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[...]... see you, I (17) (wait) for my friend,' I (18) (shout), leaving as rapidly as I could (19) (you ever do) this kind of thing? Surely I can't be the only person who (20) (hate) the dentist! 27 FIRST CERTIFICATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE 5 Look carefully at each line Some of the lines are correct, and some have a w o r d which should not be there Tick each correct line If a line has a w o r d which should not be... it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the w o r d given Do not change the w o r d given You must use between t w o and five words, including the w o r d given a) Jack left the office before I arrived there already When I arrived at the office Jack b) Do you know how to drive this kind of car? ever Have c) This is my first visit to Scotland I This is the first time d) During dinner, the... e) This is my first visit to Japan time This is the first to Japan f) How long have Helen and Robert been married? get When married? g) Jack bought those trousers last month, and has been wearing them ever since for Jack has a month h) It's a long time since our last conversation spoken We long time i) Thanks, but I had something to eat earlier already Thanks, but I've eat j) This is my first game of... simple No definite time is given for the events They are a series of actions in our life up to now I've been to France three times After It's/This is the first/ second time we use the present perfect It also refers to our life up to now This is the first time I have eaten Japanese food • Compared with past simple Events described using the past simple have definite times / went to France last year I... While Peter was packing his suitcase, he realised that he hadn't checked his flight f) While Peter was packing his suitcase, the phone rang FIRST C E R T I F I C A T E L A N G U A G E P R A C T I C E 2 Underline the most suitable verb form in each sentence The first one is done for you a) I suddenly remembered that I forgot/had forgotten my keys b) While Diana watched/was watching her favourite television... think that you would be happier in another job 23 FIRST C E R T I F I C A T E L A N G U A G E P R A C T I C E 6 Put each verb in brackets into either the present simple or the present continuous Dear Aunt Jean, I (1) am just writing (just write) how to tell you how much I (2) (appreciate) the money you sent me, and to tell you how I (3) (4) (get on) in my first term at university Actually I (really enjoy)... and use the present continuous Present tense forms are also used to refer to future time See Grammar 3 Where some languages use present tenses, English uses the present perfect See Grammar 2 I've lived in Milan all my life Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the w o r d given Do not change the w o r d given You must use between t w o and five words,... the other side of the valley A rider (shine) like gold! FIRST C E R T I F I C A T E L A N G U A G E P R A C T I C E 6 Rewrite each sentence beginning as shown Use a participle clause a) Norman collected the parcel, but then he realised it was the wrong one After collecting the parcel, Norman realized it was the wrong one b) Sue left the house but first she checked that she had her keys Before c) Mark... cleaned the house, but then she fell asleep on the sofa After e) Brian bought a new television, but first he checked all the prices Before f) Alan was skiing in Switzerland and met his old friend, Ken While g) Kate took two aspirins, and then she felt a lot better After h) Sheila went out for the evening, but first she washed her hair Before Key p o i n t s 1 2 3 4 5 6 The past simple describes completed... not had the chance to discuss the walls When we checked them we have discovered that they are in a dangerous condition I'll let you know what we have do to them Best wishes, Andrew Turner, Builder 13 FIRST C E R T I F I C A T E L A N G U A G E P R A C T I C E Key p o i n t s 1 2 3 4 14 The present perfect simple describes events without a definite time Either these events take place in a period of . 9 8 7 6 5 4 Contents Introduction vii iii FIRST CERTIFICATE LANGUAGE PRACTICE