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?

PERFECT SIMPLE OR PERFECT CONTINUOUS

PERFECT SIMPLE OR PERFECT CONTINUOUS 

1)  It is already 9.30 pm and I ______________________________ (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 

     ______________________________ (wait) for over an hour. I almost left 

     without him

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

______________________________ (work) for that import company for more than ten years and he ______________________________ (work) in almost every department. Nobody knew the company like he did.

4)  I ______________________________ (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 ______________________________ (climb) the Matterhorn, 

    ______________________________ (sail) around the world, and 

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

    adventurous person.

6) Sarah ______________________________ (climb) the Matterhorn, 

     ______________________________ (sail) around the world and 

     ______________________________ (go) on safari in Kenya by the time she turned

     25. 

     She ______________________________ (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 ______________________________ (cry)

8)I_______________________________ (work) for a very bad company when I met

     my present boss, who offered me this job.

9) Don, sit down and relax! You_____________________________ (work) like crazy 

     for eight hours.

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

     (leave)  and started a new life.

11) Mary ____________________________ (visit) Russia six times already. She has 

        a real affinity for the country.

12) Why do your eyes look so tired? _____________________________ (watch) TV 

       without your glasses again?

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

     She______________________________ (look) after sick kids.

14) I ______________________________ (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 _________________________ (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 (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 (have) 

       _______________________________five cups of coffee and I (wait)

       _______________________________over an hour. I had to leave because I 

      (arrange) 

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

       _______________________________ up the tickets and she was waiting for us 

       near the entrance. She was really angry because she (wait) 

       _______________________________ for more than half an hour. She said she 

       _______________________________ (give, almost)up and 

       _______________________________ (go) into the theater without us.
18) Kathy told me you _______________________________ (be) late several times in 

       the past and that she would not make plans with you again in the future. She

       mentioned that she _______________________________ (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 _______________________________ (forget) us. We 

      _______________________________ (wait) here for over half an hour and nobody 

      _______________________________ (take) our order yet.
      B.  I think you're right. He _______________________________ (walk) by us at 

           least twenty times. He probably thinks we _______________________________ 

           (order,already) 

20) This tree _______________________________ (be) planted by the settlers who 

        _______________________________ (found) our city over four hundred years 

        ago.

INFINITIVES & GERUNDS

INFINITIVE AND GERUNDS

1) I can’t imagine Peter _______________________________ (go) by bike

2) He agreed _______________________________ (buy) a new car

3) The question is easy _______________________________ (answer)

4) The man asked me how _______________________________ (get) to the airport

5) I look forward to _______________________________ (see) you at the weekend

6) Are you thinking of _______________________________ (visit) London?

7) We decided _______________________________ (run) through the forest

8) The teacher expected Sarah _______________________________ (study) hard

9) She doesn’t mind _______________________________ (work) the night shift

10) I learned _______________________________ (ride) the bike at the age of 5.

11) We decided _______________________________ (buy) a new car

12) They’ve got some work _______________________________ (do)

13) Peter gave up _______________________________. (smoke)

14) He’d like _______________________________ (fly) an aeroplane

15) I enjoy _______________________________ (write) picture postcards

16) Do you know what _______________________________ (do) if there’s a fine in the shop?

17) Avoid _______________________________ (make) silly mistakes

18) My parents wanted me _______________________________ (be) home at 11 o’clock

19) I dreamt about _______________________________ (build) a big house

20) I’m hoping _______________________________ (see) Lisa

21) Please don’t forget _______________________________ (feed) the baby. She needs to eat 

      every two hours.    

22) Julia’s bad marks made her mother _______________________________ (cry)     

23) Oh! I forgot _______________________________ (buy) the milk      

24) Did you remember _______________________________ (turn off) all the lights?                  

25) _______________________________ (Play) soccer is my favourite pastime

26) If you’ve got a sore throat, try _______________________________ (take) an aspirin        

27) Can you remember _______________________________ (see) my glasses? I’ve lost them      

28) We regret _______________________________ (inform) that your application has not 

       been successful in time.      

29) Oh dear! I forgot _______________________________ (do) my homework! The teacher 

       will be angry   

30) I would have been here earlier but I had to stop _______________________________

       (get) some petrol of my car.      

31) Please stop _______________________________ (talk) for a moment and listen!   

32) I’ll never forget _______________________________ (kiss) you that evening in 1997        

33) John now regrets _______________________________ (study) Technology      

34) Remember _______________________________ (hang) out the washing before you go to 

      work  

35) He’s been trying _______________________________ (graduate) for years, but always 

      fails his exams   

COMPARISONS

COMPARISONS

Fill in the gaps with the suitable word or words

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8)      Florida beaches are very __________ from California ones

9)       He is as clever __________ a fox

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

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

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

13)      Sometimes I think I’m __________ (bad) language student      

14)       __________ (Much) I know, __________ (good) job I will get     

15)      Andrea can type faster __________ Michael can       

16)      Surfing is getting __________ (- popular)      

17)       The earth is the same shape __________ the moon

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

19)      __________ (Long) I walk, __________ (far) I go     

20)       His story is __________ old __________ the hills

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

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

23)       __________ (Much) we helped, __________ (bad) the situation became     

24)        My daughter’s English result are getting __________ (bad)    

25)       He is __________ slow __________ a snail

26)      When I make __________ (little) mistake, everybody laughs     

27)        In spring the weather gets __________ (- cold)     

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

29)      __________ (Old) the violin is, __________ (sweet) the music is     

30)       My hair is the __________ length as yours