The last time I went swimming was when I was in France.. You haven’t tidied up this room for weeks.. John hasn’t visited France since 1990.. I haven’t eaten this kind of food before.. It
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REVISION 12 PART 1 VERB TENSE & FORM
1 (1 Bear) in Scotland in 1847, Alexander Bell (2 become) interested very early in the methods of human communication He (3 influence)
by his father and grandfather, who (4 spend) years working with deaf people and those with faulty speech Bell’s father even (5 go) so far as to develop a system of so-called “visible speech” for the deaf He (6 use) sketches of the different positions of the lips and tongue This science of visible speech (7 form) the foundation of young Bell’s knowledge of the mechanics of human speech But the young boy’s knowledge of other subjects (8 not/ advance) quite as rapidly
2 While I (1 walk) across the campus the other day, I (2 meet) my old friend, John, whom I (3 not see) since July 10 Naturally we (4 stop) (5 talk) to each other for a few minutes I asked him how he (6 do) in his classes this semester
3 Jack London (1 bear) in San Francisco January 12, 1876 He (2 begin) his education at the university of California, but (3 not finish) it there, he (4 write) a lot of adventure books He (5 travel) much, and his experience in his trips (6 help) him write many famous books
4 Mary (1 have) to go to New York last week, but she almost (2 miss) the plane She (3 stand) in the queue at the check-in desk when she suddenly (4 realize) that she (5 leave) her passport at home Fortunately, she (6 not live) very far from the airport so she (7 have) time to go back home to get the passport She (8 get) back
to the airport just in time for her flight
5 Rob Fellow (1 come) from England He (2 come) to Paris six months ago to learn French He (3 start) learning French at school in England when he was eleven so he (4 learn) it for nearly 10 years He just (5 take) an exam If he passes, he (6 move) in to the next class He (7 be) excited today because his parents (8 come) tomorrow to stay with him for a few days
6 A: Tell us what happened to you yesterday?
B: I (1 walk) along Piccadilly when I (2 realize) that a man with a black heard, whom I (3 see) three times already that afternoon, (4 follow) me I (5 be) very annoyed, and at last I (6 stop) him and (7 ask) him why he (8 follow) me The man (9 apologize) and told
me he (10 mistake) me for one of his friends
7 Last Sunday Mrs Hay (1 drive) along a small country road when she (2 see) a man at the side of the road He (3 wave) and pointing at his car Mrs Hay (4 stop) and (5 ask) the man if he (6 be) all right “My car’s broken down”, said the man
8 I’d just parked my car in the street near a football stadium in Liverpool It (1 be) ten minutes before the start of the match and I (2 be) in a hurry Two little boys (3 come) up to me and (4 say) , “Give me some money and we (5 look) after your car while you are at the match I (6 tell) them to clear off, and one, of them (7 look) at me with big, round eyes and said, “Unless you (8 give) us the money, something might happen
to your car while you are away, you know, a scratch or a flat or something like that.”
9 He (1 run) as fast as he could, but he realized he was not strong enough (2 be) a good marathon runner In the distance he could just make out the shapes of the (3 lead) runners, (4 get) further ahead every minute
10 Every day you can (1 hear) something interesting at school When you come home after classes, you often (2 tell) your parents what you (3 hear) and (4 see) at school
11 Two friends went on a trip to London They (1 enter) a restaurant for dinner On the table (2 stand) a jar of mustard Not having seen mustard before, one of them (3 take) a spoonful into his mouth Tears immediately filled his eyes and his friend asked him what he (4 cry) about
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12 In two minutes I (1 be) up the tree, but it was very difficult (2 get) to the nest When at last I got there and (3 can look) into the nest, I (4 see) the two young eagles and also some food for them - meat and fish When I tried (5 take) the young eagles out of the nest, I suddenly (6 feel) a terrible pain in the back of my head I (7 look) round-and (8 see) the mother eagle And she (9 be) ready to make a second attack You must (10 know) how strong these eagles are
13 Eric (1 bear) in 1903 in India where his father worked for the civil service The family (2 move) to England in 1907 and in 1917 Eric (3 enter) Eton where he (4 contribute) regularly to the college magazine His first article (5 appear) in Lemon in October 1928 while he (6 live) in Paris
14 Jack Cooper (1 be) a production manager at Weston Aeronautics for ten years now He (2 live) in a small house in the suburbs of Bristol with his wife, Peggy Now Weston (3 expand) into Europe and they (4 build) a new factory in Toulouse
15 When the train reached the sixth station, Tom (1 get) off, feeling relieved that his journey (2 be) so easy But he (3 be) alarmed to see that
he (4 get) off at a station that he (5 hear) He (6 not know) what to do He (7 explain) his difficulty to a man who (8 stand) on the platform With a look of amusement on his face, the man (9 tell) Tom that he (10 travel) on a train going in the wrong direction
PART 2 SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION
1 We haven’t been to a concert for over a year
The last time _
2 Your birthday party was the last time I really enjoyed myself
I _
3 It’s nearly twenty years since my father saw his brother
My father
4 Jim to Scotland last Friday and is still there
Jim has
5 When did you last ride a bike?
How long is it
6 The last time I went swimming was when I was in France
I haven’t _
7 You haven’t tidied up this room for weeks
It’s _
8 He was last in touch with me three weeks
He hasn’t
9 Mr John hasn’t visited France since 1990
Mr John last _
10 It last rained three weeks
It’s _
11 I haven’t eaten this kind of food before
This is the first _
12 What a pity you failed your driving test!
I wish _
13 It’s a pity that you’re going away so soon
I wish _
14 I’m sorry I didn’t phone him yesterday
I wish _
15 She knows a lot more about it than I do
I don’t know
16 Jane is a better cook than Betty
Betty can’t _
17 Dave is younger than he looks
Dave isn’t _
18 I didn’t spend as much money as my friend (did)
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My friend
19 He doesn’t know them as well as I do
I know _
20 It’s still cold but it was colder yesterday
It isn’t _
21 The children couldn’t go swimming because the sea was very rough
The sea was too
22 We didn’t have enough money so we didn’t go on holiday
If we
23 We got lost because we didn’t have a map
If we
24 The bridge was so low the bus couldn’t go under it
It was _
25 It was so late that nothing could he done
It was too _
26 He could not afford to buy the car
The car
27 That restaurant is so dirty that no one wants to cat there
It is such
28 The test was too difficult for pupils to do
The test
29 Phone now or you may be late
You may
30 I advise you to put your money in a bank
You’d
31 Why don’t you meet to discuss the price?
I suggest
32 I would prefer you to deliver the package on Monday
I’d rather _
KEYS TO VERB TENSE & FORM - 12
1
1 born
2 became
3 was influenced
4 spent
5 went
6 used
7 formed
8 didn’t advanced
2
1 was walking 2 met 3 hadn’t seen 4 stopped 5 to talk 6 had done
3
1 was born 2 began 3 didn’t finish 4 wrote 5 travelled 6 helped
4
1 had
2 missed
3 was standing
4 realized
5 had left
6 doesn’t live
7 had
8 got
5
1 comes
2 came
3 started
4 has been learning
5 has just taken
6 will move
7 is
8 will come/ are coming
6
1 was walking
2 realized
3 had seen
4 was following
5 was
6 asked
7 had been following
8 apologized
9 told
10 had mistaken
7
1 was driving 2 saw 3 was waving 4 stopped 5 asked 6 was
8
1 was
2 was
3 came
4 said
5 will look
6 told
7 looked
8 give
9
10
11
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12
1 was
2 to get
3 could look
4 saw
5 to take
6 felt
7 looked
8 saw
9 was
10 must know
13
1 was born 2 moved 3 entered 4 contributed 5 appeared 6 was living
14
15
1 got
2 was
3 was
4 got
5 had never heard of
6 didn’t know
7 explained
8 was standing
9 told
10 had travelled
A
1 The last time I went to a concert was over a year ago
2 I haven’t really enjoyed myself since your birthday party
3 My father hasn’t seen his brother for nearly twenty years
4 — Jim has been in Scotland since last Friday
- has gone to Scotland since last Friday
5 How long is it since you (lost) rode a bike?
6 — I haven’t been swimming since I was in France
— I haven’t gone swimming since I was in France
7 It’s weeks since you tidied up this room
8 He hasn’t been in touch with me for three weeks
9 Mr John last visited France in 1990
10 It’s three weeks since it rained
11 This is the first time I have eaten this kind of food
B 12 I wish you had passed / hadn’t failed your driving test
13 I wish you weren’t going away so soon
14 I wish I had phoned him yesterday
15 I don’t know as much about it as she does
16 Betty can’t cook as well as Jane
17 Dave isn’t as old as he looks
18 My friend spent more money than I did
19 I know them better than him (he does)
20 It isn’t as cold today as it was yesterday
D 21 The sea was too rough for the children to go swimming
22 If we had had enough money, we could have gone on holiday
23 If we had had a map, we couldn’t have got lost
24 It was such a low bridge (that) the bus couldn’t go under it
25 — It was too late for anything to be done
— It was too late to do anything
26 — The car was too expensive for him
— The car cost more than he could afford
27 It is such a dirty restaurant that no one wants to eat there
28 The test was so difficult that pupils couldn’t do it
29 You may be late if you don’t phone now
30 You’d better put your money in a bank
31 — I suggest that you should have a meeting
— I suggest that you should meet to discuss the price
32 I’d rather you delivered the package on Monday