Jim: How many times (you/try) to pass your driving test?

Michael: Three times so far.

hen (you/go) to !ome?
"ou loo# different. (you/have) a haircut?
$ (not/see) %avid at all this wee#. $ don&t even #now where he is.
Jim: (you/spea#) to 'eter yet?
Michael: (o) not yet.
hen (you/start) your *o+?
$ (move) house three times in the last five years.
My sister (+e) to (ew "or# three times and she&s going again ne,t month.
The -. 'resident (+e) in our country last year.
The -. 'resident (visit) our country three times in the last two years.
Instructions: -se the words in +rac#ets to put each of the following into either the past simple orpresent
perfect.

chec# answers / clear answers / show answers
hen (you/go) to .an 0rancisco?
How many times (you/+e) to 1ondon?
(he/+e) in the office yesterday?
$ (not/see) 'eter last wee# +ecause he was ill.
The 'resident (visit) our country five years ago.
$ (meet) 'rince 2harles twice 3 once five years ago and once this year.
How often (you/go) on holiday when you were a child?
(you/have) lunch yet?
hat time (you/have) lunch today?
elcome +ac#) John. (you/have) a good holiday?
2hoose the correct answers.
1. 4arry this so many times +efore) +ut now he can&t avoid it.
postpone
2. hy at the shops on your way home? stop
3. That grass for wee#s. $t loo#s dreadful. cut
4. The +a+y her life completely 3 $ never see her nowadays. ta#e
over
5. The wedding place earlier today. ta#e
6. The day after the argument) %aniel a red rose on his car
windscreen. find
2hoose the correct answers.
1 My parents married in 5678. get
2 e here since 5669. live
3 'ete three hours ago. arrive
4 $ for nearly an hour +ut he didn&t turn up. wait
5 He&s not feeling very well. $n fact he ill for a wee#. +e 6 &How
long here?& &.ince :888.& wor#
5. Jo*i ;;;;;;;; in To#yo for five years) +ut he left in 566<.
=. ? lived
4. ? have lived
2. $ ;;;;;;;; the movie Titanic three times. $&m going to see it again tonight.
=. ? saw
4. ? have seen
<. >uch? ;;;;;;;; my finger?
=. ? $ cut
4. ? $&ve cut
9. @erry ;;;;;;;; off his +i#e three times this month.
=. ? fell
4. ? has fallen
A. .ome+ody ;;;;;;;; my +icycle? (ow $&ll have to wal# home.
=. ? stole
4. ? has stolen
B. $ ;;;;;;;; my #ey yesterday) so $ couldn&t get into the house. Cventually) $ found it in
my *ac#et poc#et.
=. ? lost
4. ? have lost
7. hen "oung Hee was a child) she ;;;;;;;; in .eoul.
=. ? lived
4. ? has lived
D. 2hi#a ;;;;;;;; from university last July.
=. ? graduated
4. ? has graduated
6. The Titanic ;;;;;;;; in 565:.
=. ? san#
4. ? has sun#
58. $ ;;;;;;;; to wor# every day for the last si, wee#s?
=. ? wal#ed
4. ? have wal#ed
Malaria? In Canada?
Have you ever had malaria? $f you have) the chances are that you (get) the disease in a
hot country. Malaria is most common in tropical countries) especially those with wet and humid
climates) where the mosEuitos which carry the disease can flourish. However) recently) malaria
(+ecome) more common in 2anada. =ccording to a recent report) over 5888 people
(contract) the disease in 2anada in 5667) and the num+er (rise) every year
since 5669. This is an alarming trend.
hy is the incidence of malaria rising here? The answer is travel. More and more 2anadians
travel a+road every year) and some of them catch malaria. However) when a Toronto woman
(+ecome) sic# recently) her doctor (discover) that she (never
travel) a+road in her life. .he must have +een +itten +y a mosEuito which
(get) the disease from another sic# 2anadian.
In this exercise, two friends are talin! a"out #aris$ %ou will create their
con&ersation$ 'or each (uestion, t)pe in a full, correct sentence,
puttin! the &er" in the correct form *present perfect or simple past+
and addin! an) extra words that are necessar)$
Type your answers in the +o, and then clic# on F2hec#F. $f you need help) you can clic# on F.how
a letterF to see one letter in the answer.
.how Euestions one +y one
5. "ou / ever / live / 'aris / ? ((ote 33 this is a Euestion?)
2hec#.how a letter.how answer
:. $ / live / 'aris / when / $ / +e / child
2hec#.how a letter.how answer
<. "ou / go / 1ouvre / when / you / live / 'aris / ?
2hec#.how a letter.how answer
9. "es / $ / go / many times
2hec#.how a letter.how answer
A. $ / never / visit / 1ouvre
#repositions of #lace and ,ime
Introduction
The following information and rules will help you use prepositions of place and time correctly.
#repositions of #lace *-ocation./estination+
5. -se GonH with lines and surfaces.
Iancouver is on the west coast of 2anada. line
'ut the vase on the ta+le. surface
They were sitting on the grass. surface
:. -se GinH with areas that have +oundaries and enclosed places.
$ was +orn in Cngland) +ut $ grew up in 2anada. areas that have +oundaries
e had a picnic in the par# last .aturday. enclosed place
$ thin# $ left my #eys in the +edroom. enclosed place
<. -se Garri&eH J GatH with activities) +uildings and general locations.
Cveryone arri&ed at the picnic at the same time. activity
The tour group will arri&e at the Cmpire .tate 4uilding at three o&cloc#. +uilding
The +us arri&ed at the station earlier than we e,pected. location
9. -se Garri&eH J GinH with countries) states and cities.
hich month did you arri&e in Iictoria?
A. 'repositions are not used with the following locations or destinations:
o&erseas) inside) here) home) upstairs) downtown) a"road) outside) there) where) downs
tairs
B. .ome other prepositions of location are: next to) "eside) "etween) in front of) under.
>n my des#) the telephone is next to the lamp.
The computer monitor is "eside the lamp.
The spea#er is "etween the telephone and the monitor.
The #ey+oard is in front of the monitor.
The computer is under the des#.
7. -se GtoH) GintoH) and GontoH to show movement.
hen our car +ro#e down) we wal#ed to the nearest gas station.
The delivery people carried the new couch into the living room.
The man slipped) and fell onto the couch.
0ote: The opposite of GtoH is GfromH / the opposite of GintoH is Gout ofH / the opposite of GontoH is
GoffH.
D. .ome other prepositions which show movement are: throu!h) across) up) down) alon!) past
The train went throu!h a tunnel.
hen the forest fire started) the deer swam across the river to safety.
e wal#ed up/down/alon! the street until we found a restaurant.
The parade went past city hall and ended at the new arena.
#repositions of ,ime
5. -se GatH for specific times.
The movie starts at 7:88.
:. -se GinH with months) seasons) and years.
e got married in %ecem+er.
Most people prefer to get married in the spring or summer) +ut we chose to get married in the
winter.
(ote: e say Gin the morningH) Gin the afternoonH) and Gin the eveningH) +ut we say Gat nightH and
G+y dayH.
<. -se GonH for days and dates.
$ had to wor# late on ednesday) so $ missed the +us. day
%iane&s friends held a party for her on her +irthday. date
9. -se GsinceH to say when an activity +egan) and GforH to say how long it has +een going on.
He has +een president of the company since :88<.
e have +een waiting for twenty minutes.
$ have lived here for two years.
'or each space, t)pe in the "est preposition$ If no preposition is needed,
t)pe an underline 121 instead$
Type all of your answers and then clic# on F2hec# answersF.
5) My friend lives the 57th floor of a new highrise apartment +uilding.
:) $&ll +e Toronto +usiness ne,t wee#. $&m loo#ing forward to seeing (iagara 0alls.
<) 1et&s get together after class today to wor# on our group pro*ect. e can meet a coffee
shop downtown.
9) 'lease come to my party. $ live 59<6 Hardcastle %rive.
A) $ #now you don&t want to +e late. $&ll +e ready to leave *ust a few minutes.
B) $&ll go shopping with you later. !ight now) $&m watching a hoc#ey game television.
7) .ome learners of Cnglish as a second language have difficulty understanding the
difference FduringF and Fwhile.F
D) My friend says that families are more important than *o+s. Therefore) he refuses to wor#
overtime wee#ends.
6) $ don&t li#e the way the furniture here is arranged. hy don&t we move the
+oo#shelf the corner of the room?
58) 2ould you please get my camera? $t&s a +o, a shelf the +edroom
closet.
55) My +ac# is a little sore today. $ spent a long time shovelling snow my driveway
yesterday afternoon.
5:) 4efore starting an e,am) teachers usually as# their students to remove all +oo#s and
papers the des#s.
5<) The man who sat me on the plane was going a+road for the first time his life.
59) hile $ was waiting the +us stop) it +egan to rain. $ didn&t have my um+rella) so $
ran home to get it.
5A) The little dog almost got hit +y a car when it ran the street to get a +all.
5B) $&m +usy Thursday) +ut $ can meet you for coffee 0riday. 1et&s meet the
entrance of the 4ay 2entre 5:88pm.
57) The +oy&s mother told him to put his toys a large +o, the couch +ecause it
was time for him to go to +ed.
5D) $&m loo#ing forward to my trip to 0rance this summer. $ arrive 'aris July 5Ath)
and will +e in the country two wee#s.
56) The store is easy to find. Just go this street until you reach Heath =venue. Then turn
right and go two +loc#s. "ou can&t miss it.
:8) The meeting starts 55:88. There isn&t a lot to discuss) so if everyone is time)
we will pro+a+ly +e finished very Euic#ly.
:5) Henry studies science university day) +ut night he wor#s part3
time a service station.
::) 'lease hurry. The other mem+ers of our tour group are pro+a+ly already waiting for
us the hotel lo++y.
'or each space, t)pe in the "est preposition$ Choose the "est
preposition from the words in "racets$ If no preposition is needed,
t)pe an underline 121 instead$
Type all of your answers in the spaces and then clic# on F2hec# answersF. $f you need help) clic#
on F.how a letterF.
5) %on&t worry. $&m sure we can rely (for/on/;) him to get us (to/at/;) there
(at/on/;) time.
:) $ can&t sleep +ecause $&m not accustomed (for/to/;) going to +ed early.
<) $&m not sure where they live. Their house is either (in/on/;) 'andora =venue or
Johnson .treet.
9) =lthough !o+ert and =ndrew are +rothers) they are not ali#e. $n fact) one is Euite different (to/
from/;) the other.
A) Helen is a nurse in the emergency ward of a +usy hospital. Cach day she has to deal
(out/with/;) lots of accident victims.
B) ould you li#e to go (to/in/;) downtown with me after class?
7) 4efore the guest spea#er&s lecture +egan) some of the students helped +ring e,tra chairs
(in/into/;) the classroom.
D) $&m starving? $ haven&t eaten anything (since/for/;) early this morning.
6) $ would have helped her +ut she insisted (for/on/;) doing it +y herself.
58) There were some interesting fifteenth3century paintings (in/on/;) the walls of the
castle.
55) $f $&m not mista#en) 4etty and Ted =ndrews are throwing a +ig .t. 'atric#&s %ay party
(on/at/;) 0riday night. They live (on/at/;) :D6D =ustin =venue) don&t they?
5:) $n my opinion) this ta+le is similar (with/to/;) the one we +ought last month) +ut it
costs a lot less.
5<) They have loved each other (since/for/;) a num+er of years.
59) $&d love to go to a movie with you (at/on/;) this 0riday night. .hall we meet
(into/in/;) the theatre or (on/at/;) the sidewal# outside?
Prepositions of Place and Time 3
'or each space, t)pe in the "est preposition$ If no preposition is needed,
t)pe an underline 121 instead$
Type all of your answers and then clic# on F2hec# answersF.
Mother Teresa) whose real name was =gnes @on,ha 4o*a,hiu) was +orn =ugust :B)
5658) .#op*e) the capital city of the !epu+lic of Macedonia. hile growing up) she was
impressed the missionary wor# of the .isters of 1oreto) who taught Cnglish to
children $ndia and) at the age of 5D) +ecame a student their a++ey in $reland. .he
too# the first steps to +ecoming a nun 56:D) at which time she also changed her name to
.ister Teresa. The following year) she was sent to 2alcutta) $ndia) to teach at .t. Mary&s High
.chool) a 2atholic institute for girls. =lthough her students came from wealthy families) .t. Mary&s
was located close some very poor neigh+ourhoods. .ister Teresa was appalled +y
conditions there) so) in 5697) she o+tained the 'ope&s permission to leave her convent
and esta+lished a school to help the area&s underprivileged. Then) in 56A8) she organiKed the
order of the Missionaries of 2harity) which she led until her death almost fifty years later.
-nder Mother Teresa&s guidance) the Missionaries of 2harity offered free care services) including
health care) food and education to 2alcutta&s needy. .oon) she opened centres for the elderly)
the +lind and the physically handicapped. = truly remar#a+le lady) she +ecame #nown as the
F.aint of the @uttersF) and received numerous awards for her humanitarian efforts. 4oth $ndia and
=merica) for instance) awarded her their highest civilian honours. Moreover) she +ecame the
su+*ect of a +est selling +iography +y Malcolm Muggeridge) F.omething 4eautiful for @odF
and) 5676) received the (o+el 'eace 'riKe.
1i#e all people in the pu+lic eye) Mother Teresa was not without her critics. Her pro3life views) for
e,ample) often put her at odds with those who favoured a woman&s right to have an a+ortion.
However) even her critics couldn&t deny the goodness of her heart or her dedication to the less
fortunate of this world. 4y the time of her death .ept. A) 5667) her Missionaries of 2harity
were operating B58 missions 5:< countries.
3tati&e and /)namic 4er"s
Introduction
Ier+s in Cnglish can +e classified into two categories: stati&e ver+s and d)namic ver+s.
%ynamic ver+s (sometimes referred to as Faction ver+sF) usually descri+e actions we can ta#e) or
things that happenL stative ver+s usually refer to a state or condition which is not changing or
li#ely to change. The difference is important) +ecause stative ver+s cannot normally +e used in
the continuous (4C J $(@) forms. This will e,plain the differences +etween the two types of ver+)
and give lots of e,amples of each #ind.
/)namic &er"s
There are many types of dynamic ver+s) +ut most of them descri+e activities or events which can
+egin and finish. Here are some e,amples:
/)namic
4er"
,)pe 5xamples
play activity
.he plays tennis every 0riday.
.he&s playing tennis right now.
melt process
The snow melts every spring.
The snow is melting right now
hit momentary action
hen one +o,er hits another) +rain damage can
result. (This suggests only >(C punch.)
hen one +o,er is hitting another) +rain damage can
result. (This suggests M=(" repeated punches.)
%ynamic ver+s) as you can see from the ta+le a+ove) can +e used in the simple and perfect
forms (plays, played, has played, had played) as well as the continuous or progressive forms (is
playing, was playing, has been playing, had been playing).
3tati&e &er"s
.tative ver+s usually refer to a state or condition which is Euite static or unchanging. They can +e
divided into ver+s of perception or co!nition (which refer to things in the mind)) or ver+s
of relation (which descri+e the relationships +etween things). Here are some e,amples:
3tati&e
4er"
,)pe 5xamples
hate perception $ hate chocolate.
+elieve perception .he +elieves in -0>s.
contain relation The +o, contains :9 cans of soda.
own relation "ong owns three motor+i#es.
(ote that we 2=((>T use these ver+s in the continuous (progressive) formsL you 2=(&T say
FM"ong is owning three cars.F >wning is a state) not an action) so it is always in the simple form.
5xample &er"s
Here some common stative and dynamic ver+s. The lists may help you to understand what types
of ver+s are li#ely to +e stative and what types are commonly dynamic.
3tati&e
4er"s
lo&eL hateL lieL seeL hearL soundL thin (meaning Fhave an
opinionF)L mind (meaning Fcare a+outF)L reco!ni6eL seemL ha&e (meaning
FownF)L preferLdou"tL consist ofL mean
/)na
mic
4er"s
eatL drinL !oL t)peL readL writeL listenL speaL watchL sa)L !rowL worL
sleepL cooL tal
%ynamic ver+s) as you can see from the ta+le a+ove) can +e used in the simple and perfect
forms (plays, played, has played, had played) as well as the continuous or progressive forms (is
playing, was playing, has been playing, had been playing).
hen you are sure that you understand the lesson) you can continue with the e,ercises.
Stative and Dynamic Verbs 2
,his exercise is lie a ,75'- test exercise$ 5ach sentence has four
underlined sections8 )our tas is to identif) the section with a
!rammar mistae 9 in other words, the section which is wron!$
2lic# on the +utton +eside the correct answer.
.how Euestions one +y one
1. $ play tennis every Tuesday. 1ast wee#) $ was playing with John) a man $ am
#nowing from wor#) when a +ird flew into the tennis net.
=. ? play
4. ? am #nowing
2. ? was playing
%. ? flew
2. Mohammed owns two different houses. He li#es to live in his house +y the sea when
the weather is good) +ut in the winter he is preferring to live in the city.
=. ? owns
4. ? is preferring
2. ? li#es
%. ? is
3. hile Nei#o was fi,ing the car) $ was ma#ing the supper. 4y si, o&cloc# $ had +een
wor#ing for eight hours) so $ was needing a good meal.
=. ? was needing
4. ? had +een wor#ing
2. ? was fi,ing
%. ? was ma#ing
4. hen $ called .arah) she said she watched TI) so she didn&t want to come out with
me) so $ went to the pu+ alone.
=. ? called
4. ? went
2. ? watched
%. ? didn&t want
5. $ don&t understand stative and dynamic ver+s. They seem very confusing. $ am
hating them) +ecause they are driving me craKy?
=. ? are driving
4. ? don&t understand
2. ? seem
%. ? am hating