Vremena Eng

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IV Tense revision

1. For centuries, the Taj Mahal (1. inspire) HAS INSPIRED poets, painters and musicians to try and capture itselusive magic in word, colour and song. It (2. e) ISone o! the most !lawless architectural creations o! theworld. "ince the 1#th century, travellers ($. cross) HAVE BEEN CROSSINGcontinents to come and see this

ultimate memorial to love, and !ew (%. e) HAVE BEENunmoved y its incomparale eauty.

Taj Mahal (&. stand) STANDS in the city o! 'gra, in the northern Indian state o! ttar radesh, on the an*s o!the +amuna iver. The people (-. uild) BUILTit in the memory o! the eauti!ul 'rjumand ano egum, who(#. win) WONthe heart o! a Mughal prince. 't the age o! 21, she (/. marry) MARRIED 0mperor ahangirsthird son rince 3hurram and (4. stay) STAYED loyally y his side through good times and ad5 in thelu6urious royal palaces o! 'gra as well as the transient tents o! war camps. Today, people (17. see) SEEit as a

symol o! true love.

2. ichard Fo6 (1) HAS BEEN LIVING(live) in 8ong 3ong !or around seven years and !or the past two years

he (2) HAS SHARED(share) a !lat in 9an :hai. 8e originally ($) CAME(come) here on holiday ut (%)DECIDED(decide) to stay on when he heard that it was easy to !ind a jo as a teacher. 8e (&) HAS WORKED(wor*) !or three di!!erent schools over the years and (6 HAS !UST STARTED(just;start) wor* !or his !ourthemployer.8e li*es 8ong 3ong ecause o! its convenient location in 'sia which (#) ALLOWS(allow) him to visit a lot o!

countries in the region. "o !ar, he (/) HAS GONE(go) to :hina, Thailand, Indonesia, the hilippines, A=" (-. sound) really nice. They

HAVE BEEN GOING (#. go) out !or a couple o! months and she HAS ALREADY MET(/. already ; meet)his parents. TheyDre going to Greece on holiday together in 'ugust, so it sounds li*e things are hotting upC Hast

night we WENT (4. go) !or a ite to eat at a new Italian restaurant that HAD OPENED(17. open) in :elerity"@uare. Aot ad at all.'nyway, how aout youE

&. The ritish e6plorer ames :oo* was orn in the village o! Marton, +or*shire, on 2# >ctoer, 1#2/. ut his!amily soon (1. move) MOVED to another village, called Great 'yton, where :oo* (2. spend) SPENTmost o!his childhood.'s a teenager ames :oo* DEVELOPED ($. develop) a !ascination !or the sea and TRAVELLED(%. travel) to9hity where he-OUND(&. !ind) employment on a coal ship.


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9hile he (-. serve) WAS SERVINGin the oyal Aavy during the "even +earsD 9ar (1#&-1#-$), :oo* (#.have) HADthe command o! a ship. '!ter the war (/. end) HAD ENDED .:oo* (4. ta*e) TOOK command o!the vessel Grenville and (17. go) WENTto Aew!oundland to survey the coasts there.

-. In 1##2, the oyal "ociety (1. hire) HIRED ames :oo* !or another e6pedition to !ind the mythical Terra

'ustralis. >n his journey, :oo* (2. discover) DISCOVERED several islands and almost ($. go) WENTas !ar asthe continent o! 'ntarctica.8e (%. ma*e) MADEmaps o! the "outh aci!ic and (&. prove) ROVEDthat Terra 'ustralis did not e6ist.8is third and last voyage !or the oyal "ociety (-. ta*e) TOOKhim to the west coast o! Aorth 'merica. 8ecould not pass the ering "trait the ice (#. !orce) -ORCED him to return to 8awaii, which he (/. discover)

HAD DISCOVEREDearlier.9hile he and his crew (4. rest) WERE RESTINGin 8awaii, some 8awaiians (17. steal) STOLEone o! hisoats.

#. ulie HAD BEEN WALKING(1. wal*) !or hours when she suddenly noticed that the sun was sin*ing in thes*y. "he HAD LOST(2. lose) trac* o! time ecause she HAD BEEN THINKING($. thin*) aout the mostimportant decision sheDd ever had to ma*e in her li!e. Things HADN"T BEEN (%. not e) the same etweenulie and her !iancJ, =avid, since he accepted a jo in aris. They HAD KNOWN(&. *now) each other !or

almost !ive years, and in that time, they had never argued much.

Hately, though, their relationshipBECAME(-. ecome) stormy. They seemed to e !inding !ault with each otherand disagreeing aout everything. 0verything in ulieDs li!e HAD BEEN GOING(#. go) well until her world

!ell apart just a month e!ore. ' large company HAD O--ERED(/. o!!er) =avid an important position thatwould re@uire him to move to France. 's his wi!e, ulie would have to go, too. 9hy hadnDt he discussed hisdecision with herE

'lthough ulie HAD ALWAYS WANTED(4. always want) to live aroad she !elt very con!used. 9as she readyto move hal!way across the world, leaving ehind her !riends and !amily and the only home she had ever*nownE I! the answer was no, was she ready to say goodye to the only man she HAD EVER LOVED(17. everlove)E

ohn (wor*) HAS WORKED!or the government since he graduated !rom 8arvard niversity. ntilrecently, he (enjoy) HAS BEEN EN!OYINGhis wor*, ut now he is tal*ing aout retiring.

Hately, I (thin*) HAVE BEEN THINKINGaout changing my career ecause I (ecome) 0:'M0

dissatis!ied with the conditions at my company.

I (see) HAVE BEEN SEEINGudy !or more than !ive years and during that time I (see) HAVE

SEENmany changes in her personality.

/. Mr. "mith5 "o tell me a little it aout yoursel!, Mr. 8arris. I would li*e to !ind out a little it more aout yourac*ground.

Mr. 8arris5 I HAVE BEEN WORKING(wor*) in the insurance industry !or over ten years. I wor*ed !or Met

Hi!e !or si6 years and 9orld Insurance !or !our and a hal!. =uring that time, I heard many good things aout8ollings Hi!e Insurance and thatDs why I AM APPLYING(apply) !or the new sales position.

Mr. "mith5 Tell me a little aout your hoies and interests.

Mr. 8arris5 In my spare time, I hi*e in the mountains outside o! town, volunteer at the "ierra :lu and playtennis. In !act, I AM COMPETING(compete) in a tennis tournament this wee*end.

Mr. "mith5 eally, how long HAVE YOU BEEN PLAYING(you, play) tennisE

Mr. 8arris5 I HAVE BEEEN PLAYING(play) since high school. I love the sport.

Mr/ S&i0'1GreatC 9e li*e dedication here at 8ollings Hi!e.

+ou mentioned you volunteer at the "ierra :lu. I AM CURRENTLY WORKING(wor*, currently) with themon the sea turtle project. 9e ARE TRYING (try) to create a wildli!e sanctuary near the ay.


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Mr/ H2rris1=o you *now Fran* 8arrisE 8eDs my rother. 8e IS PRESENTLY WORKING (wor*,presently) on the same project.Mr/ S&i0'1I *now Fran* @uite well. 'ny rother o! Fran*Ds would e a welcome addition to 8ollings Hi!e. ustone more thing, we ARE LOOKING(loo*) !or someody who is !luent in "panish many o! our clients are!rom Me6ico.

Mr/ H2rris1Ao prolem. I HAVE STUDIED (study) "panish since elementary school.Mr/ S&i0'1"ounds li*e you are the per!ect candidate.

3. '5 (you ; ta*e) HAVE YOU TAKENthe dog !or a wal* yetE

5 I HAVE BEEN WORKING (wor*) all day. I HAVE !UST CAME(come ; just) home !rom wor* andI HAVEN"T HAD(have ; not) the time yet to wal* the dog.

'5 8ow long HAS THE DOG BEEN(the dog ; e) home aloneE

5 For aout - hours. +ou HAVEN"T WALKED(wal* ; not) the dog !or a long time. =onDt you want togoE

'5 9ell, I HAVEN"T BEEN LA4ING(laBe ; not) aout all day either, you *now. I have a very important

meeting tomorrow and I still HAVEN"T -INISHED(!inish ; not) my presentation.

5 >*ay, I will go then. 9here DID YOU PUT(you ; put) collar and leashE

'5 They are in the *itchen. y the way, HAVE YOU EATEN(you ; eat) anything yetE I! not, could you getus something !rom the supermar*etE

17. =ear ean,

It (1) WAS(e) really great to !rom you. "orry I (2) HAVEN"T REPLIED(not reply) sooner ut I ($) HAVEBEEN (e) really usy at wor* !or the last !ew wee*s.'nyway, I (%) WAS REALLY PLEASED (e) really pleased (&) (hear) HEARD that you (-) HAVEPASSED (pass) your e6ams. +ou must e (#) LOOKING -ORWARD TO STARTING(loo* !orward, start)

your new jo.I have some good news too. Mervin and I (/) HAVE DECIDED(decide) to get marriedC =onDt e too surprised

a!ter all, we (4) HAVE BEEN(e) together !or nearly ten years. 's weDre oth @uite happy with our jos andwith living here we (17) THOUGHT(thin*) it was time to tie the *not at last. 9e (11) HAVEN"T CHOSEN(not choose) the date !or the wedding yet, ut I e6pect it will e sometime in "eptemer. >! course, weDll letyou *now as soon as we decide. I really hope youDll e ale to come.

9hat else E >h yes, I suppose you (12) KNOW(*now) that 'nne and 8arry (1$) HAVE MOVED(move) to'merica. 8arry (1%) GOT (have got) a new jo (1&) WORKING (wor*) at Mc=onaldDs head o!!ice, sothey(1-) ARE no5 LIVING(live) in >a* roo*, Illinois. I (1#) HAD(have) an email !rom 'nne a couple o!wee*s ago and she (1/) SEEMS(seem) @uite happy. 9eDll proaly try to visit them later in the year a!ter thewedding.

9e (14) HAVEN"T BEEN(not go) away yet this year. 9eDre going to wait until our honeymoon. 9e (27) ARETHINKING(thin*) o! going to "outh '!rica as MandyDs sister (21) IS LIVING(live) there so we could visither at the same time.

'nyway, thatDs aout it !or now. Het me *now how things go with the new jo and IDll e in touch to send you aninvitation when we (22) 8'

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