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UNIT
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          EXERCISES
     19.1  If possible,  complete  the sentences  with  either will  or would followed by  the  bare infinitive form
          of the verb  in  brackets.  If it is  not possible  to  use will  or would,  write  only the verb  in  brackets
          in the past simple.  (A)
           1  Around 2 o'clock every night, Sue  ..УШ-...*$*£$.. talking in her sleep. It's very annoying, (start)
           2  As soon as he woke up he         things ready for breakfast,  (get)
           3  He            work in  1963 as an assistant to the managing director,  (begin)
           4  After I read about the place in a magazine, I    to visit Madagascar myself,  (want)
           5  When I was younger I          hours just kicking a ball around the garden,  (spend)
           6  Even when it's freezing cold, some people      just jeans and a T-shirt,  (wear)
           7 When I was at school all the children       in silence when the teacher came into the
             room,  (stand up)
           8  Everywhere she went, people         her name and ask for her autograph,  (call out)
           9  Jack           three days ago from a holiday in France,  (return)
          10  1 usually get up late, so most mornings, I    just a cup of tea for breakfast,  (have)
          11  There's a boy in my maths class who       the most ridiculous questions,  (ask)
          12  She            all her closest friends and relatives to her 50th birthday party last summer.
             (invite)

    19.2  Complete  these  sentences  with  will,  would  or used to.  If more  than one  answer  is  possible,  write
          them  both.  (B  and  Unit  18B)
          1  I           like going to pop concerts when I was  a teenager.
          2  Business people          watch what their competitors  are doing with great interest.
          3  The country now known as Myanmar            be called Burma.
          4  My father didn't know that we         borrow the car when he was at work.
          5  When I was a child, summers          be warmer and winters colder than now.
          6  Accidents           happen in the home, however  safe we try to make them.
          7  When the weather was good, we          go walking in the  hills every weekend.

    19.3  Answer  these questions  by  expanding  the  notes,  using an  appropriate verb  tense.  If you  can,  use
         used  to  in  your answer.  (B)
          1  How often did you  see Judith?  (We / meet / every day for lunch)  We  used-  to  meet  every
            •for  lunch.
         2  Where  did you learn to speak Japanese?  (We / work / Tokyo for three years)
         3  Where in Malaysia were you  living?  (We / live / east coast)
         4  How long have you known each other?  (We / meet / 22nd June last year)
         5  How did you meet?  (We / play / tennis together)

    19.4  Martha  doesn't  like some  of the  things  that  Bill does.  (A)
         'He  will play  his music too  loud when I'm trying to work.'
         'He  will leave the front door open when he  goes out.'
         Think  of a  close  friend  or relative  and say  what  things  they
         do  that  annoy  you.  Use  'He/She  will...'.






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