First Certificate Language Practice
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Choose the most suitable tense.
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Put each verb in brackets into a suitable tense.
a) Did you sec/(Have vou seen)mv bag anywhere? I can’t find it.
b) Lany is writing/has been writing/has written his novel for the łasi two years
without getting further than Chapter One. ,,.
c) From the minutę he got up this morning Gary asked/has asked/has been askirig silly guestions!
d) Have you given/Did you give Helen my messagc when you have seen/saw her?
e) Sorry, could you say that again? I didn’t Iisten/havcn’t listened/haven’t been
hstening to you. ,*•
f) The police think that they found/have found your missing wallet, so cali this number.
g) I don’t think we’ll go swimming after all because the weather changed/has
changed/has been changing. —-...........
h) How was your holiday in Itaiy? Did you visit/Have you yisited lots of
interesting places? -..........._ ^----------------
i) Did you two meet/Have you two met before? Erie, this is Amanda.
j) Did you meet/Have you met anyone interesting at the reception?
a) I’m sorry about not coming last week. I (have) ,.b?d......a cold and so I (stay)
~ '...i.ikku.. at home. »
b) Walt a minutę. I (have) jy.i£r... an idea. LeFs go and see Roger. We last (see)
..........him a long time ago.
c) It’s nice to be back here in London. This is the second time I (come) .h.d/.s..lk here.
d) I’m phoning about your advertisement for a bicycle for sale, which I (see)
TL...*......in the local paper. (you sell) &ik.k...yQA.Lfat? Or is it still availąble?
e) This place is in a terrible mess! What on earth (you do) .Lt. ? l
f) And now for an item of local news. Hampshire police (find) the
dangerous Snake which (go) ...yj.k::.. missing earlier in the ^yeek.
g) This tooth (kill)li;l......me lately! So I (make) an appointment
with thedentistforTuesday. ..
h) I can’t give you the report I (promise) .......for today because I (not
finish) .h.i.JA.;;;.....L i /
i) Harty (not look)........................well sińce he (go) kUX.iJ.L. on a diet.
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Unit 2 Present Perfect
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j) It says in the paper that they (discover) ..............oil in Wales. They (look for)
.................. itfor ages.
a) I haven’t seen Gerryffor/since a long time. How is he?
Choose the most suitable time expression.
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Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words.
b) It’s ages ago/since I last went to a football match.
c) I’ve written to Deborah last week/recently.
d) What have you been doing today/yesterday?
e) Have you eaten Italian food before/already?
f) I’ve been living here in/since the ęnd of last year.
g) Actually I had dinner with Sue last night/lately.
h) I5ve been trying to get in touch with David for ages/for the last time.
i) Terry hasn’t been to-EdinburgDsince/when we went there together.
j) I can’t remember how lorig/when Tve had this watch.
a) Steve started learning the violin a month ago. learning
Steve ................................................the violin for a month.
b) I haven’t been to an Indian restaurant for ages.
sińce h ^ i ;
It’s ages .źJilU............L.:..................................an Indian restaurant.
c) When she heard the results, Mary began to feel morę confident. become
d) The last time Nancy came here was in 1986. sińce
Nancy hasn’t .......i......:-......................................................1986.
e) This is my first visit to Japan.
time r ....
This is the first............................k.i.........................to Japan.
f) How long have Helen and Robert been married ?
g) Jack bought those trousers last month, and has been wearing them ever sińce.
for .......
It s a long time sińce our last conversation. spoken / We 1 fPi ^ |
.........a lor | |
Thanks, but I had something to eat earlier. already Thanks, but I’ve ..J...:::ki..'......... |
Jo | |
This is my first gamę of water-polo. playCc! titlh - ~ /Jrs i..Mdhki..................mu............... |
before.
a month.
long time.
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