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mintintlu13Use a prefix or a suffix to make a new word out of the word in brackets . Complete the sentence with it.
PREFIXES SUFFIXES
DIS- UN- IM- RE- -ING -ED -ANCE -FUL -ABLE - LY -OUS -ER
1. I can't answer this question. It's………. (POSSIBLE).
2. Don't stand near the water. It's too……….. (DANGER).
3. I don't like this fish. It's not very well………. (COOK).
4. Kate started crying because she was so……….. (HAPPY)
5. If you have a haircut it will change your………… (APPEAR)
6. Paul never waits in queues. He is too……….. (PATIENT)
7. Thank you for your advice. You have been very………. (HELP).
8. Stealing other people's money is………. (HONEST)
9. Our science……… is very young . (TEACH)
10. Harry didn't think the book was very………. (INTEREST).
11. A million pounds was given to the hospital by an……… person(KNOWN)
12. When you…….. this paragraph, make it a bit shorter (WRITE)
13. Mary was wearing a/an……… hat (USUAL)
14. That was a great film. It was really………. (ENJOY)
15. I like this town. The people are very……… (FRIEND)
16. I don't think you're right. I……… with you completely (AGREE)
Simple present
The simple present is the most basic of the English tenses. It’s used for individual actions or habitual actions in
the present.
Today I feel like a million bucks!
My brother carries the groceries while my sister stays on the couch.
Simple past
We use the simple past to show actions completed in the past, with no extra emphasis.
Regular verbs: I picked up the glass, but it dropped from my hand.
Irregular verbs: This morning I went to the store, but I forgot the milk.
Present continuous
[am/is/are] + [present participle]
Use the present continuous to show an action happening right now or in the near future.
I am reading The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy for the fifth time!
We are eating pizza tonight.
Past continuous
[was/were] + [present participle]
Use the past continuous to show an ongoing action in the past, especially if the action was interrupted by
another action.
My dog was whimpering in his sleep when the TV woke him up.
As kids, my friends and I were always getting into trouble.
Present perfect
[have/has] + [past participle]
The present perfect is one of the most difficult English verb tenses. It is used to describe a few different types
of actions, including:
• an ongoing action started in the past that is not yet completed
• the same action completed multiple times in the past and likely to be completed again
• an action completed very recently (usually with just or now)
• an uncompleted action that is expected to be finished (in the negative)
Additionally, the present perfect can be used to emphasize the significance of a completed action, especially
one that happened over time.
We have tricked him every April Fool’s Day since we were kids.
My niece has grown so much this year!
Past perfect
[had] + [past participle]
What if you’re talking about two different actions in the past and want to show that one happened before the
other? The past perfect, also shows that one past action happened earlier than another one.
She had arrived at the office before she realized it was Sunday.
I ran to my car when I noticed my wife had left already.
Present perfect continuous
[have/has] + [been] + [present participle]
The present perfect continuous shows an ongoing action in the present that was started in the past. It is often
used to emphasize the length of time.
We have been waiting for over an hour!
The team has been practicing nonstop for the tournament.
Past perfect continuous
[had] + [been] + [present participle]
The past perfect continuous tense is used just like the past perfect tense, except it describes ongoing actions
that happened in the past instead of a one-time occurance. It’s often used with the words when, until,
and before to connect it to another past action.
Before he got his first job as a writer, he had been working as a proofreader.
I had been living on my friend’s couch for a year until they kicked me out.
Choose the most appropriate answer.
1. I can't leave now. I for an important telephone call.
wait am waiting had been waiting was waiting
2. What does she do? – She the piano in a local orchestra.
plays played has played is playing
3. He must be very hungry. He anything in three days.
didn't eat hasn't eaten hadn't eaten wasn't eating
4. First he as a salesman, then as a night clerk, and after that he quit his job and became a writer.
worked has worked had worked had been working
5. I usually to work by bus. It takes me about forty minutes to get to work by bus.
go am going have gone have been going
6. Yesterday my daughter flew in an airplane for the first time in her life. She in an airplane before.
has never flown was never flying had never flown
7. Are you going to Lena's party? – No. I home tonight. I'm a little tired.
stay am staying stayed have stayed
8. She probably her keys while she was walking in the park.
lost has lost had lost
9. Will the rain ever stop? It all day.
had been raining has been raining is raining was raining
10. I writing my report in an hour or so. Then we can go to a movie.
finish finished have finished will finish
