ENGLISH VI

WEEK 1
VICTOR TAPARA SAYA
NAME: __________________________________________ DATE:___________

I. COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES WITH THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERB GIVEN IN
PARENTHESES (PRESENT PERFECT, PAST SIMPLE, PAST PERFECT OR PAST CONTINUOUS).

1. According to yesterday`s newspapers, astronomers in Australia

__________________________
have discovered a planet in a galaxy close to our own. (DISCOVER)

2. To help today`s customers make a choice, a company in New York

has developed
_________________________ a video trolley - a supermarket trolley with a video screen
to display advertisements and price information. (DEVELOP)

3. At the start of his career, Cousteau ______________________the

invented aqualung, opening the
oceans to explorers, scientists, and leisure divers. (INVENT)

4. He proudly told reporters that the company _________________________

was buying software to
prevent the recent increase in computer crime. (BUY)

has made
5. Martin Scorsese ___________________so many films and I think his latest is the best.
(MAKE)

6. Just as I _____________________into
got had gone
the bath, the fire alarm _______________off.
(GET – GO)

7. Helen ________________her
broke leg while she ___________________in
had skied Switzerland.
(BREAK– SKI)

felt
8. Alice _____________________very had found
pleased with herself. She _______________what
she was looking for. (FEEL – FIND)

9. She ________________
had walked into the station only to find that the train
left
______________________(WALK - LEAVE)
10. After Michael _____________________
had finished typing the letter, he _____________it
gave to Kay
to sign. (FINISH – GIVE)

II. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH A PREPOSITION.

1. I was fascinated ________________________his

by speech at the university.

in
2. We were really disappointed ______________ the hotel we stayed. It was nothing like
the description in the brochure.

3. Scotland is famous _____________________its

for spectacular countryside.

of
4. Many of us have fond memories __________________our childhood.

of
5. I´m sick ________________queuing at the banks or supermarket cashiers.

III. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH AN INFINITIVE OR GERUND FORM OF THE VERB
GIVEN IN PARENTHESES.

eating
6. They stopped ___________________junk food to be healthy. (EAT)

leaving
7. I remembered _____________ my hat on the sofa, so I had to come back home. (LEAVE)

8. Louis has tried very hard _______________

to learn how to cook, but he has always failed.
(LEARN)

9. My parents are always encouraging me __________________

to get a new job to earn more
money. (GET)

10. He refused ____________________the

to tell truth in the court when he was sentenced.
(TELL)