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B1 |All Tenses T1017 Complete the sentences using the form of the verb in brackets. 1. My dad three languages. - How many languages ? (SPEAK, YOUR DAD SPEAK) 2. He from me when | entered the room. (HIDE) 3. A few weeks ago, | in the newspaper that our parliamentary representative to visit France. (READ, WANT) 4, | told the doctor that she ill a few days before. (FALL) 5. Mr Morgan classes for almost two decades. He is one of the best teachers in school. (TEACH) 6. The leak in the water pipe great damage. We must do something about it. (CAUSE) 7. Most people at work when the fire (BE, START) 8. As soon as I left the house, | him, He at the corner and for a bus. (SEE, STAND, WAIT) 9. You look so dirty. What all day? (YOU DO) 10.The manager her report yet, but he it this afternoon. (NOT SEE, PROBABLY READ) 11.Aunt Judith yesterday evening, but! her yet today. (ARRIVE, NOT SEE) 12.1 fishing this afternoon. with me? (GO, YOU COME) 13.The museum in the past year. It next month. (RENOVATE, REOPEN) 14.We usually at the Holiday Innwhen we travel to New York. (STAY) 15.1 asked him if he to Australia. (EVER BE) 16.He very strangely since his accident last month. (BEHAVE) 17.1 in acafé and a cappuccino yesterday afternoon. (SIT, HAVE) 18.Someone into our garage door. JUST CRASH) 19, After she —_ writing her emails, she the dog for a walk. (FINISH, TAKE) 20.Why your last job? - Well they me the pay rise | . (YOU LEAVE, NOT GIVE, EXPECT) B1 |All Tenses T020 Fill in the correct form of the verb given. 1. He his first championship in 2012. Since then he everything and only once. (WIN, WIN, LOSE) 2. When we finally at the camp it heavily. (ARRIVE, RAIN) 3. Dad a Walk with the dog every afternoon. (TAKE) 4, | can'treach my manager. He in North America at the moment. (TRAVEL) 5.1 to the meeting yesterday because | about it. (NOT GO, NOT INFORM) 61 your uncle for ages. | don't know where he right now. (NOT SEE, BE) 7. The family usually breakfast together during the week, but on weekends everyone breakfast on their own. (HAVE, HAVE) 8.1 this school for the last two years. Before that | to Jackson High School for a year. (ATTEND, GO) 9. What when the headmaster the room yesterday afternoon? (YOU DO, ENTER) 10.1 at the door for ages. Where ? (KNOCK, YOU BE) 11.He noise for a whole hour before the neighbours finally the police. (MAKE, CALL) 12. I'd like to introduce my new girlfriend. She from Australia. (COME) 13.She well yesterday, probably because she too much. (NOT FEEL, EAT) 14,It was a wonderful morning and the sun brightly when | up. (SHINE, GET) 15.They this church in the 19" century and since then it renovated, (BUILD, NEVER BE) 16.The president to Virginia for a campaign speech next Sunday. (COME) mess cD Fill in the correct form of the verb — All tenses 1 10. “4 12. 13. 4. 15. 16. 47. 18. 19. 20, My family have (buy) some land in southern France recently. They (Guild) 2 summer house there at the moment Andy and Mary (go) to a concert tomorrow night. They (ook forward to) it the whole week Jonathon wateh) the news on TV every day and it (help) him with his English My car (break) down when | (drive) home from work. | (Fix) iti (now) what was wrong But | didn’t so (have) to take itto the garage. When he (found) Microsoft, Bill Gates was only 20 years old, He. (already write) his first computer programme six years earlier An accident (happen) neat my house last night. A car (hit) a young man. He (rido) his bike when someone in front of him Suddenly (open) a car door. Many people (see) the accident. The police interrogate) them lat night Mrs Smith said that one day she (retire) from teaching. She said that she (spend) her new free time leaming about computers. 1 ‘not sleep) at all last night. Someone (listen) to musie all night 1 (90) a film a week ago, but | (not enjoy) it very much because | already read) the book. It | (Hot read) the book | (probably enjoy) the film more, The judge sentenced the man to eight years in prison because he (rob) a bank They (stand) in the queue for over an hour when the manager (fell) them that there were no more tickets. Alan (be) in the car accident yesterday. The other driver (ese) control of his car because he (fall) asleep. She inot see) het father since he (start) to work in Marseille two years ago. 1 (sleep) when the fire broke out Linda phoned and explained that she {not ean) to coms to the party the next day because she (be) stil sick. 1 (just see) the film “The Da Vinci Code”. - (You see) it 100" (not have) but | (read) the book’ My sister (fly) home from London today. Her flight (arrive) in an hour so (leave) for the airport right now to get there in time Unless he, {self more he won't gat much money. Whiehe ____(wait)forthe bus there (be) a robbery at the bank. After the robbers (go) away the police (come) but they not can) to catch them, 1 (use) to ski when | was at the university but | (Break) a leg five years ago and since then | (not sk) any more B1 |All Tenses 034 Fill in the correct form of the verb given. 1. After we dinner we went ta bed. (EAT) 2.1 several matches this season, but | to asingle game last season, (SEE, NOT GO) 3, What when the headmaster the classroom yesterday? (YOU DO, ENTER) 4, My granddad doesn't well so he always up the volume on the radio. (NOT HEAR, TURN) 5. We hard since 7 o'clock in the morning. (WORK) 6. She in such cold water before. (NEVER SWIM) 7. When we at the stadium thousands of spectators in front of the gates. (ARRIVE, WAIT) 8. We for over an hour when we found out that we were in the wrong. village. (TRAVEL) 9, The district attorney's office before next Monday. (NOT OPEN) 10.Here are your shoes Jimmy. | them (JUST CLEAN). 11.She well yesterday because she too much. (NOT FEEL, EAT) 12. Look at those fans! They're so excited because their team the winning goal. JUST SCORE) 13. Last Saturday Susan an accident. She off the ladder and her knee while she to pick some apples. (HAVE, FALL, CUT, TRY) 14.We to Chris's party next Tuesday because nobody us. (NOT GO, INVITE) 15, Whenever Kevin is in England, he to his parents pack in Australia every weekend. (WRITE) 16.When | was at school, | often adventure stories written by Jack London (READ). ~ any of his books yet? (YOU READ) 17.Who that terrible noise outside? - It's a group of hooligans. They around with flags in their hands. (CAUSE, WANDER) 18.How _ to school, Marvin? - | the bus but today my dad me a lift. (YOU USUALLY GET, USUALLY TAKE, GIVE) 7035 TENSES, Fill in the correct forms: PRESENT, PAST and PRESENT PERFECT — Simple and Progressive 1. What (Helen, do) for the last two hours ?- She (prepare) for next week's meeting; she (dust) the furniture now. 2. His sister (be) in Australia six times and | (be) there only twice. 3, We ive) in Johannesburg since World War Il and so far we (never, intend) to leave the country, but the situation (recently turn) so bad that we (decide) to go back to Austria. 4. We must wake her. She (sleep) for 15 hours. 5.1 (write) a book about Japan. | (ust, finish), 6. How many customers (Sally, call) last week ? 7. Some time ago Mr Pale (ask) me to lend him some money. 8 Demonstrators (block) the road for three hours. 9. When (vou, switch) on the light today ? 10. Could you go ?-| inot can) answer the door because | (have) a shower. 11. Who (break) my ruler. 12. No, we {not be) here before. 13. At present they (have) no jobs. 14. Two men (chat) in the middle of the road when suddenly a lorry (turn) round the bend. The driver (stop) in time. 15. The grass (look) awful. I'm sure you (not cut) it since June. 16. We (go) to the circus yesterday. We (spend) a wonderful time there. | like} the clowns best. 17. What you, want) me to do at our next meeting ? 18, (You, know) how long these trees (be) here ?- Yes, they (be) here since the end of the war. 19. What shall we do ?- The people (get) very impatient. 20. (You, not meet) Mir Temple yesterday ? - Why (vou think) | (meet) him ?- | (see) him last Friday, but| ‘not see) him since then. 21. Can you help me ? | look} for a job 22. You have a nice dog. How long (you, have) it ? BL Grammar past tenses © Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets: past simple, past continuous, or past perfect. My exam nightmare 1'_woke up_ (wake up) on the morning of the maths exam with a horrible feeling in my stomach. I knew that I? (not study) enough the night before and that 1 was going to fail When [left home it ® and there was a lot of traffic. 14 __ (rain) (arrive) five minutes late and the exam : (already / start). I sat down quickly and looked at the questions. I 3 (not can) answer any of them! It was the most difficult exam the teacher a (ever / give) us. 1 (sit) next to one of my friends called Sophie and I could see that she 9 (write) very quickly. She was great at maths, Suddenly I had an idea. I "0 ___ (look) at the teacher, Mr Everitt. Hel! (stand) by the window and he (not look) at us. I wrote a message on a piece of paper and (throw) it to Sophie. It said ‘I need help? Sophie“ __ (already / finish) the exam, She copied the answers on a piece of paperand quickly passed it to me. ‘The following day Mr Everitt '° (call) us both to his room. We saw that he 6 ____ (hold) my exam paper, and Sophie's, too. He told us that we !” (both / fail) the exam. We "* (write) exactly the same answers for every question, including several wrong answers. B1_ | Active or Passive Voice PAO15 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb. Use active or passive voice. 1. Alot of old songs on the radio last week. (PLAY) 2. The President about the coup in Central America. JUST INFORM) 3. 1FL you | wouldn't go to the meeting. (BE) 4. The bank manager told me that the house for. (NOT PAY) 5. the guitar since | was in nursery school. (PLAY) 6. Margie is very happy because she an engagement ring from her boyfriend. JUST RECEIVE) 71 after the children while the garage (LOOK , REPAIR) 8. When Jane came to the office, she found out that her boss. (ALREADY LEAVE) 9, Please don'tinterrupt us. We an important conversation. (HAVE) 10.1 reported to the police that my stamp collection the week before. (STEAL) 11.A short time after the pedestrian by the car the ambulance . (HIT, ARRIVE) 12.When Mr Kennel entered the room, emails by his assistants. (TYPE) 13.Dad for over three weeks. (NOT SMOKE) 14,He normally up on his own but yesterday he by his mom. (WAKE, WAKE) 15. They usually, visitors at the hospital. (NOT ALLOW) 16.All the houses in our street every year during the Christmas season. (DECORATE) 17.India independence in 1947, (GRANT) 18.They in southern Italy since the end of the war. (LIVE) 19.1 a car by the garage so that | could drive home. (GIVE) 20.Tom's father is an excellent athlete. He some sort of sport every day. (DO) B1 | Passive Voice PAQ14 Rewrite the sentences in the passive voice. 1. Someone will attend to you later. 2. | don't remember Jack giving me the tickets. 3. We must do something before the situation gets out of control. 4, You can hear the music in all sections of the stadium. 5. The company employs 5 people. 6. They are going to buy a new TV set next week. 7. My great grandfather built this house 60 years ago. 8. My sister gave me the key so | could get in. 9. Nobody said anything. 10.4 loud noise woke me up last night. 11. How do you prepare such a dish? 12.1 don't like someone lying to me. 13.She solved all her problems. 14. After a while she found out they hadn't told her the truth. 15.The outstanding performance impressed her. 16.You mustn't put the leftovers back in the fridge.

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