On Screen p 10. Perfect Tenses. Extra Exercise

1. I __________ (know) Kazuo Ishiguro for several years. I ____________ (read) his latest novel, but I ______________ (not finish) it yet.
2. This is the third time you _________ (be) here. What exactly __________ (you come) for now?
3. Although we ____________ (be) in this village six years so far, we ___________ (not get) to know many people yet. But our next door neighbours ________________ (be) very helpful when we first ____________ (move) in.
4. Two days ago we _____________ (go) out into the streets. Fierce fighting ____________(take) place all around us, but when we arrived all __________ (be) quiet again.
5. She _______________ (write) computer games for over ten years before she finally had a hit.
6. _______________ (you have) your computer long before it broke down?
7. I went to the Grand Canyon last summer. It _____________(be) only the second time I _________________ (ever/be) in a helicopter.
8. This time next month, I _________________ (work) at the company for exactly 25 years.
9. It looks as if Jake ____________ (lose) his job by the end of the week.
10. I don't think my grandparents _______________ (approve) of sharing personal life stories on social networks.
11. I _______________ (meet) him before, but I am not sure.
12. Only three years ago I _____________ (not imagine)  I ___________ (followed) constantly by paparazzi.

SENTENCES WITH KEYS

1. I __________ (know) Kazuo Ishiguro for several years. I ____________ (read) his latest novel, but I ______________ (not finish) it yet.

 

 

KEY

 

1.
have known


have been reading


have not finished

2. This is the third time you _________ (be) here. What exactly __________ (you come) for now?

 

 

KEY

 

2.
have been



have you come

3. Although we ____________ (be) in this village six years so far, we ___________ (not get) to know many people yet. But our next door neighbours ________________ (be) very helpful when we first ____________ (move) in.

 

 

 

KEY

3.
have been



have not got



were



moved


4. Two days ago we _____________ (go) out into the streets. Fierce fighting ____________(take) place all around us, but when we arrived all __________ (be) quiet again.

 

 

KEY

4.
went



had taken



was

 
5. She _______________ (write) computer games for over ten years before she finally had a hit.

 

 

 

KEY

5.
had been writing
 

 

6. _______________ (you have) your computer long before it broke down?

 

 

 

KEY

6.
Had you had
 

7. I went to the Grand Canyon last summer. It _____________(be) only the second time I _________________ (ever/be) in a helicopter.

 

 

KEY

 

 

 

7.
was



had ever been
 

 

8. This time next month, I _________________ (work) at the company for exactly 25 years.

 

 

 

KEY

8.
will have been working
 

 

 

9. It looks as if Jake ____________ (lose) his job by the end of the week.

 

 

 

KEY

9.
will have lost
 

 

 

10. I don't think my grandparents _______________ (approve) of sharing personal life stories on social networks.

 

 

 

KEY

10.
would have approved
 

 

 

11. I _______________ (meet) him before, but I am not sure.

 

 

 

KEY

11.
may/might/could have met
 

 

 

12. Only three years ago I _____________ (not imagine)  I ___________ (followed) constantly by paparazzi.

KEY



12.
would not have imagined



would be being followed