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Tense review revisited

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    Tenses!
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  • THINK - sorry, I shouldn’t have said that. I _________ it would upset you so much
    Didn’t think
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  • SPEND- we _______ the whole holiday looking out at this rain. It’s miserable
    Have spent / have been spending
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  • SEE- hi Paula! How are you? I _______ you for ages!
    Haven’t seen
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  • SAY- well! As I _______ before I was so rudely interrupted, I think you are mistaken!
    Was saying
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  • FEEL- I’m sorry Mr jones, but it ___________ by the teachers that we have no choice but to go on strike
    Is felt
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  • SEE- the police said that the suspect __________ trying to board a plane at Birmingham airport
    Was seen
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  • FIND- I think you __________ it very difficult to find a cheap apartment in Dublin in August
    Will find
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  • CORRECT THE ERROR: human beings are unique in that they are walking upright
    They walk upright
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  • CORRECT THIS ERROR: someone built this bridge in 1897
    This bridge was built in 1897
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  • CORRECT THIS ERROR: nobody must take books from the library
    Books must not be taken from the library
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  • Correct this mistake- an avalanche buried eight people in Austria
    Eight people were buried in Austria by an avalanche
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  • If someone spoke sparingly, what does it mean?
    He spoke very little
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  • Give one example of a film that was considered a FLOP
    Students choice, but must be a film that was critically and commercially unsuccessful
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  • “So where (1) ______________ (you/come from), Miro? London?” “No, actually I (2) ______________ (grow up) in Wales, though I (3) ______________ (be) here for ages now. Since I (4) ______________ (leave) school, in fact. How about you?”
    1) Do you come from 2) grew up 3) I’ve been here 4) left
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  • INVITE- She never explained why I ________ to her wedding.
    wasn’t invited
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  • Correct the error: My daughter’s eyes are red because she’s cried.
    she has been crying
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