1 – Put the verbs in brackets into a correct tenses.

A. Last summer I 1) _____________ (visit) the United States.

I 2) _____________ (look forward) to the trip for ages, and I
3) _____________ (enjoy) myself very much. On the 4th of
July a friend 4) _____________ (suggest) we go and watch
the fireworks. I 5) _____________ (see) fireworks before, but
I 6) _____________ (never/experience) anything like the
spectacle we 7) _____________ (witness) that night.

B. Sarah 1) _____________ (leave) school two years

ago and for the last year. She 2) _____________ (look)
for a decent job. She 3) _____________ (hope) to find work
as a secretary but as she 4) _____________ (never/do) a
secretarial course before, I think she 5) _____________
(have) some difficulty in finding such a job.

C. A: "Where 1) _____________ (you/be) lately? The last

time I 2) _____________ (see) you 3) _____________ two
years ago."
B: "I 4) _____________ (move) to London 18 months ago – I
5) _____________ (work) as a nurse there since then."
A: "Oh really! How 6) _____________ (it/go)?"
B: "Great! I 7) _____________ (enjoy) it very much at the
moment, although at first it 8) _____________ (be) very
hard."

D. A: "I 1) _____________ (have) a party tonight. Would you

like to come?"
B: "I'd love to but unfortunately I 2) _____________
(already/arrange) to go out for dinner.
A: "What 3) _____________ (you/do) tomorrow?"
B: "Not much. I think a friend 4) _____________ (come) to
visit me in the morning, but I 5)
_____________ (not/have) any plans for later in the day. 6)
_____________ (you/fancy) going for a drive?"

E. Peter 1) _____________ (drive) to work yesterday when a

dog 2) _____________ (run) into the middle of the road.
Peter 3) _____________ (manage) to stop in time but the car
which 4) _____________ (follow) behind him 5)
_____________ (crash) into the back of his car.
Then the two cars 6) _____________ (collide) with a
police car which 7) _____________ (travel) in the opposite
direction.

F. Some thieves 1) _____________ (break into) my house

yesterday. Apparently, I 2) _____________ (leave) the
window open. This is the first time anything like this 3)
_____________ (happen) to me. The thieves 4)
_____________ (get in) through the window and 5)
_____________ (steal) all my jewellery. None of the
neighbours 6) _____________ (see) anything happen.

G. A: "What 1) _____________ (you/do) tonight?"

B: "I 2) _____________ (study) for my exams."
A: "What time 3) _____________ (you/finish) studying?
B: "I 4) _____________ (finish) by 8 o'clock, I hope."
A: "Good - let's go to the cinema then. The film 5)
_____________ (start) at 8.30."

H. A: "1) _____________ (you/see) "The Cure" concert last

night?"
B: "No, but I 2) _____________ (see) them before. I 3)
_____________ (go) to one of their concerts five years ago."
A: "They 4) _____________ (improve) a lot since then."
B: "5) _____________ (they/still/make) records?"
A: "Oh yes, they 6) _____________ (just/release) a new one."

I. This time next week I 1) _____________ (be) on my

honeymoon and I 2) _____________ (forget) all about my
problems at work. My husband and I 3) _____________
(relax) by the pool and we 4) _____________ (look forward)
to spending romantic evenings together.

2 - Complete the sentences. Mind the correct use of tense

forms.
1 I can't see you tonight because _____________ on
Mondays.
2 Simon looks happy - he _____________ his test.
3 I'm sorry, Mum can't come to the phone because
_____________ at the moment.
4 I wonder where Jim is;I _____________ since this morning.
5 By the time we arrived at the restaurant they
_____________ eating.
6 You _____________ fatter every day - you really should go
on a diet.
7 Tim _____________ while Pam was watching TV.
8 By the end of next year he _____________ in Madrid for
three years.
9 She _____________ in Liverpool before she came to
London.
10 She locked up the house _____________ and drove away.
11 She's angry with her son because _____________ money
from her purse.
12 I promise _____________ as soon as I get paid.
13 I wish they'd be quiet - they _____________ for hours.
14 By this time next week we _____________ in Lisbon.
15 He hasn't finished the work yet, but he _____________ by
this evening.
16 Before _____________ make sure you read the passage
carefully.
17 The president _____________ Ohio in a week's time.
18 She _____________ on the project for two days before
she finished it.
19 I _____________ tonight; would you like to join us?
20 He hasn't driven a car since _____________ that accident.

3 – Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use

two to five words.
1 – Its a week since i last saw him. SEEN
I
_________________________________________________
___ a week.
2 – When did she move to France? SINCE
How long
_________________________________________________
___to France?
3 – He has never seen this film before. EVER
It’s the first time
_________________________________________________
___ this film.
4- The last time he visited her was a weel ago. FOR
He
_________________________________________________
___ a week.
5- They started learning computing two months ago. BEEN
They
_________________________________________________
___ 2 months
6 – How long is it since he broke his leg. BREAK
When
_________________________________________________
___ his leg?
7 – I haven´t called Ted for a long time. SINCE
It´s a long time
_________________________________________________
___ Ted.