Fill the gaps with the correct form of the verb:

Sally Deeds 1) was walking (walk) home late one night. She 2) .. (be) to a dinner party at her friends house. The city streets 3) (be) empty and it 4)(rain) slightly. She 5)(look forward) to getting safety home to bed because at dinner her friends 6) ..(talk) about a dangerous murder who 7) ..(e scape) from prison the week before. Her friend Mark 8) .(. offer) to walk home with her but, as she 9) (live )only a mile away, she 10)..(tell) him that she will be O.K. S he was about halfway home when she 11).(hear) footsteps behind her. She 12 ) .. (stop) and 13).(turn) around but she couldnt see anyone and the footsteps 14) ..(stop) as well. When she continues on her way the footsteps 15)(start) again. She 16 ) .. (begin) to feel afraid. She started to run. The footsteps 1 7) . (get) closer. Suddenly she 18)(feel) a hand on her shoulder and she 19). (scream) in terror. Sally! Sally! Its me, Max. He tried to explain that he 20)(be) worried about her and 21).(decide) to follow her home. But Sally 22) . . .(can/not) hear a word because she 23)(already/faint)

READ THE NUMERED LINES AND CORRECT THE MISTAKES . Some lines are correct. 1. James Tibbs was traveling on a train in his way to a job. 2. Interview in the city centre when he realize with horror that 3. He was on the wrong train. He was knowing that he would be late.. 4. For the interview and wouldnt get the job. He has thought how 5. Silly he had been when suddenly the train screeched to a halt 6. A lady which was sitting opposite him fell off her seat onto the .

7. Floor. James helped her get up and picked up her things which lie 8. On the carriage floor. The train set off again. The woman.. 9. Thank him and they began to talk. James was telling her about his.. 10. Job interview after she suddenly burst into laughter. James.. 11. Was very confusing. The lady explained that her husband was 12. The boss of the company where his interview is to have been 13. James was relaxing at home the other day when the phone.. 14. rang. It was the lady husband. He was calling to offer him the job.

PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE CORRECT TENSE. One day a little Indian boy 1) ..(sit) outside his wigwam. He 2).(wonder) how the Indians 3).(choose) their childrens names. He 4) ..(decide) to go and ask the Indian Chief. Well 5)..(explain) the Chief, we 6) ..(love) nature and when a new baby 7) .(be) born, we 8) (look) around and we 9).(choose) a name from what we 10) (see), like Flowing, Waterfall, Bright, Running Bull and so on. 11)..(you understand?) Yes, chief the little Indian boy said Why 12).(you/be) so interested in this. Two dogs fighting? The Chief asked.

PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS INTO THE CORRECT TENSE. Sammy Milton 1) IS NOT (not/be) very clever. He 2).(walk) along the beach one day when he 3).(trip) over something and 4) .(fall) on the sand. He 5) (not/look) where he was going. What 6) .(be) this? he said picking up the object he 7)..(trip ) over. I 8)(never/see) anything like it before. It was in fact a very old oil lamp, and as he 9).(rub) it, a genie suddenly 10). ..(fly) out of it. You 11) ..(just/release) me from the lamp said the genie. Now you may have three wishes. Great, said Sammy who 12).(feel) very

thirsty. I 13)..(want) a bottle of lemonade that never 14)(run out). No problem said the genie, and 15) .( produce) one instantly. Sammy picked it up and 16) ..( drink) all the lemonade in one go. Magically, the bottle 17) (fill) itself up again. Sammy drank all that, and exactly the same thing 18)(happen) again. Thats amazing, he said Thanks very much. You still.( have) two wishes young man. Thats easy, said Sammy I 20)(have) two more bottles of lemonade!