Assignment Many Tenses 383a43

NAME: ____________________________________________

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I. All of the following sentences should be completed using the Simple Present or the Present Progressive. You must use the words in the parentheses to fill in the blanks. EXAMPLE: A) Right now, I (sit) am sitting at my desk. B) I (go, often) often go to the beach during the summer. 1. Every Monday, Sally (drive)_______________ her kids to football practice. 2. Usually, I (work)_______________ as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study)______________ French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris. 3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep)_________________. 4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain)________________. 5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always) ____________________. 6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say)________________ because everybody (talk)_____________ so loudly. 7. Justin (write, currently)__________________ a book about his adventures in Tibet. I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished. 8. Do you want to come over for dinner tonight. Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go)______________ to a movie tonight with some friends. 9. The business cards (print, normally)_________________ by a company in New York. Their prices (be)_______________ inexpensive, yet the quality of their work is quite good. 10. This delicious chocolate (make)__________________ by a small chocolatier in Zurich, Switzerland. II. All of the following sentences should be completed using the Simple Past or the Past Progressive. You must use the words in the parentheses to fill in the blanks. EXAMPLE: A) Sally (make) was making dinner when I arrived. B) Angered by the comment, John (jump) jumped up and (storm) stormed out of the room. 1. A: What (you, do) ___________________ when the accident occurred? B: I (try)___________________ to change a light bulb that had burnt out. 2. After I (find)__________________ the wallet full of money, I (go, immediately) ___________________ to the police and (turn)_______________ it in. 3. The doctor (say)_________________ that Tom (be)__________________ too sick to go to work and that he (need)___________________ to stay at home for a couple of days. 4. Sebastian (arrive)___________________ at Susan's house a little before 9:00 pm, but she (be, not, still)____________________ there. She (study, at the library)______________________ for her final examination in French. 5. Sandy is in the living room watching television. At this time yesterday, she (watch, also) ______________________ television. That's all she ever does! 6. A: I (call)__________________ you last night after dinner, but you (be, not)______________ there. Where were you? B: I (work)____________________ out at the fitness center. 7. When I (walk)__________________ into the busy office, the secretary (talk)__________________ on the phone with a customer, several clerks (work, busily) ____________________ at their desks, and two managers (discuss, quietly) _____________________ methods to improve customer service.

8. I (watch) _______________________ a mystery movie on T.V. when the electricity went out. Now I am never going to find out how the movie ends. 9. Sharon (be) _____________________ in the room when John (tell) ________________________ me what happened, but she didn't hear anything because she (listen, not) ____________________________. 10. It's strange that you (call)_________________________ because I (think, just) _________________________ about you. 11. The Titanic (cross) _______________________ the Atlantic when it (strike) ________________________ an iceberg. 12. When I entered the bazaar, a couple of merchants (bargain, busily) ________________________ and (try)_______________________ to sell their goods to naive tourists who (hunt) ______________________ for souvenirs. Some young boys (lead) ______________________ their donkeys through the narrow streets on their way home. A couple of men (argue) _________________________ over the price of a leather belt. I (walk)______________ over to a man who (sell)________________________ fruit and (buy) _____________________ a banana. 13. The firemen (rescue) __________________________ the old woman who (be) _____________________ trapped on the third floor of the burning building. 14. She was so annoying! She (leave, always) ___________________________ her dirty dishes in the sink. I think she (expect, actually) ______________________ me to do them for her. 15. Samantha (live) ________________________ in Berlin for more than two years. In fact, she (live)_________________________ there when the Berlin wall came down.

III. All of the following sentences should be completed using the Simple Past or the Present Perfect. You must use the words in the parentheses to fill in the blanks. EXAMPLE A) I (visit) visited my grandmother yesterday. B) Sandra (travel) has traveled abroad several times. 1. A: Did you like the movie "Star Wars"? B: I don't know. I (see, never)_____________________ that movie. 2. Sam (arrive)___________________ in San Diego a week ago. 3. My best friend and I (know)_______________________ each other for over fifteen years. 4. Stinson is a fantastic writer. He (write)______________________ ten very creative short stories in the last year. One day, he'll be as famous as Hemingway. 5. I (have, not)_____________________ this much fun since I (be)_______________ a kid. 6. Things (change)______________________ a great deal at Coltech, Inc. When we first (start)___________________ working here three years ago, the company (have, only)____________________ six employees. Since then, we (expand)____________________ to include more than 2000 full-time workers. 7. I (tell)_____________________ him to stay on the path while he was hiking, but he (wander)____________________ off into the forest and (bite)______________________ by a snake. 8. Listen Donna, I don't care if you (miss)____________________ the bus this morning. You (be)_____________________ late to work too many times. You are fired! 9. Sam is from Colorado, which is hundreds of miles from the coast, so he (see, never)__________________ the ocean. He should come with us to Miami. 10. How sad! George (dream)______________ of going to California before died, but he didn't make it. He (see, never)______________________ the ocean. 11. In the last hundred years, traveling (become)_______________________ much easier and very comfortable. In the 19th century, it (take) _________________________ two or three months to cross North America by covered wagon. The trip (be)________________________ very rough and often dangerous. Things

(change)_________________________ a great deal in the last hundred and fifty years. Now you can fly from New York to Los Angeles in a matter of hours. 12. Jonny, I can't believe how much you (change)_______________________ since the last time I (see)___________________ you. You (grow)_______________________ at least a foot! 13. This tree (plant)___________________________ by the settlers who (found)_________________________ our city over four hundred years ago. 14. This mountain (climb, never)______________________________ by anyone. Several mountaineers (try)______________________ to reach the top, but nobody (succeed, ever)__________________________. The climb is extremely difficult and many people (die)__________________________ trying to reach the summit. 15. I (visit, never)___________________________ Africa, but I (travel)________________________ to South America several times. The last time I (go)____________________________ to South America, I (visit)______________________ Brazil and Peru. I (spend)___________________________ two weeks in the Amazon, (hike)___________________ for a week near Machu Picchu and (fly)___________________________ over the Nazca Lines. IV. All of the following sentences should be completed using the Present Progressive or the Present Perfect Progressive. You must use the words in the parentheses to fill in the blanks. EXAMPLE A) I cannot sleep because the baby (cry) is crying. B) I'm getting a little worried because the baby (cry) has been crying for over half an hour. 1. It (rain)______________________ all week. I hope it stops by Saturday because I want to go to the beach. 2. A: Where is Gary? B: He (study, at the library)______________________ for his German test on Wednesday. In fact, he (review)__________________________ for the test every day for the last week. 3. You look really great! (You, exercise)_______________________ at the fitness center? 4. Frank, where have you been? We (wait)______________________ for you since 1 P.M.. 5. A: What is that sound? B: A car alarm (ring)_____________________ somewhere down the street. It (drive)_____________________ me crazy - I wish it would stop! It (ring)____________________ for more than twenty minutes. V. All of the following sentences should be completed using the Present Perfect or the Present Perfect Progressive. You must use the words in the parentheses to fill in the blanks. EXAMPLE A) I (work) have worked with that man somewhere before. B) I (work) have been working on that project for more than a year. 1. A: How long (be)_______________________ in Canada? B: I (study)________________________ here for more than three years. 2. I (have)______________________ the same car for more than ten years. I'm thinking about buying a new one. 3. I (love)________________________ chocolate since I was a child. You might even call me a "chocoholic." 4. Matt and Sarah (have)________________________ some difficulties in their relationship lately, so they (go)_________________________ to a marriage counselor. I hope they work everything out. 5. John (work)______________________ for the government since he graduated from Harvard University. Until recently, he (enjoy)_____________________ his work, but now he is talking about retiring.

VI. All of the following sentences should be completed using the Simple Past, the Present Perfect or the Past Perfect. You must use the words in the parentheses to fill in the blanks. EXAMPLES A) Five thousand years ago the Egyptians (build) built the Great Pyramids near modern-day Cairo. B) Frank (swim, never) has never swum in the Pacific Ocean. C) Edmund (see, never) had never seen an elephant before his trip to Kenya. 1. When I (arrive) ___________________ home last night, I discovered that Jane (prepare) _______________ a beautiful candle-lit dinner. 2. Since I began acting, I (perform) ___________________ in two plays, a television commercial and a TV drama. However, I (speak, never even) _____________________ publicly before I came to Hollywood in 1985. 3. By the time I got to the office, the meeting (begin, already) __________________ without me. My boss (be) _____________ furious with me and I (fire) ___________________. 4. When I (turn) ________________ the radio on yesterday, I (hear) _________________ a song that was popular when I was in high school. I (hear, not) ____________________ the song in years and it (bring) ____________________ back some great memories. 5. Last week, I (run)_______________ into an exgirlfriend of mine. We (see, not) ____________________ each other in years and both of us (change) ___________________ a great deal. I (enjoy) __________________ talking to her so much that I (ask) _____________________ her out on a date. We are getting together tonight for dinner.

VII. All of the following sentences should be completed using the Present Perfect, the Present Perfect Progressive, the Past Perfect or the Past Perfect Progressive. EXAMPLES A) I knew how to get to Ronald's house because I (go) had gone there twice before. B) Sally had no problems while she was traveling through Mexico because she (take) had been taking Spanish lessons for over two years at that point. 1. It is already 9:30 pm and I (wait)_______________________ here for over an hour. If John does not get here in the next five minutes, I am going to leave. 2. I was really angry at John yesterday. By the time he finally arrived, I (wait)_________________________ for over an hour. I almost left without him. 3. Did you hear that Ben was fired last month? He (work) _________________________ for that import company for more than ten years and he (work)________________________ in almost every department. Nobody knew the company like he did. 4. I (see)_______________________ many pictures of the pyramids before I went to Egypt. Pictures of the monuments are very misleading. The pyramids are actually quite small. 5. Sarah (climb)_______________________ the Matterhorn, (sail)_______________________ around the world and (go)_______________________ on safari in Kenya. She is such an adventurous person.

Lecture on Simple, Perfect, Progressive, and Perfect Progressive Tenses Prepared by:

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