Exercise 1: Open the brackets using Present Simple or Present Continuous: 1. We rarely … out by more than a dozen machines a year (buy 2. At moment, we …. for the presentation (prepare). 3. When two or more partners … the company, they are usually called partners (control). 4. What project you …. on now ( work)? 5. You always … your silly questions (ask)! 6. Poor service and frequent delays often ...an airline's reputation (harm) 7. Unfortunately, our computers...well at the moment (not/to sell) 8. It only... our department two days to prepare the annual report (take). 9. Which market segmentsthey usually (target)? 10. He …the testing of some new machines this week (supervise)

41. Tom said: “Jerry has been my best friend since our early childhood”.

c) Tom said that Jerry had been his best friend since their early childhood

42.” Where is the nearest bus stop?” the old man addressed a policeman

b) The old man asked a policeman where the nearest bus stop was

43. The teacher said to us, “Be quiet, please”.

a) The teacher asked us to be quiet.

44. “Could you show me these jeans, please” said the boy.

b) The boy asked to show him those jeans

45. “If I were you, I’d stop smoking, ’Jeff said.

c) Jeff advised him to stop smoking.

46 “Don’t swim too far, dear,” asked Dad.

a) Dad asked her not to swim too far.

47.”Ann’s sister did nothing except complain,” remarked Tim.

a) Tim remarked that Ann’s sister had done nothing except complain.

48. Shop assistant: Would you wait half an hour, please?

Customer: All right.

b) The shop assistant asked if the customer would wait half an hour. The customer agreed to wait.

49. Mrs. Smith said to Mr. Smith, “Don’t wear your best trousers in the garden.”

a) Mrs. Smith said to Mr. Smith, not to wear his best trousers in the garden”.

1) This time last week I WAS LYING on the beach.

2) I was having a beautiful dream when the alarm WENT off.

3) When the teacher ARRIVED all the students stood up.

4) He SAW the accident while he was walking to work.

5) The phone rang while we WERE HAVING dinner.

6) When the phone rang, I GOT up to answer it.

1. Peter was Sally's best friend. She KNEW him all her life.score

2. The children were wet because they WERE PLAYING football in the rain.

3. We were very hungry because we HADN'T EATEN.

4. I was delighted when I found my keys. I HAD BEEN LOOKING for them for hours.

5. She was exhausted because she HAD BEEN WORKING since eight o'clock that morning.score

6. Everything was white because it HAD BEEN SNOWING.

7. The passengers were cross because the airline HAD LOST everyone's bags.

8. I HADN'T SEEN Jacob for several years, but I recognized him immediately.