In five of these sentences there is a verb in the wrong tense. Underline each mistake and write the correction. 1 Ny brother ives. with us antilhe can finda flat of his own. These days we're always having te: Tm not having enough money fir « long holiday this ye 5 in school .. Everyone needs a breck from work sometimes. Tmast lose weight ~ Tim weighing over 80 KOS. nun 2 3 4 5. Timtking a good cup of coffee after inch 6 7 ‘Maria is going to the shops every Saturday morning, What period of history ane uou stuckina this term Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the ver To My father n.....APQVS.....u... (now) all about mending cars, but nothing about bicycles. 2 A: Why (you wear) my coat? B: Oh, I'm sorry. It. swvown (look) like mine in this light. 3 This pie nnn (smell) a bit odd. What's in it? 41 owns (like) the jacket of this suit, but unfortunately the trousers ot (not fit) me any more. You're very quiet this evening, What... (you think) about? ALL. . (have) no idea what this sentence ene (mean). Can you translate it? a B: No, sorry. [ o... ... (not understand) it either. 7A - (vou see) those men near the door? They (look) at us very strangely. B: Yes. You're right. .... (vou recognise) them from anywhere? A: No, but they certainly .occesmumnnnnn (Seem) to know us. They (come) across to speak to us. 8 A: What vnwennee (YOU do) in the kitchen? BI -sssnsum (just make) some coffee. A: Well, go away. I. owe (not want) your help. Our guests — (wait) for their dessert, and you 7 (eet) in my way! I played football at school, but now I = (prefer) swimming or tennis.Write six true sentences about yourself, using the words in the box and a suitable verb in the correct form. atthe moment before breakfast every day most weekends once a year rightnow- this term doing. my, bomawork, ridet now, and. I'm. listening to.a..CP. Writing You are on holiday in a place where the way of life is rather different from the area where you live. You want to tell a friend about the customs of the piace, the way visitors are treated, and describe how you feel and what you are doing, Write a letter in 120-480 words in an appropriate style. Do not write any addresses. This task gives you a chance to practise: using the present simple for the customs. using the present continuous for what you're doing on your holiday. Useful words and expressions 10 enjoy, to miss, to stay with, 1o make friends, 10 have problems with traditional, typical, strange, difference >See also the letter in Grammar exercises, Exercise 3.[| Fill in the gaps with the past simple or past continuous of the verbs in brackets. i Ot. (get) to know each other when they (study) at university. coonunsnuee (travel) widely as a young man and w» (always keep) a diary. 1 My parents . wore, study 2 Doctor Fisher 31 (see) my brother and his girlfriend when I (wait) for the bus, but they (not see) me. 4 Lily .. (fill) in the application form and .. (give) it to the receptionist. 5 While I (work) im Rome, Vn (meet) a girl who .». (look) just like your sister. 6 Simon ..... (finish) with his girlfriend because she (always cancel) dates at the last moment. 7 Anna's feeling depressed because she last week, but she .. (not get) one. Underline the correct form of the verbs. .». (hope) for a pay rise a = = =X MAKING CHANGES Ada Atkins, 93, explains why she bas come to live in town to this litle Nat. I am not used /didia't use (11) to being in the town yet, but people are more fiiendly than I was thinking/thought (12) they might be, and I feel much happier and safer Years ago, nobody in my village would lock / was locking (1) their front doors. We used to feel/would feel (2) safe in those days, Last month, I met/was meeting (3) my neighbour in the street when I was walking/would walk (4) home from the shops and she lold/was telling (5) me some bad news. Thieves were breaking/used to break (6) into | people's houses while they were [ sitting/ would sit (7) in their back gardens.[Ey Fill in the gaps with a suitable form of be/get used to. 1. Rita’s very tired this morning. She wo... T used to. (not) going to bed late. 2 Don't worry about the children, they .... oe souunus Going to school by bus. 3. My new boss .... _.uu giving orders, not receiving them. 4 She... vumsee (Ot) drinking wine and it made her ill. 5 onunannnnnnnneeneen (yo) Our climate or do you miss the sunshine? 6 [had never stayed in such an expensive hotel before, but I soon [Ei Complete these sentences using your own ideas. 1 When our neighbours went to Italy, they Say, ome. wonderful paintings, 2. Iwas hoping to finish my homework by eight o'clock last night, but... ‘The film star shouted at the director, then She rm. un As a small child, I would sometimes : secant We were coming out of the café when A hundred years ago people .... While you were lying on a beach, I e---- When my father was young, he was alway$ n-- Pepa In the exam task, there are some irregular past simple verbs. Without looking back at the text, write the past simple form of these verbs. ewan ee 1 arise 2 become . 3 begin COME sere 5 fall 6 find .... L 7 go 8 hold 9 Yead ovennnes 10 MAKE 11 ring 12 spend Writing ‘A magazine is running a competition called ‘Memories’. Readers are asked to send in stories of 120-180 words about a significant event in their early childhood. Write your story. ‘This task gives you a chance to practise: using the past simple and past continuous for events in the past. using used to and would for past habits. Useful words and expressions at the time, by chance, I clearly remember, I now realise, in those days, luckily, one day, there was /were, unfortunately, when I was X years oldFill in the gaps with the present perfect or the past simple of the verbs in brackets. 1 This is only the second time I.\v¢..gver..flewn, (ever fly) in an aeroplane. 2 The child num (sleep) from seven till seven without waking once. 3 Gabriella vooonm (Grow) five centimetres since last month. coo (send) Ed three emails last week but he ..... (not reply) to any of them yet. ~~~ (you learn) to play chess when you were a child? Giles (buy) this bicycle five years ago and I... swe (U6) it every day since then. 7 How long sw (You have) that bad cough? 8 The train (just arrive), so hurry and you might catch it. IT snnnnnnn (never see) such a beautiful rainbow before. 10 Tne (dream) about a beautiful desert island last night. 11 On Sunday we . (meet) outside the cinema as usual. 12 When... - (ou get) that jacket? I -vnnne (NOt notice) it before. | Match these sentence halves. 1 2 q 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 He’s talked to her on the phone ..j for years, a ‘This summer the pool was only open ......_ bon my way home from work yesterday. The whole team felt exhausted € since nine o'clock this morning. The rent of my flat has gone up when the match finished. She's had nothing to eat .... © ever since she was very young. I got very wet .... £ by 20 per cent this year. Tspent a month in Brazil g a few minutes ago. She's always enjoyed painting . fh from April till September. Thaven’t had such a good time in 1992, ‘The post arrived every night this week.Fill in the gaps with a suitable verb in the present perfect or the past simple. | Dear Lewis, | Ts (1) rere in Spain for two weeks now and Tim having a really good time, When T ven - (2) at ‘tre. airport T (3) very lonely, But I z (ekeadd) (4) some friends and Tin stayjng witls a ceally rice family. They (5) me to the seaside ast weekend and we ~ (6) in the sea, T ceally . (eT ~ (8) some. Spanish bot I 3 . hor (9) +0 any language classes yet - they start next week. It's now midnight and T need to go to bed as T cay. T (1) shopping this moming and T ] (12) | ennis this aftemeon, f write back For the use of shall with offers and suggestions, see Unit 13, parts 3- We use will: + for decisions made at the moment of speaking: Pl have breakfast in my room TM ring them now. | Fill in the gaps with the present continuous or the will-future of the verb in brackets. 1 Tim: Where are you going? Julie: To the cinema, ‘Tim: Wait for me. I think Ke esnsnsane (COME) With you. 2. From next week all enquiries should be sent to Mary because Frances sees (leave) on Friday. 3 Rachel: Teco (give) Sophie a CD for her birthday. What annem (YOU give) her? Fiona: 1. vue (probably get) her a new purse. She keeps losing money from her old one. 4 John: I need to finish packing today because we ... (move) tomorrow and there's still lots to do. Peter: Don’t Worry. Lon -wvs (come) round tonight and help you.5 The government hopes that the national strike after next week’s meeting, otherwise the economy for years. (not continue) v= (not recover) 6 James: Never walk under a ladder or you .. (have) ten years? bad luck. Kay: Rubbish! 7 Details of the president's visit are now confirmed. He ... the Castle Hotel for two days. nnn (SHY) a 8 Assistant: We have milk chocolate, plain chocolate, with nuts, with fruit. Man: Er. What a lot of CHOICE. I eoeenrennnnnnnnnnne (Rave) a bar of milk chocolate, please. 9 Sarah: ... (you do) anything special next Saturday? Le Yes, Lam. My cousin ... sone (arrive) from Italy so T (drive) to the airport in the afternoon to meet him, 10 Carol: Have you finished that book I lent you? Sam: Oh sorry. I forgot all about it. Twn saw (get) it now. Read the following situations. Write about what you think will happen. 1. Anna has two cousins called Rebecca Smith and Rebecca Jones. Anna gets on very well with Rebecca Smith but she doesn't like Rebecca Jones. She has received letters from her cousins asking her if they can visit. She replies to them both. She wants to see Rebecca Smith but not Rebecca Jones. Unfortunately she puts the letters in the wrong envelopes. How will her cousins feel when they receive her letters? occo0-wnnesnnnnnon What will happen? — How will Anna feel when she finds out? Example: Rebecca. Swith won't understand. why Anna. docen't want her to. vet, 2 A tour guide has just arrived in a foreign city with a group of 30 teenagers and their teachers at the end of a long journey. They don’t know it yet but when they get to the hotel where they have booked rooms they will find that their rooms have been given to a group of elderly tourists who are already asleep in the rooms. What will happen? some What will the hotel manager do? How will the teenagers and their teachers £€€1? .ocoeo-seoeneeonsnnnennnnensnnThese are a researcher's notes, with her predictions about how the world will have changed by the year 2100. Use the notes to write sentences in the future perfect simple. a ‘the year 200 human beings /travel /to Mars z the world’s population / double computers /replace / most manual woricers we /use/all the oil resources on Earth doctors / discover /a cure Sor AIDS scientists / invent /new sources of energy sea temperatures /rise/by several deayees elolelelelele ler) tease 8 9 10