Ex.7. Put the verbs into the Present Perfect or Past Simple.

1. A: … Have you ever seen … (you / ever / see) an elephant?

B: Yes, I ……………………………... (see) some in a zoo last summer.

A: ………………………………………………….. (you / touch) them?

B: No, they …………………………………… (be) in their cages.

2. A: ……………………………………………..( you / go) shopping on Saturday?

B: Yes, I …………………………………..…. (buy) lots of things.

A: What ………………………………….. (you / buy)?

B: A jacket, some shoes and pair of trousers.

3. A: ………………………………………….. (you / finish) your project yet?

B: Yes, I …………………………………………… (finish) it last night.

A :………………………………..(you / type) it yet?

B: Yes, I …………………………………………... ( already / type) it.

4. A: …………………………………………………….. (you / ever / be) to Poland?

B: Yes, I ……………………………………………. (go) there in 1992.

A: Where ……………………………………………. (you / stay)?

B: I …………………………………………. (stay) at friend’s house in Warsaw.

Ex.8. Circle the right answer:

1. Here is my report. I … it at last.

a) finish b) finished c) am finished d) have finished

2. I already … my things and I am ready to go.

a) packed b) have packed c) pack d) was packing

3. I… my parents since last Christmas.

a) haven’t seen b) didn’t see c) hadn’t d) don’t see

4. She … very ill three years ago.

a) has been b) had been c) was d) was being

5. The earth … round the sun.

a) goes b) went c) was going d) has gone

6. My hair is tidy now. I … it.

a) have brushed b) brushed c) am brushing d) was brushing

7. It … last August at the airport.

a) happens b) was happened c) happened d) has happened

8. I … my key. Can you help me to look for it?

a) lose b) am losing c) had lost d) have lost

9. He hasn’t come yet, … ?

a) doesn’t he b) does he c) has he d) hasn’t he

10. I … to the library a lot recently.

a) have gone b) have been going c) had been going d) will have been going

11. Everybody in our family really … ice-cream.

a) loves b) is loving c) had loved d) has loved

12. You know that Peter … to the States several times.

a) was b) has been c) had been d) is

13. He never … anything he starts.

a) finish b) finished c) finishes d) had finished

Ex.9. Fill in the gaps with can, can’t, could or couldn’t.

1. Sarah is three years old. She … can’t… write.

2. Peter is nineteen. He …………………………….. drive a car.

3. Mr. Thompson is 70 years old. He ……………. see very well so he wears glasses.

4. When I was five years old, I …………………………….. only count to ten.

5. When Kate was two, she ………………….. read a newspaper.

6. ………………………………………. you answer the phone, please?

7. It was cold yesterday so we ……………………………….… go out.

8. I …………………………………... walk when I broke my leg.

9. …………………………………………. I take this pencil, please.

10. ………………………………………… you sing when you were a small child?

Ex.10. Read the situations. Make questions with May I …. or Can I …. as in the example.

1. You want to borrow your friend’s camera. What do you say to him?

Can I borrow your camera, please?

2. You want to use the phone in your boss’s office. What do you say to him?

………………………………………………………………………………………….

3. You want to invite some friends to dinner. What do you say to your mother?

………………………………………………………………………………………….

4. You want to speak to your boss. What do you say to him?

………………………………………………………………………………………….

5. You and your brother / sister want to play in the garden. What do you say to your father?

………………………………………………………………………………………….

6. You and a friend want to go to Helen’s party. What do you say to your parents?

………………………………………………………………………………………….

Ex.11. Fill in must or mustn’t.

1. I haven’t got any money I … must … go to the bank.

2. It’s raining. You ………………………….. go out without your umbrella.

3. The road is busy. You ………………………… look carefully before cross it.

4. You ………………………………………….. play football in the house, Jack.

5. My tooth hurts. I ……………………………………………….. go to the dentist’s.

Ex.12. Fill in mustn’t or needn’t.

1. You … mustn’t … play with matches. It’s dangerous.

2. You …………………. talk loudly. The baby is sleeping.

3. I ………………………………... go to the bank. I’ve got some money.

4. We ……………………….. stay out late. We have to get up early tomorrow.

5. You ………………………………………….... feed the dog. I’ll do it.

6. I ……………………………….. forget to buy some milk. There isn’t any left.

7. You ……………………………………………... talk during the exam.

8. You ……………………………………….. phone Julia. She’s coming here later.

9. You ………………………………………take your umbrella. It’s stopped raining.

10. You …………… …………………….park here. There’s a “No Parking” sign.

11. You ………………………………………….come with me. I can go alone.

12. You ……………………………………… lose the key. I haven’t got another.

13. You …………………………………………………… tell Sonia. It’s a secret.

14. You ………………………………. buy a paper. You can read mine.

15. You ……………………………………go by taxi. I can give you a lift.

Ex.13. Circle the right answer:

1. In six months he … to read English newspapers.

a) can b) must c) will be able d) should

2. You … to get the necessary books.

a) must b) will have c) can d) may

3. I … to meet my brother at the station.

a) can b) should c) may d) have

4. Which of your student … to take part in the concert?

a) can b) may c) will be able d) should

5. We … wait for her any longer.

a) can b) must c) can`t d) should

6. … you start working immediately?

a) Have b) Can c) May d) Ought

7. … I trouble you for a glass of water?

a) Must b)May c) Am d) Ought

8. … I ask you to do me a favour?

a) May b) Will be able c) Have d) Am

9. They … be working at the library now.

a) may b) are c) will d) have

10. We ... to learn the poem by Monday.

a) must b) could c) should d) were

11. The lecturer … speak so fast.

a) should b) must c) has d) shouldn’t

12. The tourists … able to reach the village before dark.

a) may b) can c) will be d) need

13. … I use this telephone?

a) Must b) Have c) May d) Am

14. She … to see a doctor yesterday.

a) has b) had c) must d) is

15. She … to buy it.

a) must b) didn’t have c) could d) may have