In the following extract from a composition, decide whether the underlined verbs are in the best tense. Tick ( * ) those that are acceptable and correct those that are not.
I don’t like to admit to disliking anyone, but I have to confess that there is one of my classmates who I am particularly disliking (1). We have studied (2) together in the same class for the last few years and I begin (3) to feel that I have been having (4) enough. It’s not that he is an unpleasant person- in fact in other circumstances I am feeling (5) sure that we would get on fine. It is just that when you have sat (6) next to someone for so long in such ab artificial environment as a classroom, you find that the smallest thing can start to get on your nerves. I thought (8) about this only the other day after the person in question- let us call him George, though that is not his real name-had been trying (9) to help me with an exercise in our text book. I was realizing (10) immediately that he really wasn’t knowing (11) what he talked (12) about. This was not a problem but what annoyed (13) me was the fact that he refused (14) to listen to my explanations. The exercise was consisting (15) of reading a text and answering questions on it and I am not thinking (16) that he had been reading (17) the text. I didn’t know what to say. I was going to tell (18) him to stop being so stupid but that would ave been sounding (19) rude. So in the end I just sat (20) and said nothing.
Answers: (1) particularly dislike (2) * (3) I am beginning (4) have had (5) feel (6) * (7) * (8) was thinking (9) * (10) realized (11) didn’t know (12) was talking (13) * (14) * (15) consisted (16) don’t think (17) had read (18) * (19) would have sounded (20 ) *
My Score: 16 out of 20
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