Exercise 6 Present Perfect Simple and Continuous

In the following pairs of sentences only one is correct. Tick (√) the correct one.

 

a. I saw her five minutes ago.

I've seen her five minutes ago.

b. We are here since last Saturday.

We've been here since last Saturday.

c. How long have you known Wendy?

How long have you been knowing Wendy?

d. We haven't made coffee yet.

We didn't make coffee yet.

e. He is waiting to see the doctor since nine o'clock.

He has been waiting to see the doctor since nine o'clock.

f. When did you buy your new car?

When have you bought your new car?

g. Mary isn't home. She's been to work.

Mary isn't home. She's gone to work.

h. I've run in the park, so I'm tired.

I've been running in the park, so I'm tired.

i. I've run round the park three times.

I've been running round the park three times.

j. They already had their dinner.

They've already had their dinner.

 

Exercise 7 Present Perfect Continuous

Ask questions to find out How long….?

Example: “I'm learning English." How long have you been learning English?”'

 

a. “I'm waiting for a bus.”

______________________________

b. “Tom's saving up to buy a boat.”

______________________________

c. “I'm having driving lessons.”

______________________________

d. “Alice is working in the library”

______________________________

e. “The Greens are trying to sell their house”.

______________________________

 

Exercise 8 Reported statements and questions

Put the following sentences into reported speech.

Examples: They live in Oxford,» she said.

She said (that) they lived in Oxford.

“Do you live in Oxford?” she asked them.

She asked them if they lived in Oxford.

 

a. “Do you often visit your aunt?” she asked him.

She asked him___________________________

b. “I visit her every Sunday,” he said.

He said that______________________________

с “I took her some flowers for her birthday,” he said.

He said that________________________________

d. “What did you do at the weekend?” he asked her.

He asked her_______________________________

e. “I've forgotten,” she said. She said that______________________

Exercise 9 Had or would?

All the following sentences have 'd in them.

Write it out in full to show if it is had or would.

Example: He'd left before I arrived. = had

 

a. I told him that I’ d like to come.

b. When we'd had tea, we went for a walk.

c. Why did you tell her that I’ d broken the vase?

d. If I had a car, I’ d drive you there with pleasure.

e. She said that he'd just given it to her.

Exercise 10 Tenses and verb forms

In the following newspaper article put the verb in brackets in the correct tense or verb form. Sometimes you will also have to decide whether the verb is active or passive.

Example: I asked John to do (do) the shopping but he hasn't done (not do) it yet.

 

M Art Stolen

Paintings by Monet, Rembrandt, and Degas (a) ________ (steal) from the Boston Museum.

Yesterday afternoon two thieves wearing police uniforms arrived at the museum and asked the guard (b) __________ (show) them Monet's paintings. They said that they (c) __________ (receive) a telephone call at the police station that morning telling them that the paintings were in danger. The guard immediately let them (d) __________ (see) the paintings. The thieves told him (e) _________ (turn off) the alarm system and then suddenly they made him (f) ___________ (lie) on the ground and they tied his arms and legs. They worked very quickly and carefully and when they (g) __________ (collect) the best paintings they (h) ___________ (leave) the museum quietly and calmly through the front door.

The director of the museum, Karen Haas said: “The thieves (i) _______ (take) our best pictures. I (j) __________ (work) here for 12 years and I can't believe that this (k) _______ (happen). How did they manage (1) ____.(take) them so easily? They might (m) ________ (try) (n) ________ (sell) them to an art collector in Europe, but this will be difficult because the paintings are so well known. If they (o) _________ (not be) so well known, it would (p) _________ (be) easier (q) _______ (sell) them. We have decided (r) _________ (employ) more guards, and a new alarm system(s) _________ already ________ (put)in. I'm sure the police will find the thieves and our paintings, but they think it might (t) __________ (take) a long time.”

Exercise 11 Multi word verbs

Match a line in A with a line in B.

A	B
I didn't know the word,	but I picked it up quite easily.
I used to enjoy smoking,	I'll look after it
People say French is difficult,	so I looked it up.
Don't worry about the cat,	but I gave it up.

Exercise 12 Prepositions

Put the correct preposition into each gap.

a. I've been reading a story ____________ two girls who travelled round the world.

b. I sold my car____________£2,000.

c. If that machine weren't ____________ of order, I'd get you a drink.

d. Do you believe ____________ UFOs?

e. He said that she was too young to buy alcohol and that it was __________ the law.

f. Let me pay __________the drinks.