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1d Complete the e-mail. There are some change in the verb tenses and time markers.
Mention four differences in meaning after the changes.
Dear Ms. May,
I (1) am going to move (move) to New York City next month. Right now I (2)
__________ (look) for an affordable apartment that suits my needs. Yesterday
Dave Simpson (3) _____ (tell) me that you (4) _____ (own) an apartment in
Tribeca that is currently vacant and that you (5) ___________ (look for) for a
new tenant ever since Dave left. I (6) ______ (believe) the apartment (7)
_______ (be) perfect for me if a convenient agreement (8) _______ (reach) after
I have a look at the apartment. I (9) _____ (try) to call you tomorrow to arrange
a meeting. What time can I find you home? I (10) ___________ (travel) to New
York next weekend in case you are free and interested in showing me the
apartment.
Many thanks,
Linda Lately
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d given
2 Stacey _____ about opening a second shop because the first one is doing so well.
a is thinking
b thought
c thinks
c is living
d lived
4 "What are you planning for the weekend?" "I ______ my grandparents in Boston."
a visit
b am going to visit
c am visited
d visiting
5 We ______ on this project for two years and it still isn't done.
a worked
b have worked
6 "Are you happy in your new job?" "Yes, I _____ everything about it."
a enjoyed
b enjoy
c have enjoyed
d will enjoy
b have worked
8 "I can't get Max to understand my point of view." "I _____ to him and see if I can
help."
a will talk
b talk
c am talking
d have talked
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9 "Why is Stacy so upset?" "She _____ yesterday that her company is closing next
month."
a told
b has told
c was told
d was telling
10 "London streets are very confusing, aren't they?" "I _____ for six years and I still get
lost!"
a lived b am living
c have lived
d live
When David Renshaw (1) _____ (come) to the attention of our company president in
1980, he (2) _____ (work) in the mail room as a sorter and delivery person. Since that
time David (3) ______ (hold) positions in twelve different departments some of which
(4) ______ (not exist) now and he (5) _____ (rise) to the position of CEO. "I (6) ______
(not ever think) of leaving this company," he (7) _______ (say) now. "It (8) ______ (be)
my home for twenty years, and I hope it (9) ______ (remain) so for another twenty."
David (10) _______ (give) an award in 2009 for CEO of the Year by the local business
community, and he (11) ______ (invite) to speak at many local functions every month.
"David always (12) ______ (tell) you what he thinks, and everyone (13) _____ (admire)
him for that," the head of another company says.
4 Look at diagram and make up a story. Compare the stories with your classmates.
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1. Laura Shade,
journalist for TV2.
2.Investigates a crime
for two years.
3. Finds a lead and
follows the suspect.
6.Invent
the end.
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ANSWER KEY
1b
26
37
41
54
69
7 10
93
92
10 8
1c
2 simple past
3 present perfect
4 simple future
5 past passive
6 present passive
7 simple present
8 present perfect continuous
9 past continuous
10 "going to" future
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1d
2 am looking
3 told
4 own
5 are looking for
6 believe
7 will be perfect
8 is reached
9 will try / am going to try
10 am going to travel
1e
2 Dave Simpson was the previous tenant.
3 A convenient agreement is a condition for renting the apartment.
4 Linda will try to make contact tomorrow.
5 Shes not in NY, so shes planning to travel to see the apartment.
2
1c
2a
3d
4b
5c
6b
7d
8a
9c
10 c
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3
1 came
2 was working
3 has held
4 don't exist
5 has risen
6 have not ever thought
7 says
8 has been
9 will remain
10 was given
11 is invited
12 tells
13 admires
4
The sentences will vary per student
Laura is a journalist for TV2. Shes been investigating crime for two years. Last week she
found a lead and followed the suspect. She found out the suspect was a public person.
She was trying to make her investigation public when she received a threat. Laura
contacted the FBI and they offered protection. Laura made a copy of the
documentation and gave it to the FBI. Justice was made. The criminal went to jail. Laura
read the news on TV2.
5 per student
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