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Put the verbs in brackets into appropriate tense:

1. Every Monday, Sally ____________ (drive) her kids to football practice.


2. Usually, I ___________(work) as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I
____________ (study) French at a language school in Paris. That is why I
am in Paris.
3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John ____________(sleep) .
4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It _______________(rain) .
5. A: What ____________(you, do) when the accident occurred?
6. B: I _____________(try) to change a light bulb that had burnt out.
7. After I ____________(find) the wallet full of money, I______________
(go, immediately) to the police and ________________ (turn) it in.
8. Sebastian______________ (arrive) at Susan's house a little before 9:00 PM,
but she _______________(be, not) there. She ______________(study, at the
library) for her final examination in French.
9. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she
____________(watch, also) television. That's all she ever does!
10. Robin: I think the waiter _____________(forget) us. We___________-
(wait) here for over half an hour and nobody _____________(take) our
order yet.
11. Michele: I think you're right. He_____________ (walk) by us at least
twenty times. He probably thinks we______________ (order, already) .
12. Robin: Look at that couple over there, they ____________(be, only) here
for five or ten minutes and they already have their food.
13. Michele: He must realize we ________________(order, not) yet! We
________________(sit) here for over half an hour staring at him.
14. Robin: I don't know if he ______________(notice, even) us.
He_____________ (run) from table to table taking orders and serving food.
15. I can't believe I __________(get) that apartment. I ___________(submit)
my application last week, but I didn't think I had a chance of actually getting
it. When I ____________(show) up to take a look around, there were at least
twenty other people who ____________(arrive) before me. Most of them
_______________(fill, already) out their applications and were already
leaving. The landlord said I could still apply, so I did.
16. I'm sorry I left without you last night, but I told you to meet me early
because the show started at 8:00. I ___________(try) to get tickets for that
play for months, and I didn't want to miss it. By the time I finally left the
coffee shop where we were supposed to meet, I __________(have) five
cups of coffee and I ___________(wait) over an hour. I had to leave
because I ____________(arrange) to meet Kathy in front of the theatre.

Fill in the gaps with appropriate preposition at, in or on:

1. We can meet _______ breakfast.


2. Paola often has a short sleep ______ the afternoon.
3. He did the writing task ______ just 15 minutes.
4. The party is ______ 367 Wood Avenue.
5. Sonia lives ______ the large house ______ the country.
6. He’s been _______ the phone for hours.
7. It’s _______ the fifth floor.
8. I prefer to study ______ night.
9. I’ll see you ______ the party tonight.
10. Patrick is _______ hospital with broken leg.

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