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.Complete the questions with the correct form of BE, DO or HAVE:

1-... you have any brothers or sisters?
2-... you born in Britain?
3-... you have a big breakfast this morning?
4-... you enjoy learning English?
5-... you learn. any other languages at school?
6-... you ever been to the USA?
7-... you interested in music?
8-... you know any of the other students before you started the English
course?

.Write the short forms of these verbs:

They will
I have got
She will not
It is
You do not
It has not got
There is not
They have not got
We are not
I am not
She cannot
He does not

.Write ten sentences.

In the morning
I always get up late.
I am writing an exercise.
Now I stayed at home.
Yesterday I didn't study because I was tired.
Tomorrow I’m going to buy some records.
In the morning I never watch TV.
I’m not studying Maths.
I 'm not going to speak in class.
I left home very early.
I often have cereals for breakfast.
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.Write something in the affirmative, negative and interrogative form

that:
1-you do every day.
2-you are wearing at the moment.
3-you will do at the weekend.
4-you did in the summer holidays.
5-you have done today.
6-you were doing at nine o'clock last night.

.Match these sentences with the correct tense:

the future tense I work for a London newspaper.
the present simple She's stopping.
the present continuous She won't come back here.
the present perfect She was playing badminton.
the past simple Have you seen kamala recently?
the past continuous I saw her at the leisure centre.

.Answer these questions:

1-Did you study English last night?
2-What did you do then?
3-Do you always do that in the evening?
4-What did you think of today's class?
5-What are you going to do this weekend?
6-When are you going to be at home?
7-Could you ring me?

.Make questions to these answers.

1-No, I wasn’t at home, I was at the cinema.
2-We saw a science fiction film called Moon Lane.
3-Like it? Yes I thought it was very good.
4-This evening? I don’t know. I'm not going to do anything.
5-Near here? No, there isn’t an Indian restaurant, but there is a good Pizza
House.
6-Yes, I’ve got some money.
7-Borrow some? All right.
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Ask questions about these statements:

1-Ann's tired. Why ... ?
2-I don’t go to work by car. How ... ?
3-This pen isn't mine. Whose ... ?
4-I met a famous actress. Who ... ?
5-Sarah's bought a new car. What sort ... ?
6-We saw Bill yesterday. Where ... ?
7-Sue's watching television. What ... ?
8-They are going on holiday. where ... ?
9-Peter’s left the party. Why ... ?
10-She drank a lot of wine. How much ... ?

Fill the blanks with the correct perfect tense of the verbs in brackets:
1-If you are hungry, have a sandwich. I just (make) some.
2-Joe (live) on vegetables and fruit before I persuaded him to try fish.
3-I (eat) too much recently. I must go on a diet.
4-You ever (order) a Chinese take-away meal?
5-What (cook)? The kitchen is in a terrible mess!

Put one of the following auxiliaries:

am / is / are do / does / did have/ has
1-Look at those children! They ... smoking cigarettes!
2-... your daughter speak English well?
3-... you learn German when you were at school?
4-... Ben ever been to India?
5-We ... played volleyball.
6-I ... going to give up smoking soon.
7-... Mark and Jane live near you?
8-... John going to phone you tomorrow?
9-When ... you learn to drive? A long time ago?
10-... you written to thank Sue and Bill yet?
11-I ... listening to music.

Change into interrogative and negative

1. She can come tomorrow.
2. They were here yesterday.
3. He bought a new car.
4. She likes ice-cream.
5. You know him well.
6. We saw that film yesterday.
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7. He has found his pen on the floor.

8. They must leave early.
9. She buys a new car every year.
10. My mother airs the room every morning
11.Our teacher wants the homework now.
12.We have taught them French.
13.She often loses her umbrella.

Put into the negative and interrogative:

He is twenty-seven
He loves money, cars and good food
Robert likes dancing and tennis
I eat bananas and apples
You read poetry
The temperature at night falls quite quickly
He has dark brown eyes.
She looks out of the window
I can swim very well
I can drive better than my brother
He walked back to the arrivals gate
She handed him a paper
A tall beautiful girl was listening to his conversation
The weather is getting warmer
I felt very frightened
He works in a bank
It depends on the book
I saw Adrian yesterday
I’ve got a cold
My brothers and I look like our mother
I went to my sister’s wedding yesterday.
I got terribly cold at the football match
I repair my car myself
They are always talking about politics
Eveybody knows him
A child needs love
Orchids are beautiful flowers
Ther was a fight in the club last night
She gave him a sweet
He’ll be able to play chess

Write the passage again. Change the verbs so that they tell us what will
happen.
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I went to the theatre with my friend Reg. Reg and I saw the first
performance of a play called "The end of the road". After the play, the
producer gave a short speech. He spoke to the audience about the play. The
play was great and I think a great many people enjoyed it very much.

Make sentences about your activities. Use present, past or future verbs.
Yesterday right now tomorrow
Every day today this morning
This afternoon next week tonight
The day before yesterday in a few days the day after tomorrow
Two days ago a few minutes ago last week

A. In the following sentences, put the verbs in the correct form:

1-Teresa (type) all day and still not (finish) the report.
2-Doctor, I (get) lots of aches and pains. (Be) anything wrong? I (be) terribly
worried.
3-John just (complete) a course in engineering and now (want) pursue his
studies by (take) a Master's degree.
4-For some years now Samantha (believe) strongly in reincarnation and (try)
to persuade her friends to come round to her way of thinking but they (be)
still not convinced.
5-Martha (think) of going on a three-month trip to Mexico next year and
(wonder) for some time if any of her fellow students (like) (accompany) her.
6-While Thomas (spend) the last few months working hard at his studies, his
sisters(concentrate) their attention on how to get their new business off the
ground.
7-It (look) as if oil (leak) from this pipe for some time. We (have) to
dismantle the machine.
8-I not (want) to go to the supermarket again at the moment. I (prefer) to
wait till the end of the month, when I (can) do all the shopping in one go.
9-You (go) to the Tower of London? No, not yet. I (want) to go ever since I
arrived in London, but something always (come) up. I (hope) (go) sometime
soon. Perhaps you (like) come) with me?
10-The constant humming from the word-processor (give) me a headache. I
(have) to take an aspirin.

B. Put the verbs in the correct form:

1-This candidate (look) very promising. Just think about his experience. He
(live) in Hong Kong, Australia and the USA and (work) for a number of
multi-national companies. I (think) we definitely (interview) him.
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2-There (be) a terrible storm last month and several trees (fall down). The
telephone lines (bring down) and some still not (be fixed). Roads (be blocked)
for several hours. Several homes (suffer) damage to their roofs and chimneys
that (be) very expensive to repair.
3-I asked Tom last week to find out this information, but he still not (do) so.
I (have) (ask) him again.
4-Marianna (complain) about her husband for ages. I not (be) surprised that
he (leave)
her. What she (do) now, on her own?
5-I (try) for ages to reach you. Where you (be)?
6-Someone (try) get in through the kitchen window during the night. If you
(look) carefully, you (be able) see the marks.
7-The police (question) the suspect for several hours, but so far they not
(get) any new information from him.
8-Everyone (be) excited about the news of the wedding and (think) about
what they (wear) on the big day next month.
9-The flood water (breach) the new dam and villagers now (flee) from the
flood.
10-News from the earthquake zone (be) that over two hundred people (be)
injured. Help (be) urgently required.

C. Put the verbs in the correct form.

1-How many times Stephen (telephone)? “I not (know), but I wish he (stop).
It's such a bore when he keeps on (phone).”
2-If you (be) president of the country, what changes you (want) introduce?
3-I wish I not (eat) so many cakes. They (make) me feel quite ill.
4-Martin (be) here now if he (allow) plenty of time for the journey. As ¡t (be),
we (have) to start the meeting without him.
5-Mary (agree) to the conditions laid down by the court yesterday provided
that her husband (keep) to his side of the bargain.
6-I not (believe) what you (say) about Anna. She never (lie) to anyone, least of
all to me about such an important matter.
7-If only I (realise) you (come) to England this week, I (keep) my diary free.
As it (be), I (be) afraid it (be) just impossible to meet unless you (come) to
Oxford on Tuesday evening.
8-Supposing the company (offer) you a pay rise of 50%, (be) you so
determined to leave and look for a job elsewhere?
9-“How you (feel) when you (receive) the offer?” “Like everyone, I (be)
delighted. You not (be)?”
10-Helena (think) of setting up her own business. What advice you (give) her?
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.D Put the verbs in the correct form:.

1-What you (mean), the accident (be) my fault? If it (be), surely I not (call)
the police.
2-If John (telephone) you last night and (invite) you to dinner, what you (do)?
3-It not (be) possible for me attend the meeting yesterday, if my deputy not
(agree) (stand in) for me at short notice.
4-Basil certainly not (get) through the interview so successfully if Jim not
(spend) a lot of time (prepare) him about what to say.
5-I wish I (speak) Swedish. If I (can), I (understand) the film we (see) last
night much better.
6-The bank account not (overdraw) at the end of last month if you not (write)
a cheque (pay) for the new washing machine.
7-It (be) hot in this room, and the lecturer (be) very boring. I wish I (lie) on
the beach, (enjoy) the sun and (listen) to the waves.
8-I quite (agree) with you. Rupert (be) a good worker, I not (say) he not (be).
I just wish he (co-operate) more with other people.
9-I (go) to see the film last night but at the last minute I (receive) an
important phone call and (have) to stay at home to finish some urgent work. I
not (regret) it. I (hear) since from my friends who (go) that it not (be) very
good.
10-Ruth (regret) (be) rude to Simon. The atmosphere between them (be) now
very tense, and she (like) make things up. He not (help) by (be) very distant.

E. Put the verbs in the correct form, using appropriate modal verbs as
necessary.
1-I wish the central heating not (keep) (play up). It (be) a bore not (know)
from one day to the next if it (work) or not.
2-This chicken (taste) better if the chef (add) a little more seasoning.
3-If only, ¡t not (rain), then I (be able) to plant the seedlings today.
4-Tim not (regret) (spend) money on (modernise) the house if he (get) his
money back when he (sell) it.
5-I (go) to the party but for the fact that my youngest son (have) a
temperature and I not (want) leave him. Just as well, as it (turn) out, because
when the doctor (come) he decided (admit) Stephen to hospital.
6-Where's Joan? She (say) she (be) at the station at 3, and now it’s 3.15. She
must (miss) the train. I (hope) she not (miss) the next one, otherwise we (be)
late for the opening address at the conference.
7-“What you (do) when the course (finish)?” “I not (know) yet. Perhaps I
(have) a holiday first and then (look) for a job.”
8-I not (ask) you such an embarrassing question here in front of other people
if I not (feel) it necessary to get at the truth.
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9-“What you (do) if the police realise you (give) them false information?” “I
just (say) I (be) mistaken.”
10-By the time Julius (read) my letter telling him it's all over between us, I
(be) hundreds of miles away, sunning myself on a tropical beach, only wishing I
(leave) him sooner.

F Put the verbs in the correct form.

1-If John (ask) where I (go), tell him I (be) back as soon as I possibly (can).
He (need) not worry, it not (be) later than Thursday.
2-When the President (step) off the plane on his official visit to our country
next week, he (greet) by the Prime Minister and the Defence Minister. He
then (drive) to the Prime Minister's official residence where a State
Reception (take) place in his honour. The moment that (be) over, he (take) to
Worcester Castle where he (spend) the night.
3-(tell) John the whole story about my early life, but the fact that he (be) so
unsympathetic about the first details I revealed (make) me decide not to.
4-I not (realise) that Stella (pass) the exam the last time it was conducted.
If I (know), I not (insist) on her filling in another form.
5-I (realise) I not (understand) the question when the interpreter (repeat) it
slowly in my own language.
6-(Be) it not for Mary's help, I not (be able) to take part in the competition.
As it (be), I (manage) to win first prize, so I (be) eternally indebted to her.
7-When the school finally (close) its doors in 1988, Mr Roberts (teach) there
for 25 years. As a result of the closure, he (decide) to take early retirement
and (be) now to be seen tending his garden most sunny afternoons.
8-Consultations (take) place for many years at the highest level before
concrete peace proposals (accept).
9-Leading a life of luxury on the Costa del Sol (become) a reality for many
fugitives from British justice in the 1980's.
10-The financial scandal (rock) the government when many senior politicians
(see) to be implicated and (force) (resign).

G. Put the verbs in the correct form, using appropriate modal verbs when
necessary.
1-You must (be) very pleased when you (hear) you (win) the prize. What you
(do) to celebrate?
2-I (try) (get) John on the phone for the past week. I think he must (go)
abroad. You (have) any idea when he (be) back?
3-I not (need) (tell) Alison the bad news. She already (hear). Chris (tell) her
the previous evening.
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4-I really ought (let) the college know where they (can) contact me in case of
emergency during the vacation. If I (have), they not (need) (get) in touch with
the local police.
5-Oh, Martin. What a lovely bunch of flowers you (give) me. How very kind of
you. But really, you (do).
6-The interviewer not (dare) ask the Minister the questions he really (want)
to. The atmosphere (be) too threatening.
7-Sam (offer) a new job. He not (be able) (decide) if he (take) it or not. He
(have) (let) them (know) by the end of the week.
8-I (spend) ages (make) preparations for the dinner party but I not (need)
(bother). At the last moment, Philip (ring) (say) he not (be able) (come).
9-(Be) you sure the answer (be) what it (be)? In my opinion, it not (be) right.
Surely you (forget) (include) something essential?
10-I (have) a day off last week. I just (dare) not ask my boss for another day
off tomorrow.

Choose the correct form:

1-I didn’t having / has / have / had breakfast.
2-He goes / go / went / is going home by bus yesterday.
3-She must /can / was / could swim when she was a girl.
4-Did you had / have / has / having much to eat?
5-What did / were / are / was you doing when I saw / see / was seeing /
did see you?

“Is”, “has” or “possession”:

1-That’s my pen
2-He’s gone to America.
3-Claire’s mother is a police officer.
4-It’s raining.
5-She’s closed her eyes.
6-Kevin is Sharon’s husband.
7-King kong’s opened the door!
8-It’s gone.
9-It’s hers.
10-Anna’s done a lot of work today.
11-Bernard’s only done a little work.
12-Have you got Linda’s book?

Put the verbs in brackets in the right tense (past perfect, past simple,
past continuos).
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Alice’s wedding was very well organised. One year before it ..(1).. (take)
place, Alicia and her fiancé ..(2).. (already make) the reservations for the
wedding reception at the nicest hotel in town. Two months later, they ..(3)..
(already choose) the music for the church ceremony. They ..(4).. (want) the
perfect wedding. Unfortunately, while they ..(5).. (go over) the final details
the day before the wedding, they ..(6).. (start) to argue and they ..(7)..
(break up).

Translate.
1-Cuando llegamos al cine, la película ya había empezado
2-Es el hombre más rico que he conocido en mi vida.
3-Bill acaba de despertarse.
4-La conocí hace dos años y hemos sido buenos amigos desde entonces.
5-Mr. Robinson lleva viviendo en España veinte años.
6-Cuando íbamos camino de casa, empezó a nevar.
7-Cuando estaba empezando a divertirme, terminaron las vacaciones.
8-Al salir del cine, vi a tu cuñado.
9-Parece oro, pero no lo es.

Make the following sentences negative. Then give the right information :
1-The Pope lives in New York.
2-Yesterday at midnight I was having dinner in a restaurant.
3-Our teacher arrived one hour late last Wednesday.
4-Now I’m studying Philosophy.
5-My father is fifty-five years old.
6-Tomorrow the Queen will visit Gijón.
7-In England people drive on the right.
8-Christopher Columbus discovered India.
9-If I study hard I’ll fail my exams.
10-My parents are sleeping at the moment.
11-Kangaroos come from Canada.
12-Yesterday at 3.00 a. m. my parents were dancing at the disco.
13-The Americans landed on the moon in the nineteenth century.
14-My mother is playing tennis right now.
15-I will go to bed at nine tonight.

Make these sentences negative:

1-We are eating. They …
2-She has lunch at 1.30. He …
3-I’m going to meet my friend. He …
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4-She’s watching television. I …

5-They like English food. We …
6-Judith goes to bed at eleven o’clock. Peter and Paul …
7-I often go to the cinema. She …
8-I’m doing my homework. They …
9-Mr and Mrs Smith work hard. Tom …
10-He’s got a cold. I …

Complete the sentences with the correct tense of the verbs in brackets :
present simple, present continuous, past simple, past continuous
1-I ... (write) to my parents. I ... (write) to them every weekend.
2-We ... (go) camping every year. It’s a good cheap holiday. Hotels ... (cost) too
much.
3-Alex ... (dream) when the alarm clock ... (ring)
4-Normally I ... (start) work at eight o’clock, but I ... (start) at seven this
week. We’re busy these days.
5-The train ... (wait) when we ... (arrive) at the station.
6-When I ... (try) the pudding, I ... (like) it.
7-I haven’t got a car at the moment, so I ... (go) to work on the bus this week,
although usually I ... (drive) to work.
8-When Mary ... (see) the question, she ... (know) the answer.
9-The sun ... (rise) in the east, remember. It’s behind us, so we ... (travel)
west.
10-When Karen ... (lift) the chair, she ... (feel) a sudden pain in her back.
-I (look for) …….my key. Can you help me?
-Yesterday we (not swim) ….. in the sea because it was cold
-It (rain) ….so I bought an umbrella. I (not want) ….to get wet.
-He (drink/usually) coffee but today he (drink) tea.
-While I (walk) to school, I (see) a car accident.
-What time your plane (go)? It (leave) at 10.30
-When I (arrive) at the station Mary (wait) for me. She (wear) a blue dress.
As soon as she (see) me she (wave) her umbrella and (shout) something, but I
couldn't hear what she (say) because everybody (make) such a noise.
-He never (smoke) in bed.
-She (go) away every weekend.
-Where is Mr. Green? He (go)out ten minutes ago.
-I (see) you yesterday. You (sit) outside a café.
-“What ... (you –do)?” “I’m a nurse”.
-I (not take usually) sugar in my tea.
-María (go) to Cuba last summer.
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. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays

the same.
a) Jack left the office before I arrived there. When I arrived …
b) Do you have any experience of driving this kind of car? Have you ever …
c) This is my first visit to Scotland. This is the first time …
d) During dinner, the phone rang. While I …
e) Do you have anything fixed for Saturday evening? What are …
f) I started this job five years ago. I have …
g) Is this car yours? Do you …
h) Look at those black clouds! There’s rain on the way! Look at those black
clouds! It’s …
i) Our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary is at the end of next year. By the
end of next year we …
j) I haven’t been to the cinema for two months. The last time …

Complete this letter with the verbs in brackets in the correct tense:
Thank you very much for your letter. It was good to hear from you.
I have left school. I ..1.. (leave) in July. I ..2.. (be) fed up with it and I ..3..
(want) to earn some money. I ..4.. (work) for a newspaper in London. It’s
great.
Kamala ..5.. (leave) school too. She ..6.. (go) to college now. I ..7.. (not see)
her since she ..8.. (go) to college. Casey ..9.. (see) her last week. She ..10..
(play) badminton with Sue. Casey says he ..11.. (not recognise) her, because she
..12.. (look) very different.
Vince, Sue and Casey ..13.. (be) still at school, but they all ..14.. (study)
different subjects. So they ..15.. (not see) each other very often. I ..16.. (go
out) with Sue now.
Sue and Vince ..17.. (learn) to drive. They ..18.. (be) 17 last month. Mr
Scott ..19..(teach) them in his car. I ..20..(see) them yesterday. Sue ..21..
(drive). I’ll be 17 in three months time. Then I ..22..(learn) to drive.
You ..23.. (stay) in the States? Your parents ..24.. (move) in the summer,
so I suppose you ..25.. (not come) back here. Some new people ..26.. (move)
into your old house, but I ..27.. (not meet) them yet.
Well, that's all the news for now. I hope that you ..28.. (write) again. Bye
for now.

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense:

1-You can’t see Tom now. He (have) a bath.
2-He usually (drink) coffee but today he (drink) tea.
3-When I arrived the lecture had already started and the professor (write )
on a projector.
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4-I (make) a cake when the light went out. I had to finish it in the dark.
5-This is my house. How long you (live) here? I (live) here since 1970.
6-He (live) in London for tow years and then (go) to Edinburgh.
7-Shakespeare (write) a lot of plays.
8-I (fly) over Loch Ness last week. You (see) the Loch Ness monster?
9-I (believe) it when I see it.
10-He (leave) in a few days.
11-If I see him I (give) him a lift.
12-The police (arrest) him if they catch him.
13-At the moment the children (have) their afternoon nap.
14-Thousands of children (go) to kindergarten every day.
15-What you (do) at nine o'c1ock last night?
16-Last year Simon (study) English at a summer school in Oxford.
17-I (think) you (be) wrong!
18-Andrew usually (leave) home early to catch the bus, but today he (not go)
by bus. He (take) his car instead.
19-Don't call me between three and five this afternoon. I (rest).
20-While I (walk) to school, I (see) a car accident.
21-If I find your passport I (telephone) you.
22-How long you (know) Mr Pit? I (know) him for ten years.
23-Look at those black clouds! It (rain).
24-We (have) a party next week. You (like) to come?
25-What time your plane (go)? It (leave) at 10.30 on Saturday.
26-Unless you work very hard you (not be) successful.
27-You ever (leave) a restaurant without paying the bill?
28-The teacher (come) into the classroom unusually early and one of the boys,
who (smoke) a cigarette, (have) no time to put it out.
29-I've got a terrible headache. Have you? Wait here and I (bring) you an
aspirin.
30-Unless you pay him regularly he (not work) for you at all.
31-When I (arrive) at the station Mary (wait) for me. She (wear) a blue dress.
As soon as she (see) me she (wave) her umbrella and (shout) something, but I
couldn't hear what she (say) because everybody (make) such a noise.
32-He (not smoke) for two weeks. He is trying to give it up.
33-He (give) me back the book, (thank) me for lending it to him and (say) that
he (enjoy) it very much; but I (know) that he (not read) it because most of
the pages (be) still uncut.
34-(Weather forecast): There (be) clouds, wind and rain during the weekend.
35-While I (swim) someone (steal) my clothes and I (have) to walk home in my
swimsuit.
36-I (come) in very late last night and unfortunately the dog (wake up) and
(start) to bark. This (wake) my mother who (come) to the top of the stairs
and (say), "-Who is there?'
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37-I (not see) your aunt recently. She (not be) out of her house since she
(buy) her colour TV.
38-What are you doing with that spade? I (plant) some apple trees in the
garden.
39-You (buy) the house if you liked it?
40-You ever (try) to give up smoking? Yes, I (try) last year, but then I (find)
that I was getting fat so I (start) again.
41-How pale that girl is! I'm sure she (faint).
42-If you knew that you had only six weeks more to live, how you (spend)
those six weeks?
43-I think I (read) the book this evening, or perhaps I (watch) TV.
44-While he (water) the flowers it (begin) to rain. He (put) up his umbrella
and (go) on watering.
45-You (meet) my brother at the lecture yesterday? Yes, we (have) coffee
together afterwards.
46-I have given up my flat in Paris because I (live) permanently in London.
47-I'd climb over the wall if there (not be) so much broken glass on top of it.
48-When the old lady (return) to her flat she (see) at once that burglars
(break) in during her absence, because the front door (be) open and
everything in her flat (be) upside down.
49-Tell me about my future, please. You (have) a good life and you (live) a long
time.
50-I (not go) there if I were you.
51-I'm nervous. I’m not used (speak) to a large audience.
52-Didn't your sister use (work) in this office?
53-Ann (wait) for me when I (arrive).
54-I just (hear) from Andrew. He (buy) a new house, and (move) in last week.
55-He (not finish) moving yet, because the furniture he (order), (not arrive).
56-He already (win) several competitions before he won the world
championship.
57-Why are you carrying a corkscrew? I (open) a bottle of wine.
58-We were a few minutes late, so the film (start) when we (get) to the
cinema.
59-When she got to England she found that the language was quite different
from the English that she (learn) at school.
60-Good afternoon! Can I help you? Yes, I (bring) my watch to repair three
weeks ago.
61-One of our windows (break) by the wind last night.
62-This camera (make) in the Cheque Republic.
63-What does Joan think about the change? She (not tell) me yet.
64-Before they (come) to Britain, the Anglo-Saxons (live) in the Netherlands
and Germany.
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65-When the Vikings (invade) England, the Anglo-Saxons (be) here for four
hundred years.
66-Duke William (live) in France, but his grandfather (come) from Norway.
67-After the Battle of Hastings Duke Williams (take) a lot of land away from
the Anglo-Saxon lords, because they (fight) against him.
68-He (give) the land to his soldiers, because they (help) him.
69-What you (buy) yesterday?
69-Up till now, he never (lend) me anything.
70-you (burn)those old papers yet?
71-He (fight) in Flanders in the First World War.
72-They already (leave) .
73-When you (lose)your umbrella?
74-you (listen) to the concert last night?
75-We just (win) the match.
76-He never (smoke) in bed.
77-She (go) away every weekend.
78-Where is Mr. Green? He (go)out ten minutes ago.
79-I (see)you yesterday. You (sit) outside a café.
80-When I last (see) him, he (live) in London.
81-you (see) a good film lately?
82-He isn't here. He just (go) out.
83-These children often (lose) their pencils.
84-He (write) a letter now.
85-He already (write)a letter.
86-He (wrote) a letter yesterday.
87-He (go away)last weekend.
88-I (see) you yesterday. You (drink) beer at a café, but you (not see) me.
89-I (go) to Portugal five years ago. Since then I (not speak) Portuguese.
90-The town (change) its appearance completely since 1968.
91-He is busy now. He (write) a letter.
92-He (not be) here since Christmas.
93-I (not see) you for a long time.
94-Since you gave me your number, I (phone)you four times.
95-We already (receive) her letter.
96-They just (go) abroad.
97-I(not speak)French for ten years.
98-you (buy) a new hat lately?
99-He (not eat) any fish since he was a little boy.
100-He usually (get) up at 7 o’clock, but this morning he (get) up at 8.
101-So far, we (not have) a reply.
102-While he (write) on the blackboard, the children (talk).
103-I can't come now. At the moment I (type) a letter.
104-As the Royal visitors (pass), the people (clap).
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105-The doctor … (examine) her and found that she …(break) her arm.
106-I (see) Mary recently, have you?
107-Kary (do) an enormous amount of work last week.
108-I (see) Jenny while I (walk) up the street.
109-When he (start) telling the joke I realised that I (hear) it before.
110-If you ... (offer) him the job, he’d accept it.
111-I ... (stay) with some friends at the moment.
112-As soon as she ... (arrive), I’ll let you know.
113-... (you – see) my blue scarf anywhere?
114-What ... (you – do) after the lights went out?
115-How long ... (you – study) English?
116-I ... (never see) her before in my life!
117-If you ... (do) that again, I ... (scream).
118-My purse ... (just – steal).
119-She asked me where I ... (go) the next day.
120-At the moment of the explosion I ...(have) my dinner.
121-“What ... (you –do)?” “I’m a nurse”.
122-If I ... (be) you, I ... (try) harder.
123-What time ... (you – arrive) here last night?
124-Do you know who she ... (be)?
125-We (go) to the cinema last night.
126-I (come) as soon as my work is finished, I hope you (be) ready.
127-When you (go) on holiday?
128-I (lose) my keys; I cannot remember where I last (see) them.
129-I never (forget) what you just (tell) me.
130-She (walk) very quickly when I (meet) her yesterday.
131-I (know) her for a very long time.
132-I (finish) the novel by my next birthday.
133-My brother … this film three times. He loves it.(see)
134-we (swim) every day last summer.
135-…(your father/have lunch) at home every day?
136-If he …(not get up) early he, … (miss) the bus.
137-She’s ill because she (eat) some-bad meat.
138-The man (shoot) the dog when ¡t (chase) the sheep.
139-At this moment my brother … (not write) a letter, he … (make) a cake in
the kitchen.
140-… (you/speak) to him last Monday?
141-her parents … (buy) fruits at the market when I …(see) them.
142-I … (not be) here last year and I don’t know if I … (be)here next year.
143-“What ... (make) that terrible noise ?”. “It’s the pneumatic drill. They ...
(repair) the road.”
144-This message ... (just arrive) and the man ... (wait) in case you ... (want) to
send a reply.
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145-“I ... (play) football since I ... (be) five years old.”
“... (you - play) since you ... (come) to England ?”
“Oh, yes. I ...(play) quite a lot. I ... (join) a club the day after I ... (arrive).”
146-“I can’t find my gloves. ... (you - see) them ?”
“Yes, you ... (leave) them in the car yesterday. I ... (put) them back in your
drawer.”
147-If she ... (not be) so shy, she ... (enjoy) parties.
148-“We should leave a message for Jack. Otherwise he ... (not know) where
we’ve gone.”
“All right. I ... (leave) a note on his table.”
149-I ... (go) to Jack’s house but I ... (find) him in. His mother ... (say) that she
... (not know) what he ... (do), but she ... (think) that he ... (probably play)
football.
150-I’ve hung out the clothes. It’s lovely and sunny ; if it ... (stay) like this they
... (dry) in two hours.
151-“... (you - see) that man at the corner of the street ?
He is a private detective. He ... (watch) number 24.”
“How ... (you - know) he ... (watch) number 24 ?”
“Because whenever anyone ... (come) out of, or ... (go) into the house, he ...
(make) a note in his little book.”
152-On Saturday afternoon I ... (see) Freddie sitting in his garden :
“I ... (think) you ... (work) on Saturdays,” I ... (say).
“I ... (work) this morning,” ... (explain) Freddie, “but at lunch time the boss ....
(go) off to play golf and ... (tell) us all to go home. It was time he ... (give) us a
whole Saturday off. I ... (work) practically every Saturday since the beginning
of the year.”
153-She (go) away every weekend.
154-He (go) abroad last week.
155-No, he isn’t here. He just (go) out.
156-He (go) downstairs when I (meet) him.
157-Where is Mr Green? He (go) out ten minutes ago.
158-This boy never (see) the sea.
159-You (see) my bag? I (lose) it.
160-I (see) you yesterday. You (sit) outside a café.
161-He (already write) a lot of letters, but his sister (not write) many.
162-He is busy now; he (write) a letter.
163-I (hope) he (get) better now, I (hear) he (have) a bad cold all the week.
164-I usually (not take) sugar in my tea.
165-You (see) a good film lately?
166-He (live) in England since 1970.
167-When I last (see) him, he (live) in London.
168-He (sit) in the garden when the storm (break)
169-You (go) to the cinema last night? No, I (not be) for three weeks.
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170-I (hear) the news last night, but I (not hear) it today.
171-You (read) that book yet? No, I only just (begin) it.
172-I (see) that you (buy) a new hat. How much you (pay) for it?
173-When I (see) him he (sit) asleep in a chair.
174-I suppose you (hear) the latest news: John (marry) that horrible Jackson
girl yesterday.
175-The sun (shine) for the last half hour and the wind (drop)
176-He (write) a letter now.
177-He already (write) two letters this morning.
178-He (write) a lot of letters yesterday.
179-We (not play) tennis together since last May.
180-I (go) away lat weekend.
181-You (see) my fountain-pen? I (lose) it.
182-I (learn) English for the last two years, and now I (study) Russian, too.
183-When water (boil) the liquid (change) to a vapour that (be called) steam.
184-He (study) chemistry for three years and then (give) it up.
185-Cyril never (wash) behind his ears: he (say) the soap (get) into his eyes.
186-Maisie (paint) her toe-nails and her hair (change) colour at least three
times since last winter.
187-My wife (not come) home yet. She never (come) home before, midnight
and last night she (not get) in till two o’clock.
188-At present he (read) an English novel; it is the third English novel he
(read) this year.
189-When your train (leave)? You (pack your bags yet)? Here are some
sandwiches I (make) you for the journey.
190-She never (see) the sea. She (want) to go last year but she (have) no
money.
191-You (speak) to my sister yesterday? No, I (not see) her for a long time. I
(can) not remember when I last (see) her.
192-While I (walk) through the park with Maisie last night, a man (snatch)
her bag from her hand and (run) away, I (can) not run after him because it
(be) too dark to leave her alone. The police (not catch) him yet.
193-I (be born) in London but (spend) most of my childhood in the country.
194-We still (live) there when my father (die).
195-My elder brother (join) the air force when he (be) seventeen.
196-He (learn) to fly when the war (break) out.
197-He (not like) coffee with sugar.
198-It (rain) hard this morning when I (wake up)
199-Ssh! I can’t hear what she (say)
200-She (speak) Spanish as well as French?
201-While I (have) breakfast, my sister (phone) from Mexico.
202-This morning I (take) an umbrella because it (rain)
203-Where you (have) lunch yesterday?
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204-John can’t come to the phone right now. He (have) a bath.

205-Sarah (go) to the cinema every weekend
206-He (leave) university in 1984.
207-She (be) in bed since ten o’clock.
208-Listen! The birds (sing)
209-He (see) her since 1992
210-What time you (get up) last Sunday?
211-You ever (meet) a famous actor?
212-Tom (buy) magazines twice a month.
213-What you (do) now?
214-Peter (study) in the library this morning.
215-How long (be) a professor? For seven years.
216-I was doing my homework when it (start) to rain.
217-Fred (travel) to France in the summer.
218-He got angry and (leave)
219-I read the weather forecast. There (be) snow at the weekend.
220-Were you and Frank working when Sandy (come back)
221-I (not go out) yesterday because it was raining.
222-My sister (like) eating ice-cream.
223-We (live) in Gijón since January.
224-She (start) singing lessons next term.
225-The weather (be) terrible last summer.
226-Don’t leave home without (take) an umbrella.
227-I (smoke) but now I don’t.
228-After we (do) our homework, we went for a walk.
229-It’s too cold, I (close) the door.
230-Where you (go) last night? I (stay) at home.
231-She realized that John (take) her car
232-(Fish) is not boring.
233-Sheila (watch) TV while her husband was reading.
234-She still (have) breakfast. She (not go) to work yet.
235-How long you (live) here?
236-Where she (come) from now?
237-Mary (phone) a few minutes ago.
238-My mother (hurt) in an accident last week.
239-I (study) English since last May.
240-I didn’t know you (be) a doctor.
241-If I (be) you, I would take a holiday.
242-I’m going to London tomorrow (do) some shopping.
243-Our house (build) in 1660
244-Why don’t you (tell) me the truth?
245-Let’s (have) a party.
246-Somebody ought (help) Mary.
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247-I (wait) for you since two o’clock. Where have you been?
248-When I (get) home yesterday, the children (watch) TV.
249-I don’t think teachers should (pay) as much as doctors.
250-Do you enjoy (read)?
251-She’s so funny. When she starts talking I can’t stop (laugh)
252-My parents wanted me (be) a lawyer.
253-I like Jane- she makes me (laugh)
254-Something very strange (happen) yesterday while we (have) breakfast.
255-You ever (see) Gone with the Wind?
256-I don’t want to go for a walk – it (rain).
257-I’ll come and see you if I (have) time.
258-

.Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets:

1) The story of Nancy and Albert is typical of many young people nowadays.
They ..1.. (meet) five months ago when both of them ..2.. (look for) a job. They
fell in love and got married two weeks, later. Neither of them ..3.. (have) a
previous experience of living with another person and the rows started as
soon as the honeymoon was over. Today they are getting divorced. Perhaps
the reason is that they ..4.. (not know) each other well enough before
they ..5.. (get) married.
---- 0 ----
2) I (have) three jobs in my life so far. I (start) as an Overseas
Representative in Tunisia, Greece and Austria, and then I (work) as an
Assistant Resort Manager for two years in Turkey. I (head) for promotion
when I (decide) to leave in order to start a family. Anyway, now I’m back in
work and for the last six months I (work) as a Contracts Executive so usually
I (spend) a lot of time with hotel managers and (negotiate) contracts for
hotel rooms and services. On top of that I (select) new resorts and locations.
At the moment I've got a trainee with me who (do) some research.
---- 0 ----
3) When I (come) home, I (find) that the family already (finish) dinner. I
(sit) down (eat) mine, which (be) still on the table. I only just (begin) when the
door-bell (ring). It (be) a friend of mine. I (tell) him (wait) until I (finish)
(eat). My mother (ask) him whether he (like) a cup of coffee. He (say) he
rather (read) until I (be) ready.
---- 0 ----
4) One day while I ..1.. (sit) in a café, a man ..2.. (come) over to my table
and ..3.. (ask) me if he ..4.. (can) sit down for a few minutes. After (speak) for
some time, we (find) that we once (meet) in Europe. He said “l (arrive) here
two weeks ago and I yet (not make) up my mind whether or not (stay) here.”
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“If I (be) you," I said, “I (learn) the language as quickly as I (can) and then
(make) a tour of the country. It (be) easier to (make) up your mind”.
---- 0 ----
5) While I ..1.. (stand) in the bank, I ..2.. (meet) my old friend Sally, whom
I ..3.. (not see) for some time. I ..4.. (ask) her how she ..5.. (be) and where she
.. 6.. (go) after she ..7.. (complete) her business at the bank. She ..8.. (say) she
..9.. (have) nothing special ..10..(do) as she ..11..(not work) then. She ..12.. (add)
that she ..13.. (look) for an interesting job, and .. 4.. (leave) her previous one
because she .. 5.. (find) the work boring.
---- 0 ----
6) My brother still ..1.. (sleep) when I ..2.. (get) up this morning. After
I ..3.. (shake) him three or four times, he finally ..4.. (open) his eyes and ..5..
(ask) what the time ..6.. (be). Seeing that there ..7.. (be) very little time left,
he ..8..(get) dressed as quickly as he ..9.. (can). If he ..10..(not do) so, he
certainly ..11.. (be) late for school. This only ..12.. (happen) once since the new
school year ..13.. (begin).
---- 0 ----
7) Henry only just ..1..(leave) when his mother ..2.. (call) and ..3.. (ask) whether
she ..4..(can) ..5..(speak)to him. When I ..6..(tell) her that he already ..7..
(leave), she ..8..(ask) whether he ..9..(take) a taxi. When I ..10.. (ask) her why
she ..11.. (be) so worried about him, she ..12.. (say) he ..13.. (not feel) well
lately, adding that the doctor ..14.. (advise) him ..15.. (not work) so hard. While
we ..15..(speak), she ..16..(ask) me If I ..17..(go) anywhere the following
evening. When I ..18.. (tell) her I ..19.. (not be), she ..20.. (invite) me for
dinner, ..21.. (say) that I ..22.. (can) ..23.. (bring) a friend If I ..24.. (want) to.
---- 0 ----
8) A mother received a letter from her eight year old daughter. Here is part
of it: “If I (listen) to the radio, don't tell me to do my homework. If I (do)
something wrong, (not shout)at me. If the house (be) untidy, (not blame) me.
If you want me to do something, (not forget)to say “please”. If I (play) a
nice game, (not send)me to bed!”
---- 0 ----
9) I just (receive) a letter from my brother Tim. He is in Australia. He (be)
there four six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a big firm and he
already (visit) many places in Australia. He just (buy) an Australian car and
(go) to Alice Springs.
---- 0 ----
10) I am looking out of the window. I can (see) some children in the street.
The children (play) football They always (play) football in the street. Now a
little boy (kick) the ball. Another boy (run) after him but he cannot catch
him.
---- 0 ----
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11) I first (meet) Jonathan in 1989. I (sit) on a café terrace in the south of
France when I (hear) someone calling my name. It was Yvonne, an old friend
whom I (know) for many years. “This (be) Jonathan Pickering”, she (say). “Mr
Pickering (stay) at the hotel on the square. He (be) here for another month
and (want) to meet lots of people.” Jonathan (be) very suntanned. He told me
later that he (sail) on his yatch, but that she (sell) it and (look) for a
farmhouse to buy. “Pleased to meet you ….”. Jonathan (hesitate). “Fiona”, I
said, “Fiona Davies”. Please (sit) down Mr Pickering.
---- 0 ----
12) A: John … (not look) well these days. Is he okay?
B: Apparently, he … (not sleep) well just now, although he usually … (sleep)
really soundly.
A: Sounds like something … (worry) him.
B; Well, that's part of the problem. You … (know) that he … (work) for
Tordown, the engineers, don't you?
A: Yes, ever since he … (leave) university.
B: That's right. Well, at the moment he … (work) on a majorroad-building
scheme in Liverpool, so he …drive) up there ..........every day, which … (take) a
couple of hours each way. And on top of that, he … (suffer) from a cold.
---- 0 ----
13) Alex … (work) in the accounts department when I … (become) advertising
manager at the firm. At first I …(find) him to be very efficient, but after a
while his work …(start) to deteriorate. He … (forever lose) important
documents and . .… (make) excuses when there were delays. The final
straw was when he … (spend) three weeks in a piece of work that should have
taken only a day or so.
---- 0 ----
14) I ...(buy) a new alarm clock the other day in Taylor's the jewellers, when I
actually … (see) somebody shoplifting. I'd just finished paying for my clock
and as I … (turn) round, an elderly woman … (put) a silver plate into a bag that
she ... (carry). Then she … (walk) to another port of the shop and, when she …
(think) that nobody ...(look), she … (put) an expensive watch into the bag.
Before I .....(have) a chance to tell the staff in the shop, she … (notice) that I
… (watch) her and … (hurry) out. Unfortunately for her, two police officers …
(walk) past just at that moment and she … (run) straight into them.
---- 0 ----
14) I ... (come) from a very large family and recently my parents ... (decide)
that they ... (spend) long enough living in an overcrowded house in Birmingham.
“We ... (move) to the country”, my father ... (announce) one evening. I ... (sell)
this house, and we ... (live) on a farm.” So last week we ... (load) all our
possessions into two hired vans, and for the last few days we ... (try) to
organise ourselves in our new home.
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Yesterday, for example, my three brothers and I ...(start) painting the

downstairs rooms. Unfortunately while I ... (mix) the paint, one of my
sisters ...(open) the door. Nobody ...(tell) her that we ... (be) in the room, you
see. So instead of painting the walls, we ... (spend) all morning cleaning the
paint off the floor. But worse things ... (happen) since then. This morning when
I ... (wake up), water ... (drip) through the ceiling next to my bed. We ...
(spend) today so far repairing the roof. It’s not all bad news, though. The
school in the village nearby ... (close down) two years ago, and my parents ...
(not find) another school for us yet.
---- 0 ----
15) Ask hundreds of people what they ... (do) on a certain day in August next
year, or the year after, and there ... (be) only one reply. Provided of course
that the people you ... (ask) ... (belong) to the Elvis Fan Club. Although the King
of Rock and Roll ... (die) nearly two decades ago, his fans ... (meet) every year
since then outside his home in Memphis, Tennessee, to show respect for the
singer they ... (love) so much. Fans like Jean Thomas, from Catford in South
London. Jean ... (visit) Graceland, the house where Elvis ... (suffer) his fatal
heart attack, twice in the past five years. “The first time I ... (borrow) the
money from my Mun, as I ... (not work) then. But two years ago I ... (get)
married and since then I ... (work) in my husband Chris’s garage. Chris and I ...
(go) together last year, and we ... (think) of spending two or three months in
the USA next year. I ... (always – want) to visit some of the places where Elvis
... (perform). Like Las Vegas, for example.” Jean says that Elvis ... (be) her
obsession ever since she ... (be) ten years old, and she ... (own) every single one
of his records, good and bad.
---- 0 ----
16) One afternoon, while I ... (walk) in town, I ... (see) a poster for a liquor
promotion at a club I ... (used to – go) to. They ... (advertise) a “vodka disco”.
Later that week, my friend and I ... (decide) to go to this club to find out
what ... (go on).
It was a “drink-as-much-vodka-as-you-can” evening, with music and prizes for
the best dancers. After we ... (enter) the club, a man ... (give) each of us a T-
shirt and a badge in the shape of a vodka bottle. To my surprise, all the
drinks ... (be) free. We ... (not drink) very much at all -one vodka each – but
other young people ... (drink) heavily all evening. Some of the dancers ... (look)
quite drunk.
We all know that companies ... (try) to sell us products and they ... (use)
almost any means possible to encourage us to spend our money.
... (this – mean) thay can convince us to buy anything? Even things that are
bad for us? The last time you ... (buy) an alcoholic drink, ... (it – be) because
you really wanted it, or because an add ... (persuade) you to do so?
---- 0 ----
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17) Since the time of his road accident, John … (have) trouble with his
neighbours, the Johnsons. "I … (not be) very lucky recently", he … (tell) me.
"A few weeks ago, my neighbours … (buy) a dog, as you … (know), but this one
… (bark) all the time and … (chase) my cat. So last week I … (go) round to the
Johnsons' house and … (complain). While I … (talk) to them in their living
room, the dog … (bite) me, so I … (hit) it. That … (make) Mr Johnson angry,
and he … (start) shouting at me, and the dog … (attack) me again. Then I …
(fall) over, and … (break) their television. They … (believe) it was my fault. So
what … (you - think)?
---- 0 ----
18) Last week I … (walk) home after playing tennis when it … (start) raining
very heavily. “Oh no, I … (get) soaked before I … (reach) home,” I thought. “I
wish I … (remember) to bring my raincoat.” But unfortunately I … (leave) it at
home. “How stupid of me ! I … (always - forget) to bring it with me.” Luckily
just then a friend of mine passed in her car and offered me a lift. “… (you -
go) home ?” she asked, “or … (you - want) to go for a drink ?” “I … (think) I’d
rather you … (take) me home,” I said. “If I … (not change) my clothes, I know
I … (fall) ill, and then I … (not be able) to play in the tennis tournament next
week. And I … (practise) hard for the last month.” “I … (wait) for you to
change if you … (like),” she told me. “I think it’s time you … (relax) for a
change. You … (worry) too much about things lately. And people who … (worry)
too much … (fall) ill more easily. It’s got nothing to do with the rain !”
---- 0 ----
Last year I … (have) a piece of good luck. One day I … (work) in the bank as
usual, when I … (get) a phone call from the football pool company. They …
(tell) me I (win) a large amount of money on the football pools. A few weeks
later I (decide) to give up work and buy a house in the country. Now I … (live)
in a small village in the west of England. Since I (move) to the country …
(learn) a lot about wild animals and flowers. I … (not have) time for that kind
of thing when I … (live) in London. I … (also – change) my daily routine a great
deal. Now I … (spend) most of my day painting. In the last few months I …
(paint) some quite good portraits of my neighbours, and next month I … (have)
an exhibition in a nearby town. Sometimes I … (miss) my old life, but I … (not
go) back to London for months. I … (think) that most people … (do) the same
as me if they … (have) the chance.
---- 0 ----
Dear Rita,
Sorry I (not write) to you for ages, but I (be) very busy. Just after
Christmas I (move) to Sheffield and I (work) as a journalist on one of the
local newspapers. I (only be) here for a few weeks, but I (already make) a lot
of new friends, and I (enjoy) myself a lot.
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I (not write) anything interesting yet for the paper. At the moment I
(learn) how to be a reporter. Yesterday I (go) to the local show, and last week
I (interview) an old lady on her hundredth birthday. Very exciting!
Since I (see) you last, I (buy) a car, so I might visit you one day. I (hear)
from Jim at Christmas. He (decide) to make a record! Can you imagine it!
Please write soon. I’m dying to hear your news,
All my love,
Pat

Write the negative and the interrogative form:

She lives in a flat near my house.
They are reading “War and Peace”
Peter bought some cheese and bread yesterday.
They were swimming while I was having a bath
Peter worked very hard last year.
They always do their homework.
The writer often travels to the country.
She ate a lot of chocolate.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Present Simple, Present Continuous
or Past Simple:
1 Excuse me, (you / speak) English?
2 They (not / watch) television very often.
3 Tom (have) a shower at the moment.
4 I wasn't hungry last night. I (not eat) anything.
5 Listen! Somebody (sing).
6 She's tired. She (want) to go home now.
7 How often (he / read) a newspaper?
8 "Excuse me, but you (sit) in my place". "Oh, I'm sorry".
9 I (get up) early this morning. I (wash), (dress) and then I (have) breakfast.
10 "What (you / do) on Saturday evening? I went to the cinema.
11 I'm sorry, I (not / understand) Please speak more slowly.
12 Margaret … to work yesterday. She was ill (not go)
13 "Where are you, Roy?" I’m in the sitting-room. I (read)".
14 What time (your father / finish) work every day?
15 You con turn off the radio. I (not /listen) to it.
16 He (not /usually /drive) to work. He usually (walk)

Fill in the blanks using the appropriate tense.

Milton Jackson is a Jamaican who 1) (live) in Manchester. He 2) (leave) his
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home in Kingston when he was eighteen years old. He 3) (Work) in a bar there for
four
years when he 4) (decide) to go to England to look for a better job '-So he 5) (buy)
a one boat ticket to Liverpool. While he (6)(sunbathe) on the deck he
7) .......(meet) an English woman called Kate who 8) (be) on holiday in Jamaica.
"You must come and visit- me in Manchester," she 9) (say). " I (10)
(introduce) you to my brother. He's a footballer." "Who (11) (he/play) for?" 12) (ask) Milton. Manchester
United. He 13) (play) for them for two years now." Milton was very
excited. He (14) (play) football since he was a young boy. As soon as they 15) (arrive)
in England, Milton (16) ....(go) to Manchester with his new friend and met her
brother,
who (17) . (introduce) him to the team manager. Now, he (18) (play) for
Manchester United every week, and at the moment he (19).. (have) the time of his
life. He (20) (already/travel) all over Europe and he (21) (make)lots of friends. He
(22).(own) a big house in Cheshire and (23) (drive) a Porsche . What about Kate?
Well, she and Milton (24)(get) married sometime next August.

Mary and Nigel run a shop together.

Monday
MARY: I don't know what ... (we / do). We've hardly made any money for ages.
NIGEL: I think we should advertise. We can send out leaflets.
MARY: Yes. (2) .............................(that / probably / get) our name more widely
known.
But do you think (3) ...... (people / come) into the shop?
NIGEL: Well, we could try advertising in the local paper.
MARY: That might be better. (4) .....................» . .(1 phone) and find out their rates.
And what about local radio?
NIGEL: Good idea. (5) ...................................(I phone) them?
NIARY: OK, thanks.
Tuesday
MARY: We haven't got enough money to pay for all the advertising we need. I’ve
been in touch with the bank. (6) (I / see) the manager on Friday.
NIGEL: (7) (he/ give) us a loan, do yo think?
MARY: I hope so.

Friday At the bank

MANAGER: So you want to borrow some money. How do want to spend it?
MARY: (8) .........................................(we / advertise) on local radio and in the paper.
We've
planned it carefully. We only need £500.
MANAGER: Very well. (9) ........... (the bank / lend) you the money. But you
must pay us back in three months. Can you do that?
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MARY: .............................................(we / do) it, I promise.

MANAGER: Now, go and see the loans clerk and (11) ..................(he / help) you
fill in the necessary forms.
MARY: Thank you for your help.
MANAGER: You're welcome.

Fill in the blanks using the verb in one of the continuous tenses: I am taking, I was
taking, I will be taking.
a. She ............................ ........(prepare) for the audition when she broke her leg.
b. 1 have made up my mind. I definitely
c. - I can't wait! This time next week, I (lie on the beach) .
d. "Where is Shelly?» "She (visit) the doctor.»

Decide ¡f the following sentences are right or wrong. Then correct them.
Example: He is usually practising at the pool. . .
a. Ron is in Madrid at the moment. He stays at the Hilton Hotel.
b. 1 am thinking about the problem . . ..........
c. He was slipping when he was climbing the stairs
d. Don't phone me tonight. 1 will watch the cup final match on T.V

Complete the following sentences. Use simple and continuous tenses

-Don't worry about a thing! We (deal) with the problem later on.
-I saw the old woman drop her umbrella, so I (pick up) for her.
-Look at those dancers . They (practise) for tonight's show
-I didn't know what the problem was but now I (understand).
-What (you do) at ten o'clock last night?
-Where is the party and when (take place)?
-At this time tomorrow, we (fly) London.

Rewrite the following sentences without changing the original meaning.

a. Reading your letter made us realize what the problem was.
When ..........- ............. ................................ . .. ................................ ............. .......... .
.
b. Anorexia may be the result of the teenager's desire to control her life.
Perhaps ................................................ .............................. .................. ... .
c. This is accompanied by a significant weight loss.
A significant weight loss ..................................................... -
- ...................................
.d. They feel that they have failed. (succeeded)
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Put into the negative and the interrogative form:

He is twenty-seven
He loves money, cars and good food.
Robert likes dancing and tennis
I eat bananas and apples.
You read poetry
The temperature at night falls quite quickly
He has dark brown eyes.
She looks out of the window.
I can swim very well.
I can drive better than my brother.
He walked back to the arrivals gate
She handed him a paper.
A tall beautiful girl was listening to his conversation
The weather is getting warmer
I felt very frightened.
He works in a bank.
It depends on the book.
I saw Adrian yesterday
I’ve got a cold
My brothers and I look like our mother.
I went to my sister’s wedding yesterday.
I got terribly cold at the football match.
I repair my car myself.
They are always talking about politics.
Everybody knows him.
A child needs love.
Orchids are beautiful flowers.
There was a fight in the club last night.
She gave him a sweet.
He’ll be able to play chess.
She lives in a flat near my house.
They are reading “War and Peace”
Peter bought some cheese and bread yesterday.
They were swimming while I was having a bath
Peter worked very hard last year.
They always do their homework.
The writer often travel to the country.
She ate a lot of chocolate.
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Put these sentences into the negative and the interrogative:

I like dancing
There is a man in the bathroom
We left the school at three
I met a friend
My parents went to Paris
She usually reads newspapers
John stole the money
The bus leaves at 8.00
I am 13 years old
He arrives late
She went to the bank
There are two cars in front of the bank
She lives near the beach
Peter worked in a factory
My mother read the book yesterday
The frog jumps.
We opened the window.

When we (arrive) home tonight, Joe (watch) tv as usual. The other day I asked him
(be) more responsible because he’s not a little boy any longer. He definitely has to
work harder in order to (pass) all the exams. And I hope he (change) his attitude
soon.

Have you ever thought about the future of books? Do you think people (still read)
books by the end of the twenty-first century? Some people say that the book, as we
know it now, (replace) by a different type of book, a sort of computerized book,
with no paper and lots of bits and bytes. There may be people who think this will be
a disgrace, but is that necessarily true? In the past, and not so long ago, before
culture (become) more popular, there were millions and millions of people who (never
read) a book in their whole lives. So the problem is not the shape of the book, but
the interest of people in knowledge. And that knowledge can (acquire) in many
different ways. So as long and we keep that interest, there will be a place for books,
in whatever shape, in our lives.

Put each verb in brackets into a suitable tense.

Last week I [1] (take) my car to the garage for a service, and on my return home I
[2] (realise) that I [3] (leave) the keys to my house at the garage. I [4] (decide)to
phone the garage from the call-box on the corner. On the way to the call-box, I [5]
(have) an idea. Opposite my house some workmen [6] (do) some painting. 1 [7]
(explain) to them what [8] (happen) and they [9] (lend)me one of their ladders. I
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[10] (carry) it back to the house and [11] (start)to climb towards an upstairs window
which I [12] (leave)open. Unfortunately, while I [13] (try)to climb in, the ladder [14]
(slip). I [15] (wake up) later in hospital. A nurse [16] (tell) me I [17] (break) an arm
and a leg, and that a policeman [18] (wait)to see me. The helpful workmen [19] (be
actually) burglars and [20] (break into)my house!

Narrative tenses: past simple, past continuous or past perfect:

I (work) in the garden all afternoon and (sit) on my veranda watching the sunset
over the river when I (hear) a knock at the door. I (get up) and opened it: there (be)
my old friend George whom I (not see) for two years. He (look) tired, but he (be)
obviously very excited about something. He (come) in and (sit) down and immediately
(start) telling me the most extraordinary story…

Complete with the right verb form:

Last year I … (have) a piece of good luck. One day I … (work) in the bank as usual,
when I … (get) a phone call from the football pool company. They … (tell) me I (win) a
large amount of money on the football pools. A few weeks later I (decide) to give up
work and buy a house in the country. Now I … (live) in a small village in the west of
England. Since I (move) to the country … (learn) a lot about wild animals and flowers.
I … (not have) time for that kind of thing when I … (live) in London. I … (also –
change) my daily routine a great deal. Now I … (spend) most of my day painting. In
the last few months I … (paint) some quite good portraits of my neighbours, and
next month I … (have) an exhibition in a nearby town. Sometimes I … (miss) my old
life, but I … (not go) back to London for months. I … (think) that most people … (do)
the same as me if they … (have) the chance.

Complete using the simple past, the present simple or the present perfect
-William (train) with weights for the last 15 years.
-In the original Olypic Games, athletes (throw) the discus and the javelin, as they do
today.
-We now (live) in a flat on the 12 floor.
-David (run) in more than one hundred marathons since he (start) ten years ago.
-They (move) house recently. I (not have) their new address.
-Arigo (claim) he could not remember doing any of the operations himself.
-The village (change) since I lived there. They (build) three concrete tower blocks.
-During the Red Guard denunciations, my best friend’s parents (kill) themselves.

Write these verbs into the past simple, past continuous or past perfect:
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About a year ago, I (have) an interview for the job. At the time, I (work) in a hamburger
restaurant in Manchester. I (not like) it much so I (be) very pleased when the company
(offer) me the job.
In my first month, they (send) me here to Torremolinos. I (never be) abroad before so I
(feel) a bit nervous. But since arriving, I have made a lot of friends and Spain is my home
now.
I enjoy my job, but it can be hard work. Last night, I (have to) go to the airport at
midnight to meet a flight. I (get) home at about 2 a.m. to find that my boss (leave) a message
on my answerphone, asking me to meet another flight at 4 a.m. So I (not get) to bed until
5.30 this morning!
My girlfriend still lives back in Manchester. She (come) out for a holiday last month.
Before that, I (not see) her for almost six months!
What I like most about the job is that I get to meet a lot of people and have a certain
amount of responsibility. I also enjoy using my Spanish. I can’t believe that this time last
year, I (fry) hamburgers in Manchester!

Mixed tenses: letters.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. ( A variety of tenses will
be needed, as well as some conditionals and imperatives for be able use
can/could where possible).
Part 1.
Dear Hilda
1. I just (hear) that my mother suddenly (be) taken ill, and I (like) to go and see
her how is she. The trouble is I can’t take my dog Tim with me. 2. You (think)
you (be able) possibly look after him for a week? 3. You (have ) him for a week
last year, you (remember), and you (say) he (be) no trouble, and (get) on well
with your dog.
4. If you (be able) have him, I (be able) bring him along any time that (suit)
you. 5. He (have) his own bed and bowl, and I (bring) enough tinned dog food to
last him a week.
6. But if it (not be) convenient, (not hesitate) to say so. 7. There (be) quite good
kennels near here, and they (take) him if I (ask). 8. He (be) there once before and
(seem) to get on all right
Love
Sarah.

Part 2
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Dear Sarah
9. I (be) very sorry to hear about your mother’s illness, and (be) glad that you
(go) to Scotland to see how she is. 10. It (be) nice for her to see you.
11. Of course I (look) after Tim. 12. We thoroughly (enjoy) having him last
year and my dog (miss) him when he (leave) and (look) for him everywhere. 13.
I’m sure he (be) delighted to see him again.
Centro de Enseñanza Víctor
Tiempos verbales. 1. 14
14. You (bring) him on Tuesday afternoon? Or, if that (not suit), any time on
Wednesday. 15. (not bother) to bring dog food; I (have) plenty. 16. I hope you
(have) time to have tea with me when you (bring) Tim, and that by then you
(have) better news of your mother.
Love
Hilda.

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense (some present participles
will be required).
Part 1
Dear Sir
1. I (write) t you three weeks ago, (ask) about conditions of entry into your
college. 2.You (reply), (enclose) an enrolment form, which I (fill up) and (return)
without delay. 3. Since then, however, I (hear) nothing and I (begin) to wonder if
my application (go) astray.
4. You please (check) that you (receive) it and if you haven’t, please send me
another enrolment form. 5. If, on the other hand, you (receive) my application but
(not decide) whether to accept me as a student or not, I (be) very grateful if you
(tell) me when I may expect to hear your decision. 6. Finally, if my application
already (be) refused, I (like) to be informed as soon as possible because if I (not
get)
into your college I (have) to apply to another and the sooner I (do) this, the better
chance I (have) of being accepted.
Your faithfully
P. Smith.

Part 2
Dear Mr Jones
7. My family and I (suffer) a good deal lately from the noise made by your guests
when they (leave) your house on Saturday nights.
8. They (stand) in the street, (laugh) loudly and (call) goodbye to you and to each
other. 9. Then they (get) into their cars, (bang) the doors loudly, and finally they
(reverse) their cars on the road. 10. This (sound) a fairly simple manocuvre, but
there is always at least one of your guests who (find) it almost beyond him- whether
because he (have) too much to drink or still (learn) to drive I (not know) – but I
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(know) that it (take) him ages to get out, and all the time we hear his engine (roar)
and his friends (shout) advice.
11. By the time all your guests (go) and the road is quite again, my family all (be)
wakened up, and the children often (find) it very hard to get to sleep again.
12. I (be) very grateful if you (ask) your guests to leave more quietly, and perhaps
you (be able) persuade any learner drivers to come by taxi.
Yours sincerely
Andrew Brown.
Dear Karen,
(1) I’m having / I have a great time here in England. My university term
(2) isn’t starting / doesn’t start until the autumn, so (3) I’m taking / I take the
opportunity to improve my English. (4) I’m staying / I stay with some English friends
who (5) are owning / own a farm. On weekdays (6) I’m catching / I catch a bus into
Torquay to go to language classes. (7) I’m making / I make good progress, I think.
My
friends (8) say / are saying my pronunciation is much better than when I arrived,
and
(9) I’m understanding / I understand almost everything now. At weekends (10) I’m
helping / I help on the farm. At the moment (11) they’re harvesting / they harvest
the
corn and (12) they’re needing / they need all the help they can get. It’s quite hard
work,
but (13) I’m liking / I like it. And (14) I’m developing / I develop some strong
muscles!
(15) Do you come / Are you coming to visit me at Christmas? (16) I’m spending
/ I spend the winter holiday here at the farm. My friends (17) are wanting / want to
meet
you and there’s plenty of space. But you must bring your warmest clothes. (18) It’s
getting / It gets very cold here in the winter.
Let me know as soon as (19) you’re deciding / you decide. And tell me what
(20) you’re doing / you do these days.
Do you miss me?
Love,
Paul.

5. Complete the following paragraphs with suitable verbs. Use either the
past simple or past continuous tense.
A John Blake was born in London in 1969. He (1) went to work in France when he
was nineteen. While he (2) in a restaurant in Paris, he (3)
Luisa, an Italian student. He (4) her to marry him, but
she wouldn’t. Heartbroken, he (5) to England. Three years
later, John (6) along a street in London when he (7)
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Luisa. She (8) London with a friend called Maria. When John
and Maria (9) , they fell in love at first sight, and got married the
following year.
B I had a terrible time last Saturday. It was rather cold, but quite sunny, so after
lunch
I (10) walked into town. I (11) to buy a pullover. I (12)
in the window of a clothes shop when someone (13)
my wallet. While I (14) home, it (15)
to rain and I arrived home cold and miserable. I (16) to
have a hot bath. I (17) ready to have my bath when the
doorbell (18) . It was a salesman and it took me several
minutes to get rid of him. Unfortunately, all the time he (19)
to me the water (20) . You can imagine the state of the
bathroom!

6. Complete this description of the life of a musician, using the verbs given.
Use either the past simple or the past continuous.
Colin Boyle was born in 1973 near Dublin, Ireland. In 1983 he became seriously ill.
While he (1) was recovering (recover) his uncle (2) gave (give) him an old violin. He
enjoyed playing and practised at his school every day after lessons. One day in 1987,
John Leaf, the manager of several successful musicians, (3) (have)
a meeting with the headmaster when he (4) (hear) Colin
practising. He immediately (5) (contact) Colin’s teacher and (6)
(invite) Colin to appear in one of the concerts he (7)
(organise) that year. Colin, however, (8) (refuse) Leaf’s
invitation, because just then he (9) (prepare) for some important
school exams. Colin (10) (pass) his exams and (11)
(go) to college to study engineering. At college he (12)
(meet) Kim O’Malley who (13) (study) chemistry. Kim was
also a keen amateur musician. Being students, they rarely (14) (have)
much money and they usually (15) (work) as waiters at
weekends. One evening in April 1992, while Colin and Kim (16)
(serve) customers, the manager (17) (announce) that there would
no live music in the restaurant that night as the regular band could not come. Colin
and
Kim (18) (persuade) him to let them play to the customers.
Everyone (19) (be) amazed to hear how good they (20)
(be). Six months later they (21) (decide) to leave college
because they (22) (earn) so much money as musicians. Their
success has continued ever since.

PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST SIMPLE (I have done and I

did)
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1. Alex wants to go to an art college and is being interviewed by Tom

Smith, one of the lecturers. Complete the questions which Tom asks him.
Read the whole conversation before you start.
TOM: Right, Alex, let’s find out something about you. You’re obviously not a
teenager, so when (1) did you leave school?
ALEX: Five years ago, actually.
TOM: And where (2) have you been since then?
ALEX: Well, I’ve had several jobs.
TOM: What (3) first?
ALEX: I worked in a café for about a year. I needed to save some money.
TOM: Why (4) money?
ALEX: I wanted to travel a bit before I started studying.
TOM: Where (5) to go?
ALEX: Well, the Middle East, Latin America, Australia.
TOM: Good Lord! And (6) all those places?
ALEX: Not, not yet. I’ve been to Brazil and Peru so far. And I spent some months in
Turkey.
TOM: What (7) there?
ALEX: I stayed with some friends near Izmir. It was wonderful.
TOM: You’re very lucky. And now you want to come to college. (8)
some pictures to show me?
ALEX: Um, yes, I have a small portfolio here.
TOM: Where (9) this work?
ALEX: Mostly in Turkey.
TOM: Why (10) any in South America?
ALEX: I didn’t have time really. And I was travelling light, I just did some pencil
sketches.
TOM: (11) them here with you?
ALEX: They’re at the back of the portfolio.
TOM: Well, Alex, I’m very impressed. When (12)
interested in painting and drawing?
ALEX: I think I always have been.
TOM: I can believe that,. Will you come with me? I want to show this work to my
colleagues right away.
ALEX: Of course. Thank you very much.

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

(I have done and I have been doing).
1. Use the words given to complete the sentences. Put the verbs in the
present perfect simple or continuous.
1 John’s terribly upset. He’s broken (he / break) off his engagement to Megan.
Apparently she’s been seeing (she / see) someone else while he’s been (he / be) in
Africa.
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2 Can you translate this note from Stockholm? I understood Swedish when I was a
child, but (I / forget) it all.
3 What’s that dent in the side of the car? (you / have)
an accident?
4 I’m sorry, John’s not here; (he / go) the dentist.
(he / have) trouble with a tooth.
5 This cassette recorder is broken. (you / play about)
with it?
6 Your Italian is very good. (you / study) it long?
7 Do you mind if I clear the table? (you / have) enough
to eat?
8 I’m not surprised (he / fail) that exam.
(he / not / work) hard recently.
9 Oh no! (the children / cook). Look at the state of
this kitchen!
10 How many times (Wendy / be) late for work this
week?
11 I’m going to give that cat some food. (it / sit) on the
doorstep for hours. I’m sure it’s starving.
12 (I / do) grammar exercises all morning. I
deserve a treat for lunch.
13 (you / not / buy) your mother a present?
That’s really mean of you!
14 I saw Katie yesterday. (she / work) in Australia for
the past year. Did you know?
15 Now where are my keys? This is the third time (I /
lose) them today!
16 (you / ever / play) chess? You should try
it. I’m sure it’s the sort of game you’d like.
17 Oh do be quiet. (you / grumble) all day!
18 (your tennis / really / improve)!
(you / practise) in secret?

2. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable past tense.

When Professor Mallory, the famous archaeologist , (1) invited (invite) me to take
part in his expedition to find the Lost City of the Himalayas, I (2)
(not hesitate) to accept his invitation. Mallory (3) (discover) an
ancient map showing the position of the city, although no European (4)
(ever go) to the area before. In fact, most of Mallory’s colleagues in
Oxford either (5) (believe) that the city (6)
(never exist) or (7) (feel ) that it (8)
(vanish) long ago and simply (9) (become)
a legend. According to the Professor, the builders of the city (10)
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(hide) it among the mountains in order to protect its immense riches. He (11)
(believe) that the descendants of these ancient people (12)
(still keep) themselves apart from the rest of mankind for the
very same reasons. So when we (13) (set off) on a cool
May morning towards the distant mountains, each of us (14)
(look forward) to exciting discoveries. For a week or more we (15)
(climb) higher and higher, following the map, which Mallory (16)
(study) from time to time. Then one afternoon, while we (17)
(rest) at the top of a valley, we (18) (notice) that a
rider on a horse (19) (wave) at us from the other side of the
valley. A rider whose clothes (20) (shine) like gold!

3. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, using a participle clause.

a) Norman collected the parcel. Then he realised it was the wrong one.
After collecting the parcel, Norman realised it was the wrong one .
b) Sue left the house. But first she checked that she had her keys.
Before
c) Mark was parking his car when he noticed the wing-mirror was broken.
While
d) Julia cleaned the house. Then she fell asleep on the sofa.
After
e) Brian bought a new television. First he checked all the prices.
Before
f) Alan was skiing in Switzerland. He met his old friend, Ken.
While
g) Kate took two aspirins, and then she felt a lot better.
After
h) Sheila went out for the evening, but first she washed her hair.
Before
i) Michael was taking a bath when he heard someone at the door.
While
j) First Trudy read the book. Then she decide that she didn’t like it.
After

4. Choose the most suitable tense.

a) Did you see / have you seen my bag anywhere? I can’t find it.
b) Larry is writing / has been writing / has written his novel for the last two years
without getting further than Chapter One.
c) From the minute he got up this morning Gary asked / has asked / has been asking
silly questions!
d) Have you given / Did you give Helen my message when you have seen / saw
her?
e) Sorry, could you say that again? I didn’t listen / haven’t listened / haven’t been
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listening to you.
f) The police think that they found / have found your missing wallet, so call this
number.
g) I don’t think we’ll go swimming after all because the weather change / has
changed / has been changing.
h) How was your holiday in Italy? Did you visit / Have you visited lots of
interesting places?
i) Did you two meet / Have you two met before? Eric, this is Amanda.
j) Did you meet / Have you met anyone interesting at the reception?

5. Put each verb in brackets into either the Past Simple, Present Perfect
Simple, or Present Perfect Continuous.
It was announced in London this morning that the British Oil Corporation (1)
(discover) oil under the sea near the Welsh coast. The company, which
(2) (drill) for oil in the area since 1990, (3)
(find) small amounts of oil near Swansea last month, and since then (4)
(discover) larger amounts under the sea-bed nearby. Last year the
government (5) (lend) over 50,000,000 pounds to BOC,
and (6) (give) permission for the company to build an oil
refinery and other facilities in South Wales. The reaction of local people to today’s
news (7) (be) mixed so far. Local MPs (8)
(already welcome) the news, pointing out that the oil industry will bring
badly needed jobs to the area. But local residents are worried about the danger of
pollution. ‘Nobody (9) (ask) us yet what we want’, said
Ann Griffiths, leader of the Keep Out The Oil Campaign. ‘Look what (10)
(happen) when they (11) (find) oil in Scotland in the
1960s. The oil companies (12) (get) rich, not the local people.
BOC (13) (not tell) us the truth about what this is going to
mean for our people. ‘A BOC spokesman later (14) (refuse)
to comment. Meanwhile local campaigners (15) (ask)
the government to hold an inquiry.

. Choose the most suitable tense.

a) Why are you going to buy / will you buy a new mountain bike?
b) Don’t phone between 8.00 and 9.00. I’ll study / I’ll be studying then.
are you going to buy
c) Look out! That tree will fall / is going to fall.
d) Let me know as soon as Louise will get / gets here.
e) Great news! Jean and Chris will come / are coming to stay with us.
f) According to this timetable, the bus is going to arrive / arrives at 6.00.
g) I have a feeling that something strange is going to happen / happening in a
minute.
h) The doctor says I will have / am going to have a baby!
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i) Can you call me at 7.00, because I’ll leave / I’m leaving tomorrow.
j) If you arrive late at the sale, the best things will go / will have gone.

7. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable tense.

I come from a very large family, and recently my parents (1) (decide) that they (2)
(spend) long enough living in an overcrowded house in Birmingham. ‘We (3) (move) to
the country’, my father (4) (announce) one evening. ‘I (5) (sell) this house, and we (6)
(live) on a farm’. So last week we (7) (load) all our possessions into two hired vans,
and for the last few days we (8) (try) to organise ourselves in our new home.
Yesterday, for example, my three brothers and I (9) (start) painting the downstairs
rooms. Unfortunately while I (10) (mix) the paint, one of my sisters (11) (open) the
door. Nobody (12) (tell) her that we (13) (be) in the room, you see. So instead of
painting the walls, we (14) (spend) all morning cleaning the paint off the floor. But
worse things (15) (happen) since then. This morning when I (16) (wake up), water (17)
(drip) through the ceiling next to my bed. We (18) (spend) today so far repairing the
roof. It’s not all bad news, though. The school in the village nearby (19) (close down)
two years ago, and my parents (20) (not find) another school for us yet.

8. Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
a) Jack left the office before I arrived there.
When I arrived
b) Do you have any experience of driving this kind of car?
Have you ever
c) This is my first visit to Scotland.
This is the first time
d) During dinner, the phone rang.
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While I
e) Do you have anything fixed for Saturday evening?
What are
f) I started this job five years ago.
I have
g) Is this car yours?
Does this car
h) Look at those black clouds! There’s rain on the way!
Look at those black clouds! It’s
i) Our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary is at the end of next year.
By the end of next year we
j) I haven’t been to the cinema for two months.
The last time

Put the verbs in the most suitable form:

1-Who ………………………………… (invent) the bicycle?
2-Do you still have a headache? No, It ………..…………………………. (go). I’m all right now.
3-I like your car. How long ………………………….…………..(you/have) it?
4-We decided not to go out because ………………………………… (it/rain) quite hard.
5-Jill is an experienced teacher. ……..………………………………….. (she / teach) for 15 years.
6-A few days ago ………………………... (I /see) a man at a party whose face …..……………………
(be) very familiar. At first I couldn’t think where ………………………………… (I /see) him
before. Then suddenly ……………..……………………. (I / remember) who ………………………………..
(it / be).
7-What ……………………………….(this word / mean)? I’ve no idea. .............................. (I /never
/ see) it before. Look it up in a dictionary.
8-…………………………….…… (you/ arrive) at the theatre in time for the play last night?
No, we were late. By the time we got there, ……………………..………… (it / already / begin).
9-Look! That man over there …….……………………… (wear) the same sweater as you.
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Write the verbs in the correct form:

We (go) to Italy again next year for our holidays.

Last year we (be) there for our honeymoon.

We (like) all the little Italian towns with their beautiful houses.

We (decide) to stay longer in Venice because it was so nice.

This city (be) famous for the gondolas.

So we (ride) one in the evening and it was wonderful.

We (see) all the town from the water.

There (be) many people on the streets at that moment.

We (return) to our hotel at midnight.

We (be) so tired that we fell asleep very soon.

1. In twenty years' time I (be) 45 years old.

2. I usually (get) up at 7 o'clock, but tomorrow I (get) up at 9.

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3. Christmas (be) on a Thursday next year.

4. Jack (like) going dancing. Last week he (go) to a disco and (spend)
four hours there.

5. Andrew (fly) to Europe next month. He (stay) there three months. After that, he

(come) back to our country.

6. Charles (look) just like his father. When he was a child, he (have) brown hair too.

That means that when he is 59, he (be) bald too! 

7. Bye for now. I (see) you in two weeks' time.

1. Sophie (be) ill yesterday.

2. The museum (open) at 10 everyday.

3. Sarah has four dogs, three cats and a bird. She (love) animals!

4. Your girlfriend (call) yesterday.

5. Richard and Pamela (walk) five kilometres everyday.

6. Jeremy (not know) how to play chess.

7. Ellen (not work) on Sundays.

8. The kids (watch) TV right now.

9. You (not come) yesterday! What happened?

10. The train from London (arrive) at 11.15 every Monday and Thursday.
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1. You look really great! (you, work) out at the fitness center recently?

2. A: What (you, do) when the accident occurred?

B: I (try) to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

3. I (have) the same car for more than ten years. I'm thinking about buying a new

one.

4. If it (snow) this weekend, we (go) skiing near Lake Tahoe.

5. A: What do you call people who work in libraries?

B: They (call) librarians.

6. I came to England six months ago. I started my economics course three months ago. When I

return to Australia, I (study) for nine months and I (be) in

England for exactly one year.

7. Sam (arrive) in San Diego a week ago.

8. Samantha (live) in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (live)
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there when the Berlin wall came down.

9. If Vera (keep) drinking, she (lose, eventually) her job.

10. The Maya established a very advanced civilization in the jungles of the Yucatan; however, their

culture (disappear, virtually) by the time Europeans first (arrive)

in the New World.

11. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep) .

12. It (rain) all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the

beach.

13. Listen Donna, I don't care if you (miss) the bus this morning. You (be)

late to work too many times. You are fired!

14. I am sick of rain and bad weather! Hopefully, when we (wake) up tomorrow

morning, the sun (shine) .

15. I have not travelled much yet; however, I (visit) the Grand Canyon and San

Francisco by the time I leave the United States.

16. I (see) many pictures of the pyramids before I went to Egypt. Pictures of the

monuments are very misleading. The pyramids are actually quite small.

17. In the last hundred years, traveling (become) much easier and very

comfortable. In the 19th century, it (take) two or three months to cross North

America by covered wagon. The trip (be) very rough and often dangerous. Things

(change) a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years. Now you can fly from New
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York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours.

18. Joseph's English (improve, really) , isn't it? He (watch)

American television programs and (study) his grammar every day since he first

arrived in San Diego. Soon he will be totally fluent.

19. When I (arrive) home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare)

a beautiful candlelight dinner.

20. If you (need) to contact me sometime next week, I (stay) at the

Sheraton in San Francisco.