Grammar in Focus Put the verbs in brackets into the correct
tense. Then complete the gaps
with an
appropriate word.
James and Lily 1)
(wait) for
their flight to take off for three hours when they
heard an announcement that said there
2)
be further delays. At that point,
they both wished that they 3)
(choose) to travel by train. But they thought that
flying to Edinburgh would save them time.
4) wrong they turned out to be! Another
two hours passed and there was still 5)
sign of their flight taking off any time soon. What
made things 6) was that no one would
tell them the reason 7) there was such a
long delay. Finally, the couple gave 8)
They decided 9)
(return) home,
putting 10) their city break for the
following weekend. Of course, this time catching a
plane would be 11) of the question!
1. Granny has been kniting in the living room since morning
2. Helen has been traveling round Europe for 3 weeks.
3. She has already visited 3 countries
I haven't seen him for ages.
He has been doing his lessons since lunch.
I haven't heard about him for a long time.
I have been driving since I was 17.
Jack has failed his driving test three times because he doesn't know how to park.
I think he has made a lot of improvement.
Alice hasn't passed her driving test because she doesn’t know the rules well.
She has been worrying about this for two months.
She has been studying the driver’s manual for hours every day.
She hasn't taken another test yet.
I have had a headache since I got up.
He is my friend, I have known him for a long time.
Ivan has a stomachacke. He has been eating junk food all day.
I have never heard that song before.
2) the most famous detective and his inventor.
II. Choose the right sentence.
3) Dr. Watson was Conan Doyle's book character.
III. Find the wrong statement.
3) There is 22l B Baker Street in London.
IV. Complete the sentence.
Conan Doyle is known to everybody as...
1) the author of books about Sherlock Holmes.
V. Answer the question.
When did Sherlock Holmes use the phrase “Elementary, my dear Watson “?
3) before he began to explain something to Watson
VI. Choose the title to the text.
4) Conan Doyle and His Characters