Saturday, 8 November 2008

I examined my knowledge on english tenses ,now you can check yours :)

1. I …………………( usually go/ am usually going/ have usually gone) to work by car, but I ……………………...(go/ am going/ have gone) on the bus this week while my car ……………….( is/ is being/ has been) mended.
2.A: ………………..(Do you know / Are you knowing/ Can you know) where Brian is?
B: I………………….( don’t see/ am not seeing/ haven’t seen) him since lunch. I ……………. ( think/ am thinking/ can think ) he’s in the kitchen. He ……………..( probably do/ probably does/ is probably doing) the washing up.
3. My daughter is a vegetarian. She…………. (doesn’t eat/ isn’t eating/ hasn’t eaten) meat. It is something difficult in a restaurant when she…………… (finds/ is finding/ will find) that they…………….. ( don’t have/ aren’t having/ won’t have) any vegetarian dishes. That’s why she ………………( usually telephones/ is usually telephoning / will usually telephone) beforehand to find out what’s on the menu.
4 A: How long………( do you live/ are you living/ have you been living) in Liverpool?
B: Only three weeks. We ……………..( stay / are staying/ have been staying) in a hotel until we…………….( are finding/ will find/ have found) a house to buy.
5 A: I …………………..(met/was meeting/ have meeting) George while I…………….(waited/ was waiting/ have waited) for the bus tonight.
B: How is he? I………………….(am not seeing/haven’t seen/ didn’t see) him for months.
A: He ………..(was seeming/seemed/ has seemed) to be very well.
B: I…………….(think/ am thinking) he ………………..( was just getting/just got/ has just got) a new job, ………………….(wasn’t he/ didn’t he/hasn’t he)?
A: Well, he ………………..(is just leaving/has just left/just left) his old job about a month ago, but he ……………….( doesn’t find/ hasn’t found/didn’t find) anything else yet. He ……………( still looks/ is still looking) for something.
6. Everyone in the Hodja’s village…………………(knew/was knowing) that the Hodja was well educated and …………….(went/was going/had been) to the finest schools. They………………(were often going/had often gone/ would often go) to him for advice. One day a poor illiterate farmer…………….(wants/ was wanting/wanted) the Hodja to write a letter for him.


Answers: 1. (usually go)..(am going) …(is being) 2A: (Do you know) B: (haven’t seen)..(think)…(is probably doing) 3 (doesn’t eat)… (finds)…( don’t have)..( usually telephones) 4A: (have you been living B: (are staying).. ( have found) 5A: (met)..(was waiting) B: (haven’t seen) A: (seemed) B: (think)…(has just got)…(-hasn’t he) A: (just left)..(hasn’t found)…(is still looking) 6. (knew)…(had been)..(would often go)…(wanted)…(are you going to)….(asked)…(can’t)..(am not going)…(don’t need)…(just want)…(can read)…(write)…(will have)

My score: (33 out of 37)

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