ENGLISH VI

WEEK 1
Maricel Gianela Hernández Janampa
NAME: __________________________________________ DATE:___________

I. COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES WITH THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERB GIVEN IN
PARENTHESES (PRESENT PERFECT, PAST SIMPLE, PAST PERFECT OR PAST CONTINUOUS).

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

had discovered
__________________________ a planet in a galaxy close to our own. (DISCOVER)

2. To help today`s customers make a choice, a company in New York

was development
_________________________ a video trolley - a supermarket trolley with a video screen
to display advertisements and price information. (DEVELOP)

3. invented
At the start of his career, Cousteau ______________________the aqualung,
opening the oceans to explorers, scientists, and leisure divers. (INVENT)

4. had bought
He proudly told reporters that the company _________________________ software
to prevent the recent increase in computer crime. (BUY)

5. was making
Martin Scorsese ___________________so many films and I think his latest is the
best. (MAKE)

6. had gone
Just as I _____________________into got
the bath, the fire alarm _______________off.
(GET – GO)

7. broke
Helen ________________her is skied
leg while she ___________________in Switzerland.
(BREAK– SKI)

8. felt
Alice _____________________very pleased with herself. She
found
_______________what she was looking for. (FEEL – FIND)
9. She ________________
walked into the station only to find that the train
had left
______________________(WALK - LEAVE)
had finished
10. After Michael _____________________ gave
typing the letter, he _____________it to
Kay to sign. (FINISH – GIVE)

II. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH A PREPOSITION.

by
1. I was fascinated ________________________his speech at the university.

in
2. We were really disappointed ______________ the hotel we stayed. It was nothing like
the description in the brochure.

by
3. Scotland is famous _____________________its spectacular countryside.

of
4. Many of us have fond memories __________________our childhood.

5. I´m sick ________________queuing

of at the banks or supermarket cashiers.

III. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH AN INFINITIVE OR GERUND FORM OF THE VERB
GIVEN IN PARENTHESES.

to eat
6. They stopped ___________________junk food to be healthy. (EAT)

to leave
7. I remembered _____________ my hat on the sofa, so I had to come back home. (LEAVE)

8. Louis has tried very hard _______________

to learn how to cook, but he has always failed.
(LEARN)

to get
9. My parents are always encouraging me __________________ a new job to earn more
money. (GET)

10. He refused ____________________the

tell truth in the court when he was sentenced.
(TELL)