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Exercises
Exercise n°1: Fill the spaces in the following sentences by using “for” or “since”:
1-We’ve been fishing---------two hours.
2-I ‘ve been working in this office---------a month.
3-They’ve been living in France ---------1945.
4-He has been in prison ----------a year.
5-I ‘ve known that ---------a long time.

Exercise n°2
 Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets
Time clauses”*The future tense is not used in time clauses, the present being used instead

1-When he (return)--------I ‘ll give him the key.
2-He’ll be ready as soon as you (be)--------.
3-I‘ll stay in bed till the clock (strike)----------seven.
4-She will be delighted when she (hear)--------this .
5-When the laundry comes I (have)------some clean handkerchiefs.

Exercise n°3: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense, using the future, present or present perfect:

1. When we (take)-----------our exam, we’ll have a holiday.
2-When I (finish)---------the book I ‘ll lend it to you.
3-When we (have)---------our injections we’ll feed awful.
.4-When I (be)------here for twenty –five years I’ll ask for a rise .
5-When Tom (go)-------I’ll tell you a secret.

Exercise n°4: Give the right form of the verbs
Infinitive Past simple Past participle
1. to become become
2. to begin began
3. to come
4. to cut cut
5. to drink drunk
6. to drive drove
7. to feel
8. to fought fought
9. to got got
10. to go
11. to held held
12. to hurt hurt
13. to keep
14. to knew known
15. to lay laid
16. to led led
17. to made made
18. to mean meant
19. to write
20. to understand understood
Exercise n°5: Conditional Sentences « Type1 »Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.

1-If I see him I (give)--------him a lift.
2- If he goes into that field the full(chase)---------.
3-If you eat all that you (be)------ill.
4-If I find your passport I (telephone)---------you at one.
5-If the police catch him they (arrest)----------him


Exercise n°6: Conditional Sentences: « Type2»Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenses.

1-If I had a typewriter I (type) -------it myself.
2-If I knew his address I (give) ----------it to you .
3-If he shaved more often he (look)------a lot better.
4-If you played for lower stakes you(not lose)----------so much.
5-If he worked more slowly he (not make)---------so many mistakes.


Exercise n°7: Change the if clause”type1” to “type2

1.She will miss her husband if he dies.
2. If he does anything wrong, he will lose his reputation. 3. They will be killed if the car goes over the cliff.
4: you will succeed if you try harder.
5. If he hears of your marriage, he will be surprised.


Exercise n°8:Add the necessary tag ending to these sentences:

1. You are happy, --------- ----?
2-You remember that, -------------?
3-I really think it looks very nice, ---------?
4-You ought to be pleased, -----------?
5-You wouldn’t like there to be another war,----------?


Exercisen°9 : Change the following from active to passive:

1. Three soldiers will escort you.
2. The policeman arrested the thief.
3. We often teach foreign languages through questions and answers.
4. The earthquake destroyed the whole city.
5. The noises in the street drowned the teacher’s voice.

Exercise n°10: Re- write into the imperative

1. I go to work everyday.
2. I meet them on Tuesdays.
3. He always wears black.
4. I make the cakes.
5. She gets up at 6:00.
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