Use the correct tenses ( simple present, simple past, past continuous

Use the correct tenses ( simple present, simple past, past continuous, present perfect, present
conditional)
The Crow and The Swan
A crow once …………….. (see) a swan which………….(swim) in the water of a lake and he…………… (say) to her:
“How nice you……….. (look)! I…………..(like) to be as white as you. I………..(hate) the black colour of my
plumage. ………….. (you/think) that if I………..(get) into the water I …………….(become ) white?”
The swan……………(not answer) at first, then she…………….(reply). “Why …………….(not/you/try)?” The
crow…………… (plunge) into the water and ……………(swim) there for a while. When he ………….. (come) out he
………….. (be) still black. “Oh, no! My colour………….. (change) yet!” he…………. (exclaim) sadly.
Suddenly he………….. (think): “Perhaps if I………… (stay) in the water that……. (make)me white”. So he………
(decide) to set up house in the lake, but after a few days he………….. (realize) he ………… (starve). In fact, since
he…………. (not like) fish, he …………..(not have) anything to eat, while before he could fly about to look for
food. The poor crow ……… (not live) long and ………. (not become) white either.
Complete the sentences with the correct tense of to be able to:
1) Night was falling so they hurried up and they………………………………….. reach the hut.
2) So far I (not) ………………………. understand how this video recorder works.
3) I (not)………………………. go for a pizza next Friday. I’ve got extra football training.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. You must use
between two and five words, including the word given.
1. Do you think you will manage to find the way?
able
Do you think............................................... find the way?
2. I thought I would get the job, but someone else got it instead.
succeed
I....................................... the job.
3. It was Julia who wore that dress.
by
That dress .................................... Julia.
4. When I was a child, I walked to school every day.
used
When I was a child, .............................. to school every day.
5. The last time I went surfing was ten years ago.
for
I ................................................ ten years.
6. “I’ll come tomorrow”, said Jamie.
promised
Jamie........................................ the next day.
7. “Who borrowed my book, Mary?” asked Andrew.
borrowed
Andrew asked Mary ................................... his book.
8. It was Susie ‘s first visit to London.
never
Susie ............................................ to London before.
9. Not many other cities are as large as Tokyo.
the
Tokyo is one ....................................... in the world.
Translate the following sentences:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
La macchina deve essere riparata, altrimenti non possiamo andare in vacanza.
La stanza che è alla tua destra è stata appena dipinta.
Le ha detto che sarebbe venuto a trovarla.
Potrebbe non sapere la verità.
Vorrei che Liz fosse più gentile con le sue amiche.
Non erano riusciti a superare l’esame di chimica.
Se avessimo preso la metropolitana, saremmo arrivati in tempo.
Ieri ho incontrato un amico che non vedevo da quando ho finito l’università.
Le ragazze possono aver paura dei ragni.
Avrei dovuto aiutarla ma non ho potuto.
What are the good and bad things of being a teenager today? Write 100 words expressing your ideas.