R E V I E W P R A C T I C E T E E N S 3

Exercise 1 Questions and verb fors

Put the words in the right order to make a question.
Example
job / learning / for / English / your / you / are?
Are you learning English for your job?
1. English/you/start/did/learning/when?
!. tennis/often/play/how/does/she?
". do/doing/what/at/you/like/weekend/the?
#. weekend/do/what/you/would/to/this/like?
$. di%tionary/why/got/you/ha&en't/a?
(. mu%h/put/my/%offee/sugar/how/did/in/you?
). phoned/doing/*ohn/when/what/you/were?
+. sandwi%hes/make/is/who/to/going/the?
,. radio/listening/does/enjoy/to/mother/the/ your?
1-. li&e/Anna/where/was/%hild/a/did/when/ she?
Exercise ! Tenses and verb fors
.n the following %on&ersation put the &erb in bra%kets into the %orre%t tense or &erb form.
Example
A /hy did you go 0go1 to the seaside last weekend?
2 2e%ause we like sailing 0sail1.
A 011 you 0know1 2rian 2ailey?
2 3es4 . 0!1 0meet1 him two years ago while . 0"1 0work1 in 5ermany. 0#1 he still
0li&e1 there?
A 3es. 6e does. 6e 0$1 0li&e1 in 7rankfurt. 6e 0(1 0ha&e got1 a good job there but at the
moment he 0)1 0work1 in 8ondon. 6e's here for a few days and .'d like 0+1 0in&ite1 him and
you for dinner. 9an you
0,1 0%ome1?
2 3es4 . hope so. .'d lo&e 01-1 0see1 2rian again: /hen . was in 5ermany we 0111 0see1 ea%h
other quite often be%ause his offi%e was near the s%hool where . 01!1 0tea%h1 and so we sometimes
01"1 0ha&e1 lun%h together. . always enjoyed
01#1 0talk1 to him. . wanted
01$1 0write1 to him but he mo&ed and .
01(1 0not ha&e1 his new address.
A /ell4 what about dinner on 7riday?
2 ;hat's fine. /hat time?
A .s + o'%lo%k <=? . 01)1 0ring1 2rian yesterday to %he%k the day4 and . 01+1 0ring1 him again
tomorrow to %he%k the time.
2 /ell + o'%lo%k is fine for me. . 01,1 0%ome1 at about + and . 0!-1 0bring1
a bottle of wine.
A >ee you on 7riday then.
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Exercise 3 Correct t"e ista#es
.n the following pairs of senten%es4 one is %orre%t4 and in the other there is a mistake. ;i%k 01 the %orre%t one.
Example
. ha&e wat%hed ;? last night.
I watched TV last night.
1. . ha&e li&ed in 9hesswood for fi&e years.
. li&e in 9hesswood for fi&e years.
!. /e mo&ed here after my daughter was born.
/e ha&e mo&ed here after my daughter was born.
". . am a tea%her sin%e . left uni&ersity.
. ha&e been a tea%her sin%e . left uni&ersity.
#. . went to 2ristol @ni&ersity in 1,+#.
. ha&e been to 2ristol @ni&ersity in 1,+#.
$. . ne&er went to Aussia4 but .'d like to.
. ha&e ne&er been to Aussia4 but .'d like to.
Exercise $ Tie c%ause
Put the words in the right order.
Example
bath / ./ when / home / will / get / ha&e / a / .
I will have a bath when I get home.
1. hear/if/./news/any/you/./phone/will
!. pay/as/you/./ba%k/soon/%an/./as/will
you/feel/stop/better/if/will/you/smoking

". %ar/Peter/enough/when/he/buy/a/has/will/ money

#. problem/help/./you/ha&e/you/a/will/if
Exercise & Questions
/rite questions about the words in itali%s.
Example
Somebody broke the window.
Who broke the window ?
1. ;hey are talking about somebody.
!. Peter works for somebody.
". Somebody hit 8illy.
#. Something smells awful:
$. *eremy li&es with someone.
(. Bike and Polly are arguing about something.
). >sh: .'m listening to something.
+. Someone ga&e me C1--:
,. Someone told me that Ann was getting married:
1-. Something has just %rept a%ross the %arpet:
Exercise ' Passives
Put the words in the right order.
1. world / is / English / the / all / spoken / o&er
!. sin%e / has / nylon / 1,"! / made / been
". Bary's / in&ited / . / to / wasn't / party / why?
#. will / when / be / new / the / bridge / built?
$. asked / %ar / design / were / they / to / new / a
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Exercise ( Second Conditiona% and i)"t
Aead the text about *ane. ;hen %omplete the senten%es below.
*ane+s un"a,,- at "oe and un"a,,- at .or#/ S"e "as a borin) 0ob and s"e doesn+t earn uc" one-/
1er boss sa-s t"at "e .i%% ,er"a,s )ive "er a ,a- rise next ont"2 but "e isn+t sure -et/ S"e doesn+t "ave
a car and s"e )oes to .or# on cro.ded buses ever- da-/ S"e doesn+t "ave a f%at2 s"e %ives in a sa%%
roo above a nois- restaurant in t"e centre of to.n/ S"e finds it difficu%t to s%ee, because t"e restaurant
doesn+t c%ose unti% after idni)"t/ S"e t"in#s t"at s"e .i%% ,er"a,s )o and %ive .it" "er friend2 Wend-2 but
s"e isn+t sure -et because s"e %i#es %ivin) on "er o.n.
Example
Jane wouldn't be unhappy if she lived in a quiet flat.
1. *ane happier if she a more interesting job.
!. 6er boss might .
". .f she a %ar4 she to work by bus.
#. .f she li&e abo&e a restaurant4 she it easier to sleep.
$. >he might her friend /endy.
Exercise 3 Present Perfect Si,%e and Continuous
.n the following pairs of senten%es only one is %orre%t. ;i%k 01 the %orre%t one.
1. . saw her fi&e minutes ago.
.'&e seen her fi&e minutes ago.
!. /e are here sin%e last >aturday.
/e'&e been here sin%e last >aturday.
". 6ow long ha&e you known /endy?
6ow long ha&e you been knowing /endy?
#. /e ha&en't made %offee yet.
/e didn't make %offee yet.
$. 6e is waiting to see the do%tor sin%e ,.
6e's been waiting to see the do%tor sin%e ,.
(. /hen did you buy your new %ar?
/hen ha&e you bought your new %ar?
). Bary isn't home. >he's been to work.
Bary isn't home. >he's gone to work.
+. .'&e run in the park4 so .'m tired.
.'&e been running in the park4 so .'m tired.
,. .'&e run round the park three times.
.'&e been running round the park three times.
1-. ;hey already had their dinner.
;hey'&e already had their dinner.
EXERCISE 9. Questions. Make questi ons to the followi ng sentences
1- They decided to go to the party with their friends.
2- Yesterday, Mary saw a ghost in the park.
3- The story is about a pirate and his treasure .
4- ast week , Peter and went to the cine!a to see a horror fi"!.
#- $ast night, !y "rother and I watched a docu!entary about do"phi ns.
%- &o!eti !es we go to the beach, but "ast su!!er we went to the
!ount ai ns .
'- My dad takes the bus and !y !u! goes by car.
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(- #o$ I can% t . )ut *! +ery good at keeping the goa".
,- "ike listening to !usic and writing poe!s .
1-- want a new co!puter .
E4ERCISE 15/ Irre)u%ar ,ast tenses
6ere are !- &erbs. 1- are regular and 1- are irregular. /rite in the Past Si,%e and Past Partici,%e for the irregular &erbs
only.
6ase
for
Past si,%e
Past
Partici
,%e
Appear
2ring
9limb
7all
7eel
7orget
.mpro&e
.n&ent
=now
8et
8ose
Banage
Pass
Pi%k
>peak
>tart
;ell
@nderstand
@se
/ant
E4ERCISE 11/ Pre,ositions
Put the %orre%t preposition into ea%h gap.
1. .'&e been reading a story two girls who tra&elled round the world.
!. . sold my %ar !4---.
". .f that ma%hine weren't of order4 .'d get you a drink.
#. Do you belie&e @7<s?
$. 6e said that she was too young to buy al%ohol and that it was the law.
E4ERCISE 1!/ 7sed to or t"e Past Si,%e
8ook at the profile of the singer4 Andy 5ood%hild. 9omplete the senten%es4 using used to where possible4 or the
Past Simple.
Example
He used to live with his parents in eeds.
He had his first guitar when he was si!.
7a%t f i l e on Andy 5ood%hi l d
Andy's highly su%%essful solo %areer began in 1,+#. 6e now li&es in 8ondon with his wife4 >uEy4 and their
daughter4 ;rixie.
Andy tells us about his ba%kground.
1959-80 Lived in Leeds with
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my parents
1965 My first guitar!
1970-80 Bradford !hoo"
1971-75 #rote songs with a friend
!a""ed $eith
1976-8% &"ayed in pu's and !"u's
1980 tarted going out with
a gir" !a""ed Mandy
(une 1981 )um'er one re!ord* "She's
mine"
198+ ,oured the -nited tates
198% Bro.e up with Mandy
198/ #ent so"o
0ugust 1985 &op festiva" in Los 0nge"es
1. 6e 2radford >%hool.
!. 6e football for the s%hool.
". 6e songs with
a friend %alled =eith.
#. 6e with
The "orwards.
$. The "orwards in pubs and %lubs.
(. .n 1,+1 he a number one re%ord.
). 6e with a girl %alled Bandy.
+. The "orwards the @nited >tates in 1,+!.
,. Andy in 1,+#.
1-. 6e a pop festi&al
in 8os Angeles the following year.
1. PAST SIMPLE, PAST CONTINUOUS or PAST PERFECT. Complete each gap with the right
te!e o" the #er$! i $rac%et!
1. Brian and Teresa ___________________________ (know) each other for ten years
when they _________________________ (decide) to get married.
2. Walt Disney___________________________ (produce) cartoons for nearly ! years
"efore he _____________________________ (die) in 1#$$.
%. While we ___________________ (do) a sight&seeing tour' our friends
_________________ (lie) on the "each.
. When (ohn __________________ (arri)e)' * was ___________________ (still+work)
in the garden.
,. * decided to learn -nglish when * _____________________________________ (li)e)
in .ydney.
&. PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE. Complete the !etece! with a appropriate
te!e o" the #er$! i $rac%et!
1. .he _________________________________(put on) a lot of weight recently.
2. ____________________________ (you+e)er+ha)e) a pet/ 0es' * ______________(ha)e)
a dog when * li)ed with my parents.
%. 1ady Di ________________________ ()isit) a lot of poor countries "efore she
died. The 2ueen ________________________ ()isit) a lot of poor countries' too
and she plans to )isit many more.
. When _________________________ (you+gi)e up) smoking/ 3h' a long time ago. *
think * _______________________________ (not smoke) since 2!!!.
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,. 4y grandfather __________________(die) forty years ago. * ne)er
________________ (meet) him.
$. When we were on holiday' the weather _________________ ("e) awful. .ince we
came "ack' the weather ___________________________ ("e) great.
5. 4y "icycle is not here anymore. .omeone _____________________________ (take)
it.
'. P(t the a)*ecti#e! ito the comparative or superlative . U!e a+ other ece!!ar+
wor)
1. 6areem 7"dul (a"aar used to "e one of the ____________ (tall) "asket"all
players in the 8B7.
2. 4aths is ____________________ (easy) for Tina than 9hysics.
%. 4aria is __________________________ (attracti)e) of all the girls in my -nglish
class.
. .now"orading was _____________________ (e:citing) e:perience of 9eter;s life.
,. 3f the two papers' the one a"out the psychological "enefits of yoga is
______________ (good).
,. CON-ITIONALS. Complete the gap! with the right te!e to ma%e co)itioal! t+pe
1 or &
1. *f they __________________ ()isit) 7ustralia' they _____________________ (go)
whale&watching.
2. *f <arla _____________________ (ha)e) a mo"ile' * _________________ (contact)
her immediately to tell her the good news' "ut she;ll ha)e to wait until we
meet this afternoon=
%. We don;t seem to "e a"le to sol)e this= *f Bo" __________________________ ("e)
here' he _______________ (find) a solution for our pro"lem.
. 9eople who smoke ___________________ (not ha)e) so many pro"lems if the
________________________ (stop) smoking).
,. 4ary has "een ill all week. *f she __________ (not feel) "etter tomorrow' she
______________ (see) a doctor.
$. >lowers grown inside ine)ita"ly _______________ (die) if they
__________________ (not recei)e) any water.
.. PASSI/E /OICE. Rewrite the "ollowig !etece! i pa!!i#e #oice
1. ?oward <arter disco)ered Tutankamon;s tom".
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2. We spent all the money in the market yesterday.
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%. They don;t share this information with e)eryone.
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. 4y secretary will ask you your telephone num"er and address.
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,. William repaired my "ike yesterday.
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