Sulastri Ibrahim

Sulastri Ibrahim
Semester 4
Advance Grammar
Exercises 1
3.1 Choose a verb to complete the sentence. Use the present perfect or past simple.
Have go oversleep read spend wear
1. I have read a lot this week, but I have to get the book completely finished by this
weekend.
2. A: Shall I make us some dinner? It’s already 8 o’clock.
B: No, thanks. I have gone to the dentist this afternoon and my mouth hurts too much
to eat anything.
3. I have had three lectures today and I still have two more later this afternoon.
4. It was so hot today, that I wore shorts and T-shirt at work.
5. We have spent £200 on food this month and there’s another week to go before I get
paid.
6. A: Do you want a lift home?
B: No, I overslept this morning because my alarm clock didn’t go off, so I need to
work late.
3.2 Complete the sentences with these pairs of verb. (Note that the verb pairs are not
always in sentence order.) Choose the most appropriate tense-present perfecct or past
simple.
Be able-feel happen-speak improve-be not want-fall rescue-be work-not have
1. Maria hasn’t wanted to go swimming since she fell in the river.

2. Since she has worked at the company she hasn’t had a day off through illness.
3. Since he rescued the girl from the frozen pond, he has been on tv almost every day.
4. A lot has happened since I last spoke to you.
5. Since I have been able to drive I have felt much more independent.
6. Robert’s reading has improved enormously since he has been at school.
3.3 Choose a verb that can complete both sentences in each pair. Use the present perfect in
one and the past simple in the other.
1. A: Remember that after you have signed the contract you won’t be able to change
your mind.
B: Carlo’s injury only became apperent after he signed to play for Real Madrid.
2. A: As soon as I have finished college I want to travel around Australia.
B: I didn’t have time to check the composition. I handed it in as soon as I finished it.
3. A: By the time Sarah got to work the meeting had finished.
B: I’ll probably have finished breakfast by the time children have got up.
4. A: I recognised her the moment I heard her laugh.
B: I’ll tell you what time we’re coming the moment I have heard from Frank.
3.4 Here are some extracts from a television new report . choose the more appropriate
tense-present prefect or past simple-for the verb given.
1. In tonight’s World Cup match, France are currently beating Germany 2-1 with five
minutes of the match to go. If the score remains the same it will be the first time
Germany has lost (lose) to France since 1998.
2. The victoria Hospital in Milltown hasbeen closed (close) to new patients after more
cases of food poisoning. There elderly patients died (die) the world champion.
3. In the last night’s final Mark Peters defeated (defeat) Ed Myers in three sets. It was
the first time in six attempts that Peters has beaten (beat) the world champion.
4. Nearly 600 laptops have been stolen (steal) from Ministry of Defence staff over the
past five years. However, a spokesperson insisted (insist) that there had been no
security problems as none of the computers held (hold) secret information.
Exercises 2
1. (finish) finished.
2. (wait) I have been waiting
3. (work) He had been working
4. (see) I had seen
5. (climb) had climbed, (sail) has sailed, (go) has gone
6. (climb) had climbed , (sail) had sailed, (go) had gone, (experience) had experienced
7. (never be) have never been
8. (already eat) had already eaten
9. (try) has tried, (just finish) has just finished, (not do) hasn’t done
10. (run) have you ran?
Exercises 3
21.1
1. (go) had gone
2. (close) had closed
3. (die) had died
4. ( change) had changed
5. (sell) had sold
21.2
1. (never/see) had never seen
2. (never/be/late) had never beeen late
3.(never/play) had never played
4. (never/drive) had never driven
21.3
1. (he/just/go/out) he had just gone out
2. (the movie/already/begin) the movie had already begun
3. (they/just/finish/their dinner) they had just finished their dinner
4. (she/already/make plans/to do something else) she had just already made plans to
5. (I/not/see/her for five years) I had not seen here for five years
21.4
1. (go) had gone to bed
2. (go) went
3. (break) had broken down
4. (break) had broken, (stop) stopped

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