Choose the correct answer

EXCITING MOMENTS

When Alex ___________(1) the door of his office, he realized that someone __________(2) in the office. Things were different. Earlier that morning before lunch break, he ___________(3) a strange woman standing outside the office and now he wondered whether this woman __________(4) for him to leave the office. Alex went into the kitchen of the office to check if everything was OK. Unfortunately the window was wide open. He was sure he __________(5) earlier.

Then, he went into the back garden. He knew something bizzare __________(6). He went back into the office. He had just got to the bathroom door ___________(7) he heard a noise coming from there. He was very excited and frightened. Slowly he opened the door and there………………………

to be continued….

1)  A) has opened            B) opens          C) opened

2)  A) had been                B) is                C) has been

3)  A) was seeing             B) had seen    C) has seen

4)  A) is                           B) waited        C) had been waiting

5)  A) had closed            B) was closing  C) had been closing

6)  A) was going            B) went              C) have ben going

7)  A) after                     B) when             C) while

KEY: 1. c  2. a  3. b  4. c  5. a  6. a  7. b

SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE

We use simple present tense

to talk about habitual activities.

She goes to bed early in the evenings because she works hard in the office.

He drinks milk everyday.

to talk about factual statements. (general truths)

Water boils at 100C.

The sun rises from the east.

Coffee grows in Brazil.

to refer to arranged future

The ÜDS examination starts at 9 o’clock tomorrow.

I have to catch the plane. It takes off at 3.

Our clients are meeting us at the airport tomorrow.

in sport commentaries

Alex passes the ball to Deivid.

Roberto Carlos scores another goal. What a goal!!!

COMMON TENSE MARKERS

every day, week, month, Monday, summer, June etc…

He goes to work by car everyday.

Murat plays tennis with his girlfriend every Saturday.

nowadays / these days

She used to drink every evening but nowadays she doesn’t.

in the morning(s) /afternoon(s) /evening(s)

I go for a walk in the evenings.

She listens to the news on the radio in the mornings.

frequency adverbs ( always, often, sometimes, hardly ever, never…)

As I have short hair, I never dry my hair after the shower.

He always organises parties for his friends.

Alex hardly ever speaks Turkish.

once a week / month / year, twice a day / week etc…

They have training twice a day.

He’s really a super commuter. He commutes to Paris from London five days a week.

It is used for an action which will be finished before a stated future time.

• I will have retired by 2020.
• She will have finished writing the reports by two o’clock this afternoon.
• By the time I arrive home, my parents will have had their lunch.
• Alex will have given up football by 2013.
• Robin will have prepared dinner by the time I got home.

ATTENTION: We generally use by, by the time with Future Perfect Tense. When we introduce these time clauses we use SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE. Check the examples:

By the time my father gets home, I will have finished my homework.

Arda will have fixed the bicycle by the time his friend calls.

FUTURE CONTINUOUS TENSE

S + will be doing something

It is used for an action which will be in progress at a stated future time.
• This time next month, I‘ll be flying to Ankara.
• She will be watching her favorite TV program at this time tomorrow.
• By the time I arrive home, she will be studying English.
It is used for an action which will definitely happen in the future as the result of a routine or arrangement.
• A: I want to talk to Roberto Carlos about his performance.
B: No, don’t do it. The coach will be seeing them at the training so he can talk to him. ( The team have training every day. The coach will definitley see Roberto and talk to him.)
It is also used when we ask politely about someone’s plans for the near future.
• A: Will you be going out at noon?
B: Yes. What’s the problem?
A: Could you buy me some batteries, please?

PREPOSITIONS

Fill in the blanks with suitable preposition

1. On rainy days she usually goes __________ a walk with her boyfriend.

2. Listen _________ me very carefully. This is really important.

3. Scolari hardly ever goes _________ bed before midnight at the weekends.

4. This is not my own computer. I share it _________ my sister.

5. It was too late when I got __________ the office. The meeting had already started.

6. Look _________ this photo in the newspaper? Isn’t this your father’s friend?

7. A policeman gave us some information __________ the robbery.

8. Everyday Alex studies Turkish __________ two hours.

9. Are there any eggs __________ the kitchen?

10. Angelina and her friends often go __________ a drink __________ work _________  Friday evenings.

11. Is there a football match __________TV this evening?

12. He mostly spends his money __________ technology.

13. Is Roberto Carlos __________ Brazil.

14. What time does she usually get ___________ at the weekends?

15. Colombus discovered America __________ the 15th century.

16. T-Bag was very good _________ math __________ high school.

17. Sara works __________ a multinational company.

18. Their French classes are __________ 6 p.m __________ 9.pm.

19. Lincoln was __________ Germany last week.

20. They have got a beautiful house __________ the lake.

21. In Turkey most banks open __________ about 9 a.m.

22. Ronaldinho often watches TV or play Playstation __________ the evenings.

23. My daughter always walks to school because we live __________ her school.

24. The restaurants are very expensive here so people hardly ever eat __________ around here.

25. A: What shall we eat __________ dinner today?   B: How __________ pizza?

26. Are these flowers __________me? Thank you very much.

27. Kate’s always very busy __________ the week so she has lunch in her office.

KEY

1. for  2. to  3. to  4. with  5. to  6. at  7. about  8. for  9. in  10. for / after / on  11. on  12. on  13. from  14. up  15. in  16. at / in  17. for  18. from / to  19. in  20. by  21. at  22. in  23. near 24. out  25. for / about  26. for  27. in

It had been a 1)_______ day and I was looking forward to 2)_______ a quiet evening. My husband would not be back until late and I had decided 3)_______ down in a comfortable chair in the living

room and read a book. I put the children to bed early and prepared a cold supper and some coffee.  I 4)_______ with a tray full of food before me and a book at my side and I was just beginning to

read when the telephone 5)_______. I dropped my knife and fork and hurried to answer it. I came back to the living room but my coffee was 6)_______ to drink. I finished my supper. Suddenly there

was a loud knock at the door. I was so 7)_______ that I split the coffee on my skirt. Some stranger had lost his way and wanted 8)_______ . It took me a long time to get rid of him. At length, I

managed 9)_______ down again and actually read a whole page without further  interruption- until the baby woke up. He began crying loudly. I stopped 10)______ and went upstairs. The baby was

still awake at 11 o’clock when my husband came home. I could have screamed when he asked me 11)_______ a pleasant evening.

1-) a) tried     b) tire              c) tiring           d) tired

2-) a) spending   b) spent           c) to spend      d) spend

3-) a) settled       b) settle           c) to settle       d) settling

4-) a)sat      b)was sitting   c) have sat       d) had sat

5-) a) rang       b) has rung      c) rings            d) was ringing

6-) a) enough cold   b) cold enough           c) very cold     d) too cold

7-) a)surprise    b) surprised     c) surprising    d) surprisingly

8-) a) me to direct him b) to direct him c) to direct  d) me direct him

9-) a) sit    b) to sit           c) sitting          d) sat

10) a) louder    b) loud      c) loudly         d) the most loudly

11-) a) if I did spend  b) if I had spent c) if I spend d) if I have spent

PUT THE VERBS INTO THE CORRECT PRESENT FORMS

Dear Mr and Mrs. Witmore

I (1) __________ (write) to thank you for coming to our wedding last month. I hope you enjoyed yourselves. Sheila and I (2)__________ (just / return) from our honeymoon in

Kenya and (3)__________ (now / look forward to) starting our new life together. We (4)__________ (just / move) into our new house and since our honeymoon we

(5)__________ (spend) all our free time decorating. The house (6)__________ (actually / begin) to feel like home now and we (7)_________ (gradually / settle) in a routine. We

(8)__________ (have) breakfast together in the morning, but then we (9)__________ (not / see) each other until late in the evening when we (10)__________ (get) home from

work. I hope both of you (11)__________ (be) well since we last saw you.

Love.

Rewrite the following sentences starting with the words given.

1. The Coca Cola Company advertises its products well, so people prefer drinking them.

If _____________________________________________________________________________.

2.  It is necessary for him  to renew his  passport before leaving the country.

I______________________________________________________________________________.

3. Is it prohibited for students to park here?

Are students___________________________________________________________________ ?

4. “How long have they been in Porto when you arrived there?”

Can you tell me __________________________________________________________________?

5. Ceyda is much more romantic than her sister, Lale.

Lale  is_________________________________________________________________________.

6. Aragones is older than Fatih Terim. (not as….as)

Fatih Terim ___________________________________________________________________.

7. Alex had already left the library when I got there. (by)

Aylin had already left the library_____________________________there.

8. There were more accidents last year than this year. (as)

This year, there were not ______________________________________ last year.

PRESENT WISH

Complete the sentences using the given clues.

1. It’s a pity I can’t go to the stadium tonight.

I wish____________________________________________________.

2. I want to see Sara more often but I can’t.

I wish____________________________________________________.

3. I live in Malta and I don’t like this.

I wish_____________________________________________________.

4. It’s a pity Mary is not here.

I wish____________________________________________________.

5. My sister doesn’t know how to dance.

I wish____________________________________________________.

6. My best friend isn’t here.

I wish ___________________________________________________.

7. Why can’t you come to my birthday party?

I wish___________________________________________________.

8.  I’m not watching the news.

I wish__________________________________________________.

9. She has got a lot of problems with her husband.

She wishes _________________________________________________.

10. Alex can’t speak English fluently.

He wishes________________________________________________.

KEY:

1. I wish I could go to the stadium tonight.

2. I wish I saw Sara more often.

3. I wish I didn’t live in Malta.

4. I wish Mary was here.

5. I wish she knew how to dance.

6. I wish my best friend was here.

7. I wish you came to my party.

8. I wish I was watching the news.

9. She wishes she didn’t have problems with her husband.

10. He wishes he could speak English fluently.

ERROR CORRECTION

CORRECT THE MISTAKE IN EACH SENTENCE

1. Murat is married for ten years.

__________________________________________________.

2. Fernando Sucre lives in Chicago since 2003.

__________________________________________________.

3. I haven’t seen my cousin since three weeks.

__________________________________________________.

4. How long does she work for Samsung Electronics?

_________________________________________________.

5. Anelka has been in England for June.

_________________________________________________.

6. How long do you have your i-phone?

_________________________________________________.

7. Sinan knows his best friend Erkan since 2001.

________________________________________________.

8. Sara has had this job since eight years.

_________________________________________________.

KEY

1. …..has been married

2. ……has lived…..

3. …………..for three weeks.

4. How long has she worked…….?

5. …………………since June.

6. How long have you had your i-phone?

7. ……….has known

8. …………………..for eight years