1. Put in the simple present or present progressive. Note where both forms are possible.

A HOLIDAY JOB W1TH A DIFFERENCE!

I (study) l . am studying English at Exeter University. I'm on holiday at the moment and I
(work) ............................. in a public library. I'm lucky to have this job. I (not have to) ............................. get
up early. The library (open) ............................. at 10 and (close) ............................. at 7. It's interesting work
because people (always come in) ............................. and (ask) 7. ............................ me to help them, so I
(learn) ........................... a lot about different subjects. I (enjoy) ............................. the job and (find)
lo... .......................... it very amusing, too. People (use) " ............................. the strangest things as
bookmarks. I have found a rasher of bacon (uncooked!). Matchsticks (be) l2 ............................. common and
so (be) 13 ............................. bus tickets. My colleagues (always find) 14 ............................. things too - even
a •’10 note, but I haven't been so lucky! I often (think) l5... .......................... of the photo of a beautiful
woman which I found. On the back were the words: 'I (love) I6.. ........................... you. I (miss)
l7... .......................... you and I'll never forget you.'

2. Put in the simple past or past progressive. Note where both forms are possible.

TUG-OF-WAR WITH A HEDGEHOG

Mrs May, our District Nurse, (drive) l.was driving. home at 3 a.m. one night after an urgent visit to a sick
patient. She (drive) ........................ along a deserted country lane, when she (see)........................ a new kind
of animal. She (stop) ........................ her car and (get out)......................... The animal (be) ........................
clearly visible in the blaze of her headlights. It (look)........................ like a hedgehog with a tall white hat. It
(cross) ........................ the road without paying
any attention to Mrs May. When Mrs May (go) ........................ close to it, she (notice) lo ........................ that
there was a plastic yoghurt pot on the hedgehog's head. The poor creature had got its head stuck in the plastic
pot! Her instincts as a nurse (tell) l 1 ........................ her she would have to rescue it, so she (pull) l2
........................ at the pot, but the hedgehog (pull) l3 ......................... too. After a struggle, she (pull) l4
........................ the pot off the hedgehog's head. Mrs May (think) l5 ........................ the hedgehog (look) l6
........................ rather sad, when she (notice) l7. ....................... that the pot was half full of strawberry
yoghurt. She (give) I8 ........................ it back to the hedgehog. The creature (seize) 19.. ...................... it, (put)
20 ........................ it on its head again, and triumphantly (continue) 2' ........................ its journey across the
road.

3. Put in the simple present perfect, the present perfect progressive or the simple past.

THE AUSTRALIAN SALUTE

Before I (visit) I visited Australia, an Australian friend in London (tell) ........................ me I'd learn 'the
Australian salute'. 'What's that?' I (ask) .........................' You'll find out when you get there,' he
(say) ......................... I (arrive) ........................ in Perth last week. Since then, I (stay) ........................at a nice
hotel near a beautiful beach. I (never visit) ....................... Australia before and I am enjoying my stay. I
(swim) a ........................e very day from the time I (arrive) ......................... Yesterday, an Australian friend
(suggest) lo .......................a. tour into 'the bush'. I (agree) l1 ........................ at once. The first thing I (notice)
l2 ........................ when we (be) l3 ........................ in the bush (be) l4. ....................... the flies. After a while I
(remember) l5 ........................ the conversation I had had in London before I (come) l6 ........................h ere.
'What's the "Australian salute"?' I (ask) l7 ........................ suddenly, as I waved my right arm to keep the flies
away. 'That's it!' my friend said as he (wave) la. .......................back!

4. Put in the past perfect simple or progressive or the simple past. Give alternatives where possible.
COOKING THE BOOKS?

Old Mr. Williams was very concerned. He and his wife were pensioners and he (spend) had spent the whole
morning looking for their pension books. He (look) ........................ everywhere, but he (not be
able) ........................ to find them. Meanwhile, his wife (be) ........................ busy. She (cook) ........................
all
morning. She (prepare) ........................ a delicious meal. She (make) ' ........................ SOUP, followed by a
lovely pie, which she (bake) ........................ in the oven. Mr Williams (always enjoy) ........................ his
food, but he clearly wasn't enjoying his lunch. 'What's the matter, Tom?' his wife asked. Mr Williams (have
to) lo ........................ confess that he (lost) l 1 ........................ their pension books. 'I know,' Mrs Williams
(say) l2 ......................... with a twinkle in her eye. 'I've got them'. 'You've got them?' 'Yes - and guess where I
(find) l3 ........................ them!' Mr Williams suddenly remembered. 'In the oven! I (put) j4 ........................
them there for safe-keeping.' He (smile) l5 ........................ with relief as she (fish) l6 ........................
them out of her apron pocket!

5. Supply suitable future forms (will, going to, etc.). Alternatives are possible.

THE ADVENTURES OF ORLlK

The plane had been privately hired to transport Orlik the bull from one part of the country to the other.
'What (do) are we to do with him, sir?' the co-pilot asked. 'We (deliver) ........................ him to a farm in
Wales,' the captain said. 'I (just check) ........................ the wooden crate,' the co-pilot said. A few minutes
later, he reported that it looked safe. 'I've just heard from Ground Control,' the pilot said. 'Our flight
(be) ........................ due in ten minutes. We (take oft) ........................ from Runway Number 7.' Little did
both men know how dramatic their flight (be) ........................ They couldn't have imagined that when they
were in the air, Orlik the bull (break) ........................ loose from his crate and smash his way into the flight
cabin! 'I (take over) ......................... sir!' the co-pilot cried as the captain grabbed Orlik's nose-ring and pulled
him away. The co-pilot made an emergency landing in a field. Both men jumped to safety, while Orlik
crashed about inside the tiny plane, smashing everything to pieces!

6. Make the sentences passive

1. They export wine from France and Germany.

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2. They collect the rubbish once a week.
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3. They’re counting the money at the moment.
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4. They grow oranges in the south of Spain.
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5. They’re developing new computer software.
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6. They’re building a new swimming pool in my town.
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7. They stole my car when I was away on holiday.
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8. They were repairing the road when the accident happened.
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9. They had sold all the tickets by the time we got to the stadium.
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10. We couldn’t go to our favourite restaurant because they were decorating it.
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11. They have arrested hundreds of burglars over the past six months.
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12. India exports a lot of the world’s silk.
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13. Does the factory still make parts for cars?
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14. They had already given the job to someone else by the time I arrived.
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15. Local people were searching the area at midnight last night.
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16. They are providing information and help at the main desk.
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17. They have made huge improvements in the development of drugs.
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18. Teenagers in Europe have voted Michael Jackson as one of the best singers of the year.
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7. Conditionals: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct forms.

1 I've hung out the clothes. It's lovely and sunny; if it _________________ (stay) like this they
_________________ (be) dry in two hours.
2 French is essential in this job. All the telephonists speak it. If they _________________ (not know) French
they _________________ (not understand) half the callers.
3 How did you do in the car rally? ~
We came in last actually; but only because we got lost. If we _________________ (not got) lost we
_________________ (come) in somewhere in the middle. We certainly _________________ (not be) last.
4 I wasn't really surprised that we got lost because I knew that the navigator couldn't map-read. ~
But if you _________________ (know) that why you _________________ (take) him as navigator?
5 This flat would be all right if the people above us _________________ (not be) so noisy.
6 A group of spectators, including myself, left the stand just before the end of the game. When we were half
way down the stairs a goal was scored and there was a great cheer from the spectators. If there
_________________ (not be) a goal the crowd _________________ (not cheer).
7 If the crowd _________________ (not cheer) we _________________ (not run) back up the stairs to see
what had happened.
8 If we _________________ (not run) back we _________________ (not crash) into the rest of the
spectators on their way down, and there (not be) this frightful accident.
9 If the pain _________________ (return) you'd better take another pill.
10 If you aren't going to live in the house why you _________________ (not sell) it? If I
_________________ (have) a house I couldn't use I _________________ (sell) it at once.
11 No, I didn't know any Russian at that time. ~
But if you _________________ (not know) Russian why you _________________ (offer) to give him
Russian lessons? ~
Because I knew that he _________________ (refuse). He always rejected my offers.
12 Tell him to bring his bicycle inside. If he _________________ (leave) it outside someone
_________________ (steal) it.
13 Why do people always wear dark clothes at night? If pedestrians _________________ (wear) light
coloured clothes drivers _________________ (see) them much more easily.
14 She must have loved him very much because she waited for him for fifteen years.
If she _________________ (not love) him she _________________ (not wait) so long.
15 He looked so small and weak that nobody asked him to do anything.
If he _________________ (look) strong he _________________ (be) expected to dig all day like
everyone else.
8. Put the following into indirect speech.

1. ‘I’m not feeling very well,’ he said.

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2. ‘Do you know Mr Anderson?’ she asked.
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3. ‘Do you want to go for a drink? they asked.
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4. ‘We’ve decided to get married,’ they told their parents.
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5. ‘How many times have you been to the United States?’ she asked me.
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6. ‘I won’t be able to leave until seven o’clock,’ he told me.
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7. ‘I can’t swim very well,’ she said.
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8. ‘We took a taxi to the station,’ they told me.
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9. ‘Our luggage has been damaged,’ they said.
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10. ‘Are you going to school tomorrow?’ he asked me.
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11. ‘We may stay until the weekend,’ they said.
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12. ‘Where have you been living?’ they asked.
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13. ‘I think you ought to see the doctor,’ Jo said to me.
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14. ‘Don’t play with matches or you’ll burn yourself,’ Sally said to her son.
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15. ‘Don’t forget to call the dentist’s!’ I said to him.
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16. ‘I’ll carry your case for you,’ my son said.
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17. ‘Shut up and sit down!’ the soldier said to them.
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18. ‘What do you think of the new art gallery?’ she asked them.
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19. ‘We must leave early tomorrow,’ they told us.
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20. ‘I’ve been travelling a lot for my work,’ she said.
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