GRAMMAR POLICE

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1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. In the past, Walter ……………………………… (not go) to the gym every day, but he
……………………………… (go) now.
2. While we ……………………………… (chat), I ……………………………… (receive) a text message.
3. If you ……………………………… (see) Mark this afternoon, …………………… you
……………………………… (tell) him to call?
4. I ……………………………… (never cook) Japanese food, but I ……………………………… (eat) in a Japanese restaurant last week.


2 Choose the correct answers.
In recent years, text messaging 1 became / has become / becomes popular in the medical world. In Britain, for example, some health clinics 2 were sending / sent / send text messages to their patients when it is time to take their medicine. If patients 3 will forget / forget / forgot to take their medicine too often, they 4 don’t get / doesn’t get / won’t get well. So this service is very important. Now, 5 many / much / any British doctors 6 use / are using / will use text messages to tell each other important information about patients, too. It’s faster and 7 cheaper than / the cheapest / cheaper communicating by post or telephone. With text messages, doctors all over the world 8 should / must / can communicate easily. In 2008, a volunteer British doctor in Africa was operating on a patient while he 9 has received / was receiving / were receiving instructions from a surgeon in London. The doctor understood the instructions 10 well enough / too well / as well as to do the operation and he 11 saves / is saving / saved a life. Hopefully soon, medical workers 12 will find / are finding / have found other medical uses for text messaging.

3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. (5 x 2 = 10 points)
1. I ……………………………… (do) my homework when you
……………………………… (call) yesterday.
2. Nicole ……………………………… (not go) on the trip if she
……………………………… (not feel) well.
3. Adam ……………………………… (eat) toast now, but he usually
……………………………… (have) cereal for breakfast.
4. If I……………………………… (help) you clean your room, …………………… you
…………………… (come) to the party with me?
5. Karen ……………………………… (not see) her best friend since she
……………………………… (move) to another city.

4 Choose the correct answers.
Did you know that New York City has got 1 much / a / many different names? The Big Apple, The City That Never Sleeps and The Empire City are 2 some / any / many of its names. In 1524, an Italian explorer named Giovanni da Verrazano discovered the area and he 3 names / name / named it Nouvelle-Angoulême. The Dutch called it New Amsterdam. Finally, in 1664, the British 4 was conquering / has conquered / conquered the city and named it New York. It 5 has been / was / is New York ever since.
New York City has been the 6 larger / largest / large city in the country for more than 200 years. More than eight million people 7 lives / is living / live there. The city has got some of the 8 tallest / taller / as tall as buildings in the United States, including the Empire State Building. So, if you 9 visit / will visit / visited New York City one day, maybe you 10 saw / will see / have seen this building, too.

5 Write questions with the words below.
1. how long / he / know / Eva
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2. what / you / do / when / I / call / last night
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3. Angela / get married / tomorrow
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4. why / you / move / to another school / next year
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5. you / study / English / at school / every week
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