NAME: __________________________________________ DATE:___________

I.COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES WITH THE VERB OR VERBS GIVEN. CHOOSE THE PRESENT
PERFECT, PAST SIMPLE, PAST PERFECT OR PAST CONTINUOUS,.

1. According to yesterday`s newspapers, astronomers in Australia _______________ a planet in

a galaxy closet to our own. (discover)
2. To help today`s customers make a choice, a company in New York _______________ a video
trolley - a supermarket trolley with a video screen to display advertisements and price
information. (develop)
3. At the start of his career, Cousteau_____________the aqualung, opening the oceans to
explorers, scientists, and leisure divers. (invent)
4. He proudly told reporters that the company _____________ software to prevent the recent
increase in computer crime. (buy)
5. Timson __________13 films and I think her latest is the best. (make)
6. Just I _____________________into the bath the fire alarm _______________off. (get go)
7. Helen _____________her leg while she ______________in Switzerland. (break ski)
8. Alice ___________very pleased with herself. She _______________what she was looking
for. (feel find)
9. She __________ into the station only to find that the train _________________(walk - leave)
10. After Michael ____________the letter, he _____________it to Kay to sign. (type give)

II.COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH A PREPOSITION, AN INFINITIVE OR GERUND..

1. Im fascinated _______________his speech and songs.

2. We were really disappointed __________ the hotel we stayed. It was nothing like the
description in the brochure.
3. Scotland is famous ________________its spectacular countryside.
4. Many of us have fond memories ____________our childhood.
5. Im sick ________queuing at the banks or supermarkets cashiers.
6. They stopped _______________junk food to be healthy.
7. I remembered _____________ my hat on the sofa so I had to come back home.
8. Louis has tried _____________hard but he failed. Hell make an effort next time.
9. My parents encourage me __________________ a new job to earn more money.
10. He refused ____________the truth in the court when he was sentenced.
I.COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES WITH THE VERB GIVEN. CHOOSE THE PRESENT PERFECT
OR PAST SIMPLE.

1. According to yesterday`s newspapers, astronomers in Australia HAVE DISCOVERED a planet

in a galaxy closet to our own. (discover)
2. To help today`s customers make a choice, a company in New York HAS DEVELOPED a video
trolley - a supermarket trolley with a video screen to display advertisements and price
information. (develop)
3. At the start of his career, Cousteau__INVENTED_the aqualung, opening the oceans to
explorers, scientists, and leisure divers. (invent)
4. He proudly told reporters that the company HAS BOUGHT a software to prevent the recent
increase in computer crime. (buy)
5. Timson HAS MADE 13 films and I think her latest is the best. (make)
11. Just I WAS GETTING into the bath the fire alarm WENT off. (get go)
12. Helen BROKE her leg while she WAS SKIING in Switzerland. (break ski)
13. Alice FELT very pleased with herself. She HAD FOUND what she was looking for. (feel find)
14. She WALKED into the station only to find that the train HAD LEFT. (walk - leave)
15. After Michael HAD TYPED / TYPED the letter, he GAVE it to Kay to sign. (type give)

II.COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH A PREPOSITION, AN INFINITIVE OR GERUND..

11. Im fascinated BY his speech and songs.

12. We were really disappointed IN the hotel we stayed. It was nothing like the description in the
brochure.
13. Scotland is famous FOR its spectacular countryside.
14. Many of us have fond memories OF our childhood.
15. Im sick OF queuing at the banks or supermarkets cashiers.
16. They stopped EATING junk food to be healthy.
17. I remembered LEAVING my hat on the sofa so I had to come back home.
18. Louis has tried TO STUDY hard but he failed. Hell make an effort next time.
19. My parents encourage me TO GET a new job to earn more money.
20. He refused TO TELL the truth in the court when he was sentenced.