UNIT 1 Section 1 (D) Grammar Revision (Tenses) Use of English B2 for all exams

 

Use of English B2 for all exams UNIT 1 Section 1 (D) Grammar Revision (Tenses)

 

Words with Prepositions A Read the text below and complete each blank with one word. All missing words are auxiliary verbs (is, was, have, has, had, do, does, did etc.). My life (1)________________________ improved a lot since last year. You see, before that I (2)________________________ been working in the same job for five years and I (3)________________________ beginning to feel rather bored. I (4)________________ getting ready to apply for another job when one day my boss called me into her office. "Our company (5)_____________________ planning to expand overseas," she said. "We (6 )_________________________ thinking of starting with Spain, therefore we will (7 )________________________ needing some of our best employees to support our new branch there. (8)___________________ you think you would be interested in a transfer?" Naturally I accepted, although at the time I (9)________________________ not know that they (10)_________________________ also going to promote me to assistant manager. By the end of this month, I will have (11) ________________________ living in Madrid for a year. You can't imagine how exciting my life (12) ________________________ become.   B Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple, Past Progressive, Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Progressive and complete the boxes with the time words below. Use each time word only once. for while yet still when ago already since   1 __________________ Mary________________________ (have) a bath yesterday evening, I was in the kitchen. I ________________________ (cook) her favourite dish because I _________________________ (want) to surprise her. __________________she________________________ (come) into the kitchen, she couldn't believe her eyes! 2 Jim: Mum, I________________________ (look) for my black belt __________________ the past hour and I __________________ ________________________ (not find) it._________________________you ________________________ (see) it anywhere?   Mother: No, but I think you________________________ (lend) it to your brother about a week__________________.   Jim: Oh, you're right. He________________________ (not give) it back to me. I bet he_________________________ (wear) it all week. Where is he now, Mum?   Mother: I'm afraid Mark________________________ __________________ ________________________ (leave). He________________________ (get) up about an hour before you_________________________ (do). 3 I ________________________ (work) on this project __________________ this morning but I________________________ (not finish) it __________________. What am I going to tell my boss?

ANSWER KEY

A 1 has 2 had 3 was 4 was 5 is 6 are 7 be 8 Do 9 did 10 were 11 been 12 has B 1 While/ was having/ was cooking/ wanted/ When/ came 2 Jim: have been looking/ for/ still/ haven’t found/ Have/ seen Mother: lent Jim: hasn’t given or didn’t give/ has been wearing/ Mother: has/ already/left/got/did 3 have been working/ since/ haven’t finished/ yet