IV. Revision of Tenses .

Exercise 64. Some office workers are talking at lunchtime. Complete the conversation choosing the right variant.

Canteen conversation

TIM I see that you 're eating /eat a vegetarian dish. Are / Do you always eating / eat vegetarian food?

CLAIRE No, I 'm eating / eat everything, but I 'm trying / try this today because it's looking / looks so good.

TIM My cousin is a vegan. That's meaning / means that he isn't eating / doesn't eat any animal products.At the moment he's suffering / suffers from a vitamin problem and the doctor's thinking / thinks that he should eat some fish or meat.

^CLAIRE It's seeming / seems silly to me to be so strict. People aren't killing /don't kill animals to get milk or eggs, for example.

TIM I 'm agreeing / agree with you, but my cousin's believing/ believes that we shouldn't exploit animals at all.

CLAIRE Well, I 'm hoping / hope that he'll soon get over his vitamin problem.

vivvvitamin problem.

Exercise 65. Use a verb from the box in the present simple or the present continuous to complete the dialogue.

Arranging to meet

begin do not do get go go leave not leave meet take

EMMA There's an interesting talk on healthy living at the library this Friday. I'm …………………with Sarah. We………………. in the cafe opposite. How about joining us?

JACK What time .............................. it ……............ ... ..?

EMMA At 7 o'clock.

JACK I ……………………my brother to the station on Friday and his train ………………………..until about quarter to seven so I won't be back in time, I'm afraid. What about the weekend? ...................................... you…………………..anything special on Saturday?

EMMA Yes, lots of us…….............................to the anti-war demonstration in Leeds.

JACK How...................... you ^{………………..} there?

EMMA In Sarah's car. We .............................. her flat at 9.00. I'm sure there's room for you.

JACK OK, I.. ....................... anything else, so I'll join you.

Exercise 66. Choose the correct variant.

1. A: I 've never been / didn't go to Hollywood.

B: Haven't you? I went / 've been there last year.

2. A: How many films have you acted / did you act in so far?

B: I 've acted / acted in seventeen films up to now.

2. A: He's only twenty-two years old, but he travelled / has travelled all around the world.

B: Really? Which countries did he visit / has he visited?

2. A: She has won / won four Oscars for her performances.

B: That's right. She has won / won an award for Best Actress last month.

2. A: They have lived / lived in California for twenty years.

B: When did they move / have they moved to Texas?

2. A: Have you been / Were you here for a long time?

B: Yes. I arrived / have arrived over an hour ago.

2. A: We 've been married / were married for forty years now.

B: Do you remember the first day we 've met / met?

8. A: Did you enjoy / Have you enjoyed the film?

B: I didn't have / haven 't had time to watch it yet.

Exercise 67. Complete the text with suitable forms of the words in brackets. Use present perfect or past simple. In one place, both are possible.