U1 G1 Present and past tenses quiz.docx

1. He often loses touch with his colleagues. 2. He now shares a flat with a friend. 3. He loves getting traditional letters. 4. She looks very fit. 5. What do you [think] of this message? 6. What are you [thinking] about? 7. I don't [see] why you want to stay in touch with him. 8. I'm...

1. He often loses touch with his colleagues. 2. He now shares a flat with a friend. 3. He loves getting traditional letters. 4. She looks very fit. 5. What do you [think] of this message? 6. What are you [thinking] about? 7. I don't [see] why you want to stay in touch with him. 8. I'm [seeing] Amer these days. 9. I'd like to establish contact with that company, but my boss doesn't [look] at it that way. 10. Why are you [looking] at me that way? 11. He is talking on his mobile. 12. He's thinking of getting a new phone. 13. The news is spreading quickly. 14. He's been stuck here for five years. 15. The lights have gone out. (And now it's pitch dark here). 16. He's changed dramatically. (He looks very different now.) 17. I've sent five thousand text messages so far. 18. I've been waiting here since 9 a.m. 19. I've got better grades [because] I've been studying a lot lately. 20. Neil Papworth sent the first text message in1992. 21. While Hani was waiting for us, his mum was texting. 22. She was studying [when] suddenly somebody tossed a brick through the window. 23. [Before] Hassan met his wife, he had been single for a decade. 24. I............. (lose touch) with a few of my friends in recent years. 25. Dad............... (make contact) with his cousin from time to time so they're not close. 26. She.............. (chat) on her mobile for ages. Can't they................ (see) each other in person? 27. I............. (establish contact) with Mr Farley earlier today, but he hasn't responded yet. 28................ (you / use) the laptop right now? I need to send an email. 29. My teacher took my mobile phone off me yesterday -- I............... (talk) to my friend at the time! 30. He............. (stay in touch) with me ever since we had that argument. 31. I............... (love) going for a regular run once a week. 32. Jaber............ (prefer) to stay in on Saturday nights these days. 33. Muneer wanted to sit down because he.............. (stand) all day at work. 34. Do you know that man? He............ at you all evening. look 35. Why............ the milk? Do you think it has gone bad? smell 36. We.............. lunch now. Will you join us, please? have 37. Just look at his face: I bet he........... about something amazing! think 38. Apologies, but I............ much time at the moment. I'll get back to you soon, I promise. have 39. Monther Rayahneh............. in the award-winning TV show, The Invasion. appear 40. She........... to be highly intelligent, but she's awfully lazy too. What a waste! appear 41. I............ what you mean, but I can't agree with you. see 42. My............ mum it's the best idea. think 43. Malek............ much better with his hair cut. look 44. When I got home, the flat........... of smoke. smell 45............. you........... anybody these days, Faisal? see 46. Software programmer Neil Papworth 1......... the first text message in 1992. It 2.......... a greeting. 1 sent 2 read 47. Papworth 3........... for a phone company at the time. 3 was working 48. Since the time of that very first message, people 4.......... really long messages, so it 5........... so easy to forget that there 6............ a limit of 160 characters per message back then! 4 have been writing 5 is 6 was 49. Papworth said that he only recently 7............. his children that it was he who 8............. the very first text message. 7 told 8 'd sent 50. Since then, there 9............ many innovations in phone technology, but Papworth 10.......... that this was perhaps a key moment in mobile history. 9 have been 10 agrees/ agreed 51. The phone is ringing and I can't find where I've put it. 52. The phone rings all the time now that we run a business. 53. I've been calling Malek all day today. 54. I've called Malek a couple of times today. 55. It's getting easier and easier to stay in touch with people. 56. It gets less difficult every time I write an essay. 57. I was watching a film when the lights suddenly went out. 58. I watched a film when I got home from school. 59. What do you think of my phone? 60. What are you thinking about? 61. He's been writing thank-you letters all morning. 62. I wrote an English essay last night. 63. She's writing a text message right now. 64. Young people are writing by hand less often these days. 65. I was writing to Jad when he called. 66. They've written several very long essays. 67. We were writing to each other regularly back then. 68. I've written down everything she's said so far. 69. Fawzi writes at least ten texts every day. 70. I'd already talked to that police offi cer about the burglary, so he knew I was innocent. 71. Teenagers rarely write emails. 72. I usually take a break from my screen **from time to time** to rest my eyes. 73. According to my phone, I've spent 67 minutes online **since nine o\'clock**. 74. We\'ve been learning about ancient methods of communication at school **recently**. 75. I forgot my password and blocked my email account **the day before yesterday**. 76. We were walking on the beach **earlier today / once in a while** when we found a message in a bottle. 77. Most teenagers................... texting to calling. prefer 78. My friends and I.................................. emails. don't usually send 79. Once in a while, Zeina................... books. writes 80............................ your laptop right now? I\'d like to borrow it. Are you using 81. Can I call you back? I................... to someone else at the moment. 'm talking 82. Landline telephones................... less and less common these days. are becoming 83.................... how much credit you\'ve got left on your phone? Do you know 84. I\'ve been texting Jackie **all morning** 85. I\'ve texted Jackie **three times today** 86. Kay\'s been writing **that essay since morning** 87. Kay has written **two essays today** 88. Amal hasn\'t learned **how to write in English yet** 89. Amal hasn\'t been learning **English for very long** 90. Hani was riding his bike when he 1............... his phone. 1 dropped 91. He 2......................... on the road, so he 3................. it fall. 2 was concentrating 3 didn't hear 92. He arrived at school and 4................. straight to his first lesson. 4 went 93. He 5................. in English class when he realised that he 6................. it. 5 was sitting 6 had lost 94. He thought he 7................. it at home, but when he got back at the end of the day, it 8................. there. 7 had left 8 was not 95. He never found out what 9................. to it and assumed that someone 10................. it. 9 happened/had happened 10 had stolen 96. Have you received any hand-written letters recently? 97. Are/Is social media changing the meaning of friendship? 98. Has/Have social media changed the meaning of friendship? 99. Did you watch the documentary about communication through the ages yesterday? 100. Does Grandma know how to switch on the computer? 101. Had you seen her photos on Instagram before you met her? 102. Were you having a bad dream when I woke you up? 103. Members of an Australian family 1............... (find) the world\'s oldest message in a bottle over 100 years after German researchers 2............... (throw) it into the Indian Ocean. 1 found 2 had thrown 104. The Illman family 3........................... (walk) on the beach in Perth in Australia, when they 4.......................... (come across) a bottle lying in the sand. 3 were walking 4 came across 105. Tonya Illman 5............... (pick it up) and 6................. (discover) a note inside asking the finders to contact the German authorities. Researchers 7............... (write) the note 132 years earlier. 5 picked it up 6 discovered 7 had written