1. I can’ t afford that ring. It (cost) cost too much.
2. Look. It (begin) beginning to rain. (unfortunately, I have not) unfortunately, I have not my umbrella with me. Tom is lucky. He (wear) wearing a raincoat.
3. I (own, not) have not an umbrella. I (wear) wearing a waterproof hat on rainy days.
4. Right now, I (look) looking around the classroom. Yoko (write) writing in her book. Carlos (bite) biting his pencil. Wan- Ning (scratch) scratching his head. Ahmed to be daydreaming, but perhaps he (think) thinking hard about the verb tenses.
5. There’s a book on my desk, but it (belong, not) not belong to me.
6. Dennis (fix) fixing the roof of his house today, and he (need) need some help. Can you help him ?
7. Barbara (tutor, often) often tutoring other student in her math assignment because he (understand, not) doesn’t understand the material they (work) work on their class this week.
8. Right now, I (look) looking at Janet. She (look) looks angry. I wonder what’s the matter. She (have) has a frown on her face. She certainly (have, not) doesn’t has any fun right now.
9. A : Who is that woman who (stand) standing next the window ?
B : which woman ? (talk, you) do you talk about the woman who (wear) wearing the blue and gold dress ?
A : No, I (talk, not) don’t talk about her. I (mean) mean the woman who (wear) wearing the blue suit
B: Oh, I (know, not) don’t know. I (recognize, not) don’t recognize her.
10. A : Close your eyes. Now listen carefully. What (hear, you ) do you hear ?
B : I (believe) believe you (rub) rubbing the top if your desk with your hand.
A : Close, but not exactly right. Try again (listen, you) do you listen carefully ?
B : Aha! You (rub) rubbing your hands together.
A : Right !EXCERCISE 2 : use the SIMPLE PAST or the PAST PROGRESSIVE
1. I (have, almost) had almost a car accident last night. I (drive) was driving down Washington Avenue when suddenly I (see) saw a car in my lane. It (come) was coming right at my car, I (step) stepped on the brakes and (swerve) swerved to the right. The other car (miss, just) just missed my car by about an inch.
2. Ten year ago, the goverment (decided) decided to begin a food program. At the time, many people in the rural areas of the country (starve) was starving due to several years of drought.
3. It was my first day of class. i (find, finally) finally found the right room. the room (be, already) was already full of students. On one side of room, students (talk, busily) were busily talking to each other on spanish. other students (speak) were speaking japanese, and some (converse) was conversation in Arabic.It sounded like the United Nations. Some of students, however, (sit, just) just sitt quietly by themselves. I (choose) choosed an empty seat in the last row and (sit) sat down. In a few minutes, the teacher (walk) was walking into the room and all the multilingual conversation (stop) stopped.
4. A: (Hear, you) Did you hear what she just said?
B: No, I (listen, not) i didn't listen I (think) was thinking about something else
5. A: Why weren't you at the meeting?
B: I (wait) was waiting for an overseas call from my family.
6. A: I'm sure you meet carol Jones at the party last night.
B: I don't remember her. What (she) she did ?
7. A: What's wrong whit your foot?
B: I (step) stepped on a bee while I (run) was running barefoot through the grass. I (sting) stung me
8. A: How (break, you) did you break your warm?
B: i (slip) slipped on the ice while i (cross) was crossing the street in front of drom.
EXERCISE 3 :In the following, change the position of the expression of place.
1. Roy is on the couch taking a nap
s v o
2.Anita was in england attending a confrence last month
s o v adv of time
3.The teachers is at her desk correcting papers
s v o
4.some of the students were playing soccer at the park and they were late to class
s v o
EXERCISE 4: Use the SIMPLE PAST or the PRESENT PERFECT. In some sentences, either tense is possible but the meaning is different.
1. I have not attended any parties since I came here.
2. Al went to a party at sally’s apartment last Saturday night.
3. Bill arrived here three days ago.
4. Bill was here since the 22nd.
5. Try not to be absent from class again for the rest of the term. You have already missed too many classes. You missed two classes just last week.
6. Last January, I saw snow for the first time in my life.
7. In her whole lifetime, Anna has never seen snow.
8. I have known greg adams for ten years.
9. So far this week, I already had two tests and a quiz.
10. Up to now, Professor Williams has already given our class five tests.
EXERCISE 5 ORAL (BOOKS CLOSED): Answer the question in a complete sentence
Example : How many tests have you taken since the beginning of the (semester)?
Response : I have taken (three, several, many) tests since the beginning of the (semester) OR: I haven't taken any tests since the beginning of the (semester)
1. How many books have you bought since the beginning of the (semester)?
I have bought many books since he beginning of the semester
s v o adv. of time
2. How many letters have you gotten so far this month/week?
I have got two letters so far this month
s v o adv. of time
3. How many letters have you written since the beginning of the month/week?
I haven't written any letters since the beginning of the month
s v o adv. of time
4. How many questions have i asked so far?
You have asked several questions so far
s v o adv. of time
5. How many times have you flown in an airplane?
I have flown in an airplane several times
s v o adv. of time
6. How many people have you met since you came here?
I have met many people since i came here
s v o adv. of time
Example : How many tests have you taken since the beginning of the (semester)?
Response : I have taken (three, several, many) tests since the beginning of the (semester) OR: I haven't taken any tests since the beginning of the (semester)
1. How many books have you bought since the beginning of the (semester)?
I have bought many books since he beginning of the semester
s v o adv. of time
2. How many letters have you gotten so far this month/week?
I have got two letters so far this month
s v o adv. of time
3. How many letters have you written since the beginning of the month/week?
I haven't written any letters since the beginning of the month
s v o adv. of time
4. How many questions have i asked so far?
You have asked several questions so far
s v o adv. of time
5. How many times have you flown in an airplane?
I have flown in an airplane several times
s v o adv. of time
6. How many people have you met since you came here?
I have met many people since i came here
s v o adv. of time
EXERCISE 6 : Use the SIMPLE PAST or the PAST PERFECT. Are there some blanks where either tense is possible?
1. He was a newspaper reporter before he become a businessman.
s v o s v o
2. I feel a little better after I took the medicine.
s v o s v o
3. I was late the teacher giving a quiz when I got to class.
s v o s v o
4. The anthropologist left the village when she had collected enough data.
s v o s v o
5. It was raining hard, but by time class had over, the rain stopped.
s v o s v o
EXERCISE 7 : Use the SIMPLE PAST or the PAST PERFECT
- Class had already begun by the time I got there, so I make, quietly a seat in the back.
- I hadn’t seen any of Picasso’s paintings before I visited the art museum.
- I almost missed my plane. All of the other passangers had already boarded by the time I got there.
- Yesterday at a restaurant, I saw Pam Donnely, an old friend of mine. I had not seen her in years. At first, I didn’t recognize her because she had lost at least fifty pounds.
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