Self-correcting exercises
Exercise 1
Say whether the words in bold type are nouns or verbs.
Exercise 2
These sentences all have a false friend. Choose the correct word in each one.
Exercise 3
Fill in the following sentences with the correct phrasal verbs. Please notice that there are more verbs than necessary.
Exericse 4
Say in which sentences, the adjective in bold type is used incorrectly.
Check the correct sentences.
Exercise 5
Say if the following statements about the perfect tenses are true (V) or false (F).
Check the correct statements.
Exercise 6
Complete the sentences with the present perfect simple of the verbs in brackets.
- He … (already/meet) the new CEO.
- … (you/finish) yet?
- Rose … (not come) to work this morning. What’s wrong with her?
- We … (hear) the news.
- They … (not arrive) yet.
- … (he/ever/be) in your house?
Exercise 7
Complete the sentences with the present perfect continuous of the verbs in brackets.
- They … (not listen) to what you were saying.
- We … (work) here for many years now.
- … (Peter/do) his job accurately? Or hasn’t he?
- He … (not work) since he had that accident.
- … (you/prepare) the meeting?
- It … (rain) all night.
Exercise 8
Complete the sentences with the past perfect simple of the verbs in brackets.
- … (everybody/pay) before they left?
- I … (see) him only once before.
- I … (not be) there for more than ten years.
- We … (finish) the work by ten.
- … (you/arrive) when he called you?
- They … (not eat) anything so they were very hungry.
Exercise 9
Complete the sentences with the past perfect continuous of the verbs in brackets.
- It was all wet because it … (rain) hard all night.
- What … (they/do) before you met them in the street?
- It was a surprise because I … (not expect).
- Where … (you/live) before you moved to this town?
- We … (not wait) for long when he arrived.
- They … (look for) the boy all day when he finally appeared.
Exercise 10
Choose the correct form of the verbs in these sentences: past simple or present perfect.
Exercise 5
Complete the following sentences with the right word:



