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Miscellaneous. 33 - Stative Verbs
Present Simple and Continuous

A Circle the correct form in the following pairs. Say why:

1 I’m not remembering / I don’t remember where the car is! _____
2 It’s feeling / It feels really cold today. _____
3 What is he wanting /does he want? _____
4 It depends / It’s depending what happens next. _____
5 John’s / John’s being a really good footballer. _____

B Identifying state verbs - Match the following state verb concepts to the verbs in

a) Essence b) Dependency/Possession c) Memory/Thought d) Sense e) Desire

Now put the verbs below in the correct column in the table:

Memory/ Sense Desire Dependency/

Thought Possession

understand suppose prefer seem recognise smell love have

see contain like taste hold forget own appear

hear mind believe belong need hate think fit

C Can you explain the following apparent exceptions?:

1 McDonald’s - “I’m lovin’ it!”.

2 I’m seeing the doctor tomorrow.
3 Stop it! You’re being really silly.
4 Hang on a second! I’m thinking.
5 John’s having a shower. He’ll be down in a minute.

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Past Tenses. 05
Present Perfect Simple or Continuous

Put the words in brackets into the Present Perfect Simple or Continuous form.

(In some cases either could be used.)

1. We (walk) ten kilometres.

2. We (walk) for three hours.

3. You (walk) too fast. That’s why you are tired.

4. I (make) cakes for the party all morning.

5. How many (you/make)?

6. I (make) 200.

7. What (you/do)?

8. We (pick) apples.

9. How many (you/pick)?

10. We (pick) 10 bagfuls.

11. I (sleep) in every bed in this house and I don’t like any of them.

12. He (sleep) since 10 o’clock. It’s time he woke up.

13. The students (work) very well this term.

14. I (work) on the car. That’s why my hands are so dirty.

15. He (teach) in Cambridge School for 7 years.

16. I _______ ________ (teach) hundreds of students, but I

(never/meet) such an interesting class as this.

17. She (cough) a lot lately. She ought to give up smoking.

18. It (rain) for two hours and the ground is too wet to play on, so the

match (be) postponed.

19. (you/hear) the news? Zé and Anna are engaged! That’s not news; I

(know) about it for ages.

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Past Tenses. 04
Present Perfect - Deleted transformations

Transform the following sentences, using a Present Perfect construction, without changing the meaning.

Example: When did you start learning English?

1
How 2 long 3
have 4
you 5
been 6
learning 7
English?
A. She hasn’t visited London before.
1
______ 2 is 3______ 4______ 5______ 6______ 7______ 8______ 9 to 10______.

B. He’s still unemployed.

1
______ 2 has 3______ 4______ 5______ 6 job 7 ______ .

C. It’s ages since we went to the water park.

1
______ 2 have 3______ 4______ 5______ 6______ 7______ 8______ 9_____ ages.

D. Charlie left for work a few moments ago.

1
______ 2______ 3 just 4______ 5______ 6______ .

E. Is this the first time you’ve worn glasses?

1
______ 2 you 3______ 4______ 5______ 6______?

F. I still haven’t heard from anybody.

1
______ 2 has 3______ 4______ 5 touch 6_______ .

G. They last went on holiday at Christmas.

1
______ 2 have 3______ 4______ 5______ 6______ 7______ 8______ .

H. We haven’t had an argument for ages.

1
______ 2______ 3______ 4______ 5 we 6______ 7______ 8______ .

I. They went to Florida last year, the year before that, and the year before that.
1
______ 2______ 3 been 4______ 5______ 6______ 7______ 8 three 9_____ .

J. I got to the station an hour ago and my wife’s train still hasn’t arrived.
1
____ 2____ 3 been 4_____ 5_____ 6_____ 7 wife’s 8_____ 9_____ 10_____ 11 ____ .

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Past Tenses. 06
Present Perfect or Simple Past

Right or wrong? Correct the sentences that are wrong.

01. I’ve lost my keys, I can’t find them anywhere.

02. Have you seen Ann yesterday?

03. I’ve finished my work at 2 o’clock.

04. I’m ready now. I’ve finished my work.

05. What time have you finished your work?

06. Sue isn’t here. She went to the gym.

07. When have you bought your car?

08. What have you done at the weekend?

09. This is the first time I go to the disco.

10 The match started. They have playing for 5 minutes.

11. I didn’t eat yet.

12. How long have you been a teacher?

13. I lived here for 2 years but I still haven’t been to Porto.

14. The weather has been terrible recently, hasn’t it?

15. Did you ever go to one of Susan’s parties?

16. Have you been to her party on Saturday night?

17. When have you got married?

18. How long was Barack Obama the president of the USA?

19. Has he told you about it last night?

20. What’s the happiest you ever were?

21. I don’t see Tim since I went to the cinema with him last week.

22. I saw your address book yesterday. It was on your desk.

23. I didn’t go to a concert since a long time.

24. Can’t we see a different film? I already saw a Perfect Match.

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Past Tenses. 03
Past Simple or Present Perfect

Put the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Example: Mr. Boreham has lived (live) in Zurich since 1992.

1. I________________________ (come) to school twice this week.

2. I________________ (not go) to "El Corte Inglês" since it _______________(open).

3. I_______________ (must) wait for him half an hour yesterday.

4. We________________ (learn) a lot of new vocabulary so far.

5. I _________________(read) this article twice. I first _______________(read) it in 2009

and I ___________________(read) it again this month.

6. I__________________ (beat) my brother at tennis the last time I played him, but I

__________________________(not beat) him at chess yet.

7. I________________(not see) you arrive in class before 1 pm.for several weeks.

8. Luis_______________(do) a lot of work this morning before he _________________

(have) lunch.

9. Rita__________________ (visit) India this summer, but unfortunately she

________________________(not can) see the "Taj Mahal".

10. ____________________ (you speak) to your friends abroad lately?

11. When ____________________(you begin) to study English?

12. Up to now ________________________(I say) anything you don't understand?

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Past Tenses. 01

Put the verb in brackets in the appropriate tense:

1. When Will left home this morning he ___________________ (take) his umbrella because it
___________________ (rain).
2. Heather lives in Derby; she ___________________ (live) there since she was born.
3. When we arrived at Andrew’s house he ___________________ (paint) the front door.
4. My brother-in-law lives in Barcelona; I ___________________ (never/meet) him.
5. Adrian ___________________ (can) swim when he was four years old.
6. Josephine ___________________ (can) drive since 1976.

7. Last week my car ___________________ (break down), so I ___________________ (must) call a

mechanic.
8. The phone rang while I ___________________ (have) a shower.
9. What time ___________________ (you/have) lunch yesterday?
10. How long ___________________ (you/study) English?
11. ___________________ (you/ever/meet) José Mourinho?
12. When I was at school I ___________________ (study) French, but now I __________________
(forget) almost everything.
13. Bill had an accident while he ___________________ (drive) to work.
14. When Andrea saw the accident she ___________________ (call) an ambulance.
15. Gil Vicente ___________________ (write) Auto da India.
16. Rihanna ___________________ (make) a lot of records.
17. Last year Alexandra ___________________ (go) to Thailand.
18 Benny ___________________ (work) in Spain before he married Angela.
19. Richard ___________________ (visit) a lot of countries, but he ___________________ (never/go)
to Ireland.
20. Mr. Reynolds ___________________ (lay) the table while his wife ___________________ (cook)
the dinner.

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Past Tenses. 08
Past Simple or Past Perfect

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense – past simple or past perfect.

1. When I (get on) the bus I

(realise) that I (leave) my money at home.

2. The room (be) in a mess because the burglars

(throw) everything on the floor.

3. When the children (go) to bed we

(remember) that they (not clean) their teeth.

4. He (introduce) himself as Paul Senior but I

(be) sure I (meet) him before.

5. Paul (join) the company last month. He (not

say) much about his past at the beginning, but it soon (become)
obvious.

6. I (rush) to the station but unfortunately the train

(go).

7. When she (get) home, she

(be) annoyed to see that her husband (not do) any
housework.

8. I (not see) her pictures before, but as soon as I

(walk) into the exhibition, I
(understand) why everyone (like) her work so much.

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Writing Skills. 06
Narrative Writing

Put the correct adjective, adverb or verb tense in the spaces.

It ______ (be) a _____________ (Adj.) day. The birds ______________ (sing)

____________ (adv.) and the sun ________________ (shine). Tom ___________ (be)

on holiday. He ______________________ (look forward to) the holiday for ages

because he __________________ (work) very hard. It was 11.30 am and he

________________ (decide) to go for a walk as he ____________________ (sleep) all

morning.

The countryside ________ (be) ______________ (adj.) He ____________ (see) lots

of _____________ (adj.) flowers and __________ (adj.) trees. He __________ (pass) a

____________ (adj.) house. The house ____________ (be) very ____________ (adj.)

and ____________ (have) a _____________ (adj.) garden. Next to the house there

________ (be) a _____________ (adj.) car. Tom ______________ (decide) to go to the

house and ask for a ______________ (noun) of water because he was _____________

(adj.).

He _______________ (approach) the house and _______________(knock) on the

___________ (adj.) door. Nobody ______________ (answer) but as he ____________

(can) hear _____________ (adj.) music, he ___________________ (continue)

knocking. He ______________ (knock) for about five minutes when he

_________________ (hear) a crash from inside the house. He _______________

(decide) to investigate..................

Finish off the story in 50 words.

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Futures. 02
Betting Game

BET SCORE

C I W L

1. I'm having a party next weekend. ___ ___ ] ___ ___

2. F.C. Porto probably will win the championship this year___ ___ ] ____ ___

3. Look out! That guy will shoot us! ___ ___ ] ___ ___

4. I think it's raining tomorrow. ___ ___ ] ___ ___

5. Do you think she'll like the crocodile I've bought her? ___ ___ ] ___ ___

6. You are going to travel by plane? ___ ___ ] ___ ___

7. You're not going to eat that horrible octopus, are you? ___ ___ ] ___ ___

8. In the future everybody will can travel in space. ___ ___ ] ___ ___

9. I expect he is there when I will arrive. ___ ___ ] ___ ___

10. We perhaps will go to the Algarve at Christmas. ___ ___ ] ___ ___

11. I'm tired. I think I am going to bed. ___ ___ ] ___ ___

12. Look at those clouds! It will rain. ___ ___ ] ___ ___

TOTAL: _____ - ____

= ______

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Futures. 01
Future Simple, Going to, Present Simple & Present Continuous

1. What do you say in the following situations? Use appropriate future forms – future simple, going to,
present simple or present continuous - in your answers.

a) Your friend is having difficulty with their homework. Offer to explain it to them.

Don’t worry! I’ll help you!

b) You are without energy and feel unfit. Tell your friend what you plan to do about it.
I am going to start making some exercise to get thinner.
c) Someone asks you your age on your next birthday.
I am going to make 15 years next birthday.
d) Someone invites you to go on holiday with them. Apologize and tell them that you have already arranged
to visit relatives in Switzerland.
Thank’s a lot, I would like to go with you, but I am already going to visit my relatives in Switzerland.

e) Your friend wants to know about the next train to Oporto. Tell them the departure time (8.00 am) and the
time of arrival (11 am).

The train is going to leave at 8 am and it arrives at 11 am.

f) It has been raining all day. Suddenly the temperature drops below zero. Make a prediction.

It will start to snow in a few minutes.

g) You want to organize a party in your English class. Decide now to bring something.

I will bring 3 artists to de party.

2. Work in small groups. Predict some possible trends for the middle of the 21st century. Here are
some subjects to think about.

 education – number of years at school, university

Example: I think more young people will go to university.

 employment – working hours, retirement, holidays, contracts
 leisure – facilities, hobbies, sports, home entertainment
 health – hospitals, diseases, cures, cost
 diet – meat, junk food, organic foods, cost

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