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 
Jane/I/ that text message/has/ called me twice/ sent her / since 
 
20. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ 
Jack/ I/ a lot/ has/ gotten sick/ saw him/ since the last time 
 
Part 3: Change, add or remove one word to make the sentence correct. The first one 
has been done for you. 
21. Ken loved his current job since he started working there. 
ADD: has 
Ken has loved his current job since he started working there. 
 
22. Apples been grown in this orchard since my parents bought this piece of land. 
 
23. Anne has stayed in this hotel a few times since she has started doing business in this 
city. 
 
24. Since my parents have bought their new house, they have also bought a lot of new 
furniture. 
 
25. My nephew has threw the ball to me a few times since I taught him how to play 
baseball. 
 
26. I have putted your mail on the table every day since you left for vacation 
 
27. Oscar have taken his vitamins every day since the doctor told him he needed to do so. 
 
28. Amber has made a few mistakes since she has started writing her paper. 
 
29. Since Lisa found her cell phone, she received 2 new text messages. 
 
30. I have taken the bus twice since I come to this city.