ENGLISH VI

WEEK 1
NAME: ___Anthony Geronimo __________________________ DATE:___________

I. COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES WITH THE RIGHT FORM OF

THE VERB GIVEN IN PARENTHESES (PRESENT PERFECT, PAST
SIMPLE, PAST PERFECT OR PAST CONTINUOUS).

1. According to yesterday`s newspapers, astronomers in Australia

__have discovered_______ a planet in a galaxy close to our own.
(DISCOVER)

2. To help today`s customers make a choice, a company in New

York
___developed_____ a video trolley - a supermarket trolley with a video
screen to display advertisements and price information. (DEVELOP)

3.At the start of his career, Cousteau ____invented_________________the

aqualung, opening the oceans to explorers, scientists, and leisure divers.
(INVENT)

4.He proudly told reporters that the company

___bought______________________ software to prevent the recent increase
in computer crime. (BUY)

5. Martin Scorsese _has made_____so many films and I think his latest is
the best. (MAKE)

6. Just as I ___have got________into the bath, the fire alarm

_____went__________off. (GET – GO)

7. Helen __had broken _______her leg while she _____was skiing

______________in Switzerland. (BREAK– SKI)

8. Alice _________has felt______very pleased with herself. She

___found_____what she was looking for. (FEEL – FIND)
9. She __walked______________ into the station only to find that the
train
_______had left_______________(WALK - LEAVE)
10. After Michael __has finished___________________ typing the letter, he
_______gave______it to Kay to sign. (FINISH – GIVE)

II. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH A PREPOSITION.

1.I was fascinated ________by________________his speech at the university.

2. We were really disappointed ______in________ the hotel we stayed. It

was nothing like the description in the brochure.

3.Scotland is famous _________for____________its spectacular countryside.

4.Many of us have fond memories ______of____________our childhood.

5.I´m sick ____of____________queuing at the banks or supermarket cashiers.

III. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH AN INFINITIVE OR

GERUND FORM OF THE VERB GIVEN IN PARENTHESES.

6.They stopped ___eating________________junk food to be healthy. (EAT)

7.I remembered ___to leave__________ my hat on the sofa, so I had to come

back home. (LEAVE)

8. Louis has tried very hard __learning_____ how to cook, but he has
always failed. (LEARN)

9. My parents are always encouraging me ____to get______________ a new

job to earn more money. (GET)

10.He refused ____to tell___the truth in the court when he was

sentenced. (TELL)