1. - You (look) tired, Tom. - Yes, I_ 2. - (ever/you/have) a bad accident? - Yes, once I 3. - How often (you/go) mountain climbing, Sam? - I (hike) all day. (trip) on a rock and…
1. - You (look) tired, Tom. - Yes, I_ 2. - (ever/you/have) a bad accident? - Yes, once I 3. - How often (you/go) mountain climbing, Sam? - I (hike) all day. (trip) on a rock and (go)about once a month. I (break) my arm. . (go) this weekend, actually. 4. Mark (find) a new freelance job. 5. The miners (dig) in the old copper mine all day. I (just/finish). 6. Why (you/look) at me in that strange way? 7. I (not/think) the lifestyle of a freegan would suit me. 8. Don't you just love the way the earth (smell) after the rain? 9. We (see) our estate agent tomorrow so that he can show us a house. 10. Our primary school band (appear) live on TV next week. 11. 12. Why (you/want) to go to the neighbout's barbecue tomorrow? (Lora/be) so stubborn all of a sudden? - Usually she (be) very nice. 13. Locksmith (слесарь) (fit) a security loch on our front door. 14. Teacher (spend) the summer in London to study the new inventions. 15. What really annoys me about her is that she (always / take) my pencil box. 16. The early flight to the USA (leave) at 6.00 am. 17. According to statistics, the number of homeless around the world_ _ (grow) more and more every day. 18. Jane (kick) the ball into the goal and 19. 1 (know) him very well. We (score) a few points. _ (be) friends for more than 10 years. 20. 1 (work) for 2 hours and (do) only a half. 21. This man _ (be) a writer. He _(write) books. He_ _ (write) books since he was a young man. He already _(write) eight books. 22. What you _(do) here since morning? 23. Lena is a very good girl. She always mother since morning. They already _(help) her mother about the house. Today she_ (help) her (wash) the floor and _(dust) the furniture. Now they (cook) dinner together. 24. What 25. 1_ _they _ (do) now? room. They (to work) there for three hours already. (live) in St Petersburg. I _(live) in St Petersburg since 1990. Exercise 2. Put the verb in brackets into the correct PRESENT TENSE. The Batek people are nomadic tribe that 1. (move) around the rainforest of Malasia. They 2.(hunt) small animals and 3. (gather) plants and fruits for food. For many years now, the Malaysian government 4. (attempt) to settle the Batek in selected farming areas with the intention of logging the rainforest. However, many Batek people 5.(already / reject) these areas and 6.(now/return) back to the rainforest. Problems in these farming areas 7. (become) worse each day as the Batek people often 8.(go) hungry and conflicts 9. (arise) amongst tribe members. Most Batek 10. (believe) they are better off with their old way of life.
Sure! Here are the sentences completed with the correct verb forms:
- You look tired, Tom. - Yes, I do.
- Have you ever had a bad accident? - Yes, once I broke my arm.
- How often do you go mountain climbing, Sam? - I go about once a month. I hiked all day. (trip) on a rock and broke my arm.
- Mark is going to find a new freelance job.
- The miners have been digging in the old copper mine all day. I have just finished.
- Why are you looking at me in that strange way?
- I don’t think the lifestyle of a freegan would suit me.
- Don't you just love the way the earth smells after the rain?
- We are seeing our estate agent tomorrow so that he can show us a house.
- Our primary school band is appearing live on TV next week.
- Why do you want to go to the neighbor's barbecue tomorrow?
- Why is Lora being so stubborn all of a sudden? - Usually she is very nice.
- The locksmith is fitting a security lock on our front door.
- The teacher is spending the summer in London to study the new inventions.
- What really annoys me about her is that she always takes my pencil box.
- The early flight to the USA leaves at 6.00 am.
- According to statistics, the number of homeless around the world is growing more and more every day.
- Jane kicked the ball into the goal and scored a few points.
- I have known him very well. We have been friends for more than 10 years.
- I have worked for 2 hours and have done only a half.
- This man is a writer. He writes books. He has been writing books since he was a young man. He already has written eight books.
- What have you been doing here since morning?
- Lena is a very good girl. She always helps her mother about the house. Today she has helped her mother since morning. They already washed the floor and dusted the furniture. Now they are cooking dinner together.
- What are they doing now?
- I have lived in St Petersburg since 1990. They have been living in St Petersburg.
Exercise 2:
- The Batek people are a nomadic tribe that moves around the rainforest of Malaysia. They
- hunt small animals and
- gather plants and fruits for food. For many years now, the Malaysian government
- has attempted to settle the Batek in selected farming areas with the intention of logging the rainforest. However, many Batek people
- have already rejected these areas and
- are now returning back to the rainforest. Problems in these farming areas
- are becoming worse each day as the Batek people often
- go hungry and conflicts
- arise amongst tribe members. Most Batek
- believe they are better off with their old way of life.
