Read each set of sentences. Decide the order in which things happened. Begin each pair of answers with the same words.
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- Complete or continue these sentences using just and the present perfect.
- present perfect (2): ever, never, already, yet
- A Ever and never + present perfect or simple past
- C Finished and unfinished periods of time
- Ever + present perfect or simple past
- Finished and unfinished periods of time
- Complete the sentences, using the present perfect to make it clear that the periods of time have not finished yet.
- A Stative verbs + for and since
- E Completed actions over a period of time
- Some of the following sentences are right and some are wrong. Put a tick [√] next to the ones that are right, and correct the ones that are wrong.
- Look at the chart and read through this extract from an advertisement about the Emerging Markets Fund. Put the verbs into the present perfect tense.
- Using the notes, write about what has happened in the recent past.
- C Finished and unfinished activities
- Complete the sentences by putting the verbs into the present perfect continuous.
- Finished and unfinished activities
- Write short paragraphs answering the questions, giving details about the activities that have been going on.
- Review: simple past, present perfect
- and present perfect continuous
- C Present perfect simple+ for and since
- D Present perfect continuous. Exercise 1. Simple past vs present Perfect (1). Read the sentences and pay attention to the underlined verbs. Put a tick next to the ones that are right, and correct the ones that are wrong.. Exercise 2. Simple past vs Presen
- Present perfect and Present perfect Continuous
- Translate these words and word combinations into Ukrainian.
- Find the English equivalents.. Translate into English.
- B Points of the time in the past
- Choose the correct tense, simple past or continuous.
- Read each set of sentences. Decide the order in which things happened. Begin each pair of answers with the same words.
- Explain what was happening up to the point when the following events took place. Use because + the past continuous.
- B Previous and subsequent events
- C Present perfect and past perfect
- Previous and subsequent events
- Complete the following sentences using the past perfect.
- Continue the sentences. Say what activities had been going on.
- C Future time words+ Present simple
- D Offers. Promises. Requests. Etc
- Rewrite the following sentences using will or won’t.
- Complete the sentences using a verb in the present tense.
- The future (2): the present continuous and going to
- Present continuous arrangements
- B Going to – decisions and intentions
- Two managers of an engineering company are trying to arrange a meeting. Put the verbs in brackets into the present continuous.
- Fill in the blanks with the correct from of the future, using will or going to.
- Write a short paragraph about the arrangements than been made for the CEO of a major American bank to open the new European HQ in London.
- Find the English equivalents.. Translate into English.
- The future (3): other future tenses
- C Will be doing. D Will have done. Exercise 1. Was going to – changed plans. Two colleagues are discussing the changes in the plans for a new office. Fill the blanks with was/were going to and is/are going to.. Exercise 2. Look through the notes about the
- Changed arrangements – problem solving
- Answer the following questions about yourself in 20 years’ time.
- The future (4): possibility and probability
- A Definitely, probably, etc.. B likely to, certain to. C I think, I doubt
- Complete the sentences with be + certain to, likely to, or unlikely to.
Exercise 3
Sequence of tenses
Read each set of sentences. Decide the order in which things happened. Begin each pair of answers with the same words.
1. His car broke down. He went the rest of the way by taxi. He was driving to Bonn.
A When his car broke down, he was driving to Bonn for a conference.
B When his car broke down, he went the rest of the way by taxi.
2. We left the building. We were having a meeting. The fire alarm went off.
A _______________________________________________________________
B _______________________________________________________________
3. They took our company over. We were losing a lot of money. They made a number of people redundant.
A _______________________________________________________________
B _______________________________________________________________
4. My secretary brought it down. I was having lunch in the canteen. The fax arrived.
A _______________________________________________________________
B _______________________________________________________________
5. Mr. Yamaichi arrived at the airport. He came straight to the office. The chauffeur was waiting.
A _______________________________________________________________
B _______________________________________________________________
Exercise 4
Review
In the following sentences, put one of the verbs in brackets into the past continuous, and the other verb into the simple past.
1. (walk, notice) The security guard noticed the broken window while he was walking round the warehouse.
2. (go, meet) I first _______ Mr. Rodriguez when I _______ round Mexico on a marketing trip.
3. (interrupt, give) When she _______ her presentation, someone at the back of the room _______ to ask a question.
4. (finalize, ring up) While my PA _______ arrangements for my trip to Brazil, the clients _______ to cancel the visit.
5. (notice, look) The auditors _______ a large unauthorized withdrawal when they _______ through the account.
6. (happen, clean) The worker who died _______ the chemical tank when the accident _______
7. (drop, take) One of the removal men _______ my computer when he _______ it into my office.
8. (work, approach) A headhunter _______ her when she _______ for ICL.
Task 1
Complete each sentence in two ways. In A, use the past continuous to say what was happening at the time. In B, use the simple past to say what happened next.
1. When I got to the airport, …
A the company driver was waiting for me.
B I went straight to the meeting.
2. When I got to work this morning, …
A _____________________________________________________________
B _____________________________________________________________
3. When the accident happened, …
A _____________________________________________________________
B _____________________________________________________________
4. When they decided to close down the factory, …
A _____________________________________________________________
B _____________________________________________________________
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