XIII. Open the brackets using Present Perfect or Past Simple.

- (1 you/hear) the news about Cathy?

- No, what (2 happen)?

- She (3 have) an accident. She was running for a bus when she (4 fall) down and (5 break) her leg.

- Oh, how awful! When (6 this/happen)?

- Yesterday afternoon. Sarah (7 tell) me about it last night.

- Last night! You (8 know) last night, and you (9 not/tell) me!

- Well, I (10 not/see) you last night. And I (11 not/see) you today, until now.

- I hope she`s all right. She (12 have) lots of accidents, you know. She (13 do) the same thing two years ago.

XIV. Open the brackets using Present Perfect or Past Simple.

The original Olympic Games (1 begin) around 800 BC in Ancient Greece, and (2 continue) until they (3 be) abolished by the Roman Emperor Theodosius in AD 393. The first modern Olympics (4 take place) in Athens in 1896, and since then, more than a dozen different countries (5 stage) the Summer Olympics. The cities of Paris, London, Berlin and Los Angeles (6 stage) the Olympics twice. In 1956, Australia (7 become) the first country outside Europe and America to stage the Olympics, while Mexico (8 be) the first Latin American country to stage the Olympics, in 1968. Many of the greatest athletes in the world (9 take part) in the Olympic Games, but no one (10 equal) the achievements of the great Finnish athlete, Paavo Nurmi, who between 1920 and 1928 (11 win) nine gold and three silver medals. The Olympic Games (12 see) many tragedies and triumphs. For example, in the marathon of 1908, the little Italian, Dorando Pietri (13 collapse) five times in the last part of the race, but (14 come) first – only to be disqualified because spectators (15 help) him over the finishing line. And in 1936, the famous black American athlete Jessee Owens, (16 break) six world records in a single day! From the first modern Olympics in Athens, when only fourteen countries (17 participate), the Olympics (18 grow) to include over 140 countries. Gold, silver and bronze medals (19 go) to over 8,000 men and women.

XV. Insert Past Simple or Past Perfect.

1. When he returned to his hotel he (find) a message that someone (telephone) in his absence.

2. They (pass) the door of their inn, and (walk) a little way down the village, before they (recollect) the precise spot in which it stood.

3. The moon (not/rise). There was nothing to dispel the dark of the night.

4. They didn`t speak to him again until he (eat).

5. When Martin (enter) the room, Helen (turn) her head round quickly.

6. He (hardly/light) another cigarette when the general (come) into the courtyard.

7. She was a woman of nearly fifty who (obviously/be) pretty once.

8. One night there flew over the city a little Swallow. His friends (go) away to Egypt six weeks before, but he (stay) behind.

9. He (just/leave) the hall when a stranger (enter).

10. After he (take) a drink to himself, Mrs. Fettle (return).

XVI. Insert Past Simple, Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous.

1. After some desultory conversation, the director inquired how long he (know) Montanelli.

2. It was almost dinner-time by then, and we (have) no food all day, but neither of us (be) hungry.

3. We (smoke) in silence for some time when he (speak) at last.

4. The party (sail/already) for a week before I could get away from London.

5. Breakfast (be/not/long) on the table when Arthur came tearing into the room.

6. He, who (be) my doctor for some years and (be) also my friend, came at once.

7. Since his first arrival in May he (hang/simply) round the house, helping Ann with the washing up.

8. She (be/not) there more than two months when she fell down a flight of steps and hurt her spine.

9. He (find) that he (stand) stockstill for over half an hour, wrestling with his thoughts.

10. Bertha (look) at her husband since he (come) into the room.

11. For a week he (lie) in a fearful state.

12. I (go) into a fish-and-chip shop in a poor street near the station. I (eat/not) since lunch and I (order) myself a two-penny portion of chips.

13. After she (walk) about three hours, she (arrive) at the Doctor`s house.

XVII. Open the brackets using Present Perfect Simple or Continuous, Past Simple, Perfect, Continuous or Past Perfect Continuous.

Maria Campos (1 become) a rising star in the Progressive Party. She (2 begin) her political career while she (3 study) at Woodsville University. When she first (4 stand) as a candidate for Woodsville, she (5 not win) many votes – Woodsville is a traditional town, and no woman (6 ever be) a candidate there before. `They (7 elect) the same man, year after year`, she told me, `and they (8 just laugh) at me when I (9 get up) to speak`. But she was the winning candidate in the next election, and since then she (10 show) herself to be a hard-hitting speaker who (11 never be) afraid to say what she thinks. In recent months she (12 fight) hard to improve the position of women. She told me the reason. `I began this campaign because women (13 continually write) to me, complaining of how their husbands (14 treat) them. Sometimes their husbands (15 throw them out) of the family home and left them without any possessions. The law (16 always take) the husband`s side in such cases`. When I (17 interview) Maria Campos last week, she (18 plan) a new campaign on this question. She (19 already persuade) some of the country`s most important legal experts to support her. `The law must be changed`, she (20 tell) me.

XVIII. Open the brackets using Future Perfect or Future Continuous.

1. Citizens of Pacifica! In twelve month`s time, the average income of our people (rise) by five per cent, while inflation (not/rise) at all.

2. By 2012, neighbouring countries (marvel) at our progress, for they (not/equal) our success.

3. In fact, by 2013, we (overtake) Arctica and Atlantica.

4. By 2014, our factories (produce) all the goods we need.

5. By 2015, the number of schools in our country (double).

6. By 2016, we (build) 200 new hospitals.

7. By 2017, you (enjoy) a better standard of living than at any time in our country`s history!

XIX. Insert Present Simple or Future Simple.

21. When (you/be married) to Martin, we`ll often meet.

22. Wait here, in case I (want) you.

23. Where (you/go) when the seminary (close), Padre?

24. Give me the railway guide, and I`ll tell you when he (be) here tomorrow.

25. You (stay) here till it (be) time to go to the barrier.

26. If you (not/tell) me who you are I (set) the dog on you.

27. I`m going abroad next week. I don`t know when I (be) back.

28. My father-in-law is asleep. As soon as he (wake), he will want to see you.

29. Plants (die) if you (not/water) them.

30. I (not/leave) London till I (be) your wife.

31. You must wait before you (get) an answer to that question.

32. If you (promise) not to tell mother, I (tell) you something.

33. I want to see Ann. – I don`t know if she (see) you.

34. I`m sure you`ll like him when you (see) him.

35. Heaven knows when your poor child (see) England again.

36. Do they know when he (be) in?

37. After some time she`ll be allowed to leave provided she (not/stay) in London.

XX. Fill in the blanks with a suitable form expressing the future.

Ned, I _______ (1 open) a disco. I`ve been planning this for some months now. But it _________(2 take) a lot of money to get it started. ________ (3 you/lend) me $5000? I ________(4 pay) it back soon – you ________ (5 not/have to) wait long. Of course, you could join me as a partner. We ________(6 share) the profits. This disco _______(7 be) a great success, because there`s nothing for teenagers in this town at the moment. Every businessman in town ________(8 wish) he had thought of it. In six months we _______(9 recover) all the money we`ve put into it. Look, Ned. You ________(10 not/get) another chance like this! The thing is, I can buy it at a really low price! It`s a nightclub at the moment. But the owner has had trouble with the police, and he _________(11 not/be able) to continue with the club much longer. He wants to get rid of it, so he ________ (12 sell) it to me cheap. We`ve already agreed matters on the telephone, and I ________(13 meet) him tomorrow. The timetable is that we _________(14) the agreement tomorrow, and I _________(15 pay) him the money within fourteen days. I know that if I _______ (16 not/pay) in time, he _______(17 send) some of his friends round to see me. So I must get the money somehow.

XXI. Insert the necessary form expressing the future (revise the rule of Future Actions).

- Have you decided what you (do) this weekend?

- Yes, we (have) a quiet day on Saturday and then on Sunday we (take) a bus up into the mountains and do some walking. And we (probably/book into) a hotel there for the night. What about you? (You/do) lots of work as usual?

- Well, no. Mark phoned last night about coming down this weekend.

- Really?

- Yes, he (come) on Friday.

- Oh, I`d like to see him. I think I (phone him up) tonight and arrange something.

- Well, we`re planning to spend the day on the beach on Saturday. We (do) some swimming and sunbathing. I just hope the weather (be) warm enough. And then on Saturday night we (see) that new film with Tom Cruise.

- Well, as I`ve got nothing planned, I (join) you at the beach on Saturday then, if that`s O.K.

- Of course it is. I (pick you up) from your flat some time after breakfast.

- Oh, thanks. (I/bring) a picnic?

- Yes. Why not? I tell you what: Mark and I (make) some sandwiches and (you/bring) some salad and fruit?

- Yes, fine. I (do) that. Good. That (save) us all the cost of eating out. And what about the film? What time (you/see) that?

- We (see) the early showing at 6.00 and then we (try out) that new disco in town.

- Right. Well, I think I (spend) the evening at home with Sarah.

- O.K. So I (see) you on Saturday morning, probably at around 10 o`clock.

- Fine.

XXII. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Simple, Future Simple, Future Perfect or Future Perfect Continuous.

1. I think she (hear) all about it by the time I (see) her.

2. I reckon I (finish) this book by the weekend and then I (give) it to you.

3. The children (be) hungry when they (get in) because they (run around) all afternoon.

4. This government (be) in power for eight years soon but I don`t think they (win) the next election.

5. (You/eat) when you (get) there? If not, I (make) you something.

6. Don`t phone them now. They (get/not) home yet. They (probably/get back) at about half-past eight.

7. I think they (finish) building the house by the time the winter (come) and then we (move in) in the New Year.

8. I expect they (be) tired when you (see) them because they (work) all day.

9. If I (come) and see the film with you on Saturday, I (see) it six times. But it is my favourite film of all time: I think you (love) it.

10. Why don`t you come round at 9 o`clock? The children (go) to bed then so it (be) nice and peaceful.

XXIII. Use Past Simple, Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.

- Hello, I (see/not) you for ages.

- No, it must be about two years since we last (meet). What (you/do) with yourself?

- I (do) all sorts of things. Life (be) very busy lately. I (start) a new job at the sailing centre.

- Really! Doing what?

- Well, I (teach) beginners` courses to school groups this term but when those (finish), I`ll be teaching more advanced groups on holiday courses.

- That sounds great. What about your old job at the tourist office then?

- Well, I (work) there for ten years and I quite (enjoy) the job but I (want) to do something different. I (always/enjoy) sailing in my spare time so I (think) it would be nice to do it for a job.

- So how long (you/be) at the sailing centre?

- For about two months now. I`m sure I (do) the right thing. It`s a really enjoyable job. And what about you?

- Well, I`m still at the Rembrandt Hotel. I (work) there for fifteen years now. But I (have) a promotion so that`s good. They (give) me the job of head receptionist.

- Oh, that`s good news.

- Yes, it (make) me feel much better about the work. I mean, I (do) a lot of jobs at the hotel but I (never/have) a job with this much responsibility before. I (work) on the receptionist desk for four years when I (start) at the hotel – that was before they (move) me into the office – but I (be) only a junior receptionist then so I just (do) what I (be told) to do.

- So when (you/get) the new job?

- A month ago, after I (pass) my intermediate exams in Spanish and German at the college. Did you know I (do) language evening classes at the college for a while now?

- No, I didn`t realize.

- Yes, I (decide) that I (cannot/get) any further at work without some languages.

- And so you did! What a good idea.

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