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Supplementary exercises 1
A. Fill in with Present Perfect or Past Simple.
1. A : Is Paul there, please ?
B : Sorry, he 1) left (leave) about 10 minutes ago. I think he 2) ..
(go) to the library.
2. A : I 1) .. (live) in Lisbon for 2 years now.
B : Really ? What a coincidence ! I 2) .. (live) there for a year before
moving to America.
3. A : I need a holiday. I 1) .. (only/have) two days off this year.
B : Yes, but last year you 2) .. (go) on holiday four times.
4. A : My father once 1) .. (see) Elvis Presley in Las Vegas.
B : Well, I 2) (see) his daughter, Lisa, many times. She lives near me.
5. A : The chairman 1) .. (decide) to retire.
B : Yes, actually he 2) .. (inform) the managing director of his
decision this month.
B. Use WOULD and the word in parentheses to express a past habit. Use USED TO
to express a permanent state.
1. I (be) used to be very shy. Whenever a stranger came to our house, I (hide)
would hide in a closet.
2. I remember my Aunt Susan very well. Every time she came to our house, she
(give) .. me a big kiss and pinch my cheek.
3. I (be) ..afraid of flying. My heart (start) .. pounding every
time I stepped on the plane. But now Im used to flying and enjoy it.
C. Complete the sentences using only one word each time.
1. Lisa had to get used to driving on the left.
2. Dan used to a lot of coffee. Now he prefers tea.
3. I feel very full after that meal. Im not used to so much.
4. I wouldnt like to share an office. Im used to my own office.
5. I used to a car, but I sold it a few months ago.
6. When we were children, we used to swimming very often.
7. There used to a school here, but it was knocked down a few years ago.
8. Im the boss here ! Im not used to told what to do.
9. We used to in a village. We moved to London a few years ago and
had to get used to in a big city.

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D. Choose the underlined part in each sentence that should be corrected.

1. My mother is always the first one gets up in the morning to make sure
A
B
everything is in order.
C
D
2. It is generally believing that Men build the house and women make it home.
A
B
C
D
3. People who travel to work in rush hours are use to the traffic jams.
A
B
C
D
4. Neither Carl nor his friends have received his test scores.
A
B
C
D
5. Until about 12,000 years ago, man obtains most of his food by hunting
A
B
C
and fishing.
D
6. Recently, the island of Hawaii had been the subject of intensive research
A
B
C
on the occurrence of earthquakes.
D
7. He found an interesting lithograph like the one he has seen on his trip
A
B
C D
to Spain.
8. The Titanic, a large passenger ship, sunk en route from Europe to North
A
B
C
America after hitting an iceberg.
D
9. Couples celebrated their golden wedding anniversary when they have
A
B
C
been married for fifty years.
D
10. Not until the early 1960s did the birth rate in the United States began
A
B
C
to decline.
D
E. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
1. Simona last wrote to me seven months ago.
heard
I ______________________________________Simona for seven months.
2. My grandmother became deaf when she was about 60.
since
My grandmother _______________________________________she was about 60.

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3. My grandfather doesnt go out often these days.

ever
My grandfather__________________________________ these days.
4. She hasnt seen her family for years.
last
Its years ________________________________________saw her family.
5. He started working as a teacher five years ago.
worked
He __________________________________________________ as a teacher for fivr years.
6. It is ten years since I last saw her.
havent
I____________________________________________ her for ten years.
7. She moved to London two years ago.
since
It __________________________________________________moved to London.

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