117 The Simple Present and The Present Continuous

117 The simple present and the present continuous
B PEG 164-74
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present tense.
1 Ann sees Paul puttin-on his coat and sa!s" #here are !ou oin$ Paul% Paul" im going to bu! some ciarettes.
&o !ou 'ant an evenin paper%
( Ann" )o$ thanks. *ou are al'a!s bu!in ciarettes$ Paul. +o' man! do !ou smoke a da!%
Paul" , dont smoke ver! man!-perhaps (.. /ack smokes 0ar more 1han , do. +e spends 21. a 'eek on
ciarettes.
3 4ar! sees Peter standin at the bus stop. 4ar!" +ello$ Peter. #hat bus are !ou 'aitin 0or% Peter" +ello$ 4ar!. ,
am 'aitin 0or a 5 or a 14.
4 4ar!" *ou usuall! o to 'ork b! car$ don6t !ou%
Peter" *es$ but the car belons to m! mother and she sometimes 'ants it. 7he is usin it toda! to take Tom to the
dentist.
8 4ar!" , usuall! G9 b! car too. /ack TA:E7 me because he PA77E7 m! o00ice on his 'a! to the 0actor!. But this
'eek he ,7 #9;:,)G in a 0actor! in the opposite direction" so , A4 <=E=,)G like !ou.
6 Peter" +ere6s a 5 no'. A;E *ou >94,)G on it or A;E *9= #A,T,)G 0or a 14% 4ar!" , T+,): ,6ll take the 5.
,0 , #A,T 0or a 14 , ma! be late$ and i0 !ou A;E late at m! o00ice ever!one ?99:7 at !ou.
7 4ar! and Ann A;E #A,T,)G outside a telephone bo@. ,nside the bo@ a bo! ,7 &,A??,)G a number.
4ar!" &9 *9= :)9# that bo!%
Ann" *es$ he6s a 0riend o0 m! brother6s. +e P+9)E7 his irl 0riend
ever! da! 0rom this bo@.
A 4ar!" #here &9E7 +E >94E 0rom%
Ann" +e >94E7 0rom /apan. +e6s a ver! clever bo!B he 7PEA:7 0our lanuaes.
5 4ar!" , #9)&E; 'hat he ,7 7PEA:,)G no'.
Ann" #ell$ his irl 0riend >94E7 0rom /apan tooB so , 7=PP97E he ,7 7PEA:,)G /apanese.
1. ,t is A.3.. Tom and Ann A;E +AC,)G break0ast. The! both A;E 9PE),)G their letters.
Tom" )o one ever #;,TE7 to me. All , GET is billsD +ACE *9= G9T an!thin interestin%
11 Ann" ,6ve ot a letter 0rom +uh. +e 7A*7 he ,7 >94,)G to ?ondon ne@t 'eek and #A)T7 us to meet him
0or lunch.
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Present$ past and per0ect tenses
1( Peter" &9 *9= +ACE A tra00ic 'ardens in !our countr!%
Pedro" )o$ , &9)T T+,): so. *ou &9)T 7EE them in m! to'n an!'a!. #hat e@actl! &9E7 a tra00ic 'arden
&9%
13 Peter" +e #A?:7 up and do'n the street and i0 a car 7TA*7 too lon at a parkin place or PA;:7 in a no-
parkin area he 7T,>:7 a parkin ticket to the 'indscreen.
14 ?ookD +e ,7 P=TT,)G a ticket on Tom6s car. Tom 'ill be 0urious 'hen he 7EE7 it. +e +ATE7 ettin
parkin tickets.
18 >ustomer" , #A)T to bu! a 0ur coat. +ave !ou an! nice coats 0or about 28..%
Assistant" ,6m a0raid 'e A;E Eust >?97,)G$ madam. ,t6s 4.88$ and 'e al'a!s >?97E at 8... sharp on Frida!s
as 4r /ones the manaer &9E7)T #A)T to miss his 0avourite television proramme.
16 ,t is Frida! evenin and the Bro'n 0amil! are at home. 4rs Bro'n ,7 ?,7TE),)G to a concert on the radioB
4r Bro'n ,7 ;EA&,)G a paper$ Geore Bro'n ,7 &9,)G his home'ork and Ann Bro'n ,7 #;,T,)G a
letter.
17 4r Bro'n al'a!s ;EA&7 his ne'spapers in the evenins. 4rs Bro'n sometimes :),T7 but she ,7)T
:),TT,)G toniht.
1A 4r Black o0ten G9E7 to the theatre but his 'i0e &9E7)T G9 ver! o0ten. +e ?,:E7 all sorts o0 pla!s. 7he
P;EFE;7 comedies.
15 Toniht the! A;E #AT>+,)G a ver! modern comed!. The! A;E E)/9*,)G it$ but the! &9)T
=)&E;7TA)& some o0 the Eokes.
(. #hat +APPE)7 in !our class% &9E7 The teacher G,CE lectures ever! da!%-
)o. +e G,CE7 one lecture a 'eek$ and on the other da!s he 7+9#7 0ilms or &,7>=77E7 books 'ith us.
(1 A bus conductor GET7 more e@ercise than a bus driver. The driver Eust 7,T7 in his cab but the conductor
7TA)&7 and #A?:7 about and ;=)7 up and do'n the stairs.
(( #h! ,7 that man 7TA)&,)G in the middle o0 the road% G
+e ,7 T;*,)G to et across. +e ,7 #A,T,)G 0or a ap in the tra00ic. -
#h! &9E7)T he =7E the sub'a!% G
?ots o0 people &9)T B9T+E; to use the sub'a!. The! P;EFE; to risk
their lives crossin here.
(3 *ou A;E #EA;,)G a ne' coat$ aren6t !ou% G *es. &9 *ou ?,:E it% G
The colour 7=,T7 !ou but it &9E7)T F,T !ou ver! 'ell. ,t6s much too bi.
(4 All the uides here 7PEA: at least three 0orein lanuaes$ because a lot o0 0orein visitors >94E ever!
summer.
(8 Paul ,7 TA:,)G a part! o0 French tourists round no' and tomorro' an American part! ,7 >94,)G.
(6 Enlishmen ver! seldom TA?: on the =nderround. The! P;EFE; to read their ne'spapers. G
Those t'o men in the corner A;E TA?:,)G. G But the! A;E)T TA?:,)G Enlish.
(7 /ones and >o. A;E +AC,)G a sale at the moment. 7hall 'e look in on our 'a! home% G
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,6d love to but ,6m a0raid , 'on6t have time. , A4 4EET,)G Tom at 8.3.. H&9 *ou G9 out 'ith Tom o0ten%
(A , usuall! G9 b! train$ but this 'eekend , A4 G9,)G b! bus. ,t TA:E7 loner but it >97T7 less.
(5 Ann Ion telephoneJ" A;E *ou &9,)G an!thin at the moment$ 7all!% 7all!" *es. , A4 PA>:,)GB , A4
>AT>+,)G a plane to )e' *ork in three hours6 time.
Ann" ?uck! irlD +o' lon A;E *9= 7TA*,)G in )e' *ork%
3. Peter" A;E *ou G9,)G out toniht$ Paul%
Paul" )o$ , A4 7TA*,)G at home. The neihbours A;E >94,)G in to 'atch TC.
Peter" &9 *ou invite the neihbours o0ten%
Paul" )o$ but the! ,)C,TE themselves 'henever there is a ood
proramme.
31 /ack" , A4 Eust G9,)G out to et an evenin paper.
Ann" But it ,7 P9=;,)GD #h! !ou &9)T *9= #A,T till the rain 7T9P7% (I advise you to wait.)
3( ?uc!" Tom GET7 up ver! earl! but he #A7+E7 and 7+ACE7 and GET7 his break0ast so Kuietl! that ,
&9)T +EA; a thin. But , +EA; him drivin a'a! 0rom the house because his car 4A:E7 a lot o0
noise.
33 Alice" 4! brother GET7 up ver! earl! too. But he 4A:E7 such a lot o0 noise that he #A:E7 ever!bod!
up. +e 7,)G7 in his bath and BA)G7 doors and &;9P7 thins in the kitchen and P?A*7 the radio ver!
loudl!.
34 ?uc!" #h! &9)T !ou A7: him to be a bit Kuieter%
Alice" , 4E)T,9) it ever! niht but it &9E7)T &9 an! ood. +e 7A*7 that he &9E7)T 4A:E a sound$
and , T+,): he reall! BE?,ECE7 it.
38 Tom" &9 *ou 7EE that man at the corner% +e :EEP7 stoppin people and askin them Kuestions. &9 *ou
T+,): he ,7 A7:,)G 0or directions% /ack" )o$ , ELPE>T he ,7 4A:,)G a surve!.
Tom" +o' &9 !ou 4A:E a surve!%
/ack" *ou 7T9P people and A7: them Kuestions and #;,TE the
ans'ers on a report sheet.
36 ,n most countries a child 7TA;T7 school at si@ and 7TA*7 0or about 0ive !ears in a primar! school. Then he
49CE7 to a secondar! school. At 17 or 1A he TA:E7 an e@amB i0 he &9E7 'ell in this e@am he can o on to a
universit! i0 he #,7+E7.
11A The simple present and the present continuous a PEG 164-74
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct present tense.
1 4rs /ones" 4! dauhter never #;,TE7 to me so , never :)9# 'hat she ,7 &9,)G. &9E7 *our son
#;,TE to !ou$ 4rs 7mith% 4rs 7mith" *es$ , +EA; 0rom him ever! 'eek. +e 7EE47 to like 'ritin letters.
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2 These apples COST 40p a bag. DO You THI! that "s e#pens"$e%& It D'P'DS on the s"(e of the
bag.
) I *+ S''I, -. sol"c"tor to-orro/ 01 have arranged this); , A4 >+A)G,)G m! 'ill. G
*ou al'a!s >+A)GE !our 'ill. #h! &9)T !ou ?EACE it alone%
4 *ou ?99: ver! thouht0ul. #hat A;E !ou T+,):,)G about% G , A4 T+,):,)G about m! retirement. G
But !ou6re onl! (8. *ou A;E onl! Eust 7TA;T,)G !our career. G
, :)9#B but , A4 ;EA&,)G an article 'hich 7A*7 that a sensible man
7TA;T7 thinkin about retirement at (8.
8 4! ne@t door neihbour ,7 al'a!s :)9>:,)G on m! door and A7:,)G me to lend her l9p pieces. G
#hat &9E7 she &9 'ith them%-
7he P=T7 them in her as meter. , reall! &9)T 4,)& lendin her a 0e' l9p pieces but 'hat A))9*7 me is
that she :)9#7 ho' man! she )EE&7 each 'eek but never TA:E7 the trouble to brin the riht number
home. -
6 #hat &9E7 she &9 i0 she ;=)7 9=T o0 them 'hen !ou are a'a!%-
9h$ she B9;;9#7 0rom her other neihbour$ 4r #hiteB but this TA:E7 loner because he al'a!s #A)T7
her to sta! and chat and she F,)&7 it Kuite hard to et a'a! 0rom him. -
7 +o' much &9E7 she 9#E !ou no'% -
, &9)T :)9#B , &9)T :EEP an account. An!'a! she ,7 ?EAC,)G ne@t 'eekB she ,7 GETT,)G married. ,
A4 T;*,)G to think o0 a suitable 'eddin present. G
A #h! &9)T !ou 9FFE; to cancel her debt% -
That 79=)&7 rather a mean sort o0 present. An!'a! she probabl! &9E7)T ;EA?,ME that she 9#E7 me
mone!. -
5 4! brother 7A*7 that people 'ho 9#E him mone! al'a!s 7EE4 to 0oret about it$ but people he 9#E
mone! to al'a!s ;E4E4BE; e@actl!.
1. , &9)T T+,): !our brother ,7 E)/9*,)G the part!. +e :EEP7 lookin at his 'atch. -
9h$ ,6m sure he ,7 E)/9*,)G it. +e al'a!s E)/9* !our parties. But , :)9# he #A)T7 to be home earl!
toniht because he ,7 ELPE>T,)G an important telephone call.
11 /ack" +o' much loner A;E !ou 7TA*,)G in Enland%
Paul" 9nl! one more da!. , A4 ?EAC,)G tomorro' niht. , A4 G9,)G to +olland 0or t'o 'eeks.
1( /ack" And A;E !ou >94,)G back to Enland a0ter that or A;E !ou G9,)G home% Paul" ,t &EPE)&7 on
m! 0ather. But i0 he AG;EE7 to let me o on stud!in here ,6ll certainl! come back. And , ELPE>T he 'ill
aree.
13 Paul" B! the 'a!$ /ack$ Ann ,7 7EE,)G me o00 at Cictoria tomorro'. #h! &9)T !ou >94E too% *ou
could have co00ee 'ith her a0ter'ards. (Paul is advising/inviting Jack to come and see him off.)
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14 &9 *ou 7EE that man at the corner o0 the street% +e is a private detective. +e ,7 #AT>+,)G )o. (4. G
+o' &9 !ou :)9# he ,7 #AT>+,)G )o. (4%-
Because 'henever an!one >94E7 out o0$ or G9E7 into$ the house he
4A:E7 a note in his little book.
18 #hat A;E all those people &9,)G in the middle o0 the street% And 'h! A;E the! #EA;,)G such
e@traordinar! clothes% -
The! A;E 4A:,)G a 0ilm. 4ost o0 the cro'd are local people 'ho A;E #9;:,)G as e@tras. G
16 ,t 79=)&7 reat 0un. &9 *ou T+,): , could et a Eob as a 0ilm e@tra%-
, &9)T :)9# but , 7EE Ann over thereB 'hen the! F,),7+ this scene ,6ll ask her i0 the! A;E still TA:,)G
on e@tras. -
17 ,7 Ann A>T,)G in the 0ilm% G
7he has a small part. 7he &9E7)T A>T ver! 'ell. , ,4AG,)E she ot the part because she :)9#7 the
director.
1A 4! brother ?,CE7 ne@t door and his t'o children >94E and 7EE me ever! da!. The bo! &9E7)T
B9T+E; to knock at the doorB he Eust >?,4B7 in throuh the 'indo'B but the irl al'a!s :)9>:7.
15 Tom" #e A;E 49C,)G into our ne' house tomorro'.
Bill" But 'h! A;E !ou ?EAC,)G !our present house% ,t 7=,T7 !ou all.
Tom" *es$ , :)9# it &9E7 but the >ouncil A;E P=??,)G &9#) all the houses
on this side. The! A;E #,&E),)G the road. The! 7A* it6s a bottleneck.
(. ,0 !ou A7: a 0riend i0 she ?,:E7 !our ne' dress she usuall! 7A*7 6*es6B so !ou &9)T :)9# 'hether she
reall! T+,):7 it 7=,T7 !ou or 'hether she ,7 4E;E?* BE,)G polite.
(1 ,0 !ou #A)T a candid opinion !ou6d better ask m! sister. 7he never TE??7 'hite liesB she al'a!s 7A*7
e@actl! 'hat she T+,):7.
(( &9E7 *our sister6s 0rankness A))9* people% G
*es$ it &9E7. The averae person &9E7)T #A)T a truth0ul ans'erB he #A)T7 !ou to sa! somethin
areeable.
(3 , +EA; that !ou have bouht a ne' house. -
*es$ but , A4 )9T ?,C,)G in it !et. The! A;E still #9;:,)G on it$ and the 'ork ,7 TA:,)G loner than ,
e@pected. -
(4 , T+,): repair Eobs al'a!s TA:E loner than one ELPE>T7. #hat A;E the! &9,)G no'% -
The! A;E P=TT,)G in ne' electric points. The! 7EE4 competent electricians but the! 749:E at their 'ork
and this 7?9#7 them do'n.
(8 The! A;Eal'a!s +A44E;,)G ne@t door. -
*es$ that house :EEP chanin hands and the ne' o'ner al'a!s BEG,)7 b! puttin in a ne' 0ireplace$ and
their 0ireplace is Eust on the other side o0 this 'all so 'e +EA; ever!thin. The 'all 7+A:E7$ too.
(6 Ann ,7 7T,;;,)G somethin in a saucepan and 4ar! ,7 7TA)&,)G beside her holdin a cooker! book.
4ar!" ,t 7A*7 6simmer6$ and !ou A;E B9,?,)G it$ Ann.
Ann" , &9)T T+,): it 4ATTE;7 i0 !ou >99: it Kuickl!B but , &9)T :)9#
'h! it &9E7)T GET thick. ,t usuall! T+, at once.
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22 The hall 0be3 pa"nted at the -o-ent, so "t 0not loo43 "ts best. 5 6ut /here are the pa"nters% The.
0stop3 /or4 at ).00% 5
o, the. are "n the 4"tchen. The. 0ha$e3 a tea brea4.
27 8hat the /ord 9'stabl"sh-ent9 0-ean3% +. d"ct"onar. 0not g"$e3 an e#planat"on. 5
It roughl. 0-ean3 the go$ern-ent and people /ho 0ha$e3 po/er and author"t..
2: If /e 0sa.3 that +r 6ro/n 0belong3 to the 'stabl"sh-ent /e also 0"-pl.3 that he 0accept3 the e#"st"ng
s.ste-. He 0not tr.3 to o$erthro/ "t. 5
)0 *ll r"ch -en 0belong3 to the 'stabl"sh-ent% 5
+"ddle&aged r"ch -en probabl. 0do3 but r"ch .oung -en l"4e pop s"ngers al/a.s 0;eer3 at the
'stabl"sh-ent. The /ord 0be used3 ch"efl. "n a pe;orat"$e sense.
)< The house oppos"te the college 0be pulled3 do/n. That9s /h. /e 0use3 the bac4 entrance at
present. If .ou 0go3 out b. the front door .ou 0get3 co$ered /"th dust.
)2 To-= I 0s-ell3 so-eth"ng burn"ng>
?ac4= So 0do3 <.< 0th"n43 "t 0co-e3 fro- the 4"tchen. *nn probabl. 0"ron3. She usuall. 0"ron3 and 0/atch3
T@ at the sa-e t"-e and "f she 0get3 $er. "nterested "n a progra--e she 0forget3 that she 0press3 a hot
"ron on to so-ebod.9s sh"rt. +other 0th"n43 of sell"ng the T@ set.
)) +rs ?ones= 8hat .ou 0loo43 for, To-%
+r ?ones= I 0loo43 for the garage 4e.. I al/a.s 0loo43 for the garage 4e., because nobod. e$er 0put3 "t
bac4 on "ts hoo4. +rs ?ones= I al/a.s 0put3 "t bac4 on "ts hoo4. 8h. .ou 0not tr.3 .our poc4ets% (I
advise you to try your pockets).
34 ,maine that !ou ItravelJ b! train$ in a cro'ded compartment. 9ne o0 the passeners IreadJ a ne'spaperB
another IdoJ a cross'ord puNNleB another Ilook outJ o0 the 'indo'. 7uddenl! the train IstopJ 'ith a Eerk and
!our suitcase I0allJ o00 the rack on to somebod!6s toes.
38 This is a stor! about an invalid 'ho IspendJ most o0 the da! in bed. +e has a po'er0ul telescope and he
IamuseJ himsel0 b! 'atchin the activities o0 the people in the opposite houses. 9ne da! 'hen he I'atchJ
)o. (4 he IseeJ a murder bein committed.
36 The cashier used to do the accounts and , used to check his 0iuresB no' the computer IdoJ it all. G
And 'ho IcheckJ the computer% G )o one. The computer Inot needJ a second opinion. G And 'hat IhappenJ i0
the computer ImakeJ a mistake% The computer never ImakeJ a mistake.
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115 The simple past and the past continuous
3 PEG 178-A1
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense" simple past or past continuous.
1 Peter and Ann &E>,&E& to redecorate their sittin-room themselves. ( The! >+97E cream paint 0or the
'ood'ork and apricot 0or the 'alls. 3 #hen /ohn ?99:E& in to see ho' the! #E;E GETT,)G on$ Ann #A7
4,L,)G the paint$ and Peter #A7 #A7+,)G do'n the 'alls. 4 The! #E;E lad to see /ohn and A7:E& i0
he #A7 &9,)G an!thin special that da!. 8 +e hastil! Irepl!J he IoJ to the theatre and IoJ a'a! at once$
because he Ikno'J the! IlookJ 0or someone to help them.
6 The! IbeinJ paintin$ but I0indJ the 'alls IbeJ too 'et. 7 #hile the! I'aitJ 0or the 'alls to dr!$ Ann
IrememberJ she IhaveJ a phone call to make. A Peter IstartJ paintin 'hile she ItelephoneJ$ and IdoJ a 'hole 'all
be0ore Ann IcomeJ back. 5 +e IrumbleJ that she al'a!s ItelephoneJ. 1. Ann IretortJ that Peter al'a!s
IcomplainJ. 11 The! I'orkJ in silence 0or some time. 1( /ust as the! IstartJ the third 'all$ the doorbell IrinJ. 13
,t IbeJ a 0riend o0 Peter6s 'ho I'antJ to kno' i0 Peter Ipla!J ol0 the 0ollo'in 'eekend. 14 +e Ista!J talkin to
Peter in the hall 'hile Ann IoJ on paintin. 18 At last he IleaveJ. 16 Peter IreturnJ$ e@pectin Ann to sa!
somethin about 0riends 'ho IcomeJ and I'asteJ valuable time talkin about ol0. 17 But Ann nobl! Isa!J
nothin.
1A Then Peter IthinkJ he 'ould do the ceilin. 15 +e Eust IclimbJ the step ladder 'hen the doorbell IrinJ aain.
(. Ann Isa!J she IetJ tired o0 interruptions but IoJ and IopenJ the door. (1 ,t IbeJ the postman 'ith a letter
0rom her aunt 4ar!$ sa!in she IcomeJ to spend the 'eekend 'ith them and IarriveJ that evenin at 6.3..
1(. The simple past and the past continuous a PEG 178-A1
Put the verbs in brackets into the simple past or past continous.
1 , #A7 #A?:,)G alon Piccadill! 'hen , ;EA?,7E& that a man 'ith a iner beard$ 'hom , had seen three
times alread! that a0ternoon$ #A7 F9??9#,)G me. ( To make Kuite sure$ , #A?:E& on Kuickl!$ T=;)E&
riht$ then le0t and 7T9PPE& suddenl! at a shop 'indo'. 3 ,n a 0e' minutes the man 'ith the beard
APPEA;E& and 7T9PPE& at another shop 'indo'. 4 , #E)T on. 8 #henever , 7T9PPE& he 7T9PPE&$ and
'henever , ?99:E& round he #A7 still there. 6 +e ?99:E& a ver! respectable t!pe and #9;E Cer!
conventional clothes and , #9)&E;E& i0 he 'as a policeman or a private detective. 7 , &E>,&E& to tr! and
shake him o00. A A 74 bus
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#A7 7TA)&,)G at the bus stop Eust beside me. 5 Then the conductor >A4E do'nstairs and ;A)G the bellB
Eust as the bus 49CE& o00$ , /=4PE& on it. 1. The man 'ith the beard 4,77E& the bus but G9T into another
74$ 'hich F9??9#E& the 0irst. 11 Both buses >;A#?E& ver! slo'l! alon :nihtsbride. 1( Ever! time the
buses P=??E& up at a stop$ the man ?99:E& out an@iousl! to see i0 , G9T o00. 13 Finall!$ at some tra00ic
lihts$ he >+A)GE& buses and G9T into mine. 14 At Gloucester ;oad =nderround$ , ?EFT the bus and
B9=G+T a ticket at a ticket machine. 18 As , 7T99& on the plat0orm 'aitin 0or a >ircle ?ine train$ m!
pursuer >A4E do'n the stairs. 16 +e #A7 >A;;*,)G a ne'spaper and 'hen 'e G9T into the same
compartment$ he 7AT in one corner readin it$ and , ;EA& the advertisements. 17 +e ?99:E& over the top o0
the ne'spaper at ever! station to see i0 , G9T out. 1A , #A7 BE>94,)G rather tired o0 bein shado'ed like
this$ so 0inall! , #E)T and 7AT beside the man and A7:E& him 'h! he #A7 F9??9#,)G me. 15 At 0irst he
7A,& he #A7)T F9??9#,)G me at all but 'hen , T+;EATE)E& to knock him do'n$ he A&4,TTE& that
he 'as. (. Then he T9?& me he #A7 a 'riter o0 detective stories and T;,E& to see i0 it 'as di00icult to 0ollo'
someone unseen. (1 , T9?& him he hadn6t been unseen because , had noticed him in Piccadill! and , A&C,7E&
him to shave o00 his iner beard i0 he &,&)T #A)T his victim to kno' he #A7 BE,)G 0ollo'ed.
1(1 The simple past and the past continuous B PEG 178-A1
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense" simple past or past continuous.
1 +e #A7 7,TT,)G on the bank 0ishin 'hen he 7A# a man6s hat 0loatin do'n the river. ,t 7EE4E&
stranel! 0amiliar.
( ,t #A7 7)9#,)G heavil! 'hen he #9:E up. +e ;E4E4BE;E& that /ack #A7 >94,)G 0or lunch
and &E>,&E& to o do'n to the station to meet him in case he ?97T his 'a! in the sno'! lanes.
3 #hen , ;EA>+E& the street , ;EA?,ME& that , &,&)T :)9# the number o0 Tom6s house. ,
#9)&E;E& 'hat to do about it 'hen Tom himsel0 TAPPE& me on the shoulder.
4 As the oalkeeper IrunJ 0or'ard to seiNe the ball a bottle IstrikeJ him on the shoulder.
8 , IlookJ throuh the classroom 'indo'. A eometr! lesson IoJ on. The teacher Idra'J diarams on the
blackboard.
6 4ost o0 the bo!s IlistenJ to the teacher but a 0e' I'hisperJ to each other$ and Tom IreadJ a histor! book.
Tom IhateJ mathematicsB he al'a!s IreadJ histor! durin his mathematics lesson.
7 Ever!one IreadJ Kuietl! 'hen suddenl! the door IburstJ open and a complete straner IrushJ in.
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A , IoJ to /ack6s house but Inot 0indJ him in. +is mother Isa!J that she Inot kno'J 'hat he IdoJ but IthinkJ he
probabl! Ipla!J 0ootball.
5 This used to be a station and all the ?ondon trains IstopJ here. But t'o !ears ao the! IcloseJ the station and
IiveJ us a bus service instead.
1. 7he IpromiseJ not to report me to the police but ten minutes later ,
IseeJ her talkin 'ith a policeman and 0rom the e@pression on his
0ace , am sure she ItellJ him all about it. ,ll IpickJ up the receiver and IdialJ a number. To m! surprise , I0indJ
m!sel0 listenin to an e@traordinar! conversation. T'o men IplanJ to
kidnap the Prime 4inister.
1( , ImeetJ Paul at the universit!. #e IbeJ both in the same !ear. +e Istud!J la'$ but he Inot beJ ver! interested
in it and IspendJ most o0 his time practisin the 0lute.
13 The train Eust IstartJ 'hen the door IopenJ and t'o pantin passeners IleapJ in.
14 6#hat !ou IdoJ bet'een 5... and 1.... !esterda!%6 Isa!J the detective.
6, IcleanJ m! house$6 said 4rs /ones. 6, al'a!s clean m! house on 7aturda! mornins.6
18 4! neihbour IlookJ in last niht and Isa!J that he IleaveJ the district and IoJ to *orkshire$ to a ne' Eob. ,
Isa!J that , IbeJ ver! sorr! that he IoJ$ and ItellJ him to 'rite to me 0rom *orkshire and tell me ho' he IetJ
on.
16 The! IbuildJ that bride 'hen , IbeJ here last !ear. The! haven6t 0inished it !et.
17 The dentist6s 'aitin room 'as 0ull o0 people. 7ome IreadJ maaNines$ others Eust IturnJ over the paes. A
'oman IknitJB a child Ipla!J 'ith a to! car. 7uddenl! the door IopenJ and the nurse Isa!J$ 6)e@t$ please.6
1A The house ne@t to !ours IbeJ 0ull o0 policemen and police dos !esterda!. G
#hat the! IdoJ% G
, IhearJ that the! IlookJ 0or drus. G
The! I0indJ an!% G
*es$ , believe one o0 the dos IdiscoverJ some cannabis.
15 Peter ItellJ me !esterda! that he ImakeJ his o'n 28 notes. G &on6t believe him. +e Eust IpullJ !our le.
(. A tra00ic 'arden Eust IstickJ a parkin ticket to m! 'indscreen 'hen , IcomeJ back to the car. , Itr!J to
persuade him to tear it up but he Ire0useJ.
(1 Ann 'orks in the branch 'here the bi robber! ItakeJ place. G 7he actuall! I'orkJ there at the time o0 the
raid%
(% #hen Ann Isa!J that she IcomeJ to see me the ne@t da!$ , I'onderJ 'hat 0lo'ers she 'ould brin. 7he al'a!s
brins 0lo'ers.
(3 #hile , I'onderJ 'hether to bu! the dress or not$ someone else IcomeJ and Ibu!J it.
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(4 +e al'a!s Iborro'J 0rom me (he borrowed more often than was reasonable) but 'hen , once IaskJ him to
lend me somethin$ he Isa!J he Inot haveJ ot it be0ore he even Ikno'J 'hat , I'antJ to borro'.
(8 , IoJ home on 0oot and all the time , IhaveJ the impression that , IbeJ 0ollo'ed (passive). But thouh , IturnJ
round several times$ , never IseeJ an!bod!.
(6 , IbumpJ into Tom !esterda!. , IaskJ him to Eoin us 0or lunch tomorro' but he Isa!J he IhaveJ (had arranged
to have) lunch 'ith Ann.
(7 4! do IattackJ the postman as he IputJ the letters into the letter bo@. The man IthrustJ a lare envelope into
the do6s mouth and o0 course he ItearJ it. =n0ortunatel! the letter IcontainJ m! diploma. , IpatchJ the
diploma up 'ith 7ellotape but it still looks a bit odd.
(A +o' !ou IbreakJ !our le% G
, I0allJ o00 a ladder 'hen , IputJ up curtains. The 'orst o0 it IbeJ that it IbeJ Eust be0ore the holida!s and , IoJ
a'a!$ (had planned to go away)
(5 7o !ou Inot oJ a'a!% G
)o$ o0 course not. , IcancelJ m! bookins and IspendJ the holida! hobblin about at home.
3. The curtain Eust IriseJ 'hen somebod! at the back o0 the theatre IshoutJ 6FireD6 The audience IlookJ round
nervousl!.
31 As it IrainJ the children Ipla!J in the sittin room. Tom 'as there too. +e Itr!J to 'rite a letter but he Inot et
onJ ver! 'ell because the children IkeepJ askin him Kuestions.
3( #hat !ou IdoJ 'hen the doorbell IrinJ% G , ImakeJ a cake. G
And 'hat !ou IdoJ 'hen !ou IhearJ the bell% G
, IoJ to ans'er it o0 course. But 'hen , IopenJ the door there IbeJ
nobod! there.
33 A 0e' minutes later the bell IrinJ aain and this time , I0indJ a man in a peaked cap 'ho Isa!J he ImakeJ a
surve!.
34 , Isa!J$ 6IBeJ it !ou 'ho IrinJ this bell a minute ao%6
6)o$6 he Ians'erJ$ 6but 'hen , ItalkJ to !our neihbour , IseeJ a man standin at !our door. , think he IoJ round
to the back o0 !our house.6
38 #e Inot etJ much sleep last niht because the people ne@t door IhaveJ a nois! part!. , IrinJ up the landlord
and Isa!J that his tenants ImakeJ too much noise. +e Ipoint outJ that it IbeJ 7aturda! and that people o0ten
IhaveJ parties on 7aturda! nihts. , Isa!J that the people in his house al'a!s IhaveJ parties$ (had too many
parties)
36 #hat !ou IdoJ be0ore !ou IetJ this Eob% - , I'orkJ 0or Bro'n and >ompan!. G And ho' lon !ou Ista!J 'ith
them%-
, Ista!J 0or about si@ months. , IleaveJ because the! al'a!s IoJ on strike. ,t IbecomeJ Kuite monotonous.
I
Present$ past and perfect tMff|f
1(( The present per0ect 'ith 0or and since
O PEG 187
Part 1 Ans'er the 0ollo'in Kuestions as sho'n in the e@amples" >an !ou skate% Ithree !earsJ !es" but #haven
$t skated for three years. >ould !ou climb a rope% I, le0t schoolJ !es" I suppose I could" but I haven$t climbed one
since I left school.
1 >an !ou pla! chess% Iten !earsJ
*E7$ B=T , +ACE)T P?A* >+E77 F9; 3 *EA;7.
( >an !ou sin% I, came to EnlandJ
*E7$ B=T , +ACE)T 7=)G 7,)>E , >A4E T9 E)G?A)&.
3 >ould !ou milk a co'% I, le0t m! 0ather6s 0armJ
*E7$ , 7=PP97E , >9=?&$ B=T , +ACE)T 4,?:E& 9)E 7,)>E , ?EFT 4* FAT+E;7 FA;4.
4 >an !ou put up a tent% I, 'ent campin t'o !ears aoJ
*E7$ B=T , +ACE)T P=T =P 9)E 7,)>E , #E)T >A4P,)G T#9 *EA;7 AG9.
8 >an !ou make *orkshire puddin% Iover a !earJ
*E7$ B=T , +ACE)T 4A&E 9)E F9; 9CE; A *EA;.
6 >an !ou read ?atin% I, le0t schoolJ
*E7$ B=T , +ACE)T ;EA& ?AT,) 7,)>E , ?EFT 7>+99?.
7 >ould !ou bath a bab!% I0i0teen !earsJ
*E7$ , 7=PP97E , >9=?&$ B=T , +ACE)T BAT+E& A BAB* F9; F,FTEE) *EA;7.
A >ould !ou repair a radio% I, le0t the arm!J
*E7$ , 7=PP97E , >9=?&$ B=T , +ACE)T ;EPA,;E& 9)E 7,)>E , ?EFT T+E A;4*.
5 >an !ou ski% Im! last holida!J
*E7$ B=T , +ACE)T 7:,E& 7,)>E 4* ?A7T +9?,&A*.
1. >an !ou read a map% IKuite a lon timeJ
*E7$ B=T , +ACE)T ;EA& 9)E F9; A <=,TE A ?9)G T,4E.
11 >ould !ou make a basket% I, 'as in hospitalJ
*E7$ , 7=PP97E , >9=?& B=T , +ACE)T 4A&E 9)E 7,)>E , #A7 ,) +97P,TA?.
1( >an !ou se' on buttons% I, ot marriedJ
*E7$ B=T , +ACE)T 7E#) A)* 9) 7,)>E , G9T 4A;;,E&.
13 >an !ou drive a car% Iover si@ monthsJ
*E7$ B=T , +ACE)T &;,CE) F9; 9CE; 7,L 49)T+7.
14 >ould !ou take someone6s temperature% I!earsJ
*E7$ , 7=PP97E , >9=?&$ B=T , +ACE)T TA:E) A TE4PE;AT=;E F9; *EA;7.
18 >an !ou ride a motor c!cle% I, 'as at the universit!J
*E7$ B=T , +ACE)T ;,&&E) 9)E 7,)>E , #A7 AT T+E =),CE;7,T*.
16 >an !ou ro' a boat% I1577J
*E7$ B=T , +ACE)T ;9#E& 7,)>E 1577.
17 >an !ou paint in oils% Isome timeJ
*E7$ B=T , +ACE)T PA,)TE& F9; 794E T,4E.
1A >an !ou t!pe% I!ears and !earsJ
*E7$ B=T , +ACE)T T*PE& F9; *EA;7 A)& *EA;7.
Part 2 ;ephrase the 0ollo'in sentences$ usin the present per0ect tense 'ith for or since"
, last read a ne'spaper on /une (.
P haven$t read a newspaper since June %.
,t is t'o !ears since , sa' Tom.
P haven$t seen &om for two years.
15 ,t6s t'o !ears since , had a puncture.
, +ACE)T +A& A P=)>T=;E F9; ( *EA;7.
(. ,t6s t'o months since he earned an! mone!.
, +ACE)T EA;)E& A)* 49)E* F9; ( 49)T+7.
(1 +e last shaved the da! be0ore !esterda!.
, +ACE)T 7+ACE& 7,)>E T+E &A* BEF9;E *E7TE;&A*.
(( , last drank champane at m! brother6s 'eddin.
, +ACE)T &;=): >+A4PAG)E 7,)>E 4* B;9T+E;7 #E&&,)G.
(3 ,t6s t'o !ears since , 'as last in ;ome.
, +ACE)T BEE) ,) ;94E F9; ( *EA;7.
(4 , sa' Tom last on his 'eddin da!.
, +ACE)T 7EE) T94 7,)>E +,7 #E&&,)G &A*.
(8 , last ate ra' 0ish 'hen , 'as in /apan. , +ACE)T EATE) ;A# F,7+ 7,)>E , #A7 ,) /APA).
(6 ,t6s !ears since 4ar! last spoke French.
4A;* +A7)T 7P9:E) F;E)>+ F9; *EA;7.
(7 ,t6s ten 'eeks since , last had a ood niht6s sleep.
, +ACE)T +A& A G99& ),G+T7 7?EEP F9; TE) #EE:7.
(A +e last paid ta@es in 157..
+E +A7)T PA,& TALE7 7,)>E 157..
(5 , last ate meat 0ive !ears ao. ('mit ao.J
, +ACE)T EATE) 4EAT F9; *EA;7.
3. ,t6s three months since the 'indo's 'ere cleaned.
T+E #,)&9#7 +ACE)T BEE) >?EA)E& F9; 3 49)T+7.
31 ,t6s !ears since , took an! photoraphs.
, +ACE)T TA:E) A)* P+9T9G;AP+7 F9; *EA;7.
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)2 I last /atched T@ on e/ Year9s Da..
I H*@'T 8*TCH'D T@ SIC' '8 Y'*AS D*Y.
)) It9s three -onths s"nce he /rote to -e.
H' H*ST 8AITT' TO +' BOA ) +OTHS.
)4 I /as last pa"d s"# -onths ago. ((y pay is si) months in arrears..
, +ACE)T BEE) PA,& F9; 6 49)T+7.
38 The last time , 'as abroad 'as in the summer o0 157A.
, +ACE)T BEE) AB;9A& 7,)>E 157A.
36 ,t6s ten !ears since that house 'as lived in.
T+AT +9=7E +A7)T BEE) ?,CE& ,) F9; 1. *EA;7.
1(3 The present perfect and the simple past
a PEG 178-7$ 1A(-5
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense" present per0ect or simple past. I,n some cases the present per0ect
continuous is also possible. This is noted in the :e!.J
1 Paul" , +ACE P?A*E& 0ootball since , 'as 0ive !ears old. Tom" +ACE *ou P?A*E& since !ou >A4E to
Enland%
Paul" 9h !es. , +ACE P?A*E& Kuite a lot. , /9,)E& a club the da! a0ter , A;;,CE&.
( Tom" +ACE *ou P?A*E& an! matches%
Paul" #e Ipla!J about ten. #e have t'o more to pla!. #e IhaveJ a ver! ood season$ 'e I'inJ all our matches so
0ar$ thouh 'e Inot reall! deserveJ to 'in the last one.
3 Tom" , Ipla!J 0ootball 'hen , IbeJ at school but 'hen , IleaveJ school , IdropJ it and ItakeJ up ol0.
4 Ann" +ello$ /ackD , Inot seeJ !ou 0or aesD #here !ou IbeJ%
/ack" , IbeJ in 7'itNerland. , ImeanJ to send !ou a postcard but , Inot
haveJ !our address 'ith me.
Ann" )ever mind. *ou IhaveJ a ood time in 7'itNerland% +o' lon
!ou IbeJ there%
/ack" , IbeJ there 0or a month. , onl! Eust IetJ back. *es$ , IenEo!J it
thorouhl!. , IskiJ all da! and IdanceJ all niht.
8 Ann" , IskiJ 'hen , IbeJ at the universit!$ but , IbreakJ a le 0ive !ears ao and since then , Inot doJ an!.
6 #hen , 0irst IcomeJ to this house$ it IbeJ a ver! Kuiet area. But since then a ne' housin estate IbeJ built and
it IbecomeJ ver! nois!.
7 4! son Inot startJ 'ork !et. +e6s still at the +ih 7chool. - +o' lon he IbeJ at school% G
+e IbeJ at the +ih 7chool 0or si@ !earsB be0ore that he IspendJ 0ive !ears at the Primar! 7chool in #indmill
7treet.
A , Eust IhearJ that Peter is in Australia. G
9h$ !ou Inot kno'J% +e I0l!J out at the beinnin o0 the month. G *ou IhearJ 0rom him% &oes he like the li0e% G
*es$ , IetJ a letter last 'eek. +e ItellJ me about his Eob. But he Inot sa!J 'hether he IlikeJ the li0e or not.
Perhaps it6s too soon to sa!. +e onl! IbeJ there three 'eeks.
5 , Inot kno'J !ou IbeJ le0t-handed. G
,6m not le0t-handedB but m! oil-heater Ie@plodeJ !esterda! and ,
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IburnJ m! riht hand$ so , have to use m! le0t.
1. This bic!cle IbeJ in our 0amil! 0or 0ourteen !ears. 4! 0ather IuseJ it 0or the 0irst 0ive !ears$ m! brother IrideJ
it 0or the ne@t 0ive$ and , IhaveJ it 0or the last 0our.
11 , hear that !our 4P$ 4r 7impson$ ImakeJ a ver! clever speech last niht. +o' lon he IbeJ !our 4P% G
9h$ 'e onl! IhaveJ him since /anuar!. +is predecessor 4r Allen IresinJ suddenl! because o0 ill-health and
there IbeJ a b!-election.
1( , hear that 4r /ones IleaveJ. G *es$ he IleaveJ last 'eek. G
An!bod! IbeJ appointed to take his place% G
, believe several men Iappl!J 0or the Eob but so 0ar nothin IbeJ
decided.
13 Peter Imeetin Ann at the airportJ" +ello$ Ann. *ou IhaveJ a ood trip%
Ann" The actual 0liht IbeJ lovel!$ one o0 the best , IhaveJ ever$ but it ItakeJ aes to et into the plane. First the!
IthinkJ that one o0 us IbeJ a hiEacker and the! IsearchJ us all 0or 0irearmsB then the! IannounceJ that one o0 the
enines IbeJ 0ault!. #e 0inall! Itake o00J an hour later.
14 Peter" +o' !ou IspendJ this e@tra hour be0ore take-o00J%
Ann" 9h$ the! ItakeJ us to the restaurant and I0eedJ us and 'e I'alkJ about and Ibu!J thins 'e Inot needJ. The
time IpassJ all riht.
18 *ou IbookJ !our hotel room !et% G
#ell$ , I'riteJ to the hotel last 'eek but the! Inot ans'erJ !et.
16 Peter Imeetin Paul une@pectedl! in ?ondonJ" +ello$ PaulD , Inot kno'J !ou IbeJ here.
Paul" 9h$ , IbeJ here nearl! t'o months. , IarriveJ on the 6th o0 /anuar!.
17 Peter" #hen 'e last ImeetJ !ou Isa!J that nothin 'ould induce !ou to come to Enland. #hat ImakeJ !ou
chane !our mind%
Paul" , I0indJ that , IneedJ Enlish 0or m! 'ork and this IseemJ the Kuickest 'a! o0 learnin it.
1A Peter" *ou Ikno'J an! Enlish 'hen !ou 0irst IarriveJ here% Paul" )o$ , Inot kno'J a 'ord.
15 Ann Ito *vonne$ 'ho is oin to Enlish classesJ" +o' lon !ou IlearnJ Enlish%
*vonne" , IlearnJ o00 and on 0or about 0ive and a hal0 !ears. (*se the continuous form.J
(. , IbeinJ Enlish at secondar! school and IdoJ it 0or three !ears. Then , IdropJ it 0or a !ear and I0oretJ most
o0 it. Then , IspendJ t'o !ears at a secretarial collee$ 'here , Istud!J commercial Enlish$ and 0or the last si@
months , Istud!J in ?ondon.
(1 At 4 p.m. m! neihbour IrinJ up and Isa!J$ 6,s Tom 'ith !ou%6 Tom$ her son$ IspendJ most o0 his time in m!
arden pla!in 'ith m! children$ so 'henever she Inot be ableJ to 0ind him she IrinJ me. 6,6m a0raid , Inot seeJ
him toda!$6 , Isa!J. 6But m! children IoJ to the beach this mornin and Inot comeJ back !et. Perhaps he IoJ
'ith them.6
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22 I ;ust 0ha$e3 -. f"rst dr"$"ng lesson. 5 Ho/ "t 0go3% You 0en;o.3 "t% 5
8ell, I not actuall. 0h"t3 an.th"ng but I 0-a4e3 e$er. other poss"ble -"sta4e.
2) Old 6en 0sell3 ne/spapers ;ust "ns"de the stat"on entrance, and -. father al/a.s 0bu.3 h"s e$en"ng
paper fro- h"- as he 0lea$e3 the stat"on on h"s /a. ho-e. 6ut one da. -. father 0arr"$e3 ho-e
/"thout h"s paper. 96en 0not be3 there th"s e$en"ng,9 he 0sa.3. 9I hope he 0not be ta4en3 "ll.9
24 On Saturda. afternoon I 0see3 Breder"c4 s"tt"ng "n h"s garden. 9I 0th"n43 .ou 0/or43 on Saturda.s,9 I
0sa.3.
9I 0/or43 th"s -orn"ng,9 0e#pla"n3 Breder"c4, 9but at lunch t"-e the boss 0go3 off to pla. golf and 0tell3 us
all to go ho-e. It9s about t"-e he 0g"$e3 us a /hole Saturda. off actuall.. I 0/or43 pract"call. e$er.
Saturda. s"nce the beg"nn"ng of the .ear.9
2C *nn= You 0be3 to Ha-pton Court%
?ane= Yes, I 0go3 there last /ee4. The tul"ps 0be3 /onderful.
*nn= You 0go3 b. car%
?ane= o, I 0go3 /"th -. 'ngl"sh class. 8e 0h"re3 a coach.
2D *nn= 8here else .ou 0be3 to s"nce .ou 0co-e3 to 'ngland% ?ane= Oh, I 0be3 to Stratford and
Co$entr. and O#ford and Canterbur..
22 *nn= You 0see3 a lot. 8hen .ou 0go3 to Stratford% ?ane= I 0go3 last /ee4. The people I /or4 for
0ta4e3 -e.
27 *nn= You 0see3 a pla. at the Ao.al Sha4espeare Theatre /hen .ou 0be3 at Stratford%
?ane= Yes, /e 0see3 (acbeth. #e 'ere ver! luck!. #e Eust I'alkJ in and IaskJ i0 the! IhaveJ an! returned
tickets$ and the irl at the bo@ o00ice Isa!J$ 6*es$ a man Eust IreturnJ three stalls.6
(5 Ann" *ou IbeJ to #ales%
/ane" )o$ , IbeJ to 7cotland but , Inot beJ to #ales. ,6d like to o.
3. Peter" *ou IseeJ an! ood 0ilms latel!%
Ann" *es$ , IoJ to the )ational Film Theatre last 'eek and IseeJ a
/apanese 0ilm.
Peter" *ou IlikeJ it%
Ann" *es$ , IloveJ it$ but o0 course , Inot understandJ a 'ord.
31 Tom" , hear that 4r Benson Eust IdieJ. *ou Ikno'J him Kuite 'ell$ didn6t !ou%
/ack" *es. #e I'orkJ 0or the same compan! 0or ten !ears. , Inot seeJ so much o0 him a0ter he IleaveJ the
compan! but 'e IkeepJ in touch.
3( Ann IthinkJ the arae IbeJ empt!$ and IturnJ o00 the lihts. 6+e!D6 IshoutJ Paul 0rom under the car. 6,6m sorr!$
Paul$6 Isa!J Ann$ 6, Inot kno'J !ou IbeJ there.6
33 Father" Tom Inot comeJ back !et%
4other" *es$ he IcomeJ in an hour ao. +e IoJ straiht to bed. Father" Funn!. , Inot hearJ him.
34 Paul" That6s a live 'ire. ,t Eust IiveJ me a shockD
Ann" )onsenseD , Eust ItouchJ it and , Inot 0eelJ an!thinD
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38 #hen Paul IcomeJ into the room$ Ann 'as sittin in an armchair Eust behind the door. Paul$ not noticin
Ann$ IoJ to the 'indo' and IlookJ out. Ann IcouhJ and Paul IspinJ round. 6+ello$ AnnD6 he Ie@claimJ$ 6,
Inot seeJ !ouD6
36 /ack" *ou Eust IareeJ to o$ so 'h! aren6t !ou ettin read!% Peter" But , Inot realiNeJ that !ou I'antJ me
to start at onceD
1(4 The present per0ect and the simple past
?i PEG 178-7$ 1A(-5
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense" present per0ect or simple past.
1 , Ibu!J a ne' house last !ear$ but , Inot sellJ m! old house !et$ so at the moment , have t'o houses.
( #hen Ann IbeJ on her 'a! to the station it IbeinJ to rain. Ann IrunJ back to her 0lat 0or her umbrella$ but
this ImakeJ her late 0or her train.
3 7he IcatchJ the ne@t train but it Inot etJ in till 5...$ so she IarriveJ at her o00ice ten minutes late.
4 +er boss IlookJ up as she IcomeJ in. 6*ou IbeJ late ever! mornin this 'eek$6 he Iro'lJ.
8 At 7 a.m. >harles IrinJ Peter and Isa!J$ 6,6m oin 0ishin$ Peter. #ould !ou like to come%6
6But it6s so earl!$6 Isa!J Peter. 6, Inot haveJ break0ast !et. #h! !ou Inot tellJ me last niht%6
6 Tom ImeetJ Paul at lunch time and Isa!J$ 6, Inot seeJ !ou at the bus stop this mornin. *ou ImissJ the bus%6
6, Inot missJ it$6 Irepl!J Paul. 6, Inot missJ a bus 0or !ears. But this mornin Geore IiveJ me a li0t.6
7 Ann IoJ to >anada si@ months ao. 7he I'orkJ in >anada 0or a 'hile and then IoJ to the =nited 7tates.
A 4ar! IbeJ in /apan 0or t'o !ears. 7he is 'orkin there and likes it ver! much. -
+o' she IoJ% G 7he IoJ b! air.
5 #hen , Ibu!J m! ne' house , IaskJ 0or a telephone. The Post 900ice ItellJ me to 'ait$ but , I'aitJ a !ear no'
and m! phone still Inot comeJ.
1. Bill usuall! has break0ast at A.... *esterda! at A.3. Peter ImeetJ Bill and Io00erJ him an apple. 6)o$ thanks$6
Isa!J Bill. 6, Eust IhaveJ break0ast.6
11 /ust as Ann IarriveJ at the air0ield a plane IlandJ and a irl IclimbJ out. To her surprise Ann IreconiNeJ her
cousin$ ?uc!. 6+ello$ ?uc!$6 she Ie@claimJ. 6, Inot kno'J that !ou Ikno'J ho' to 0l! a plane.6
6, onl! Eust IlearnJ$6 Isa!J ?uc!. 6, IoJ solo 0or the 0irst time last 'eek.
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<2 Peter 0tr.3 to co-e "n Eu"etl. but h"s -other 0hear3 h"- and 0call3 out, 98here .ou 0be3% Your supper
0be3 "n the o$en for an hour.9
<) You 0be3 to the theatre latel.% & Yes, I 0go3 to 'thello last 'eek. G *ou IlikeJ it% G
*es$ but , Inot seeJ ver! 'ell. , IbeJ riht at the back.
14 Ann Icomin out o0 a bookshopJ" , Eust Ibu!J a cop! o0 +avid ,opperfield. *ou IreadJ it%
4ar!" As it happens it is the onl! one o0 &ickens6s books that , Inot readJ. , Inot even seeJ the 0ilm.
18 *ou IbeJ to >ambride% G *es$ , IbeJ there last month. - +o' !ou IetJ there% G
4! brother ItakeJ me in his car.
16 *ou IseeJ Philip latel!% , IrinJ his 0lat several times last 'eek but IetJ no ans'er. G
9h$ he IbeJ in America 0or the last month. +e I0l!J out on the 0irst 0or
a con0erence and then IdecideJ to sta! 0or si@ 'eeks. G
*ou IhearJ 0rom him% G
*es$ , IetJ a letter shortl! a0ter he IarriveJ.
17 +o' lon !ou IbeJ in !our present Eob%G , IbeJ there 0or si@ months. G
And 'hat !ou IdoJ be0ore that% G
Be0ore that , I'orkJ 0or /ones and >ompan!.
1A +o' lon !ou I'orkJ 0or /ones and >ompan!% G , I'orkJ 0or them 0or t'o !ears. G
*ou IlikeJ 'orkin 0or them% -)o$ , Inot likeJ it at all. -Then 'h! !ou Ista!J so lon%
15 #e usuall! o out on 7aturda! evenins$ but last 7aturda! IbeJ so 'et that 'e Ista!J in and Ipla!J cards. G
#hat !ou Ipla!J% G
#e Ipla!J poker. , IloseJ 0i0t! pence.
(. #hen !ou IbeinJ school% G
, IbeinJ school 'hen , IbeJ 0ive. , IoJ to a primar! school 0irst. , Ista!J there 0or si@ !ears and then , IoJ to a
comprehensive school.
(1 #hen , IbeJ seventeen , IstartJ m! universit! course. G #hen !ou IetJ !our deree% -
9h$ , Inot etJ m! deree !etB ,6m still at the universit!. , onl! IbeJ there 0or t'o !ears.
(( Tom IleaveJ the house at A.(.. At A.(8 the phone in Tom6s house IrinJ$ Tom6s 'i0e$ 4ar!$ Ians'erJ it. 6>ould
, speak to Tom$ please%6 Isa!J the caller.
6,6m a0raid he Eust IoJ out6$ Isa!J 4ar!.
(3 *ou IbeJ to >orn'all%-
*es$ , IbeJ there last Easter. -*ou IoJ b! train%-)o$ , Ihitch-hikeJ.
(4 , Inot seeJ >harles 0or some time. G
+e IbeJ ill$ poor chap. +e IcollapseJ at 'ork a 0ortniht ao and Ibe takenJ to hospital. The! IsendJ him home
a0ter t'o da!s but he Inot comeJ back to 'ork !et.
(8 There IbeJ a ver! ood proramme on TC last niht. *ou IseeJ it% G )o$ , ItakeJ m! set back to the shop last
'eek because there IbeJ so much distortionB and the! Isa!J it IneedJ a ne' part. The! Inot be ableJ to et the
ne' part so 0ar$ so , Inot 'atchJ television 0or about ten da!s.
(6 *ou IeverJ be to France% G
*es$ , IspendJ last /ul! and Auust in Grenoble. , IoJ to improve m! French but ever!one , ImeetJ I'antJ to
improve his Enlish so , Inot etJ much practice.
(7 The postman usuall! comes bet'een A... and 5... in the mornin. At A.48 a.m. !esterda! Ann Isa!J$ 6Are
there an! letters 0or me%6
6, don6t kno'$6 Isa!J 4ar!. 6The postman Inot comeJ !et.6 At 11 a.m. /ack$ 4ar!6s husband$ IrinJ 0rom his o00ice
to ask i0 there IbeJ an! letters 0or him. 6)o$6 Isa!J 4ar!. 6)obod! IetJ letters toda!. The postman Inot comeJ.6
(A 4r 7peed$ Ann6s emplo!er$ IdictateJ three letters and ItellJ Ann to t!pe them as soon as possible. +al0 an hour
later he IrinJ Ann6s o00ice. 6*ou I0inishJ those letters !et%6 he IaskJ.
6#ell$6 Isa!J Ann$ 6, IdoJ the letter to 4r /ones$ and ,6m no' t!pin the one to 4r ;obinson$ but , Inot startJ the
one to 4r 7mith !et.6
(5 *ou I0indJ out !et about the trains to ?iverpool% -
)o. , IrinJ the station last niht but the man 'ho Ians'erJ the phone Inot seemJ to be sure o0 the times. +e Isa!J
somethin about a ne' timetable. G But the ne' timetable IbeJ in operation 0or three 'eeksD
3. Tom and /ack 'ork in di00erent o00ices but o to 'ork in the same train. 9ne evenin Tom6s 'i0e Isa!J$ 6/ack
ImoveJ into his ne' house !et%6 6, don6t kno'$6 Isa!J Tom$ 6, Inot seeJ /ack toda!. +e Inot beJ on the train.6
31 #here !ou IbeJ% G
, IbeJ shoppin in 9@0ord 7treet. G
7o , suppose !ou Ibu!J shoes% G
*es. , I0indJ a shop 'here the! 'ere havin a sale and , IetJ three
pairs.
3( ,n the evenins , o0ten pla! chess 'ith m! ne@t door neihbour. , Ipla!J chess 'ith him ever since , IcomeJ to
live here ten !ears ao. +e IbeJ here all his li0eB he IinheritJ the house 0rom his 0ather$ another reat chess pla!er.
G
*ou ever Ipla!J chess 'ith the 0ather% -
#e Ipla!J once or t'ice but he IdieJ a !ear a0ter , IarriveJ.
33 , can6t 0ind m! loves. *ou IseeJ them% G
*es$ !ou IleaveJ them in the car !esterda!. , IputJ them back in !our dra'er.
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)4 I hope .ou9re en;o."ng .our $"s"t to 'ngland. You 0-eet3 an. 'ngl"sh-en .et% 5
Yes, I 0-eet3 a -an called S-"th at a part. last n"ght. 5 8hat .ou 0tal43 about% 5 8e 0tal43 about the
/eather.
)C +rs ?ones= Bor .ears I 0do3 all -. /ash"ng b. handF then last .ear I 0bu.3 a /ash"ng -ach"ne and I
-ust sa. "t 0-a4e3 /ash"ng da. -uch less e#haust"ng. It onl. ta4es -e an hour no/.
+rs 8h"te= I don9t l"4e /ash"ng -ach"nes. I al/a.s 0do3 -. /ash"ng b. hand and I "ntend to go on
do"ng "t. I al/a.s 0f"nd3 "t $er. sat"sf."ng /or4.
)D To-= Don9t .ou th"n4 "t9s t"-e /e 0ha$e3 so-eth"ng d"fferent for Sunda. d"nner%
*nn= 6ut /e 0ha$e3 roast beef for Sunda. d"nner e$er s"nce /e 0get3 -arr"ed. Your -other 0tell3 -e
that .ou 0be3 part"cularl. fond of roast beef.
To-= 6ut -. -other 0be3 dead for f"$e .ears and "n those f"$e .ears -. tastes 0change3.
<2C The present perfect s"-ple and cont"nuous G" P', <72&:)
Put the $erbs "n brac4ets "nto the correct tense= present perfect s"-ple or present perfect cont"nuous.
< Peter= You 0telephone3 for ages. You not nearl. 0f"n"sh3%
?ac4= I 0not get3 through .et. I 0tr.3 to get our Par"s off"ce but the l"ne 0be3 engaged all -orn"ng.
2 *nn 0fa"l3 her dr"$"ng test three t"-es because she9s so bad at re$ers"ng. 6ut she 0pract"se3
re$ers"ng for the last /ee4 and I th"n4 she 0get3 a b"t better at "t.
) To-= I often 0/onder3 /h. 6"ll left the countr. so suddenl.. Peter= *ctuall., I ;ust 0f"nd3 out.
4 He 0pla.3 the bagp"pes s"nce s"# o9cloc4 th"s -orn"ng. He onl. ;ust 0stop3.
C 8h. .ou 0not br"ng3 -e the letters for s"gnature% You 0not t.pe3 the- .et%
D To- 0loo4"ng up absent&-"ndedl. as +ar. co-es "n3= You 0sunbathe3%
+ar. 0crossl.3= Don9t be r"d"culous> It 0ra"n3 all da.>
2 * pa"r of rob"ns 0bu"ld3 a nest "n the porch s"nce last /ee4. I 0/atch3 the- fro- -. /"ndo/ s"nce
the. began.
7 The pol"ce 0not f"nd3 the -urderer .et, but the dead -an9s brother 0be3 "n the stat"on all da.. The
pol"ce sa. that he 0help3 the- /"th the"r enEu"r"es.
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Present$ past and perfect tenses
5 The! IpullJ do'n most o0 the houses in this street$ but the! Inot
touchJ the old shop at the corner !et. 1. Tom is convinced that there is old in these hills but 'e IsearchJ 0or
si@ months and Inot seeJ an! sin o0 it. ,ll I'aitJ 0or the prices o0 the houses to come do'n be0ore bu!in a
house$ but , think , I'aitJ too lon and the prices are beinnin to o
up aain.
1( Peter IbeJ a Eunior clerk 0or three !ears. ?atel! he IlookJ 0or a better post but so 0ar he Inot 0indJ an!thin.
13 , IdoJ house'ork all mornin and , Inot 0inishJ !et. G , IdoJ mine alread!. , al'a!s start at 6 a.m.
14 , Eust IpickJ ten pounds o0 stra'berriesD , Iro'J stra'berries 0or !ears but , never IhaveJ such a ood crop
be0ore.
18 #hat !ou IdoJ 'ith the corkscre'% The point is broken o00. G ,6m a0raid , IuseJ it to make holes in this tin.
16 7he Eust IsellJ t'o o0 her o'n paintins. G
7he6s luck!. , IpaintJ 0or 0ive !ears and , Inot sellJ a sinle picture !et.
17 The! are thro'in crocker! at each other in the ne@t 0lat. G This IhappenJ be0ore% G
#ell$ the! IhaveJ a ood man! ro's but this is the 0irst time the! Ithro'J crocker!.
1A #hat !ou IdoJ 'ith m! t!pe'riter% , can6t 0ind it an!'here. G
Tom Eust IoJ o00 'ith it. +e sa!s he6ll brin it back 'hen he I0inishJ.
15 +e I'orkJ 0or >ro' Brothers 0or 0ort! !ears and never once IbeJ late. The 0irm Eust IpresentJ him 'ith a old
'atch as a sin o0 their appreciation.
(. #e ImendJ sheets all mornin but 'e onl! IdoJ three$ and no' the se'in machine IbreakJ do'n so 'e6ll be
even slo'er 'ith the ne@t one.
(1 Geore IcollectJ matchbo@es ever since he le0t school. )o' he IcollectJ so man! that he doesn6t kno' 'here
to put them.
(( , IlookJ throuh m! old photoraph album. ,t6s 0ull o0 photoraphs o0 people 'hose names , completel!
I0oretJ. , 'onder 'hat IhappenJ to them all.
(3 ,t 'as lovel! at eleven o6clock$ but since then the sk! IetJ steadil! darker and the 'ind IriseJ. ,6m a0raid the
0ine spell IcomeJ to an end.
(4 7ince he became 4a!or$ m! brother reckons that he IeatJ 3. o00icial lunches and (( o00icial dinners$ and he
IloseJ count o0 the number o0 receptions and parties that he IattendJ. G
+e IputJ on a lot o0 'eiht%
(8 7ecretar!" >ustomers IrinJ up all mornin complainin about ettin incorrect bills.
4anaer" , kno'B somethin IoJ 'ron 'ith our computer. The mechanic I'orkJ on it. , hope he I0indJ out
'hat6s 'ron.
(6 7omeone IuseJ m! umbrellaD ,t6s all 'etD And it 'as 'et !esterda! and the da! be0oreD G
#ell$ it 'asn6t me. , Inot beJ out o0 the house 0or a 'eekD
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(7 , IstandJ in this Kueue 0or aes. ,t Inot moveJ at all in the last 0ive minutes. , think the man in the ticket
o00ice Eust IshutJ his 'indo' and IoJ o00 0or lunch.
(A The To'n >ouncil IconsiderJ m! application 0or permission to build a arae 0or three months. The! Eust
IiveJ m! neihbour permission to build one$ so , hope the! IdecideJ to let me have one too.
(5 *ou look e@haustedD G
*es$ , Ipla!J tennis and , Inot pla!J 0or !ears$ so ,6m not used to it.
3. The! bean 'idenin this road three 'eeks aoB but the 'orkmen IbeJ on strike 0or the last 0ortniht so
the! Inot etJ ver! 0ar 'ith it.
31 That man IstandJ at the bus stop 0or the last hal0 hour. 7hall , tell him that the last bus alread! IoJ%
3( , 'onder i0 an!thin IhappenJ to Tom. , I'aitJ an hour no'. +e o0ten IkeepJ me 'aitin but he never IbeJ
Kuite so late as this.
33 4rs Bro'n IliveJ ne@t door 0or Kuite a lon time no' but she never Isa!J more than 6Good mornin6 to me.
34 , Eust IrememberJ that , Inot pa!J the rent !et. , am surprised that the landlord Inot rinJ me up to remind
me. -
,t is the 0irst time !ou IbeJ late 'ith the rent in (8 !ears. +e probabl! thinks that !ou Ipa!J and he IloseJ the
cheKue.
38 7hop assistant" >ould !ou ive me some proo0 o0 !our identit!$ madam%
>ustomer" But , IshopJ here 0or 0i0teen !earsD 7hop assistant" , kno'$ madam$ but apparentl! the compan! IloseJ
a lot o0 mone! latel! throuh dud cheKues and the! ImakeJ ne' reulations 'hich 'e Ibe toldJ to appl! to all
customers no matter ho' lon 'e Ikno'J them.
36 #hat !ou IdoJ% , IlookJ 0or !ou 0or aes. - , IbuildJ a barbecue in the arden.
1(6 The simple past and the past per0ect$ simple and continuous
B PEG 178-7$ 154-7
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
1 +e IiveJ me back the book$ IthankJ me 0or lendin it to him and Isa!J that he IenEo!J it ver! muchB but ,
Ikno'J that he Inot readJ it because most o0 the paes IbeJ still uncut.
( #hen he IseeJ his 'i0e o00 at the station$ he IreturnJ home as he Inot haveJ to be at the airport till 5.3.. 3
+e Inot haveJ to pack$ 0or his 'i0e alread! IdoJ that 0or him and his case IbeJ read! in the hall.
4 +e Inot haveJ to check the doors and 'indo's either$ 0or his 'i0e al'a!s IdoJ that be0ore she IleaveJ the
house. 8 All he IhaveJ to do IbeJ to decide 'hether or not to take his overcoat 'ith him. ,n the end he IdecideJ
not to. 6 At A.3. he IpickJ up his case$ IoJ out o0
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the house and IslamJ the door behind him. 7 Then he I0eelJ in his pockets 0or the ke!$ 0or his 'i0e IremindJ him
to double-lock the 0ront door. A #hen he IsearchJ all his pockets and I0indJ no ke! he IrememberJ 'here it IbeJ.
5 +e IleaveJ it in his overcoat pocket. 1. Then he IrememberJ somethin elseB his passport and tickets IbeJ in his
overcoat pocket as 'ell.
,ll IarriveJ in Enland in the middle o0 /ul!. , Ibe toldJ that Enland IbeJ shrouded in 0o all !ear round$ so , IbeJ
Kuite surprised to 0ind that it 'as merel! rainin. 1( , IaskJ another passener$ an Enlishman$ about the 0o and
he Isa!J that there Inot beJ an! since the previous Februar!. 13 ,0 , I'antJ 0o$ he said$ , IcomeJ at Kuite the
'ron time. 14 +o'ever$ he ItellJ me that , could bu! tinned 0o at a shop in 7ha0tesbur! Avenue. 18 +e IadmitJ
that he never Ibu!J 0o there himsel0 but IassureJ me that the! IsellJ ood Kualit! 0o and that it Inot beJ
e@pensive. , suppose he 'as Eokin.
16 #hen the old lad! IreturnJ to her 0lat she IseeJ at once that burlars IbreakJ in durin her absence$ because the
0ront door IbeJ open and ever!thin in the 0lat IbeJ upside do'n. 17 The burlars themselves IbeJ no loner
there$ but the! probabl! onl! Eust IleaveJ because a ciarette 'as still burnin on an ornamental table. 1A
Probabl! the! IhearJ the li0t comin up and IrunJ do'n the 0ire escape. 15 The! IhelpJ themselves to her 'hisk!
too but there IbeJ a little le0t$ so she IpourJ hersel0 out a drink. (. 7he I'onderJ i0 the! I0indJ her Ee'eller! and
rather IhopeJ that the! had. (1 The Ee'eller! Ibe ivenJ her b! her husband$ 'ho IdieJ some !ears be0ore. ((
7ince his death she Inot haveJ the heart to 'ear it$ !et she Inot likeJ to sell it.
(3 )o' it IseemJ that 0ate ItakeJ the matter out o0 her handsB and certainl! the insurance mone! 'ould come in
hand!.
(4 , IputJ the 28 note into one o0 m! booksB but ne@t da! it ItakeJ me aes to 0ind it because , I0oretJ 'hich
book , IputJ it into.
(8 A 'oman IcomeJ in 'ith a bab!$ 'ho she Isa!J Eust Is'allo'J a sa0et! pin.
(6 , IthinkJ m! train IleaveJ at 14.33$ and IbeJ ver! disappointed 'hen , IarriveJ at 14.3. and IlearnJ that it Eust
IleaveJ. (7 , I0indJ later that , IuseJ an out-o0-date timetable.
(A +e IparkJ his car under a )o Parkin sin and IrushJ into the shop. #hen he IcomeJ out o0 the shop ten
minutes later the car IbeJ no loner there. (5 +e I'onderJ i0 someone IstealJ it-or i0 the police IdriveJ it a'a!.
3. ,t IbeJ no' 6 p.m.B and /ack IbeJ tired because he I'orkJ hard all da!. 31 +e IbeJ also hunr! because he
IhaveJ nothin to eat since break0ast. 3( +is 'i0e usuall! IbrinJ him sand'iches at lunch time$ but toda! 0or
some reason she Inot comeJ.
33 +e IkeepJ lookin at her$ 'onderin 'here he IseeJ her be0ore.
34 , IlookJ out be0ore , IoJ to bed and IseeJ a man standin on the opposite pavement 'atchin the house. 38
#hen , Iet upJ the 0ollo'in mornin he IbeJ still there$ and , I'onderJ 'hether he Ista!J there all niht or
i0 he IoJ a'a! and IcomeJ back.
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36 #hen , IopenJ the door , IseeJ a man on his knees. 37 +e clearl! IlistenJ to our conversation and , I'onderJ
ho' much he IhearJ. 3A #hen , IaskJ him 'hat he IdoJ$ he Isa!J that he IdropJ a 8.p piece outside the door and
IlookJ 0or it. 35 , Inot seeJ an! sin o0 the mone!$ but , I0indJ a small notebook and pencil 'hich he probabl!
IdropJ 'hen the door IopenJ suddenl!. 4. 7o he ItakeJ notes o0 our conversationD 41 The notes IbeJ 'ritten in a
0orein lanuae$ so , IturnJ to the straner and IaskJ him to translate. 4( But he IpullJ m! hat over m! e!es and
IrunJ o00 do'n the corridor. 43 B! the time , IrecoverJ 0rom the shock he IdisappearJ round the corner. 44
>uriousl! enouh$ 'hen , ImoveJ m! 0oot , I0indJ that , IstandJ on a 8.p piece. 48 Perhaps he ItellJ the truth
a0ter allD
(3 +e IGu! Fa'kesJ tried to blow up Parliament.
(4 I'd like to speak to 4r Jones please.
(8 This is om's.
(6 +e stopped it Ithe trainJ b! pullin" t#e communication cord.
(7 ,6ve been 'aitin for #alf an #our.
(A 7he I4ar!J put it in t#e dustbin.
(5 , thre' it a'a! because I was tired of it.
3. There are four Ihotels in the to'nJ.
31 The! le0t it Ithe la'nmo'erJ outside.
3( , 0ound her address b! callin" at e$er! #ouse in t#e $illa"e.
33 7he IAnnJ ave me duc% and "reen peas 0or lunch.
34 ,t Ithe lakeJ is $er! deep indeed.
38 , borro'ed m! brot#er's car.
&' (e buried it in t#e "arden.
1(7 <uestions
B PEG 84-6.$ 1.4
4ake Kuestions 0or 'hich the 0ollo'in 'ould be reasonable ans'ers. Ask about the 'ords in bold t!pe.
, sa' om. Possible Kuestion" -ho did you see.
#hen a noun in brackets is placed a0ter a pronoun$ use this noun in the Kuestion"
I sa' him ITomJ toda!. <uestion" -hen did you see &om.
1 The! 'ent to )ew *or%.
( ,t takes four #ours to et there.
3 , didn6t think muc# o0 it.
4 +e earns a #undred pounds a 'eek.
8 +e ITomJ 'as 0ined ten pounds.
6 ,t Im! roomJ is twice as bi" as !ours.
7 The! le0t the countr! ten !ears a"o.
A The! came b! bus.
5 ,6ve been here for two mont#s.
1. The! Ithe studentsJ 'ent to t#e museum !esterda!.
11 ,t Ithe carJ does fift! to t#e "allon.
12 (e met her in a coffee bar.
13 The! Ithe neihboursJ complained about t#e smell.
14 +e Ithe clerkJ made him fill up a form.
1+ #e pi"s ate them Ithe applesJ.
16 +e ot in b! climbin" o$er t#e wall.
17 Jo#n bouht them Ithe ticketsJ.
1A The! Ithe roadsJ 'ere $er! crowded.
15 I smoke fort! IciarettesJ a da!.
(. ,t Ithe hotelJ 'as awful.
(1 ,t Ithe marketJ is a stone's t#row 0rom here.
(( ,6ve had it Ithis couhJ since t#e be"innin" of ,ctober.
1(A <uestions
a PEG 84-6.$ 1.4
7ee previous e@ercise 0or instructions.
1 +e told me e-actl! w#at #appened.
( ,t Ithe brideJ is built o0 reinforced concrete.
3 #e6re all oin to watc# t#e cric%et matc#.
4 +e broke it Ihis leJ in a s%iin" accident.
8 +e ITomJ lost his Eob because #e %ept comin" in late for wor%.
6 , bouht t#e bi" one.
7 ,t Ithe ne' theatreJ loo%s rat#er li%e a factor!.
A ,6d like about a do.en.
5 ,t Ithe concertJ bean at ei"#t p.m.
1. 7he 'ent Ito the danceJ 'ith Geor"e.
11 (e bouht one /a carJ because t#e local railwa! station closed down.
1( +e6s comin at t#e end of t#e wee%.
1& #at one is loner.
10 Jac% tauht me Ito pla! pokerJ.
18 7he6s broken anot#er of !our best plates.
16 ,6m lookin 0or a telep#one bo-.
17 +e6s borro'ed !our t!pe'riter.
1A 7he 'as askin him 0or a rise.
11 +e6s rinin up t#e police.
(. ,t Ithe 'ord 6boss6J means emplo!er.
(1 +e escaped b! climbin" o$er t#e prison wall.
(( #e 'ere talkin about Mar"aret.
(3 The! liked 2nn's idea best.
(4 +e complained to t#e mana"er.
2+ It 'as about t#e si.e of an oran"e.
(6 The! Ithe studentsJ intend to demonstrate a"ainst t#e new re"ulations.
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22 I co-e fro- 3cotland.
(A The best kind costs about twent! pounds.
(5 +e ave it a'a! because #e didn't li%e t#e colour.
3. 7he Ihis sisterJ is $er! prett!.
31 ,t Ithis kni0eJ is 0or openin" o!sters.
3( ,n the mornins , have to "et t#e brea%fast4 ma%e t#e beds and ta%e Mrs 5#ite's c#ildren to sc#ool.
33 , like t#e blac% one best.
34 +e comes Ito ?ondonJ about once a mont#.
&+ *our fat#er told me Iabout itJ.
36 +e6s 6uic%7tempered and impulsi$e.
1(5 4i@ed tenses" letters
(i Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. IA variet! o0 tenses 'ill be needed$ as 'ell as some
conditionals and imperativesB 0or be able use can8could 'here possible.J
Parti
&ear +ilda
, , Eust IhearJ that m! mother isn6t ver! 'ell$ and , IlikeJ to o and see her. The trouble is , can6t take m! do Tim
'ith me. ( *ou IthinkJ !ou Ibe ableJ possibl! look a0ter him 0or a 'eek% 3 *ou 6 IhaveJ him 0or a 'eek last !ear$
!ou IrememberJ$ and !ou Isa!J he IbeJ no trouble$ and IetJ on 'ell 'ith !our do.
4 ,0 !ou Ibe ableJ have him$ , Ibe ableJ brin him alon an! time that IsuitJ !ou. 8 +e IhaveJ his o'n bed and
bo'l$ and , IbrinJ enouh tinned do 0ood to last him a 'eek.
6 But i0 it Inot beJ convenient$ Inot hesitateJ to sa! so. 7 There IbeJ Kuite ood kennels near here$ and the! ItakeJ
him i0 , IaskJ. A +e IbeJ there once be0ore and IseemJ to et on all riht.
?ove 7arah
Part 2
&ear 7arah
5 , IbeJ ver! sorr! to hear about !our mother6s illness$ and IbeJ lad that !ou IoJ to 7cotland to see ho' she is.
1. ,t IbeJ nice 0or her to see !ou.
,, 90 course , IlookJ a0ter Tim. 1( #e thorouhl! IenEo!J havin him last !ear and m! do ImissJ him 'hen he
IleaveJ and IlookJ 0or him ever!'here. 13 ,6m sure he IbeJ delihted to see him aain. 14 *ou IbrinJ him on
Tuesda! a0ternoon% 9r$ i0 that Inot suitJ$ an!
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time on #ednesda!. 18 Inot botherJ to brin do 0oodB , IhaveJ plent!. 16 , hope !ou IhaveJ time to have tea 'ith
me 'hen !ou IbrinJ Tim$ and that b! then !ou IhaveJ better ne's o0 !our mother. ?ove +ilda
Part 3
&ear Peter
17 *ou b! an! chance Ikno'J 'here Bob is% 1A , IlikeJ to 0ind out because , Eust IhearJ o0 a Eob that e@actl!
IsuitJ him$ but i0 he Inot appl!J 0airl! soon o0 course he Inot etJ it.
15 , last IseeJ him about a month ao$ 'hen he Eust IleaveJ his Eob 'ith the 0ilm compan!. (. +e Isa!J he IoJ to
France (had decided to go to /rance) 0or a holida! and IpromiseJ to send me a postcard 'ith his French address
as soon as he I0indJ a place to sta!. (1 But , IhearJ nothin since then and Inot kno'J even 'hether he IoJ to
France or not.
(( ,0 !ou Ikno'J his address , IbeJ ver! rate0ul i0 !ou IphoneJ me.
(3 , Itr!J to phone !ou several times but !our phone Inot seemJ to be 'orkin.
*ours /ack
Part 4
&ear 7ir
(4 , IbeJ interested in the 0urnished cottae near &edham 'hich !ou IadvertiseJ in !esterda!6s &elegraph" 0or m!
husband and , IcomeJ to Enland in /une and IreKuireJ accommodation 0or three months.
(8 *ou please ItellJ me e@actl! 'here it IbeJ and ive me details o0 bus and train services in the area. (6 , also
IlikeJ to kno' about the local shops. (7 , Ibe ableJ to shop 'ithout a car% (A 4! husband IhopeJ to hire a car$ but
, Inot driveJ and he Inot beJ 0ree ver! o0ten to take me shoppin$ so 'e IneedJ a cottae on a bus route. (5 The
local shops still IdeliverJ% , Ikno'J the! IdoJ ten !ears ao.
3. , IbeJ rate0ul also i0 !ou ItellJ me 'hether !ou suppl! sheets etc. and 'hether a laundr! IcallJ at the house.
31 The rent !ou IaskJ IsoundJ reasonable 0or the siNe o0 the cottae. +o' !ou IlikeJ it paid% #eekl!$ monthl! or
in advance%
3( 4! husband and , IbeJ abroad 0or ten !ears$ but be0ore that 'e IliveJ near &edham$ 'hich is 'h! 'e I'antJ
to spend our holida!s there. 33 4! husband also I'riteJ a book about >onstable and IlikeJ to 0inish it in the area
'here he$ >onstable$ IpaintJ most o0 his pictures.
34 4r /ones$ the bank manaer$ Ikno'J us since 'e IliveJ in the area
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and , IbeJ sure he IrecommendJ us as suitable tenants. 38 , o0 course Ibe 'illinJ to send a deposit. 36 , IbeJ
rate0ul 0or an earl! repl! and IencloseJ a stamped addressed envelope.
*ours 0aith0ull! Pamela 7mith
13. 4i@ed tenses" letters
3 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense Isome present participles 'ill be reKuiredJ.
Parti
&ear 7ir
, , I'riteJ to !ou three 'eeks ao$ IaskJ about conditions o0 entr! into !our collee. ( *ou Irepl!J$ IencloseJ an
enrolment 0orm$ 'hich , I0ill upJ and IreturnJ 'ithout dela!. 3 7ince then$ ho'ever$ , IhearJ nothin and , IbeinJ
to 'onder i0 m! application IoJ astra!.
4 *ou please IcheckJ that !ou IreceiveJ it and i0 !ou haven6t$ please send me another enrolment 0orm. 8 ,0$ on the
other hand$ !ou IreceiveJ m! application but Inot decideJ 'hether to accept me as a student or not$ , IbeJ ver!
rate0ul i0 !ou ItellJ me 'hen , ma! e@pect to hear !our decision. 6 Finall!$ i0 m! application alread! IbeJ
re0used$ , IlikeJ to be in0ormed as soon as possible because i0 , do not et into !our collee , IhaveJ to appl! to
another and the sooner , IdoJ this$ the better chance , IhaveJ o0 bein accepted.
*ours 0aith0ull! P. 7mith
Part 2
&ear 4r /ones
7 4! 0amil! and , Isu00erJ a ood deal latel! 0rom the noise made b! !our uests 'hen the! IleaveJ !our
house on 7aturda! nihts.
A The! IstandJ in the street$ IlauhJ loudl! and IcallJ oodb!e to !ou and to each other. 5 Then the! IetJ
into their cars$ IbanJ the doors loudl!$ and 0inall! the! IreverseJ their cars on to the road.
1. This IsoundJ a 0airl! simple manoeuvre$ but there is al'a!s at least one o0 !our uests 'ho I0indJ it almost
be!ond him-'hether because he IhaveJ too much to drink or still IlearnJ to drive , Inot kno'J-but , Ikno'J
that it ItakeJ him aes to et ou1$ and all the time 'e hear his enine IroarJ and his 0riends IshoutJ advice.
,, B! the time all !our uests IoJ and the road is Kuiet aain$ m! 0amil! all IbeJ 'akened up$ and the children
o0ten I0indJ it ver! hard to et to sleep aain.
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Present$ past and perfect tenses
1( , IbeJ ver! rate0ul i0 !ou IaskJ !our uests to leave more 6uietl!4 and perhaps !ou Ibe ableJ persuade an!
learner drivers to come b! ta@i.
*ours sincerel! Andre' Bro'n
Part &
&ear Ann
13 *ou IbeJ 0ree to come to dinner here on 7aturda! ne@t at A...%
14 4! brother Paul IcomeJ and IbrinJ a 0riend o0 his called Tom Ed'ards. 18 *ou Inot meetJ Tom but ,
IthinkJ !ou IlikeJ him. 16 +e is an assistant stae manaer at the Gate Theatre and Ibe ableJ to tell !ou
about the actors. 17 Paul sa!s Tom IreceiveJ hardl! an! salar! and o0ten Inot etJ enouh to eat$ so he
IaskJ me to have roast bee0 and *orkshire puddin 0or dinner$ 'ith apple dumplin to 0ollo'. 1A +e
probabl! IrinJ up bet'een no' and 7aturda!$ to sa! that it IbeJ a ood idea to start 'ith a substantial
soup$ such as o@ tailD 15 , Ikno'J !ou not usuall! IeatJ heav! three-course meals o0 this t!pe$ but , IhopeJ
the conversaton Inot beJ so heav!. An!'a!$ come i0 !ou Ibe ableJ.
?ove 4ar!
(. P7. The 14 bus IpassJ the door as !ou probabl! IrememberJ$ and Paul IiveJ !ou a li0t home.
131 4i@ed tenses" telephone conversations
5 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense and 0ill the spaces 'ith suitable 0orms.
Parti
1
>aller" this is 4rs /ones at (( +ih 7treet. ... , have an appointment 0or a shampoo and set$ please%
( ;eceptionist" *es$ 4rs /ones. #ho usuall! IdoJ !our hair%
3 >aller" Peter usuall! IdoJ it$ but the last time , IcomeJ he IbeJ on holida! and Ann IdoJ it. 7o i0 Peter IbeJ
not available$ Ann IdoJ ver! 'ell.
4 ;eceptionist" #hen !ou I'antJ to come$ 4rs /ones%
8 >aller" , IlikeJ to come tomorro' a0ternoon i0 possible.
6 ;eceptionist" ,6m a0raid that that a0ternoon is 0ull. Thursda! a0ternoon at 4... IsuitJ !ou%
7 >aller" ,6m a0raid it ... . 4! mother-in-la' IcomeJ to tea.
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7 Aecept"on"st= Then /hat about Br"da. afternoon% Peter 0be able3 0do3 .ou at 4.00.
: Caller= That 0be3 splend"d. Than4 .ou $er. -uch.
<0 Aecept"on"st= Than4 .ou, +rs ?ones. 8e 0e#pect3 .ou at 4.00 on Br"da. then. ,oodb.e.
Part 2
11 Tom" ... , speak to Ann$ please%
1( Ann" Ann IspeakJ.
13 Tom" Tom here. #here !ou IbeJ$ Ann% , Itr!J to et on to !ou 0or the last hal0 hour. *ou Inot leaveJ !our
o00ice at 8...%
14 Ann" *es$ ,. . .$ but toda! , IoJ shoppin and onl! Eust IetJ in. ,t IbeJ nice to hear !our voice$ Tom. , Inot
kno'J !ou IbeJ in ?ondon.
18 Tom" , onl! IarriveJ this mornin. , IrinJ !ou be0ore but , IbeJ terribl! bus! all da! coverin a con0erence. ,t
onl! Eust IendJ. *ou IdoJ an!thin toniht$ Ann%
16 Ann" *es$ , IoJ to the theatre.
17 Tom" But that IbeJ terribleD , IbeJ onl! here 0or one nihtD
1A Ann" , IbeJ sorr!$ Tom. ,0 !ou ItellJ me !ou 'ere comin up$ , IkeepJ the evenin 0ree. But !ou didn6t tell me.
15 Tom" , Inot kno'J m!sel0 till this mornin 'hen the boss suddenl! IdashJ into the o00ice and ItellJ me to rush
up here to cover the con0erence.
(. Ann" , thouht Peter usuall! IdoJ the con0erences.
(1 Tom" *es$ he IdoJ but 'hen he IdriveJ up here last niht he IhaveJ an accident and ItakeJ (passive) to hospital.
7o , IdoJ it instead. Ann$ !ou reall! IoJ out toniht% . . . (negative interrogative) !ou et out o0 it%
(( Ann" )o$ , ... (negative). ,6m 0ree tomorro' but , IsupposeJ that IbeJ too late.
(3 Tom Isuddenl! chanin his plansJ" )o$ , Ista!J another da!. , daresa! the boss IetJ over it. *ou IlikeJ to
meet me 0or dinner tomorro'%
(4 Ann" , IloveJ to. But Tom$ !ou IbeJ sure it IbeJ all riht% , IhateJ !ou to lose !our Eob.
(8 Tom" ,t IbeJ all riht. , IrinJ the boss and tell him , Ista!J another niht. , Ista!J an e@tra niht in *ork last
month and he Inot seemJ too put out about it.
(6 Ann" #h! !ou Ista!J an e@tra niht in *ork% Tom" , ItellJ !ou tomorro'. Goodniht$ Ann.
18 Future 0orms
13( The present continuous and the 0uture simple
3 PEG (.($ (.7
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
1 Tom" #here !ou IoJ 0or !our ne@t holida!% (-here have you arranged to go.)
Ann" , don6t kno' !et but 'e probabl! IoJ to 7pain.
( #e IhaveJ a drink 'ith Peter toniht. (0e has invited us.) ,t6s his last nihtB he IleaveJ tomorro'.
3 Ann" &o !ou think 'e IseeJ Bill tomorro'%
4ar!" , hope so. +e probabl! IlookJ in on his 'a! to the airport.
4 , IseeJ m! bank manaer tomorro'. IP have arranged this.) ,6m oin to ask him 0or a loan but , e@pect he
Ire0useJ.
8 , Ikno'J the result tomorro'. As soon as , hear$ , ItellJ !ou.
6 /ack6s mother" /ack IbeJ read! in a moment. +e is Eust 0inishin break0ast.
/ack6s 0ather" ,0 , 'ait 0or him an! loner , ImissJ m! train. , think , I'alkJ onB he probabl! IcatchJ me up.
7 , probabl! IcomeJ to ?ondon some time ne@t month. , IiveJ !ou a rin nearer the time and tell !ou 'hen ,
IcomeJ$ (when I have decided/arranged to come)
A +otel Porter" *ou IetJ a parkin ticket i0 !ou leave !our car there$ sir. ,0 !ou Ista!J the niht (have
arranged to stay) !ou Ihave toJ put it in the hotel arae.
Tourist" All riht. , ImoveJ it as soon as ,6ve arraned about a room.
5 Ann" ,6ve scorched Bill6s shirt. #hatever he Isa!J%
4ar!" 9h$ he Inot mindJ. +e Eust Ibu!J another shirt. +e has plent! o0 mone!.
1. Peter" #e6d better leave a messae 0or /ack. 9ther'ise he Inot kno'J 'here 'e6ve one.
Geore" All riht. , IleaveJ a note on his table.
11 /ack" , don6t 'ant to et married. , never IetJ married. 4other" *ou think that no'. But one da! !ou ImeetJ
a irl and !ou I0allJ in love.
1( Tom" , IoJ to *ork tomorro'. IP have arranged to go.)
Ann" *ou IcomeJ back the same da!% (0ave you arranged to come
back.)
Tom" )o. , probabl! IhaveJ to spend the niht there.
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Future 0orms
13 Peter" *ou I'alkJ home% (0ave you decided to walk.) Andre'" *es. ,t6s too late 0or a bus.
Peter" But it6s pourin. *ou IetJ soakedD +ere$ take this umbrella. Andre'" Thanks ver! much. , IbrinJ it back
tomorro'.
14 /ack" , IhaveJ another 'indo' put in. IP have arranged this.) The! IstartJ 'ork on it tomorro'.
Ann" That ImakeJ the room much brihter.
18 *ou ItakeJ an! e@ams this term% (0ave you decided to take an e)am.) 1
*es$ , ItakeJ an Enlish e@am at the end o0 the month. G
&o !ou think !ou IpassJ% G
, don6t kno'. ,0 , don6t$ , ItakeJ it aain at the end o0 ne@t term.
16 #here !ou ImeetJ Tom% (-here have you arranged to meet him.)1 #e ImeetJ at >ovent Garden. +e ItakeJ
me to see &he (agic /lute.
17 #hat !ou IdoJ ne@t 'eekend% (-hat plans have you made.)1
,t depends on the 'eather. ,0 it6s 0ine 'e IoJ some'here in the carB i0 it6s 'et 'e probabl! Ista!J at home.
1A #hen /ack IarriveJ% (-hen did he say he$d arrive.) 7ome time this evenin. -
And ho' he IetJ here% (0ow has he arranged to travel.) 1, don6t kno' !et. , suppose he IcomeJ b! car.
15 #hat the! IdoJ 0or their holida!s% (0ave they decided to do.) 1 The! IoJ campin. G
And 'hat IhappenJ to their do% (-hat plans have they made for the
dog.)
The! ItakeJ the do 'ith them. , think he IenEo!J it more than the!
'ill.
(. &on6t make a sound or !ou I'akeJ the bab!B and then he Inot etJ to Q sleep aain.
(1 4ar!" &on6t 0oret that Tom6s 0our bo!s IspendJ the 'eekend here. , don6t kno' ho' 'e ImanaeJ 'ith 0our
bo!s under our 0eet in this small house.
/ack" , have an idea. #e IturnJ the attic into a pla!room. Then the! Ibe ableJ to pla! trains 'ithout trippin
an!one up.
(( Tom" Peter6s Eust phoned to sa! that he IcatchJ (has arranged to catch) the A.1. train and IbeJ here b! 5....
(3 #hen Geore IcomeJ out o0 hospital% (-hat date has been fi)ed.) 1
, don6t kno'. The! ImoveJ him (have arranged to move) to the >ount! +ospital ne@t 'eek so , IhaveJ to ask
them about comin out dates.
(4 , IrinJ Peter toniht. (-e have arranged this.) , IaskJ him to rin !ou%G
)o$ don6t bother. , IbeJ a'a! most o0 the 'eek. , I'riteJ to him. (not a previous decision)
(8 &on6t 'orr! about meals tomorro'. Ever!thin6s been arraned. #e IhaveJ break0ast on the train$ 'e IlunchJ
'ith the manaer-he IstandJ us lunch-and the 7miths IiveJ us dinner a0ter the sho'.
9uture forms
(6 Tom I'ho has Eust dropped his ke! on the pathJ" )ever mindB 4ar!6s at home. 7he IletJ us in and 'e I0indJ
the ke! tomorro' 'hen it6s liht.
(7 Geore and ?uc! IetJ married ne@t 'eek. *ou IoJ to the 'eddin% G
)o$ , 'asn6t invited. The! IhaveJ a bi 'eddin%
(A , I'aitJ 0or !ou% G
)o$ don6t bother. This ItakeJ a lon time$ ,6m sure$ and , don6t 'ant !ou to miss !our train.
(5 Tom$ the host" #hat !ou IhaveJ$ Paul% Paul" , IhaveJ the rilled steak$ please.
Tom" And , IhaveJ roast duck. I+e ives his orders to the 'aiter and then studies the 'ine list.J +m. *ou IhaveJ
steak and , IhaveJ duck. #e IhaveJ some red 'ine.
3. /ack" , IiveJ !ou a li0t to 'ork tomorro' i0 !ou like. Tom" +ave !ou borro'ed a car%
/ack. )o$ ,6ve Eust bouht one. , IcollectJ it this a0ternoon.
31 Ann" Peter has set his alarm clock 0or 8 a.m. +e IetJ up ver! earl!$ isn6t he%
4other" Earl!D &o !ou kno' 'hat IhappenJ% The alarm bell IrinJ$ Peter IsleepJ throuh it and he IcomeJ do'n
to break0ast at the usual time or a little later.
3( Peter" , IbeJ promoted ne@t 'eek. 4r /ones IleaveJ and , ItakeJ over the department. (&hese arrangements
have already been made.)
Ann" At this rate !ou soon IbeJ a director$ and then !ou IspendJ t'o hours a da! on business lunches and IloseJ
!our 0iure.
33 Tom" , I0l!J to )e' *ork ne@t 'eek. (&his has been arranged.) /ack" *ou ItakeJ !our 'i0e 'ith !ou%
Tom" )o. , kno' that i0 , take her she IspendJ all her time and most o0 m! mone! in the )e' *ork shops.
34 4ar!" /ack and , IoJ out toniht. #e IhaveJ dinner at the Festival +all a0nd IoJ to a concert a0ter'ards.
Ann" And 'hat about the children% , IcomeJ and bab!sit i0 !ou like. 4ar!" 9h$ m! neihbour IcomeJ in to sit
'ith them. But thank !ou 0or o00erin$ Ann. , IaskJ !ou ne@t time.
38 )adia" , see that 2madeus IcomeJ to our local cinema ne@t 'eek. Geore" 9h$ ood. #e IoJ and see it
toether on 4onda! niht% )adia. *es$ let6s. , IetJ the book out o0 the librar! and then , Ibe ableJ to compare
the book and the 0ilm.
Geore" ,0 !ou do that out loud durin the 0ilm , Inot pa!J 0or !our supper a0ter'ards.
36 Ann Ireadin ne'spaperJ" ,t sa!s here that 7mith6s IopenJ their ne' department ne@t 'eek$ and that the!
IhaveJ a sale to ive it a ood start. , think , IlookJ in on 4onda! at lunchtime.
4ar!" Good ideaD , IcomeJ too.
Peter Ienterin roomJ" #here !ou irls IhaveJ lunch toda!%
4ar!" #e ImissJ lunch. #e IoJ to a sale instead.
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Future 0orms
133 The present continuous and be oin to
B PEG (.(-6
Put the verbs in brackets into one o0 the above 0orms$ usin the present continuous 'herever possible.
1 #here !ou IoJ 0or !our holida!s% - , IoJ to )or'a!. G #hat !ou IdoJ there%-1 I0ishJ.
( #here !ou IoJ this evenin% G
, Inot oJ an!'here. , Ista!J at home. , I'riteJ some letters.
3 Take an umbrellaB it IrainJ.
4 +o' lon !ou Ista!J in this countr!% (0ave you decided to stay.) Another month. , IoJ home at the end
o0 the month. G
#hat !ou IdoJ then% G , Itr!J to et a Eob.
8 , Id!eJ these curtains. G
*ou IdoJ it !oursel0$ or IhaveJ it done% - , IhaveJ it done. #ho should , take them to%
6 ,6ve seen the 0ilm$ no' , IreadJ the book. ,6ve Eust ot a cop! 0rom the librar!. 3I haven$t started the book
yet.)
4 *ou IdoJ an!thin ne@t 'eekend% G
*es$ m! nephe's IcomeJ and , Isho'J them round ?ondon. -*ou ItakeJ them to the theatre% (0ave you booked
seats.) )o$ the!6re too !oun 0or that. , ItakeJ them to the Noo.
A #e IstartJ earl! tomorro'. #e IoJ to Ben )evis. G *ou IclimbJ Ben )evis% G
)ot me. Tom IclimbJ it. , IsitJ at the bottom and IdoJ some sketchin.
5 =ncle" , hear !ou IoJ to the reatta tomorro'. *ou IsailJ in it% )iece" )o$ but 'e ItakeJ our cameras. #e Itr!J
to photoraph the 'innin !achts.
1. *ou Inot askJ !our boss to ive !ou a 0ire in !our o00ice% -
,t isn6t 'orth 'hile. , IleaveJ at the end o0 the 'eek. -
;eall!% And 'hat !ou IdoJ then% *ou IhaveJ a holida!% -
)o$ , IstartJ another Eob the 0ollo'in 4onda!. ,ll hear !ou6ve bouht a caravan. *ou IuseJ it 0or !our holida!s%-
)o$ , IliveJ in it. , IstartJ movin m! thins ne@t 'eek. -
#hat !ou IdoJ 'ith !our house% -
, IsellJ it to the man 'ho sold me the caravan. +e IetJ married ne@t
month.
1( 4rs /ones IoJ to hospital. 7he IhaveJ her appendi@ out. - #ho IlookJ a0ter the children% -
+er sister IcomeJ do'n 0rom 7cotland.
13 +e isn6t happ! at his boardin school. , IsendJ him to a da! school. - +ave !ou decided on the other school% G
)o$ but , IseeJ (have an appointment with) the headmaster o0 the Park 7chool this a0ternoon. ,6ll probabl! send
him there.
9uture formi
14 Tom IarriveJ tomorro'. - 6Q6 +e IspendJ the 'eekend here or IcatchJ the niht train back as usual% -
+e IspendJ the 'eekend. +e IiveJ a lecture on Frida! and IattendJ a bi reception on 7aturda!.
18 +e IbrinJ his 'i0e 'ith him% (0as he arranged to bring his wife.) - *es. 7he IdoJ some shoppin 'hile he
IiveJ his lecture.
16 ,6ve Eust arraned to do a part-time Eob. , IstartJ on 4onda!. - #hat !ou IdoJ the rest o0 the time% -
, Istud!J.
17 *ou IoJ abroad 0or !our holida!%-
#ell$ , IetJ a holida! Eob. , IoJ to an aent6s on 7aturda! to 0ind out about it. , IaskJ 0or a Eob abroadB but o0
course the! ma! all be taken. G
*ou miht et a Eob pickin rapes. /ack IEoinJ a camp in the 7outh o0 France-his universit! arraned it-and
the! all IpickJ rapes.
1A , Ibu!J a ne' coat. The 'eather report sa!s that it IbeJ ver! cold.
15 Ann has 'on a car in a competition but she can6t drive. Tom" #hat !ou IdoJ 'ith the car% *ou IsellJ it%
Ann" )o$ , IlearnJ to drive. , IhaveJ m! 0irst lesson ne@t 4onda!.
(. , hear !ou6ve bouht a ne' house. - *es. , ImoveJ in ne@t 'eek. -
*ou IhaveJ a house 'armin part!% -
)ot Eust !et. , IpaintJ the house 0irst. The paint'ork6s terrible.
(1 *ou IhaveJ it done% (0ave you arranged to have it done.) -
)o$ , IdoJ it m!sel0. , IuseJ that non-drip paint so it shouldn6t be too
di00icult. And the 0amil! IhelpJ$ o0 course. -
#hat about ladders% -
9h$ ,6ve 0i@ed that. , IhireJ 0rom the local do-it-!oursel0 shop.
(( , IdoJ a lot o0 'ork in the arden$ too. , IplantJ (. apple trees and ImakeJ a la'n in 0ront o0 the house. -
All that diin 'ill take !ears. *ou IiveJ up !our Eob%
(3 , IetJ some help 'ith the arden. IP have arranged this.) T'o men IstartJ 'ork on the hede on Frida! and a
la'n e@pert IcomeJ on 4onda! to advise me about the la'n.
(4 The emplo!ers ImeetJ the strikers aain tomorro'. (&his has been arranged.)1
The! Eust IrepeatJ 'hat the! said toda!% 9r the! IclimbJ do'n% -, believe that the! Io00erJ a 1. per cent rise plus
a productivit! bonus.
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Buture for-s
<)4 be go"ng to and /"ll H "nf"n"t"$e 6 P', 20C
Put the $erbs "n brac4ets "nto one of the abo$e for-s.
< 8here are .ou off to /"th that ladder% 5
I 0ha$e3 a loo4 at the roofF "t9s lea4"ng and I th"n4 a t"le has sl"pped.
2 8e bought our ne/ garage "n sect"ons and /e 0asse-ble3 "t oursel$es. 5
That sounds rather "nterest"ng. I 0co-e3 and help .ou "f .ou l"4e.
) 8h. do .ou /ant all the furn"ture out of the roo-% I
6ecause I 0sha-poo3 the carpet. It9s "-poss"ble to do "t unless .ou ta4e e$er.th"ng off "t f"rst.
4 Here are the -atches= but /hat do .ou /ant the- for% 5
I 0-a4e3 a bonf"re at the end of the gardenF I /ant to burn that b"g
heap of rubb"sh. 5
8ell, be careful. If the f"re gets too b"g "t 0burn3 the apple trees.
C Ha$e .ou dec"ded on .our colour sche-e% 5
Oh .es, and I9$e bought the pa"nt. I 0pa"nt3 th"s roo- blue and the s"tt"ng roo- green.
D 8h. are .ou as4"ng e$er.one to g"$e .ou b"ts of -ater"al% 5 6ecause I 0-a4e3 a patch/or4 Eu"lt.
2 I /onder "f *nn 4no/s that the t"-e of the -eet"ng has been changed. 5
Probabl. not. I 0loo43 "n on -. /a. ho-e and tell her. I9- glad .ou thought of "t.
7 Gea$e a note for the- on the table and the., 0see3 "t /hen the. co-e "n.
: I9- afra"d I9- not Eu"te read.. & e$er -"nd. I 0/a"t3.
<0 Do .ou ha$e to carr. so -uch stuff on .our bac4s% 5
Yes, /e do. 8e 0ca-p3 out and 0coo43 our o/n -eals, so /e ha$e to carr. a lot.
<< I9$e been -easur"ng the /"ndo/s. I 0put3 "n double gla("ng.
<2 You 0/ear3 that n"ce dress "n a d"ngh.%&
Of course not> I 0s"t3 on the p"er and 0/atch3 .ou all sa"l"ng. I 0not get3 all /et and -udd. and pretend
that I9- en;o."ng "t>
<) If .ou lea$e .our 4e.s /"th the hall porter he 0ta4e3 the car round to the garage.
<4 Shop ass"stant= 8e ha$e so-e $er. n"ce stra/berr"es. Custo-er= *ll r"ght. I 0ha$e3 a pound.
<C Husband= Th"s bread "s absolutel. tasteless> I /"sh /e could ha$e ho-e&-ade bread.
8"fe= *ll r"ght. I 0start3 -a4"ng "t. I 0get3 a boo4 about ho-e ba4"ng toda., and fro- no/ on I 0ba4e3 all
our bread>
<D +ar.= *nn9s bus. ba4"ng. *pparentl. she 0ba4e3 all the"r bread fro- no/ on.
?ean= She soon 0get3 t"red of that.
74
Future 0orms
17 #h! have !ou brouht !our camera% *ou Itr!J to take photoraphs% ,t6s not allo'ed$ !ou kno'. G
)o$ , Itr!J to sell the camera. G
That6s not allo'ed either. ,0 a policemen sees !ou$ he Icon0iscateJ
the camera.
1A Tom to /ack$ 'ho has Eust helped him to chane a 'heel" , IhaveJ to leave this at the araeB , don6t kno'
ho' to mend a puncture in a tubeless t!re.
/ack" But it6s Kuite eas!. , IcomeJ round this evenin and sho' !ou i0 !ou like.
15 ?ater"
Tom to 'i0e" , Inot takeJ the t!re to the arae. , ImendJ it m!sel0. /ack IhelpJ me.
(. #h! are !ou rollin up the carpets% *ou IpaintJ the ceilin% G )o$ , ItakeJ the carpet to the cleaner6s.
(1 Ann" +ere6s the letter to the landlord. ,0 there6s an!thin , should add$ sa! so and , IaddJ it.
Peter" ,t6s 0ine$ but it6s illeible. +e Inot be ableJ to read it. Ann" 9h$ , It!peJ itD (5he had always intended to type
it.) Peter" Good$ then 'e IhaveJ a cop!.
(( Emplo!er" But there are a lot o0 mistakes in this$ 4iss /ones. 4iss /ones" *es$ , suppose there are. All riht$ ,
It!peJ it aain.
(3 4rs 7mith" *our cold6s 'orse$ Ann. Go back to bed and , IrinJ the school and tell them !ou can6t come.
(4 4rs 7mith 'as Eust pickin up the receiver 'hen her husband came do'nstairs. 6Ann6s not 'ell$6 she said. 6,
IrinJ the school and sa! that she can6t come.6
(8 Ann" #h! are !ou takin 0ishin rods% *ou Inot climbJ the mountain a0ter all%
Tom" #e IclimbJ and 0ish. There6s a lake on top and 'e Itr!J to et some 0ish out o0 it.
Ann" #ell$ i0 !ou catch an! , IcookJ themB but , think , Ibu!J some all the same.
(6 4ar!$ meetin /ack carr!in t'o buckets o0 'ater" +ello$ /ackD #here6s the 0ire%
/ack" , I'ashJ the car$ i0 !ou 'ant to kno'. #ould !ou like to help
me%
4ar!" ,6m not dressed 0or it but , IcomeJ and 'atch.
(7 #here are all those children o00 to 'ith baskets% G
The! IpickJ blackberries. The! probabl! IcomeJ back at 6... 'ith their baskets crammed and then their mothers
IstartJ makin Eam.
(A Ann" *ou IhaveJ to o no'$ Tom$ or !ou IbeJ late.
4ar!" But it6s pourin. +e IetJ soaked i0 he oes out in that. Tom" *ou6re riht. *ou IletJ me sta! a little loner%
(5 Geore and Paul 0ind an inEured man l!in b! the roadside. Paul" , Ista!J 'ith him$ Geore$ i0 !ou o back
and et help. Geore" All riht. , Itr!J to et a li0t back.
75
Buture for-s
)0 o, I9- not go"ng a/a. for the /ee4end. I9- sta."ng at ho-e. I 0start3 bu"ld"ng -. garage. The
br"c4s ha$e co-e at last. 5 You 0do3 "t all b. .ourself% 5
o, -. nephe/ 0help3 -e. I suggested "t to h"- .esterda. and he /as Eu"te enthus"ast"c.
)< He sa.s he9s t"red of /r"t"ng boo4s about horr"ble people /ho get -ore and -ore horr"ble on e$er.
page, and no/ he 0/r"te3 about perfectl. char-"ng people /ho are happ"l. -arr"ed. 5
I /onder "f an.one 0bu.3 "t. 5
Oh .es, people 0bu.3 "t. He9s a fa-ous /r"ter.
)2 I hear the far-er do/n the road has h"red a bulldo(er. 5 1J555 Yes, he 0d"g3 up all h"s hedges and
put "n fences "nstead. 1
)) The ne/ o/ner 0-a4e3 an. changes% 5
He9s -ade so-e alread.. You should see h"s ne/ -enus. He 0concentrate3 -ore on the restaurant
than the shop.
)4 8hat do .ou /ant all those cor4s for% 5
I9$e bought a cas4 of /"ne and I 0bottle3 "t -.self.
)C There9s so-eone at the door. 5
I 0go3. 6ut I e#pect "t9s so-eone for .ou.
)D 8here are .ou all go"ng% 5
There9s noth"ng to eat or dr"n4 here e#cept one chop and a bottle of cha-pagne, so /e 0bu.3 so-e
f"sh and ch"ps and eat the- "n the car. Co-e /"th us. 5 o, than4s. I th"n4 I 0sta.3 and use up the chop
and cha-pagne.
<)C The future cont"nuous and /"ll H "nf"n"t"$e 6 P', 2<4&<C
Put the $erbs "n brac4ets "nto one of the abo$e for-s.
< ?ac4 usuall. g"$es -e a l"ft ho-e, but /e both 0co-e3 ho-e b. tra"n to-orro/ as h"s car "s be"ng
repa"red.
2 He sa.s he 0-eet3 us at the bus stop, but I9- sure he 0forget3 to turn up.
) Don9t r"ng no/F she 0/atch3 her fa$our"te T@ progra--e. 5 *ll r"ght. I 0r"ng3 at 7.)0.
4 I /onder /hat I 0do3 th"s t"-e ne#t .ear. 5 I e#pect .ou st"ll 0/or43 at the sa-e off"ce.
C I9d l"4e to double&gla(e the bedroo- /"ndo/s. 5
*ll r"ght. I 0get3 the -ater"als at once and /e 0do3 "t th"s /ee4end.
D 8a"t a b"t. Don9t dr"n4 .our tea /"thout -"l4. The -"l4-an 0co-e3 "n a -"nute.
2 8hat are .ou do"ng ne#t /ee4end% I
Oh, I 0/or43 as usual. I9- al/a.s on dut. at /ee4ends.
7 *"r hostess= 8e 0ta4e3 off "n a fe/ -"nutes. Please fasten .our seat belts.
76
Future 0orms
5 +e IcomeJ i0 !ou ask him. 1. , arraned to pla! tennis 'ith Tom at nine toniht. G
But !ou Ipla!J in semi-darkness. *ou 'on6t be able to see the ball. ,ll IetJ !ou some aspirins i0 !ou like. The
chemist6s still IbeJ open. G
)o$ don6t bother. The o00ice bo! IoJ out in a minute to post the
lettersB , IaskJ him to bu! me some.
1( ,t IbeJ ver! late 'hen she ets home and her parents I'onderJ 'hat6s happened.
13 , never IbeJ able to manae on m! o'n. G
But !ou 'on6t be on !our o'n. Tom IhelpJ !ou. ?ook-his name is bracketed 'ith !ours on the list. G
9h$ that6s all riht. But Tom Inot helpJ me" , IhelpJ Tom. +e al'a!s takes chare 'hen 'e6re on dut! toether.
14 , I'riteJ postcards ever! 'eek$ , promise$ and , Itr!J to make them leible. ,0 necessar! , It!peJ them.
18 T!pist" Are !ou in a hurr! 0or this letter$ 4r /ones% Because , It!peJ 4r #hite6s letters at 0our o6clock and i0
!ours could 'ait till-
4r /ones" ,6d like it a little earlier than 0our i0 possible. T!pist" All riht. , It!peJ it 0or !ou no'.
16 #hat happened at last niht6s meetin% , hear there 'as Kuite a disturbance. G
>ome and see me and , ItellJ !ou. , don6t 'ant to talk about it on the phone.
17 ,6m oin to 7'itNerland ne@t 'eek. G *ou6re luck!. The 'ild 0lo'ers Eust IcomeJ out.
1A This time ne@t month the sno' ImeltJ and skiin 'ill be over.
15 The 0irst da! o0 the term 'ill be horrible$ 0or ever!bod! ItalkJ about their holida!s and Isho'J photoraphs o0
marvellous 0orein beaches$ and as , haven6t been an!'here , I0eelJ terribl! out o0 it.
(. , ItellJ her 'hat !ou sa! but she Inot believeJ it.
(1 ,t6s 7 a.m. and here 'e are on top o0 a mountain. At home people Eust IetJ up no'.
(( But !ou can6t o to a 0anc! dress part! in a dinner EacketD G #h! not%-
Because ever!one I'earJ 0anc! dress. G
All riht. , I'rapJ the hearthru round me and IoJ as a caveman.
(3 The comin election IbeJ the main topic o0 conversation 0or the ne@t 0ortniht. The part! leaders IspeakJ on
TC and the local candidates IaddressJ meetins in the constituencies.
(4 This time tomorro' ever!one IreadJ o0 !our success$ and all sorts o0 people IrinJ up to conratulate !ou.
(8 That oak tree still IstandJ there 0i0t! !ears 0rom no'.
(6 *ou please I0or'ardJ m! mail to the Grand +otel% , Ista!J there as usual 0or the 0irst 0ortniht in Auust.
(7 +eavensD ?ook at the time. *our 0ather IcomeJ home in a minute and , haven6t even started ettin dinner
read!D
(A /ames IleaveJ 0or Australia Kuite soon. +e has ot a Eob there.
77
Buture for-s
2: The car 0not start3. &
If .ou get "n, To- and I 0g"$e3 "t a push.
)0 It9s nearl. Chr"st-as alread.. Carol s"ngers 0co-e3 round soon.
)< On the ne/s ton"ght the. -ent"oned the poss"b"l"t. of a po/er str"4e. '$er.bod. 0loo43 for
candles to-orro/.
)2 Hotel recept"on"st on phone to cl"ent= 8hat t"-e .ou 0arr"$e3, +r ?ones% K JL
+r ?ones= I 0tra$el3 on the 4.)0 fro- @"ctor"a. There 0be3 ta#"s at the
stat"on%
Aecept"on"st= Don9t bother about ta#"s, +r ?ones. 8e 0send3 the
hotel car do/n for .ou.
)) You 0use3 .our d"ct"onar. th"s afternoon% 5 o. You can borro/ "t "f .ou l"4e. I
Than4s $er. -uch. I 0put3 "t bac4 on .our des4 th"s e$en"ng.
)4 *nn= Th"s t"-e ne#t /ee4 I 0ha$e3 -. f"rst s4at"ng lesson. To-= *nd th"s t"-e ne#t -onth .ou
0hobble3 about, co$ered "n bru"ses>
)C It9s a beaut"ful dr"$e. I9- sure .ou 0en;o.3 the scener.. 5
I 0not ha$e3 a chance to loo4 at "t. I 0-ap&read3, and To- gets so fur"ous "f I -a4e a -"sta4e that I 0be3
afra"d to ta4e -. e.es off the -ap.
)D I 0/r"te3 "n code "f .ou "ns"st, but I don9t th"n4 "t9s at all necessar..
<)D The future cont"nuous and /"ll 0-ostl. negat"$e3
a PEG (14-18
Put the verbs in brackets into one o0 the above 0orms.
1 *ou ask him. ,t6s no ood m! askin him. +e Inot doJ an!thin , sa!.
( Ann sa!s she Inot comeJ i0 Tom is drivin. 7he sa!s she doesn6t 'ant to die !et. G
#ell$ tell her Tom Inot driveJ. +e6s had his licence suspended.
3 Pupil to teacher" , Inot comeJ back ne@t term. 4! parents 'ant me to et a Eob.
4 +eadmaster" , Inot haveJ irls here in slacks. ,0 !ou come here tomorro' in slacks ,6ll send !ou home.
Girl" All riht$ , Inot comeJ tomorro'. ,6ll et a Eob.
8 4other" ,6m so rate0ul 0or the help !ou6ve iven /ackB , hope !ou6ll be able to o on helpin him.
Teacher" ,6m a0raid , Inot teachJ him ne@t term because , onl! teach the 0i0th 0orm and he6ll be in the si@th.
6 7choolbo! Iin school dinin hallJ" The last 'eek o0 our last termD , 'onder 'hat 'e IdoJ this time ne@t !ear.
Friend" #ell$ 'e Inot eatJ school dinners an!'a!. That6s one com0ort.
78
9uture forms
7 The! ive ver! ood dinners at the school but m! dauhter Inot eat: them. 7he pre0ers to o out and bu!
0ish and chips.
A *es$ !ou can stroke the doB he Inot biteJ !ou.
5 7hall 'e meet him at the station% G
9h$ he Inot comeJ b! train. +e never comes b! train.
1. ,6ve 0ished that river ever! !ear 0or the last 0i0teen !ears. G #ell$ nobod! I0ishJ it ne@t !ear. The 'ater6s
been polluted. All the 0ish are dead.
11 ,6ll cook an! 0ish !ou catch$ but , Inot cleanJ them. *ou6ll have to do that !oursel0.
1( , Inot sho'J an! 0ilms this time. The proEector6s broken do'n.
13 +ouse'i0e" This time ne@t 'eek , Inot 'ashJ up the break0ast thins. , IhaveJ break0ast in bed in a lu@ur!
hotel.
14 , Inot 'earJ lasses 'hen !ou see me ne@t. ,6ll be 'earin contact lenses. *ou probabl! Inot reconiNeJ me.
18 ,6ll tell him the truth o0 course. But it Inot beJ an! ood. +e Inot believeJ me.
16 >ustomer" #hen !ou deliver m! ne@t order- 7hop assistant" #e Inot deliverJ an! more orders$ ,6m a0raid.
This branch is closin do'n.
17 ,t6ll be eas! to pick her out in that briht red coat o0 hers. - But she Inot 'earJ the red coatD 7he6s iven it
a'a!.
1A )o$ , Inot tellJ !ou the endD Go on readin and 0ind out 0or !oursel0D
15 *ou Inot useJ !our car 'hen !ou6re on holida!$ 'ill !ou% G
)o$ but don6t ask me to lend it to !ou because , Inot doJ it. )ot a0ter 'hat happened last time.
(. , IhaveJ to be a bit care0ul about mone! 'hen , retire because ,6ll onl! be ettin hal0 m! present salar!.
But o0 course , Inot pa!J so much ta@.
(1 *ou can either pa! the 0ine or o to prison 0or a month. G , Inot pa!J the 0ine. G
Then !ou IhaveJ to o to prison.
(( +e6s a clever bo! but he6s laN!. +e Inot 'orkJ.
(3 , 'onder ho' /ack Iet onJ 'ith the ne' secretar!. G
9h$ /ack Inot 'orkJ here a0ter this 'eek. +e6s bein trans0erred.
(4 Accordin to the brochures this hotel prides itsel0 on its service$ but the sta00 not even Isho'J a uest to his
room unless he insists. , Inot comeJ here aain.
137 The 0uture per0ect
O PEG (16
Put the verbs in brackets into the 0uture per0ect tense. will is replaceable b! s#all in 3$ 6$ 7$ 11$ 13$ 14 and 17.
1 I hope the! IrepairJ this road b! the time 'e come back ne@t summer.
75
Future 0orms
( B! the end o0 ne@t 'eek m! 'i0e IdoJ her sprin cleanin and 'e6ll all be able to rela@ aain.
3 *es$ , make Eam ever! 'eek. , ImakeJ about (.. kilos b! the end o0 the summer.
4 ,n t'o months6 time he I0inishJ his preliminar! trainin and 'ill be startin 'ork.
8 +e spends all his spare time plantin trees. +e sa!s that b! the end o0 ne@t !ear he IplantJ ($....
6 ,6ll be back#ain at the end o0 ne@t month. G
, hope , Ipasslm! drivin test b! then. ,0 , have$ ,6ll meet !our train.
7 >ome back in an hour. , IdoJ m! packin b! then and 'e6ll be able to have a talk.
A #hen he reaches ?and6s End he I'alkJ 1$8.. miles.
5 +e6s onl! 38 but he6s started losin his hair alread!. +e IloseJ it all b! the time he6s 8..
1. +is 0ather le0t him 24..$...$ but he lives so e@travaantl! that he IspendJ it all be0ore he6s 3..
11 B! the end o0 ne@t !ear , I'orkJ 0or him 0or 48 !ears.
1( Ever!'here !ou o in central ?ondon !ou see blocks o0 0lats bein pulled do'n and hue hotels bein
erected. ,n ten !ears6 time all the private residents Ibe drivenJ out and there6ll be nothin but one vast hotel
a0ter another.
13 9ur committee is tr!in to raise mone! to bu! a ne' li0eboat. B! the end o0 the !ear 'e IsendJ out 8$...
letters askin 0or contributions.
14 B! the end o0 m! tour , IiveJ e@actl! the same lecture 83 times.
18 A hundred people have died o0 starvation alread!. B! the end o0 the 'eek t'o hundred IdieJ. #hen are !ou
oin to send help%
16 7ince he bean drivin$ Tom has driven an averae o0 8$... miles a !ear$ and had an averae o0 (C(
accidents a !ear. 7o b! the time he6s 6. he IdriveJ (..$... miles and had 8. accidents. ?et6s tr! to persuade
him to o back to c!clin.
17 &id !ou sa! !ou 'anted help pickin apples% , could come on 1 9ctober. G
#e IpickJ them all b! then. But come all the same.
1A Apparentl! Cenice is slo'l! sinkin into the sea. 7cientists are tr!in to save it but b! the time the!6ve 0ound
the ans'er the cit! probabl! IsinkJ.
13A The present simple and continuous$ the 0uture simple and conditional
R PEG 164-7$ 17(-4$ (.7-5$ (15
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. )ote that in nos. 1$ 13$17 and 1A the dramatic present tense is
used Isee PEG 174 >J.
80
I
1
Future 0orms
Parti
1 Ann IlookJ 0or a bed-sitter. 7he IseeJ an advertisement in the local paper and IrinJ up 4rs 7mith$ the o'ner
o0 the house. 4rs 7mith Ians'erJ the phone.
( Ann" Good a0ternoon. , IrinJ about the room !ou advertised. 4rs 7mith" 9h !es.
3 Ann" The advertisement Isa!J 67hare bathroom and kitchen6. +o' man! other people IuseJ the bathroom and
kitchen%
4 4rs 7mith" 9nl! one other-an ,talian irl. And she IuseJ the kitchen ver! little. 7he IeatJ out most o0 the
time. , Inot thinkJ she IlikeJ cookin.
8 Ann" That IsuitJ me all riht. , IlikeJ cookin. But ho' 'e IarraneJ about pa!in 0or the as 'e IuseJ in the
kitchen%
6 4rs 7mith" The rent IincludeJ as 0or cookin$ also hot 'ater and liht. But it Inot includeJ heatin. Each
room has its o'n 0ire and meter.
7 Ann" , IseeJ. And the room I0aceJ the 0ront or the back%
A 4rs 7mith" ,t I0aceJ the 0ront. ,t IlooksJ out on the arden sKuareB and it IetJ a lot o0 sun.
5 Ann" That IsoundJ ver! nice. >ould , come and see it this evenin% 4rs 7mith" *es$ the earlier the better.
1. Ann" 7 p.m. IsuitJ !ou% , Inot be able toJ come be0ore that as , usuall! Inot etJ a'a! 0rom the o00ice till 6
p.m.
11 4rs 7mith" 7 p.m. IbeJ all riht. , Inot thinkJ !ou IhaveJ an! di00icult! in 0indin us. The 14 bus IpassJ the
house and IstopJ a 0e' doors 0urther alon$ outside the Post 900ice.
1( Ann" ,6m sure , I0indJ it all riht. , IseeJ !ou at 7... then$ 4rs 7mith. Goodb!e.
13 At 6.3. 4r 7mith IcomeJ home 0rom 'ork. +e IaskJ his 'i0e about the room.
14 4rs 7mith" , haven6t let it !et but a irl IcomeJ to see it at 7....
18 4r 7mith" 7he probabl! IcomeJ at 7.3. Eust as 'e IsitJ do'n to supper. People comin here 0or the 0irst time
al'a!s IetJ lost. , Inot thinkJ !ou IiveJ proper directions.
16 4rs 7mith" 9h !es$ , IdoJ. But nobod! IlistenJ to directions these da!s. An!'a! ,6m sure this irl IbeJ in time.
17 /ust then the doorbell IrinJ. 4rs 7mith IlookJ at her husband and IsmileJ.
1A 6*ou see$6 she Isa!J$ and IoJ to open the door.
Part ( #eekend plans.
15 Bill Ion phoneJ" +ello$ Peter. Bill here. , IspeakJ 0rom 7outh'old. , IspendJ m! holida!s here this !ear in a
caravan. *ou IlikeJ to come 0or the 'eekend%
(. Peter" , IloveJ to. But ho' , IetJ to !ou%
(1 Bill" Get the A o6clock train to +ales'orth and , ImeetJ !ou at the station.
A1
Future 0orms
(( Peter" 9:. , IdoJ that. Are !ou near the sea$ Bill%
(3 Bill" *es. #hen the tide IcomeJ in$ ,6m almost a0loatD
(4 Peter" ,t IsoundJ marvellousD
(8 Bill" ,t is. #ait till !ou IseeJ itD
(6 IFrida!J Peter6s mother" #hat !ou IdoJ this 'eekend$ Peter% I-hat plans have you made.)
(7 Peter" , IspendJ it 'ith Bill in a caravan on the 7u00olk coast.
(A 4other" The east coast in this 'indD *ou I0reeNeJ to death-i0 Bill6s cookin Inot killJ !ou 0irstD +o' !ou
IetJ there% (-hat travel arrangements have you made.)
(5 Peter" , IcatchJ the A o6clock train and Bill ImeetJ me at +ales'orth.
3. 4other" Then , IlendJ !ou m! alarm clock$ and 'e6d better have break0ast at seven. , ItellJ 4ar!.
31 Peter@Poor 4ar!D 7he IlikeJ a lie-in on 7aturda!sD
3( IFrida!CveninJ 4other" , IiveJ !ou a call at 6.3.$ Peter$ in case !ou I0allJ asleep aain a0ter !our alarm IoJ
o00. B! the 'a!$ 4ar!$ 'e IhaveJ break0ast at seven tomorro' as Peter IoJ a'a! 0or the 'eekend and
IcatchJ an earl! train.
33 4ar! Ipetulantl!J" Peter al'a!s IoJ a'a!. , never IoJ an!'hereD
34 4other" #hen he IcomeJ home on 7unda! niht and !ou IhearJ ho' a'0ul it 'as$ !ou IbeJ ver! lad !ou
sta!ed at homeD
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