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EXERCISE A
Choose
the correct form of verb
and write its number in the brackets.
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Excuse me, what ___________
the time, please?
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(1)
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are
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(2)
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am
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(3)
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is
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(4)
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was
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2
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We all ___________
our new teacher very much.
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(1)
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likes
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(2)
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is liking
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(3)
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are liking
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(4)
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like
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3
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Larry and Philip ___________ brothers.
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(1)
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isn’t
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(2)
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aren’t
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(3)
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aren’t being
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(4)
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isn’t being
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4
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Where's Mum?
She ___________
the shopping.
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(1)
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is doing
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(2)
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am doing
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(3)
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does
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(4)
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are doing
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5
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Listen! What ___________ that
noise?
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(1)
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are making
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(2)
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makes
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(3)
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is making
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(4)
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am making
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6
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I ___________ feeling
very well today.
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(1)
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isn’t
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(2)
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aren’t
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(3)
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don’t
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(4)
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am not
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7
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Mary ___________ a good
mark in her English test last week.
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(1)
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got
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(2)
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was getting
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(3)
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gets
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(4)
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to get
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8
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Where___________
you ___________ on holiday
last year?
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(1)
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do / go
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(2)
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does/ go
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(3)
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did/ go
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(4)
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was/ going
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9
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The film ___________ last
night very good.
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(1)
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weren’t
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(2)
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wasn’t
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(3)
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am not
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(4)
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aren’t
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10
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I ___________ to
some music when my friend arrived.
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(1)
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is listening
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(2)
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was listening
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(3)
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were listening
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(4)
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are listening
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11
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___________ you ___________
television when I rang yesterday?
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(1)
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Were/ watching
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(2)
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Did/ watch
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(3)
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Was/ watching
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(4)
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Did/ watching
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12
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Tom and Roger ___________
attention when the teacher asked them a question.
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(1)
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wasn’t paying
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(2)
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aren’t paying
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(3)
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weren’t paying
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(4)
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isn’t paying
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13
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If you ___________ the
dishes, I ___________ them.
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(1)
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will wash/ dry
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(2)
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wash/ will dry
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(3)
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will wash/ will dry
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(4)
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wash/ am drying
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14
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Roy ___________
the exam if he ___________ hard.
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(1)
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will pass/ work
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(2)
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passes/ will work
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(3)
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will pass/ works
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(4)
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will pass/ will work
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15
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Kelly's mother said, "I am going to the shops."
Kelly's mother told her ___________
to the shops.
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(1)
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she went
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(2)
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I was going
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(3)
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I am going
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(4)
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she was going
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16
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Mr Sanders said, "I have a prize for the best
composition."
Mr Sanders told the class ___________ a prize for the best composition.
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(1)
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he was having
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(2)
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I have
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(3)
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he had
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(4)
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I had
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17
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I think it ___________ tomorrow.
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(1)
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will rain
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(2)
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is raining
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(3)
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rains
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(4)
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to rain
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18
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I promise ___________
my room later!
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(1)
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tidy
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(2)
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am tidying
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(3)
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will tidy
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(4)
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tidies
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19
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Tina and Linda ___________ tennis
for the school next Saturday.
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(1)
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are playing
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(2)
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plays
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(3)
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is playing
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(4)
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to play
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20
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What time ___________
your train ___________ tomorrow
morning?
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(1)
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did/ leave
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(2)
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does/ leave
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(3)
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is/ going to leave
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(4)
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will/ leave
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21
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Anna, ___________ I borrow
your tennis racket, please?
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(1)
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must
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(2)
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could
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(3)
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should
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(4)
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would
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22
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You ___________
cross the road at the zebra crossing.
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(1)
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must to
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(2)
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must
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(3)
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mustn’t
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(4)
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would
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23
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Would you like ___________ to
the cinema?
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(1)
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going
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(2)
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go
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(3)
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to go
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(4)
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goes
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24
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I forgot ___________
the cat!
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(1)
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feed
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(2)
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feeds
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(3)
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feeding
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(4)
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to feed
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25
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Nobody ___________ absent
from school today.
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(1)
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was
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(2)
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wasn’t
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(3)
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were
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(4)
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weren’t
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EXERCISE B
Fill in the gaps with the
correct simple present or present continuous form of the verbs
from the box, or with will + the correct verb from the box. You may use
some verbs more than once.
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be
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beat
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use
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leave
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tear
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get
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look
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fold
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take
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Making paper
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These days lots of people (1)
_______ for ways to help the environment. One way (2) _____ to recycle more
of our rubbish. Here (3) ____ a great way to use old newspapers: by turning
them into new paper! Firstly, you (4) __ ten pages of old newspaper and (5)
___ them into tiny pieces. Next, you put the paper into a pot and add two
large cups of water. If you (6) ____ the pot for a few hours, the pieces of
paper (7) ____ nice and soggy. Then, you (8) _____ the mixture with a wooden
spoon to blend it well. If you (9) _____ a food blender, it (10) ____ much
easier, but you should ask your mother or father first. When the mixture
(11) ___ smooth, add two tablespoons of starch and stir the mixture for two
or three minutes. Then you pour the mixture onto half a soft wire screen
(12 cm x 25 cm) and spread it out thinly. Now, you (12) __ the screen in
half, put it between some newspapers and squeeze hard to remove the extra
water. Lastly, remove the newspapers and (13) _____ the flat piece of pulp
out of the screen. If you (14) ____ it to dry overnight, it (15) ____ ready
to write on in the morning!
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EXERCISE C
Fill in the gaps with the
correct simple past or past continuous form of the verbs from
the box. You may use some verbs more than once.
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be
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ask
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live
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blow
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spend
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sail
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tell
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hunt
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decide
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order
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How Singapore got its name (1)
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In the thirteenth or
fourteenth century (nobody is quite sure) there (1) ____ a young prince
called Sang Nila Utama. He (2) ____ at the court in Palembang in Indonesia.
The prince (3) ____ a happy young man. He (4) ____ his time with his
friends and going hunting. One day he (5) ___ bored and so (6) ____ to sail
away with his friends to look for an adventure. He (7) ____ to some nearby
islands and stopped on one of them to go hunting. While he (8) ______ he
saw another island much further away. He (9) an old man what it was called.
The old man (10) him that it was called Temasek. The prince (11) _____ to
visit the island. They went back to the ship and (12) _____ towards the
island. As they (13) ______ a great storm (14) ____ up. The ship's captain (15)
______ his men to throw the heavy cargo into the sea to save the ship. But
this didn't work.
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EXERCISE D
Fill
in the gaps with the correct verb from the box. You may use some verbs
more than once.
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am going to
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raised
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may
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saw
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stared
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are going to
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asked
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must
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had
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was walking
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to
stay
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can’t
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will
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How Singapore
got its name (2)
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"We (1) _____ drown," thought Sang Nila Utama. Then
the captain said, "Prince, please (2) _____ you throw your heavy gold
crown into the sea? That (3) _____ save us." This worked and the storm
stopped, so they reached the island safely. The island was beautiful and
the prince wanted (4) ____ there for some time. "I (5) _____ explore this
island," he told the captain. While the prince (6) ____ through the
jungle, he (7) ____ a strange creature. It (8) ____ a brown head, a reddish
body and a strong, white chest. The prince
(9) _____ his bow and arrow
and pointed it at the creature. The creature (10) _____ at the prince with
its big yellow eyes and then gave an enormous roar before disappearing into
the jungle. "What is that creature?" the prince (11) _____ an old
man. "It (12) _____ be a stag. It's too big. It (13) ____ be a lion, sir,"
the old man replied. "Then I (14) _____ name this island 'Singa Pura'.
And I (15) _____ be the king of this island!" (Singa Pura means 'lion
city' in Malay.)
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