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Bob has never had a driving lesson before. There was just an accident on the road that is now closed. It has been raining for two hours and shows no signs of stopping. The speaker wonders if they will still be doing their current job in ten years. Most babies learn to speak when they are two years old. When Sarah arrived at the party, Bob had just gone home as he was not there. Ken was a smoker for over 30 years before giving up smoking two years ago. The speaker has not seen Alan for ages and the last time they saw him, he was looking for a job. The speaker will stay at the Hilton Hotel until 5pm on Friday. The speaker has not seen their uncle since coming

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Tenses Correct Form

Bob has never had a driving lesson before. There was just an accident on the road that is now closed. It has been raining for two hours and shows no signs of stopping. The speaker wonders if they will still be doing their current job in ten years. Most babies learn to speak when they are two years old. When Sarah arrived at the party, Bob had just gone home as he was not there. Ken was a smoker for over 30 years before giving up smoking two years ago. The speaker has not seen Alan for ages and the last time they saw him, he was looking for a job. The speaker will stay at the Hilton Hotel until 5pm on Friday. The speaker has not seen their uncle since coming

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Choose the correct form of the verb!

1. Bob is having a driving lesson. He one before (NEVER HAVE)


2. The road is closed. There an accident (JUST BE).

3. It for two hours and there is no sign that it will stop (RAIN)

4. Do you think you the job in ten years time (STILL DO)

5. Most babies to speak when they are two years old (LEARN)

6. When Sarah arrived at the party Bob (NOT BE) there. He home.
(JUST GO)

7. When Ken gave up smoking two years ago, he a smoker for over 30 years. (BE)

8. I Alan for ages (NOT SEE) The last time I him he for a
job (SEE, LOOK)

9. If you need to contact me I at the Hilton Hotel until 5 p.m. on Friday (STAY)

10. I my uncle since I came to town (NOT SEE)

11. The train to Liverpool at 5.46 from Platform 1. (LEAVE)

12. Mr Taylor the house at the moment. (PAINT)

13. What about our new English teacher? I think hes a nice guy (YOU
THINK)

14. I last night and I tonight either (NOT STUDY, NOT STUDY)

15. He usually at the restaurant after school. After work he to the fitness centre
twice a week (WORK, GO)

16. She went to play tennis after she her cheese sandwich (FINISH)

17. I turned the lights on when I a strange noise (HEAR)

18. We any news from Jack yet this week (NOT RECEIVE)
19. My dad many novels. At the moment he on a new spy novel
(WRITE, WORK)

20. Its the first time I to England (EVER BE)

1. Why to John when I saw you at the cafeteria yesterday? (YOU TALK)
2. You can wake him up now. He for over three hours (SLEEP)

3. What for a living? (YOUR DAD, DO)

4. We married next Tuesday (GET)

5. Before Mr Green went to bed, he his sleeping pills (TAKE)

6. They everything by the time we arrived at the restaurant (ALREADY


EAT)

7. I think I another drink. Can you get me one? (HAVE)

8. I a scary movie when suddenly my mobile phone rang (WATCH)

9. I usually as a secretary but this summer I to America to study art


(WORK, GO)

10.I hate living in Seattle because it there (ALWAYS RAIN)

11.The doctor said that Tom too sick to go to work (BE)

12.You look great! - out at a fitness centre lately (YOU WORK) ?

13.Sam in San Diego last week (ARRIVE)


14,In the last hundred years travelling much easier (BECOME)

15,When I arrived home last night I saw that Jane a wonderful dinner
(PREPARE)

16.Sharon to travel. She abroad almost every summer (LOVE, GO)

17.We a car for ten years before it broke down (HAVE)

18.While my sister in her room I mother with the dishes (READ,


HELP)

19.She to several doctors about the problem but nobody can help her (TALK)

20.We to America the week after Easter. We you a call as soon as we


arrive (COME, GIVE)

1. How long driving? - I for over five years . (YOU DRIVE,


DRIVE)
2. When I school I my hair and it short ever since.
(LEAVE, CUT, WEAR)

3. When I through your books I noticed that you have a copy of Murder in the
Cathedral. (LOOK)

4. The plane that you at now off for Paris (LOOK, JUST TAKE)

5. Tom and James a conversation. Please , don't disturb them !(HAVE)

6. He the flowers when it to rain (WATER, START).

7. here? - Yes, I my holidays here last year. Did you have a nice
time? - No , it all the time. (YOU EVER BE, SPEND, RAIN)

8. Jack his job last year and out of work since then (LOSE, BE)

9. Your fingers are brown. You too much. (BE, SMOKE)

10. What between 9 and 12 yesterday ? I the house. (YOU DO,


CLEAN)
11. Housewives to work very hard (HAVE).

12. I began English at a secondary school. Then I it for a year and


most of it. After that I two years in Cambridge and for the last six months I
in London. (DROP, FORGET, SPEND, STUDY)

13. Her boss up to her when she in. "You have been late every
morning this week", he said (LOOK, COME, BE).

14. In the evenings I often chess with my next door neighbour. I


chess with him ever since I to live here ten years ago. He has been here all his
life. He this house from his father, another great chess player (PLAY, PLAY,
COME, INHERIT)

15. If I a ghost I would try to frighten people (BE).

16. I hope it when we leave church (NOT RAIN).

17. Since you gave me your number I you four times. (PHONE)

18. our president ? (YOU EVER MEET)

19. John came in with a very dirty face and I wondered what he (DO).

20. They in Liverpool for ten years when I first met them (LIVE).

1. I that for years. (KNOW)


2. my brother? - I for him four some time now but I
him yet. ( YOU SEE, LOOK, NOT FIND)

3. You a motorcycle one day, just wait (GET)

4. He was very poor when he (DIE).

5. We here for six weeks and it yet (BE, NOT RAIN)

6. The accident three days ago (HAPPEN)


7. I any work yet, so I tonight. (NOT WORK, MUST WORK)

8. Mr Smith here any more? - No, he a year ago (NOT LIVE,


MOVE)

9. Mary yesterday evening. You still up. her? (COME,


BE, YOU SEE)

10. to the dance with us ? - Everybody you know will be there. (YOU COME)

11. He usually football on Saturday nights. (PLAY)

12. Joe a degree in 1977 after he at the university for over 5 years.
(GET, STUDY)

13. My uncle interested in football for many years, but he since his
time in high school (BE, NOT PLAY)

14. a good English roast beef sandwich? (YOU EVER TRY)

15. Listen! - Our neighbour the piano (PLAY).

16. I can go now. I my work (JUST FINISH).

17. They each other for only three weeks but they want to get married next
Saturday. (KNOW)

18. How that scar? - I it in a car accident a year ago. (YOU GET,
GET)

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