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My holiday in London – M ixed tense exercise Please fill in the gaps with an "active or passive" tense. The tenses which have been used are: simple present (active and passive), present perfect, simple past (active and passive), past progressive and will-future. Last year I ________________ (fly) to London with my family. We ________________ (have) a great time and the weather ________________ (be) fantastic. It ________________ (not rain) once. There ________________ (be) so many interesting sights to visit, so we ________________ (have) something to do every day. The museums in England ________________ (be) absolutely fantastic. You ________________ (can / tell) that they really care for children. I even ________________ (try) the English food and it ________________ (not be) as bad as people ________________ (say). In fact I quite ________________ (enjoy) it. The London Dungeon ________________ (be) scary but fun, too. The guidebook ________________ (say) the Dungeons (there are five of them altogether) ________________ (be) "the world's most chillingly, famous, horror attraction." They ________________ (bring) 2,000 years of history back to life. It ________________ (not be) only scary though. It ________________ (be) also very funny. However, it ________________ (not be) good for little children under the age of ten. I ________________ (love) the Tower of London, because they ________________ (tell) us so many crazy stories. We ________________ (see) a lot of "ravens" at the Tower. They ________________ (be) there for over 900 years and people ________________ (say) that if the ravens ________________ (leave), the Tower ________________ (fall down), so they ________________ (be) well looked after. It ________________ also ________________ (call) the "Bloody Tower". It ________________ (get) this name because so many people ________________ (execute) there. Two of Henry VIII's wives ________________ (leave) their heads on Tower Green - Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. Some people even ________________ (believe) that the two young sons of Edward IV (12 and 10 years of age), ________________ (murder) there by their uncle, the Copyright © 2006 Nicola Jayne Dökel (Dixon). All rights reserved Duke of Gloucester. He ________________ (not want) them to become King and so they "________________ " (disappear) and he ________________ (crown) King Richard III in 1483. We also ________________ (go) on the London Eye. This ________________ (be) the world's biggest wheel! It only ________________ (take) 30 minutes to turn round, but we ________________ (see) so many of London's famous landmarks. My mum ________________ (be) afraid of heights, so she ________________ (wait) for us. I ________________ (want / go) to Madame Tussaud's but the queue outside the museum ________________ (be) so long that my parents ________________ (refuse) to wait, so we ________________ (go) to Buckingham Palace instead. Buckingham Palace ________________ (be) a famous palace where the Queen ________________ (live). We ________________ (take) a tour of the Palace and ________________ (go) into nineteen of her State Rooms and one of these rooms ________________ (be) the Throne Room. When she ________________ at home they ________________ (fly) the flag. However, the flag ________________ (not fly), when we ________________ (be) there, so she ________________ (be) somewhere else instead. After that we ________________ (decide / go) to London Zoo. It ________________ (be) really big and ________________ (have) hundreds of different types of animals there. They also ________________ (have) a moonlight world where you ________________ (can / see) nocturnal animals in action and an aquarium to find out what underwater life ________________ (be) like. At the end of the week I ________________ (write) a few postcards and ________________ (buy) a few souvenirs for my friends. Our holiday in London ________________ (be) far too short, but maybe we ________________ (go) again next year. Vocabulary: tell (here): - erkennen Copyright © 2006 Nicola Jayne Dökel (Dixon). All rights reserved My holiday in London – Mix ed tense exercise – Solu tions Please fill in the gaps with an "active or passive" tense. The tenses which have been used are: simple present (active and passive), present perfect, simple past (active and passive), past progressive and will-future. Last year I flew (fly) to London with my family. We had (have) a great time and the weather was (be) fantastic. It didn't rain (did not rain) (not rain) once. There were (be) so many interesting sights to visit, so we had (have) something to do every day. The museums in England are (be) absolutely fantastic. You can tell (can / tell) that they really care for children. I even tried (try) the English food and it wasn't (isn't) (is not) (not be) as bad as people say (say). In fact I quite enjoyed (enjoy) it. The London Dungeon was (is) (be) scary but fun, too. The guidebook says (say) the Dungeons (there are five of them altogether) are (be) "the world's most chillingly, famous, horror attraction." They bring (bring) 2,000 years of history back to life. It isn't ('s not) (is not) (not be) only scary though. It is (be) also very funny. However, it isn't ('s not) (is not) (not be) good for little children under the age of ten. I loved (love) the Tower of London, because they told (tell) us so many crazy stories. We saw (see) a lot of "ravens" at the Tower. They have been ('ve been) (be) there for over 900 years and people say (say) that if the ravens leave (leave), the Tower will fall down (fall down), so they are ('re) (be) well looked after. It is also called (call) the "Bloody Tower". It got (get) this name because so many people were executed (execute) there. Two of Henry VIII's wives left (leave) their heads on Tower Green - Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. Some people even believe (believe) that the two young sons of Edward IV (12 and 10 years of age), were murdered (murder) there by their uncle, the Duke of Gloucester. He didn't want (did not want) (not want) them to become King and so they "disappeared " (disappear) and he was crowned (crown) King Richard III in 1483. We also went (go) on the London Eye. This is (be) the world's biggest wheel! It only took (take) 30 minutes to turn round, but we saw (see) so many of London's famous landmarks. My mum is (be) afraid of heights, so she waited (wait) for us. I wanted to go (want / go) to Madame Tussaud's but the queue outside the museum was (be) so long that my parents refused (refuse) to wait, so we went (go) to Copyright © 2006 Nicola Jayne Dökel (Dixon). All rights reserved Buckingham Palace instead. Buckingham Palace is (be) a famous palace where the Queen lives (live). We took (take) a tour of the Palace and went (go) into nineteen of her State Rooms and one of these rooms is ('s) (be) the Throne Room. When she was at home they fly (fly) the flag. However, the flag wasn't flying (was not flying) (not fly), when we were (be) there, so she was (be) somewhere else instead. After that we decided to go (decide / go) to London Zoo. It is (be) really big and has (have) hundreds of different types of animals there. They also have (have) a moonlight world where you can see (can / see) nocturnal animals in action and an aquarium to find out what underwater life is (be) like. At the end of the week I wrote (write) a few postcards and bought (buy) a few souvenirs for my friends. Our holiday in London was (be) far too short, but maybe we will go ('ll go) (go) again next year. Vocabulary: tell (here): - erkennen Copyright © 2006 Nicola Jayne Dökel (Dixon). All rights reserved.