Period 2: Homework
EX1: Put the verb in brackets:
1. I_____________(call) Mr Wilson at 9 last night, but he (not be)________________at home.
He (study) _______________ at the library
2. I ______ (not hear) the thunder during the storm last night because I___ (sleep)
3. She (not/have)……………any fun a long time.
4. My brother and sister _______(talk) about something when I ________ (walk) into the
room.
5. I don’t live with my family now and we (not/see)…………. each other for five years.
6. The little boy_______________ (fall) asleep while his mother___________________ (read)
him a story.
7. I’d better have a shower. I (not/have)………. one since Thursday.
8. I really enjoyed my holiday last January. While it_______________(snow) in Iowa,the sun
______________ (shine) in Florida.
9. While Ted _______________ (shovel) snow from his driveway yesterday, his
wife_________________ (bring) him a cup of hot chocolate.
10. The train drivers (go)………on strike and they stopped working at twelve o’clock.
11. John _________________ (have) a car accident last week. He_____________ (drive)
down the street when suddenly a lorry__________________ (hit) his car from behind.
12. Is this the second time he (lose)……………. his job ?
13. How many bottles…………the milkman (leave)………….? He (leave)……….. six.
14. Ten years ago, the government _______________ (decide) to begin a food
programme. At that time, many people in the rural areas _______________ (starve)
due to several years of drought.
15. (She/ eat)………………. at the Royal Hotel yet ?
16. They ___________________(wait) for me when I _________________ at the
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station (arrive)
17. She ________________ (swim) in the sea when I ___________________ her (see)
18. He (live)………….here all his life..
19. They_____________(play) tennis when it_____________ raining (start)?
20. We (finish)……………………three English courses.
21. We __________(drive) home from the theatre when the police_________(stop) us.
22. It was beautiful yesterday when we went for a walk in the park. The sun_________(shine).
The birds_____________(sing)
23. The wind __________ (blow) very hard when I ____________(go)out this morning.
24. My father (not/ play)……….. any sport since last year.
25. I……just (realize)…………... that there are only four weeks to the end of term.
26. How long…….. (you/know)………. each other?
27. Tom went to his friends ‘house, but the boys ___________________ (not be) there.
They (play)_____________soccer in the vacant lot down the street 23. ……….(You/ take)
…………many photographs ?
28. I (buy)…………. a new carpet. Come and look at it.
29. She (write)………….. three poems about her fatherland.
EX2:
I thanked her for everything she (do) ………………………………… for me.
1. When I got to the office, I (realize) ………….. I (forget) ………………. to lock the
door
2. Who is that woman? I (never seen) …………………………..… …… her before.
3. Tom was not at home when I (arrive)………………. He (just go) ………………… out.
4. She said it (be) ……………….. the first time she (meet) ………………….. such a
man.
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Rewite these followng sentences:
1. I went to the zoo last year and that was where I saw a real tiger for the first time.
Before…………………………………………………………………………………
2. I like you didn’t go to the party yesterday.
I’d rather you ………………………………………………………………………...
3. The man was poor so he could not afford accommodation.
If ……………………………………………………………………………………..
4. My teacher gave me a lot of homework.
I wish…………………………………………………………………………………
5. He didn’t obey with his parents.
I’d rather he…………………………………………………………………………..
6. She didn’t take that job in the city because his home was very far from there.
If his home…………………………………………………………………………………..
EX3: Choose the best answer:
1. When ____________ the school?
A) have you joined B) did you joined C) did you join D) have you ever joined
2. _____________ in England?
A) Did you ever worked B) Have you ever worked
C) Worked you D) Didn't you have worked
3. That's the best speech _________
A) I never heard B) I didn't hear C) I used to hear D) I've ever heard
4. He's the most difficult housemate _____________________
A) I never dealt with. B) I never had to deal with.
C) I've ever had to deal with. D) I've never had to deal with
5. ______ to him last week.
A) I spoke B) I've already spoken C) I didn't spoke D) I speaked
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6. _____a contract last year and it is still valid.
A) We have signed B) We signed C) We haven't signed D) We have sign
7. ______ from a business trip to France.
A) I come back B) I came back C) I never came back D) I've just come back
8. Prices ________ in 1995 but then _____ in 1996.
A) rised _ falled B) rose _ fell C) have risen _ have fallen D) rose _ have fallen
9. You ____________ to a word ____________
A) listened _ I haven't said B) didn't listen _ I say
C) listened _ saying D) haven't listened _ I've said back
10. I can't believe that ________________ the news.
A) you haven't read B) you didn't read C) you don't read D) you read no
STRESS:
1. A. vacation B. different C. beautiful D. medical
2. A. attract B. person C. signal D. instance
3. A. prevent B. recent C. receive D. remote
4. A. tenant B. common C. rubbish D. machine
5. A. company B. atmostphere C. customer D. employment
6. A. animal B. bacteria C. habitat D. pyramid
7. A. neighbour B. establish C. community D. encourage
8. A. investment B. television C. provision D. document
9. A. writer B. teacher C. builder D. career
10. A. decision B. deceive C. decise D. decimal
