1. PUT THE VERBS INTO THE CORRECT FORMS
1.
Dear George,
I _______________(write) this letter sitting in my room. It’s the 1 st time I
______________(choose) a mountain resort i8n the Alps for a holiday. So far I ____________(spend) all
my days ______________(ski) ; I _____________(stay) at a friend’s flat. I ______________(know) him
for 8 years. We _______________(meet) at scuola media. We really ________________(get) on well. He
_______________(buy) his flat a few months ago. I’m really happy to be here. We
_____________(have )great fun. Yesterday we ______(go) to a charming village not far from here. We
____________(eat) out. We really ______________(enjoy) the food. Perhaps I
_______________________(drink) a bit too much.
I don’t know where my friend ____________(go) he _______________(leave) the hotel at
3 o’clock and he _______________(not/come) back yet. Today the weather ____________(be) awful, it
______________(rain) and I’m afraid the snow _____________(melt), as it _________________(be) qite
warm all this week.
The place is not far from Sestrière. The journey was real hell. I ____________(drive) my
mother’s car. It’s quite old, in fact it __________________(break down) several times this year and
____________________(break down) on my way to the mountains too. It was the longest journey I
_______________(ever have)
By the way I ____________________(just hear) that you __________(leave) on a package
tour to Egypt next Christmas. Lucky you! I ________________(never be) there. So far I
____________________(travel) only within Europe.
That’s all for now, my friend _______________(call) me.
I look forward to _________________(hear) from you.
See you soon
John
2.
1. The children ________________(sleep) when Father Christmas _________________(leave) their
presents.
2. We ___________________(have) a drink with Tony this evening. ____________________( you
/come)
3. The printer _____________(run out) of toner. _______________________(anybody/order a new
one?
4. While Peter_______________(open) the window the cat _______________(shoot out) into the
garden.
5. _______________________(you/see) my bag anywhere? I can’t find it.
6. Larry _________________________(write) his novel for the last two years.
7. Where’s my pizza? I _____________________(wait) for an hour.
8. I’m sorry about not coming last week. I ____________________(have) a cold and so I
___________(stay) at home
9. It’s nice to be back that’s the 2nd time I ________________(visit) this country.
10. This place is in terrible mess! What __________________(you/do)?
11. This tooth _____________(hurt) a lot lately. So I ________________(make) an appointment with the
dentist’s for next Tuesday.
12. I ________________________(live) here since the end of last year.