EXERCISES

54. Put the verbs in the 3^rd person singular.

1. They wish to speak to you. (He)
2. They help their father. (She)
3. You watch too much TV. (He)
4. They worry too much. (She).
5. I always carry an umbrella. (She), i
6. They wash the floor every week. (He).

55. Give the correct form of the Simple Present of each verb.

1. My uncle in a factory. (Work)
2. The children_________ a lot of sweets. (Eat)
3. I always_______ _ out on Sundays. (Go)
4. She never________ up very early. (Get)
5. The Concert ________  at 7 next Friday. (Start)
6. Joan and Sue_________ glasses. (Wear)

56. Make the following sentences negatives.

1. The waiters do their work well.
2. The dog sleeps all day in the hotel.
3. He knows the correct answer.
4. The students have new textbooks.
5. She tries to play tennis well.
6. I go to bed very early.

57. Make the following sentences interrogative.

1. His sons go to the local school.
2. They fish in the lake.
3. Elephants never forget.
4. The river freezes in winter.
5. She realises the danger.
6. We sometimes miss the bus.

58. Choose the correct variant.

1. a) She come home early.

2. She not comes home early.
3. She don’t come home early.
4. She doesn’t come home early.

2. a) You often play basketball?

2. Do you often play basketball?
3. Is you often play basketball?
4. Are you often play basketball?

3. a) How much does cost it for the return ticket?

2. How much for the return ticket does it cost?
3. How much does it cost for the return ticket?
4. How does much it cost for the return ticket?

4. a) We always go abroad for our holidays.

2. Always we go abroad for our holidays.
3. We go always abroad for our holidays.
4. We go abroad always for our holidays.

5. a) We enjoy the theatre, but we don’t go very often there.

2. We enjoy the theatre, but we don’t very often go there.
3. We enjoy the theatre, but very often we don’t go there.
4. We enjoy the theatre, but we don’t go there very often.

6. a) The next train leaves in the morning at two fifteen,

2. The next train leaves at two fifteen in the morning.

3. The next train at two fifteen in the morning leaves.
4. At two fifteen in the morning the next train leaves.

59. Make these sentences negative and interrogative using the Present Progressive (Continuous).

1. The sun is shining.
2. Children are sleeping in their bedrooms.
3. We are staying at the Sheraton hotel.
4. The teacher is trying to explain grammar rules.
5. The girls are having ices and the boys are drinking coffee.
6. It is growing colder.

60. Use the Present Progressive in the following sentences.

1. Don’t rush me. I_________ as fast as I can. (I/work)
2. What_______ ? It looks awful. (You/drink)
3. ______ to catch his train. (He/hurry)
4.              our holiday here very much. (We/enjoy)
5. What time_________ tomorrow? (He/arrive)
6.               ------------to lock the front door now. (She/try)                       -

61. Use the correct Present (Simple or Progressive) tense form in the following sentences.

1. These flowers ________ (smell) very sweet.
2. My mother always _________ (get up) at half past six in the moming.
3. John_______ (learn) the poem by heart now.
4. We_______ (go) to the cinema tonight.
5. My classmate_________ (practise) the violin every day.
6. The boys________ (swim) back towards the beach now.

62. Use the correct Present (Simple or Progressive) tense form in the following dialogues.

1. Ann sees Paul putting on his coat and says: ‘Where you (go), Paul?’
2. Paul: ‘I (go) to buy some cigarettes. You (want) an evening paper?⁵
3. Ann: ‘No, thanks. You are always buying cigarettes, Paul. How many cigarettes you (smoke) a day?’
4. Paul: ‘I (not smoke) very many — perhaps 15. Jack (smoke) far more than I (do). He (spend) $10 a week on cigarettes.’
5. Mary (see) Peter standing at the bus stop.
6. Mary: ‘Hello, Peter. What bus you (wait) for?’
7. Peter: ‘Hello, Mary. I (wait) for a 9 or 14 bus.’
8. Mary: ‘You usually (go) to work by car, don’t you?’
9.  Peter: ‘Yes, but the car (belong) to my mother and she sometimes want it. She (use) it today to take Tom to the dentist.’

63. Make the following negative and interrogative using the Simple Past.

1. It starts to rain.
2. People like our house.
3. She drinks coffee every moming.
4. I play chess with my father.
5. My brother sits at his desk writing a letter.
6. The boy stops a taxi in the street.                                                                                                                   

64. Supply the Past forms of the regular or irregular verbs in the brackets.

1. John_____ her room on Friday, (clean)
2. We_____ last Sunday as usual, (meet)
3. I______ early yesterday, (finish)
4. She_______ first in history at school, (be)
5. Where did you eat last night? We_____________ at a restaurant, (eat)
6. I______ a lot of letters when I was young, (write)

65. Supply the Past Simple of the verbs in the brackets.

1. When William Evans____________ 18 years old he___________ his village in Wales and______________ to London, (be,

leave, go)

2. He_______ work at 9 o’ clock yesterday, (begin)
3. He_______ the car into a car park, which____________ him 1shilling for the day. (put, cost)

4. The next day he_________ up early and_________ in by tube but he__________ that it was Sunday, (get, go, forget)
5. When he________ to the bank, he__________ that it was closed, (get, find)
6. William________ his car, _________his things and_________ back home to Wales, (sell, take, go)

66. Supply the Past Progressive or Past Simple of the verbs in the brackets.

1.  _____ (you watch) television when I____________ (phone) you?
2. Ann_______ (wait) for me when I___________ (arrive).
3. I _____ (break) a plate last night. I____________ (do) the .washing-up when it____________ (slip) out of my hand.
4. We_______ (not go) out because it___________ (rain).
5. What_______ (you do) at this time yesterday?
6. I ___ (see) Helen at the party. She___________ (wear) a really beautiful dress.

67. Supply the Past Progressive or Past Simple of the verbs in the brackets.

1. She_______ (cry) in her bedroom all evening yesterday.
2. It_______ (begin) to rain when we___________ (watch TV).
3. We_______ (see) this movie last month.
4. Jane_______ (have) dinner when her friend____________ (call).
5. My friend John_________ (go) to France last year, when I_____________ (stay) in the Crimea.
6. When the teacher _________ (enter) the room, the pupils____________ (talk).

68. Put the verbs in the brackets in the Present Perfect and make the following sentences negative and interrogative.

1. John_____ his name already, (write)
2. The train________ already, (leave)
3. I______ Nick since Monday, (see)
4. The pupils________ the lesson, (understand)
5. We_______ our dinner already, (have)
6. You______ already three mistakes, (make)

69. Supply the Simple Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Progressive of the verbs in the brackets.

1. I ______ all your letters. The job’s done, (type)
2. I______ this report since yesterday and I’m only half way through, (type)
3. Your mother is still in the kitchen. She______________ all moming. (cook)
4. I______ a lovely meal which I’ll be preparing in a few minutes, (cook)
5. We_______ this garage ourselves and have just begun to use it. (build)

6. We _________ this garage ourselves and hope to finish it within the next 2 months, (build)

70. Supply the Simple Present Perfect or Simple Past of the verbs in the brackets.

1. John never___________ to America before, (sail)

2.  My friends___________ . (leave) They_________ away half and hour ago. (go)

3.  Jack__________ the report last night, (write)

4.  My father___________ the newspapers already, (read)

5. Mr Smith___________ her employer yesterday, (call)

6. Our group___________ reading for the exam yet. (not start)

71.     Supply the Simple Present Perfect or Simple Past of the verbs in the brackets.

1. She already____________ the letter, (answer) She___________ it last Tuesday, (answer)

2.  I just__________ the Smiths in the street, (see)

3. Mr Cooper____________ our neighbour for two years____________ . (be/he still is)

4.  He__________ for the same company since 1979. (work)

5.They just____________ their house, (sell)

6. Their son___________ to New York last week, (go)

 72. Make the following sentences negative and interrogative using the Simple Past Perfect of the verbs in the brackets.

 1.  Pupils_________ English before they came to England, (leam)

2. You told me you_________ to that evening party, (be)

3.We gave Jane the present we________________ for her. (buy)

4. The youngest Brown took the dishes to the kitchen when the family___________________ dinner, (finish)

5. By the time we arrived, the party_____________ . (finish)
6. We had a good rest when our guests_____________ . (all leave)

73. Supply the Simple Past or the Simple Past Perfect of the verbs in the brackets.

1. After we________ it on the phone, I__________ him a letter about it. (discuss/write)
2. I_______ the carpet when the dog___________ in and________ himself, (just clean/come/shake)
3. Before we________ Jack to the theatre, he___________ a stage play before, (take/never see)
4. When she________ the office this morning, Jim____________ . (ring/already go out)
5. After George_________ cooking dinner he_______ down to rest, (finish/sit)
6. My aunt _______ for half an hour before the bus_____________ . (wait/come)

74. Supply the Past Perfect Progressive or Past Progressive of the verbs in the brackets.

1. I tried to catch Tom but I couldn’t. He______________ very fast, (run)
2. We_______ along the road for about 20 minutes when a car stopped and the driver offered us a lift, (walk)
3. When I arrived, Ann___________ for me. (wait) She was rather nervous with me because I was late and she

______ for a very long time, (wait)

4. Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He_______________ for his cigarette lighter, (look)
5. Tom was leaning against the wall, out of breath. He ________________ . (run)
6. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They______________________ . (eat)

75. Supply the Simple Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Progressive of the verbs in the brackets.

1. We_______ all day long for the party that evening and by 8 o’clock we still weren’t ready, (cook)
2. John_______ a beautiful meal for his guests and they all enjoyed it. (prepare)
3. I knew she _______________the washing because the machine was still working when I got in. (do)
4. I knew she________ the washing because when I got in she was ready to go to bed. (do)
5. By 10 o’clock the children___________ their homework and were ready to go to bed. (do)
6. The children_________ their homework and by 10 o’clock they still hadn’t finished, (do)

76. Supply the Simple Past, the Past Progressive, the Simple Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Progressive of the verbs in the brackets.

1. I was told that a gentleman____________ in that room for three months or so. (stay)
2. He_______ since nine that moming and he_____________ . (not eat/starve)
3. I______ to catch my breath, (try) My heart_____________ beating, (stop)
4. Mrs Smith now_________ silent for a few minutes, (sit)
5. He_______ the door after he__________ it carefully and__________ into the garden, (lock/check/go)
6. I______ for a while when my attention_____________ attracted by a loud noise at the front door, (read/be)

77. Choose the word (a, b, c) that best completes the sentence.

1. The teacher_________ a lesson at that time.

a) gives                     b) gave                    c) was giving

2. He came up and saw how the workers_____________ the bridge.

a) build                      b) built                    c) were building

3. The boy________ after his little brother from 2 to 6.

a) looks   b) looked     c) was looking

4. She_______ the piano the whole evening.

a) play                       b) played      c) was playing

5. It wasn’t raining but a strong wind_____________ .

a) blows                    b) blew                    c) was blowing

6. The children did their homework and______________ to the exhibition.

a) go                         b) went                    c) were going

78. Choose the word (a, b) that best completes the sentence.

1. She_______ in the open air last summer.

a) slept                      b) has slept

2. Tom can’t find his pen. He___________ it.

a) lost                        b) has lost

3. The director_________ the order yesterday.

a) signed                   b) has signed

4. The pupils________ two English books in the original lately.

a) read                       b) have read

5. The teacher_________ a new grammar rule this week.

a) explained    b) has explained

6. Alec_______ back today.

a) came                     b) has come

79. Choose the word (a, b, c) that best completes the sentence.

1. She has '___________ this engineer since she began to work at the plant.

a) know                     b) knew                  c) known

2. They haven’t yet__________ to the Crimea.

a) go                         b) went                    c) gone

3. We have already__________ them our school museum.

a) show                     b) showed     c) shown

4. The children have__________ their homework. They can go to the cinema.

a) do                         b) did                      c) done

5. Have you________ the new film?

a) see                        b) saw                     c) seen

6. I______ this doctor for 5 years.

a) know                    b) knew                   c) have known

80. Choose the word (a, b, c) that best completes the sentence.

1. They_______ 2 new houses this year.

a) built                      b) have built      c) have been building

2. You_______ the books for a month. When will you return them?

a) kept                       b) have kept        c) have been keeping

3. Mary_______ after the baby since her mother went to the market.

a) looked                   b) have looked       c) has been looking

4. She_______ this winter coat last year.

a) wore                     b) has worn        c) has been wearing

5. He_______ on weight steadily since he came back from his vacation.

a) put                        b) has put         c) has been putting

6. I______ for this book for half an hour. I can’t find it anywhere.

a) looked                   b) have looked            c) have been looking

81. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: a) shall, b) will, c) shan’t, d) won’t.

1. The meeting won’t begin at 7,_________ it?
2. The weather will be fine tomorrow,________ it?

3. I shall ring you up in the moming,____________ I?

4. They won’t go to the circus,_______ they?
5. I shan’t come back soon,________ I?
6. She will send them a telegram on Sunday,__________ she?

82. Supply the Future Progressive tense of the verbs in the brackets.

|1.    This time next month I____________ oifa beach, (sit)

2.     When we reach England it very likely______________ . (rain)

3.    You________ geometry next term, (do)

4.    He_______ the car this afternoon, (use)

5. ‘I’ll come back at 3 o’clock.’ ‘Good, I________________ you.’ (expect)

6.   We’d better go out tomorrow because Mary_______________ the piano all day. (practise)

83. Supply the Future Perfect tense of the verbs in the brackets.

1. I_________ this book by tomorrow evening, (finish)

2. By the end of this year I_____________ here for twenty-five years, (be)

3. The train__________ before we reach the station, (leave)

4. When you come back I____________ all the housework, (finish)

5. On the 21^st October they ____________ married for twenty years, (be)

                            EXERCISES

54. Put the verbs in the 3^rd person singular.

1. They wish to speak to you. (He)
2. They help their father. (She)
3. You watch too much TV. (He)
4. They worry too much. (She).
5. I always carry an umbrella. (She), i
6. They wash the floor every week. (He).

55. Give the correct form of the Simple Present of each verb.

1. My uncle in a factory. (Work)
2. The children_________ a lot of sweets. (Eat)
3. I always_______ _ out on Sundays. (Go)
4. She never________ up very early. (Get)
5. The Concert ________  at 7 next Friday. (Start)
6. Joan and Sue_________ glasses. (Wear)

56. Make the following sentences negatives.

1. The waiters do their work well.
2. The dog sleeps all day in the hotel.
3. He knows the correct answer.
4. The students have new textbooks.
5. She tries to play tennis well.
6. I go to bed very early.

57. Make the following sentences interrogative.

1. His sons go to the local school.
2. They fish in the lake.
3. Elephants never forget.
4. The river freezes in winter.
5. She realises the danger.
6. We sometimes miss the bus.

58. Choose the correct variant.

1. a) She come home early.

2. She not comes home early.
3. She don’t come home early.
4. She doesn’t come home early.

2. a) You often play basketball?

2. Do you often play basketball?
3. Is you often play basketball?
4. Are you often play basketball?

3. a) How much does cost it for the return ticket?

2. How much for the return ticket does it cost?
3. How much does it cost for the return ticket?
4. How does much it cost for the return ticket?

4. a) We always go abroad for our holidays.

2. Always we go abroad for our holidays.
3. We go always abroad for our holidays.
4. We go abroad always for our holidays.

5. a) We enjoy the theatre, but we don’t go very often there.

2. We enjoy the theatre, but we don’t very often go there.
3. We enjoy the theatre, but very often we don’t go there.
4. We enjoy the theatre, but we don’t go there very often.

6. a) The next train leaves in the morning at two fifteen,

2. The next train leaves at two fifteen in the morning.

3. The next train at two fifteen in the morning leaves.
4. At two fifteen in the morning the next train leaves.

59. Make these sentences negative and interrogative using the Present Progressive (Continuous).

1. The sun is shining.
2. Children are sleeping in their bedrooms.
3. We are staying at the Sheraton hotel.
4. The teacher is trying to explain grammar rules.
5. The girls are having ices and the boys are drinking coffee.
6. It is growing colder.

60. Use the Present Progressive in the following sentences.

1. Don’t rush me. I_________ as fast as I can. (I/work)
2. What_______ ? It looks awful. (You/drink)
3. ______ to catch his train. (He/hurry)
4.              our holiday here very much. (We/enjoy)
5. What time_________ tomorrow? (He/arrive)
6.               ------------to lock the front door now. (She/try)                       -

61. Use the correct Present (Simple or Progressive) tense form in the following sentences.

1. These flowers ________ (smell) very sweet.
2. My mother always _________ (get up) at half past six in the moming.
3. John_______ (learn) the poem by heart now.
4. We_______ (go) to the cinema tonight.
5. My classmate_________ (practise) the violin every day.
6. The boys________ (swim) back towards the beach now.

62. Use the correct Present (Simple or Progressive) tense form in the following dialogues.

1. Ann sees Paul putting on his coat and says: ‘Where you (go), Paul?’
2. Paul: ‘I (go) to buy some cigarettes. You (want) an evening paper?⁵
3. Ann: ‘No, thanks. You are always buying cigarettes, Paul. How many cigarettes you (smoke) a day?’
4. Paul: ‘I (not smoke) very many — perhaps 15. Jack (smoke) far more than I (do). He (spend) $10 a week on cigarettes.’
5. Mary (see) Peter standing at the bus stop.
6. Mary: ‘Hello, Peter. What bus you (wait) for?’
7. Peter: ‘Hello, Mary. I (wait) for a 9 or 14 bus.’
8. Mary: ‘You usually (go) to work by car, don’t you?’
9.  Peter: ‘Yes, but the car (belong) to my mother and she sometimes want it. She (use) it today to take Tom to the dentist.’

63. Make the following negative and interrogative using the Simple Past.

1. It starts to rain.
2. People like our house.
3. She drinks coffee every moming.
4. I play chess with my father.
5. My brother sits at his desk writing a letter.
6. The boy stops a taxi in the street.                                                                                                                   

64. Supply the Past forms of the regular or irregular verbs in the brackets.

1. John_____ her room on Friday, (clean)
2. We_____ last Sunday as usual, (meet)
3. I______ early yesterday, (finish)
4. She_______ first in history at school, (be)
5. Where did you eat last night? We_____________ at a restaurant, (eat)
6. I______ a lot of letters when I was young, (write)

65. Supply the Past Simple of the verbs in the brackets.

1. When William Evans____________ 18 years old he___________ his village in Wales and______________ to London, (be,

leave, go)

2. He_______ work at 9 o’ clock yesterday, (begin)
3. He_______ the car into a car park, which____________ him 1shilling for the day. (put, cost)

4. The next day he_________ up early and_________ in by tube but he__________ that it was Sunday, (get, go, forget)
5. When he________ to the bank, he__________ that it was closed, (get, find)
6. William________ his car, _________his things and_________ back home to Wales, (sell, take, go)

66. Supply the Past Progressive or Past Simple of the verbs in the brackets.

1.  _____ (you watch) television when I____________ (phone) you?
2. Ann_______ (wait) for me when I___________ (arrive).
3. I _____ (break) a plate last night. I____________ (do) the .washing-up when it____________ (slip) out of my hand.
4. We_______ (not go) out because it___________ (rain).
5. What_______ (you do) at this time yesterday?
6. I ___ (see) Helen at the party. She___________ (wear) a really beautiful dress.

67. Supply the Past Progressive or Past Simple of the verbs in the brackets.

1. She_______ (cry) in her bedroom all evening yesterday.
2. It_______ (begin) to rain when we___________ (watch TV).
3. We_______ (see) this movie last month.
4. Jane_______ (have) dinner when her friend____________ (call).
5. My friend John_________ (go) to France last year, when I_____________ (stay) in the Crimea.
6. When the teacher _________ (enter) the room, the pupils____________ (talk).

68. Put the verbs in the brackets in the Present Perfect and make the following sentences negative and interrogative.

1. John_____ his name already, (write)
2. The train________ already, (leave)
3. I______ Nick since Monday, (see)
4. The pupils________ the lesson, (understand)
5. We_______ our dinner already, (have)
6. You______ already three mistakes, (make)

69. Supply the Simple Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Progressive of the verbs in the brackets.

1. I ______ all your letters. The job’s done, (type)
2. I______ this report since yesterday and I’m only half way through, (type)
3. Your mother is still in the kitchen. She______________ all moming. (cook)
4. I______ a lovely meal which I’ll be preparing in a few minutes, (cook)
5. We_______ this garage ourselves and have just begun to use it. (build)

6. We _________ this garage ourselves and hope to finish it within the next 2 months, (build)

70. Supply the Simple Present Perfect or Simple Past of the verbs in the brackets.

1. John never___________ to America before, (sail)

2.  My friends___________ . (leave) They_________ away half and hour ago. (go)

3.  Jack__________ the report last night, (write)

4.  My father___________ the newspapers already, (read)

5. Mr Smith___________ her employer yesterday, (call)

6. Our group___________ reading for the exam yet. (not start)

71.     Supply the Simple Present Perfect or Simple Past of the verbs in the brackets.

1. She already____________ the letter, (answer) She___________ it last Tuesday, (answer)

2.  I just__________ the Smiths in the street, (see)

3. Mr Cooper____________ our neighbour for two years____________ . (be/he still is)

4.  He__________ for the same company since 1979. (work)

5.They just____________ their house, (sell)

6. Their son___________ to New York last week, (go)

 72. Make the following sentences negative and interrogative using the Simple Past Perfect of the verbs in the brackets.

 1.  Pupils_________ English before they came to England, (leam)

2. You told me you_________ to that evening party, (be)

3.We gave Jane the present we________________ for her. (buy)

4. The youngest Brown took the dishes to the kitchen when the family___________________ dinner, (finish)

5. By the time we arrived, the party_____________ . (finish)
6. We had a good rest when our guests_____________ . (all leave)

73. Supply the Simple Past or the Simple Past Perfect of the verbs in the brackets.

1. After we________ it on the phone, I__________ him a letter about it. (discuss/write)
2. I_______ the carpet when the dog___________ in and________ himself, (just clean/come/shake)
3. Before we________ Jack to the theatre, he___________ a stage play before, (take/never see)
4. When she________ the office this morning, Jim____________ . (ring/already go out)
5. After George_________ cooking dinner he_______ down to rest, (finish/sit)
6. My aunt _______ for half an hour before the bus_____________ . (wait/come)

74. Supply the Past Perfect Progressive or Past Progressive of the verbs in the brackets.

1. I tried to catch Tom but I couldn’t. He______________ very fast, (run)
2. We_______ along the road for about 20 minutes when a car stopped and the driver offered us a lift, (walk)
3. When I arrived, Ann___________ for me. (wait) She was rather nervous with me because I was late and she

______ for a very long time, (wait)

4. Jim was on his hands and knees on the floor. He_______________ for his cigarette lighter, (look)
5. Tom was leaning against the wall, out of breath. He ________________ . (run)
6. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They______________________ . (eat)

75. Supply the Simple Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Progressive of the verbs in the brackets.

1. We_______ all day long for the party that evening and by 8 o’clock we still weren’t ready, (cook)
2. John_______ a beautiful meal for his guests and they all enjoyed it. (prepare)
3. I knew she _______________the washing because the machine was still working when I got in. (do)
4. I knew she________ the washing because when I got in she was ready to go to bed. (do)
5. By 10 o’clock the children___________ their homework and were ready to go to bed. (do)
6. The children_________ their homework and by 10 o’clock they still hadn’t finished, (do)

76. Supply the Simple Past, the Past Progressive, the Simple Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Progressive of the verbs in the brackets.

1. I was told that a gentleman____________ in that room for three months or so. (stay)
2. He_______ since nine that moming and he_____________ . (not eat/starve)
3. I______ to catch my breath, (try) My heart_____________ beating, (stop)
4. Mrs Smith now_________ silent for a few minutes, (sit)
5. He_______ the door after he__________ it carefully and__________ into the garden, (lock/check/go)
6. I______ for a while when my attention_____________ attracted by a loud noise at the front door, (read/be)

77. Choose the word (a, b, c) that best completes the sentence.

1. The teacher_________ a lesson at that time.

a) gives                     b) gave                    c) was giving

2. He came up and saw how the workers_____________ the bridge.

a) build                      b) built                    c) were building

3. The boy________ after his little brother from 2 to 6.

a) looks   b) looked     c) was looking

4. She_______ the piano the whole evening.

a) play                       b) played      c) was playing

5. It wasn’t raining but a strong wind_____________ .

a) blows                    b) blew                    c) was blowing

6. The children did their homework and______________ to the exhibition.

a) go                         b) went                    c) were going

78. Choose the word (a, b) that best completes the sentence.

1. She_______ in the open air last summer.

a) slept                      b) has slept

2. Tom can’t find his pen. He___________ it.

a) lost                        b) has lost

3. The director_________ the order yesterday.

a) signed                   b) has signed

4. The pupils________ two English books in the original lately.

a) read                       b) have read

5. The teacher_________ a new grammar rule this week.

a) explained    b) has explained

6. Alec_______ back today.

a) came                     b) has come

79. Choose the word (a, b, c) that best completes the sentence.

1. She has '___________ this engineer since she began to work at the plant.

a) know                     b) knew                  c) known

2. They haven’t yet__________ to the Crimea.

a) go                         b) went                    c) gone

3. We have already__________ them our school museum.

a) show                     b) showed     c) shown

4. The children have__________ their homework. They can go to the cinema.

a) do                         b) did                      c) done

5. Have you________ the new film?

a) see                        b) saw                     c) seen

6. I______ this doctor for 5 years.

a) know                    b) knew                   c) have known

80. Choose the word (a, b, c) that best completes the sentence.

1. They_______ 2 new houses this year.

a) built                      b) have built      c) have been building

2. You_______ the books for a month. When will you return them?

a) kept                       b) have kept        c) have been keeping

3. Mary_______ after the baby since her mother went to the market.

a) looked                   b) have looked       c) has been looking

4. She_______ this winter coat last year.

a) wore                     b) has worn        c) has been wearing

5. He_______ on weight steadily since he came back from his vacation.

a) put                        b) has put         c) has been putting

6. I______ for this book for half an hour. I can’t find it anywhere.

a) looked                   b) have looked            c) have been looking

81. Choose the word that best completes the sentence: a) shall, b) will, c) shan’t, d) won’t.

1. The meeting won’t begin at 7,_________ it?
2. The weather will be fine tomorrow,________ it?

3. I shall ring you up in the moming,____________ I?

4. They won’t go to the circus,_______ they?
5. I shan’t come back soon,________ I?
6. She will send them a telegram on Sunday,__________ she?

82. Supply the Future Progressive tense of the verbs in the brackets.

|1.    This time next month I____________ oifa beach, (sit)

2.     When we reach England it very likely______________ . (rain)

3.    You________ geometry next term, (do)

4.    He_______ the car this afternoon, (use)

5. ‘I’ll come back at 3 o’clock.’ ‘Good, I________________ you.’ (expect)

6.   We’d better go out tomorrow because Mary_______________ the piano all day. (practise)

83. Supply the Future Perfect tense of the verbs in the brackets.

1. I_________ this book by tomorrow evening, (finish)

2. By the end of this year I_____________ here for twenty-five years, (be)

3. The train__________ before we reach the station, (leave)

4. When you come back I____________ all the housework, (finish)

5. On the 21^st October they ____________ married for twenty years, (be)