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1.)) Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.
1. I (learn) English for seven years now.

2. But last year I (not / work) hard enough for English, that's why my marks (not / be) really that good then.
3. As I (pass / want) my English exam successfully next year, I (study) harder this term.
4. During my last summer holidays, my parents (send) me on a language course to London.
5. It (be) great and I (think) I (learn) a lot.
6. Before I (go) to London, I (not / enjoy) learning English.
7. But while I (do) the language course, I (meet) lots of young people from all over the world.
8. There I (notice) how important it (be) to speak foreign languages nowadays.
9. Now I (have) much more fun learning English than I (have) before the course.
10. At the moment I (revise) English grammar.
11. And I (begin / already) to read the texts in my English textbooks again.
12. I (think) I (do) one unit every week.
13. My exam (be) on 15 May, so there (not / be) any time to be lost.
14. If I (pass) my exams successfully, I (start) an apprenticeship in September.
15. And after my apprenticeship, maybe I (go) back to London to work there for a while.
16. As you (see / can) , I (become) a real London fan
2.)) Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.
1. The British explorer James Cook was born in the village of Marton, Yorkshire, on 27 October, 1728. But his
family soon (move) to another village, called Great Ayton, where Cook (spend) most of his childhood.
2. As a teenager James Cook (develop) a fascination for the sea and (travel) to Whitby where he (find)
employment on a coal ship.
3. While he (serve) in the Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War (1756-1763), Cook (have) the command of
a ship.
4. After the war (end) , Cook (take) command of the vessel Grenville and (go) to Newfoundland to survey the
coasts there.
5. While he (map) the coasts of Newfoundland, he (observe) a solar eclipse off the North American coast.
6. Cook (send) the details to the Royal Society, England's leading scientific organisation, and (win) their
attention.
7. After Cook (publish) his observations of the solar eclipse, the Royal Society (ask) him to lead a scientific
expedition to Tahiti and (put) him in command of of the HMS Endeavour.
8. From Tahiti Cook then (go on) to explore the South Pacific.
9. He also (reach) New Zealand, which only the Dutchman Abel Tasman (visit) before Cook.
10. After Cook (map) New Zealand's complete coastline, he (sail) to Australia's east coast.
11. Cook (name) the area New South Wales as it (remind) him of the south coast of Wales in Great Britain.
12. In 1772, one year after Cook (return) from his first voyage to the Pacific, the Royal Society (hire) him for
another expedition to find the mythical Terra Australis.
13. On his journey, Cook (discover) several islands and almost (go) as far as the continent of Antarctica.
14. He (make) maps of the South Pacific and (prove) that Terra Australis (exist / not) .
15. His third and last voyage for the Royal Society (take) him to the west coast of North America where he (try)
to find a passage between the Atlantic and Pacific.
16. He (not / can / pass) the Bering Strait, however; the ice (force) him to return to Hawaii, which he (discover)
earlier.
17. While he and his crew (rest) in Hawaii, some Hawaiians (steal) one of his boats.
18. When cook and his men (try) to get the boat back from the natives, a violent fight (break out) in which the
natives (stab) James Cook to death.
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3.))
Fill in the spaces using the most appropriate tense form for each gap.
1. A: You seem energetic! B: Really, I ……..(exercise) for some time.

2. A: What (you, do) when the robbery took place?
B: I (change) a light bulb that had burnt out.
3. Mike (use) the same PC for more than three years. He is thinking of upgrading it.
4. If it (snow) tomorrow, we (go) skiing near Vesuvis.
5. This is the second pill I (take) to make me sleep.
6. Sami started his business in Spain three months ago. When he returns to Türkiye next July, he (spend) nine
months there.
7. Mary (not, call) me since she (leave) the city.
8. Karen (live) in Hong Kong for more than two years. In fact, she (live) there when the political takeover
occured.
9. By the time the police (arrive) , the robbers (run) away.
10. The book writes that the Maya tribes founded an advanced civilization in the forests of the Yucatan;
nevertheless, their culture (disappear) by the time Europeans first (arrive) in the New World.
11. Hey.. Be quiet! The boss (come) .
12. It (snow) all day. I hope it stops by noon because I wish to go to the market.
13. Listen Ed, I don't care whether you (miss) the bus this morning. You (be) late for meetings too many times.
This is my last warning.
14. We are fed up with storm and those dark clouds! We expect, when we (wake) up tomorrow morning, the
sun (shine) .
15. When Hasan arrived at the cafe, I (wait) for him for half an hour.
16. I (not, hear) of the pyramids before I went to Egypt.
17. During the past 50 years, traveling (become) much easier and very comfortable. In the 19th century, it
(take) two or three months to cross Africa by 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 Ankara to Tokyo in a matter of
hours.
18. Your English (improve) . You (watch) television programs and (study) grammar every day since you first
arrived in London. It is apparent that you will be fluent very soon.
19. When Ted (arrive) home last night, he discovered that Hilary (prepare) a beautiful candle-lit dinner.
20. Do not forget that if you (need) to contact me sometime next week, I (stay) at the Hilton in Istanbul.
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1.)) Key
1. have been learning 10. am revising

2. did not work…were not 11. have already begun
3. want to pass…am going to study 12. think…will do
4. sent 13. is…is not
5. was…have learnt 14. pass…will start
6. went…had not enjoyed 15. will go
7. was doing….met
8. noticed…is 16. can see…have become
9. have…had
2.))
1. moved…spent 10. had mapped…sailed
2. developed…traveled…found 11. named…reminded
3. was serving…had 12. had returned…hired
4. had ended…took…went 13. discovered…went
5. was mapping…observed 14. made…proved…did not exist
6. sent…won 15. tried
7. had published…asked…put 16. could not pass…found…had discovered
8. went on 17. were resting…stole
9. reached…had visited 18. tried…broke out…stabled
3.))
1. goes 6. took 11. had 16. ate
2. went 7. didn't take 12. showed 17. had
3. was 8. asked 13. are doing 18. was
4. are 9. did not want 14. shouted 19. had
5. do not understand 10. wanted 15. found
4.))
1. have been exercising 8.lived…was living 15. had been waiting
2. were you doing…was changing 9.arrived…had run 16. had not heard
3. has been using 10. had disappeared…arrived 17. has come…took…was…have
4. snows…will go 11. is coming changed
5. have taken 12. has been snowing 18. has improved…have been
6. will have spent 13. missed…have been watching…studying
7. has not called…left 14. wake…will be shining 19. arrived…had prepared
20. need…will be staying

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1.)) Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.

1. I (learn) English for seven years now.

2.)) Fill the gaps with the correct tenses.

1. A: You seem energetic! B: Really, I ……..(exercise) for some time.

1. have been learning 10. am revising

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