Unit 11 Revision of tenses
Ex. 92.Write questions to which the bold type words are the answers
1. Sam met Julie. ………………………………………………………..
2. Roger spoke to Jean. ………………………………………………….
3. Ella phoned Stuart. ……………………………………………………
4. Jenny will see Rosie. …………………………………………………..
5. Steve has left a message for Jim. ………………………………………
6. Ted loves Mary. ………………………………………………………..
7. Pam will visit Tom. …………………………………………………….
8. Joanne is marrying Richard. ……………………………………………
9. He is talking to her. ……………………………………………………...
10. They come from Italy. ………………………………………………….
Ex. 93. Put each verb in brackets into either Present Perfect, Past Simple or Present Simple.
a) Last week I (lose) .............lost............ my scarf, and now I (just lose).....’ve just lost........... my gloves.
b) I (work) .......................................... for Blue Bank at the moment but I (decide) .......................................... to change jobs.
c) We (be) .......................................... here for hours. Are you sure we (come).......................................... to the right place?
d) (you see) .......................................... my calculator? I'm sure I (leave)..................................... it here earlier.
e) We (have) .......................................... some coffee and then (catch)......................... the bus home.
f) I (never eat) .......................................... octopus, but once on holiday I (eat) ..................... some squid.
g) I (hope) .......................................... you aren't a vegetarian. I (cook)............. you some lamb chops.
h) Recently a lot of young people (take up) .......................................... kite surfing.
i) When we (reach) .......................................... the cinema, there (not be……......... any tickets left.
Ex. 94. Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence.
a) I live here/I've lived here since the end of last year.
b) I'm afraid the last train left/has left an hour ago.
c) Someone has just stolen/has just been stealing my bicycle.
d) Thank you for your offer, but / decided/I've decided not to accept.
e) Yesterday / lost/I've lost my wallet.
f) Take your umbrella with you. It started/It's started raining.
g) We're enjoying our trip. We visited/We've visited two countries so far.
h) I'm standing here/I've been standing here for hours and I feel tired,
i) This was/has been a busy day and it isn't over yet!
j) I feel really tired. We went/We've been to a party last night.
Ex. 95. Choose a verb from the list and complete the text using Past S. or Past Cont.
be (2), drive, shine (2), stop, look (3), seem, hear, fly, can, feel, wonder, go, think, get into, talk
It 1) was 10 o'clock on a dark winter night. Mr Trindle 2)……….home alone on a small country road. The stars 3)………..and it 4)…………very quiet. Suddenly his car 5)………….. Mr Trindle 6)……………under the bonnet but everything 7)………to be normal. Then, as he 8)…………at the engine, he 9)………….a strange noise. A UFO 10)……………..above him! He 11)………..(not) believe his eyes. A bright light 12)………….on him and he 13)……………very strange. He 14)…………..what to do when suddenly everything 15)……….quiet. Mr Trindle 16)…………he had imagined the UFO, but as he 17)………..the car, the newsreader on the radio 18)……………about a UFO that people had seen the previous night. "The previous night?" Mr Trindle 19)……………at his watch. It 20)…………7 o'clock in the morning!
Ex. 96. Put the verbs into Past Cont., Past S., was / were going to or used to form.
Policeman : What 1) were you doing (you / do) at 9 o'clock last night?
Witness : I 2)………….(watch) TV while my wife 3)……….(make) dinner. We 4) …………(have) dinner at a restaurant but we 5)………..(not / have) enough money. We 6)………..(go) out a lot but we can't afford to now.
Policeman : What 7)…………….(happen) then?
Witness : I 8)…………..(think) I 9)…………..(hear) a gunshot from outside. I 10)………..(go) outside but I 11)…………(not/see) anything unusual. Then I 12)……………(realise) what the noise was. Our neighbours 13)………….(have) a party and they 14)…………….(set off) fireworks in their garden. It 15)…………(not/be) a gunshot after all, officer.
Ex. 97. Sarah is on holiday in Cornwall. One day she meets Alice, a friend from school, whom she hasn’t seen for five years. Write the correct form of the verbs listed below using Present Progressive, Present Perfect or Present Perfect Progressive.
Not see, not change, do, tour, visit, live, stay, stay, find, leave, do, work, earn, not like, want, change, live, work, move, buy, live, live, go, do, look
Sarah: Alice! What a surprise meeting you here!
Alice: Sarah! I………….you for ages. You ……….a bit.
Sarah: You haven't either. What ………you here?
Alice: Oh, just a holiday. I ………….Devon and Cornwall by car.
Sarah: Really? That's nice. I…………..my mother. She ………….here in Penzance and I …………..with her for a few days. What about you? Where……….you?
Alice: Oh, I …………nice little hotel on the seafront. But I ……………..tomorrow. Anyway tell me all the news. What………..over the last few years?
Sarah: It's not very interesting. I ………………. in computers for the last three years. I …………….quite a lot but I…………..very much. I ………….to change.
Alice: Well, my live never………….I still ……………..in Birmingham and still ……………for the same old company.
Sarah: I………….away from Birmingham. I ………….a house near Stratford.
Alice: Have you really? How long ……….there?
Sarah: Oh, I ………..there for about two years. Listen, where………now? …………anything special?
Alice: No, I …………..just……….around the town. Why don’t we go somewhere to have a drink?
Sarah: Good idea!
Ex. 98. Fill in the correct preposition of time.
1. I can't sleep……night.
2. She always goes dancing…….Sunday afternoons.
3. My father was born……1940.
4. He seldom goes out…….the evening.
5. ….July they'll join us at the seaside.
6. Where did you go……..Easter?
7. Do you always get up ….7 30?
8. We’ll arrive …….May 31st.
9. …winter the day are very short.
Ex. 99. Fill each blank with one of these words or phrases: