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Exercise 1. Choose the correct form of the verbs. Read through each conversation before you start.
A | Gillian: Mark: Gillian: | (9) Do you write/Have you written/were you writing to the bank manager yet? I (10) haven’t finished/hadn’t finished/didn’t finish yet. (11) I’ve been trying/I’ve tried/I tried to decide what to say. Hurry up! He (12) is expecting/has expected/had been expecting your reply since last week. |
B | Philippa: Clara: Philippa: Clara: | When (16) did you hear/have you heard/had you heard your exam results? When I (17) had phoned/phoned/have phoned my teacher. She (18) has been checking/has checked/was checking the list when I (19) had rung/rang/am ringing, so she (20) was telling/told/tells me then. (21) Have you expected/Have you been expecting/Had you been expecting to do so well? Not really, to be honest! |
Exercise 2. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
A: B: A: B: A: B: A: B: | What (1) __were you doing__ (do) when I (2) _________ (call) at eight, Burt? I (3) _________ (work) in the garden because the wind (4) ________ (blow down) the fence during the night. Oh, (5) _________ (you/manage) to fix it? Yes, I (6) __________ (do) it eventually, but it (7) _________ (be) very hard work. I (8) __________ (ask) my neighbour to help in the end. Why (9) __________ (you/call) me? I (10) ___________ (want) to tell you about the factory. It (11) __________ (close down) yesterday. I know. The company (12) __________ (have) problems for a long time before they finally (13) _________ (decide) to close down the factory. I (14) __________ (hope) they would change their minds about it, though. It (15) __________ (be) a part of the town for years. Well, at least everyone who worked there (16) __________ (now/find) a new job. That’s good news. |
Exercise 3. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense form.
1. They _were walking (walk) in the park when the storm broke. 2. The man ________ (pay) for his new car in crash. 3. I ________ (already/eat) breakfast by the time the others woke up. 4. It ________ (snow) for three days when suddenly the sun came out. 5. Sam ________ (work) here for six years before he left to go to university. 6. Liz ________ (go) to the Bahamas for her holidays last year. 7. We ________ (watch) a film on TV when our guests arrived. 8. They ________ (already/see) the film twice at the cinema when she rented it on video. 9. The teacher ________ (teach) the children a song yesterday. 10. He ________ (sit) on the train at this time yesterday morning.
* Exercise 4. Supply suitable verbs for the following conversation. Use PAST SIMPLE, PAST CONTINUOUS and PAST PERFECT.
Ann is getting ready to leave her office. A colleague, John, comes into the room.
John: Ann: John: Ann: John: Ann: John: | Oh, Ann, I’m glad I’ve caught you. Can you stay on and help us finish some work? You remember the new client I (1) was telling you about yesterday? Well, we’ve got to do a presentation to her tomorrow. But I (2) _________ just _________. You don’t have to go, do you, though? You (3) ________ your shopping at lunchtime, (4) _________ (not) you? And now I want to go home. Oh, come on Ann, please. It’ll only be for an hour. That’s why you (5) _________ last time. I (6) _______ letters for two hours, then when I (7) nearly _________ them all, you (8) _________ me do half of them again because you (9) ________ (not) me the right address file, so I (10) ________ them all wrong! OK, if that’s how you feel about it. But next time you need help, don’t be surprised if I remind you that you (11) _______ to help me! |
Exercise 5. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
1. | A: B: | There’s a lovely smell coming from the kitchen. Yes, I __ ’ve been cooking ___ (cook) biscuit. |
2. | A: B: | __________ (you/ever/go) to Australia? No, I haven’t. |
3. | A: B: | Did you manage to get to the bank yesterday? No, it _________ (close) by the time I got there. |
4. | A: B: | Are you new to this area? No. I _________ (live) in this area for three years. |
5. | A: B: | I see you finally bought a new video. Yes, I _________ (try) to fix the old one for ages when I decided to buy a new one. |
6. | A: B: | Is Mr Dixon free yet? No, he ________ (be) in a meeting at the moment. |
7. | A: B: | Where did you go for dinner on your birthday? I _________ (go) to the new Chinese restaurant in town. |
8. | A: B: | What are you looking for? My keys. I _________ (lose) them. |
9. | A: B: | Did you find the papers you were looking for? Yes. They __________ (be) on my desk all the time. |
10. | A: B: | I’m tired. We __________ (walk) all morning. Lets’ stop and have something to eat, then. |
11. | A: B: | What _________ (you/buy) your mother for Christmas? I got her a new jumper. |
12. | A: B: | What time __________ (you/leave) tomorrow? Very early. At 6 o’clock in the morning. |
13. | A: B: | Linda is very good at her job, isn’t she? Yes. She __________ (do) the same for thirty years. |
14. | A: B: | When did you see Janet? While I _________ (wait) at the bus stop yesterday morning. |
15. | A: B: | Have you made plans for Saturday yet? Yes, I _________ (go) to the cinema with Ed. |
16. | A: B: | Where were you at 5 o’clock yesterday? I _________ (have) a lesson. |
17. | A: B: | Did you enjoy your flight? Yes, but I was nervous because I ________ (not/fly) before. |
Exercise 6. Choose the correct answer.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. | ‘Are you going shopping tonight?’ ‘No, I __ a) __ yesterday. a) went b) had gone c) had been going ‘Did you see Nathan?’ ‘No, he __________ by the time I arrived at his house. a) was leaving b) had been leaving c) had left ‘Where is Scott?’ ‘He _________ on the phone when I saw him.’ a) was talking b) talked c) had talked ‘How often do you clean your house?’ ‘I ___________ clean it once a week.’ a) seldom b) usually c) never ‘Did Alan arrive on time?’ ‘No, I ___________ for an hour before he arrived.’ a) was waiting b) had waited c) had been waiting ‘Did you go out for dinner last night?’ ‘No, I __________ a lot at lunch, so I wasn’t hungry.’ a) had been eating b) had eaten c) was eating ‘What time do you finish work?’ ‘Actually, I __________.’ a) have just finished b) finish c) finished ‘Did you enjoy your holiday/’ ‘Yes, we _________ in a fabulous hotel.’ a) have stayed b) had stayed c) stayed ‘I like your dress. Is it new?’ ‘No, I __________ it for ages.’ a) had b) have c) have had ‘How is John now?’ ‘He __________ better slowly.’ a) gets b) is getting c) has been getting |
Exercise 7. Correct the mistakes.
1. They are usually starting work at 9 o’clock. 2. Look! The man is having blue hair! 3. Do you study for your exam at the moment? 4. I was being late for work yesterday morning. 5. Dave has planned his holiday since Christmas. 6. Sheila is typing twenty letters so far this morning. 7. The sun has been setting in the west. 8. We were sleeping for an hour when the phone rang. 9. Lydia had been buying a new car last month.
Exercise 8. Ask a question about the information underlined in each of the following sentences using who, what or another question word.
1. We live in the old town. 2. I gave the book to Valerie. 3. Michael lent me his car. 4. I got married 20 years ago. 5. He plays basketball best. 6. I’d like the green pullover, please. 7. I like big woolly pullovers. 8. A madman murdered the President. 9. The madman murdered the President. 10. The madman murdered the President. 11. I go to the cinema at least once a week. 12. The journey takes about six hours from here. 13. To get to my house, you take the bus and get off at Wood Green. 14. He keeps the key in that box. 15. There’s a litre of milk left.
Exercise 9. Fill in the spaces with the correct tag.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. | Your dad does the cooking, ____________? Yours never does the housework, _________? There’s not much we can do about it, __________? It’s a beautiful day, ___________? Yes. Let’s go for a walk, __________? You’ve got a bicycle, __________? Yes. You no longer have yours, __________? You weren’t cheating in the test, __________? No, I’d never cheat, __________? You don’t know his secret, __________? You could take up tennis, _________? You’d rather carry on with volleyball, _________? She lost her temper, _________? Yes, but she shouldn’t have, __________? |
Exercise 10. Complete the sentences using an appropriate tag and any other necessary words.
Example: You enjoyed the film.
You say: ‘That film was great, wasn’t it?’
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