Revision Exercises

Exercises 1. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form.

1. What you (do) here? - I (look) for my pen. 2. He (go) to the theatre every Sunday. 3. The students (write) a test now. 4. They (write) it for an hour already. 5. I (receive) just a letter from him 6. We (not meet) since we (leave) school. 7. The woman who (speak) to Paul is our teacher. 8. I (speak) to him before you re turn. 9. Everything (become) clear as soon as he (receive) your letter. 10. When I (come) into the room they (discuss) something. 11. They (discuss) the article for a long time when I came. 12. It (rain) hard when I (leave) the house. 13. Tomorrow at 10 o'clock we (write) a composition. 14. When we (come) home she still (make) dinner. 15. I (try) to explain it to you for an hour, but you (not listen) to me. 16. When he (come)? - He (come) 10 minutes ago. 17. They (get) a car? - Yes, they (have) a car for 2 years al­ready. 18. My brother (teach) at school since 1995. 19. When you (be) there tomorrow? - I (be) there at 10 o'clock. 20. We (wait) for you at 10 o-'clock tomorrow. 21. They (finish) their work by last Monday.

Exercises 2. Use the verbs in brackets in proper tenses.

1. Don’t worry. Nothing terrible (to happen). 2. It (to happen) long ago? 3. Look! The car (to move) at such a great speed. 4. Pete (to collect) only foreign coins. 5. I wondered why the baby (to cry). 6. Bill and Tom are good friends. For how long they (to know) each other? – For three years. 7. He (to know) a lot about traveling because he himself (to visit) a lot of places. You may ask him whatever you please and he (to answer) all your questions. 8. We (to revise) grammar for a week already. 9. Why you (not to do) it immediately? 10. By the time the bell (to ring) we (to write) the test for half an hour. 11. He (to fail) this time but he (to be sure) that if he (to have) enough patience he (to succeed). 12. Mike (to hurt) his leg while he (to play) football. 13. We must wait for her. We (to have) supper only when she (to come). 14. If you (to take) this medicine you (to feel) better. 15. I told myself that I never (to trust) my friend if she (to tell) a lie. 16. The hunter who (to move) through the forest that evening (not to know) that the Sheriff’s men (to watch) him from behind the trees.

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