Question

5 Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple,
Present Perfect Simple or Past Perfect Simple.
Lake Junior 1. …………………… (be) a Superman fanatic since he was a child. For years, he 2. …………………… (wear) a Superman costume while helping at various charity events. At one recent community event in Sheffield, in the UK, Lake 3. …………………… (notice)
a man running out of a shop, chased by workers. He 4. …………………… (realise) that the man 5. …………………… (steal) something from the shop. Lake quickly 6. …………………… (grab) the thief and 7. …………………… (hold) him against a wall until two policewomen came to arrest him. No one in Sheffield 8. …………………… (forget) the amazing sight of
a man in a red and blue Superman costume catching a real thief. The thief that he
9. …………………… (catch), by the way, 10. …………………… (take) seven packs of bacon from the shop – not a major crime, but no job is too small for Superman!

6 Answer the questions to show that you understand the bold words.
1. Why did you buy a new lock for the door?
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2. What did they say on the news bulletin?
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3. What evidence do they have that he’s guilty?
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4. How did the robber get away?
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5. How can we prevent vandalism at school?
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6. What are some things that are harmful to your health?
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7 These sentence pairs don’t make sense. Change the second sentence so that it follows logically from the first.
1. There are three witnesses to the crime. No one saw it happen.
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2. There’s some breaking news on TV. Did you watch it?
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3. We heard our burglar alarm last night. We called the neighbours immediately.
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4. He’s a skilful doctor. He needs a lot more experience.
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5. There’s a new suspect in the murder case. The police have taken him out for coffee.
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6. That man looks helpless. He’s very healthy and strong.
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8 Complete the passages with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Present Perfect Simple.
A Last Monday, a masked man 1. …………………… (rob) two banks in our city. The police 2. …………………… (already / arrest) a suspect, but they 3. …………………… (not find) any evidence against him yet. Yesterday they 4. …………………… (call in) witnesses to identify him, but the witnesses 5. …………………… (not recognise) his face.
B People in our area 1. …………………… (organise) a volunteer neighbourhood patrol in 2010. The patrol 2. …………………… (be) quite a success so far – in fact, there
3. …………………… (not be) many burglaries or muggings in the last few years. Last night, the mayor 4. …………………… (give) the volunteers an award. Because of their hard work, our neighbourhood 5. …………………… (become) a pleasant place to live.
C Our newspaper first 1. …………………… (appear) in 1965. Since then, we
2. …………………… (cover) all the major news in our country and abroad. However, our sales 3. …………………… (go down) in the last few years because of the Internet. Therefore, we 4. …………………… (decide) to keep only our online edition. The paper edition that we 5. …………………… (publish) yesterday was our last.
9 Complete the sentences with suitable verbs. Use the Past Simple or Past Perfect Simple.
1. I …………………… hungry because I …………………… already …………………… .
2. How long …………………… Beverly …………………… her mobile phone before she …………………… a new one?
3. I …………………… that you …………………… me a text message. That’s why I didn’t reply.
4. We …………………… at three o’clock and …………………… to the cinema.
5. After Doug …………………… the photos, he …………………… them onto Facebook.
6. The mugger …………………… the woman’s bag and then …………………… .
7. Everyone …………………… by the time we …………………… eating.

Answer 1

Respuesta:

Ponga las palabras entre paréntesis en el tiempo presente correcto. (5 puntos)

R: Yo _____________________________ (pienso) acerca de visitar a Greg esta noche.

B: Yo _____________________________ (no creo) que es una buena idea; Está enfermo de gripe.

¿Para: _____________________________ (usted / hablar) con Tom y Mike últimamente?

B: No, el _____________________________ (no los veo) desde el viernes pasado.

A: ¿Por qué _____________________________ (mira / mira) a esa chica?

B: Porque ella _____________________________ (se ve) igual que mi prima.

R: Yo _____________________________ (ver) todavía te duele el diente.

B: Sí lo hace. Yo _____________________________ (ver) mi dentista mañana.

Para: _____________________________ (usted / usted) Paul?

B: Él _____________________________ (solo / salir) de su oficina. Él _____________________________ (tiene) una cita en quince minutos

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