IF or WHEN

Fill in the blanks with ‘if’ or ‘when’ and put the verbs into the correct tense

1) Alex will write an e-mail to his manager __________ he __________ ( arrive )

2) __________ does the doctor think he _____________( get over ) his injury?

3) __________ there____________( be ) any problems, I will phone you.

4) __________ the interviews __________ ( be ) over, we will announce the results.

5) I wonder ___________ Santos ____________( return ) from his trip to Brazil.

6) ___________ Michael ____________( apply ) for the job, I’m sure he will get it.

7) ___________ they _____________ ( arrive ) late at the airport, they will miss the flight.

8) She will call you ____________ she ____________( finish ) writing the reports.

9) ___________________________( he / give up ) blocking the street?

10) ____________ we __________( have ) nothing else to discuss, we can all leave now.

KEY

1. when / arrives  2. When / will get over  3. If / are  4. When / are  5. if / returns  6. If / applies  7. If / arrive  8. when / finishes  9. When does he give up 10. If / have

- Put the verbs in parenthesis into the Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous or Simple Past.

1) Alex: I think I _______________(1) ( lose ) my watch. I ________________ (2) (look) for it for nearly an hour, but I can’t find it. And it ____________ (3) (be) very expensive.

Roberto: I_____________(4) (lose) three watches so far and I ____________(5) (learn) my lesson. I only buy cheap watches now… Maybe you ______________(6)  (leave)  it at Tim’s office this morning.

Alex: No, I _____________ (7) (already, ask) him.

2) Sarp: This is the most exciting movie I ___________(8) (ever, watch)

Bora: Where ___________you___________(9) (get) that DVD film? I ___________(10 (try) to find it since last summer.

Sarp: My girlfriend ____________(11) (give) it to me for my birthday. I think she ___________(12) (order) it from shophere.com

3) Anelka: I’m afraid Deivid isn’t here. He _____________(13) (be) in a meeting since 8.30, but he should be here soon.

Selin: He__________(14) (leave) six messages on my voice mail but I’m not at home, so please tell him to call me at my summer house. I ___________(15) (stay) in my summer house for the past three weeks, but I ___________(16) (forget) to tell Deivid when I last __________(17) (see) him.

4) Kemal: Hey, Murat. Can you come here for a moment?

Murat: What’s the matter?

Kemal: Who ______________(18) (play) with Playstation?

Murat: I have no idea. Why?

Kemal: Well, someone ___________(19) (scratch) two of my blue-ray discs. I can’t play any games. Where’s Alex?

Murat: I don’t know. I ____________(20) (not see) him this morning but he’ll be here for lunch. You can ask him then.

KEY: 1. ‘ve lose  2. ‘ve been looking for  3. was  4. ‘ve lost  5. ‘ve learnt  6. left 7. ‘ve already asked  8. ‘ve ever watched  9. did / get 10. ‘ve been trying 11. gave  12. ordered  13. has been 14. has left  15. ‘ve been staying 16. forgot  17. saw  18. has played  19. has scratched 20. haven’t seen

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TIME EXPRESSIONS in PRESENT PREFECT and PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Fill in the blanks with time expressions from the list below

since / all morning / already / How long / for / ever / yet / so far / just / always

1. Have you ___________eaten Indian food?

2. The dog has been barking ___________.

3. Deivid hasn’t started training __________.

4. I’ve _________wanted to see Istanbul and its historical places.

5. His son has been ill ___________a week.

6. ___________has Alex been married?

7. It’s very early in the morning but my father has__________drunk five cups of coffee.

8. As a novelist he has written 34 novels __________.

9. Robin hasn’t seen her family __________2002.

10. I’ve __________cleaned my car, so it’s shining.

KEY) 1. ever  2. all morning  3. yet  4. always  5. for  6. How long  7. already  8. so far  9. since  10. just

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.

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

USED TO / DIDN’T USE TO

Complete the sentences by using the correct form of the simple present or used to.

1. I ___________(not play) computer games when I was a child, but now I ____________ (play) a lot of games in the evenings.

2. Mike _____________ (not smoke) before going to the army.

3. There _____________ (be) three parks in our village, but now now there ___________(be) only one.

4. Murat ____________(like) cheeseburgers, but now he ____________(eat) healthty food.

5. She _____________(not cook) before she got married, but now she ___________(cook) every evening.

6. Alex ______________ (not have) a mobile phone, but now he ___________ (send) text messages easily.

7. When I was single, I _____________(have) big parties in my house, but now I ___________(watch) TV in the evenings.

8. When I was in Istanbul, I ___________ (watch) Fenerbahçe’s matches at the stadium. Now I ___________ (watch) on TV every weekend.

9. A: _____________ you ____________ (drink) a glass of milk every morning when you were a child?

B: Yes, I did, but now I ______________ (drink) a cup of coffee every morning.

10. My sister_____________(love) classical music, but she ____________(hate) it when she was younger.

KEY: 1. didn’t use to play / plays  2. didn’t use to smoke  3. used to be / is  4. used to like / eats  5. didn’t use to / cooks  6. didn’t use to have / sends  7. used to have / watch  8. used to watch / watch 9. Did you use to drink / drink  10. loves / used to hate

CORRECT THE MISTAKES

In each sentence there is a mistake with the simple present, present continuous or with the simple past.

1) Alex is a footballer. He play football in Turkey.

___________________________________________________.

2) Jack works for IBM and his wife working for HP.

_________________________________________________________.

3) I not know why Murat is furious.

_________________________________________________________.

4) We not got up early yesterday.

________________________________________________________.

5) My father fixes my old radio right now.

_______________________________________________________.

6) Roberto Carlos speaks Portugese, but he not speaks Turkish.

_______________________________________________________.

7) At the moment, Delgado writing reports in the office.

_______________________________________________________.

8) Where you stay in Antalya last year?

_______________________________________________________.

9) You cook everyday?

_______________________________________________________.

Key

1. He plays football in Turkey.

2. ……his wife works for HP.

3. I don’t know…………………..

4. We didn’t get up……….

5. My father is fixing……….

6. ……..but he doesn’t speak Turkish.

7. ……..Delgado is writing reports…..

8. Where did you stay …….

9. Do you cook everyday?

Fill in the blanks with just, already or yet.

1) I want to watch TV, but I haven’t finished writing the sales report ___________.

2) A: Where is Taner?

B: He has __________ arrived. He is having a shower.

3) Have you seen the new film of Demi Moore __________?

4) I don’t want to eat anything. I’ve ___________eaten two cheeseburgers.

5) Although they’re playing very well, they haven’t scored a goal _________.

6) Look! He has __________crashed that lorry.

KEY: 1.yet  2. just  3. yet  4. already  5. yet  6.just

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES ( IF CLAUSES )

EXERCISE 1. Choose the correct answer.

1. If my neighbours _____________ disturbing me, I will go to the police to complain.

a) have kept     b) keep   c) kept

2. If I __________ you, I’d rent a car in Bodrum, Turkey.

a) am      b) had been     c) were

3. __________you come to Antalya, don’t forget to call me.

a) Would    b) Will       c) Should

4. Mert will do the ironing ___________ Nihat does the cooking.

a) unless    b) as long as    c) will

5. If Alex had concentrated, he ___________ the penalty.

a) might not miss     b) wouldn’t have missed   c) wouldn’t miss

6. If the elecricity cuts off, ___________ the candles in the drawer.

a) use    b) will use    c) must use

7. He will begin to work with the team ____________ his leg injury is recovered.

a) unless      b) may       c) if

8. If you add engine protector to the engine, the car’s performance ____________.

a) increases    b) would increase   c) would have increased

9. They ____________ to look for another car if the red one is sold.

a) would start    b) will start     c) would have started

10) What would you do if you _____________a thief in your bedroom?

a) see     b) had seen         c) saw

KEY: 1.b 2.c 3.c 4.b 5.b 6.a 7.c 8.a 9.b 10.c