Tenses for baccalaureate students
D/ Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets..1. If I
(to know) that the film on television yesterday evening
(to be) so boring, I
(not / to waste) my time
(to watch) it. I usually
(enjoy)
(to watch) detective films, but that one was the most stupid that I
(ever / see). I wish I
(to go) out with my instead. They
(to go) to an Italian restaurant and
(to eat) some delicious pizzas.
2. Yesterday I
(to go) to visit a sick friend who
(to come) out of hospital the day before. The surgeon
(not / allow) her to have visitors while she
(to be) in hospital, so I
(not / see) her since before her operation.
"How
(you / be) ?" I asked.
"I
(never/to feel) better in my life!" she replied. "When I
(to return) to school next month, I
(be able) to do physical education again."
3. Mary hates
(to live) in London. She wishes she
(live) in the country. Last week she
(see) an advertisement for a job in a small town, so she
(to ring) the company up : “Good morning. I
(inquire) about the job which I
(just / see) advertised in the newspaper.
(you :/still/look) for somebody ?” she asked.
“Yes, madam. If you
(come) to see us tomorrow, we
(interview) you.
(you / can / be) here at four?” the manager asked.
4. When my brother
(to come) to see me next week, I
(to be able) to ask him about his recent trip to Cairo and, if there
(to be) time, he
(to show) me the postcards which he
(to buy) during his visit. He
(never : to go) to Egypt before, so I'm sure he
(to find) it very interesting. I
(to go) with him if I
(not / to have) an exam. Perhaps I
(to be) luckier next time
5. No sooner
(I / to get) into bed the other evening than the phone
(to ring). It was my brother who
(just / to arrive) at the airport. "I
(to be) so sorry to disturb you at such a late hour, but the coach
(already / to leave) and there
(not / to be) any taxis.
(you / can / to come) and meet me, please ?" Of course, I
(not /can / to refuse) to help my brother, but I wished he
(to let) me know earlier that he
(to arrive) home that evening.
6. Last Saturday, while the little girl
(to sleep), her mother
(to creep) into the bedroom because she
(to forget) to shut the window and she
(not / to want) her daughter to catch cold. The next morning, however, the little girl
(must : to stay) in bed as she
(not / to feel) well. Her mother knew that it was her fault and said : " I
(to be) sure that if I
(to shut) the bedroom window earlier, my daughter
(not / to catch) cold last night."
7. While I
(to wander) along the beach the other day, I
(to happen) to hear somebody who
(to shout) for help. I
(to turn) round and
(to see) a man in difficulty in the sea. He
(to wave) his arms frantically to attract attention. "My goodness! If I
(not / to get) help immediately, that man
(to drown), " I exclaimed.
I
(run) to the nearest group of people and
(to beg) them to help me rescue the man.
8. While Taha
(to go) along the road the other day, he
(to meet) a friend from Oujda. “What
(you / to do) here in Rabat ?” Taha asked.
“My sister
(just / have) a baby, so I
(to come) to see her, “ he explained.
“Please
(to come) to lunch with me tomorrow. I
(to be) very happy if you can.”.
His friend
(to thank) him for his kind invitation but said that he
(not / to be able) to accept because he
(to decide) to return to Oujda that day.
9. “ Rachid ! Rachid ! Where
(you : to be) ?” shouted Reda.
“ I
(to be) up here, in my bedroom. I
(to look) for my Arabic book. I
(to have) it yesterday evening. If I
(not / to find) it, the teacher
(not : to be) very pleased,” said Rachid.
“ Well, if we
(not / to hurry), we
(to miss) the school bus, “ Reda answered
“Oh, here it is ! I
(to find) it. Come on. Let's
(to go) now, " said Rachid.
10. Nourdine
( get) his degree in English ten years ago and he
(to be) a teacher ever since. He
(to teach) in a high school in Fes for six years before
(to move) to Rabat. So far, he
(not / to-be able) to stay in England for more than a month at a time, but he
(to spend) the next two years
(to study) in London if he
(to manage) to get a scholarship. When he
(return) to Morocco in two years' time, he
(probably : to be given) a post at the university.