2ND BACH – UNIT 1
TENSES REVIEW
Fill in the gaps with the correct tense
1)
My parents (recently / buy)
_____________________ some property in the south of France. They (build)
_____________________ a summer cottage there at the moment.
2)
Andy and Sally (go)
_____________________ to a concert tomorrow night. They
(look)
_____________________ forward to it all week
3)
When he (found)
_____________________ Microsoft, Bill Gates was only 20 years old. He
(already/write) _____________________ his first computer program seven years
earlier.
4)
Mrs. Smith said that one day she
(retire) _____________________ from teaching. She mentioned that she (spend)
_____________________ her time learning about computers.
5)
They (stand) _____________________
in the queue for an hour when the manager (inform) _____________________ them
that no more tickets were available.
6)
The men (sentence)
_____________________ to eight years in prison. They (rob)
_____________________ many banks.
7)
The building the squatters (live
in) _____________________ at present (abandon) _____________________ for a
year.
8)
If the rate of unemployment (not
be) _____________________ so high, there (be) _____________________ fewer
violent incidents. Let’s hope this situation will change soon.
9)
If I (make) _____________________
more of an effort during my school years. I (accept) _____________________ at
university. Now I am sorry I didn’t
10)
An accident (occur)
_____________________ near my house last night. A cat (hit)
_____________________ a young man. He (ride) _____________________ his bicycle
when someone in front of him suddenly (open) _____________________ a car door.
Several witnesses (see) _____________________ the accident. The police
(question) _____________________ them last night
11)
Robert (watch) _____________________
the news in English every day on TV and it (help) _____________________ him
with his English. He says. “If you (watch) _____________________ the news in
English, it (help) _____________________ you too”
12)
I saw a film a week ago, but I
(not enjoy) _____________________ it very much. The problem was that I (already
read) _____________________ the book. If I (not read) _____________________ the
book first, I probably (enjoy) _____________________ the film more.
13)
Alan (be) _____________________ in
a car accident yesterday. The other driver (lose) _____________________ control
of his car because he (fall) _____________________ asleep. If he (stop)
_____________________ to rest, the accident (not occur) _____________________
14)
My car (break)
_____________________ down yesterday on my way home from work. I (fix)
_____________________ if I (know) _____________________ what to do but how I
didn’t, I (have to) _____________________ take it to the garage.
15)
Last night my neighbour (knock)
_____________________ on the door. She wanted my father to move his car. She
said she (can not) _____________________ get out of her parking space.
16)
Linda (phone)
_____________________ and (explain) _____________________ that she (not come)
to our party the next day because she (be) _____________________ still sick.
17)
Barry had an argument with Tom.
Barry said that he (return) _____________________ Tom’s money the week before.
Tom insisted that he (not receive) _____________________ it.
18)
My teacher (ask)
_____________________ me if I (ever use) _____________________ a computer
before. I explained to him that I (learn) _____________________ to use
computers the year before. He said that it (be) _____________________ fantastic
and (ask) _____________________ me to help some of the other students in the
class.
19)
My sister (fly)
_____________________ home from London today. Her flight (arrive)
_____________________ in one hour so I (leave) _____________________ the house
right now to get to the airport on time.
20)
I (sleep) _____________________
when the fire (break out) _____________________
21)
She (not see)
_____________________ her father since he (start) _____________________ to work
in France two years ago.
22)
I (not sleep)
_____________________ at all last night, someone (listen) _____________________
to loud music all night.
23)
Once Susan (pay)
_____________________ her fare, she’ll sit at the back of the bus.
24)
“(you, write)
_____________________ to him tonight?” Yes, I always (write)
_____________________ to him on his birthday. (you, want) _____________________
to send him a message?
25)
“I (just, be)
_____________________ to see the film “The Da Vinci’s Code” “(you, see)
_____________________ it? “ No, I haven’t. Is it like the book?” “I don’t know,
I (not read) _____________________ the book”
26)
Unless he (sell) _____________________
more, he won’t get much commission.
27)
She looked as if her husband (get)
_____________________ the sack
28)
While I was waiting for the bus,
there (be) _____________________ a robbery at the bank. After the robbers (go
away) _____________________, the police (appear) _____________________ but they ( not be able, catch)
_____________________ them.
29)
Before Peter went out home, he
(write) _____________________ a note to Mary saying that he (not be able, come
back) _____________________ for dinner that evening.
30)
“Who (move) _____________________
the furniture about upstairs?” “It’s Tom, he (paint) _____________________ the
front bedroom”.
31)
He (always, say)
_____________________ that he will mend the window but he never (do)
_____________________ it.
32)
I used to ski when I (be)
_____________________ at university but I (break) _____________________ a leg
five years ago and since then I (not do) _____________________ any skiing.
33)
He (park) _____________________
his car under a No Parking sign and (rush) _____________________ into a shop.
When he (come) _____________________ out of the shop ten minutes later the car
(be) _____________________ no longer there. He (wonder) _____________________
if someone (steal) _____________________ it or if the police (take)
_____________________ it away.
34)
Do not worry! I (give)
_____________________ you a call at 6.30, Peter, in any case you (fall)
_____________________ asleep again before your alarm clock (go)
_____________________ off.
35)
I’m sorry. If I (know)
_____________________ before you were still reading them, I (not throw)
_____________________ the magazines away.
36)
I (not see) _____________________
him for three years. I wonder where he (be) _____________________
37)
“He’s cut my hair too short”
“Don’t worry! It (grow) _____________________ again very quickly”
38)
If she (know)
_____________________ his address, she’d visit him
39)
She had a headache; otherwise she
(come) _____________________ with us
40)
Would you visit me if I (send)
_____________________ to prison?
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