Exercise 2 // All Tenses

‘I ____  about buying a new car recently:

‘Really? What sort of car?’

I haven’t seen Mark for weeks.’

‘Well,  I _____ him this afternoon. Why don’t you come along?’

‘We’d better take a taxi to the station.’

‘Yes. The train_____ in fifteen minutes.

Where is the newspaper?’

‘I threw it away. I thought you ______ reading it.’

‘I feel very tired:

‘How can you be tired? You_______ a thing all day.

Cathy doesn’t study enough:

I know. I’m afraid she______  her exam:

‘It’s bad news about Janet crashing her new car. isn’t it?’ ‘Yes. She ________ for months to buy it.’

‘There’s someone here to see you.

‘Oh, that _____ my sister. Send her in.

‘Whose is this earring?’

‘I don’t know. I found it when I______ the house.’

‘I ______to reach Jane on the phone all day.’
‘Don’t you know? She’s gone on holiday.’

‘I want to visit Katie.’

‘Well. don’t visit her before five o’clock. She ______.’

‘Is that a new jumper?’

No I_______ it from Laura yesterday.’

________ . to the library today?’

‘Yes. Would you like me to return your books?’

‘How is your grandfather?’

‘His condition ________ day by day.’

When did you speak to Sue?’

‘I met her as I ________ to work.’

‘Shall we go shopping?’

‘I can’t go until the babysitter________ .

‘I’ve invited Sam to my party.’

‘I doubt if he _______ He’s studying for an exam.’

‘I’m sorry I’m late.’

‘I ____________ . here for over an hour.’

I’m having trouble with the car.

‘I’m sure John ________ you fix it if you ask him:

‘How long ._________ James?’

‘Since we were children.’

You________ . a good teacher one day.’

‘Do you really think so?’