REVIEW FOR SECOND PARTIAL EXAM

Andrea I. Ramirez Martinez 7510

I. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH PRESENT PERFECT.
A. Why ___haven´t ____ you ______written _________ (neg. write) the report?
B. Mark __has been ____ (be) late to work for the two weeks.
C. Fernanda __has _lived ______ (live) in Ecatepec all her life.
D. I ____haven´t heard _____________ (neg. hear) from him lately.
E. Christian ____has played ________ (play) soccer since he was a kid.
F. Alice _____hasn´t _read ________ (neg. read) the book I gave her.
G. It __________has rained_____ (rain) for a few days.
H. I _____haven´t gone ______ (neg. go) to the movies for more tan three months.
I. Your friends _____haven´t arrived __________ (neg. arrive) yet, how informal they are!
J. We ________________have stidied ___ (study) English for 6 semesters.

II. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB, MAKE / DO.
A. Sometimes difficult to _______________ a favor, some people don’t like to be assisted.
B. I ________ a suggestion last month, but it wasn´t taken into account.
C. If you ________ your best, you’ll feel satisfied.
D. Luisa is ________ research for Covid in an international laboratory.
E. My interview was terrible. I ______________ (neg.) a good impression to the manager

III. MATCH THE LINES TO MAKE SENTENCES.

A B
A) I’ve cut ( b ) wood all morning.
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B) I’ve been cutting ( a ) my finger. It hurts.
A) They’ve missed ( b) you lots, so come home soon.
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B) They’ve been missing ( a) the bus again.
A) Joshua’s been leaving ( b ) work early to run some errands.
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B) Joshua’s left ( a ) work early all this week.
A) Jim’s lost ( b ) weight recently.
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B) Jim’s been losing ( a ) his car keys.
A) She’s been talking ( a ) on the phone for a long time.
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B) She’s talked ( b ) about this subject before.
A) The cat’s been going ( a ) next door to have dinner.
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B) The cat’s gone ( b ) upstairs.
A) He’s had ( a ) a heart attack.
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B) He’s been having ( b ) second thoughts about the job.
A) I’ve been saving up ( a ) to buy a Brand new 52-inch TV.
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B) I’ve saved up ( b ) about $500.
A) I’ve been swimming ( b ) for more than 20 years.
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B) I’ve swum ( a ) which is why my hair is wet.
A) I’ve been finding ( a) my cell phone finally.
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B) I’ve found ( b ) it hard to concentrate recently.
IV. FILL IN THE BLANKS USING THE VERB IN PARENTHESES IN PAST TENSE.
1. Michael _______had_____ (have) a problem with his car. He ____left________ (leave) the race.
2. Ernie’s car ______broke______ (break) down again. He finally _____bought_______ (buy) a new car.
3. First, they ______flew______ (fly) to New York, then they _____got_______ (get) to Paris.
4. We __________went__ (go) downtown. We ______ate______ (eat) at Benedetti’s.
5. My cousin _____came_______ (come) last Saturday. We ______drank______ (drink) some beer.

V.- COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING PAST CONTINUOUS OR SIMPLE PAST.
a) I _____was kissing __________ (kiss) my girlfriend when her father ______entered_ (enter) to the room.
b) While Fenanda ___was taking________ (take) a shower, Denisse _____was eating__ (eat) a hot-dog.
c) I __was doing__ (do) my homework when Laura __knocked_ (knock) the door.
d) While Julie and Brian ____were walking____ (walk) in the park, it ___began ___ (begin) to rain.
e) Andrea ____was cleaning___ (clean) the windows while Arib _____was doing__ (do) homework.

VI.- COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING PAST SIMPLE OR PAST PERFECT.

A) Martin _______had________ (have) breakfast after _____had taked__________ (take) a shower.
B) Long time before I ________moved_______ (move) here, I __had seen ____ (see) the neighborhood.
C) Fortunately, Laura ____had unploaded_ (upload) the activity before the platform _failed _________ (fail).
D) Jack’s parents ______had_________ (finish) eating dinner before he _______got________ (get) home.

VII.- FILL IN THE BLANKS IN PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE, WITH THE VERBS IN PARENTHESES.
1) John Lennon _________was shot___________ (shoot) by David Chapman.
2) The “Azteca” Stadium _______was built_____________ (build) in the 1960s.
3) My candies ______________were stolen ______ (steal) from my drawer.
VIII.- FILL IN THE BLANKS IN PAST CONTINUOUS PASSIVE, WITH THE VERBS IN PARENTHESES.
1. A new program _______was being filmed_____________ (film) when we left the studio.
2. Jesus _______________was being operated_____ (operate) on at about 8 this morning.
3. The Sales report ______was being read ______________ (read) by the customer while we were waiting.