Fill the gaps with the correct tenses. Ex.

1. I (learn) English for seven years now.

2. But last year I (not / work) hard enough for English, that's why

my marks (not / be) really that good then.

3. As I (pass / want) my English exam successfully next year, I

(study) harder this term.

4. During my last summer holidays, my parents (send) me on a

language course to London.

5. It (be) great and I (think) I (learn) a lot.

6. Before I (go) to London, I (not / enjoy) learning

English.

7. But while I (do) the language course, I (meet) lots of

young people from all over the world.

8. There I (notice) how important it (be) to speak foreign

languages nowadays.

9. Now I (have) much more fun learning English than I (have)

before the course.

10. At the moment I (revise) English grammar.

11. And I (begin / already) to read the texts in my English

textbooks again.

12. I (think) I (do) one unit every week.

13. My exam (be) on 15 May, so there (not / be) any time

to be lost.

14. If I (pass) my exams successfully, I (start) an

apprenticeship in September.

15. And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (go) back to London to

work there for a while.

16. As you (see / can) , I (become) a real London fan

already.
Ex. 2 Hadrian's Wall

Fill the gaps with the correct tenses (active or passive voice).

1. In the year 122 AD, the Roman Emperor Hadrian (visit) his
provinces in Britain.

2. On his visit, the Roman soldiers (tell) him that Pictish tribes

from Britain's north (attack) them.

3. So Hadrian (give) the order to build a protective wall across one

of the narrowest parts of the country.

4. After 6 years of hard work, the Wall (finish) in 128.

5. It (be) 117 kilometres long and about 4 metres high.

6. The Wall (guard) by 15,000 Roman soldiers.

7. Every 8 kilometres there (be) a large fort in which up to 1,000

soldiers (find) shelter.

8. The soldiers (watch) over the frontier to the north and (check)

the people who (want) to enter or leave Roman Britain.

9. In order to pass through the Wall, people (must go) to one of the

small forts that (serve) as gateways.

10. Those forts (call) milecastles because the distance from one

fort to another (be) one Roman mile (about 1,500 metres).

11. Between the milecastles there (be) two turrets from which

the soldiers (guard) the Wall.

12. If the Wall (attack) by enemies, the soldiers at the turrets

(run) to the nearest milecastle for help or (light) a

fire that (can / see) by the soldiers in the milecastle.

13. In 383 Hadrian's Wall (abandon) .

14. Today Hadrian's Wall (be) the most popular tourist

attraction in northern England.

15. In 1987, it (become) a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Fill the gaps with the correct tenses. Answers

1. I have been learningaction that started in the past and is still going on now, emphasis is put
on the duration (signal word: for seven years) - Present Perfect Progressive English for
seven years now.
2. But last year I was not working hard enough for English, that's why my marks were not1st
verb: you can either use past progressive or simple past.
a) Past Progressive: puts emphasis on the duration
b) Simple Past: puts emphasis on the fact
2nd verb: a fact in the past - Simple Past. really that good then.
3. As I want to pass my English exam successfully next year, I am going to study1st verb:
situation in the present - Simple Present (after 'want' use 'to' + infinitive)
2nd verb: decision made for the future - Future I going to. harder this term.
4. During my last summer holidays, my parents sentcompleted action in the past - Simple Past
me on a language course to London.
5. It was great and I think I have learned1st verb: fact in the past - Simple Past
2nd verb: situation in the present - Simple Present
3rd verb: finished action that has an influence on the present. emphasis is on the result -
Present Perfect Simple a lot.
6. Before I went to London, I had not enjoyed1st verb: action in the past - Simple Past
2nd verb: action taking place before that certain time in the past (signal word: before) - Past
Perfect. learning English.
7. But while I was doing the language course, I met1st verb: action taking place only for a
certain period in the past - Past Progressive
2nd verb: short actions in the past taking place in the middle of another action - Simple Past.
lots of young people from all over the world.
8. There I noticed how important it is1st verb: observation in the past - Simple Past
2nd verb: general fact that is true for the present - Simple Present to speak foreign
languages nowadays.
9. Now I have much more fun learning English than I had1st verb: situation in the present -
Simple Present
2nd verb: situation in the past - Simple Past before the course.
10. At the moment I am revisingaction happening around now (signal word: at the moment) -
Present Progressive English grammar.
11. And I have already begunaction that has just started (signal word: already), emphasis is put
on the fact (not the duration) - Present Perfect Simple to read the texts in my English
textbooks again.
 12. I think I will do1st verb: feeling in the present - Simple Present
2nd verb: assumption with regard to the future (signal word: I think) - Future I will one
unit every week.
13. My exam is on 15 May, so there is not1st verb: the exact date for the exam is already
scheduled - Simple Present.
2nd verb: idiomatic expression any time to be lost.
14. If I pass my exams successfully, I will startdonditional sentence type I: if + Simple Present,
Future I will an apprenticeship in September.
15. And after my apprenticeship, maybe I will goassumption / dream for the futureermutung -
Future I mit will. back to London to work there for a while.
16. As you can see, I have become1st verb: situation in the present - Simple Present (after 'can'
use the infinitive without 'to')
2nd verb: situation from the past to the present, emphasis is put on the fact - Present Perfect
Simple a real London fan already.

Ex. 2 Hadrian's Wall Answers

Fill the gaps with the correct tenses (active or passive voice).

1. In the year 122 AD, the Roman Emperor Hadrian visitedYou must use active voice. You can
either use Simple Past (to emphasize the fact) or Past Progressive (to emphasize the course
of the action). his provinces in Britain.
2. On his visit, the Roman soldiers told him that Pictish tribes from Britain's north had
attacked1st verb: Use active voice. As it is an action that happened in the past, you must use
Simple Past.
2nd verb: Use active voice. The action had happened before the soldiers told Hadrian about
it, that's why you have to use Past Perfect. them.
3. So Hadrian gaveUse active voice. As it is an action that happened in the past, you must use
Simple Past. the order to build a protective wall across one of the narrowest parts of the
country.
4. After 6 years of hard work, the Wall was finishedUse passive voice. As it is an action that
happened in the past, you must use Simple Past in passive voice. in 128.
5. It wasUse active voice. As it is a fact in the past, you must use Simple Past. Unfortunately,
the Wall is not complete anymore, so you cannot use Simple Present here. 117 kilometres
long and about 4 metres high.
6. The Wall was guardedUse passive voice. As it is an action that happened in the past, you
must use Simple Past in passive voice. by 15,000 Roman soldiers.
7. Every 8 kilometres there was a large fort in which up to 1,000 soldiers foundUse active
voice. As the verbs describe facts in the past, you must use Simple Past. shelter.
8. The soldiers watched over the frontier to the north and checked the people who wantedUse
active voice. As the verbs describe facts or regular actions in the past, you must use Simple
Past. to enter or leave Roman Britain.
9. In order to pass through the Wall, people had to go to one of the small forts that servedUse
active voice. As the verbs describe facts or regular actions in the past, you must use Simple
Past.
Note that 'must' does not have a past form, so you must use 'had to'. as gateways.
10. Those forts were called milecastles because the distance from one fort to another was1st
verb: Use passive voice. As the verb describes a fact in the past, you must use Simple Past
in passive voice.
2nd verb: The verb 'be' can only be used in active voice. As the verb describes a situaiton in
the past, you must use Simple Past. one Roman mile (about 1,500 metres).
11. Between the milecastles there were two turrets from which the soldiers guardedUse active
voice. As the verbs describe a situation in the past, you must use Simple Past. the Wall.
12. If the Wall was attacked by enemies, the soldiers at the turrets ran to the nearest milecastle
for help or lit a fire that could be seen1st verb: Use passive voice. As the verb describes a
situation in the past, you must use Simple Past in passive voice.
2nd-3rd verb: Use active voice. As the verbs describe a situation in the past, you must use
Simple Past.
4th verb: Use passive voice. As the verb describes a situation in the past, you must use
Simple Past in passive voice. by the soldiers in the milecastle.
13. In 383 Hadrian's Wall was abandonedUse passive voice. As the verb describes a situation in
the past, you must use Simple Past in passive voice. .
14. Today Hadrian's Wall isThe verb 'be' can only be used in active voice. As the verb describes
a situaiton in the present, you must use Simple Present. the most popular tourist attraction
in northern England.
15. In 1987, it becameThe verb 'become' can only be used in active voice. As the action
happened at a certain time in the past, you must use Simple Past. a UNESCO World
Heritage Site.