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The document provides examples of verb tenses and structures for practice, including: 1) Present simple and continuous tenses being used to describe activities on a winter day. 2) Examples using past simple and past continuous tenses, such as keeping a diary while traveling. 3) Examples contrasting the present perfect and past simple tenses, such as questions about recent activities. 4) Examples contrasting the present perfect and present perfect continuous tenses, such as actions that have been occurring over a period of time.

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The document provides examples of verb tenses and structures for practice, including: 1) Present simple and continuous tenses being used to describe activities on a winter day. 2) Examples using past simple and past continuous tenses, such as keeping a diary while traveling. 3) Examples contrasting the present perfect and past simple tenses, such as questions about recent activities. 4) Examples contrasting the present perfect and present perfect continuous tenses, such as actions that have been occurring over a period of time.

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TENSES REVISION PRACTICE

1.- PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

It . is .. winter and the snow .. (fall). It usually (snow) in


January here. Betty and James (play) in the garden. They
(build) a snowman and they (throw) snowballs. They
(like) the snow very much! Their mother and father
(not / like) it. They always .. (stay) in the house when it is cold. Mother
usually .. (watch) TV and Father (listen) to the radio or
(read) a book. At the moment they .. (sit) in the living-
room. Mother . (write) a letter and Father (read) a
book.

2.- PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

1. While they (travel) to China, Marco . (keep) a diary.


2. Mrs. White . (drive) past a house in Main Street when she
(see) the ground floor on fire.
3. While he . (fly) off the Miami Coast, the pilot .. (see) sharks
approaching the swimmers.
4. The fireman (fight) the fire on a balcony below when he
(hear) someones shouts.
5. She (die) while she .. (run) after a bus.
6. We .. (have) dinner when the electricity (go) off.
7. She (think) of something else while you .. (talk) to her.
8. I .. (see) her while I . (look) out of the window.
9. While the teacher .. (talk), the students .. (look) at an
insect on the ceiling.

3.- PRESENT PERFECT VS PAST SIMPLE

1. .. Tim . (finish) his work yet?


2. .. he (finish) it ywsterday?
3. They . (just / go) out.
4. They (go) out a minute ago.
5. Ann . (study) yesterday afternoon?
6. you . (send) the letters yet?
7. she .. (call) him a week ago?
8. They . (not / see) the film yet.
9. The train (just / arrive).
10. . you . (ever / be) in a TV studio?
11. you and Tom (enjoy) the party last night?
12. you . (not / finish) school last year?
13. I . (lose) my dictionary. I cant find it anywhere.

4.- PRESENT PERFECT VS PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS


2. He (write) letters all morning.
3. Catherina is getting fatter because she (eat) too much.
4. My mother .. (peel) the potatoes all afternoon.
5. Cathy (attend) a cookery course since March.
6. How long you .. (learn) English?
7. Where are my eye-glasses? I .. (look) for them for an hour.
8. Charles . (escape) from the police for years.
9. How long you (use) a computer?
10. Elizabeth .. (live) with Mike for three years.
11. She . (earn) quite a lot of money for the last two years.
12. It . (rain) for six hours

5.- PAST SIMPLE VS PAST PERFECT

1. . he .. (know) her for a long time before they (get) married? 2.


He . (drive) down the hotel where they . (spend) their
honeymoon years ago.
3. When we (get) to the station the train ... (already / leave).
4. He . (sit) at a table by the window where he .. (have) a meal
with Jane.
5. Why . he (not / ask) her to wait and think again before she
.. (leave) Paris.
6. He was wondering why he (let) her leave so easily.
7. He knew he (earn) that money with a great difficulty.
8. After they (go), he .. (sit) down and (light) a
cigarette.
9. He .. (have to) go to work by bus because his car . (break) down.
10. He (angry) before he (hear) my offer.

6.- SIMPLE FUTURE FORMS: WILL, BE GOING TO, PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT
CONTINUOUS

1. A: What you (do) when you grow up?


B: I (be) an acrobat in a circus.
9. I havent seen him for a long time but I think I
(recognize) him.
3. A: I need some tokens to telephone my friend.
B: I (give) you some.
4. I got the plane tickets. I . (fly) on Sunday.
5. A: Have you got any plans for the summer?
B: Yes, we . (go) to Italy in June.
6. Dont play with those matches; you . burn yourself.
7. A: Whose is that night dress?
B : Its mine. I (wear) it at Johns graduation party.
8. A: Why did you call your grandma?
B: I .. (visit) her at the weekend.
9. If your passport isnt valid any more, you (not / be
able to) go abroad this month.
10.A: What are you doing with that brush?
B: I (paint) my room.
11.A: Why are you wearing your anorak?
B: I (go) out.
12.I dont know the meaning of this word so I (look) it
up in the dictionary.
13.Look out! You (hurt) yourself with that knife.
14.A: Ive got a terrible headache.
B: Have you? Wait there and I . (get) an aspirin for you.

7.- SIMPLE PASSIVE

1. The gardener has planted some trees.


Some trees have been planted by the gardener..
2. Doctor Brown will give you some advice.
3. A famous designer will redecorate the hotel.
4. Steven Spielberg directed E.T.
5. Someone has broken the crystal vase.
6. His parents have brought him up to be polite.
7. Fleming discovered penicillin.
8. They will advertise the product on television.
9. Someone is remaking that film.
10. Picasso painted that picture.

8.- DOUBLE OBJECT PASSIVE

1. People say Tom Cruise is the richest movie star.


a) It is said that Tom Cruise is the richest movie star.
b) Tom Cruise is said to be the richest movie star.

2. Everybody thinks that Hakan is a good football player.


a) It . .
b) Hakan . .

3. They say that his books are still popular.


a) It .
b) His books .. .

4. They report that at least 10.000 dolphins are caught in the nets of tuna fishers every
year.
a) It . .
b) At least 10.000 dolphins . .

5. They estimate that 1500 square kilometers of rainforests is cut every year.
a) It .
b) 1500 square kilometers of rainforests .

6. We knew that pencil lead is made from graphite, clay, water and wax.
a) It .. .
b) Pencil lead ... .

7. They reported that the railway line was buried under tons of rock and earth.
a) It .
b) The railway line .
8. People dont think that inflation will go down.
a) It .. .
b) Inflation .. .

9. People expect that the third bridge will be built over the Bosphorus Strait.
a) It .
b) The third bridge .. .

10. People believe that he is living abroad.


a) It . .
b) He .

8.- REWRITE USING UNLESS

1.If you dont go to Venice, you will never ride in a gondola.


..
2. If it doesnt rain, we will go to the cinema.
..
3. If you dont go to a Chinese restaurant, youll never taste a Peking Duck.
..
4. If you dont go to Bursa, youll never climb Uludag.
..
5. If you dont go to India, youll never see Taj Mahal.
..
6. If you dont answer my question, I wont go anywhere.
..
7. I wont let you go if you dont give me my money back.
.

9.- MAKE CONDITIONALS MATCHING BOTH PARTS

A B

1. Everyone on board the plane would have died a) If I had not been to a doctor.
2. If the officials hadnt stopped the poor man, b) if you had taken him to the fun-fair.
3. If the climbers had found an easy way, c) if the plane had crashed.
4. I would be in a hospital now d) she could have bought some expensive clothes
5. We would have got wet e) so many people wouldnt have been killed
6. If he had had enough time last summer, f) he could have built his small house in two days
7. I might have come to your help g) if we hadnt taken our umbrellas.
8. If the driver had not slept, h) they could have reached the top easily.
9. The young boy would have been very happy i) he would have gone on a holiday.
10. If her father had been rich, j) if I had had time last Sunday.

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