A Trekking Journal November 12, 1997

Today (be) the second day of my trek around Mount Annapurna. I am exhausted and my legs
(shake)
; I just hope I am able to complete the trek. My feet (kill, really) me and my toes (bleed) , but I
(want, still) to continue.

Nepal is a fascinating country, but I have a great deal to learn. Everything (be) so different, and I
(try) to adapt to the new way of life here. I (learn) a little bit of the language to make
communication easier; unfortunately, I (learn, not) foreign languages quickly. Although I
(understand, not) much yet, I believe that I (improve, gradually)
.

2. Fill the gaps with past simple and past continuous.

1I used my time well while I (wait) for my plane – I wrote some emails.
2I (not/work) when my boss walked in my office: I was on Facebook.
3I saw a car crash when I (wait) for the taxi.
4Tom (have) long hair and a beard when he was at university.
5It started snowing while I (drive) to work.

3. Complete with past simple or present perfect simple.

1. I a great film yesterday. (see)

2. a cheap laptop? (you ever buy)
3. Sue the flu last winter. (have)
4. A few days ago, we to his uncle. (drive)
5. They bingo on Wednesday afternoon. (play)
6. He the bus to get there. (already take)
7. Last week my rabbit away. (run)
8. We a lot last Sunday. (do)
9. in India? (she ever be)

4. Complete the text with past simple, past continuous or past perfect simple.

It (be) Tuesday evening and I (get) ready to go to bed when the phone (ring). To my surprise it
(be) my friend Peter. He (call) from his mobile and he was very annoyed because he (lose) his
keys and he (cannot) get into his flat. He (think) he (leave) them at work but now it was
midnight and the office was closed so he (cannot) get in to check. Luckily I had the keys to his flat
because a month before he (give) me a spare set so that I could look after his cat while he was on
holiday. When he finally (arrive) to pick them up, it was three o'clock in the morning, and I
(lie) on the sofa fast asleep.
5. Fill the gaps with used to or usually.

I love playing tennis, and I once a week these days.

When I was younger I didn't very often.
I all my free time playing football!
Now I my sister every Saturday and we play singles.
I watch tennis on television either, but now I love Wimbledon!
I all the matches but I never miss the finals!

6. Complete with the relative clauses.

This house, built in 1880, belongs to my grandparents.

Mrs Brown is the teacher taught me to read.
Edinburgh, I went to university, is a lovely city.
That's the woman husband is an artist.
It's a machine makes ice cream.
Last week I saw Zoe, my cousin's daughter.

7. Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.

- 'I love running.' She said that she running.

'We'll see you later.' They told me they me later.
'Are you French?' She asked him if he French.
'I've lost my phone.' He said that he his phone.
'Where do you work?' He asked me where I
'We're leaving tomorrow.' They said they leaving the next day.

'We moved house last year.' They said

'Did you see Jack?' She asked
'What's your address?' He asked us
.'We can't come.' They said they
'I've finished.' He said that he
'Are you staying here?' She asked me
8. Complete with the correct verbal tense of the passive voice.

1. Video games in the 1970s.

2. The first game was called 'Pong', and it based on table

tennis.
3. Now, new games all the time.

4. Modern games with incredible graphics and sound effects.

5. Since 1989, millions of Gameboys around the world.

6. And there's no doubt that new gaming technology in

the future.

1. People eat 40 million hamburgers every day.

2. People speak English all over the world.

3. Where did they invent gun powder ?

4. The police didn't find the missing girl last weekend.

5. Tourists don't visit this museum very often.

6. Workers are building a new fun park in town.

7. When did they translate this book into English ?

8. Women send thousands of emails to the star every month.

 9. Sally brought me some fresh grapes.

10. Some dangerous looking men were following me the whole

evening.

7.