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1. The document provides examples of verbs in different tenses and aspects including present, future, perfect, and continuous. 2. It discusses the differences between have been to, have been in, and have gone to when using the present perfect tense. 3. Examples are given to practice putting verbs in various tenses including simple present, present continuous, present perfect, and future forms.

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English Architecture

1. The document provides examples of verbs in different tenses and aspects including present, future, perfect, and continuous. 2. It discusses the differences between have been to, have been in, and have gone to when using the present perfect tense. 3. Examples are given to practice putting verbs in various tenses including simple present, present continuous, present perfect, and future forms.

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LET’S PRACTISE

PRESENT TENSE & ASPECT; FUTURE TENSE & ASPECT

1. Put the verbs in brackets into the appropriate present tense.


1.”Why …(he leave)?” “Because he … (play) football at 5:30 this evening.”
2. Dancers at the ballet school … (train) for the performance since last November.
3.You … (not/really/expect) me to eat this stew! It … (smell) awful!
4. I … (try) to complete that jigsaw for over three months now!
“Why … (you/feel) Annie’s forehead?” “I … (think) she’s got a temperature.
5. The place looks like a bombsite! What … (do) all day?
6. Come on John! You … (not/really/believe) I would do such a terrible thing.
7. The opposition party … (appear) to be making ground in the opinion polls.
8. Randall … (kick) the ball into the net and it … (be) a goal!
9. He … (study) most of the year, but now it’s summer, he … (work) in a shop.
10. You … (always/leave) the bathroom tap running.

HAS BEEN TO/HAS BEEN IN/ HAS GONE TO


He has been to Berlin. = He has gone and come back.
He has been in Buenos Aires for a year. = He lives there.
He has gone to Toledo. = He hasn’t come back yet.

2. Fill in the blanks with have been to, have been in, have gone to in their correct
form:
1.I … (never) Cambodia, but I might include it on my itinerary next year.
2. Mrs Bates … Cologne. She won’t be back for at least three weeks.
3. Nick … Wales for three years now, studying for his degree.
4. Why don’t you ask Clare about the tropics? She … Thailand.
5. He … visit his father. I’m afraid you’ve just missed him.

3. Put the verbs in brackets into the Simple Present or Present Continuous.
1.Terry (be) an engineer who (2) (work) for an international aid organisation. Although he
normally (3) (work) in Indonesia, at present he (4) (supervise) a project in Rwanda which (5)
(involve) the co-ordination of local people, aid workers and engineers like himself. Although he
(5) (enjoy) the experience, he (6) (doubt) the project will be finished soon.

4. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect or Present Perfect Continuous.
Stonehenge (1) (be) the subject of archaeological debate for many years. No one (2)
(yet/explain) satisfactorily why or how it was built, although teams of experts (3) (excavate) the
site for years and a team of American scientists (4) (recently/start) working in the area with
sophisticated new equipment. Popular theories (5) (suggest) that Stonehenge was built as a
temple, but no one (6) (manage) to work out how the stones were transported here. A group of
students from Bangor University (7) (discuss) the possibility of re-enacting the journey from
Wales, where such stones are to be found, overland to Stonehenge and sponsors (8) (come)
forward with offers of financial assistance. The British Museum (9) (also/announce) a
forthcoming exhibition of artefacts from the Stonehenge period which they (10) (gather) over the
last five years from all over Northern Europe.

Be + to-infinitive (future plans, instructions). The meeting is to take place on Tuesday. You are
not to leave the premises until 5 p. m.
Be about + to-infinitive/be on the point of + gerund (immediate future). They are about to leave.
They are on the point/verge of leaving.

5. Choose the correct item.


1.“I suppose your report isn’t ready yet.” “Don’t worry. I … it by tomorrow. A. will have been
finishing. B. will be finishing. C. am finishing. D. will have finished.
2. “So, are you coming along, after all?” “Well, I don’t know. What time …?
A. you’re leaving. B. will you be leaving. C. will you leave. D. do you leave.
3. “I’ve called Eddie a hundred times but he won’t answer the phone.” “Try once more. He …”
A. will sleep. B. sleeps. C. will be sleeping. D. is to be sleeping.
4. “Well, I first came here last June.” “So, by the end of May you … with us for almost a year.”
A. will have been working. B. are going to have worked. C. will have working. D. will work.
5. “Shall I call Eddie at home?” “I think he … now.”
A. will be working. B. is going to work. C. is to work. D. will work.
6. “Is Nigel still here?” “Yes, but hurry up, he is just …”.
A. about to leave. B. about leaving. C. to be leaving. D. to leave.
7. “Do you know it’s Maggie’s birthday today?” “Yes, she … a party tonight.”
A. has. B. is having. C. is to have. D. will have.
8. “Doesn’t she feel nervous about having to teach that class?” “I shouldn’t think so as she’s
such an experienced teacher. By October she … teaching for 15 years.”
A. is going to be. B. has been. C. will have been. D. is to be.
9. “Why don’t we go to the cinema?” “It’s too late; the film … started by now.”
A. will be. B. is going to be. C. shall have. D. will have.
10. “You look gorgeous in that dress.” “Really? I … it then”.

6. Put the verbs in brackets into an appropriate present or future form.


“If I (1) (be) re-elected, I (2) (give) you my word that the first issues I (3) (tackle) are those of the
environment and education. As of next month, I (4) (serve) my country in a public capacity for 6
years; I (5) (hope) to continue for at least as many more. While the general attitude (6) (seem)
to that things in this country (7) (go) from bad to worse, I believe that by the end of my next term
of office we (8) (be/able) to look back and count the improvements that have been made. In fact,
I am so confident that if it (9) (not/be) the case, I (10) (never/make) another promise in my life.
But I firmly believe that these (11) (be) years of positive change and dramatic improvements.”

7. Fill in will or be going to.


1.A: I’m going to start learning Chinese. B: Are you? … (let/know) what it’s like as I I’d like to
have a go, too?
2. A: Sheila ……………have an operation next Tuesday. B. If you tell me which hospital she’ll
be in, I’ll go and visit her.
3. A: So, I’ll book your dental appointment for 4:30, shall I? B. No later than that, as I ………
(not) be at the office before 5 today.
4. I have to be at work by 8:30. B: You ………… be late.
5. I’m sure I …………. Pass the course this time. B: I hope you do. You’ve worked hard this
term.
6. A: Look at those clouds. It’s definitely going to rain. B. Is it? I ………….. bring the chairs in
from the garden, then.
7. A: So, are you ready to go? B: I’ve told you a thousand times! I ……. come.
8. A: If you buy the flowers, I’ll get some chocolates. B: OK, but get a move on or we ….. be
late.

8. Put the verbs in brackets in appropriate tense.


1.The true story about the new housing estate (to be published) after further investigation (to be
carried on).
2.When his maneuvers (to be discovered), he (to be) the brick that’ll fall out of the office wall,
leaving a hole of about $ 100 billion.
3.They (to let) you know about the midterm results as soon as you (to finish) talking on the
phone.
4.At a time when the disposal of nuclear wastes (to become) problematic, serious measures (to
have to) be taken.
5.When the famous novelist (to die), biographers (to rake over) his life.
6.My tutor certainly (to dislike) the idea, when I (to tell) him that I’ve taken it from an architectural
review.
7.The scholarly work (to shed) more light on F. L. Wright relation to myths, when his best
designs (to be studied).
8.Critics (to be amazed) when they (to find out) that the atmosphere in the houses he designed
was due to his childhood experience.

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