Grammar

Tenses
Task 1
Tick the correct options and complete the dialogue.

1. A: Hello. What do you watch/are you watching?
2. B: A programme about the Jillian Wala Bagh massacre, which I recorded last night. I study /I’m studying about it this term.
3. A: All that I know / I’ve known about it is that hundreds of people died/had died in it.
4. B: Yes, it was much, much worse than anyone has expected/had expected. It went on / has gone on for hours. Do you want / Have you wanted to watch the programme with me?
5. A: No, thanks. I’ve got to do some veena practice. I’ve just remembered /I just remembered that we’ve got a concert tomorrow, and I don’t have/haven’t had time to practice my new piece this week.
6. B: OK. I’ve already done /I already did my practice, so I’ve got time to watch TV. See you later.

Answer:

1. are you watching
2. I’m studying
3. I’ve known, had died
4. had expected, went on, Do you want
5. I’ve just remembered, haven’t had
6. I already did

Task 2
Complete the sentences with the correct tense form of the verbs in brackets.

1. ________ (tell) me exactly what ________ (happen) last night!
2. Mrs. Mageswari is my Maths teacher. She ________ (teach) me for four years.
3. I ________ (never /think) of a career in medicine before I spoke to my Biology teacher but now I (seriously/ consider) it.
4. Oh no! I ________ (forget) to bring my assignment! What am I going to do? This is the second time I (do) this!
5. I can’t remember what my teacher ________ (say) yesterday about our homework. I (not listen) properly because Hussain (talk) to me at the same time.
6. Last year we ________ (go) on a school trip to Kanyakumari. We (have) a very interesting time.
7. At the moment I ________ (think) about what course to pursue next year but I (not make) a final decision yet.
8. I ________ (get) up at 7 every morning but this morning I (sleep) for a long time and I ________ (not get) up until 8.

Answer:

1. Tell, happened
2. has been teaching
3. never thought, am seriously considering it
4. forgot, have done
5. said, was not listening, was talking
6. went, had
7. am thinking, have not made
8. get, slept, did not get

Task 3
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets.

1. Everyone ________ when the earthquake hit the small town, (sleep)
2. Evangeline ________ her job a couple of years ago. (quit)
3. Where ________ your last holidays? (you spend)
4. I think Suresh ________ for Tiruvallur next morning, (leave)
5. I was angry that I ________ such a mistake (make).
6. My mother was tired yesterday because she ________ well the night before (not sleep).
7. Her parents ________ in Coimbatore for two weeks from today (be).
8. Nothing much ________ when I got to the meeting (happen).
9. Scientists predict that by 2050, man ________ on Mars, (land)
10. Sh! Someone ________ to our conversation! (listen)
11. The plane ________ off in a few minutes, (take)
12. They ________ about me when I interrupted their conversation, (talk)
13. Justin and his parents ________ in an apartment right now because they can’t find a cheap house, (live)
14. Rajini Prem’s family ________ in Chengalpet now. (be).
15. Yusuf ________ to the movies once in a while (go)
16. This ________ an easy quiz so far (be).
17. Our team ________ any games last year, (not win)
18. We ________ a wonderful film at the cinema last night, (see)
19. Hurry up! The movie ________ (already begin)

Answer:

1. was sleeping
2. had quit
3. did you spend
4. left
5. had made
6. had not slept
7. will be
8. had happened
9. will land
10. is listening
11. will take
12. were talking
13. are living
14. is
15. goes
16. has been
17. did not win
18. saw
19. may have already begun