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23rd September 2013

Verbs + prepositions
Tenses revision

Verbs + prepositons
Complete the sentences:
1) ...............................................................think about ...........................................................................?
2) ..............................................................wait

for .............................................................................?

3) ........................................................talk to ..........................................................................................?
4) .............................listen to ..................................................................................................................?
5) ........................................................argue about .................................................................................?
6) ...........................................................................................................................................come from?
7) .......................................................................talk

about .............................................................?

8) ..........................................................look for ...................................................................................?

Tenses revision
A. Which tense is it? Circle the correct item: The present simple=PS; the present countinuous=PC;
the past tense=PT.
1) Do you usually talk to your best friend on the phone?

PS

PC

PT

2) Are you listening to the radio now?

PS

PC

PT

3) Did you visit your grandparents last month?

PS

PC

PT

B. Can you answer the questions in exercise A?

1) .................................................................................................................................
2) .................................................................................................................................
3) ................................................................................................................................

C. Fill in the gaps with the correct information:

1) We use the .......................................................................................... to express:
Actions which are in progress now => The doog is sleeping now.
Temporary situations => Im staying at the hotel until I find a flat.
Complaints about bad habits => Youre always losing your keys!
Future plans and arrangements => Im meeting Paul in ten minutes.
FORM: (+) S + .............................................+ ..........................
(?) ........................................... + S + ............................?
(-) S + ....................................................... + ..................
Can you give more examples? ..............................................................................................................
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2) We use the .................................................................................to express:
Routines and habits: I often visit her.
General truth: The sun sets in the west.
States: The street ends in a square.
FORM: (+) S + ..........................
S + ..........................(3rd person singular)
(?) .................................+ S+............................................?
.................................+ S+............................................? (3rd person singular)
(-) S + .........................................+ ...................................
S + .........................................+ ................................... (3rd person singular)
Can you give more examples? ..............................................................................................................
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3) We use the ................................................................... to express completed actions and events
which occurred at a definte point in the past.
FORM: (+) S + ..........................

(?) .................................+ S+............................................?

(-) S + .........................................+ ...................................
Can you give more examples? ..............................................................................................................
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