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Units 1-6, Appendix 2 1 Put the verb into the correct form: preset simple (I did) or past continuous (I was de simple (1 do), present continuous (Iam doing), past ). 1 We can go out now. It ...isn’t..radning... (not / rain) any more. 2 Catherine _.was_ waiting (wait) for me when | _.artbved._ (arrive), 31 2 (get) hungry. Let's go and have something to eat. 4 What . (you / do) in your spare time? Do you have any hobbies? 5 ‘The weather was horrible when we (arrive), It was cold and it (rain) hard. 6 Louise usually (phone) me on Fridays, but she i (not / phone) last Friday. 7 ks When 1 Last SAW YOU, YOU nen ~ (think) of moving to a new flat ts: That's right, bur in the end I (decide) to stay where I was. 8 Why pee (you / look) at me like that? What’s the matter? 9 Irs usually dry here at this time of the year. It (not / rain) much, 10 The phone ... (ring) three times while we (have) dinner last night. 11 Linda was busy when We --v--nnnnnnen (GO) to see her yesterday. She had an exam today and she (prepare) for it. We (nor / want) to disturb her, so we (not / stay) very long. 12 When I frst... (tell) Tom the news, he (not / believe) me. He (chink) that 1 (joke, Which is correct? 1 Everything is going well. We didathave/ haven't had any problems so far. (haven't had is correct) Lisa didn’t go / hasn't gone to work yesterday. She wasn’t feeling well. Look! That man over there swears / is wearing the same sweater as you. Your son is much taller than when I last saw him. He grew / has grown a lor. I still don’t know what to do. I didn’t decide / haven't decided yet. I wonder why Jim is/is being so nice to me today. He isn’t usually like thar. Jane had a book open in front of her, but she didn’t read / wasn’t reading it. I wasn’t very busy. I didn’t have / wasn’t having much to do. It begins / It’s beginning to get dark. Shall I turn on the light? 10 After leaving school, Tim gat / has got a job in a factory. 11 When Sue heard the news, she wasn't / hasn't been very pleased. 12 This isa nice restaurant, isn’t it? Is this the first time you are / you've been here? 13 I need a new job. I'm doing / I've been doing the same job for too long. 14 ‘Anna has gone out.” “Oh, has she? What time did she go / has she gone?” 15 *You look tired.” *Yes, L've played / I've been playing basketball.” 16 Where are you coming / do you come from? Are you American? 7 I'd like to see Tina again. It’s a long time since I saw her / that | didn’t see her. 18 Robert and Maria have been married since 20 years / for 20 years. RON rau we 5 Put the verb into the correct form: past simple (I did), past continuous (I was doing), past perfect (I had done) or past perfect continuous (I had been doing). 1 SARAH i Yesterday afternoon Sarah Went. (go) to the station to meet Paul. When she for her. His train .... {arrive} early. f | |) @n When I got home, Bill (lie) on the sofa. The television was on, but he (not / watch) it. He (fall) television off and just then he (wake) up. a A Last night 1 {just / go) to bed and (read) _a book when suddenly I (hear) a noise. I (get) up to see what it was, but I (not / see) anything, so 1 fs (go) back to bed. Lisa had ro go to New York last week, but she almost (miss) the "plane. She (stand) in the queue at the check-in desk when she suddenly (realise) that she (leave) her passport ar home. Fortunately she lives near the airport, so she have) time to take a taxi home to get it. She (get) back to the airport just in time for her flight. cea (meer) Peter and Lucy yesterday as I. (walk) through the park. They (be) to the Sports Centre where they (play) tennis, They (go) to a café and (invite) me to join them, but (arrange) to meet another fri id and . (not / have) time. Make sentences from the words in brackets. Put the verb into the correct form: present perfect (Ihave done), present perfect continuous (I have been doing), past perfect (1 had done) or past perfect continuous (I had been doing). 1 Amanda is sitting on the ground. She's out of breath. (she / run) _..She has. been running, Where's my bag? I left it under this chair. (somebody / take / it) 3 We were all surprised when Jenny and Andy got married last year. (they / only / know / each other / a few weeks) 4 Irs still raining. I wish it would stop. {it/ rain / all day) 5 Suddenly I woke up. 1 was confused and didn’t know where I was. (1/ dream) 6 wasn’t hungry at lunchtime, so I didn’t have anything to eat. (I/ have / a big breakfast) 7 Every year Robert and Tina spend a few days at the same hotel by the sea. (they / go / there for years) sees tars oe 8 I've got a headache. (IF have it / since 1 gOt Up) ewe nnnnenenrnnnnn 9 Next week Gary is going to run in a marathon. (he / train / very hard for it) rate cetera 7 Put the verb into the correct form. Julia and Kevin are old friends. They meet by chance at a rail station. HWLIA: Hello, Kevin. (1)... (1/ not / see) you for ages. How are you? kevin: I'm fine. How about you? ° See {you / look) well. suuia: Yes, I’m very well thanks. So, (3) (you / go) somewhere or cass 5 (you / meet) somebody off a train? KEVIN: (5) —— a (1/ g0) to London for a business meeting. JULIA: Oe (6) womnnnennnnnnennentnnntansmnee (YOU f Often / Zo) away on business? KEVIN: Quite often, yes. And you? WhetE (7) om-nnnmn (you / go)? suuia: Nowhere. (8) — 7 meet) a friend. Unfortunately Dee tEaiN (9) oenennnnnenntnnnnnninsnes (BO) delayed ~ ao) (1/ wait) here for nearly an hour. KEVIN: How are your children? JULIA: They're all fine, thanks. The youngest (11) Complete the dialogues. Use the present perfect or the past simple of the verbs in brackets ( }. 1 crane: Haye... you Seen... (see) John? COLIN: No, why? care: He’$.brokea... (break) his leg. COLIN: Really? When did. he 42... (do) that? CLARE: Yesterday. 2 ADAM: = Oh no! I (lose) my car keys. Tony: When you last (see) them? apam: — This morning when I (leave) the house. 3 mary: Alan's going to sell his car. : SIMON: Really? He only (buy) it last month. mary: know, He loves changing cars. SIMON: How many cars he (have) in his life? MARY: At least 20! 4 BEN: Can I look at the newspaper, please? vat: ina minute. [ (not / finish) with it yet. BEN: You're very slow. YOU seven (start) it this morning after breakfast! . 5 JULIA: There was a good programme on TV last night about elephants. ssoenener YOU snnnsnnain ($€8) it? SARAH: Yes, it was wonderful. you ever (sce) a live elephant? JULIA: Yes, and I (touch) one, too. SARAH: WAR visu (08) that? juua: ‘Two years ago when I (be) on holiday in Kenya. 6 PATRICK: Connie looks really fed up. What’s the matter? JOSIE: SHE wenicitnnnnnnnsrnnneees (fail) her driving test yesterday. PATRICK: Not again! How many times she (fil)? JOSIE: [think it’s four. Choose the right answer. At 11 o'clock yesterday morning, John «) was / hasbeen sitting in the waiting room at the doctor's. Next to him @)is/was a woman with a very large thumb. @) ‘How did you do / were you doing that?’ John asked. ‘T hung / was hanging a picture on the wall and I 6) hic / was hitting my thumb by mistake’ ‘Oh dear. How long ¢) have you been / are you waiting for the doctor?” \ ‘About an hour, and my thumb 7 is hurting / has hurt a lot? B Put the verb in brackets () in the correct tense. Mary usually «) takes... (take) a bus to the office but today she (rive) because she is late. Last night her manager ao (telephonic) her and ap (ask) her to be at the office at 8.30 a.m. for an important meeting. ‘I a2) late (never / be) for a meeting in my life. Why ay (my mother / forget) to wake me this morning?” Circle the correct form of the verb in these sentences. 1 You're very quiet. What (do you think / @@you TART) about? 2 What (are you thinking /@@ you think) about the new sports centre? 3. I'm sorry (I'm not agreeing / I don’t agree) with you. 4 (Are you looking / Do you took) for me? 5 (Do you prefer / Are you preferring) walking to cycling? 6 don't like / I'm not liking) him at the moment 7 Whear / I'm hearing) you're leaving us, 8 I'm afraid (I'm not remembering / I don't remember) where we met. 9 (Wo you listen / Are you listening) to the radio at the moment? 10 (I'm hating / I hate} cold evenings. 11 U'm not looking forward / I don't look forward) to my holiday. 12 (They're looking / They look) at clothes at the moment. 13 Why (aren't you agrecing / don’t you agree) with the idea? 14 What (is this meaning? / does this mean?) 15. (i'm not understanding / 1 don’t understand) the lessons. 16 (never agree / I'm never agrecing) with what he says. 17 (He knows / He's knowing) you're wrong, 18 (They watch / They're watching) us. Complete these sentences, putting the verbs into the correct tense. 11 lve. in Washington. though 1’t!.2t@yina in London at the moment 2 The car isn't here today because Sheila (use) a the bus, but the drivers are She generally (use) on strike. at home on Fi 3) We usually (stay) came out tonight because we (celebrate) days, but we anniversary. 41 (Come) ose cesses from Scotland, though I (live) H . in London just now. 5 1 (stay) with my parents at the moment, though 1 (have) my own flat 6 They usually (work) .... ma at the weekends, though they (not work) aa a at the moment 7 He (teach) in a language school, though he (work) in a factory at the moment because the school's on holiday. 8 The business usually (make) sss: money, though it (do)... rather badly just now. 9 Tusually (work) at night, though I (have) - a holiday at the moment, 10 I (study) speak) French at the moment, but I (not it very well yet. Complete these sentences by putting the verbs into the past simple or the past continuous. 1 Do you like this picture? My uncle £: 2 We were. 3 He broke his arm when he . (pain) ‘ina lunch when we heard the news. (have) Se rugby. (play) 4 Kylie. her first film when she was 21, (make) 5 : . the football match yesterday? (you see) 61 on the computer when the earthquake happened. (work) 7 Who was that man you : -.. to when I came in? (talk) 8 She was so tired that she for twelve hours. (sleep) 9 The fire ...... the old church completely. (destroy) lor covets: In the queue when the robber came in. (wait) ee a bath when she phoned. (have) 12 They .. on the door, then they went in. (knock) 13 Mark and Theresa .... .... in Poland for many years. (live) 14 The police .....2.2.0.ccceeeeeesee-ss them lots of questions before they released them. (ask) 15 We tea when they arrived. (have) 16 What ....... : when the alarm sounded? (you do) 17 The factory 18 She . 19 James . (walk) six thousand cars last year. (make) anything to my parents. (not say) through the forest when the storm started. Underline the correct tense, Present Simple or Present Continuous, in the following sentences. 1 I’m sleeping/ sleep on Niko's sofa until [finda 6 You make/ are making goulash using meat, place of my own, vegetables and paprika. 2. I'm only working/ only work there for a 7 never do anything I feel/ am feeling is couple of months because I'm going abroad against my principles. in the summer. ® He _annears! is annearing to bs 3 If you aren't listening/ don’t listen to the radio, but I don’t know him very well. why don’t you switch it off? 9) There’s nobody at the door; you just hear / nnearing t feiendl 4 His only bad habit is that he talks/ is talking are just hearing things. to0 loudly. 10 I'm thinking of doing a postgraduate degree 5 So in the first scene we see/are seeing him —what do you think/ are you thinking? Is it a getting up and then he goes out/ is going out good idea? and meets/ is meeting a strange woman. ° Complete these sentences using the Present Simple or the Present Continuous. Use the verb given in brackets. 1 My sister ssc (wait) patiently for her exam results. awe... . (not travel) by train very often. 3 1................ (consider) accepting that job in Cre SEA Soils" (teeny sob ured ta go Gut cats evening 6 We sesnsens (ave) a great time here in London, 7 YOU -nnssensnns (8€€) much of your brother these days? 8 We. (rely) on you to bring the keys with you. 9 Tssussesmsee (Wish) people didn’t smoke in restaurants. : 10 Who you (think) you are, speaking to me like that! © Complete these sentences using the Present Simple or the Present Continuous. Use the verbs given in brackets. Add never or always if this is also given. a1 (use; never) my mobile phone if I (drive). 21 (like; always) to get post but I... (Seem; never) to have the time | to reply. 3 The heroine ..ccscsn (prefer) to be with Paul because James .o.oon.on (argues always). 4 Maria (forget; always) what time the soap (start) 5 YOU snes (Moan; always) about the state of the flat but you (help; never) me. 6 Turtles (lay; always) their eggs on the same beach; however, they .-...e..e. (Come; never) in winter, 2 Whether I s.ssee (G0) swimming OF NOt oe. (depend on; always) the weather. 81 (shop; never) here again ~ they s» (be; always) so rude. 9 We ... (smell; always) cooking when we (pass) your house. 10 He (borrow; always) money but he .n..n.- (Pays always) me back, eae ae gare | Nee pleae/] © Underline the correct tense in the following sentences. 1 Lam writing in connection with the 10 1 did not apply/ have not applied for a job advertisement which appeared/ has appeared with your company before. on 3 December, 11 I hoped/ have hoped that you would consider 2 Voriginally studied/ have studied mechanical my application favourably. engineering at university and I graduated/ 12 However, I have been waiting/ have waited for hhave been graduating with a first-class degree. a reply for several weeks and I still have not 3. T now completed! have now completed a received! did not receive any answer. postgraduate degree in business and administration, 4 I’ve been trying/V've tried to find a permanent job for a considerable time. 5 Indeed, 1 have already worked!/1 have already been working for several companies on a temporary basis. 6 In my first job, I was/ have been responsible for marketing. 7 V've been applying / have applied for several posts this year but I still did not manage/ have ot managed to find what I'm looking for 8 The last job I applied/ have applied for required applicants to speak some Japanese. 9 [ started learning/ have been learning Spanish a few months ago but I did not obtain! have nnot obtained a qualification in it yet lve written So many Jeb applications. piehy eee se gt AED ‘in Face. ‘1 “nave SSt.

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