Part A - answers

Version 1
A. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
Malfoy 1) ....................... (can, not) believe his eyes when he saw that Harry and Ron 2) ...................
(be) still at Hogwarts next day, 3) ....................... (look) tired but perfectly cheerful. Indeed, by next
morning, Harry and Ron thought that meeting the three-headed dog 4) ........................ (be) an
excellent adventure and they were quite keen 5) ..................... (have) another one.

Malfoy couldnt believe his eyes when he saw that Harry and Ron were still at Hogwarts next day,
looking tired but perfectly cheerful. Indeed, by next morning, Harry and Ron thought that meeting
the three-headed dog had been an excellent adventure and they were quite keen to have/on having
another one.


Version 2
A. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
I 1) ............................ (brush) my teeth yesterday when Mary 2) .................... (walk) into the
bathroom and told me she had just remembered that she 3) .......................... (forget) to pay the
phone bill. I was really angry with her because it means that the telephone company 4)
.......................... (charge) us SLS10 for the delay. I told Mary she 5) ........................... (pay) the fine
from her pocket money.

I was brushing my teeth yesterday when Mary walked into the bathroom and told me she had just
remembered that she had forgotten to pay the phone bill. I was really with her because it means that
the telephone company will charge us SLS10 for the delay. I told Mary she would/should pay the fine
from her pocket money.


Version 3
A. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
Lucy: "Beth, 1) ................................. (you, hear) the weather forecast?"
Elizabeth: "Yeah, it 2) .............................. (rain) the whole weekend."
L: "Oh no, we 3) .............................. (plan) to have a barbeque at Rogers."
E: "Cant you just stay inside and have a little party?"
L: "No, Rogers mum said she 4) ............................ (not, want) us in the house this weekend as
theyre decorating it."
E: "Too bad. You have to come up with an alternative plan then. How about going to the cinema?"
L: "I dont know. Ive checked the programme and theres nothing on I 5) ............................ (like)
to see."

Lucy: "Beth, have you heard/ did you hear the weather forecast?"
Elizabeth: "Yeah, its going to rain/ it might rain the whole weekend."
L: "Oh no, we were planning/ had planned to have a barbeque at Rogers."
E: "Cant you just stay inside and have a little party?"
L: "No, Rogers mum said she didnt want us in the house this weekend as theyre decorating it."
E: "Too bad. You have to come up with an alternative plan then. How about going to the cinema?"
L: "I dont know. Ive checked the programme and heres nothing on I would like to see."




Version 4
A. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
The Fellowship of the Ring is the first book of J .R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy,
which is set in a fictional world: Middle Earth. It 1) .................... (tell) the story of Frodo, a hobbit,
and a magic ring.
As the story begins, Frodo 2) .................. (give) a magic ring. The wizard Gandalf then tells him of
the Rings of Power and of Sauron, the Dark Lord, who 3) .................. (make) the Master Ring to
rule all the other Rings. Gandalf advises Frodo to leave home and keep the ring out of Sauron's
hands, who 4) ....................... (send, already) his Black Riders in search for it. If Sauron got Frodo's
ring he 5) ....................... (have) the power to enslave Middle Earth.

The Fellowship of the Ring is the first book of J .R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy,
which is set in a fictional world: Middle Earth. It tells the story of Frodo, a hobbit, and a magic ring.
As the story begins, Frodo is given a magic ring. The wizard Gandalf then tells him of the Rings of Power
and of Sauron, the Dark Lord, who made/has made the Master Ring to rule all other Rings. Gandalf
advises Frodo to leave home and keep the ring out of Sauron's hands who has already sent his Black
Riders in search for it. If Sauron got Frodo's ring he would have the power to enslave Middle Earth.


Version 5
A. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
Harry woke up early the next morning. Although he could tell it was daylight, he kept his eyes shut
tight.
"It was a dream," he told himself firmly. "I 1) ................ (dream) a giant called Hagrid came to tell
me I 2) ......................... (go) to a school for wizards. When I 3) ........................ (open) my eyes I
4) .................. (be) at home in my cupboard."
There was suddenly a loud tapping noise.
"Al right," Harry mumbled, "I 5) .......................... (get up)."

Harry woke up early the next morning. Although he could tell it was daylight, he kept his eyes shut
tight.
"It was a dream," he told himself firmly. "I dreamed/dreamt a giant called Hagrid came to tell me I
was going/would go/would be going to a school for wizards. When I open my eyes Ill be at home
in my cupboard."
There was suddenly a loud tapping noise.
"Al right," Harry mumbled, "Im getting up/ll get up."


Version 6
A. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
The lonely knight was riding through the forest, 1) .................... (think) about the question which
the Queen had asked him. If he 2) ............................. (not, find) the answer, he would die. Suddenly,
he 3) ......................... (see) twenty-four beautiful young women. They 4) .................... (dance)
among the trees. He wanted to talk to them, but they disappeared when he came near. Only an old
woman was sitting in the grass where the beautiful girls 5) ....................... (dance) just a moment
before. Perhaps she could give him the answer!

The lonely knight was riding through the forest, thinking about the question which the Queen had
asked him. If he didnt find the answer, the would die. Suddenly, he saw twenty-four beautiful
young women. They were dancing among the trees. He wanted to talk to them, but they disappeared
when he came near. Only an old woman was sitting in the grass where the beautiful girls had been
dancing just a moment before. Perhaps she could give him the answer!
Version 7
A. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
Last month I 1) ............................. (want) to spend a nice weekend with my friend J ane. She 2)
........................ (live) in Manhattan for some months now.
"Im sure we 3) ..................... (have) lots of fun," J ane said while I 4) ...................... (unpack) my
things. "If the weather 5) ....................... (be) fine tomorrow well go on a trip to the Poconos."
"I think this is a fantastic idea," I agreed. "I want to climb the highest mountains."

Last month I wanted to spend a nice weekend with my friend J ane. She has been living/has lived in
Manhattan for some months now.
"Im sure we will have/are going to have lots of fun," J ane said while I was unpacking my things.
"If the weather is fine tomorrow well on a trip to the Poconos." " I think this is a fantastic idea," I
agreed "I want to climb the highest mountains."


Version 8
A. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
In the year 122 AD, the Roman Emperor Hadrian 1) .......................... (visit) his provinces in Britain.
On his visit, the Roman soldiers told him that Pictish tribes from Britain's north 2) ........................
(attack) them. So Hadrian gave the order to build a protective wall across one of the narrowest parts
of the country. After 6 years of hard work the Wall 3) ............................ (finish). Every 8 kilometres
there was a large fort in which up to 1,000 soldiers found shelter. In order to pass through the Wall,
people 4) ......................... (must) go to one of the small forts that served as gateways.
Today Hadrian's Wall is the most popular tourist attraction in northern England. In 1987, it 5)
......................... (become) a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

In the year 122 AD, the Roman Emperor Hadrian visited/was visiting his provinces in Britain. On
his visit, the Roman soldiers told him that Pictish tribes from Britain's north had attacked/attacked
them. So Hadrian gave the order to build a protective wall across one of the narrowest parts of the
country. After 6 years of hard work, the Wall was finished. Every 8 kilometres there was a large
fort in which up to 1,000 soldiers found shelter. In order to pass through the Wall, people had to go
to one of the small forts that served as gateways.
Today Hadrian's Wall is the most popular tourist attraction in northern England. In 1987, it became
a UNESCO World Heritage Site.