Present Tenses
Choose the correct answer:
I____(work) on my new project today.
A) work
B)works
C) am working
D) has worked
C) am working - action is happening around the time when we speak
Choose the correct answer:
We ______ games every Christmas when I was a child (to play)
A) were playing
B) played
C) had played
played - past habit
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______________ I saw his face, I knew he was dishonest.
A) As soon as
B)Meanwhile
C) During
A) As soon as-happens immediately
Choose the correct option:
I thought the job was going to be difficult, but actually/ hopefully it's quite easy.
I thought the job was going to be difficult, but actually it's quite easy. - In fact
Fill in the gap:
Even after moving away, I try to ______ with my childhood friends through the Internet.
keep in touch
Choose the correct answer:
The money _______________ (not bring) luck, just a lot of responsibility.
A) isn't bringing
B) don't bring
C) doesn't bring
D) haven't brought
C) doesn't bring - 3 rd person sing, general truth
Choose the correct answer:
I________ (cook) when they_____( arrive).
A) cooked/arrived
B) had cooking/arrived
C) was cooking/arrived
C) was cooking/arrived - action in in progress, interrupted by short action
Choose the correct answer:
____________ I was cutting the vegetables, Judy was cooking the fish.
A) When
B)While
C) During
B)While- two things are in progress at the same time
Choose the correct option:
She's only 14, so surprisingly/obviously she can't stay at home on her own.
She's only 14, so obviously she can't stay at home on her own. (it's clear)
Fill in the gap:
My sister bought 3 books for the price of 1. What a _______!
bargain
Fill in with the right tense:
Jones _____(write) ten very creative short stories since 2015.
has written - experience+ word marker "since"+Perfect Tenses
Correct the mistakes:
I couldn´t try the apple pie because my sister ate it all the day before.
my sister had eaten all the day before.-events happened before the main event.
Read the sentence and complete with correct time linker(s):
We were extremely hungry, so ________________ we got to the hotel, we ordered some sandwiches.
We were extremely hungry, so when/as soon as we got to the hotel, we ordered some sandwiches.
Change the sentence and use comment adverb:
If you ask me, I don't believe a word you say. You are a terrible liar!
Personally, I don't believe a word you say. You are a terrible liar!
Fill in the gap:
Last week the shirt was $12. This week it was __________. I only paid $6!
half-price
Fill in with the right tense:
Sorry, you've missed Kate - she ( just/go) outside the office.
Sorry, you've missed Kate - she has just gone outside the office.- action has already or just happened.
Correct the mistakes:
When we walked home, we saw a destroyed car by the road. There was an accident.
When we were walking home( in progress) , we saw (simple past action) a destroyed car by the road. There had been an accident(event happened before the main event)
Read the sentence and complete with correct time linker(s):
_______________ the meal, we discussed our plans
During+ noun
Change the sentence and use comment adverb:
It was very surprising that no paintings were destroyed by the fire in the gallery
Surprisingly, no paints were destroyed by the fire in the gallery.
Read the sentence and use correct suffixes to change the form:
Many people think that (govern) should have some control over the (inform) we can get on the Internet.
Many people think that government should have some control over the information we can get on the Internet.
Correct the mistake:
She visits her parents tomorrow.
Are they believing the story about aliens?
is visiting - fixed plan.
do they believe - stative verb
Read the sentence and choose correct TENSE(s) to use:
- Where is John? I____( call) him.
- When I _____(arrive), he _______ already (leave).I ____(not see) him.
- Where is John? I was calling/called him.
- When I arrived, he had already left.I didn´t see him.
Read the sentence and complete with correct time linker(s):
_____ she spoke I hadn't realized she wasn't English.
Until- smth happens up to a particular point in time ( activity continued uninterruptedly, without stopping up to a certain time )
Change the sentence and use comment adverb:
It was clearly to see that she knew more about the robbery than she told the police
Obviously, she knew more about the robbery than she told the police.
Read the part of the text an fill in the correct communication forms:
"Richard and Mayumi Heene never ______that boy was at home while the police was looking for their son on the ground, but while reporters were ______ing the family on TV, the boy accidentally ______ that they had created a hoax to be on TV. His parents asked him to ____ _____ about real information on television, but the boy failed."
told/announced/admitted interviewing mentioned keep quiet