MIXED TENSES

Mixed TENSES

We sometimes go to Monte Carlo.
We went to Monte Carlo for our last holiday.
It has never rained here.
It rained last week here.
Ms. X often buys a new hat.
Ms. X bought a new hat on Monday.
Mr. Y has never paid his bills.
Mr. Y paid his bills last month.
That boy often eats too much.
That boy ate too much at the party last night.
He often makes himself ill with ice cream.
He made himself ill with ice cream yesterday.
The plane always starts very early.
The plane started very early this morning.
It usually arrives in the afternoon.
I arrived in the afternoon when you were out.
He has never smoked in bed.
He didn’t smoke in bed when he was ill.
Mother made a nice cake for tea yesterday.
She generally learns quickly.
She learned quickly when she was at school.
He cooked his own breakfast yesterday.
He has cooked his own breakfast every morning since his wife left home.
We lived in the country until 1987.
We have lived in the country since 1987.
The fat lady next door practiced singing for three hours yesterday.
The fat lady next door has practiced singing every day since we came to live here.
Cyril didn’t drink any beer at the party last night.
Cyril hasn’t drunk any beer since I first met him.


She goes away every weekend.
He went abroad last week.
No, he isn’t here. He’s just gone out.
He was going downstairs when I met him.
Where’s Mr. Bin? He went out ten minutes ago.
This boy has never seen the see.
Have you seen my bag? I’ve lost it.
I saw you yesterday. You were sitting outside a café.
You’ve already written a lot of letters but his sister hasn’t written many.
He’s busy now. He is writing a letter.
I hope he is getting better now. I heard he has had a bad cold all the week.
I usually don’t take sugar in my tea.
Have you seen a good film lately?
He has lived in England since 1970.
When I last saw him, he was living in London.
He was sitting in the garden when the storm broke.
Did you go to the cinema last night?
No, I haven’t been for three weeks.