The tense system D> Gramma Reference 12 Students Book p41 1 Identifying tenses 1 Write in the correct verb form, active ot passive, using the verb in the box. walk 1 A. How did you get here? B We walked Itdidr’t take long. 2. Our baby Jack — 3 I need to have a rest. We — four hours. take now. He's year old. 4. Ttwas a hard match, At half-time, one of the _— to hospital. — it footballers 5. This shirt fits me. 1 6 My dog looked guilty. He — from the kitchen table, have 7 Weneed a new car. We this one for ages. 8 We stung by a bee. 9. Don't phone at 8.00. We — make 10 Our sandwiches daily. — freshly 11 Have you heard about Lenny? He redundant. 12 By the time Pm forty 1 money to retire. enough wash 13 A Where are my jeans? B They —_____at the moment. 4 Unit + No place like home some food a lovely picnic until my wife was The tense system Auxiliary verbs have/have got Rea | non-stop for dinner then, 14 My favourite white T-shirt went pink. It ____ with my daughter's red jumper. 15. Simon wasall wet because he the car. sell 16. Mysister earns a good salary. She —_____— computer software. 17. If no one offers to buy the house, it by auction next month. 18 L wish Pd bought that antique chair I saw in the shop window. Pm sure it willhave been sold by now. teach 19 Atthe end of this term 1 20. The children how to make cakes when one boy dropped his bow! on the teacher's foot, — for six years. 2 Complete the tense chart with the verb forms from exercise 1 imple Continuous Active Present Fosture | Present Perfect Past Perfect [atwrePerfect | | Passi Simple Continuous | resent al fast Future | present Perfect [PastPerect | Future Perfect | willhave been sold i a2 Correcting mistakes Correct the sentences, Vm working: 1 [X) dwork hard at the moment because I have exams next week. 2 [1 Its really cold lately, so Pve bought a new winter coat. 3. C) Arsenal play really well at the ‘moment. Their new player has real talent, 4 (CJ Pveheard you'll havea baby! Congratulations. 5 C1) Iwas doing my homework when my friend was calling. 6 C) When Iwasa little girl, P've always spent my pocket money on sweets. 7 C] Iwent out with Paulo for two years now, and we'te still crazy about each other. 8 (1) Ican't decide what to buy my brother for his birthday. Perhaps I’m going to get him anew shirt. 9. CI Aone-day strike has called by London Underground workers for Friday this week. 10 (1) The teacher said that Megan had ‘been working hard and was deserved to pass all her exams 3 Choosing the right tense Read the telephone conversation between Sophie n New Zealand and Rob in Britain. Put the verbs into the correct tense, ‘Sometimes there is more than one answer. Phoning home K Helo? 'S_ Robi It’s met How (1) ____ you _ (do)? R Sophie? What a nice surprise! Where (2)__ you (phone) from? oh Sp a salons ne OO a and1(5) ______ (want) to actually speak to you for a while, so R Well, it (6) ___(be) great to hear your voice. 1(7) (miss) you so much. I'm glad you (8) _____ (be) home in a few days. Tea wat $ Me,neither But} (2) (nd) youot ofemais and eters, haventI?1(10) fate) you another lng ema today but is'fnshed yt, nd1(11) (bu) you some fantasti presents! 1 Good 'm glad to heart And next time T hope you (12) (oot ave) me here and hope we(13) be abi) to goon ohiay ugetien S$ Ofcourse we will! But Rob, 1(14) ____ never ____ (visit) stich a beautiful place in all my life. Bo you know where we (15) ___ (go) yesterday? 1t was a place called Hot Water Beach. It (16) —_ (be) fantastic. we (17)_____ (ig) holes im the sand and (18) ____ (sit) in hot, bubbling water up to our necks! R Sounds amazing! Lucky you! S Oh,1(19) __ really ___ (look forward) to seeing you again on Friday. See you at the airport at 830, Don't forget! R 10) __ (wait) there with open arms! Safe joumey, sweetie, Love you. $ Love youtoo. Bye.