Exercise 18 There are mistakes in all of these sentences. Correct the sentences.

1 I was pleased to see my old college friends at the conference as we didn’t see each other since we finished our course.

2 By the time we reached the theatre, the play ended and the audience was leaving.

3 At the end of their meal, they found they couldn’t pay the bill because they didn’t bring any money with them.

4 We were pleased that James was having his laptop with him, but we were less pleased when we discovered that he hadn’t charged the battery.

5 When I came out of the cinema, I had found that a thief had taken my car radio.

6 At first the authorities thought the athlete had been taking drugs, but they soon realized they mixed up the results of the tests.

7 When my cousin came into the room, I didn’t recognize her because I didn’t see her since she was a little girl.

8 We couldn’t find a parking space when we reached the city centre, so we had decided to go by bus the next time.

Exercise 19 Complete the sentences. Check your answers with a partner. Discuss the differences in meaning.

1 When I arrived at the barbecue, they _________ eating sausages.

When I arrived at the barbecue, they _________ eaten all the sausages.

2 We thanked our teacher for everything she _________ doing to help us past the test.

We thanked our teacher for everything she _________ done to help us pass the test.

3 He told me that they_________ staying at the Carlton Hotel.

He told me that they _________ stayed at the Carlton Hotel before.

4 ________ you learn Italian when you went to Italy?

________ you already learned Italian when you went to Italy?

5 ________ Shakespeare write Hamlet?

________ Hamlet written by Shakespeare?

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