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EXERCISESPresent Continuous / Present Perfect Continuous

Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with the

appropriate tenses

!"1.It (rain) all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach.

2. Sid: Where is Gary?Sarah: e (study! at the library) "or his Ger#an test on Wednesday. In "act! he(re$iew) "or the test e$ery day "or the last week.

%. &ou look really great' (&ou! eercise) at the "itness center ?

. *rank! where ha$e you been? We (wait) "or you since 1 +,.

-. i#: What is that sound?/ancy: 0 car alar# (ring) so#ewhere down the street. It (dri$e) #e cray Iwish it would stop' It (ring) "or #ore than twenty #inutes.

3. 4oseph5s 6nglish (i#pro$e! really) ! isn5t it? e (watch) 0#erican tele$isionprogra#s and (study) his gra##ar e$ery day since he "irst arri$ed in San 7iego.Soon he will be totally "luent.

8. 7an: &ou look a little tired. (&ou! get) enough sleep lately?

,ichelle: &es! I (sleep) relati$ely well. I 9ust look tired because I ("eel) a littlesick "or the last week.7an: I hope you "eel better soon.,ichelle: hanks. I (take! currently) so#e #edicine! so I should "eel better in acouple o" days.

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,r. S#ith: So tell #e a little bit about yoursel"! ,r. arris. I would like to "indout a little bit #ore about your background.

,r. arris: I (work) in the insurance industry "or o$er ten years. I worked "or,et i"e "or si years and World Insurance "or "our and a hal". 7uring that ti#e! Iheard #any good things about ollings i"e Insurance and that5s why I (apply)"or the new sales position.

,r. S#ith: ell #e a little about your hobbies and interests.

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,r. arris: In #y spare ti#e! I hike in the #ountains outside o" town! $olunteerat the Sierra ;lub and play tennis. In "act! I (co#pete) in a tennis tourna#entthis weekend.

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8. I (see) 4udy "or #ore than "i$e years and during that ti#e I (see) #anychanges in her personality.


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8. I (tell) hi# to stay on the path while he was hiking! but he (wander) o"" intothe "orest and (be) bitten by a snake.

D. isten 7onna! I don5t care i" you (#iss) the bus this #orning. &ou (be) late towork too #any ti#es. &ou are "ired'

E. Sa# is "ro# ;olorado! which is hundreds o" #iles "ro# the coast! so he (see!ne$er) the ocean. e should co#e with us to ,ia#i.

1C. ow sad' George (drea#) o" going to ;ali"ornia be"ore he died! but he didn5t#ake it. e (see! ne$er) the ocean.

11. In the last hundred years! tra$eling (beco#e) #uch easier and $eryco#"ortable. In the 1Eth century! it (take) two or three #onths to cross /orth0#erica by co$ered wagon. he trip (be) $ery rough and o"ten dangerous. hings(change) a great deal in the last hundred and "i"ty years. /ow you can "ly "ro#/ew &ork to os 0ngeles in a #atter o" hours.

12. 4onny! I can5t belie$e how #uch you (change) since the last ti#e I (see) you.&ou (grow) at least a "oot'

1%. his tree (be) planted by the settlers who ("ound) our city o$er "our hundredyears ago.

1. his #ountain (be! ne$er) cli#bed by anyone. Se$eral #ountaineers (try) toreach the top! but nobody (succeed! e$er) . he cli#b is etre#ely di""icult and#any people (die) trying to reach the su##it.

1-. I ($isit! ne$er) 0"rica! but I (tra$el) to South 0#erica se$eral ti#es. he lastti#e I (go) to South 0#erica! I ($isit) Arail and +eru. I (spend) two weeks inthe 0#aon! (hike) "or a week near ,achu +icchu! and ("ly) o$er the /acaines.

Simple Past / Present Perfect / Past Perfect

1. When I (arri$e) ho#e last night! I disco$ered that 4ane (prepare) a beauti"ulcandlelight dinner.

2. Since I began acting! I (per"or#) in two plays! a tele$ision co##ercial and aF dra#a. owe$er! I (speak! ne$er e$en) publicly be"ore I ca#e to ollywoodin 1ED-.

%. Ay the ti#e I got to the o""ice! the #eeting (begin! already) without #e. ,yboss (be) "urious with #e and I (be) "ired.

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. When I (turn) the radio on yesterday! I (hear) a song that was popular when Iwas in high school. I (hear! not) the song in years! and it (bring) back so#e great#e#ories.

-. ast week! I (run) into an egirl"riend o" #ine. We (see! not) each other in

years! and both o" us (change) a great deal. I (en9oy) talking to her so #uch thatI (ask) her out on a date. We are getting together tonight "or dinner.

3. When 4ack (enter) the roo#! I (recognie! not) hi# because he (lose) so#uch weight and (grow) a beard. e looked totally di""erent'

8. he ,aya established a $ery ad$anced ci$iliation in the 9ungles o" the&ucatan> howe$er! their culture (disappear! $irtually) by the ti#e 6uropeans "irst(arri$e) in the /ew World.

D. I ($isit) so #any beauti"ul places since I (co#e) to tah. Ae"ore #o$ing here! I(hear! ne$er) o" Aryce ;anyon! ion! 0rches! or ;anyonlands.

Present Perfect / Past PerfectPresent Perfect Continuous / Past Perfect Continuous

t is already E:%C +, and I (wait) here "or o$er an hour. I" 4ohn does not get herein the net "i$e #inutes! I a# going to lea$e.

2. I was really angry at 4ohn yesterday. Ay the ti#e he "inally arri$ed! I (wait) "oro$er an hour. I al#ost le"t without hi#.

%. 7id you hear that Aen was "ired last #onth? e (work) "or that i#portco#pany "or #ore than ten years and he (work) in al#ost e$ery depart#ent./obody knew the co#pany like he did.

. I (see) #any pictures o" the pyra#ids be"ore I went to 6gypt. +ictures o" the#onu#ents are $ery #isleading. he pyra#ids are actually =uite s#all.

-. Sarah (cli#b) the ,atterhorn! (sail) around the world! and (go) on sa"ari inHenya. She is such an ad$enturous person.

3. Sarah (cli#b) the ,atterhorn! (sail) around the world and (go) on sa"ari inHenya by the ti#e she turned twenty"i$e. She (eperience) #ore by that agethan #ost people do in their entire li$es.

8. When ,elanie ca#e into the o""ice yesterday! her eyes were red and watery. Ithink she (cry) .

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Cumulati$e %erb &ense Re$iew

1. &ou look really great' (you! work) out at the "itness center recently?

2. 0: What (you! do) when the accident occurred?

A: I (try) to change a light bulb that had burnt out.

%. I (ha$e) the sa#e car "or #ore than ten years. I5# thinking about buying a newone.

. I" it (snow) this weekend! we (go) skiing near ake ahoe.

-. 0: What do you call people who work in libraries?A: hey (call) librarians.

3. I ca#e to 6ngland si #onths ago. I started #y econo#ics course three#onths ago. When I return to 0ustralia! I (study) "or nine #onths and I (be) in6ngland "or eactly one year.

8. Sa# (arri$e) in San 7iego a week ago.

D. Sa#antha (li$e) in Aerlin "or #ore than two years. In "act! she (li$e) therewhen the Aerlin wall ca#e down.

E. I" Fera (keep) drinking! she (lose! e$entually) her 9ob.

1C. he ,aya established a $ery ad$anced ci$iliation in the 9ungles o" the&ucatan> howe$er! their culture (disappear! $irtually) by the ti#e 6uropeans "irst

(arri$e) in the /ew World.

11. Shhhhh' Ae =uiet' 4ohn (sleep) .

12. It (rain) all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to thebeach.

1%. isten 7onna! I don5t care i" you (#iss) the bus this #orning. &ou (be) late towork too #any ti#es. &ou are "ired'

1. I a# sick o" rain and bad weather' ope"ully! when we (wake) up to#orrow

#orning! the sun (shine) .

1-. I ha$e not tra$eled #uch yet> howe$er! I ($isit) the Grand ;anyon and San*rancisco by the ti#e I lea$e the nited States.

13. I (see) #any pictures o" the pyra#ids be"ore I went to 6gypt. +ictures o" the#onu#ents are $ery #isleading. he pyra#ids are actually =uite s#all.

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18. In the last hundred years! tra$eling (beco#e) #uch easier and $eryco#"ortable. In the 1Eth century! it (take) two or three #onths to cross /orth0#erica by co$ered wagon. he trip (be) $ery rough and o"ten dangerous. hings(change) a great deal in the last hundred and "i"ty years. /ow you can "ly "ro#/ew &ork to os 0ngeles in a #atter o" hours.

1D. 4oseph5s 6nglish (i#pro$e! really) ! isn5t it? e (watch) 0#erican tele$isionprogra#s and (study) his gra##ar e$ery day since he "irst arri$ed in San 7iego.Soon he will be totally "luent.

1E. When I (arri$e) ho#e last night! I disco$ered that 4ane (prepare) a beauti"ulcandlelight dinner.

2C. I" you (need) to contact #e so#eti#e net week! I (stay) at the Sheraton inSan *rancisco.

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