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Classe : bacs scientifiques

Tense Revision (consolidation exercise)

Teacher’s Name : Ben Hammouda Mohamed

Sousse (Khezama - Sahloul) Nabeul / Sfax / Bardo / Menzah El Aouina / Ezzahra /

CUN / Bizerte / Gafsa / Kairouan / Medenine / Kébili / Monastir / Gabes / Djerba

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Exercise 1: Write the verbs in the correct tense.

Last year, my parents (take)………………me to New York. I (never/

be)........................................ there before. So, I (be)…………….very excited. We almost
(miss)…………………. the plane because there (be).......................... a lot of traffic. It was a
long flight, about seven hours. We (be) ………….all very tired when we (get)………….
to New York. We (stay) ………………...there for two weeks and (go)…........………. on
sightseeing to most of the places of interest. I (like)….………… New York but I (not
like) ……………………. to live there. It’s too big for me.
Exercise 2: Write the verbs in the correct tense.
I was a college student in the 1960’s. I (study)……………history at a university in
Chicago. I (live)…………….in an apartment near the university with four classmates.
Like many other students, I (protest) ……………. against the war in Vietnam. My
friends and I (carry) ………………. signs that said “peace”. We all (believe)…………..…
in peace and freedom. We (want)………………to change the world. We also (support)
………………the Civil Rights Movement and (listen)…….…………to speeches by its
leader, Martin Luther King.
Exercise 3: Write the verbs in the correct tense.
My wife, Sonia, and I (not want) ……………………… to work in a big company but we
wanted to form a business. We (think)……….………. about a number of different
businesses but (feel)………..………there was a lack of a quality sandwich shop on
many streets. We (do) ……………..a lot of research in order to collect information. We
also (try) ………………..to have some experience. So Sonya (work)……………… in a
small café and I (spend)………………two months in Mc Donald’s. We (have)……………..
just a little money. So we (borrow)…………………… some from the bank. We
(be)………………. ready for opening in December. The first day, however,
(be)…………….. very difficult. We (take)……………..only $200. But a few weeks later
the business (improve)………………... Now Sonya and I (want)………………..to open a
new shop in another town.

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Exercise 4: Write the verbs in the correct tense.
Last week, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson (go)…………………..to a travel agency in order to book
a holiday. They (want)…………………….to go to a place where there (be) ……………..
plenty of sun, sandy beaches, good food and historical monuments. They
(think)…………………. Italy would be a good place. On the way to the travel agency,
they (meet)…………………. their friends Mr. and Mrs. Cornwall who had just come
back from holiday in southern Italy. They (not seem) …………………… very happy
about it. First the weather (be)………………… awful, second, they (lose) …………………
their money and the hotel where they (stay)………………… wasn’t very comfortable: it
was and very hot. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson (change)………………... their minds about Italy
and about holidays abroad They will probably go to Brighton which (be)………………
an excellent holiday resort in the south of England, near the sea.
Exercise 5: Write the verbs in the correct tense.
Last night, Manchester United………………………………………. (win) the football league
championship. The team……………………………(win) the championship three times
now – the first time ………………………(be) in 1986. In their final game yesterday,
Bryan Riggs ……………………………...(score) the winning goal. Riggs …………………...(be)
with the team since he ……………………………. (leave) school.
The president of Volponia, Madam Fernoff, ………………………(arrive) in Britain last
night. Madam Fernoff……………………….(be) president since 1985. She said she was
very happy in Britain.
At yesterday’s meeting of European finance ministers, Jack Delaney, the Irish finance
minister, ……………………………. (Say), “I…………………………………(leave) my job soon. I
………………………(work) very hard and I want to spend more time with my family.”
Mr. Delaney …………………………………(be) Irish finance minister for 5 years.
And the weather. We …………………………….(.have) a lot of rain over the country since
the beginning of the week and unfortunately this ………………………………. (continue)
until the weekend. For your information, last week …………………...(be) the wettest
April for 100years.

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Exercise 6: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:
Kevin Adams 1)....................(love) trains. He first 2)........................(see) one
when he was four years old and he 3)..............................(think) it was great. He
4).........................(go) to a different railway station every week and
5).........................(write down) the engine number of every train he sees. He
6)............................(do) this since he was eight. By the time he was fifteen he
7).............................(collect) over 10.000 different engine numbers in various counties.
Once, while he 8).............................(stand) in a station in Cheshire he saw something
very unusual. He 9)............................(wait) for over an hour for a train to go by when
suddenly he 10)..............................(see) a very old steam train coming down the track. It
11).............................(not/stop) at the station and, as it was passing, Kevin noticed that
all the passengers 12)..............................(wear) old-fashioned clothes. When he told the
station guard about this, the poor man turned pale. He said that no steam train
13)...........................(pass) through that station for years, and that the last one
14)...........................(crash), killing everyone on board.
Exercise 7: Choose the correct alternative.
The actress Vanessa Kemp (1) (disappeared – had disappeared – has
disappeared). Yesterday she (2) (has failed - failed – was failing) to arrive at the
Prince Charles Theatre in London's West End for her leading role in the comedy
'Don't look now!'. Ms Kemp, who (3) (lived – was living - lives) in Hampstead, (4)
(left – has left – leaves) home at four o'clock yesterday afternoon for the theatre, a
journey she (5) (made – was making – had made) several times the week before.
Two people who (6) (walked – have walked – were walking) past her home at the
time (7) (saw – have seen – were seeing) her leave. But no one (8) (had seen –
saw – has seen) her since then. At half past seven she still hadn’t arrived at the
theatre. At eight o'clock the theatre manager had to break the news to the audience,
who (9) (waited - were waiting – have been waiting) patiently for the play to
start. Since yesterday, theatre staff and friends (10) (tried – had tried – have tried)
to contact Ms Kemp, but they (11) (had had – had – have had) no success so far.
The police (12) (take – took - are taking) the matter seriously, but they (13)
(believed – are believing – believe) that she is unlikely to be in any danger. Her
friends all (14) (wanted – are wanting - want) to hear from her soon.

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Exercise 8: If the tense used is correct, write ( C ). If it’s incorrect, write ( I )
and correct it.

Dear Mary,
How are you? I didn’t hear (.......) ............................from you for a while. The most
important thing to tell you is that Maggie has won (.............).............................. first prize
in a ballet exam last week. She has to go to London for the whole day, and this
morning we got (.........) ................................ a letter saying that she has won (.........)
...................!
We're all delighted, because she worked (............)............................very hard for years.
Did you know that Joanna, our eldest daughter, has been (........).....................? in the Far
East for the past six months? She has been (..........)........................ in Melbourne for a
while but then she left (.........)...................... Australia and has gone (...........) .......................
to Indonesia. She travelled (...........).................................... around the world for ten
months now, I think I begin to miss her! The last bit of news is that I broke
(..........).......................... my leg! I decorated (.........)............................. Maggie's bedroom
when I hear (.........) ...................................the doorbell; while I ran (.........)...........................
downstairs, I stumble (.........).................... on my dog Pickles and fall
(............)...............................!
I had (..........)................................my leg in plaster for a week, but that is not a problem,
because I'm on holiday! I hope you are all well. Write soon.
Love
Susan

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