Page 18 - Advanced English Grammar in Use

EXERCISES

4_j Complete these sentences with the verb given. Choose the present perfect or past simple. (A)
1 According to yesterday's newspapers, astronomers in Australia a planet in a galaxy
close to our own. (discover)
2 To help today's customers make a choice, a company in New York a video trolley -
a supermarket trolley with a video screen to display advertisements and price information,
(develop)
3 At the start of his career, Cousteau the aqualung, opening the oceans to explorers,
scientists, and leisure divers, (invent)
4 He proudly told reporters that the company software to prevent the recent increase
in computer crime, (produce)
5 John Grigg the comet now called Grigg-Skjellerup, at the beginning of the 20th
century, (discover)

^ 2 Complete the sentences with appropriate verbs. Use the same verb for each sentence in the pair.
Use either the present perfect or the past simple. (B & C)
1 a A lot of people about the painting, and I always say it's not for sale.
b The police me several questions about my car before they let me go.
2 a Until she retired last month, she in the customer complaints department.
b Sullivan hard to change the rules and says that the campaign will go on.
3 a I skiing ever since I lived in Switzerland.
b She once the support of the majority of the Democratic Party.
4 a His father so many complaints about the noise that he told Chris to sell his
drums,
b We over 50 letters of support in the last 10 days.
5 a The Bible more copies than any other book.
b When it became clear that we would be moving to Austria, we the house to my
brother.
6 a I moving to London from the day I arrived. I'd love to go back to Rome.
b At first I inviting them to stay, but we soon became great friends.

4_j Here are some parts of a newspaper article. Study the underlined verbs. Correct them if necessary,
or put a S. (A-C)

C Y C L E R O U T E S U C C E S S I N B I R M I N G H A M

New cycle routes (1) have been built in and cyclists..Jane Wills, a keen cyclist who works
around the centre of Birmingham and speed limits in the city centre, told us: 'When the new routes
(2) have been reduced on selected roads...The (9) have been introduced, I (10) have sold my
scheme (3) was now in operation for a year and car and I (11) bought a bike. I (12) cycled to work
(4) has been hailed as a great success. Since the ever since. It's the best thing the council (13) did
new speed limits (5) were introduced, the number for cyclists and pedestrians in the time Г ve been
of accidents in the area (6) fell dramatically...It living in Birmingham.'...The success of the
(7) has taken only six months to draw up the scheme (14) has led to proposals for similar
plans and mark the routes. This (8) has been done schemes in other cities.
in consultation with groups representing city