2. LISTENINGPART
PRESENT TENSES
PAST TENSES
PHRASAL VERBS, HOT VERBS and
VOCABUALRY
TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH
3. 1. Listen. Are the sentences true or false ?
1 Enzo and Lorna live in Italy. _____
2 They don’t share the cooking. _____
3 They give formal dinner parties. _____
4 Enzo plans the meal carefully. _____
5 Enzo buys food from supermarkets. _____
6 Enzo buys wine from the Internet._____
7 Enzo doesn’t give Italian food to Italian guests. _____
8 Lorna helps Enzo in the kitchen. _____
9 Their guests often bring them a present. _____
10 Their guests often write and thank them for the meal.
_____
4. 2. Present tenses and future forms
A day in the life of ...
My name’s Roxanne and I’m a student at Manchester
University. I ____________ (study) Physics. Everyone
____________ (think) that students have an easy life,
but I ___________(work) really hard all the time. As well
as my studies, I ___________ (have) a part-time job in a
pub. My friends and I ____________(enjoy) life in
Manchester, but it isn’t all fun.
My day usually ___________(begin) at about 7.00,
when I go jogging. My best friend, Louise,
often __________(come) with me. I
___________(arrive) at the university at about 9.15.
When I______________(not have) lectures, I’m
expected to be at the lab to do my own research, so I
never ____________(lie) in bed all day!
5. My boyfriend and I _____________(not see) much
of each other at the moment, because he
_____________(do) exams soon. He’s in his
final year and when he finishes, he
_____________(go) abroad to do voluntary work
in Africa. I know I ___________(miss) him a lot
and life _______________(not be) the same,
but we hope to see each other in the holidays.
Help! It’s 5.30 and I need to get ready for work.
It___________ (take) 20 minutes to get to the
restaurant, so I ____________(continue) my
blog a bit later ...
6. 3. Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of
the verbs below.
manufacture announce demolish build speak test
publish give grow
1 You can’t drive through the city centre because the old
Town Hall _________________ at the moment.
2 Our house _________________ in the 1990s.
3 Maize and soybeans _______________ in the USA.
4 I think children today ______________ too much
freedom.
5 The death of the president _______________ on the
news a few moments ago.
6 English _______________all over the world.
7 None of our products ______________on animals.
8 Millions of books ________________ every year.
7. 4. Past tenses and Present Perfect
Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Use the Past Simple, Past Perfect, Past Continuous, or Present Perfect
(Continuous).
J = Jake P = Paula
J Hi Paula, I haven’t seen (not see) you for ages.
How are you?
P Well, I’m OK now, but I ____________(be) in hospital last month.
J You’re kidding! What __________ (happen)?
P I ____________ (have) an accident while I
_____________(enjoy) myself on holiday. After my friends and I
_____________ (be) in the resort for a week and I (6) (try) at least
six different
adventure sports, I ______________ (break) my ankle.
J So _________ you ___________ (hurt) yourself while you (9)
(parachute) or something?
8. P Er, no. I ___________(slip) on the reception floor after
the cleaner ____________ (wash) it.
J Oh, that’s awful!
P Yeah, and all my mates ____________ (think) it was
very funny.
J Poor Paula. Are you OK now?
P My boyfriend _____________ (look after) me, but I
____________ (walk) with a stick for weeks. And I
_____________ (not be) able to go to work since before
my holiday.
(be) such an active person.
P Mmm, no more adventure sports for me for a while..
9. 5. Circle the correct word/words:
1) A lot of research has been ____________ into the causes of cancer.
a) did b) made c) make d) done
2) I don’t know what __________ the new manager. He’s so
unpredictable.
b) make of b) made of c) to make of d) to make off
with
3) His business really ____________ last year. The sales went up
dramatically.
a) took out b) took of c) took off d) took out of
4) You should __________ yourself more and say what you think.
a) stand up b) stand for c) stood up for d) stand up for
5) She’s terribly ___________. Everything is nice and tidy in her house.
a) home-proud b) house-proud c) housebound d) homebound
10. 6) _____________ for both men and women has improved
greatly over the past 20 years.
a) life expectation b) life expectancy c) life
insurances d) live’s duration
7) Only a __________ of people came. It was a bad
turnout.
a) handful b) armful c) handfuls d)
spoonful
8) Having sat ___________, she got __________ in her
leg.
a) cross-leg / cramp b) crossed-leg/ cramp c) cross-
legged/ cramps d) crossed-legged
11. 6. Translate into English:
1) Upitao me je šta bi mi najvise nedostajalo, ako
bih se preselio u inostranstvo.
2) Razbolećeš se, ako nastaviš da radiš tim
tempom. -To je možda tačno, ali ja ovo moram
da završim do petka.
3) Još uvek ne poznajem jezik dovoljno da bih
mogao da svoje misli prenesem kao maternji
govornik.
4) Ne mogu da podnesem da se ujutru probudim i
da nemam peglu za kosu i svoju omiljenu šolju
pored sebe.
