1 Put the words in the correct order

1. I the difficult surgeon will be asking some questions

2. little bit probably hurt a this will

3. not feel a going to you are thing

4. up it will when you wake be over all

5. be save his able to we might life

6. am five I minutes leaving in about

2 Complete the sentences

1. I'll give you an anaesthetic __________ you are in the operating theatre.

2. I want to make sure he's all right ___________I go home.

3. Are you going ___________scrub up first?

4. Very __________ you will start to feel sleepy.

5. I won't be able to tell you anything ____________ we get the results - and

even __________we may not know.

3 Put the verbs in the brackets into the correct tense using a future form

'I have made a decision,' the surgeon, Mr Grossman, said. 'I __________¹ (not operate) tomorrow. I _________² (do) it next Tuesday. We _________³ (use) skin from his abdomen and place it over the scars. Then I __________⁴ (inject) steroids to soften and flatten the tissue. I am hoping that the new skin ____________ ⁵ (stretch).'

' _________⁶ (be) painful?' the patient's mother asked.

Your son may _________⁷ (experience) some pain, yes, 'the surgeon replied.

'But that is only __________ ⁸ (be) expected. Pain is a natural part of the recovery process. Kids have remarkable powers of recovery, you know. Believe me, your son is __________⁹ (do) just fine.'

Test 13

1 Underline the correct form of the verb in these sentences

1. Did you read /Have you read the case notes yet?

2. The first time we met / 've met was three years ago.

3. I saw/ 've seen you six times this year.

4. When have you started /did you start having these thoughts?

5. I haven't had /didn't have hallucinations since last year.

6. I just finished / 've just finished all the tablets you gave me.

7. She had / 's had a breakdown in 2005.

8. I didn't finish / haven't finished taking your pulse yet.

9 Have you taken /Did you take your medication yesterday? 10 I knew / 've known Mr Musel for over ten years now.

2 Read each sentence. If it is correct, write a tick (). If there is a mistake, correct it

1. The patient has taken an overdose last Christmas. _____took____

2. Have you ever had hallucinations ?

3. I missed two doses so far this week. I need one now.

4. How many different doctors have you saw?

5. The patient appeared agitated when I first interviewed him.

6. The first time she has heard voices was a year ago.

7. She has visited many different therapists in her life.

8. The doctor saw the same thing many times before.

3 Use the Past Simple or the Present Perfect to complete the conversation between a nurse and a patient.

Nurse How long have you felt (you, feel) this way?

Patient It _________ ¹ (start) when I was a child. I _____________ ² (be) a very quiet child.

Nurse ____________ you ever ___________³ (see) a psychiatrist?

Patient No, I ___________ ⁴ (never, see) a psychiatrist, but I ____________ ⁵ (talk) to my doctor many times.

Nurse I see. When _________you first ⁶ (talk) to your doctor?

Patient The first time ___________⁷ (be) two years ago. I _______________ ⁸ (go) to see him because I ____________ ⁹ (can't) think clearly.

Nurse ______________things _____________ ¹⁰ (get) worse since then?

Patient Well, they ____________¹¹ (get) much worse after that. But recently things ____________ ¹² (be) a little better.

Nurse Really-that's good. ___________you ever _____________¹³ (take) medication?

Patient Yes, I _____________ ¹⁴ (take) a lot of different things over the years. I _____________¹⁵ (take) a Nardil tablet first thing this morning.

Nurse _____________you __________¹⁶ (take) anything else today?

Patient Yes, I ________________ ¹⁷ (need) something before coming here, so I _______________¹⁸ (have) a Prozac tablet.

Test 14