KEY

1. Who is he writing to? – He's writing to his sister Maria, who is usually in England at
this time of the year. (HE WRITE, WRITE, BE)

2. Marty was smoking just when his mother came into his room. (SMOKE, COME)

3. She left an hour ago and hasn't come back yet. (LEAVE, NOT COME)
4. I usually drink tea with milk, but I like to have my coffee black. (DRINK, LIKE)

5. When I was in school, I knew a student who had not failed a test in his whole life.
(KNOW, NOT FAIL)

6. You can't go into her room. She's sleeping and you shouldn't wake her. (SLEEP)

7. I have never felt better in my life. I hope it stays that way. (NEVER FEEL, STAY)
8. We didn't go outside yesterday because it was raining the whole day. Maybe we'll
go tomorrow. (NOT GO, RAIN, GO)

9. While Mom was working in the garden, she hurt her back. She went to the doctor
who told her that she would have to rest for a few days. (WORK, HURT, GO, WILL)

10. My sister has been working hard for school recently. She's got a few tests coming
up next week. (WORK)

11. The results were better than I had expected. (EXPECT)

12. Nobody was in the car, even though the engine was running. (RUN)

13. I went into the garden to see what the boys were doing. (DO)

14. All your fingers are brown. You smoke/ are smoking too much. (SMOKE)
15. When I saw him last, he hadn't been married for so long. (NOT BE)

16. I have just heard that his brother has been travelling/is travelling/ will be
travelling around in Australia. (JUST HEAR, TRAVEL)
17. Do you sleep the whole morning? – I have been trying to call you for over an hour.
(YOU SLEEP, TRY)
18. After he had read the letter, he threw it away. (READ, THROW)

19. I haven't read today's newspaper. – Have you seen it anywhere? (NOT READ, YOU
SEE)

20. Jake has been coaching my sister for over a year. She's had some very good results
lately. (COACH, HAVE)

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