Additional exercises Present and past (2) ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE

ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE

Additional exercises

Present and past (2)

5	Put the verb into the correct form: past simple (I did), past continuous (I was doing), past perfect (I had done) or past perfect continuous (I had been doing).
6	Make sentences from the words in brackets. Put the verb into the correct form: present perfect (1 have done), present perfect continuous (I have been doing), past perfect (I had done) or past perfect continuous (1 had been doing). 1 Amanda is sitting on the ground. She's out of breath. (she /run) _____ She has been running _______. 2 Where's my bag? I left it under this chair. (somebody /take /it) _____________________________________. 3 We were all surprised when Jess and Nick got married last year. (they /only /know /each other /a few weeks) _____________________________________. 4 It's still raining. I wish it would stop. (it /rain /all day) _____________________________________. 5 Suddenly I woke up. I was confused and didn't know where I was. (I /dream) _____________________________________. 6 I wasn't hungry at lunchtime, so I didn't have anything to eat. (I /have /a big breakfast) _____________________________________. 7 Every year Robert and Tina spend a few days at the same hotel by the sea. (they /go /there for years) _____________________________________. 8 I've got a headache. (I /have /it /since /got up) _____________________________________. 9 Next month Gary is going to run in a marathon. (he /train /very hard for it) _____________________________________.
7	Put the verb into the correct form. Sarah and Joe are old friends. They meet by chance at a train station. Sarah : Hello, Joe. (1) ______________ (I /not /see) you for ages. How are you? Joe : I'm fine. How about you? (2) ______________ (you /look) good. Sarah : Thanks. You too. So, (3) ______________ (you /go) somewhere or (4) ______________ (you /meet) somebody? Joe : (5) ______________ (I /go) to London for a business meeting. Sarah : Oh. (6) ______________ (you /often /go) away on business? Joe : Quite often, yes. And you? Where (7) ______________ (you /go)? Sarah : Nowhere. (8) ______________ (I /meet) a friend. Unfortunately her train (9) ______________ (be) delayed-(10) ______________ (I /wait) here for nearly an hour. Joe : How are your children? Sarah : They're all fine, thanks. The youngest (11 ) ______________ (just /start) school. Joe : How (12) ______________ (she /get) on? (13) ______________  (she /like) it? Sarah : Yes, (14) ______________ (she /think) it's great. Joe : (15) ______________ (you /work) at the moment? The last time I (16) ______________ (speak) to you, (17) ______________ (you /work) in a travel agency. Sarah : That's right. Unfortunately the company (18) ______________ (go) out of business a couple of months after (19) ______________ (I /start) work there, so (20) ______________ (I /lose) my job. Joe : And (21) ______________ (you /not /have) a job since then? Sarah : Not a permanent job. (22) ______________. (I /have) a few temporary jobs. By the way, (23) ______________ (you /see) Matt recently? Joe : Matt? He's in Canada. Sarah : Really? How long (24) ______________ (he /be) in Canada? Joe : About a year now. (25) ______________ (I /see) him a few days before (26) ______________ (he /go). (27) ______________ (he /be) unemployed for months, so (28) ______________ (he / decide) to try his luck somewhere else. (29) ______________ (he /really /look forward) to going. Sarah : So, what (30) ______________ (he /do) there? Joe : I have no idea. (31) ______________ (I /not /hear) from him since (32) ______________ (he /leave). Anyway, I have to go and catch my train. It was really nice to see you again. Sarah : You too. Bye. Have a good trip. Joe : Thanks. Bye.
8	Put the verb into the most suitable form. 1 Who ______________ (invent) the bicycle? 'Do you still have a headache?' 'No, ______________ (it /go). I'm OK now.' I was the last to leave the office last night. Everybody else ______________ (go) home when I ______________ (leave). 2 3 4 What ______________ (you /do) last weekend? ______________ (you /go) away? I like your car. How long ______________ (you /have) it? It's a shame the trip was cancelled. I ______________ (look) forward to it. Jane is an experienced teacher and loves her job. ______________ (she /teach) for 15 years. ______________ (I /buy) a new jacket last week, but ______________ (I /not /wear) it yet. 5 6 7 8 9 A few days ago ______________ (I /see) a man at a party whose face ______________ (be) very familiar. At first I couldn't think where ______________ (I /see) him before. Then suddenly ______________ (I /remember) who ______________ (it /be). 10 ______________ (you /hear) of Agatha Christie? ______________ (she /be) a writer who ______________ (die) in 1976. ______________ (she /write) more than 70 detective novels. ______________ (you /read) any of them? 11 A: What ______________ (this word /mean)? B: I've no idea. ______________ (I /never /see) it before. Look it up in the dictionary. 12 A: ______________ (you /get) to the theatre in time for the play last night? B: No, we were late. By the time we got there, ______________ (it /already /start). 13 I went to Sarah's room and ______________ (knock) on the door, but there ______________ (be) no answer. Either ______________ (she /go) out or ______________ (she /not /want) to see anyone. 14 Patrick asked me how to use the photocopier. ______________ (he /never / use) it before, so ______________ (he /not /know) what to do. 15 Lisa ______________ (go) for a swim after work yesterday. ______________ (she /need) some exercise because ______________ (she /sit) in an office all day in front of a computer.

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