What’s the difference in meaning between the sentences in each group?

1. When we heard the song we started singing. the moment they heard the song
When we had heard the song we started singing. they first heard the song
2. Did you enjoy your holiday? general
Have you enjoyed your holiday? sb has just got back
3. I never enjoyed travelling alone.
I never enjoy travelling alone. constant preference, rule
I’ve never enjoyed travelling alone. talking about preferences up to this moment
4. When we got to the station the train had just left. there was no train
When we got to the station the train was just leaving. the train was in the process of leaving
5. He stood up when she entered the room. first she entered, then he stood up
He was standing up when she entered the room. he was already standing
6. He usually prepares the meal when his wife gets home. routine
he's in the middle of preparing food when his wife comes home
He is usually preparing the meal when his wife gets home.
He has usually prepared the meal when his wife gets home. the meal is finished
7. I’ve been reading your book. not finished
I’ve read your book. finished
8. I’m not having dinner until 8 o’clock. it's my preference today
I don’t have dinner until 8 o’clock. routine
9. They always ask questions in class. routine
They are always asking questions in class. some kind of complaint
10. We’ll be having breakfast at 7.30. we'll be in the middle of having dinner at this time
We’ll have breakfast at 7.30.will start
11. Will you join us for lunch? request
Will you be joining us for lunch? asking about sb's plans
12. I think you’re being silly. today, right now, becvause you did sth that makes me think you'r
I think you’re silly. in general silly

Correct the mistakes. ONE sentence has no errors.

will we do
1. We can take a picnic but what will we be doing if it starts to rain?
2. We are usually having lunch out on Sundays. have lunch out
3. How nice to see you again. I didn’t see you for ages. haven't seen
had been born
4. It’s six years since their eldest son has been born. It's been six years
5. What a delicious meal that was – have you cooked it yourself? did you cook it
6. She stayed at home because she was having a cold. had
7. Whilewere
wedriving
drove along I suddenly remembered that I had left the freezer door open.
8. The last time I saw him he was getting on a bus, eating an ice cream.
9. Where have you got that lovely Persian rug? did you get
10. I couldn’t look up the word because I lost my dictionary. had lost being
served
11. Breakfast is normally being served in the dining room, but today it is served in the coffee
shop.
have written
12. It was a long time since I wrote to my friends in Mexico. had become
13. By 1969 most African countries have become independent from colonial rule.
had had
14. He was having three cups of coffee by the time I arrived.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form, making any changes as necessary.

1. If he .............................(tread) on your hurting toe, how would you react then?

2. After a lot of persuasion she ...............................( swear) she would never do it again.
3. Isn’t it about time you .............................(awake) from this daydreaming, .............................
(sweep) the floor, .............................(lay) the table and ............................... (choose) a dress
for the evening?
4. Since the clock ..................................(strike) midnight her nose ...........................(bleed)
twice, which greatly worries her mother.
5. Several months after the bombing most of the houses ............................. (lie) in ruins.
6. After her attackers ................................ (flee), she ..............................(feel) lucky she
..........................(take) part in a self-defence course at which she .............................. (teach)
how to handle heavy objects that ..................................(throw) at her.
7. As soon as I.................... (have) a good look at the designs, I....................
(send) them back to you.
8. Would you believe Mark ......................................(sew) that dress for his wife himself?
9. His boss .....................................(forbid) him to pass this matter to anyone else in the office.
10 . I haven’t got a car at the moment , so I .......................... (go) to work on the bus this
week.
11. Mark ..................................... (fight) with other boys- his trousers are torn.
12. We’ll celebrate your victory as soon as the trial ..................................... (be) over.
13. By the time you ..................................... (finish) getting ready, we .....................................
(miss) the performance.
14. They already ..................................... (be) married for some years when I first met them.
15. We have an emergency power supply in case we ..................................... (cut off).
16. The dog .................................... (die) soon. It’s breathing so heavily.
17. I.................... (hope) to meet you ever since I.................... (read) your first novel.

Replace the words in italics with a suitable form of the irregular verbs listed below.

1. She rested on her bed after the wasp had bitten her.
2. Have you made the tape go back?
3. The storm made her wake up in the middle of the night.
4. As he had never been in a plane before he held tightly to my arm.
5. He put all the clothes on the bed while he brushed the floor.
6. The problems happened because the firm selected the wrong software.
7. She cursed when someone stepped on her bad foot.
8. We knew in advance that the essay would have to be done again.
9. Napoleon sat on a white horse as he directed his troops in battle.
10. He cried when he saw that his new shirt had got smaller in the wash.

arise, awake, choose, cling, fly, foresee, lay, lead, lie, rewind, rewrite, ride, shrink, sting,
swear, sweep, tread, weep