GAP-FILLING, VERB TENSES

 

Fill in the blanks with the suitable form of the verbs in brackets. (escribe los verbos entre parιntesis en el tiempo apropiado)

 

 

1Ί

Mary and Jane are twin sisters. When they (be born)------------------------ their mother (die)------------------------ They (be separated)--------------------------. Mary (go) ------------------------- to live in France and Jane to England. They (be) ----------------------16 years old now and they (not see) ---------------------- each other since they (be) ------------------------3 years old.  Nowadays they (be) -------------------in touch, they (write) ------------------------letters twice a month. They (speak) ----------------------different languages but Mary (learn) --------------------------- English, Jane (learn) --------------------------French for 3 years now to be able to communicate. They (discover) --------------------they were sisters when they (see) --------------------a picture at school while they (do) ---------------------an international student exchange. Next summer they (visit) ------------------------ Germany together, they hope they (have) -------------------------a great time.

 

 

2Ί

Dear Ellen,

You probably --------------------( not imagine) where I ----------------(write) you from. This the most wonderful experience of my life. Two months ago I ------------------(read) on the paper that a wood company ------------------ (want) to cut some very old trees in a forest and I ---------------- (decide) I -----------------(have) to do something about it. So I --------------- (make) a tree house in one of the biggest trees. I ---------------(climb) up to it and here I am. I -------------(climb) up here  last September, so  I ------------

------ (be) here for almost 4 months. All the media ---------------(show) a lot of interest in me and I ----------------- (answer) thousands of questions. Some journalists ------------ (even, take) pictures of me from a helicopter. I can say I -----------------(have) a wonderful time, although sometimes at night it ---------------(get) very cold. I think I --------------------(stay) up here for another 2 or 3 months and during this time I -----------------------

(write) a diary I  ------------------(hope) some newspaper ---------------------

(publish) when I -----------------(get down).

 

3Ί

Dear Jakcie,

Thank you very much for your letter. It was great to hear from you. I have left school. I------------------ (leave) in July. I--------------------be) fed up with it and I-----------------------(want) to earn some money. I--------------------------------(work) for a newspaper in London. It’s great.

 Laura---------------------------(leave) school, too. She -----------------------(go) to college now. I----------------------- (not see) her since she------------------------------(go) to college. Casey------------------------------(see) her last week. She--------------------------(play) badminton with Sue. Casey says he-------------------------------(not recognize) her, because she-------------------------------(look)  very different. Vince, Sue and Casey--------------------(be) still at school, but they all---------------------------- (study) different subjects. So they---------------------------(not see) each other very often. I----------------------------(go out) with Sue now. Sue and Vince-----------------------------------(learn) to drive. They ----------------------------(be) 17 last month. Mr Scott------------------------------(teach) them in his car. I-----------------------------------------(see) them yesterday. Sue------------------------------(drive). I’ll be 17 in three months time. Then I--------------------------------------------(learn) to drive.---------------------------(you stay) in the States? Your parents--------------------------(move) last summer, so I suppose you-------------------------(no come back) here. Some new people-----------------------------------------(move) into your old house, but I------------------------------(not meet) them yet.

Well that’s all the news for now. I hope that you---------------------------------(write) again.

Bye for now, Love  Terry.

 

 

4Ί

Sarah (like, always) ----------------------travelling and now she (think)----------------- that one of her dreams (come)---------------------true. Last year she (finish)----------------------- her studies at secondary school, she (want) ----------------------to give herself some time to think before she (go)---------------------to university. While she (study) ------------------------at school she (meet) ---------------------- a boy from Costa Rica who (tell) -------------- her a lot about his country. From that moment she (want) -------------------- to visit this country. Some days ago she (see) -----------------------some information about volunteer work in Costa Rica and (decide)------------------to apply. She (be chosen)-----------------------------and she (spend)-----------------------the next 8 months working on a school project, at the same time she (learn)-----------------------Spanish.

 

 

5Ί

Mary (be born) ---------------------------in Glasgow but when she (be) ---------------------3 years old her parents (move) ------------------------to London. She (go) ----------------- to school in London. While she (study) ------------------------------- at University she (have) -----------------------a serious accident and she (spend) -------------------------6 months in bed. During this time she (learn) -------------------French and when she finally (get) --------------------------- up from bed she (speak) --------------------it fluently. She (get) -----------------------a job as French translator in 2001, and she (work) -------------------------------- for this firm since then. She (like) ------------------------- the job because it (allow) ------------------------her to speak to a lot of people but right now she (consider) -------------------------the possibility of changing her job. Next year she (take) ---------------------------a course in computer science because she (think) -----------------------------it (give) ------------------------------- her the opportunity to find a better job.

 

 

6Ί

Thomas Nelson (study)…………………………………..Spanish for 3 years when he (come)…………………………………here two months ago. He (study)…………………………..at Salamanca University and (live)………………………………in a flat with three other students. When he first (arrive)…………………………..2 months ago, the first thing that (attract) ………………………………….his attention was that the streets (be)……………………………..always full of people, even at night. Before he (come) ………………………………….to Spain he (read) ………………………….about the country and the people, but he (not imagine)………………………………. it could be like this. His flat mates (tell) ………………………………….him that he (get used)…………………………….. to the way of living quite soon. During the two months he (be)...............................here, he (already, learrn)....................................quite a lot of colloquial Sapanish. At the moment he (practise)…………………………. Spanish in his classes during the day and in different pubs at night, next Easter he (visit)………………………..Seville ant its famous Holy Week.

 

 

 

 

ANSWERS

 

 

1Ί.-

were born/ died/ were separates/ went/ are/ haven’t seen/ were/ are/ write/ speak/ is learning o has been learning/ has been learning/ discovered/ saw/ were doing/ are going to visit/ will have.

 

2Ί.-

don’t imagine/ am writing/ read (pasado)/ wanted/ decided/ had/ made/ climbed/ climbed/ have been/ have shown/ have answered/ have even taken/ am having/ gets/ will stay/ am going to write/ hope/ will publish/ get.

 

3.-

left /was/ wanted/ work/ has left/ is going/ haven’t seen/ went/ saw/ was playing/ didn’t recognize/ was looking/ are/ study/ don’t see / am going/ are learning/ were7 is teaching/ saw/ was driving/ will learn/ are you staying/ moved/ are not coming back/ have moved/ haven’t met/ will write.

 

4Ί.-

has always  liked/ thinks/ will come/ finished/ wants/ goes/ was studying/ met/ told/ has wanted/ saw/ decided/ has been chosen/ will spend/ will learn.

 

5Ί.-

was born/ was/ moved/ went/ was studying/ had/ spent/ learned/ got/ spoke/ got/ has worked/ likes7 allows/ is considering/ is going to take/ thinks/ will give.

 

6Ί.-

had studied/ came/ studies/ lives/ arrived/ attracted/ were/ came/ had read/ didn’t imagine/ have told/ will get used/ has been/ has already learned/ is practising / will visit.