Mohmed 6 High School
2 BAC / Mixed TENSES
Ins. M. ACHAK
(N.B. All the sentences are taken from the previous BAC exam papers as from 2008 to 2019, all streams).
PUT THE VERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT TENSE/ FORM.
1- Hi Tom, I’m in Ouarzazate now. I (come)…………………………. here four days ago after I (visit) ……………………….
Marrakesh. I hope by the end of next week, I (discover) …………………………most of the wonderful places in the South.
2- Hans: Were you still living with your parents when you (get) …………….……………. your Bac?
Salim: No. I (join) …………………..………. a boarding school in Casablanca three years before that.
Hans: Did you enjoy your stay there?
Salim: Not at all. I wish I (be) ……………………………….. with my family.
3- Karim (come) ………….…………back to Morocco in 2014 after (work) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . as a journalist for six years
in Canada. He (set/recently) ……………………….……….. his own radio station. But he still needs money to develop
his business. Now, he’s looking for someone (help)………………………………….. him with his project.
4- Mr. Sadiki (teach) …….…………………English for twenty years before he (become) ……………………… our
headmaster six years ago. By this time next year, he (work) ………………………….….. in this school for seven years.
5- When the old lady (return) …………………………………… to her apartment, she discovered that burglars (break)
………………………into her house during her absence.
6- Salima (graduate) …………………….from university four years ago, but she (not/find) ……..………………. a job yet.
7- I (can/ not) ……………… answer the phone when you called last night because I (have) …………..……..…. a shower.
8- Tom’s uncle (work) ……………………………………..in Marseille for several years before he moved to Paris last year.
9- My parents (retire) ………………….…………………………. by the end of 2021.
10- I (not / be able) …………………….to attend Adil’s birthday party yesterday because I (have) ……… a lot of work to do.
11- Last summer, I travelled by plane to Paris for the first time. I (feel) …………………………very nervous during the
journey because I (never/ take) …………………………………….. the plane before.
12- “It’s the best novel I (ever/ read) ……………………………………….. !” Antonio told the teacher.
13- By this time next week, Younes (join) ……………….……………………….the summer camp in Ifrane.
14- The Gnawa Festival (take) ……………………………………………….place in Essaouira every year.
15- Amine (work) ……………………………………………… as an engineer before he emigrated to Canada.
16- By the end of July, we (finish) ……………..……………………….all our exams.
17- After Nabil (retire) …………………….…………… from work, he moved to the countryside.
18- The heavy rainfalls (damage) ……………………………..a lot of roads last December.
19- I wish I (not/ miss) ……………………………..…… my friend’s wedding; he was really disappointed.
20- When Farid got to school, the exam (already/ start) …………………………………….
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By June 2021, the workers (complete) …………….………………… the high-speed rail line between Tangier and Casa.
Leila first (meet) …………………………..……….. her husband when she was at university in 1996.
The city council (build)…………………….…………………… a new stadium two years ago.
Before she became a doctor, Salma (already/ work) …………………………….... as a biology teacher for two years.
At the moment, a foreign NGO (prepare)…………….…… a huge project for human development in rural areas in Yemen.
While I (watch) ………………....…… a film the other day, I (hear) ………..…… my neighbor quarrelling with a stranger.
By the year 2030, the government (solve) …………………………………… the problem of unemployment.
Laura went to the English club after she (finish) ……………………….…………… her homework.
“I (work) ………………...…………………in this medical centre for more than ten years now,” Doctor Wilson said.
By the end of 2021, the government (complete) ……………..………………… the first part of the housing project.
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My daughter is studying biology at university. By next September, she (obtain) ….………..….……… her master’s degree.
Tony (work) ………………………………………… as a taxi driver before he emigrated to France
My parents (move) ……..….to this city before I was born. By the end of 2025, we (live)………………....here for 20 years.
Chorouk (start) ……………………….… singing three years ago. Since then, she has participated in many competitions.
By the end of next year she (release) ………………………..……………… her first video clip.
Jane: (you/ take) ……………………….…………… your driving test yet?
Badre: Not yet, I’ m still taking driving lessons; I hope I (finish) ……………..………………… next month.
Tourism (be)…………..…...… a vital sector to the Moroccan economy. The authorities (work) ………………………
hard for many years to promote the tourist industry. Last year, about nine million tourists (visit) …………………..
Morocco. By the end of 2023, the number of tourists (reach) ……………..……….……………… twelve million.
Ahmed (work) ……………………………… as a waiter for 15 years in Spain before he (start) …………………..……
his own business three years ago. At present, he has some financial problems because of the economic crisis. He wishes he
(can) …………………………..….……… find someone to lend him money.
My classmates and I are working on a school project. So far, we (finish). ………….…………………. the first part. By
the end of this term, we (complete) ……………………………….…………. the whole project.
Mike: Have you heard from Jennifer? (She / manage) …………………………….. to catch her train last night?
David: Unfortunately not. When she (get) …..…..….. to the station the train (already / leave) ………………….....………..
Hicham: Have you ever been to Zagora?
John: No, never. I (visit) …….. Ouarzazate last summer. But I think I (go) ……….…..to Zagora next holiday.
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Mohmed 6 High School
2 BAC / Mixed TENSES
Ins. M. ACHAK
41- Dear mum and dad, I hope you’re fine. I (call) ……………………… you yesterday but there was no answer. Now, I (stay)
………………… with my aunt Laura. So far, I (visit) ………………………… many apartments but they are all expensive.
I hope that by the end of this month, I (find) …………..…………………………… a nice one.
42- After Karim (get) ……………..…..… his visa last month, he (go) …………..…………… to France to start a new business.
His wife (join) …………………………..… him soon if she gets her visa.
43- The Simons (live) ………………….……….. in Marrakesh for ten years when I first (meet) ……..………..…….. them in
1988. By the end of 2021, they (be) …...………….……………………….in Morocco for thirty years.
44- Dear mum, I (have) …………………………… a good time in Paris for the last couple of weeks. I’ll be back in Manchester
tomorrow. I (call) …………………….……… you as soon as I get to the airport. Bye for now!
45- Othman is a successful Moroccan journalist. Now, he (live) …….…………… in London. Before he (move) ………………
to the BBC channel last year, he (work) ……….………………… in a local TV station for 5 years. By the end of this year,
he (publish)……………………………..… his first book about his experience as a journalist.
46- “Our son (run away) ………………………… from home last week. We (still/look for) ……………………………. him.
His best friend says that he (not/ see)……………………..…….…. him for two weeks,” the father said.
47- Noura (not/be) …………… sure when she was going to have the Internet at home. Yesterday, she (have) ………………
a very pleasant surprise. When she got home, her father (already/ connect) ……..……………………… her to the Internet.
48- Last Monday, while firemen (try)………………….…….to put out the fire in the forest, two helicopters (join)
………….………….them. Unfortunately. Most of the trees were destroyed. We hope that by the end of 2021, the local
authorities (replant) …………………………………...the forest.
49- When he (finish)……………….…...… his studies in Europe, Kamal returned to Morocco. Now, he (work)….……………
as a teacher at a university. He (just/publish) ……………………....…….. a book on study skills.
50- Mr. Taylor (come) ………………..…… to Glasgow in 2000. He (work) …….…………………………… in the same car
factory for almost ten years. By December 2021, he (open) ………………………… a new car rent agency.
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I think that by 2030, water (disappear)………………………………………..from this lake.
When Meg joined us, we (already/agree)……………………………….on the date of the meeting.
The police officer ordered the driver (stop)……………………………………..and get out of the car.
By the end of this year, my daughter (obtain)…………………………………….her master’s degree in nuclear physics.
We visited Erfoud but we (not/be)……………………………………………to Merzouga yet.
By the end of this century, machines (replace) ……………………………………..workers in many jobs.
Where (you/ spend) ………………………………………your next summer vacation?
I (recently/ buy) ………………………………my daughter a laptop to help her with her studies. But she often spends
much more time with her computer than with us. I wish I (can) ……………………… take it away from her.
59- Achraf (work) ……………………… for a computer company since he (graduate) …….…………… from an engineering
school in 2009. Next week, his boss (send) ……………………………… him on a business trip to Asia. By the end of
next month, he (visit) ………………………………….… Japan, South Korea and China.
60- Alice: We’re really enjoying our stay here in Marrakech. When (you/ join) ………………………………. us?
Jessica: I (be) …………………..……..there next Monday. I still have some work to do.
Alice: What a pity, we won’t be able to see each other! By the time you arrive, I (leave) …………….………… Morocco.
61- Moroccan authorities (be) ……...........…. interested in developing the tourist industry for many years. Last year 7.5 million
tourists (visit) ……………. Morocco. Another 8 million (probably/ come) ……………………… next year. Government
officials hope that by the year 2024 the number of tourists (reach) …….………………. 13 million.
62- My sister and her husband (live) ………………………...…… in France for ten years before they …………………………
(come) back to Morocco in 2016.
63- Tony is very competent. His boss (send) ………………………… him to attend an international conference next month.
64- Najib Sidqi (get)………………….his degree in marketing before he started work at the bank. In 2007, he (conduct)
……………..…….a piece of research on developing customer services. Now, he (be) ……..the manager of a bank agency.
65- In a press conference, the president of El Amal Association said: “last October, we (start) …………...….. a project to fight
illiteracy. We (work) …………………… with the ministry of education on the same project since then. I guess, by the
year 2023, we (achieve) …………………..………….our goals.
66- By this time next year, Morocco (launch) ……………………………………its second surveillance satellite.
67- “(you/visit) ……………………………………………the Louvre Museum when you were in Paris last summer?”
68- Bob and David enjoy (watch) …………… science fiction films. Yesterday, they (go) …………… to the cinema, but when
they arrived, they found that the film (already/start) ……………………. So, they decided to have a walk along the coast.
69- John: I’m sorry Peter. I couldn’t see you. When I got to the airport, your plane (already / take off) …………………...……
Peter: Don’t worry. I’ll try (meet) ………………………………… you when I come back.
70- “When I was your age, whenever I (face)………………… a difficult problem, I used to keep on (try)………………….
until I found the right solution,” Mr. Sobhi told his son.
71- Dear mum, I hope you’re fine. I (read)………………………your e-mail yesterday. You seem to be worried. Well, now I
(stay) …………….…….………. with one of my friends because I (not/ get) any answer from the university yet. I hope
that by the end of this month, I (move)………………………………. to my own room on the campus.
72- Before Albert (marry)…………………..Karen in 2016, they (work) …………….together as volunteers in many countries
for about 6 years. By the end of next August, they (produce)………………………...a documentary about their experience.
73- “No one was killed because meteorologists (warn) ………………….… the authorities long before the disaster took place,”
the reporter said.