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The document contains a series of exercises involving verb tenses and grammar. It includes filling in verbs in different tenses, rewriting sentences, filling in prepositions, identifying grammar errors, and circling the correct verb tenses. The exercises cover a range of verb tenses and grammar concepts, including the present perfect, past simple, future, and continuous tenses.

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Exercitii

The document contains a series of exercises involving verb tenses and grammar. It includes filling in verbs in different tenses, rewriting sentences, filling in prepositions, identifying grammar errors, and circling the correct verb tenses. The exercises cover a range of verb tenses and grammar concepts, including the present perfect, past simple, future, and continuous tenses.

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Exercises

I. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Perfect tense:

1. He never (visit) the British Museum .


2. Sheila (enjoy) her visit in New York this year.
3. They (not hear) from Billy recently.
4. The film (already / finish).
5. The speakers (not refer) to that document yet.
6. He (take) the entrance examination at the Polytechnic Institute recently.
7. The engine of the car (just / break) down .
8. It seems that her mind (break) down from overwork.
9. He (never / be) to Italy.
10.Tom (do) many interesting things so far.

II. Rewrite the sentences as indicated :

e.g. She has never been at the Zoo before.


It’s the first time she has been at the Zoo.

1. They have never been to Greece.


2. She has never driven a car before.
3. I have never played computer games.
4. My brother has broken his leg twice.
5. She has flown by plane twice.
6. They have told her twice not to do that.
7. We have never eaten Yorkshire pudding.
8. Susan has never played badminton before.
9. My brother has never worn blue jeans.
10.I’ve never seen such a bad TV programme before.

III. Put in for or since :

1. ...... November
2. ...... five years
3. ...... Easter
4. ...... three o’clock
5. ...... Monday
6. ...... she left university
7. ...... thirty minutes
8. ...... a long time
9. ...... 1992
10. ......she telephoned

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11. ......they arrived home
12. ......ages

IV. Make a new sentence as shown :

e.g. I’ve never been given such nice flowers


They’re the nicest flowers I have ever been given.

1. He has never travelled by plane before. It’s ...


2. It’s two years since we last met. We ...
3. We got married ten years ago. We ...
4. It’s a long time since Grannie visited us. Grannie ...
5. It’s weeks since I last went to the public library. We ...
6. Our friends have never had a birthday party before. It’s ...
7. I have never met such an enthusiastic person. She ...
8.She hasn’t won a beauty contest before.
9. He has never read such an interesting review.
10.They have never felt so tired before.

gfV. Read the text below and decide which word or phrase below best fits each space. Circle the
letter of option you choose. The exercise begins with an example (0).

Adrian is a senior in high school in Miami, Florida. His family ... (0) B... to the United States
recently... His family ... (1) ... always to make it in the United States. They ... (2) ... in low income
neighbourhoods which are made up of African- Americans and Latinos. There are many gangs in the
neighbourhood; in fact, almost everyone is in a gang of some sort. Adrian ... (3) ... rather quiet lately
and ... (4) ... to play his cello for hours. His dream ... (5) ... always to become a classical musician one
day.
Every day at school, he feels presure to join a gang. Sometimes guys surround him . He
never ... (6) ... American. He ... (7) ... the food and long talks he ... (8) ... with his friends. It seems that he
really ... (9) ... any close friends here .

0. A have come B has come C had come


1. A have struggled B have been struggling C has struggled
2. A has lived B has been living C have lived
3. A have been B was C has been
4. A enjoyed B has enjoyed C have enjoyed
5. A was B will be C has been
6. A feel B felt C has felt
7. A missed B misses C has missed
8. A has had B had C have had
9. A didn’t make B hasn’t made C hadn’t made

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VI. Identify the grammar and spelling errors in the following text and correct them :

Because we had entered the age of sophisticated and inovative computer technology, we had
began to witness a new genre of crime which were unknown just two decades ago : computer crime. This
type of crime can be defining loosely as unauthorized access, use, change or taking of another’s computer
system or files.
Quite often high school or college students intentionally has tried to break into a computer
system in order to gain access to classified or confidentiel files. Corporate and government computer
systems are the most popular and challenging targets for these computer “hackers”. The number of
“hackers” has increased recently.They have been often releasing the public information to the public or
has tried to alter or destroy a file. Occasionally, a hacker try to embezzle or steal money.

VII. Circle the right verb tense :

1. Have / has they watered the plants yet ?


2. Did he collect / has he collected his plane ticket yet ?
3. Susan lost / has lost her purse this morning .
4. She didn’t see / hasn’t seen herrelatives recently.
5. Jane didn’t have / hasn’t ever had a quarrel with her boyfriend.
6. They did have / have always done their work properly.
7. George is eaten / has already eaten two slices of cake.
8. Mother has drunk / had already drunk three cups of coffee.
9. The car has broken / had broken twice this week.
10.John was / has been late for work three times this month.

VIII. Put a √ or correct the sentences :

1. Mark drove to Bristol last month to visit his brother. ......


2. I have known an old woman once who had ten cats. ......
3.Susan Sullivan already did four TV interviews about her new exhibition. ......
4. John felt hungry. Then he has remembered the cheese in the fridge. ......
5. We have had enormous problems with our dog recently. ......
6. I have talked to my German teacher yesterday about the term paper. ......
7. They still live in the same cottage they have bought twenty years ago. ......
8. You have not explainde clearly what you want me to do. ......
9. We lived in Paris for three years now and I like it a lot. ......
10. There were three burglaries in our street so far. ......

Thank you!

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