Read the following short story and put the verbs into the correct tense. Post your answers to the Blog and I'll put up the answers in 5 days time! :)
John Tense? _____ (always travel) a lot. In fact, he Tense? _____ (be) only two years old when he first Tense? _____ (fly) to the US. His mother Tense? _____ (be) Italian and his father Tense? _____ (be) American. John Tense? _____(be) born in France, but his parentsTense? _____ (meet) in Cologne, Germany after they Tense? _____ (live) there for five years. They Tense? _____ (meet) one day while John's father Tense? _____ (read) a book in the library and his mother Tense? _____ (sit down) beside him. Anyway, John Tense?_____ (travel) a lot because his parents also Tense? _____ (travel) a lot.
As a matter of fact, John Tense? _____ (visit) his parents in France at the moment. He Tense?_____ (live) in New York now, but Tense? _____ (visit) his parents for the past few weeks. He really Tense? _____ (enjoy) living in New York, but he also Tense? _____ (love) coming to visit his parents at least once a year.
This year Tense? _____ (fly) over 50,000 miles for his job. He Tense? _____ (work) for Jackson & Co. for almost two years now. He Tense? _____ (be) pretty sure that he Tense? _____ (work) for them next year as well. His job Tense?_____(require) a lot of travel. In fact, by the end of this year, he Tense? _____ over 120,000 miles! His next journey Tense? _____ (be) to Australia. He really Tense? _____ (not like) going to Australia because it is so far. This time he Tense?_____ (fly) from Paris after a meeting with the company's French partner. He Tense? _____ for over 18 hours by the time he Tense? _____ (arrive)!
John Tense? _____ (talking) with his parents earlier this evening when his girlfriend from New York Tense? _____ (telephone) to let him know that Jackson & Co. Tense? _____ (decide) to merge with a company in Australia. The two companies Tense? [_____ (negotiate) for the pamonth, so it really Tense? _____ (not be) much of a surprise. Of course, this Tense? _____ (mean) that John Tense? _____ (have to catch) the next plane back to New York. He Tense? _____ with his boss at this time tomorrow.
Please check your answers!
John Tense? has always traveled (always travel) a lot. In fact, he Tense? was (be) only two years old when he first Tense? flew (fly) to the US. His mother Tense? is (be) Italian and his father Tense? is (be) American. John Tense? was (be) born in France, but his parents Tense? had met (meet) in Cologne, Germany after they Tense? had been living (live) there for five years. They Tense? met (meet) one day while John's father Tense? was reading (read) a book in the library and his mother Tense? sat down (sit down) beside him. Anyway, John Tense? travels (travel) a lot because his parents also Tense? travel (travel) a lot.
As a matter of fact, John Tense? is visiting (visit) his parents in France at the moment. He Tense? lives (live) in New York now, but Tense? has been visiting (visit) his parents for the past few weeks. He really Tense? enjoys (enjoy) living in New York, but he also Tense? loves (love) coming to visit his parents at least once a year.
This year Tense? he has flown (fly) over 50,000 miles for his job. He Tense? has been working (work) for Jackson & Co. for almost two years now. He Tense? is (be) pretty sure that heTense? will be working (work) for them next year as well. His job Tense? requires (require) a lot of travel. In fact, by the end of this year, heTense? will have traveled over 120,000 miles! His next journey Tense? will be (be) to Australia. He really Tense? doesn't like (not like) going to Australia because it is so far. This time he Tense? is going to fly (fly) from Paris after a meeting with the company's French partner. He Tense? will have been sitting for over 18 hours by the time he Tense? arrives (arrive)!
John Tense? was talking (talking) with his parents earlier this evening when his girlfriend from New York Tense? telephoned (telephone) to let him know that Jackson & Co. Tense? had decided (decide) to merge with a company in Australia. The two companies Tense? had been negotiating (negotiate) for the past month, so it really Tense? wasn't (not be) much of a surprise. Of course, this Tense? means (mean) that John Tense? will have to catch (have to catch) the next plane back to New York. HeTense? will be meeting with his boss at this time tomorrow.
Please check your answers!
John Tense? has always traveled (always travel) a lot. In fact, he Tense? was (be) only two years old when he first Tense? flew (fly) to the US. His mother Tense? is (be) Italian and his father Tense? is (be) American. John Tense? was (be) born in France, but his parents Tense? had met (meet) in Cologne, Germany after they Tense? had been living (live) there for five years. They Tense? met (meet) one day while John's father Tense? was reading (read) a book in the library and his mother Tense? sat down (sit down) beside him. Anyway, John Tense? travels (travel) a lot because his parents also Tense? travel (travel) a lot.
As a matter of fact, John Tense? is visiting (visit) his parents in France at the moment. He Tense? lives (live) in New York now, but Tense? has been visiting (visit) his parents for the past few weeks. He really Tense? enjoys (enjoy) living in New York, but he also Tense? loves (love) coming to visit his parents at least once a year.
This year Tense? he has flown (fly) over 50,000 miles for his job. He Tense? has been working (work) for Jackson & Co. for almost two years now. He Tense? is (be) pretty sure that heTense? will be working (work) for them next year as well. His job Tense? requires (require) a lot of travel. In fact, by the end of this year, heTense? will have traveled over 120,000 miles! His next journey Tense? will be (be) to Australia. He really Tense? doesn't like (not like) going to Australia because it is so far. This time he Tense? is going to fly (fly) from Paris after a meeting with the company's French partner. He Tense? will have been sitting for over 18 hours by the time he Tense? arrives (arrive)!
John Tense? was talking (talking) with his parents earlier this evening when his girlfriend from New York Tense? telephoned (telephone) to let him know that Jackson & Co. Tense? had decided (decide) to merge with a company in Australia. The two companies Tense? had been negotiating (negotiate) for the past month, so it really Tense? wasn't (not be) much of a surprise. Of course, this Tense? means (mean) that John Tense? will have to catch (have to catch) the next plane back to New York. HeTense? will be meeting with his boss at this time tomorrow.
Dear Des,
ReplyDeleteHere is my answer:
John always travels a lot. In fact, he was only two years old when he first flew to the US. His mother is Italian and his father is American. John was born in France, but his parents met in Cologne, Germany after they lived there for five years. They met one day while John's father was reading a book in the library and his mother was sitting down beside him. Anyway, John travels a lot because his parents also travel a lot.
As a matter of fact, John is visiting his parents in France at the moment. He lives in New York now, but has been visiting his parents for the past few weeks. He really enjoys living in New York, but he also loves coming to visit his parents at least once a year.
This year flew over 50,000 miles for his job. He has worked for Jackson & Co. for almost two years now. He is pretty sure that he is going to work for them next year as well. His job requires a lot of travel. In fact, by the end of this year, he will have flown over 120,000 miles! His next journey is going to be to Australia. He really does not like going to Australia because it is so far. This time he is going to fly from Paris after a meeting with the company's French partner. He will have flown for over 18 hours by the time he arrives!
John was talking with his parents earlier this evening when his girlfriend from New York telephoned to let him know that Jackson & Co. had decided to merge with a company in Australia. The two companies negotiated for the past month, so it really was not much of a surprise. Of course, this means that John has to catch the next plane back to New York. He is meeting with his boss at this time tomorrow.
Thank you.
Mako