Fill the gaps in this letter with the appropriate form of the verb in parentheses, a preposition or another word. Most of the verbs are in a past tense as the letter speaks about vacation experiences in the past. Read the letter through once to make sure you have understood the general context of the letter, and then begin filling in the gaps. Be careful to pay attention to the various time relationships between the verbs.
Dear Jason,
Thank you so much for your recent letter. I really _enjoyes,read____ (enjoy, read) about your holiday _____ Spain. It sounds _____ you __hav___ (have) a wonderful vacation. Let me tell you about our summer holiday in Greece!
The flight _____ Greece ___goin__ (go) smoothly. However, we had some problems with the ferry in Athens! We __booked___ (book) a ferry crossing two weeks before we ___leaved__ (leave) and arrived at the port with our tickets in hand. _____, the ferry __bed___ (be) nowhere in sight! We rushed about the port __tryed___ (try) to find the ferry, but no one _____ (ever hear) of the ferry lines! Finally, after we _____ (wait) for about four hours, a man ___telled__ (tell) us that the ferry line ___changed__ (change) owners and had a new name and kindly ___directed__ (direct) us to the correct ferry. Well, we were pretty lucky as the ferry ___prepared__ (prepare) to depart that very moment! We hopped _____ board and __drinked___ (drink) a beer to calm our nerves.
After that, the vacation really _____begined (begin) to be fun. We arrived in Sifnos (one of the many marvelous Greek islands) and ____fined_ (find) our apartment. The apartment _____ (be located) directly _____ the beach with a marvelous _____ of the sea. We _stayed____ (stay) in a small village which __have___ (have) about 200 inhabitants during the year, but ____swelled_ (swell) to over 2,000 _____ the summer holiday months. We ____spend_ (spend) our days reading, swimming, napping and having a very relaxing time indeed. We also __taked___ (take) a number of long walks _____ the island.
I'll always remember one walk in particular: We ___wake up__ (wake up) early that morning so as to get an early start. I ____maked_ (make) coffee when my brother-in-law, who ___joind__ (join) us in Sifnos, _____ (burst) in saying, "Susan _____ (be) ill and we have to go to the doctor's". We __get into___ (get into) the car and, after a short journey up the road the nearest doctor's, Susan got the medicine she _____ (need). We _____ (return) to our apartment and Susan went to bed _____ the day. Daryn, my brother-in-law, and I _____ (decide) to go on our hike even _____ we __losed___ (lose) a few hours going to the doctor. By that time, the sun ___rised__ (rise) high in the sky and we _____ (set off) in blistering heat. A slight breeze ___blowed__ (blow) so we really _____ (not notice) the heat. After we ____walked_ (walk) for about an hour, the wind suddenly _____ (stop) and we found ourselves alone in the countryside without a drop of water. We decided we ____keeped_(keep) walking as we were sure to find somewhere to stop and have a drink and a rest. Unfortunately, as we later _____ (discover), the closest village was another five kilometers _____. We __carry on___ (carry on) in the boiling sun_____ we finally reached the village. We ____go ing_ (go) into the nearest bar to have something to drink. It was then that I _____ (realize) that I _____ (leave) my wallet in the apartment _____ I _rushed____ (rush) to get out the door and go on the hike! We were 15 kilometers _____ our apartment and __hiked___ (hike) through 100 degree heat and __have´t___ (not have) a dime (well, a drachma
fabio andres lara verbel
martes, 31 de mayo de 2011
Are the following forms of the irregular verbs used as Infinitive, Simple Past and/or Past participle?
1) have -
Infinitive (i)
Simple Past
Past participle
2) went -
Infinitive
Simple Past
Past participle (i)
3) slept -
Infinitive
Simple Past(i)
Past participle
4) come -
Infinitive
Simple Past
Past participle
5) do -
Infinitive(i)
Simple Past
Past participle
6) met -
Infinitive
Simple Past
Past participle
7) say -
Infinitive
Simple Past
Past participle
8) put -
Infinitive(i)
Simple Past
Past participle
9) seen -
Infinitive
Simple Past(i)
Past participle
10) caught -
Infinitive(i)
Simple Past
Past participle
________________________________________
1) have -
Infinitive (i)
Simple Past
Past participle
2) went -
Infinitive
Simple Past
Past participle (i)
3) slept -
Infinitive
Simple Past(i)
Past participle
4) come -
Infinitive
Simple Past
Past participle
5) do -
Infinitive(i)
Simple Past
Past participle
6) met -
Infinitive
Simple Past
Past participle
7) say -
Infinitive
Simple Past
Past participle
8) put -
Infinitive(i)
Simple Past
Past participle
9) seen -
Infinitive
Simple Past(i)
Past participle
10) caught -
Infinitive(i)
Simple Past
Past participle
________________________________________
exercise 3,4
I traped the mouse on manday
You joged yesterday morning
We fliped the pancakes at breackfast
They chóped firewood last winer
He mixed the chemicals togueter in the lab
The nuerse helped the patient to stand up
It tiped the bucket over
I beed was busy painting last night
You maked made a good cake for his birthday
We chosed chose to ride the train yestrday
They falled fell while skating togheter
He keeped kept the profist for himself
You joged yesterday morning
We fliped the pancakes at breackfast
They chóped firewood last winer
He mixed the chemicals togueter in the lab
The nuerse helped the patient to stand up
It tiped the bucket over
I beed was busy painting last night
You maked made a good cake for his birthday
We chosed chose to ride the train yestrday
They falled fell while skating togheter
He keeped kept the profist for himself
exercise 1
I cleaned my car on mondy
You walked three miles on tuesday
We cooked lunch on wesday
They sewed curtains on thuersday
He filmed the movie on friday
She played chees on sturday
It rested from its work on Sunday
I dryed the dished after dinner
You worried about the las test
We copyed sallyes notes from the lectura
The cryed when their team lost
He discovered a new star with his telescope Saturday
She fryed all her food until now
It buried the bone in the trash
You walked three miles on tuesday
We cooked lunch on wesday
They sewed curtains on thuersday
He filmed the movie on friday
She played chees on sturday
It rested from its work on Sunday
I dryed the dished after dinner
You worried about the las test
We copyed sallyes notes from the lectura
The cryed when their team lost
He discovered a new star with his telescope Saturday
She fryed all her food until now
It buried the bone in the trash
martes, 12 de abril de 2011
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