REVISION OF TENSES FOR FINAL EXAM

Good morning everybody!
Lesson:
Revision of tenses
I. Supply the correct tenses of the verbs in
parentheses.
Revision of tenses for final examination
1. Jim (watch) ________TV every evening.
2. The earth (revolve) _________ around the sun.
3. Please shut the windows. The rain (come) ________ in now.
4. I go to sleep easily when the radio (play) _________.
5. Mother (cook) __________ some food in the kitchen at the moment. She always (cook) _____ in the morning.

watches
revolves
is coming
is playing
is cooking
cooks
6. While her husband was in the army, Joyce (write) _____ to him twice a week.
7. She (study) _______ EL for two years, but she doesn’t study it now.
8. What were you doing at 8 o’clock last night?
- I (prepare) ____________ my English lessons.
9. She (do) _________ very little work recently.
10. Miss Clark (be) _________with this company
for two years now.

wrote
studied
was preparing
has done
has been
11. As soon as he (save) _____________ five hundred thousand dollars, he will retire from business.
12. My brother (serve) ______ in the army from 1980 to 1983.
13. When I went back to the shop, they (sell) _________ the book I wanted.
14. The manager already (leave) _____________ for the conference by the time we got to the office.
15. Mr. Green (phone) ______ the Scotts after they had sold their house.

saves / has saved
served
had sold
had already left
phoned
16. How many countries they (visit) ______________ by March last year?
17. Will you have a drink? Or I (make) _________ you cup of tea?
18. At this time next week, all of you (sit) _____________ for your examination.
19. He told me that he (meet) __________ me at the airport the next time I came.
20. Be quiet! The baby (sleep) ________.
had they visited
will make
will be sitting
would meet
is sleeping
II. Put the verb in the correct tense.
Dear Miguel,
I thought you would like to know some of my news. I (arrive) _______ in London two weeks ago and now I (stay) _________ with a family in Paddington called the Boltons. They are very nice. Mrs. Bolton (work) ____ in a bank, but at the moment Mr. Bolton (not have) ____________ a job. He (do) _______ a course in business management which starts next month. I (have) _________a good time in London but the work is boring. I would like to change and find a job that’s a little more interesting. I think I (start) ________ looking soon.

arrived
am staying
works
doesn’t have
will do
am having
will start
I (travel) ____________ on the underground the other day when I (meet) _____ Pedro. Do you remember him? When we last (see) _____ him, he (work) ___________ for his father’s company. Now he (learn) __________ English at a private school here. We (see) _________ an art exhibition together this afternoon. I’m really looking forward to it.
I like London very much, but I (think) ______ it’s very expensive. Could you do me a favour? I need some more money. Of course I (pay) _______ you back when I (see) _________ you.
Take care.
Lots of love,
Anna


was travelling
met
saw
was working
is learning
will see
think
see
will pay
2. My friends Paul and Ellen (return, just) _________________ from their holiday in Europe. Before they (leave) ______ New York, I (give) __________ them my brother`s address in Switzerland in the hope that they (visit) ___________ him and his family. When I (go) _____ to see them last Tuesday night, they told me how much they (enjoy) __________ travelling around Europe. They also (give) ______ me greetings from my brother and assured me that it (be) ___________ a great pleasure for them to meet my relatives.

have just returned
left
had given
would visit
went
had enjoyed
gave
had been
3. A friend of mine, Judith Nelson, (1) _________________ (presently, work) in the international sales division at an electronics firm. She ______________ (just, return) from a trip to Japan. She (3) ____ (be) asked to go there because she can speak Japanese. When she was a business student at Boston University, she (4) _______ (study) Japanese for four years. She (5) _____________ (never, have) the opportunity to use her Japanese until she (6) ______ (go) to Tokyo last month. While she was there, she (7) ______ (speak) Japanese every day and (8) ________ (enjoy) every minute of it.

is presently working
has just returned
was
studied
had never had
went
spoke
enjoyed