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A d d i t i o n a l e x e r c i s e s
exercises
Additional
and past; simple and continuous tenses UNITS 1, 2 & 6
Present and past; simple and continuous tenses
Present ELE So
of the
following tenses
for the verb in
present simple,
brackets:
use
1 In In these texts, use one of the following tenses for the verb in brackets: present simple, present
texts,
present
one
these
continuous.
simple,
past
past
possible,
think
about
any
alternatives are
continuous,
Where
continuous, past simple, past continuous. Where alternatives are possible, think about any
in meaning
or emphasis.
difference in meaning or emphasis.
difference
A: John ID (not looking) well these days. Is he okay?
A A A? John th. (not looking) well these days. Is he okay?
Apparently, he (2) (not sleep) well just now, although he usually pi
B: B: Apparently, he (2)... (not sleep) well just now, although he usually (3)...
really soundly.
(sleep) really soundly.
(sleep)
Sounds like something (4) (worry) him.
A:
A: Sounds like something (4)....0...0.0.0.... (worry) him.
Well, that's part of the problem. You (5) (know) that he (6) (work) for
B: B: Well, that's part of the problem. You (5)............0...... (know) that he (6)..0.00.00.00.1 (work) for
A: A: Yes, ever since he (7) ...0..0.0.00.0.1 (leave) university. (work) on a major road-building scheme
Tardown, the engineers, don't you?
Tardown, the engineers, don't you?
Yes, ever since he
(leave) university.
<7)
That's right. Well, at the moment he
(8)
B: B: That's right. Well, at the moment he @8)......0........... (work) on a major road-building scheme
am
e»
a
(drive) up there every day, which
(take)
in Liverpool, so he he (9)..........0.08 (drive) up there every day, which (10).....0...0.0.0... (take) a
in Liverpool, so
couple of hours each way. And on top of that, he ui) (suffer) from a cold and
couple of hours each way. And on top of that, he aay... (suffer) from a cold and
(have) difficulty breathing.
(in cece (have) difficulty breathing.
(2)
Concern m (mount) for the safety of two British climbers who (2) (miss) in
B B Concern (ty... (mount) for the safety of two British climbers who (2)..........0.0...1 (miss) in
all French, p) (raise) the alarm when the
the Andes. Their three companions, all French, p)........0.0.......J (raise) the alarm when the
the Andes. Their three companions,
(4) (fail) to arrive back at their base camp two days ago. It (5)
climbers
climbers (4)..0.0...0..0.000 (fail) to arrive back at their base camp two days ago. It (5)...
clear that a number of avalanches («) (hit) the area last week, and
(now become)
(now become) clear that a number of avalanches (6).....00000000.0.: (hit) the area last week, and
i7) (blame) these on the very warm weather conditions for the time of
local experts
local experts (7)... (blame) these on the very warm weather conditions for the time of
year.
year.
(work)
in the accounts department when I
(2)
(become) advertising
in
Alex
C C Alex (yee. (work) in the accounts department when I (2)..........0...... (become) advertising
At first I
(find)
p)
him to be very efficient, but after a while his
manager at the firm. At first I p)...0000000.., (find) him to be very efficient, but after a while his
manager at the firm.
(4) (start) to deteriorate. He is) (forever lose) important documents
work (4)... (start) to deteriorate. He (5).....0.0000000. (forever lose) important documents
Work
and (6) (make) excuses when there were delays. The final straw was when he
(7) (spend) three weeks on a piece of work that should have taken only a day or so.
By the time he (8> (finish), I (9) (feel) pretty annoyed and (io)
to the managing director.
(complain) to the managing director.
(complain)
I (i) a new alarm clock the other day in Taylor's the jewellers, when I actually
D D Taji (buy) a new alarm clock the other day in Taylor's the jewellers, when I actually
(buy)
(see) somebody shoplifting. I'd just finished paying for my clock and as I
(D (DQ)eccccceteecereeeeed (see) somebody shoplifting. I'd just finished paying for my clock and as I
(turn) round, an elderly woman (4) (slowly put) a silver plate into a bag
(?) (B).ceeeee (turn) round, an elderly woman (4).......0..0..0.: (slowly put) a silver plate into a bag
(walk)
(6)
isi
over to another part of the shop
that she is)... (carry). Then she (6)..........0...... (walk) over to another part of the shop
that she
(carry). Then she
and, when she (7) (think) that nobody (8) (look), she (9) (put) an
expensive-looking watch into the bag. Before I no) (have) a chance to tell the staff in
(hurry)
(13)
the shop, she an (notice) that I (2)..0000000 (watch) her and (13)...00000000000... (hurry)
(n>
(watch) her and
the shop, she aij... (notice) that
I
Unfortunately
(14)
(walk) past just at that moment
for her, two police
officers
out.
out. Unfortunately for her, two police officers (14).....0.0.0.000.. (walk) past just at that moment
and she (is) (run) straight into them.
and she (15)...000..00008 (run) straight into them.
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