TENSES 1. Put The Verb Into The Correct Form, Present .

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TENSES1. Put the verb into the correct form, present simple (I do), present continuous (I amdoing), past simple (I did) or past continuous (I w as doing).1W e can go out now. It isn t raining (not/rain) any m ore.2Ann w as w aiting (wait) for me when I arrived (arrive).3I AM GE TTI NG (get) hungr y. Let's go and have som ething to eat.4W hat do you do ( you/do) in your spare tim e? Have you got any hobbies?5W hat speed w as the car doing (the car/do) at the time of the accident?6Mary usually phones (phone) me on Fridays but she did not phone (not/phone) lastFriday.7A: W hen I last saw you, you w ere thinking (think) of moving to a new flat.B: That's right, but in the end I decided (decide) to stay where I was.8W hat's that noise? W hat is happening / happened (happen)?9It's usually dr y here at this time of the year. It does not rain (not/rain) much.10 Yesterday evening the phone rang (ring) three tim es while we w ere having (have)dinner.11 Linda was bus y when we w ent (go) to see her yesterday. She w as studying (study) foran exam. W e did not want (not/want) to disturb her, so we didnot stay (not/stay) verylong.12 W hen I first told (tell) Tom the news, he did not believe (not/believe) me. He thought(think) that I w as joking (joke).2. Choose the right alternative.1Everything is going well. W e can't have/haven't had any problem s so far. ( haven't hadis right)2Margaret didn't go / hasn't gone to work yesterday. She wasn't feeling well.3Look! That man over there wears / is w earing the same sweater as you.4Your son is much taller than when I last saw him . He grew / has grown a lot.5I still don't k now what to do. I didn't decide / haven't decided yet.6I wonder why Jim is / is being so nice to m e today. He isn't usually l ike that.7Jane had a book open in front of her but she didn't read / w asn't reading it.8I wasn't very bus y. I didn't have / wasn't having m uch to do.9Mary wasn't happy in her new job at first but she begins / is beginning to enjoy it now.10 After leaving school, Tim found / has found it very difficult to get a job.11 W hen Sue heard the news, she w asn't / hasn't been very pleased.12 This is a nice restaurant, isn't it? Is this the first time you are / you've been here?13 I need a new job. I'm doing / I've been doing the same job for too long.14 'Ann has gone out.' 'Oh, has she? W hat time did she go / has she gone?'15 'You look tired.' 'Yes, I've played / I've been playing basketball.'16 W here are you com ing / do you come from? Are you Am erican?17 I'd lik e to see Tina again. It's a long time since I saw her / that I didn't see her.18 Bob and Alice have been m arried since 20 years / for 20 years.3. Put the verb into the most suitable form.1W ho invented (invent) the bic ycle?2'Do you still have a headache?' 'No, it s gone / it has gone (it/go). I'm all right now.'3I was the last to leave the office. Everybody else had gone (go) home.4W hat did you do ( you/do) last week end? Did you go (you/go) away?5I lik e your car. How long have you had (you/have) it?6W e decided not to go out because it w as raining (it/rain) quite hard.7Jill is an experienced teacher. She has been teaching (she/teach) for 15 years.8I bought (I/buy) a new jacket last week but I haven t worn (I/not/wear) it yet.9A few days ago I saw (I/see) a man at a party whose face w as (be) very fam iliar. At firstI couldn't think where I d seen / I had seen (I/see) him before. Then suddenly Iremembered (I/remember) who it w as (it/be).10 Have you heard ( you/hear) of Agatha Christie? She w as (she/be) a writer who died(die) in 1976. She w rote (she/write) more than 70 detective novels. Have you read(you/read) any of them?11 A: W hat does this word mean (this word/mean)?B: I've no idea, I ve never seen (I/never/see) it before. Look it up in the dictionary.12 A: Did you arrive ( you/arrive) at the theatre in tim e for the play last night?B: No, we were late. By the tim e we got there, it had already begun (it/already/begin).1

13 I went to J ohn's room and knocked (knock) on the door but there was (be) no answer.Either he d gone / he had gone (he/go) out or he didn t want (he/not/want) to seeanyone.14 Angela ask ed me how to use the photocopier. She d never used / She had never used(she/never/use) it before, so she didn t know (she/not/k now) what to do.15 Mary w ent (go) for a swim after work yesterday. She needed (she/need) some exercisebecause she d been sitting / she had been sitting (she/sit) in an office all day in frontof a computer.4. Complete the questions using a suitable verb.1A: I'm look ing for Paul. Have you seen him? B: Yes, he was here a mom ent ago.2A: W hy did you go to bed so early last night? B : Because I was feeling very tired.3A: W here are you going ?B: Just to the post box. I want to post these letters. I'll be back in a few m inutes.4A: Do you w atch television ever y evening?B: No, only if there's a good programme on.5A: Your house is very beautiful. How long have you lived / have you bee nliving /have you been here?B: Nearly ten years.6A: How was your holiday? Did you have a nice tim e?B: Y E S , thanks. It was great.7A: Have you seen Julie recently?B: Yes, I m et her a few days ago.8A: Can you describe the wom an you saw? W hat w as she w earing?B: A red sweater and black jeans.9A: I'm sorr y to k eep you waiting. Have you been w aiting / Have you been here long?B: No, only about ten minutes.10 A: How long does it take you to get to work in the m ornin g?B: Usually about 45 m inutes. It depends on the traffic.11 A: H AV E YO U FI NIS HE D W ith that newspaper yet?B: No, I'm still reading it. I won't be long.12 A: Have you (ever) been to the United States?B: No, never, but I went to Canada a f ew years ago.5. Underline the mistakes in this paragraph and correct them .It rained (w as raining) when we have arrived (arrived) at the coast but by m idday it hadbeen stopping (had stopped). W e thought the rain lasted (would last) all day and we havebeen (w ere) very glad it hadn't (didn t) because we were wanting (wanted) to go swimming.W e found a café where we could eat outside and were having (had) a nice meal. By the tim ewe had finished lunch the sun shone (was shining) brightly and the tem peratur e rose (hadrisen) to 30 degrees. W e were all running (all ran) down to the beach and, after we werechanging (had changed) into our swimm ing things, we dived in the sea.6. Fill the gaps in this story w ith one word only . (Suggested answ ers)123I met my old school friend Vera the other day. W e had not seen each other since we4567were at school together. We met at the sports centre where I had just been swimming8910and she had just finished her aerobics class. Itwas wonderful to talk about old times111213and wewere able to catch up on each other's news. Shetold me that shehad kept1415in touch with several of our class -mates, but Iwas sorry to hear that shehad lost1617touch with Anna, whoused to be my best friend. W ewent on talking for an hour or181920more before itwas time for us both to go. It was a pity wedid nothave more time.21But weagreed to meet again the same time next week.7. Now do the same with this story . (Suggested answ ers)12We were sure that our teamwere / was going to win the match. But by half -time the34other side had scored three goals, and it looked as if the matchwas as good as lost.56After the interval, when the two teams came back onto the field, we continued playingbadly and the goalkeeper let in yet another goal. Then, with 30 minutes still to play, two78substitutescame on and then, suddenly, the teamstarted playing brilliantly. W ithin ten910minutes we had scored three goals! W ewere still one goal down but in the last minute111213of the game therewas a penalty and wescored the equalizer. The final scorewas1415four-all. Itwas one of the most exciting matches Ihave ever seen.2

8. Fill in the gaps in this story w ith one or two words . (Suggested answ ers)12A friend of minewas walking home the other day when he noticed a hand-written sign34on the windscreen of a beautiful red sports car. The signsaid 'For sale - 10'. While hewas looking56at the car, a womancame out of a house andsaid, 'Are you interested?' My78friend said that he was interested but hethought that there must be a catch. But then910the womanoffered to show him some more things whichwere for sale inside thehouse.111213So hewent inside the house with her. Shetook him into the lounge and there hesaw a set of golf clubs, a Macintosh computer, some expensive suits and a hi -fi and they all141516looked brand new. The womantold him hecould have them all for 10. By this time171819my friendhad grown very suspicious. So heasked her whatwas going on. Thewoman said,'.Can you guess how the story ended? Write down what you think the woman said.The actual ending was this: My husband and I have separated. He s been having an affair with his secretary. Before hewent off on holiday with his new love, he ask ed m e to sell all his belongings and give himwhatever m oney I got for them. So that s just what I m doing! 9. Put the verbs into the correct form.Julia and Kevin are old friends. They meet by chan ce at a station.J ULIA : Hello, Kevin, (1) I haven t seen (I/not/see) you for ages. How are you?KEV IN : I'm fine. How about you? (2) You look / You re looking (you/look ) well.J ULIA : YES , I'm ver y well thanks. So, (3) are you going (you/go) som ewhere or (4) are youmeeting (you/m eet) somebody off a train?KEV IN : (5) I m going (I/go) to London for a business meeting.J ULIA : Oh. (6) Do you often go (you/often/go) away on business?KEV IN : Quite often, yes. And you? W here (7) are you going (you/go)?J ULIA : Nowhere. (8) I m meeting (I/meet) a friend. Unfortunately, her train (9) has been (be)delayed - (10) I ve been w aiting (I/wait) here for nearly an hour.KEV IN : How are your children?J ULIA : They're all fine, thank s. The youngest (11) has just started (just/start) school.KEV IN : How (12) is she getting (she/get) on? (13) Does she like (she/lik e) it?J ULIA : YE S , (14) she thinks (she/think) it's great.KEV IN : (15) Are you w orking ( you/work ) at the m oment? W hen I last (16) spoke (speak) toyou, (17) you w ere working ( you/work ) in a travel agenc y.J ULIA : That's right. Unfortunately, the firm (18) w ent (go) out of business a couple of m onthsafter (19) I started / I had started (I/start) work there, so (20) I lost (I/lose) m y job.KEV IN : And (21) you haven t had (you/not/have) a job since then?J ULIA : Not a permanent job. (22) I ve had (I/have) a few tem porary jobs. By the way, (23)have you seen ( you/see) Joe recently?KEV IN : Joe? He's in Canada.J ULIA : Really? How long (24) has he been (he/be) in Canada?KEV IN : About a year now. (25) I saw (I/see) him a few days before (26) he went (he/go). (27)He had been (he/be) unem ployed for months, so (28) he decided / he d decided(he/decide) to try his luck somewhere else. (29) He was really looking forw ard(he/really/look forward) to going.J ULIA : So, what (30) is he doing (he/do) there?KEV IN : I've no idea. (31) I haven t heard (I/not/hear) from him since (32) he left (he/leave).Anywa y, I m ust go and catch m y train. It was really nice to see you again.J ULIA : Y O u too. Bye. Have a good journey.KEV IN : Thanks. Bye.10. Eight of these sentences contain errors. If a sentence is correct, put a tick '/beside it. If there are any mistakes in a sentence, underline them and write thecorrection alongside.1W hen have you left school? did you leave2The weather were lovely yesterday and the sun has been shining all day.w asw as shining3I have gone to the zoo last week end.w ent4W here you went on holiday last year?did you go5They got m arried two years ago.6She has been born in 1980.w as7Our family was used to living in a sm aller flat when I am younger.used to live,w as3

8Our brok en window still wasn t mended yet.hasn t been9I've been here for two years but I've only m ade a few friends.10 The rain started during they pla yed tennis.whilew ere playing11. Use the cues below to w rite the sentences in a letter. Be sure to read all the letterbefore you begin.Dear Sir,1I am w riting (write) about the advertisement which appeared (appear) in last Tuesday'sEvening News.2I have been working (work) as a children's nurse since 1983.3Before that I worked (work) as a library assistant but I didn t enjoy (not/enjoy) thework very m uch.4I have always loved (always/love) children and I feel (feel) I am the sort of person youare looking (look) for.5I am visiting (visit) friends here in Manchester at present and I can attend an interviewat any tim e you w ish (wish). I look forward to hearing from you.Yours faithfully,K. Jones (Miss)12. Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense.1I live in Prague. — How long have you lived (live) in Prague? — I have lived (live) inPrague since 1970. — I also spent (spend) several years in Paris. — Before the war Ilived in Budapest (live).2This year we have had (have) bad weather. — At the m oment w e are having (have) badweather. — Last year w e had (have) bad weather.3Yesterday the children slept (sleep) all morning. — The children have been sleeping(sleep) since two o’clock. — How long do they sleep (sleep) normally? — W hat are thechildren doing (do) now? They are sleeping (sleep).4At the same time I am/w as working (work) on m y dissertation . — I have been w orking(work) on m y dissertation for four years. — Have you been working (work) on yourdissertaion for a long time? — Last night I spent a long tim e w orking (work) on m ydissertation.5I still don’t know how to play (play) pok er. — The last tim e I played mariáš was lastSaturday (play) .— Usually I play (play) it in my room . — I hav been playing (play)mariáš since I was twelve years old .6W hat k ind of Czech beer do you like (lik e) ? — At the week end I drank (drink) tenpints of Gambrinus. — I have been drinking (drink) alcohol since I was sixteen . — Howmany glasses did you drink (drink) at the weekend?7Tomorrow we are going to buy a car (buy). How long have they had their car? — Theyhave had (have) it for three years.Those guys are standing (stand) in the queue. — How long have they been standing(stand) w many pages did that student read?Whose teacher lives in Boston? / W here does their teacher live?How many of those students left Prague last night?Where does the man sell postcards?Who w ent to the museum of a rt? / Where did the girls go?Where does our coffee come from?How much does one visitor pay?Which hand does your friend write with?How often does he use your pen?Who got a letter from America? / W here did Catherine get a letter from?Who called on the doctor yesterday? / W hen did he call on/go to the doctor?What did they talk about last night? / W hen did they talk about the housing problem?What do you w atch on Czech Television / When do you watch Czech Television?Who did Liz get a beautiful present from? / What sort of present did Liz get from yourcolleague?15) Where did they take you in their car?4

ADJECTIVES / ADVERBS1. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five w ords, includingthe word given .1She put in a lot of effort to finish the essay.She had to work hard to finish her essay.2It's unusual to m eet people who are so charming.You hardly ever meet such charming people.3I'm surprised the task took me so long to finish.The task took an unexpectedly long tim e to finish.4In a year the Italians eat 130 km of spaghetti each.130 km of spaghetti is eaten annually by the average Italian.5She's a very even-tem pered person.She rarely loses her tem per.6I expect you've already done some FCE practice tests.By now you (w ill) have probably already done some FCE practice tests.By now you (w ill) probably have already done some FCE practice tests.By now you probably (will) have already done some FCE practice tests.7Don't forget to revise thoroughly before the exams.You definitely must / must definitely do some thorough revision before the exams.8I'm sure you'll do well in your exams.You w ill certainly / certainly w ill do well in your exams.2. Correct the mistakes in word order in these sentences. Some sentences could becorrect.1I've m et such a nice person before never.I ve never met such a nice person before .2You never k now how he's going to react.3I bum ped into Bill the other day.4He ran very suddenly into the room. – He ran into the room very suddenly.5I really badly had toothache yesterday.I had toothache really badly yesterday .6She tripped over the cat and fell ne arly over.She tripped over the cat and nearly fell over.7He completely had m isunderstood what I told him to do.He had completely misunderstood what I told him to do.8Surprisingly enough, they rarely m ak e mistakes with word order.3.Adjectives:Special placePerfect apartmentSerious studentsQuiet neighbourhoodLovely apartmentNew buildingShort walkExpress busWonderful ParksAffordable rentAdverbs:Absolutely perfectDirectly into townHardly makesPeacefully walkVery affordableRent fast4. Complete the comparisons about a restaurant menu using the adjectives inbrackets.a. The sweet and sour shrim p is more expensive than / not as expensive as (expensive)the steamed scallops with broccoli.b. The beef with dried red pepper is hotter than / not as hot as (hot) the beef withbroccoli.c. The pork with scallions is more expensive than / not as expensive as (expensive) thechicken with orange sauce.d. The steamed scallops with broccoli is saltier than / less salty than (salty) the pork withscallions.e. The chick en with broccoli is milder than / not as mild as (mild) the chick en with orangesauce.5

f.g.The steamed mixed vegetables are healthier than / not as healthy as (healthy) thebeef with dried red peppe r.The broccoli with garlic sauce is cheaper than / not as cheap as (cheap) chick en withbroccoli.5. Complete the questions using the adjectives in brackets.a. W hich planet is furthest (far) from the Earth?b. W hich city is bigger (big), Vancouver or Toro nto?c. W hich flavour of ice cream is more popular (popular), vanilla or chocolate?d. W hich animal is heavier (heavy), a lion or a tiger?e. W hich is more nutritious (nutritious), white or brown rice?f. W hich food is more fattening (fattening), a baked potato or a c up of cook ed rice?g. W hich type of transportation is more dangerous (dangerous), the bus or the train?PREPOSITIONS1. Put a preposition into each space.1At that m oment I didn't k now what to do.2It will all start in a few minutes.3W ill you be at hom e on Monday?4The lesson will be over at/by ten o'clock.5It is pleasant to go out for a walk on such a fine summer evening.6If you can wait, he'll be here in a short tim e.7Her husband was away on a trip on the day she died.8In six years' tim e he'll be twenty-one.st9You m ust send in your application by December 31 at the latest.st10 There'll be a party at my sister's on December 31 .11 She alwa ys goes to see her old grandmother on Sundays.12 Everybod y buys a new hat at/for Easter.st13 That happened on Januar y 1 .14 At the beginning of his speech he told an anecdote.15 He's out of town at present.16 In the end he accepted m y suggestion.17 W hat are you going to do for/during the holidays?18 He ought to have been ba ck by now.19 In/during the forties there was a different situation.20 W e're going to have bad weather at the end of August.21 Do you want to travel by day or by/at night?22 They phoned m e at dinner-time.23 They repeated the signal at short intervals.24 I hope I'll be able to finish that work by/at the end of next month.25 W e're going to leave Prague on Thursday night.26 W hat's he studying at present?27 They decided to visit Prague at the end of their trip.28 They arrived in Par is at night.29 At/by the age of eleven he already k new English a little.30 At t

touch with Anna, who 16 used to be my best friend. We 17 went on talking for an hour or more before it 18 was time for us both to go. It was a pity we 19 did not 20 have more time. But we 21 agreed to meet again the same time next week. 7. Now do the same with this story. (Suggested answers) We 1 were sure that our team 2 were / was going to .

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