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Examen Tenses

The document contains a series of sentences that require verbs to be put into the correct tense. It also contains incomplete sentences to be filled in using words provided in bold. The verbs need to be conjugated into various tenses including past, present, and future depending on the context clues in each sentence. The incomplete sentences require words like "since", "ever", and "for" to be used naturally to complete the meaning based on the context around the blank spaces. This requires an understanding of how these words are used in conversations.

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Examen Tenses

The document contains a series of sentences that require verbs to be put into the correct tense. It also contains incomplete sentences to be filled in using words provided in bold. The verbs need to be conjugated into various tenses including past, present, and future depending on the context clues in each sentence. The incomplete sentences require words like "since", "ever", and "for" to be used naturally to complete the meaning based on the context around the blank spaces. This requires an understanding of how these words are used in conversations.

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1 – Put the verbs in brackets into a correct tenses.

A. Last summer I 1) _____________ (visit) the United States.


I 2) _____________ (look forward) to the trip for ages, and I
3) _____________ (enjoy) myself very much. On the 4th of
July a friend 4) _____________ (suggest) we go and watch
the fireworks. I 5) _____________ (see) fireworks before, but
I 6) _____________ (never/experience) anything like the
spectacle we 7) _____________ (witness) that night.

B. Sarah 1) _____________ (leave) school two years


ago and for the last year. She 2) _____________ (look)
for a decent job. She 3) _____________ (hope) to find work
as a secretary but as she 4) _____________ (never/do) a
secretarial course before, I think she 5) _____________
(have) some difficulty in finding such a job.

C. A: "Where 1) _____________ (you/be) lately? The last


time I 2) _____________ (see) you 3) _____________ two
years ago."
B: "I 4) _____________ (move) to London 18 months ago – I
5) _____________ (work) as a nurse there since then."
A: "Oh really! How 6) _____________ (it/go)?"
B: "Great! I 7) _____________ (enjoy) it very much at the
moment, although at first it 8) _____________ (be) very
hard."

D. A: "I 1) _____________ (have) a party tonight. Would you


like to come?"
B: "I'd love to but unfortunately I 2) _____________
(already/arrange) to go out for dinner.
A: "What 3) _____________ (you/do) tomorrow?"
B: "Not much. I think a friend 4) _____________ (come) to
visit me in the morning, but I 5)
_____________ (not/have) any plans for later in the day. 6)
_____________ (you/fancy) going for a drive?"

E. Peter 1) _____________ (drive) to work yesterday when a


dog 2) _____________ (run) into the middle of the road.
Peter 3) _____________ (manage) to stop in time but the car
which 4) _____________ (follow) behind him 5)
_____________ (crash) into the back of his car.
Then the two cars 6) _____________ (collide) with a
police car which 7) _____________ (travel) in the opposite
direction.

F. Some thieves 1) _____________ (break into) my house


yesterday. Apparently, I 2) _____________ (leave) the
window open. This is the first time anything like this 3)
_____________ (happen) to me. The thieves 4)
_____________ (get in) through the window and 5)
_____________ (steal) all my jewellery. None of the
neighbours 6) _____________ (see) anything happen.

G. A: "What 1) _____________ (you/do) tonight?"


B: "I 2) _____________ (study) for my exams."
A: "What time 3) _____________ (you/finish) studying?
B: "I 4) _____________ (finish) by 8 o'clock, I hope."
A: "Good - let's go to the cinema then. The film 5)
_____________ (start) at 8.30."

H. A: "1) _____________ (you/see) "The Cure" concert last


night?"
B: "No, but I 2) _____________ (see) them before. I 3)
_____________ (go) to one of their concerts five years ago."
A: "They 4) _____________ (improve) a lot since then."
B: "5) _____________ (they/still/make) records?"
A: "Oh yes, they 6) _____________ (just/release) a new one."

I. This time next week I 1) _____________ (be) on my


honeymoon and I 2) _____________ (forget) all about my
problems at work. My husband and I 3) _____________
(relax) by the pool and we 4) _____________ (look forward)
to spending romantic evenings together.

2 - Complete the sentences. Mind the correct use of tense


forms.
1 I can't see you tonight because _____________ on
Mondays.
2 Simon looks happy - he _____________ his test.
3 I'm sorry, Mum can't come to the phone because
_____________ at the moment.
4 I wonder where Jim is;I _____________ since this morning.
5 By the time we arrived at the restaurant they
_____________ eating.
6 You _____________ fatter every day - you really should go
on a diet.
7 Tim _____________ while Pam was watching TV.
8 By the end of next year he _____________ in Madrid for
three years.
9 She _____________ in Liverpool before she came to
London.
10 She locked up the house _____________ and drove away.
11 She's angry with her son because _____________ money
from her purse.
12 I promise _____________ as soon as I get paid.
13 I wish they'd be quiet - they _____________ for hours.
14 By this time next week we _____________ in Lisbon.
15 He hasn't finished the work yet, but he _____________ by
this evening.
16 Before _____________ make sure you read the passage
carefully.
17 The president _____________ Ohio in a week's time.
18 She _____________ on the project for two days before
she finished it.
19 I _____________ tonight; would you like to join us?
20 He hasn't driven a car since _____________ that accident.

3 – Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use


two to five words.
1 – Its a week since i last saw him. SEEN
I
_________________________________________________
___ a week.
2 – When did she move to France? SINCE
How long
_________________________________________________
___to France?
3 – He has never seen this film before. EVER
It’s the first time
_________________________________________________
___ this film.
4- The last time he visited her was a weel ago. FOR
He
_________________________________________________
___ a week.
5- They started learning computing two months ago. BEEN
They
_________________________________________________
___ 2 months
6 – How long is it since he broke his leg. BREAK
When
_________________________________________________
___ his leg?
7 – I haven´t called Ted for a long time. SINCE
It´s a long time
_________________________________________________
___ Ted.

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