Wednesday 22 April 2020

TENSE FORMS (4) FCE USE OF ENGLISH


FCE USE OF ENGLISH
TENSE FORMS (4)

8. Make all the necessary changes and addition to make a complete letter.

Dear sirs,

I write/apply/position of French teacher/advertised/The European. Academic qualifications include/degree in French/Oxford University. I spend several years/ Paris/have excellent practical knowledge of French. I work/ assistant French teacher/two years/school outside London. I be unemployed/at the moment. I enclose references/former employer and CV. I trust you give/application/serious consideration. I look forward/hear you/earliest convenience.

Yours faithfully


Dear Sirs,

I’m writing to apply……

9. Identify the tenses, then match them with the correct description.

1
I had read most of his novels by the end of the holiday.

a
action in the middle of happening at a stated past time.
2
I was enjoying myself at the party while Tim was babysitting at home.

b
complete action or event which happened at a stated past time
3
We got up at half past six this morning.

c
past actions which happened one immediately after another.
4
They were still considering his proposal that evening.

d
past action in progress interrupted by another past action
5
She jogged five miles every day when she was young.

e
action continuing over a period up to a specific time in the past.
6
She had a shower, got dressed quickly and left for the airport.

f
complete past action which had visible results in the past
7
Reporters had been telephoning all morning.

g
past action which occurred before another action or before stated time
8
A crowd of tourists were waiting outside the hotel when the bomb exploded.

h
past habit or state
9
He made his last film in Poland.

i
Past Perfect Continuous as the past equivalent of the Present Perfect Continuous.
10
She had been going out with Tony for five years before she decided to marry him.

j
action not connected to the present which happened at a definite past time not mentioned.
11
She was upset because she had just heard the news.

k
Past Perfect as the past equivalent of the Present Perfect.
12
The police officer changed her phone number because she had been receiving.

l
two or more simultaneous past actions
13
The dancer had always dreamed of becoming successful.

m
past action of certain duration which had visible results in the past

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