Underline the correct tense form of the verb.

COURSE. SEMESTER 1. 2015.

SELF-STUDY EXERCISES.

Task 3 pages 6-7.

Insert articles where necessary.

Example: Not a word was said in a parlour.

1. Mary is ….. student at ….. Cambridge University. She is ….. shy, slender girl with ….. dark brown eyes and ….. curly hair.

2. More adventurous travellers can take ….. canoe trip up ….. Orinoco River, climb ….. Pico Bolivar, ….. country's highest mountain, or take ….. boat trip along …. Carrao River to ….. Hacha Falls.

3. ….. Scotland is separated from ….. Northern Ireland by ….. North Channel while ….. Cheviot Hills form ….. border with ….. England.

4. It lies between two large bodies of ….. water: ….. Atlantic Ocean to …..west and ….. North Sea to ….. east.

5. It was his custom to spend his holidays in ….. Scilly Isles.

6. The home-ownership rate in ….. South East of England is higher than in …..North.

7. I haven't got ….. least idea how many rooms there are in ….. Hilton.

8. ….. Hague, a city in ….. Netherlands near ….. North Sea, is the seat of ….. Dutch Goverment.

9. What desert occupies much of ….. northern Africa? ….. Sahara.

10. British newspapers are usually divided into popular papers, like ….. Today and ….. Sun, and quality papers, like ….. Guardian.

11. …… Roosevelts have provided America with two presidents.

12. …..Prince Philip is also known as ….. Duke of Edinburgh.

13. Have you ever met so stupid ….. boy?

14. I don't think I've ever read such ….. brilliant essay.

15. People asked him ….. impossible.

16. Do you know the song about ….. London Bridge?

17. Governmental offices line …. Whitehall, and on the right is ….. Downing Street.

18. They started at ….. dawn, and ….. boy I sent with them didn't come back till …. next day.

19. She burned like ….. fire from ….head to ….. foot.

20. If you are ….. Napoleon, you'll play ….. game of …..power, if you are ….. Leonardo, you'll play for ….knowledge.

Task 2 pages 18-19.

Underline the correct tense form of the verb.

Example: I heard him sigh while he read/ was reading.

1. You have never told/never told me why you are called Tony when your name is James.

2. I have seen/saw her photo in the papers rather often of late.

3. While he washed/was washing he heard the doorbell, then voices.

4. We ate/have been eating much less beef recently because of the crisis, but we think it is safe to start again now.

5. I have met/met Ann at her father's house twenty odd years ago and have known/ knew her ever since.

6. We have sat/sat in silence for a few minutes. He has spoken/spoke at last.

7. The storm grew worse and worse and the rain fell in torrents and little Huns couldn't see where he went/was going.

8. She was constantly speaking/ constantly spoke about her child.

9. What have you said/did you say?

10. I have seen/ saw that performance long ago. I have forgotten/forgot it.

11. When did you start/have you started to read that book?

12. While he was making/made tea, she was watching/watched him.

13. When I returned home the sun was shining brightly/shone brightly, the birds were twittering/twittered.

14. I glanced/have glanced at the terrace below the balcony. He sat/was sitting under one of the plane trees, smoking.

15. He was reading/ read the book from 5 to 6 p.m., was watching TV/watched TV from 6 to 7 p.m and was cooking/cooked festive supper from 7 to 8 p.m.

16. At that time I looked/was looking for a job.

17. Miss Snobs didn't see/wasn't seeing him leave the office.

18. The idea first has occured/occured to me that afternoon as I was backing/backed the car into the garage.

19. I haven't had/didn't have holidays this year.

20. I probably have dropped/dropped a coin when I fished/was fishing for small change in my bag at the newsstand.

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