Review of Verb Tenses

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Review of Verb Tenses

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REVIEW OF TENSES EXERCISE 1. Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses. 1. A: (you, have) Do you have any plans for vacation? B: Yes, I do. I (plan) am planning to go to Toronto. A: (you, be, ever) there before? B: Yes, I have. I (be) . in Toronto two months ago. My brother (be) . there, so I (go) . there often. 2. A: Where's Jessica? B: She (study) . at the library. A: When (she, ger) back home? B: In an hour or so. Probably around five o'clock. A: How long (she, study) . at the library? B: Since two o'clock this afternoon. A: (she, study) . at the library every day? B: Not every day, but often. 3. A: Shhh. Irene (talk) . on the phone long-distance. B: Who (she, talk) to? A: Her brother. They (talk) . for almost an hour. I think her brother is in some kind of trouble. B: That's too bad. I hope it's nothing serious. 4. A: (you, know) Mr. Anderson's new address? B: Not off the top of my head. But I (have) .it at home in my computer. When I (get) . home this evening, I (call) . and (give) . you his address. A: Thanks. Or you could e-mail it to me. B: Okay. I (do) .that. 5. A: Where's Juan? He (be) absent from class for the last three days. (anyone, see) . him lately? B: I have. I (see) .him yesterday. He has a bad cold, so he (be) . home in bed since the weekend. He (be, probably) .back in class tomorrow. 6. A: How long (you, wear) glasses? B: Since I (be) . ten years old. A: (you, be) .near-sighted or far-sighted? B: Near-sighted. 7. A: Let's go to a restaurant tonight. B: Okay. Where should we go? A: (you, like) .Thai food? B: I don't know. I (eat, never ) .any. What's it like? A: It's delicious, but it can be pretty hot! B: That's okay. I (love) .really hot food. A: There (be) a Thai restaurant downtown. I (go) .there a couple of times. The food is excellent. B: Sounds good. I (be, m) .to a Thai restaurant, so it (be) .a new experience for me. After we (get) .there, can you explain the menu to me? A: Sure. And if I can't, our waiter or waitress can. 8. A: (you, smoke) .? B: Yes, I do. A: How long (you, smoke) .? B: Well, let me see. I (smoke) .since I (be) .seventeen. So I (smoke) .for almost four years. A: Why (you, start) .? B: Because I (be) .a dumb, stupid kid. A: (you, want) .to quit? Page 1 B: Yes. I (plan) .to quit very soon. In fact, I (decide) to quit on my next birthday. My twenty-first birthday is two weeks from now. On that day, I (intend) .to smoke my last cigarette. A: That's terrific! You (feel) .much better after you (stop) .smoking. B: (you, smoke, ever) .? A: No, I haven't. I (smoke, never) .a cigarette in my Me. When I (be) .ten years old, I (smoke) .one of my uncle's cigars. My sister and I (steal) .a couple of his cigars and (go) .behind the garage to smoke them. Both of us (get) .sick. I (have, not) .anything to smoke since then. B: That's smart. EXERCISE 2. Most of the errors are in verb usage, but some are miscellaneous (e.g. capitalization, word order, spelling, agreement, etc.). Find and correct them. 1. I have been studied English for eight years, but I still have a lot to learn. ( studying) 2. I want to learn English since I am a child. 3. Our class has have three tests since the beggining of the term. 4. I have started the English,classes since three weeks ago and I am learning some English since that time. 5. I have been thinking about how to improve my English ability since I came here, but I still don't fmd a good way. 6. All of us has learn many thing since we were children. 7. When I was at my sister's house, we had an argument. Since then I didn't talk to her for three days. 8. Since I was very young, I like animals. 9. I have been study english since three and a half month. 10. I like very much the English. Since I was young my father found an American girl to teach my brothers and me English, but when I move to another city my father hasn't find one for five years. Now I'm living here and studying in this English programme. 11. I almost die in an automobile accident five year ago. Since that day my life changed completely. 12. In my country, women are soldiers in the army since the 1950s. 13. I meet Abdul in my first English class last June. He was friendly and kind. We are friends since that day. 14. My favorite place in the world is my hometown. I live there for twenty years. 15. My wife and I have been in Italy two weeks ago. We went there to ski. 16. My wife broke her leg while she was skiing in Italy. Now she's home, but she can't walk without help. A lot of our friends are visiting her since she has broken her leg. 17. 1 was busy every day since I arrived at this city. 18. I haven't to eaten any kind of chinese food for a week. I miss it a lot! EXERCISE 3. Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses. Dear Adam, Hi! Remember me? (Just a joke!) .I (write, not 1 ) have not written to you for at least six months, but that's not long enough for you to forget me! I think about writing to you often, but I (be, not 2 ) .a good correspondent for the last few months. You (hear, not 3 ) .from me for such a long time because I (be 4 ) .really busy. For the last few months, I (work 5 ) .full-time at a shoe store and (go 6 ) .to school at the local community college to study business and computers. When I (write 7 ) .to you six months ago-- last April, I think -- I (go 8 ) .to the university full-time and (study 9 ) .anthropology. A lot of things (happen 10 ) .since then. At the end of the spring semester last June, my grades (be 11 ) .terrible. As a result, I (lose 12 ) .my scholarship and my parents' support. I really (mess 13 ) .up when I (get 14 ) .those bad grades. When I (show 15 ) .my grade report to my parents, they (refuse 16 ) .to help me with my living expenses at school anymore. They (feel 17 ) .that I was wasting my time and their money, so they (tell 18 ) .me to get a job. So last June I (start 19 ) .working at a shoe store: Imperial Shoes at Southcenter Mall. I (work 20 ) .there ever since. It (be, not 21 ) .a bad job, but it (be, not 22 ) .wonderful either. Every day, I (fetch 23 ) .shoes from the back room for people to try on, boxes and boxes of shoes, all day long. I (meet 24 ) .some pretty weird people since I (start 25 ) .this job. A couple of weeks ago, a middle-aged man (come 26 ) .into the store. He (want 27 ) .to try on some black leather loafers. I (bring 28 ) .the loafers, and he (put 29 ) .them on. While he (walk 30 ) .around to see if they Page 2 fit okay, he (pull 31 ) .from his pocket a little white mouse with pink eyes and (start 32 ) .talking to it. He (look 33 ) .right at the mouse and (say 34 ) ., "George, (you, like 35 ) .this pair of shoes?" When the mouse (twitch 36 ) .its nose, the man (say 37 ) ., "Yes, so do I." Then he (turn 38 ) .to me and (say 39 ) ., "We'll take them." Can you believe that!? Most of the people I meet are nice-and normal. My favorite customers (be 40 ) .people who (know 41 ) .what they want when they (enter 42 ) .the store. They (come 43 ) .in, (point 44 ) .at one pair of shoes, politely (tell 45 ) .me their size, (try 46 ) .the shoes on, and then (buy 47 ) .them, just like that. They (agonize, not 48 ) .for a long time over which pair to buy. I (learn 49 ) .one important thing from working at the shoe store: I (want, not 50 ) .to sell shoes as a career. I (need 51 ) .a good education that (prepare 52 ) .me for a job that I can enjoy for the rest of my life. And even though I love studying anthropology, I (decide 53 ) .that a degree in business and computers will provide the best career opportunities. Now I (work 54 ) .part-time at the shoe store and (go 55 ) .to school at the same time. I (want 56 ) .always to be completely independent and self-reliant, and now I (be 57 ) . . I (have 58 ) .to pay every penny of my tuition and living expenses now. Ever since I (lose 59 ) .my scholarship and (make 60 ) .my parents mad, I (be 61 ) .completely on my own. I'm glad to report that my grades at present (be 62 ) .excellent, and right now. I (enjoy / really 63 ) .my work with computers. In the future, I (continue 64 ) .to take courses in anthropology whenever I can fit them into my schedule, and I (study 65 ) .thropology on my own for the rest of my life, but I (pursue 66 ) .a career in business. Maybe there is some way I can combine anthropology, business, and computers. Who knows? There. I (tell 67 ) .you everything I can think of that is at all important in my life at the moment. I think I (grow 69 ) .up a lot during the last six months. I (understand 70 ) .that my education is important. Losing my scholarship (make 69 ) .my life more difficult, but I (believe 71 ) .that I (take, finally 72 ) .charge of my life. It's a good feeling. Please write. I'd love to hear from you. Jessica ANSWER KEY EXERCISE 1 1. A: Do you have B: am planning A: Have you everbeen B: was .lives /is living .go 2. B: is studying A: will she get / is she going to get / is she getting A: has she been studying A: Does she study 3. A: is talking B: is she talking A: have been talking 4. A: Do you know B: have .get .will call . (will) give B: will do 5. A: hasbeen Has anyone seen B: saw . has been . will probably be / is probably going to be 6. A: have you worn / have you been wearing B: was A: Are you 7. A: Do you like Page 3 B: have never eaten B: love A: Is . have gone B: have never been … will be / going to be … get 8. A: Do you smoke A: have you been smoking / have you smoked B: I have been smoking / have smoked was … have been smoking / have smoked A: did you start B: was A: Do you want B: plan / am planning . have decided … intend / am intending A: will feel / are going to fed stop / have stopped B: Have you ever smoked A: have never smoked was / smoked / stole / went / got / have not had EXERCISE 2 1. I have been studying English for eight years, but I still have a lot to learn. 2. I have wanted to learn English since I was a child. 3. Our class has had three tests since the beginning of the term. 4. I have started the English classes since three weeks ago, and I have learned some English since that time. 5. … but I still haven’t found a good way. 6. All of us have learned many things since we were children. 7. . Since then I haven’t talked to her. (OR: After that, I didn’t talk to her for three days.) 8. Since I was very young. I have liked animaLs. 9. I have been studying English for three and a half months. 10. I like English very much. When I was young, my father . but when I moved to another city, my father didn’t find one for five years. 11. I almost died in an automobile accident five years ago. Since that day my life has changed completely. 12. In my country, women have been soldiers in the army since the 1950s. 13. I met Abdul in my first English class last June . We have been friends since that day. 14. I lived (OR: have lived) there for twenty years. 15. My wife and I were in Italy two weeks ago. 16. A lot of our friends have visited her since she broke her leg. 17. I have been busy every day since I arrived in this city. 18. I haven’t se eaten any kind of ChInese food for a week. EXERCISE 3 1. have not written 2. haven’t been 40. are 3. haven’t heard 41. know 4. have been 42. enter 5. have been working 43. come 6. (have been) going 44. point 7. wrote 45. tell 8. was going 46. try 9. (was) studying 47. buy 10. have happened 48. don’t agonize 11. were 49. have learned 12. lost 50. don’t want 13. messed 51. need 14. got 52. will prepare / is going to prepare Page 4 15. showed 16. refused 53. have decided 17. felt 54. am working 18. told 55. (am) going 19. started 56. have always warned 20. have been working 57. am have worked 58. have 21. isn’ / hasn’t been 59. 1ost 22. isn’t/hasn’t been 60. made 23. fetch 61. have been 24. have met 62. are 25. started 63. am really enjoying 26. came 64. will continue / am going to corninue 27. wanted 28. brought 65. will study /am going to study 29. put 30. was walking 66. will pursue / am going to pursue 31. pulled 32. started 67. have told 33. looked 68. have grown 34. said 69. understand 35. do you like 70. made (also posible: has made) 36. twitched 71. believe 37. said 72. an finally taking (OR: have finally taken) 38. turned 39. said Page 5 . REVIEW OF TENSES EXERCISE 1. Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses .one of my uncle's cigars. My sister and I (steal) .a couple of his cigars and (go) .behind the garage to smoke them. Both of us

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