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EXERCISE 1. Fill in the blanks with MUST / MUSTN’T / HAVE TO / NOT HAVE TO

Ronaldo can go to Brazil next week because he ________________ attend the training.

You ______________ buy that CD. We have got so many Cds at home.

Look at my car. It’s really dirty. I ____________ wash it as soon as possible.

I have just ordered some pizza. You ____________ cook anything tonight.

Since Alex de Souza was injured in the middle of the match, he ___________ leave the pitch.

You ___________ remember what I said to you. It’s very important.

You ___________ put the chains on the wheels. It’s going to be snowy.

Tayfun ___________ buy a new CD player. He can use mine.

In Turkey all men _____________ do military service.

You __________ prepare an impressive CV before applying a job.

EXERCISE 2. Fill in the blanks with MUST / MUSTN’T / CAN / CAN’T / HAVE TO / DON’T HAVE TO

My mother has told me to buy some batteries. I ___________ forget to buy some.

The old lady is sleeping. You _____________ turn down the volume.

You ____________ walk on the grass. It’s forbidden.

I’m sorry I couldn’t come yesterday. I _____________ visit a very important client.

We’ve got a lot of time. You ____________ hurry.

KEY

EXERCISE 1. 1) doesn’t have to 2) don’t have to 3) must 4) don’t have to 5) had to 6) must 7) don’t have to 8) doesn’t have to 9) have to 10) must

EXERCISE 2) 1) mustn’t 2) must 3) mustn’t 4) had to 5) don’t have to

SIMPLE PRESENT or PRESENT CONTINUOUS

EXERCISE 1. Fill in the blanks. Use Simple Present or Present Continuous Tense

1. A: Where’s Nuray?     B: She’s in her room. She _______________ ( play ) a computer game.

2. This room ______________ ( feel ) hot. Would you mind opening the window please?

3. Shhh! Listen! Someone _______________ ( make ) noise in the garden.

4. I normally _____________( play)  tennis at the weekends but this weekend I _____________ ( play ) squash with Berk.

5. I ____________ ( taste ) the milk at the moment. Ohh! It’s very hot.

6. Because it’s really hot, Melek ___________ ( want ) to eat some ice-cream.

7. Cenk _____________ ( not understand ) how Murat’s found the correct answer.

8. She ____________ ( fly ) to Athens on Monday.

9. Our toys shop _____________ ( open ) at 9 a.m. and ____________ ( close ) at 8 p.m.

10. Look at the boy. He ______________ ( walk ) fast.

EXERCISE 2. Complete the story by using Simple Present or Present Cont.

Dear Nihat

As you ____________ 1( know ), I ____________ 2( work ) for the TMRC company. Our company __________ 3( produce ) spare parts for all vehicles. It’s a big company and it ____________ 4( have ) four factories in different parts of the world. The main factory _____________ 5( be ) in Turkey. It mainly __________ 6( focus ) on the heavy industrial vehicles. 3500 workers ____________ 7( work ) there. They ___________ 8( have ) 3 shifts; morning, afternoon and night.

At the moment I ____________ 9( work ) on the night shift. I and the other engineers ___________ 10( check ) the new parts carefully and we ____________ 11( take ) notes. As it is a night shift, it ____________ 12( be ) very cold outside. All the workers ____________ 13( wear ) warm clothes in order not to feel the cold. All the machines ___________ 14( run ) so I _____________ 15( hardly / hear ) the other workers. Generally the manager ____________ 16( visit ) the factory when we are on the night shift but this week he _____________ 17( visit ) the second factory in Brazil. Therefore, we _____________ 18( not feel ) ourselves under pressure. I ___________ 19( need ) to go now.  I ___________ 20( look forward ) to seeing you next month.

                                                                                                                                     Best wishes…

                                                                                                                                     Osman

KEY

EXERCISE 1. 1. is playing  2. feels  3. is making 4. play / am playing  5. am tasting  6. wants  7. doesn’t understand 8. is flying  9. opens / closes 10. is walking

EXERCISE 2. 1. know 2. work 3. produces 4. has 5. is 6. focuses 7. work 8. have 9. am working 10. are checking 11. are taking 12. is 13. are wearing 14. are running 15. hardly hear 16.visits 17. is visiting 18. don’t feel 19. need 20. am looking forward

ANSWER KEY

PART 1

1. is thinking of  2. am staying  3. is becoming  4. depends  5. barks

PART 2.

6. b  7. c  8. c  9. a  10. d

PART C

11. already  12. While  13. since  14. ago / for  15. for

Nobody connected to the net because of a problem in the computer system.

The last time Jack Nicholson gave an interview was seven months ago.

Although Kerem was very tired, he finished the reports on time.

They needn’t have brought so many books.

It’s been two years since Meg Ryan took part in a film.

If Kate was qualified enough, she could find a job.

The match was more exciting than she had thought.

I wish I had made the reservations on time.

Unless the government find a solution to the water problem, we’ll run out of water.

I haven’t seen my sister for months.

She suggested renting a DVD.

She wishes she had learnt to drive.

We can’t have seen Ekrem since he’s in Texas.

She has difficulty in understanding my accent.

Aylin isn’t interested in football.

WORD FORMATION 2  ( KELIME TURETME )

Fill in the blanks by using the correct form of the words in paranthesis.

1) I pressed the alarm button ____________ and it went off.  ( accident )

2) Cenk always shout at people around him. I dislike his rude __________. ( behave )

3) I was born in Kyaka and I spent my ___________ in Kyaka too. ( child )

4) In today’s football _________ tactics make the game boring. ( defend )

5) The earthquake in Turkey caused terrible ___________. Fortunately, nobody was hurt. ( destroy )

6) Do you believe the __________ of aliens? Some people strogly claim that they really exist. ( exist )

7) Physical __________ is very important to be a top model. ( fit )

8 ) Turkey is famous for its __________ cities such as Istanbul, Bursa, Konya etc… ( history )

9) Since I got the wrong _________ from him, I couldn’t find the hotel easily. ( inform )

10) Dogs are loyal animals. Their _________ make them good friends as well. ( loyal )

KEY

1. accidentally ( we use the adverb form of the word ‘accident’ as it modifies the verb ‘press’ )
2. behaviour ( noun form of ‘behave’ is correct here as it is followed by a possessive )
3. childhood ( noun form is used again to show a period of time in somebody’s life )
4. defensive ( adjective form of the word ‘defense’ is used to modify the noun ‘tactics’ )
5. destruction ( noun form is used )
6. existance ( noun form of the word ‘exist’ is ‘existance’ )
7. fitness ( noun )
8. historical ( the word ‘cities’ is modified by the adjective ‘historical’ )
9. information ( noun )
10. loyalty ( noun )

PRACTICE

 Write indirect questions.

1. Have you ever been to Kapadokya?

          I wonder ………………………………………………………..

    2.   Who scored Fenerbaçe’s first goal last night?

          Do you know………………………………………………….?

    3.   When is Hakan going to move to Ankara?

          I have no idea …………………………………………………

    4.   Who brought this computer to the office?

          I want to know………………………………………………..

    5.   Does your new girlfriend smoke?

         I wonder…………………………………………………………

    6.  How many times has Mel been to Bodrum?

        Could you tell me ……………………………………………?

    7.  Can she play the guitar?

         I wonder …………………………………………………………

    8.  What were you doing when the earthquake happened?

         I don’t remember………………………………………………

    9. Has Aylin moved to Izmir?

        I don’t know……………………………………………………….

  10.  What time did Osman leave the office?

        I don’t remember………………………………………………….

KEY

1. I wonder if you have ever been to Kapadokya.
2. Do you know who scored Fenerbahçe’s first goal last night?
3. I have no idea when Hakan is going to move to Ankara.
4. I want to know who brought this computer to the office.
5. I wonder if / whether your new girlfriend smokes.
6. Could you tell me how many times Mel has been to Bodrum?
7. I wonder if she sould play the guitar.
8. I don’t remember what I was doing when the earthquake happened. ( As an answer to the question )
9. I don’t know if Aylin has moved to Izmir.
10. I don’t exactly remember what time Osman left the office.

SIMPLE PAST or PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE

EXERCISE 1. Match the numbers with the correct letters.

1) While Melis was trying to open the bottle,

2) I saw Mr.President

3) She burnt all his fingers

4) When I first said that I loved her

5) The refree sent him out

 a) we were having a romantic dinner in Paris.

b) it slipped from her hand.

c) when he hit the opposing player.

d) while I was driving along the Parliament Road.

e) while she was trying to fire the barbecue for the guests.

KEY: 1-b          2-d          3-e         4-a           5-c

EXERCISE 2. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs. Use Simple Past or Past Continuous

A DAY IN THE ARMY

I _______________ 1( be ) in the army two years ago. Those days _______________ 2 ( be ) very hard because we _______________ 3 ( have ) a very tough training program. Every morning we ________________ 4 ( get up ) at 5.30 in the morning and _______________ 5 ( have ) breakfast at 6.00. After breakfast, we _______________ 6 ( run ) 15 kilometers and ________________ 7 ( do ) lots of physical exercises.

One morning I _______________ 8 ( get up ) at 5.30 but I _______________ 9 ( not feel ) myself energetic so I ______________ 10 ( decide ) to see a doctor. I ______________ 11 ( get dressed ) and ________________ 12 ( go ) out. It ______________ 13 ( be ) a wonderful spring morning. The sun _______________ 14 ( shine ) and all the soldiers _______________ 15 ( run ) in the garden. While they _______________ 16 ( run ), they _______________ 17 ( sing ) different marches. It _______________ 18 ( be ) really amazing to watch them. As _______________ I 19 ( go ) to the doctor’s office, a commander _______________ 20 ( stop ) me. He ___________ 21 ( ask ) what I ______________ 22 ( do ) at that time in the middle of the garden. I ____________ 23 ( not know ) what to say because I ______________ 24 ( be ) very excited and scared. While I  ____________ 25 ( try ) to talk, we ______________ 26 ( heard ) a terrible noise and ___________27  ( see ) a lot of smoke. It _____________ 28 ( be ) obviously an enemy attack. Suddenly the commander _______________ 29 ( start ) to run. While he ____________ 30 ( run ), he ______________ 31 ( shout ) at the soldiers to get ready for a counter attack. At that time I _______________32  ( think ) I __________33  ( be ) in a dream. The atmosphere ___________34  ( be ) bad. Everybody ___________35 ( shout ) and _______________36  ( run ) aimlessly.

Suddenly everything ____________37  ( get ) normal. Fortunately I ____________ 38 ( learn ) that it was just a military exercise. :))

KEY

1. was     2. were      3. had      4. got up      5. had       6. ran       7. did      8. got up     9. didn’t feel     10. decided     11. got dressed       12. went     13. was      14. was shining      15. were running         16. were running       17. were singing       18. was        19. going        20. stopped      21. asked      22. was doing       23. didn’t know      24. was      25. was trying       26. heard     27.saw      28. was        29. started         30. was running       31. was shouting      32. thought      33. was       34. was     35. were shouting      36. were running      37. got      38. learnt