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Progress Test 2 Units 7-12: Exercise 1 Present Perfect and Past Simple Exercise 3 Have To/don't Have To Should/must
Progress Test 2 Units 7-12: Exercise 1 Present Perfect and Past Simple Exercise 3 Have To/don't Have To Should/must
Exercise 1 Present Perfect and Past Simple Exercise 3 have to/don’t have to; should/must
Complete the text with the Past Simple or the Present Perfect Complete the sentences with the correct form of the pairs of
form of the verbs in brackets. verbs in the box.
Carla Brown (1) has worked (worked) in marketing for have to / go to school should / take up must / forget
10 years. She (2) ________ (study) marketing at college, should / wear have to / train have to / study
and then (3) ________ (find) a job with a small must / go to bed should / have have to / work
advertising agency in Manchester. Since then she
(4) ________ (change) her job several times and she 1 You should wear comfortable clothing when travelling.
(5) ________ (live) in many different places. Three years 2 A doctor __________ for many years.
ago, she (6) ________ (start) working for Jerome and 3 We __________ squash to try and get fit.
Jerome, a big company with offices all over the world. 4 You __________ early. We have an early start
She (7) ________ (be) a manager with the company for tomorrow.
eighteen months. The company has clients in the USA,
5 We __________ to buy Jack a birthday card.
and Carla (8) ________ (be) there several times on
business. Last year she (9) ________ (spend) six months 6 Today is a holiday, so the children __________.
in their New York office. 7 I __________ another cake. I’m trying to lose weight.
8 We’re so busy in the office that I __________ late every
1 point for each correct answer 8 night last week.
9 __________ you __________ Latin when you were at
Exercise 2 for and since; ever and never school?
Tick (✓) the correct sentence.
1 a I’ve known David since I was a child. ✓ 1 point for each correct answer 8
b I’ve known David for I was a child.
Exercise 4 Narrative tenses; joining sentences
2 a I have lived in Brighton for five years.
b I have lived in Brighton since five years. Choose the correct words.
3 a We haven’t never been to China. I (1) heard / have heard a funny story the other day.
b We haven’t ever been to China. A German woman (2) refused / was refusing to serve a
couple (3) while / when they asked for a table in her
4 a I’ve been a teacher before I left university.
restaurant. (4) So / But she didn’t realize that the man
b I’ve been a teacher since I left university. and woman were the king and queen of Sweden! The
5 a I went to Bristol University six years ago. woman (5) had / had had no free tables because a big
b I’ve been to Bristol University six years ago. group (6) was enjoying / enjoyed a wedding reception in
6 a He’s studied English since a long time. the restaurant. She admitted that she didn’t recognize the
b He’s studied English for a long time. king and queen (7) because / although they (8) didn’t
wear / weren’t wearing royal clothes or a crown! She was
7 a I’ve ever been to Russia, but I’d like to go.
sorry but the couple (9) hadn’t / didn’t booked a table and
b I’ve never been to Russia, but I’d like to go.
there was nothing she could do. (10) As soon as / Until
8 a Have you ever won a prize? she realized her mistake, she (11) had decided / decided
b Have ever you won a prize? to send a letter to the king and queen to apologize.
9 a How long have you lived here? (12) After / Before the king and queen left the restaurant,
b How long time have you lived here? people say they (13) managed / had managed to get a
pizza!
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Exercise 5 Active or passive? 4 a How long have you waited for the bus?
Choose the correct verb forms. b How long have you been waiting for the bus?
1 Portuguese speaks / is spoken in Brazil. 5 a She’s been buying a new car.
2 That’s the third time he has failed / has been failed b She’s bought a new car.
the exam. 6 a I’ve planted three trees this morning.
3 ‘The Da Vinci Code’ wrote / was written by b I’ve been planting three trees this morning.
Dan Brown. 7 a He is waiting to see the doctor since nine o’clock.
4 A lot of trees cut down / were cut down to build b He has been waiting to see the doctor since nine
that house. o’clock.
5 They don’t grow / aren’t grown bananas in Scotland. 8 a How long have you been trying to sell your
house?
6 Some pictures have taken / have been taken from
b How long are you trying to sell your house?
the museum.
9 a I’ve run in the park, so I’m tired.
7 Someone has stolen / has been stolen my bike!
b I’ve been running in the park, so I’m tired.
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Exercise 6 Passives
Exercise 8 Tense review
Write the sentences in the passive.
Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it.
1 Someone interviewed the politician on TV.
The politician was interviewed on TV. 1 I am a teacher for 10 years. have been
2 I work here since last summer.
2 They didn’t deliver the post until midday.
________________________________________ 3 I didn’t born in hospital.
3 They have made nylon since 1932. 4 We’ve been taking about 100 photos.
________________________________________ 5 She love to be an actress one day.
4 We throw away tons of rubbish every day. 6 Hurry up! I’ve waited ages for you.
________________________________________ 7 They’ve moved house two months ago.
5 When will they build the new supermarket? 8 I already spent half my salary this month.
________________________________________
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6 People don’t use cheques very often now.
________________________________________
7 Someone has scratched my car.
________________________________________