PERFECT SIMPLE OR PERFECT CONTINUOS________KEY

PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE OR PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS 

1)  It is already 9.30 pm and I ______have been waiting________________________ 

              (wait) here for over an hour. If John does not get here in the next five minutes, 

              I am  going to leave.

2)  I was really angry at John yesterday. By the time he finally arrived, I 

     _____had been waiting_________________________ (wait) for over an hour. I 

    almost left without him

3) Did you hear that Ben was fired last month? He _______had been 

    working_______________________ (work) for that import company for more 

    than ten years and he  _______had worked_______________________ (work) in 

    almost every department. Nobody knew the company like he did.

4) I ________had seen______________________ (see) many pictures of the 

   pyramids 

    before I went to Egypt. Pictures of the monuments are very misleading. The

    Pyramids are actually quite small.

5) Sarah ______has climbed________________________ (climb) the Matterhorn, 

    _____________has sailed_________________ (sail) around the world, and 

    ____________has gone__________________ (go) on safari in Kenya. She is such an 

    adventurous person.

6) Sarah _______had climbed_______________________ (climb) the Matterhorn, 

     _________had sailed_____________________ (sail) around the world and 

     __________had gone____________________ (go) on safari in Kenya by the time 

    she turned 25. She ______had experienced________________________

   (experience) more by that age than most people do in their entire lives.

7) When Melanie came into the office yesterday, her eyes were red and watery. I 

    think  she _____had been crying_________________________ (cry)

8)I________________had been working_______________ (work) for a very bad 

   company when I met my present boss, who offered me this job.

9) Don, sit down and relax! You______________have worked_______________ 

   (work) like crazy for eight hours.

10) In 1975, after seven years in prison, Carson 

       ______________left______________ (leave) and started a new life.

11) Mary ______________has visited______________ (visit) Russia six times 

      already. She has a real affinity for the country.

12) Why do your eyes look so tired? ______________Have you been

       watching_______________ (watch) TV without your glasses again?

13) Diana is a nurse at the local children's hospital. 

     She_______________looks_______________ (look) after sick kids.

14) I _______________have been saying_______________ (say) it for years – 

      young criminals should go back to school and get a proper education!

15) We ran like crazy for five blocks, but when we got to the train station, the 

      express to New York ___________had already left______________ (already, 

      leave)

16) I'm sorry I left without you last night, but I told you to meet me early because 

       the show started at 8:00. I ______had been trying_________________________

      (try) to get tickets for that play for months, and I didn't want to miss it. By the 

        time I finally left the coffee shop where we were supposed to meet, I 

       _______had had________________________ (have) five cups of coffee and I 

       _______had been waiting________________________ (wait) over an hour. I had

       to leave because I ___________had arranged____________________ (arrange) 

       to meet Kathy in front of the theater.
17)  When I arrived at the theater, Kathy _________had already 

       picked ______________________ (pick, already)  up the tickets and she was

       waiting for us near the entrance. She was really angry because she 

       ___________had been waiting____________________ (wait) for more than half 

       an hour. She said she __________had almost given_____________________ 

      (give, almost)  up and ____________gone___________________ (go)  into the 

      theater without us.
18) Kathy told me you __________had been_____________________ (be) late 

      several times in the past and that she would not make plans with you again in 

      the future. 

     She mentioned that she ____________had missed___________________ (miss) 

     several movies because of your late arrivals. I think you owe her an apology. 

    And in the future, I suggest you be on time!

19)  A: I think the waiter _______has forgotten________________________ (forget)  

              us. We _______have been waiting________________________ (wait) here for 

             over half an hour and nobody __________has taken_____________________ 

            (take)  our order yet.
        B: I think you're right. He ____________has walked___________________

            (walk)  by us at least twenty times. He probably thinks we _______have 

            already  ordered________________________ (order, already) .

20)       This tree ________was_______________________ (be)  planted by the settlers who  ___________founded___________________ (found)  our city over four hundred years ago

COMPARISONS______ KEY

COMPARISONS - SOLUTIONS

Fill in the gaps with the suitable word or words

1)  Food in San Francisco is different ____from______ food in New Orleans

2)  The climate in San Francisco is similar ____to______ climate in New Orleans

3)  The view from San Francisco is __more beautiful________ (beautiful) than in New Orleans

4)  The food in the French Quarter in New Orleans is better ____than______ the food in wharf (muelle)  in San Francisco.

5)  Fisherman’s Quarter in San Francisco is ___the most_______ (much) famous wharf in the world

6)  The climate in Spring in San Francisco is the same climate ___as_______ in New Orleans

7)  New Orleans is ___hotter_______ (hot) in the summer than San Francisco is

8)  Florida beaches are very ___different_______ from California ones

9)  He is as clever ____as______ a fox

10)   This end of the pool isn’t the ____same______ depth as the far end

11)   Mario gets up ___earlier_______ (early) than his teammate, Lucas      

12)   Every year The Guinness Book of World Records announces the ___tallest_______ (tall) dog in the world       

13)   Sometimes I think I’m ___the worst_______ (bad) language student      

14)    ____The more______ (Much) I know, ___the better_______ (good) job I will get     

15)   Andrea can type faster ____than______ Michael can       

16)   Surfing is getting ___less and less popular_______ (- popular)      

17)   The earth is the same shape _____as_____ the moon

18)    The boss will be angry with you. You arrive  ___later and later_______ (late) to work   

19)   __The longer________ (Long) I walk, ___the farther_______ (far) I go     

20)   His story is ___as_______ old _____as_____ the hills

21)    My friends tell me that  I say ____the funniest______ (funny) things by mistake    

22)    I didn’t like this book at first, but it’s getting __more and more________ (interesting)   

23)    __The more________ (Much) we helped, ___the worse_______ (bad) the situation became     

24)    My daughter’s English result are getting ___worse and worse_______ (bad)    

25)   He is _____as_____ slow _____as_____ a snail

26)   When I make ___the least_______ (little) mistake, everybody laughs     

27)    In spring the weather gets ___less and less cold_______ (- cold)     

28)   Susan thinks that she plays ___better_______ (well) than her sister       

29)   __The older________ (Old) the violin is, ___the sweeter_______ (sweet) the music is      

     30) My hair is the ____same______ length as yours  

INFINITIVES & GERUNDS_____ KEY

GERUND OR INFINITIVE – FILL IN THE CORRECT FORM.

1. I can’t imagine workingat home.

2. We have decided against buyinga new car.

3. She seems to likeher new job.

4. The students hope to passthe exam.

5. He won’t go by plane. He is afraid of flying.

6. I am lazy. I don’t feel like doingany work.

7. Remember to postthe letter. Otherwise they won’t get it by Saturday.

8. Have you ever learned how to flysuch a plane?

9. They were too lazy to go outwith us.

10. I always enjoy talkingto my grandfather. He always tells me great stories.

11. I’m very interested in learningFrench.

12. My pen friend is coming next Friday. I’m really looking forward to meetingher.

13. Don’t you mind beingaway from your family for such a long time?

14. The children promised to beback by nine.

15. I wanted to go alone but Joe insisted on comingwith me.

16. Tom offered to bringme home.

17. Doingsport every day is good for your health. 

18. I’m sorry I can’t come to your party but thank you for invitingme.

19. Our neighbours apologized for makingsuch noise.

20. Paris is always worth travellingto.

21. I’m sure I gave him back the money. I remember givingit back to him.

22. She eventually managed to repairher bike.

23. Would you like to drinka cup of coffee?

24. There’s no point in discussingthe matter. He has already made his decision.

25. I prefer snowboardingto skiing.

26. Do you mind bringingAnita to the doctor?

27. It is difficult to understandhim.

28. Fishingis not allowed here. 

29. They decided to playTennis in the afternoon.

30. We expect him to join us on Sunday.

TENSES REVIEW____KEY

REVIEW OF TENSES

Fill in the gaps with the correct tense

1)  My parents (recently / buy) ___have recently bought__________________ some property in the south of France. They (build) ____are building_________________ a summer cottage there at the moment.

2)  Andy and Sally (go) ____are going _________________ to a concert tomorrow night. They (look) _have been looking____________________ forward to it all week

3)  When he (found) _____founded________________ Microsoft, Bill Gates was only 20 years old. He (already/write) ____had already written_________________ his first computer program seven years earlier.

4)  Mrs. Smith said that one day she (retire) _____would retire________________ from teaching. She mentioned that she (spend) ______would spend_______________ her time learning about computers.

5)  They (stand) _____had been standing________________ in the queue for an hour when the manager (inform) ____informed_________________ them that no more tickets were available.

6)  The men (sentence) _____were sentenced________________ to eight years in prison. They (rob) _______had robbed______________ many banks.

7)  The building the squatters (live in) ___are living in__________________ at present (abandon) ____had been abandoned_________________ for a year.

8)  If the rate of unemployment (not be) _________wasn’t____________ so high, there (be) _____would be________________ fewer violent incidents. Let’s hope this situation will change soon.

9)  If I (make) ____had made_________________ more of an effort during my school years. I (accept) ___would have been accepted__________________ at university. Now I am sorry I didn’t

10)   An accident (occur) ______occurred_______________ near my house last night. A cat (hit) _______hit______________ a young man. He (ride) _______was riding______________ his bicycle when someone in front of him suddenly (open) _______opened______________ a car door. Several witnesses (see) _______saw______________ the accident. The police (question) ______questioned_______________ them last night

11)   Robert (watch) ______watches_______________ the news in English every day on TV and it (help) _____helps________________ him with his English. He says. “If you (watch) ______watch_______________ the news in English, it (help) _______will help______________ you too”

12)   I saw a film a week ago, but I (not enjoy) _______didn’t enjoy______________ it very much. The problem was that I (already read) ___had already read__________________ the book. If I (not read) _____hadn’t read________________ the book first, I probably (enjoy) ____would have enjoyed_________________ the film more. 

13)   Alan (be) _______was______________ in a car accident yesterday. The other driver (lose) ______lost_______________ control of his car because he (fall) _____had fallen________________ asleep. If he (stop) _____had stopped________________ to rest, the accident (not occur) ____wouldn’t have occurred_________________

14)   My car (break) ____broke_________________ down yesterday on my way home from work. I (fix) _____would have fixed________________ if I (know) ____had known_________________ what to do but how I didn’t, I (have to) ______had to_______________ take it to the garage.

15)   Last night my neighbour (knock) ________knocked_____________ on the door. She wanted my father to move his car. She said she (can not) ________couldn’t_____________ get out of her parking space.

16)   Linda (phone) _______phoned______________ and (explain) ______explained_______________ that she (not come) ___wasn’t coming__________________ to our party the next day because she (be) ________was_____________ still sick.

17)   Barry had an argument with Tom. Barry said that he (return) ______had returned_______________ Tom’s money the week before. Tom insisted that he (not receive) ____hadn’t received_________________ it.

18)   My teacher (ask) _________asked____________ me if I (ever use) ______had ever used_______________ a computer before. I explained to him that I (learn) ______had learnt_______________ to use computers the year before. He said that it (be) ________was_____________ fantastic and (ask) ______asked_______________ me to help some of the other students in the class.

19)   My sister (fly) ______is flying_______________ home from London today. Her flight (arrive) _____is arriving________________ in one hour so I (leave) ______am leaving_______________ the house right now to get to the airport on time.

20)   I (sleep) ______was sleeping_______________ when the fire (break out) ______broke out_______________

21)   She (not see) _____hasn’t seen________________ her father since he (start) ________started_____________ to work in France two years ago.

22)   I (not sleep) ______didn’t sleep_______________ at all last night, someone (listen) _____was listening________________ to loud music all night.

23)   Once Susan (pay) ______has paid_______________ her fare, she’ll sit at the back of the bus.

24)   “(you, write) _____Are you writing________________ to him tonight?” Yes, I always (write) _____write________________ to him on his birthday. (you, want) _____Do you want________________ to send him a message?

25)   “I (just, be) _____have just been ________________ to see the film “The Da Vinci’s Code” “(you, see) ______Have you seen_______________ it? “ No, I haven’t. Is it like the book?” “I don’t know, I (not read) _____haven’t read________________ the book”

26)   Unless he (sell) _______sells______________ more, he won’t get much commission.

27)   She looked as if her husband (get) _______had got______________ the sack

28)   While I was waiting for the bus, there (be) _____was________________ a robbery at the bank. After the robbers (go away) ______went away_______________, the police (appear) _____appeared________________  but they ( not be able, catch) _____weren’t able to catch________________ them.

29)   Before Peter went out home, he (write) _______wrote______________ a note to Mary saying that he (not be able, come back) _____wouldn’t be able to come back________________ for dinner that evening.

30)   “Who (move) _____is moving________________ the furniture about upstairs?” “It’s Tom, he (paint) ____is painting_________________ the front bedroom”.

31)   He (always, say) ____always says_________________ that he will mend the window but he never (do) ______does_______________ it.

32)   I used to ski when I (be) ________was_____________ at university but I (break) ______broke_______________ a leg five years ago and since then I (not do) ______haven’t done_______________ any skiing.

33)   He (park) ______had parked_______________ his car under a No Parking sign and (rush) ______rushed_______________ into a shop. When he (come) ______came_______________ out of the shop ten minutes later the car (be) _______was______________ no longer there. He (wonder) _______wondered______________ if someone (steal) _____had stolen________________ it or if the police (take) ____had taken_________________ it away.

34)   Do not worry! I (give) ______will give_______________ you a call at 6.30, Peter, in any case you (fall) _______fall______________ asleep again before your alarm clock (go) _________goes____________ off.

35)   I’m sorry. If I (know) ______had known_______________ before you were still reading them, I (not throw) ____wouldn’t have thrown_________________ the magazines away.

36)   I (not see) ________haven’t seen_____________ him for three years. I wonder where he (be) _________is____________

37)   “He’s cut my hair too short” “Don’t worry! It (grow) _____will grow________________ again very quickly”

38)   If she (know) ______knew_______________ his address, she’d visit him

39)   She had a headache; otherwise she (come) ___would have come__________________ with us

40)   Would you visit me if I (send) _______was (were) sent______________ to prison?