Tenses Review For EL Level 3
Tenses Review For EL Level 3
Tenses Review For EL Level 3
appropriate Tenses.
A Job Offer
Even though I like England, I always wanted________ (always want) to work abroad, but until
recently I have never talk________ (never think) I really would. A few months ago, however, I
___saw_____ (see) an ad on the Internet for a job in Switzerland, which _looked______ (look)
really promising. I __filled____ (fill) in the application form and __sent____ (send) it off. After
I had not heared ______ (not hear) back from them for quite some time, I ______received___
(receive) an email yesterday. It __said____ (say) that the managers wanted______ (want) to see
me for an interview. I ___ have spent_____ (spend) the last 24 hours in panic, packing things
and arranging everything for my flight to Switzerland.
Back To Germany
Two years ago Trisha’s firm _made_____ (make) the mistake of sending her to Germany.
Although she _studied____ (study) German at school, she soon _discovered_____ (discover) that
she ___could not___ (can not) remember very much. She _missed_____ (miss) an important
meeting because she ___forgot / had forgotten____ (forget) that “halbneun” in German
___meant___ (mean) half past eight in English. So while (ing) she __was having ____ (have)
breakfast her colleagues ___was___ (be) already at the meeting. When she arrived “on time”,
the meeting _was already finishing (already finish).
When she got back to England, Trisha joined_____ (join) a German course at her local college.
While(ing) she was driving (drive) to work everyday she ___listent____ (listen) to language
CDs. In the past few weeks her German _improved______ (improve) a lot and now she is
knows______ (know) how to tell the time ! Right now she is studying_______ (study) hard for
an examination. Next year Trisha _ is going to plan_____ (plan) to spend her summer holiday in
a language school near Munich. After that, she hopes that her company _is going to send______
(send) her to Germany again.
The car behind her _was____ (be) still very close. In a panic, she __reached____ (reach) her
house as the car _was trying______ (try) to overtake her. In the driver’s seat there was a
shadowy figure, waving his hands around wildly. She __soped____ (stop) the car,
__jumped____ (jump) out and ___ran___ (run) to the front door. The man in the other car
__leapt____ (leap) out and shouted “Wait ! I __tryed____ (try) to warn you. When you stopped
on the motorway someone ___got___ (get) into the back of your car”. The woman is looking
(look) around and __see____ (see) a dark figure running away down the road.