TENSES

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1. When I opened my eyes, I ………………. a strange sight. saw was seeing have seen 2. Every morning she …………….. up early and gets ready for work. is waking wakes had already woken 3. I ………………….. anything from her in a long time. did not hear am not hearing have not heard 4. The headmaster ……………… to talk to you now. want wants wanted 5. Jane ………………. with her parents since three months ago. lives has lived lived 6. Jane ………………. with her parents. lives has lived lived 7. We ..................... Greece next month. is visiting visits will visit 8. The moon …………….. around the earth. is revolving has revolved revolves 9. I …………………. English for twelve years. have been teaching will be teaching am teaching 10. She …………………. to study for a degree. is planning is having is doing 11. I …………….. to call you the whole week! will try tries have been trying 12. I am sorry that I .................... to leave your party so early last night. have had has 13. Henry ...................... in London right now. is living was living will be living 14. I ........................ for my club for the past 15 years. has been playing have been playing has been played 15. I ............................. my first championship game back in 2009. won win winned Dear Meta,I (1. receive) received your letter about two weeks ago and (2. try) have been trying to find time to write you back ever since. I (3. be) have been very busy lately.In the past two weeks, I (4. have) have had four tests, and I have another one next week. In addition, a friend (5. stay) has been staying with me since last Thursday. She wanted to see the city, so we (6. spend) have spent a lot of time visiting some of the interesting places here. We (7. be) have been to the zoo, the art museum, and the botanical gardens. Yesterday, we (8. go) went to the park and (9. watch) watched a balloon race. Between showing her the city and studying for my exams, I (10. have, barely) barely have enough time to breathe.Right now it (11. be) is 3:00 a.m. and I (12. sit) am sitting at my desk. I (13. sit) have been sitting here for five hours doing my studying. My friend’s plane (14. leave) is leaving at 6:05, I (15. decide) decided not to go to bed. That’s why I (16. write) write to you at such an early hour in the day. I (17. get) am getting a little sleepy, but I would rather stay up. I (18. take) will take a nap after I get back from taking her to the airport.How (19. you, get) do you get along? How (20. your classes, go) are your classes going? Please write soon.Yours,Hana

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