I. Choose the correct variant.

TENSES

- Bob, you do/you`re doing/are you doing a lot of work to help hungry people at the moment. What does make/makes/is making you so interested in helping them?

- Well, I don`t read/I`m reading/I read the newspapers like everyone else. Every week you see/do you see/you`re seeing pictures of places where the people don`t die/do they die/are dying of hunger. It doesn`t make/isn`t making/makes me so angry when I see that! Isn`t it making/Doesn`t it make/Does it make you angry?

- Oh yes, Bob. But a lot of people are feeling/feel/do they feel that the problem is so big that they can`t do anything to help. What do you say/don`t you say/aren`t you saying to this?

- Just that even the smallest gift doesn`t help/does it help/helps someone. And also, this: just imagine that you are living/aren`t living/don`t live in a place where no rain has fallen for years. Perhaps you don`t want/want/aren`t wanting to accept help from others, but you know you must because your children suffer/are suffering/don`t suffer. If your neighbour has food, you`ll accept help from him, won`t you?

- Yes. But I see/don`t see/am not seeing exactly what you mean…

- What I say/am saying/am not saying is this: we`re all neighbours on this planet, and we can all help. We aren`t needing/need/don`t need to be a special kind of person to do something for others. I mean, am I looking/do I look/ aren`t I looking special? I`m just an ordinary person, and I help/am I helping/I don`t help in my own way. Anyone can do that.

II. Insert Present Simple or Continuous.

1. Where`s Kitty? – Susan (put) her to bed.

2. Light (travel) more quickly than sound.

3. I`d like to know why you (always/read).

4. Sorry, Ted. I must go, I`m late. – Where (you/go)? – I (go) to have tea with Becky.

5. He (laugh) best, who (laugh) last.

6. I don`t interrupt people when they (read).

7. I never (see) him doing any work there, whenever I (come in).

8. Actions (speak) louder than words.

9. He (just now/speak) to my uncle, and they (shake) hands.

10. Why (you/not/answer)? – Because you (talk) nonsense.

11. Every star (have) its own orbit.

12. This is her latest book. It (have) a wonderful sale.

13. A stitch in time (save) nine.

14. I`ve got high fever. Get me the medicine chest and blankets, I (freeze) to death!

15. You`re so careless! You (always/leave) your bag about!

16. Hello, darling. You (look) very tragic.

17. I (come) to you next week.

III. Insert Past Simple or Continuous.

1. As usual, Roger (phone) while I (try) to get some work done.

2. What time (you/get) up this morning?

3. I (see) Jenny while I (walk) up Blake Street.

4. I (get) undressed when I (hear) a strange sound in the kitchen.

5. He (spend) the last twenty years of his life in Tahiti.

6. I (talk) to Chris on the phone this morning and the line suddenly (go) dead.

7. Anna (read) the newspaper when I (come) into the office this morning.

8. We (leave) as soon as Tom (get) the tickets.

9. (You/play) the violin at about nine last night?

10. I (work) in a bank when I (leave) school.

11. When it (start) raining we all (run) into the tent.

IV. Choose the correct answer.

- Hello, Judy. I rang at about ten, but there was no reply.

- Oh, that was probably when I (saw/was seeing) the doctor.

- Where`s little Emma?

- She`s asleep. She (is/is being) a very good girl at the moment. I (look/am looking) at these photos of her.

- Oh, she`s lovely. I (think/am thinking) she (looks/is looking) beautiful.

- That jacket was too big then. It (didn`t fit/wasn`t fitting) properly.

- In this one she (has/is having) her tea.

- And in this one she (thinks/is thinking) about something. I`m not sure what.

- You (have/are having) lots of photos of her already.

- Mark took this one, look. She cried all the time the nurse (weighed/was weighing) her. When she was born, she (weighed/was weighing) four kilos, you know.

- I (see/am seeing). A big strong girl.

V. Combine two sentences in one using Past Simple or Past Continuous and the word in the brackets.

1. Dell fans enter the ground. A group of Lee fans arrive (while).

2. Several of our men receive injuries. We try to keep the groups of fans apart (while).

3. We hold our ground well. A group of Dell fans break through our lines (until).

4. The two groups meet. Violent fighting breaks out (when).

5. I attempt to arrest one hooligan. A brick strikes me on the head (while).

6. Several shopkeepers complain to us. The fans cause a lot of damage (because).

7. All this goes on outside. Fans throw stones inside the ground (while).

8. The situation becomes serious. We radio for extra men (so).

9. We wait for extra men. The situation becomes calm (while).

VI. Put in Past Continuous or Past Simple.

- I hear the lights (go) out last night.

- Yes, I (watch) TV at the time. The programme (get) interesting, too. But the electricity (come) on again after about ten minutes. I (not/miss) very much of it.

- Sarah (come) down the stairs when the lights went out. She almost (fall) over.

- Tom and I (play) table tennis at the time.

- I (work) at my computer. When it (happen), I (stop) work and (go) to bed.

VII. Insert Past Simple or Continuous.

1. He entered the room where Linda (wait) for him at the supper table.

2. Her telephone (ring) when she (dress).

3. I (light) my pipe afresh and (nod) to him to show that I (listen).

4. Kate (feel) the girls (really/not/see) her. They (look) towards the men.

5. The Sergeant (write) when his clients (enter).

6. She (constantly/ask) me to lunch and dine with her and once or twice a year (invite) me to spend a week-end at her house in the country.

7. Gretta (have) the feeling that everyone (look) at her, and she (lower) her eyes.

8. For some seconds she (stand) watching him and both (think) very quickly.

9. They walked on a little and then he (see) she (cry).

10. Sir Henry (look) into the lounge. In the lounge Hugo (do) a crossword puzzle and (frown) a good deal over it.

11. It was warm and cosy in the kitchen when he (walk in). Madam Perier (cook) and her husband (read) the newspaper. Annette (darn) stockings.

VIII. Rephrase the sentences using Present Perfect and the word in the brackets.

1. Sid stopped smoking 18 years ago (smoke/for).

2. Don became a vegetarian in 1980 (be/since).

3. Liza began to be interested in healthy eating five years ago (be/for).

4. Sam gave up alcohol after his car accident (drink/since).

5. I started running two kilometres every morning in 1985 (run/since).

6. Mary stopped going to bed after midnight two years ago (stay up/for).

7. Sue and Pam stopped taking useless medicines when they joined the health club (take/since).

8. Bob and I play squash every Friday night. This began when the squash court opened (play/since).

IX. Open the brackets using Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.

Dear Thomas,

(1 It be) several weeks since we last had a letter from you. (2 We hope) to hear from you. Why (3 not you write) to us? You know how much your letters (4 always mean) to us. (5 I send) a parcel to you with some food and warm clothes. Your father (6 save) the weekly sports magazines you like to read, and (7 we put) these in the parcel too. Life (8 go on) as usual here. Mr. Jones next door, who (9 not enjoy) good health recently, (10 have to) go into hospital. (11 He have) an operation and will be home again soon. Meanwhile, his cat (12 come) to us for food and milk. I think (13 we manage) to look after it quite well.

(14 You see) anything of Mark Andrews? Apparently (15 he leave) school now and is at the same college as you. (16 We get) news of him regularly from his mother. But, of course, he`s two years younger than you. (17 He not say) whether (18 he meet) you or not.

By now your first exams will be over. We hope (19 you do) well in them. Do write soon.

Lots of love, Mum.

X. Insert Present Perfect or Past Simple.

1. (Ken/be) to school at all this week? – He (come) on Tuesday morning – that`s all, I think.

2. Bridget (always/live) in Dublin.

3. I (have) a lovely day today – the telephone (stop) working at about ten, and it (be) so peaceful ever since!

4. I (not/manage) to write to her yesterday.

5. It certainly (be) cold this winter!

6. Karen (do) an enormous amount of work last week.

7. Isaac and Martin (first meet) about ten years ago.

8. My grandmother (live) in Louisiana until she was twenty.

9. (You/ever/study) a musical instrument?

10. I (be) ill a lot last year.

11. I (be) ill for the last year.

12. We (know) each other all our lives.

13. How`s your new job? – Everything (be) all right up to now.

14. I (not/see) Mary recently – Have you?

XI. Insert Present Perfect or Past Simple.

1. You (never/tell) me why you`re called Tony when your name is James.

2. I (see) her name in the papers rather often of late.

3. The rain (stop), carino. Come out, I want to have a talk with you.

4. (You/find) a job? – There are none.

5. (You/complete) all the necessary preparations?

6. His father (die) just a week ago today.

7. I know where you (spend) the morning.

8. Oh! You (bring) someone with you. Introduce me.

9. Barbara! You (have) the education of a lady. Please, let your father see that and don`t

talk like a street girl.

10. Where`s the paper? I (not/read) the leading article yet.

11. He (lie) awake the whole night through.

12. Mr. Worthing, I suppose, (not/return) from London yet.

13. It`s the most repulsive idea I (ever/hear) of.

14. My hands are all wet with these roses. They (come) from Sally this morning.

15. He (strike) a match, (light) his pipe, and (approach) them slowly.

16. You (even/not/look) at the book I gave you.

17. We (sit) in silence. He (speak) at last.

18. I (surely/sleep) very long. When (I/come) here?

19. I (meet) Ann at her father`s house twenty years ago and (know) her ever since.

20. When (you/first/see) the correspondent?

XII. Rewrite the sentences using since or for.

1. Carol works for his mother. He began doing this seven years ago.

2. Claudia began working for the World Health Organisation in 1997.

3. Jack plays the violin. He began when he was three.

4. Ann is taking riding lessons. She started on her last birthday.

5. Ali has a house in Marrakesh. He bought it five years ago.

6. Nick is staying with friends in Kiev. He arrived last week.

7. Jane lives in Munich. She started living there five years ago.

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