1) Complete the following text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Over the past ten years, this area (experience) ………………………………..severe flooding. Houses

(damage) ……………………………. and roads (destroy) ……………………………… . The local

authority (decide) …………………………… to introduce a flood control system. At present our worforce

(built) …………………………….. a dam on the west side of the town and dikes along the river bank

(heighten) ……………………………… . We must completre the work within two months, so at present we

(work) ……………………………. 24 hours a day. We (believe) .......................................... that these

measures will solve the problem in the short term on the 1st May we (start) ………………………. Work on

a new watercourse. The plans (already /draw up)………………..……..…………….and we (be)

……………………….. ready to start next week.

2) The following sentences contain mistakes . Find the mistakes and correct them.

a- Sydney Harbour Bridge was building in 1932.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .

b- While they carried out tests in the laboratories , reasearchers were analysing past results.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .

c- The first real road builders in Britain was the Romans.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .

d- The system didn’t working because the loudspeaker had been wrongly connected.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .

3) Make present /past tense questions and answers using the words given.

When / they / install / the solar panels ? (present)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .

While / the superviser / check / the delivery , the employees / work . (present)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .

How / they prepare access to the mine ? (past)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .

They / not use / wood chip / for heating / when the engineer / visit / the factory. (past)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .