Present past and future tenses revision

Put the verbs in brackets into the right past, present or future form

1. Peter ____________________ (offer) me another drink, but I decided I

__________________ (have) enough.
2. Jean, I’m so glad you’ve got here at last. I ___________________ (expect) you
all day.
3. “I have got a new job.” “Wonderful! I _______________________ (call)
Mum and tell her the good news
4. What ___________________ (you do) on Saturdays?
5. Wherever Marion _________________ (find) a job, there was someone who
__________________ (know) she ___________________ (go) to prison.
6. ‘What will you be doing this time tomorrow?’
7. ‘I__________________ (take) my English exam
8. I can't find the car keys. What _______________ (you/do) with them?
9. The sun ____________________ (shine) all day when it suddenly began to
rain.
10. He ___________________ (study) English for hours when he fell asleep over
his book.
11. ____________________ (you / read) any books by Stephen King?
12. “Aren’t you excited about going to California?” “Yes, this time tomorrow I
_________________________ (fly) across the Atlantic”.
13. The detectives _________________ (investigate) the robbery for months now,
but they _________________ (not solve) it yet.
14. I __________________ (know) Tom all my life. Lately, he _________________
(drive) me crazy with his idea of climbing Mount Everest. I ________________
(not decide) yet whether to ignore him or get excited about the idea.
15. “Have you been living here long?” “Yes, by next month I
__________________________ (live) here for ten years.”
16. Bella couldn’t understand why her car _________________ (stop). Then she
realised that she ________________ (forget) to buy petrol the night before.
17. Are you having a party next weekend?” “Yes, I hope I
_________________________ (finish) decorating the house by then.
18. The police ____________________ (not yet) catch the man who
___________________ (break Into) our house.
19. Yesterday the lawyers _________________ (manage) to prove that the wife
__________________ (plan) her husband’s murder for over a month.
20. I ___________________ (not read) a single newspaper this week; I’m too busy.
21. Greg is taking a year off to travel. By the end of next year
he______________________ (visit) seven countries

Rewrite these sentences using the word given.

1. I started this job five years ago. BEEN

I ___________________________________________________
2. During dinner the phone rang. I
While ________________________________________________
3. Jack left the office before I arrived there. ALREADY
When I arrived at the office _______________________________
4. I haven’t had a Chinese meal for ages. SINCE
It’s _________________________________ a Chinese meal.
 5. They are still discussing the problem. FINISHED
They _____________________________________ the problem yet.
6. I bought this coat three years ago. FOR
I __________________________________________ three years.
7. We haven’t played squash for three months. LAST
We ____________________________________ three months ago
8. We didn’t start tidying up until the guests had left. BEFORE
We waited until the guests _________________________________ tidying up.

LINKING WORDS

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RELATIVE CLAUSES

Combine the sentences

1. I finally listened to the Shakira CD. Jane gave it to me.

2. The guide took us to many interesting places. Her tours are advertised on the
Internet.

3. Hugh is a guitarist. I often play basketball with him.

4. The girl is very beautiful. Everyone is talking about her.

5.She works for a cruise company. It is based in Athens.

6.Indian food is very hot. It has got a lot of spices in it.

7. This painting is my favourite. It was painted by an unknown artist.

8. I think I know the driver. He picked me up at the airport.

9. There’s a great café at Shaldin St. We can can meet there for lunch

10. We can meet on Sunday. We’ll have more time then