various tenses

8/20/2019 Various Tenses

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Put the verbs in the brackets in the correct form.

1. Mr Adams is responsible for .................................(supervise) theassembly

plant.

2. It (say) that our economy is in deep crisis.3. Since when ...................................(you !now) about our weddin"#$. Mrs %awn ..................................(teach) in our school before she moved

to&oston in 1''1.

. *ho .. ................................(do) daily shoppin" in your house#

My brother usually .............................(do).

+. ,ur nei"hbour s wife is pre"nant. She................................(have) a baby

soon.

-. verythin" ..................................(seem)................................(be) new in

your

house.

/. *hen ...................................(the minister resi"n)# I don t remember

whetherit..............................(happen) last year or two years a"o.

'. 0oo! Somebody ...................................(steal) fruit from your "arden.1 . I cannot drive to wor!. My car ............................(not repair) as yet.11. 0et s ..............................( nish)...............................(do) our homewor!

4uic!ly.

12. It s much faster .............................(travel) by plane than by train.

13. 5he tourists ..............................(wait) for their "uide for two hoursnow.

1$. &efore...............................(start) my wor! for the new company lastmonth6

I...............................(do) di7erent 8obs at the post o9ce.


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1 . *ho...............................(you invite) to your birthday party ne:tSunday#

0ots of friends6 of course.

1+. 5he weather s awful. If it ............................(not stop) rainin" for awhile6

I...............................(can not) ta!e the do" for a re"ular wal!.

1-. *e ................................(!now) each other for a month only6 but we..............................(already become) "ood friends.

1/. I don t thin! I............................(resume) my studyin" ne:t term. I dli!e

..............................(rest) a bit lon"er.

1'. ;obody !nows how..............................(operate) the switchboard.2 . 5he new ta: rates ..........................(not announce) yet. It ...........................

(probably do) tomorrow.

21. *hy are you so happy# It s about the "ood news. I(8ust "ive) a promotion.

22. 5he well is bone dry. It ..........................(not rain) in the area for si:months.

23. I m hard up. I ...........................(lose) all my savin"s in the casinolast ni"ht.

2$.


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2/. 0ucy says she prefers...........................(read) boo!s to.............................(watch) television in the evenin".

2'. It.............................(not matter) if you want..........................(do) It or

not.


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cryin" now.$ . *hatever.............................(happen)6 I

(always stand)by you6 I promise.

$1. >ew people .............................(inform) about the sales so far. 5hat swhy the

attendance............................(be) really poor up to now.

$2. ,ur mana"ers aim at............................(increase) productivity andwor!

e7ectiveness simply by means of..........................(o7er) the wor!ershi"her

wa"es.

$3. *hat..............................(you do) yesterday at + a.m#I..............................(still sleep) at that time.

$$. Ms it di9cult ..........................(run) a business on your own# i don t!now.

I..............................(not try) it yet.

$ . *hile you..............................(write) the test6 try(avoid).............................(ma!e) mista!es.

$+. ............................(you help) me with the lu""a"e6 please# *ithpleasure6

madam.

$-.


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the main event.

$'. ;obody understood what the spea!er was sayin". =e......(must

be) a forei"ner.

. *e want to !now your plans. *e wish you..........................(inform)us

about your decisions in advance.

1. @ust as we..............................(pass) the border6 our car bro!e down.2. verybody.............................(hate)...............................(have to) pay

bills.

3. It s late. Isn t it about time you ........................("o) home#$. 5here..............................(not be) such a "reat commotion now if your

secretary.............................(not reveal) so much con dentialinformation in

the interview.

. 5he chairman said that he ...........................(resi"n) after thefollowin"

convention.

+. It s no use ......................... (try).............. .................(repair) theheater.

*e need to buy a new one.

-. 5he dama"e cannot be repaired ri"ht now. 5his bro!en pipe.............................(replace) only when the ice.............................(thaw).

/. I am for.............................(carry) out medical research6 but I ama"ainst

.............................(e:periment) on animals.

'. It was obvious that somebody..........................(plunder) our roomsbefore


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we..............................(return) to the dormitory.

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-1. My little sister............................(disturb) me while I(try) tolearn the poem by heart. 5hat s why I told her to "o out.

-2. ;obody..............................(occupy) the house for thirty years. 5hen6a family

from &oston bou"ht it.

-3. *hy..............................(waste) our time waitin"# 0et s phone Mrs?arrol now.

-$. 5om is very shy6 but if he...........................(not be) li!e that6 he............................(certainly as!) Dosy for a date.

- . I can t start the car. I...........................(8ust wonder) what............................(do).

-+. *ould you rather............................(have) a nap or("o) tothe par! with us#

--. As he..............................( nish) his presentation6 @ohn............................(as!) about my opinion. &ut I didn t !now what........................(tell)

him.

-/. ruids..............................(believe)..............................(!now) ma"ic.-'.


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character.

/3. =ow often..............................Eyour sh t need)(feed)#

/$. If you ..............................(heat) water to 1 de"rees6 it.............................(boil).

/ . I..............................(not read) any interestin" boo! for lon"6 sothere s no

point in..............................(as!) me for a recommendation.

/+. *e ................6..............(play) chess very often when we werenei"hbours6 but

since Adam ...............................(move) out6 I....................................................(have)

nobody...............................(play) with.

/-. 5hey say they ..............................(not mind) our(use) theirhardware.

//. After another lost "ame one of the 8ournalists as!ed the coach if he.............................(resi"n) and the man replied that it.............................(be)

out of the 4uestion.

/'. on t bother..............................(as!) for his advice. =e hardiy ever.............................(share) his opinions.

' . =adn t Alice better............................(stop)..............................(date)

the rou"hboy#

'1. *hat...............................(you do)6 son#


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weddin" anniversary.

'3. *e told the men we..............................(not be) their enemies6 butthey

..............................(not believe) us and..............................(!eep) usat

"unpoint until their boss arrived.

'$. 5he Ministry con rms that our reports............................(already receive) by

them.

' . Mr 5urner is the real pain. =e .............................(always pic!) onus.

'+. Soon after the row6 I realised I....................... (can) lose my bestfriend6 so

I decided..............................(apolo"ise) rst and let by"ones beby"ones.

'-. *henever I see them..............................(!iss) each other6 I..............................(feel) 8ealous.

'/. id anyone force you.............................(hide) the truth#''. 5he sailors ...............................(not warn) about the approachin"

storm. 5hat swhy they went on.............................(sail) until they crashed a"ainsta hu"e

wave.

1 . ,n .............................(arrive) home6 we......... ....................( nd out)that it

............................ (brea!) into.

1 1. Ms Dollins............................(have to) ta!e care of her elderly fathersince he

(fall)............................so seriously ill two wee!s a"o.


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1 2. 5om failed his e:ams. If he .................. ......(not fritter) his timeaway6

it............................(never happen).

1 3. *hat ............................(Amy "ive) you for your last birthday#;othin".

She promised...........................(buy) me somethin" when she

............................ (pay) some money by her employee.

1 $. 5hese days6 it s fashionable.........................(spend) holidays abroad.1 . ...........................(you ma!e) up your mind yet# ;o6 I ........................

(still thin!) over your proposal.

1 +.1 !new nothin" about avid s problems. =e .....................(ou"ht to tell)

me about them. I..........................(help) him then.

1 -. 5he "eneral is thin!in" of.........................(retire) ne:t year. =e saysthat by

1 >ebruary he...........................(serve) in the army for thirty years.

1 /. ...........................(you !eep) in touch with Steven# *e........................(not see) each other lately6 but I......................(hear) he..............................................................................

(do) all ri"ht.

1 '. 5hat was bad luc!. After he.........................(escape) from captivityin the

8un"le6 the e:plorer..........................(capture) by some othertribesmen.

11 . My father always..........................(ma!e) a point of...........................(as!) me about my whereabouts.

111. ,ne of our branches..........................(!eep)..............................(ma!e)losses for two years now. *e........................(intend).........................................................................


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(shut) it down.

112. 5hese panes need...........................(clean) for sure. 5hey............................(not wash) for more than seven months.

113. It s rainin" heavily now6 but as soon as the rain....................(ease)o76

Mrs @ones............................. (resume).............................(plant)Cowers in

=er "arden.

11$. I thin! I...... ....................(smell) somethin" burnin".


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wee!.

122. I...............................(visit) about twenty shoeFshops before I nally.............................( nd) my siGe stilettos last >riday.

123. 5here...............................(not be) any complaints as yet6 but if you..............................(happen)...............................(hear) any6 please letme

.............................(!now) immediately.

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(beat) him up if he............................(refuse).

12'. =ow about..............................(ta!e) the Inter ?ity train# I d ratherwe

..............................("o) by plane.

13 . I cannot a7ord.............................(travel) a lot6 but if I.............................(win) some cash6 I.............................(certainly "o) on a trip aroundthe

world.

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13+. 5he iron is hot. Someone...........................(must use) it before ourarrival.

13-. I can see heavy clouds...........................(approach). It.............................(rain).

13/. oGens of mysteries of ancient times.......................(not solve) yet.Surely6 e:plorers...........................(ma!e) more discoveries in thefuture.

13'. =is behaviour is very annoyin". =e.........................(always disrupt)my

lessons.

1$ . on t shout at me. I am not accustomed to.......................(treat)li!e that.

1$1. =ow many photos...........................(you ta!e)# About thirty sofar.

I hope.............................(ta!e) some more when we ... . ......................

(move) further to the south.

1$2. *ho..............................(ob8ect) to.............................(launch) parties

onSaturday ni"ht# ,ur parents usually do.

1$3. 5his printer... .......................(be) out of order since ,ctober.I..............................(not have) time to have it..........................(repair)yet.

1$$. Hf you.............................(carry) on.............................(be) so rude6nobody

.............................(li!e) you. It s about time you

.............................(chan"e)

your manners.

1$ . Supposin" I.............................(decide)..............................(sell) theestate6


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how much.............................(you o7er) for it#

1$+. *hat.............................(you do) after you............................( nish).............................(study)# I don t !now. I............................(not

thin!)about it yet.

1$-. ?omputers.............................(say)..............................(revolutionise)our

livin".

1$/. =ow lon".............................(it ta!e).............................(reach) the

pea! of

the mountain on foot# ;ot very lon". Bsually about three hours.

1$'. raham &ell is famous for...........................(construct) the rst

telephone in

the world.

1 . It.............................(estimate) that the =IJ virus .........................(!ill)twenty thousand people each year.

1 1. Di"ht now6 the new candidate.........................(interview) by theboss

himself.

1 2. I didn t !now you .............................(have) a baby. If I...............................(!now)6 i..............................(not come) emptyFhanded.

1 3. 5he delay is much too lon" now. My car.............................(should repair)

a lon" time a"o. I.............................(ta!e) it to another "ara"e.

1 $. Sue and I...............................(always li!e) each other. She

..............................(be) my !indred spirit since childhood.

1 . *hatever...............................(happen)6 don t be afra id..............................(put) a bold face on the challen"e.

1 +. Isn t it a waste of time ............................(try)(convince)


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0ucy...............................(ta!e) part in the competition#

1 -. ;o sooner...............................(we install) the new alarm systemthan it

..............................(brea!) down. I was furious.

1 /. 5here...............................(not be) peace in the re"ion until a peacetreaty

..............................(si"n). veryone hopes it.............................(happen)

soon.

1 '. *hen...............................(you nd out) the truth# I.............................(!now) about everythin" since I............................(tal!) to yourbrother last

wee!.

1+ . *hat...............................(happen)# *hy are you cryin"#1+1. In three years time6 my son.................. .........("raduate) from

university. 5hen6 he...............................("ive) a "ood 8ob in my company.

1+2. Decently6 my husband.............................(come) up with an idea of .............................. (move) house. *e................................(still thin!) it over.

1+3. I said I...............................(be) do" tired because I.......................(wor!)the whole previous ni"ht.

1+$. If we..............................(not have) trouble with(start) theen"ine6 we..............................(arrive) in time. &ut we came muchtoo late.

1+ . 5he computer..............................(not belon") to me any lon"er.


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K...............................(sell) it to my cousin a lon" time a"o.

1++. It s about two months since Mr %lun! last............................(see) his"randchildren.

1+-. on t bother..............................(phone) Adam. =e s not at home.=e...............................(mi"ht "o) to a pub.

1+/................................(you see) my records# I......................................(for"et)

where I...............................(put) them.

1+'. 5he natives are used to.............................(be) lmed. =ardly a

wee!

............................. (pass) without someone............. ...............(come)

..............................(observe) their unusual customs and style oflivin".

1- . 5he boys...............................( "ht) for about ten minutes beforeone of the

teachers..............................(notice) them. 0ater6 they.............................................

(ma!e)..............................(apolo"ise) to each other.

1-1. o you remember.............................(tal!) to this man at thedisco#

;o6 the one I.............................(spea!) to was much taller.

1-2. In case a re.............................(brea!) out6 don t panic. @ust callthe re

bri"ade and wait for them...........................(arrive).

1-3. I...............................(8ust phone) Mar!. *e(arran"e).............................(meet) ne:t Saturday. =owever6 Mar! told me he


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..............................(come) to town on >riday to settle some of hismatters.

1-$. '..................................(I help) you ora# ;o6 than!s. I will mana"e.

1- . At wee!ends6 we usually.............................(stay) at home6 but ne:twee!end

we...............................(visit) our uncle in 0eeds.

1-+. 5he man insisted on our.............................(show) hfm round themansion

even thou"h we !new he............................(not have) enou"hmoney

.............................(buy) it.

1--. ,ne of my friends.............................(reprimand) by the teacherwhen

I entered the classroom. I was sure he............................(do)somethin"

wron".

1-/. =ow lon"..............................(it ta!e) you..............................(paint)a picture

li!e this# 5wo or three days on avera"e.

1-'...............................(!now) what your problems are6 I su""est thatyou

..............................(teave) the country immediately.

1/ . =ow can you account for your............................(behave) so badly

at thefarewell party yesterday# I m sorry I 8ust don t !now how........................

(e:plain) it.

1/1. My boyfriend is really "ood at...........................(swim). =e


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..............................(promise)...............................(teach) me ne:tsummer.

1/2. >inally6 you re here. *e.............................(wait) for you the whole

mornin".1/3. It..............................(not matter) who..............................(come) rst

orsecond. verybody who.............................(ta!e) part in tomorrow srace

.............................(win).

1/$. =ow lon"..............................(Mr uly wor!) in the theatre by ne:t

ecember#

1/ . It s a pity none of us............................(inform) about theopportunity of

..............................(ta!e) part in the 5J "ame before it started.

1/+. 5he %arisF a!ar races..............................(or"anise) for many yearsnow

even thou"h 4uite a few racers...........................(lose) their lives on

their

way to victory.

1/-............................................................ =ow many operas (see) inyour life# ;ot a sin"le one6 butI...............................(plan)................................("o) to the opera ne:t

?hristmas.

1//......................5he men were spea!in" somestran"e dialect and that s why I found itimpossible......(understand) what........................(say).

1/'................................................................5he frid"e is full.


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yesterday. *ho...............................(eat) this all#

1' .......................................................................0eonardo da Jinci issaid..................................................................(desi"n) the rst Cyin"

machine.1'1..............................................................;ow that everythin"

................................................................(settle)6 we can safely returnhome.

1'2............................................................5he doctor told me(wait) asecond in the hall6 but by thetime he...............................(return)6 I................................(mana"e)

.............................(read) all the articles in the ma"aGine.

1'3......................................*hat........................................(you do) ne:t wee!end#........................................(you "o) shin" a"ain#

1'$..............................I..................................................(be) unable................................(for"et) about the "irlsince I saw her. I...............................(dream) of

...........................................................(meet) her

a"ain.

1' .......................................@onah (under"o) a complicated sur"eryri"ht after theaccident he...............................(have) a couple of days a"o.

1'+................................................................................................... on tphone me at seven a.m. tomorrow. @.......................................(still sleep).

1'-....................................................... ver since they........................................................(4uarrel)6 avid........................................................(be) in?arol s bad boo!s.


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1'/....................................................;e:t time you...................(want)......................................................(as!) a 4uestion6don t for"et..............................(put) up your hand rst.

1''.......................................................... =ow many times (this piano tune) so far# About ten

times.

2 ....................................


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monthly reports since Mrs Spears...........................(retire) in;ovember last

year.

2 -. .............................(you ever be) to =astin"s# ;o6 never.I advise you.............................("o) on a trip round the place. It s

really

interestin".

2 /. I hate..............................(as!) 4uestions by too many reporters at atime. F

the politician said.

2 '. ,ur camera..............................(brea! down) for the fth timerecently.

*e............................... (consider)..............................(buy) a new onesoon.

21 . Isn t it about time you...........................(call) it a day#


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@ames now. If he..............................(not refuse).........................................(wait)

a bit lon"er6 maybe I............................(accept) his proposal in the

future.21+. ;ow I !now I.............................(ou"ht to apolo"ise) to @oan. I

re"ret..............................(not do) it ri"ht away.

21-. *as it your idea.............................(buy) a secondFhand car# I thin!you

..............................(can thin!) it over thorou"hly before

..............................

(waste) so much money on a wrec! li!e this.

21/. 5he teacher punished ordon because he...................... .. ..(disturb)her

while she..............................(e:plain) the problem to us.

21'.


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moved to the city#

22$. 5he policeman wanted..............................( nd) out how much

alcohol

..............................(drin!) by the driver before he

..............................(sit)

behind the wheel.22 . I said I ......................... .. .. (pass) all my e:ams by the end of the

followin"month.

22+. 5he bullies certainly deserve.............................(punish). 5hey !eep

..............................(tease) the smaller children despite

..............................

(warn) by one of the teachers not a lon" time a"o.

22-. 5his boo! is worth..............................(read) for sure. I...............................(already read) it four times and it still..........................(captivate)me.

22/. 5he missin" child..............................(loo! for) by more than a

hundred peopfenow.

22'. If it..............................(not rain) for the whole previous ni"ht6 theriver

..............................(not burst) its ban!s and

..............................(Cood) the

area.

23 . ?an you thin! what...........................(happen) if life on another

planet..............................(ever discover)#

231.


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..............................(hope)................................(pass) the ne:t e:am.

232. Leepin" t..............................(not mean)................................(spend)lon"

hours in the "ym everyday.

233. 5wo dar!Fs!inned men...............................(plunder) the shop

..............................(record) by the camera yesterday afternoon.

23$.


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I.............................(not be) alive now for sure.

2$1..........................................It usually............................................(ta!e)a lot of time......................

(assemble) a model of a battleship li!e this one.2$2.......................................................*e re fed up with (eat)

convenience food everyday.*e su""est.............................(coo!) our own meals from today on.

2$3...............................................................5he weather isn t li!ely.................................................................(chan"e) soon. 0owtemperatures

and heavy winds...........................(be) forecast since last wee!.2$$.................................... =ow (you nd) the new furniture in our

livin" room#,h6 it............................(appeal) to me a lot6 really.

2$ ................................................Suppose you (win) at the lotterytomorrow6 what............................(you do) with such a lot of money#

2$+.............................................>orei"ners..........................(re4uire)(show) theirpassports before...........................("et) in. It s a typical routine atthe

embassy.

2$-..............................................................I can see you re about.................(leave). *here.......................................

(you "o) this time#

2$/.............................................................Someone advised us (notloo!) strai"ht into the @apanesepeople s eyes for too lon" as it may........................(consider)o7ensive.


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2$'.....................................................I thou"ht my cat ("et) lost6 butafter a few days I spottedhim.............................(chase) mice in the nei"hbours bac!yard.

2 .. A "roup of researchers were e:aminin" thereactions of the people who (as!) embarrassin"4uestions by 5J reporters.

2 1....................................................... veryone prefers(do) thin"s ontheir own to.............................(tell) what............................(do) by somebodyelse.

2 2............................................Decently6 I...........................(thin!) of

(have) my old cartuned. I wonder how much it.........................(cost).

2 3.................................................................................................In threewee!s time6 most of our employees.....................................("ive)bonuses in reco"nition of their........................(wor!) so hard for thewhole

year.

2 $...............................................It s not easy(ma!e) people........................(believe) inva"ue promises li!e they ma!e.

2 .............................................................Stories about the


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from wor!6 he.................(help) me. iane................(invite) (8oin)the school choirseveral times so far6 but she.............................(not ta!e) herdecision yet.

2 '.....................................................


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2+ ............................................................I ve had enou"h of (live) inthis cold climate.I...............................(thin!) of...............................(move) somewherehotter

soon.

2++......................................... *here (your parents "o) on holidayne:t summer#

;owhere. 5hey..............................(resolve).........................................................(stay) at

home and...............................(save) the money.

2+-...............................It ("et) colder and colder since last month. Ipresume thisyear winter..............................(come) sooner than ever.

2+/.............................If you.....................................................................(arrive) at si: thirty6 we......................................................................(stillwor!). *e d sooner you..............................(call) on us at about ten

p.m.

2+'.....................................................................I m really sorry for whatI...................................................................... (say) yesterday.I...............................(not mean)................................(o7end) any ofyou.

2- .... 'I still cannot understand why va didn t wantto date me. She

.. .. .(may thin!) you.................................(date)another "irl.

2-1.................................................................... ave s not at home. =e("o) shoppin".

2-2............................................................................................5he soundsof nature is what Mr =yatt.................................................( nd)


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e:citin".=e...............................(spend) all his wee!ends....................................(trac!)

down wild animals and.............................(record) the sounds they.............................(ma!e).

2-3...................................................................5his wretched machine.....................................................................(always "ive) metrouble.I...............................(almost lose) my nerves tryin"................................(start)

it so many times.

2-$. I had wonderful childhood. I........................(have) lots of friendswith

whom I............................(play) variety of "ames and I.........................................

(spend) all my summer holidays on my "randfather s farm inAriGona.

2- . 5he story that you.........................(8ust tell).........................(remind)

me of a man I...........................(!now) several years a"o.

=e.............................(live) alone in the woods and..................................(call)

a hermit by everyone.

2-+. It s a waste of time.........................(try).............................(convince)Isabel............................(chan"e) her approach. She s too stubborn

............................(a"ree) to our su""estions.

2--. 5he Mayans are said..........................(develop) a hi"h level ofcivilisation


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early in the rst century A .

2-/. Althou"h he s very timid6 he.......................(tend)(act)

as if he............................(be) a daredevil.

2-'. on t wait for me. I.........................(not "o) out of the laboratoryuntil

I.............................(complete) all my tas!s .

2/ . It s hard to say what.........................(happen) to @im recently.=e.............................(behave) li!e a heartFbro!en man.

2/1. Anyone who...........................(wish).............................(ta!e) photosin the

"allery............................(obli"e).............................(pay) e:tra money.

2/2. I had no idea Sylvia.........................(can) be such an indecentperson.

I.............................(not con de) in her if I.........................(!now)what

she.............................(be) li!e in reality.

2/3. 5his thic! fo"...........................(han") in the air since early mornin"6that s

why all the mornin" and afternoon Ci"hts.....................(cancel).

2/$. Ms Simmons............................(8ust ma!e) an arran"ement............................(meet) her attorney ne:t >riday.

2/ . *e ll see to the camera for you sir6 but if it.....................(turn out)

thatyou...................... ... .(tamper) with it6 it.........................(not replace)with

a new one.

2/+. It s the nei"hbours children that I.....................(notice)


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............................(tread) on our lawn last Saturday mornin". 5hat s

impossible. It ..........................(can not be) them as they............................

(be) at school at that time.

2/-. 5his encyclopaedia is very successful. It......................(sell) verywell.

2//. Somethin" s wron" with the computer. It.....................(not wor!)properly. 5he settin"s.........................(may chan"e) by someone.

2/'. Demember always...........................(chec!) if you(turn)

the oven and the iron o7 before.......................(leave) home.

2' . 5he river seems...............................(be) very dan"erous. I...............................(not "o) swimmin" in it if I............................(be) you.

2'1. Sandra...............................(chan"e) her mind. She says she................................(not "o) to the concert with us tomorrow.

She...............................(prefer)...............................(rela:) at home.

2'2. I ve underta!en.............................(start) livin" healthy lifestyle assoon as

I............................... (dischar"e) from hospital.

2'3.


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=ow many..............................(she write) so far#

3 3. I can see you..............................(not feel) well. I

(ma!e)you...............................(drin!) hot tea with a lot of lemon 8uice. I t...................

(do) you "ood6 for sure.

3 $. :cuse me. =ow lon"..............................(I need)................................(wal!)

..............................(reach) the nearest villa"e# ;ot too lon"6 sir.

It...............................(situate) only two miles away.

3 . Di"ht after the end of the war6 it.........................(turn) out thatdoGens of

masterpieces and invaluable wor!s of art.........................("o)missin".

So far6 few of them............................(recover).

3 +. ;o cure for tuberculosis...........................(!now) before Dobert

Loch sdiscovery of the vaccine.

3 -. *e couldn t admire some of the frescos because they........................(8ust restore) and no visitors were allowed to enter the church atthat time.

3 /. Demember that this particular item of news........................(haveto)

.............................(!eep) secret lest it.............................(cause) a

commotion amon" politicians and the "eneral public.

3 '. &efore6 he told me that whatever..........................(happen)6I..............................(can) count on him6 but then he...............................(turn)


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his bac! on me.

31 . *hat a day it was. ;o sooner...........................(I learn) about.............................("rant) a promotion than my wife...........................

(inform) me that we...........................(have) a baby in about si:months

time.

311. Ms 0ar! is the only employee who..........................(not "ive) asalary

increase in our company yet. I thin! she.........................(deserve)

.............................(reward) better for her hard wor!.312. ;ot till the police...........................(arrive)..............................(the

youths stop)..............................(scream) wildly in the bac!yard last ni"ht.

313. 5he 8anitor accuses Andy of............................(steal) some chemicalsfrom

the school lab. &ut I thin! re" is more probable.........................

(do) it.31$. o you remember the man who handed the invitation to you# ;o

I don t.I don t even remember...........................(invite) by anyone from the

association.

31 . I d sooner you.............................(not wear) the uniform. It.............. .............(smell) of petrol.

31+. &acteria.............................(!now)...............................(cause)infectious

diseases.

31-. =ow did you li!e............................(interview) by the 8ournalists# Ireally


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en8oyed.............................(as!) 4uestions by such renownedpeople.

31/. Stanley says he.............................(not feel) li!e

(have)a "ame of s4uash. =e d prefer...........................("o) windsur n".

31'. 5he men..............................(deny)...............................(rob) the ban!until

a video recordin" from the ban! cameras..........................(show) tothem

durin" the trial.

32 . *e re li!ely..............................(meet) here ne:t Monday mornin" aswell.

As usual6 I..............................(come) here for my instructions.

321. 5he hunter said he.............................(never for"et)...............................

(stand) face to face with a riGGly bear in the middle of the woods.

322. 5he boss wants us..............................(wor!) overtime without

..............................(pay) us e:tra money. =e...............................(must

lose)

his senses.

323. If only there.............................(be) someone

("ive) me

a "ood advice6 I ..............................(not ma!e) a mista!e. ;ow6 I

have to start

everythin" from scratch.

32$. *hat..............................(the road si"n say)# ive way.

32 . 5he school mana"ement..............................(be able to) ma!e more

investments in the future provided that someone


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..............................................................................................................(o7er)

them some nancial support.

32+. It..............................(claim) that dolphins are the most intelli"entsea

mammals. 5hey..............................(!now)

.........................................................(rescue) many

drownin" people.

32-. Bnfortunately6 we can seldom a7ord...........................(do) shoppin"

in the

posh centre. ,ur nancial position...........................(force) us

..............................(buy) thin"s in cheaper places.

32/. Accordin" to the latest reports6 the !idnappers

(threaten)

..............................(blow) the plane up unless they.............................

(provide) with a helicopter and a lump sum of money in used bills.

32'. Alice chose .............................(leave) >ran! because she thou"ht he

..............................(not love) her any more. 0ater6 she wished she

..............................(not act) so rashly.

33 . =ow...............................(you e:plain) your ..............................(come)

late

a"ain this mornin"6 Mr ;ic!s#


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..............................(prove)...............................(drin!) alcohol.

332. It s hi"h time you............................("et) down to wor!.


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*hat if the weather..........................(chan"e) for worse on the top of themountain#

>ortunately6 it didn t.

33'. ?omputers............................(assume)...............................(be) themost

important invent ion of the former century.

3$ . 5he "irl said she............................("et) scared because she thou"htshe

.............................(follow) by a stran"er.

3$1. It.............................(not ma!e) a bi" di7erence if our team.........................(win) the ne:t "ame. 5hey..........................(ran!) at the lastposition in the

"roup.

3$2. I 1 found it really di9 cult ........................("et) used to..............................(drive) on the left side of the road. I sti ll.......................(consider) it

.............................(be) one of the most unusual e:periences in mylife.

3$3. n"lish.............................(spea!) all over the world ever since the&ritish

.............................(set up) their colonies in many parts of the"lobe.

3$$. .............................(many people en8oy) the anniversary receptionlast

Saturday ni"ht# Bnfortunately6 not. 5he party........................(turn)out

.............................(be) a complete failure. %erhaps6 it

.............................

(en8oy) by everyone if some attractions........................(prepare).


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3$ . 5he "eneral has opposed............................(carry) out thishaGardous

military mission lest he..........................(lose) some of his bestmen.

3$+. I remember my "randmother..........................(tell) me "oodni"htstories

before I.............................(fall) asleep. I..............................(miss) hera lot

since she.............................(die).

3$-. 5he wire may be live. *e d much rather you.........................(not

tamper)with it. *e d better...........................(wait) for a specialist..........................

(arrive).

3$/. *hat s on your mind# *hat..............................(worry) you6Ma""ie#

..............................(it have) anythin" to do with your boyfriend#


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..............................(occur) as yet and they seem

..............................(lose)

their interest in.............................(colonise) the silver "lobe.

3 . ,nce I...............................(have) a chance................................(see)the

&eatles...............................(perform) live6 but I...........................................(not ta!e)

advanta"e of it. ;ow6 I thin! I would li!e (do)it.

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