Each sentence
below contains one mistake. Try to find the mistake.
1)Julia
has eaten too much chocolate yesterday.
Julia
ate too much chocolate yesterday (Yesterday is finished time, so we must use a past tense
in the sentence.)
2)Manfred
doesn't have some money.
Manfred
doesn't have any money.(As
a rule, in positive sentences we use some; in negative sentences and questions
we use any.)
3)Michael
did see the film yesterday.
Michael
saw the film yesterday.
(For a
finished action in the past we use the past simple. It is possible to use 'did
see' but this is used for stress, normally after someone has said the opposite,
for example:Bob:"You didn't see the film yesterday, Mary."Mary:
"I did see the film!")
4)Had you
a nice weekend?
Did you
have a nice weekend?
(Past simple
questions use the structure: did + subject + infinitive)
5)On
Saturday I was washing my car. On Saturday I washed my car(For a finished
action in the past we use the past simple.)
Complete the
following sentences by adding for or since.
6)David
has been my boss ..... 12 weeks.( for)
7)I've had
my watch ..... the past eight years.(for)
8)We've
been working on the report ..... Tuesday morning.(since)
9)Mrs
Smith has been waiting for you ..... 15 minutes.(for)
10)Peter
has worked here ..... 1982.(since)
11)Paul has
been on holiday ..... last Thursday.(since)
12)We've
had this computer ..... a very long time!(for)
13)That dog
has been barking ..... ages!(for)
14)My
friend has worked here ..... April.(since)
15)Andrew
has had the same car ..... years.(for)
Complete the
following sentences by selecting the correct answers.
16) We
..... a new car last year. bought
have bought had
bought
17) Since
April we ..... five new sales offices.
did open
have opened opened
18) It
..... since early this morning.
has snowed has been snowing snowed
19) We
..... a new project in September.
Started have been
starting have started
20) To date
we ..... a lot of money on training courses.
Spent
have spent had spent
21)We .....
to a casino yesterday.
* went *
had gone * did go * have been
22)Last
Saturday I ..... in my garden.
* did work * was working * worked *
have worked
23)The
meeting ..... an hour ago.
* has started * has been starting * started * did start
24)We .....
to the cinema twice this month.
* have
been * have gone went *
did go
25)In 1998
we ..... a lot of money on training courses.
* spent * have spent * had spent * were spending
Complete the following sentences by
adding in, at or on.
26)Peter
and Mary first met .... 1982.(in)
27)Did you
go out ..... Monday evening?(on)
28)Let's
meet ..... 8.30 tomorrow evening.(at)
29)I'm
starting my new job ..... 7 June.(on)
30)Do you
work ..... Saturdays?(on)
31)I got up
..... 8 o'clock this morning.(at)
32)Moira
and Trevor are getting married ..... July.(in)
33)George
isn't here ..... the moment.(at)
34)I often
go skiing ..... winter.(in)
35)Gabby
moved back to England ..... October.(in)
Complete the
following sentences by adding some or any.
36)Manfred
hasn't got ..... money.(any)
37)Would
you like ..... wine?(some)
38)The
courgettes didn't look nice, so I didn't buy ..... .(any)
39)Do you
have ..... good videos?(any)
40)There
are ..... beautiful buildings in Preston.(some)
41)I went
to a café with ..... friends last night.(some)
42)I can do
it myself. I don't need ..... help.(any)
43)Would
you like ..... biscuits?(some)
44)I
haven't written ..... postcards.(any)
45)Can you
lend me ..... money, please?(some)
Complete the
following sentences by adding for or since.
46)Linus
has known me ..... 2 years.(for)
47)This
product has been available ..... 1993.(since)
48)We've
been waiting for the report ..... Tuesday.(since)
49)The baby
has been crying ..... ages.(for)
50)I've had
my car ..... November.(since)
51)Ingrid
has been on holiday ..... two weeks.(for)
52)She's
worked with me ..... Monday.(since)
53)That dog
has been barking ..... early this morning!(since)
54)It's
been raining ..... days!(for)
55)Wolfgang
has given up smoking. He hasn't smoked now... three weeks.(for)
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