MIXED TENSES ( exercise 17 )

I _____________ (get) a little sleepy , but I would rather stay up .

am getting

Right now it *is* 3. a.m and I ______*?*__________ (sit) at my desk

am sitting

That's why I _______________ (write) to you such an early hour in the day.

am writing

How _______________ ( get \you) along?

are you getting

How ____________________ ( go,your classes ) ? Please write soon.

are your classes going

I *will take* a nap after I _____*?*_________ (get) back from taking her to airport.

get

In addition , a friend ______________ ( stay) with me since last Thursday.

has been staying

Between shoving her the city and studying for my exams , I ___________________ ( have , barely) enough time to breathe

have barely had

I _____________ (be) very busy lately.

have been

We ____________ (be) to the zoo , the art museum , and the botonical gardens

have been

I ______________ (sit) here five hours doing my studying

have been sitting

and ____________ ( try) to find time to write you back ever since

have been trying

so I ____________ ( decide) not to go to bed.

have decided

In the past two weeks , I ______________ (have) four tests, and I have another test next week.

have had

She wanted to see the city , so we ____________ (spend) a lot of time visiting some of the interesting places here .

have spent

Right now it ____*?*_______ ( be) 3. a.m and I ________________ (sit) at my desk

is

My friend's plane _____________ (leave) at 6.05

leaves

Dear Ann, I __________ ( receive ) your letter about two weeks ago

received

Yesterday , we *went* to the park and _____*?*_____ (watch) a balloon race.

watched

Yesterday , we _____*?*______ (go) to the park and __________ (watch) a balloon race.

went

I ______*?*______ (take) a nap after I ______________ (get) back from taking her to airport.

will take