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Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs. There is one extra option.

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs, Present Simple or Future Simple.

Complete the text with the verbs in the correct forms (Present Simple or Future Simple). Some forms are negative.

Helen: Harry, look, lottery tickets! Let's buy some! If we buy the tickets, we can win the lottery.

Harry: OK. And what will you do if you win the lottery?

Helen: If I win the lottery, I will go 'll go shall go travelling around the world. And I'll travel until I spend all the money. What about you?

Harry: If I win a lot of money, I will start 'll start shall start my own business. And if I start my own business, I will be happy.

Helen: Wait, I'll buy some more tickets for mum and dad. If dad wins the lottery, he will buy a new car.

Harry: Even if we do not win don't win , it will be great fun.

Helen: Right. Even if there's no prize for us, I won't be will not be shan't be shall not be sad. After all, it's just for fun.

Complete the proverbs with the verbs given. There is one extra option.

Say what happened first (1) and what happened next (2).

1. The match had already started (1) (2) when we got (1) (2) to the stadium.
2. The match started (1) (2) after we had got (1) (2) to the stadium.
3. They played (1) (2) computer games after they had done (1) (2) their homework.
4. They played (1) (2) computer games and then they did (1) (2) their homework.
5. He had just made (1) (2) some sandwiches when his friends came (1) (2) .
6. He made (1) (2) some sandwiches when his friends came (1) (2)
7. She was (1) (2) upset because she had made (1) (2) some mistakes.
8. She was nervous (1) (2) and so she made (1) (2) some mistakes.

Helen: I saw Emma in the street yesterday morning and she cried was crying had cried had been crying .

Jim: What was the matter?

Helen: She told me she lost was losing had lost had been losing her dog. She said she looked was looking had looked had been looking for her dog for three days, but the dog was nowhere to be seen.

Jim: Oh, my goodness! How did it happen was it happening had it happened had it been happening ?

Helen: Emma walked was walking had walked had been walking with her dog in the park when suddenly her dog saw was seeing had seen had been seeing a cat and ran was running had run had been running after it.

Jim: Wasn't the dog on a lead?

Helen: Yes, it was, but it managed to run away. Emma was shocked because her dog never did was never doing had never done had never been doing that before. She ran after it, of course, but the dog disappeared.

Jim: I think Emma should post a photo of her dog on social media.

Helen: I think she has already done that. When I saw her yesterday, she walked was walking had walked had been walking around the neighbourhood and posting printed posters with her dog's name and its photo in the area.

Jim: I hope that'll work out for her.

1. Dan said, "My bike was stolen yesterday".

   Dan said his bike had been stolen the day before .

2. Susan said, "My dog isn't very well today".

   Susan said her dog was not wasn't very well that day .

3. Kevin and Mary said, "We want to go on holiday to Nice but we can't afford it".

   Kevin and Mary said that they wanted to go on holiday to Nice but they couldn't could not afford it.

4. Liza said, "I'm not enjoying the concert very much".

   Liza said she was not enjoying wasn't enjoying the concert very much.

5. Molly said, "I'll help you with the dinner tonight".

   Molly told me she would help me with the dinner that night .

6. Veronica said, "My sister has got a driving licence".

   Veronica said her sister 'd gotten 'd got had gotten had got a driving licence.

7. Molly said, "We've been shopping this afternoon".

   Molly said they had been shopping that afternoon.

8. "You can come in," said the teacher.

   The teacher said to me that I could come in.

9. Mum said, "I'm going to go shopping now".

   Mum said she was going to go shopping then .

10. She said, "I bought this scarf last week".

    She said she had bought that scarf a week before the previous week .

Susan: Hi, Maggie. How was the literature exam on Monday? What did the teacher ask?

Maggie: Hi, Susan. First she asked me if I liked literature and reading at all. To tell the truth, I boasted of having a book on my table all the time. You know, like I'm a bookworm. Then she asked me which book I was reading at that moment.

Susan: What did you answer?

Maggie: I answered that I was reading Anna Karenina by L. Tolstoy. Then I suggested telling my opinion about the plot and the main characters. She agreed that my point of view could be interesting and we discussed it for a while. Later she asked me which novel I had read 'd read before. Also, she wondered which book I was going to read would read the next.

Susan: Do you know which mark she gave you?

Maggie: I saw Mrs Brooks yesterday and she said that she had put 'd put me an excellent mark.

Susan: Lucky you! I saw Bobby on Tuesday and he said that the literature exam had been a nightmare for him.

Maggie: For sure! He is very lazy.

1. Sue said she will visit would visit visited Italy the following year.
2. She said she bought had bought would bought a very nice black leather jacket a week before.
3. Molly said she had eaten has eaten ate a crab for dinner.
4. Monica said they were had been went shopping that afternoon.
5. He said he want wanted was wanting a tasty green apple.
6. Mum said she had been making made had made the dinner for an hour.
7. Kelly said she was having had had had lunch when I called her.
8. I said that I see saw had seen Justin Bieber.
9. When I called Brian, his dad said he was having had is having a shower.
10. My neighbours said they are going were going is going to invite us for a picnic the following weekend.

1. As soon as Allie saw that blouse, she said, "I must have it."

   As soon as Allie saw that blouse, she said she had to must should have it.

2. "I think I should call Stephany to say sorry," she said.

   She said she had to must should call Stephany to say sorry.

3. "The postman must be ill," my dad said.

   My dad said that the postman had to should must be ill.

4. "You don't have to write in pen," the teacher said.

   Our teacher said that we mustn't shouldn't didn't have to write in pen.

5. "You are late, Minnie, but still you can come in," the teacher said.

   The teacher said that I might could may come in even if I was late".

6. "I may not be able to meet you at the bus station," Carry said.

   Carry said she may might could not be able to meet me at the bus station.

7. Alison said, "You should exercise more."

   Alison said that we should would shall exercise more.

8. "My mother will be furious if she sees my essay," I said.

   I said that my mother would could have to be furious if she saw my essay.

9. "Here is my number. You may call me in the evening," he said.

   He gave me his number and said that I could may can call him in the evening.

10. "Shall I take these books back to the library?" I asked Mary.

    I asked Mary if I shall should would take those books back to the library.

1. Before Dilan left, he said that it is was had been a nice party.
2. I was getting ready for Sam's birthday when my grandpa asked me where I was going went had gone .
3. "I will help you with the cleaning", she said.

   She said she would help helped 'll help me with cleaning.

4. Mum asked me if I can had to could tidy my room to help her.
5. My sister said that they might may could go to Italy the following summer.
6. When I met Chloe she looked exhausted because, as she told me, she was doing had been doing did yoga in the park for an hour.
7. Grandma told us that when she was a child she must should had to help her dad at the shop every Saturday.
8. When my mum didn't find her wallet in a supermarket she said that she might could should have left it home.
9. Brian promised that he will would should call me back later.
10. Dad always tells me that it was is has been very important to get a good education.

I remember the first time I was at a job interview. I was very stressed and felt nervous a lot. I asked my friends what I should wear and which questions I might be asked. But I don't think it helped a lot. All those questions...

I remember an HR manager asked me which job experience I had had had 'd had . Which experience could I have right after finishing the university? I told the manager that I had been studying 'd been studying at university for four years and couldn't could not work. Of course, I told about an apprenticeship I had just finished 'd just finished , but that was all. I was so frustrated then. But she kept asking me which working hours I would prefer 'd prefer and about my plans for developing skills.

The manager called me in two days and instead of refusing told me that they were waiting for me the next day the following day at their office at 9 a.m. I can't tell you how happy I was!