Exercise 10. Put each verb in brackets into a suitable verb form.
At the dentist’s
I was on time for my dentist’s appointment, but the dentist was still busy with another patient, so I (1)……..(sit) in the waiting room and (2)………..(read) some of the old magazines lying there. While I (3)………….(wonder) whether to leave and come back another day, I (4)………(notice) a magazine article about teeth. It (5)……..(begin): “ How long is it since you last (6)………….(go) to the dentist? (7)………….(you go) regularly every six months? Or (8)……….. (you put off) your visit for the last six years?” Next to the article was a cartoon of a man in a dentist’s chair. The dentist (9)…………..(say): “ I’m afraid this (10)……………..(hurt).” I (11)……………(suddenly realized) that my tooth (12)………….(stop) aching. But just as I (13)…………(open) the door to leave, the dentist’s door (14)………..(open). “Next please”, he (15)…………(call), as the previous patient (16) ………..(push) past me. “Actually I’m not here to see you, I (17)………..(wait) for my friend.” I (18)………………(shout), leaving as rapidly as I could. (19)………..(you ever do) this kind of thing? Surely I can’t be the only person who (20) ……..(hate) the dentist!
Exercise 11. Underline the correct word or phrase in each sentence.
1. When I was a child I used to ride / was riding a tricycle.
2. That looks very heavy. Will I / Shall I help you?
3. I’m waiting for Sue. Have you seen / did you see her?
4. How long are you working / have you been working here?
5. I can’t come out because I haven’t finished / didn’t finish my homework yet.
6. When the phone rang I washed / was washing my hair in the bathroom.
7. Why do you stare / are you staring at me like that?
8. I’ve finished my exams so I’m having / I have a party tomorrow.
9. We’d better wait here until the rain stops / will stop.
10. When did you last go / have last been to the cinema?
Exercise 12. Supply suitable active and passive forms in theses sentences using the verbs in brackets. Some variations in tenses may be possible.
1. It isn’t clear how far the ozone layer (damage) by aerosol sprays. It may be possible to tell whether the hole over the Atlantic (widen) after the area (investigate) by high-flying planes.
2. These days, even the most remote places on earth (visit) by tourists. Package tours (can/arrange) for almost anywhere, from the Himalayas to the Amazonian Jungle.
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3. Notices such as (English/Speak) and (Shoes/Repair) are common.
4. We constantly (remind) of the way the world (become) smaller when events taking place in different parts of the globe (flash) on our television screens.
5. If you (involve) in a car accident and someone (hurt), you (have to) report the matter to the police. If only the vehicles (damage), drivers should exchange names and addresses.
Exercise 13. Put in the correct verb forms.
1. If Jane (to help), me I (to be) in great trouble.
2. If he (to run) a bit taster, he (to win).
3. If I (to be) tired, I (may realize) what was happening.
4. If my mother (to be alive), she (to be) eighty next year.
5. Nothing (to happen), if you (to follow) the instructions.
6. I (not to cancel) the appointment, if I (not to fall) ill.
7. We (to contact) them long ago if someone (to tell) us that it wasnecessary.
8. If I (to be) you, I (not to believe) it.
9. I (to arrange) everything myself, if you (to ask) me in good time.
Exercise 14. Choose the right answer.
1. “Everything ___all right if they ___on time”
A) will be / come
B) will be / will come
C) would be / come
D) is / comes
E) is / will come
2. “I wouldn’t argue if I ___ you”
A) am
B) will be
C)were
D) was
E) be
3. “If you ___late, we ___ without you”
A) were / will leave
B) will / will leave
C) will be / will leave
D) are / will leave
E) will / leave
4. “You wouldn’t understand this in English, ___?”
A) is it
B)would you
C) isn’t it
D) are you
E) wouldn’t you
5. “If he ___time, he ___you this evening, but he’s very busy”
A) had / would phone
B) has / phones
C) has / will phone
D) had / phoned
E) has / would phone
6. “A ___ future depends on her character”
A) girls’
B) girl is
C) girl
D) girl’s
E) girls
7. “There are ___ chairs in the room”
A) fifth
B) fives
C) a five
D) the five
E) five
8. “Oh, no, we can’t afford it. We want something ___”
A) cheaper
B) cheapest
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C) the cheapest
D) much cheap
E) cheap
9. “A small number of people decided to leave, but ___ remained seated”
A) another
B) the others
C) others
D) other
E) the other
10. “How many ___ have two ___ got?”
A) wifes / mans
B) wives / man
C) wives / mens
D) wifs / men
E) wives / men
11. “This is my ___ car and this is my ___ house”
A) parent’s / brother’s
B) parent’s / brothers
C) parents’ / brother’s
D) parent’s / brothers’
E) parents / brothers
12. “I ___ a shower when the lights went out”
A) had
B) was having
C) had have
D) have been having
E) will have
13. “We were afraid he ___ our address”
A) had forgotten
B) forget
C) has forgotten
D) have been forgotten
E) forgot
14. “I (to wait) for my mother for an hour”
A) was waiting
B) am waiting
C) had waited
D) had been waiting
E) have been waiting
15. “When you return home I (to write) for 5 hours”
A) will write
B) had been writing
C) was writing
D) will have been writing
E) have been writing
16. “I couldn’t open the door because I (to loose) my keys”
A) lost
B) have lost
C) will have lost
D) had lost
E) was loosing
16. “The train (to start) in an hour”
A) will start
B) started
C) starts
D) will be starting
E) start
17. “We were told that the train ___ five minutes later”
A) has arrived
B) will arrive
C) was arriving
D) would arrive
E) had arrived
18. “They started producing refrigerators after they ___ tanks for year”
A) have produced
B) had been producing
C) have been producing
D) had produced
E) produced
19. “By the first of June he (to work) at the University for 25 years
A) will have been working
B) is working
C) has been working
D) will has been working
E) have been working
20. “My friend ___ in Boston at the moment, but he ___ from Canada”
A) lives / is coming
B) is living / comes
C) lives / came
D) is living / is coming
E) lives / came
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