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    2 TENSES Exercises

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    The document summarizes tenses in English grammar, including present, past, and future tenses. It provides examples of sentences using different tenses and exercises for learners to practice identifying and using tenses correctly. The exercises cover topics like present simple vs. present continuous, present perfect vs. past simple, and future simple vs. future perfect. Learners are asked to fill in blanks, identify correct verb forms, rewrite sentences in different tenses, and choose appropriate tense forms to complete passages. The goal is to help learners distinguish between and properly apply English verb tenses.

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    The document summarizes tenses in English grammar, including present, past, and future tenses. It provides examples of sentences using different tenses and exercises for learners to practice identifying and using tenses correctly. The exercises cover topics like present simple vs. present continuous, present perfect vs. past simple, and future simple vs. future perfect. Learners are asked to fill in blanks, identify correct verb forms, rewrite sentences in different tenses, and choose appropriate tense forms to complete passages. The goal is to help learners distinguish between and properly apply English verb tenses.

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    Lesson 2.

    TENSES
    1. PRESENT TIME & PRESENT PERFECT
    Task 1. Discuss the differences in meaning of the italicized verbs in each group of sentences.

    Task 2. Fill in with Present Simple or Present Continuous.

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    11

    12. a) Julian …………………….. (be) a bit busy at the moment, actually.


    b) Guys, you …………………….. (be) too noisy! Can’t you keep it down, please?

    Task 3. Underline the correct verb form. Tick the sentence if both forms are possible.

    Task 4. Complete the text with the present simple or present continuous form of the verb in
    brackets. Where both are possible, write both.

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    Task 5. Match the beginnings and endings. Sometimes there is more than one possibility.

    Task 6. Use the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Continuous.


    1. My hands are very dirty. I (repair) _____________________________ my bike.
    My bike is OK again now. I (repair) _____________________________ it.
    2. Somebody (eat) _____________________________ all the chocolates. The box is empty.
    Joe (eat) _____________________________ too much recently. He should eat less.
    3. Where's the book I gave you? What (you/do) _____________________________ with it?
    lt's nice to see you again. What (you/do) _____________________________ since we last met?
    4. (you/ever play) _____________________________ tennis? – No, never.
    Where have you been? (you/play) _____________________________ tennis?
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    5. How long (you/read) _____________________________ that book?
    How much of that book (you/read) _____________________________?
    6. Lisa is writing emails. She (write) _____________________________ emails all morning.
    Lisa is writing emails. She (send) ___________________________ lots of emails this morning.
    7. They (play) _____________________________ tennis three times this week.
    They (play) _____________________________ tennis since 2 o'clock.
    8. I'm learning Arabic, but I (not learn) _____________________________ it very long.
    I'm learning Arabic, but I (not learn) _____________________________ very much yet.
    9. Look! ______________________________ (somebody / break) that window.
    10. You look tired. ______________________________ (you / work) hard?
    11. ________________________ (I / read) the book you lent me, but ____________________ (I / not
    / finish) it yet. It's very interesting.
    12. ______________________________ (I / read) the book you lent me, so you can have it back now.

    Task 7. Rewrite the sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence. Use Present Perfect
    Simple or Continuous.
    7A

    7B

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    7C.
    a. Nobody has seen Jo for over a month.
    Jo was ....................................................................................................................................................
    b. Bergkamp’s goal was the most extraordinary one I have ever seen.
    I’ve yet ..................................................................................................................................................
    c. No one has asked me that before.
    This is the first time ..............................................................................................................................
    d. The journey to Paris took much longer before they built the Channel Tunnel.
    Since the ................................................................................................................................................
    e. It’s almost a year since I stopped smoking.
    I gave .....................................................................................................................................................
    f. This café used to be a lot more popular before they opened the new one next door.
    Since .......................................................................................................................................................
    g. Most of us became salesmen when we left university.
    Most of us have .....................................................................................................................................
    h. Our current manager started working here ten years ago.
    Our current manager has .......................................................................................................................
    i. I haven’t heard from Sarah for a couple of months.
    The last ...................................................................................................................................................
    j. I used to find computers difficult before I started taking these lessons.
    Since .......................................................................................................................................................
    k. Michael Owen is the best player I’ve seen so far in this competition.
    I’ve yet .................................................................................................................... in this competition.

    2. PAST TIME & PAST PERFECT


    Task 8. Complete this story with either the past simple or the past continuous form of the verbs in
    brackets.

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    Task 9. Read the text and choose the correct verb form in ialics. if boh forms are corect, choose
    both.

    Task 10. Here are some extracts from a television news report. Choose the more appropriate tense
    – present perfect or past simple – for the verbs in brackets.

    Task 11. Put the verb into the most suitable form, Past Continuous, Past Perfect, or Past Perfect
    Continuous.
    1. lt was very noisy next door. Our neighbours (have) _____________________ a party.
    2. We were good friends. We (know) ____________________ each other for years.
    3. John and I went for a walk. I had difficulty keeping up with him because he (walk)
    _________________ so fast.
    4. Sue was sitting on the ground. She was out of breath. She (run) ____________________.
    5. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table with their mouths full. They (eat)

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    ____________________.
    6. When I arrived, everybody was sitting round the table and talking. Their mouths were empty,
    but their stomachs were full. They (eat) ____________________.
    7. James was on his hands and knees on the floor. He (look) ____________________ for his
    contact lens.
    8. When I arrived, Kate (wait) ____________________ for me. She was annoyed because I was
    late and she (wait) ____________________ for a long time.
    9. I was sad when I sold my car. I (have) ____________________ it for a very long time.
    10. We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We (travel) ____________________ for more
    than 24 hours.

    Task 12. Underline the correct word / phrase to complete each sentence.

    Task 13. Circle the more appropriate verb to fill each gap below. If both are equally suitable,
    circle both.

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    Task 14. Find 08 mistakes with past forms and correct them. Tick () the correct sentences.

    Task 15. Write the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in given.
    15A.

    15B.
    1. David left the party before we arrived there.
     When ______________________________________________________________________

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    2. Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music before he was 35.
     By the age __________________________________________________________________
    3. Last year we went to Mexico, and that was our first time there. BEFORE
     We________________________________________________________________________
    4. That was Tom’s first flight to Australia. BEFORE
     Tom_______________________________________________________________________
    5. The lights went out immediately after the performance began.
     (ONLY JUST) The performance_________________________________________________
     (NO SOONER) No sooner _____________________________________________________
     (SCARCELY) Scarcely________________________________________________________
    15C.

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    Task 16. Complete the text with the best past form of the verbs in brackets.

    3. FUTURE TIME & FUTURE PERFECT


    Task 17. Identify the tenses, and then match them with the correct description.

    Task 18. Circle the correct word or phrase. If both are correct, circle both.

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    Task 19. Fill in the correct present or future forms (present simple, future simple, future continuous, future
    perfect).

    Task 20. Write the verb in brackets in the correct form (future perfect, future perfect
    continuous, or future continuous) in each gap. If more than one form is correct, write all the
    possibilities.

    Task 21. Choose the correct answer.

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    Task 22. Use 3-8 words, including the word given to complete the second sentence.

    Task 23. Write the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first, using a future form.

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    Task 24. In most lines of this text there is one extra word. Write the extra word, or put a tick if
    the line is correct.

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    WORD FORMATION
    PREFIXES: OVER & UNDER
    Task 1. The prefixes over- and under- can be added to verbs, adjectives, or, less frequently,
    nouns. Put the words below in the correct part of the chart, adding the prefix(es) that can be
    used.

    Question 1.

    Question 2.

    Question 3.

    Question 4.

    Task 2. Find words from the chart in the Task 1 to complete the typical collocations below.

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    Task 3. Complete the gaps in the text with a word formed from the word given in the margin.
    All the words you need to write begin with over or under.

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