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Present Tenses- Complete the text with the verbs in the Present Simple, Present Continuous or Present Perfect I _____________ (always/have) a pet. My dog is eight years old and my two cats are five years old. My best friend _____________(never/own) a pet because her parents__________ (be) frightened of animals,Right now we _____________ (take) Rover, my dog, for a walk in the forest. We usually______________(walk) here, but sometimes we ___________(go) to the beach with him. He____________ (love) to swim in the sea. However, we have to be careful because he ______________(always/chase) birds. Past Tenses Complete the text with the verbs in the Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect. Last week, Mrs Naseby_________(visit) her mother in hospital when thieves ________ (break) into her house. When she arrived home, she____________(notice) that someone ____________(leave) her front door open. She___________(go) inside and saw that they ____________(steal) her laptop, some jewellery and some money. While she_____________(talk) to the police on the phone, there____________ (be) a knock at the door. When she opened it she found two policemen who_______________(carry) a bag with her laptop, jewellery and money inside. Complete the sentences by adding the past participle for each infinitive verb in brackets: 1. I (be) ____________________ to France twice. 2. I (complete) ____________________ three computer courses. 3. He (speak) ____________________ to his bank manager since June. 4. They (just leave) _______________________ the building. 5. I (eat) ____________________ Chinese food before. 6. I think Jim (have) ____________________ enough of Lauren. 7. Ben (drive) ____________________ 300 miles in the past two days. 8. We (sell) ____________________ many ice creams this week. 9. They (never ask) ______________________ their parents for any help 10. I (just see) ____________________ that bag at a lower price in a different shop. 11. I think the manager (offer) ____________________ him a job. 12. We (make) ____________________ a dozen cakes for the party. 13. ___________ he (clean) ____________________ the car yet? 14. How long (you live) ____________________ in the UK? 15. I (never hear) ____________________ of that play. Is it any good?

Read the letter below from Alan to his friend Ethel. All the irregular verbs have the wrong ending – a regular ‘-ed’ ending! Underline each one. Write the letter again, using the correct past simple form of each irregular verb. Dear Ethel I’m writing to tell you about something that happened yesterday. I getted up at the usual time – about 10am – haved a shower and maked breakfast. I eated a big bowl of cereal and some toast and watched TV for a while. Then I goed into the kitchen where I heared a funny noise. I thinked it comed from behind the cooker. I getted my tool box and moved the cooker out of the way. The noise getted louder but I couldn’t see anything. I ringed my uncle to ask his advice. He sayed that he thinked it could be a gas leak. When I heared this I just panicked! I putted the phone down, runned outside, getted in my car and drived to the local police station. I telled them about my gas leak but the constable losed his patience with me. He sayed that I should have phoned the gas company. He writed his report, then ringed the gas company for me. Then I remembered that my house doesn’t have gas – only electricity! I feeled really stupid and knowed that the constable would be angry with me for wasting his time, so I runned out of the police station while he ised still on the phone. I goed home to try to find out what the noise ised. On the way I buyed a newspaper and I readed about an escaped llama that breaked out of the city safari park last Wednesday. When I getted home I putted my key in the door, turned it, goed inside and straight away heared that funny noise again. I holded my breath and opened the door slowly. Guess what? I finded the llama hiding in my cupboard! I letted him stay and he sleeped in my garden last night. The snoring ised so loud! This morning I taked him back to the safari park. They ared really pleased to see him again and gived me a reward of £50! Hope you are well. Write soon and let me know how you are. Your friend, Alan