1. Esercitazioni Lingua Inglese 2014/2015 EGST 2 Anno Dott.ssa Barbara Meloni Facoltà di Economia

2. Grammar Terms Article: Adjective: Adverb: Auxiliary Verb: Conditional: Determiner: Linking Word:

3. Grammar Terms Modal Verb: Noun: Passive form: Past participle: Phrasal Verb: Prepositions: Relative Clause: Reported speech:

4. Verb Tenses Present Tenses: a. b. c. Past Tenses: a. b. Future Tenses: a. b. c.

5. GAP FILLING (1) PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS? Present simplePast simple Ginger usually (1) ____ (live) in a big house in New York, but at the moment she (2) _____ (live) in a flat in Cambridge. She (3) _____ (like) her flat but she (4) _______ (look for) a bigger house in these days. She (5) _____ (work) for a local newspaper, but now she (6) _________ (write) an article for a magazine.

6. GAP FILLING (2) PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS? Where are Sam and Nick? I (1) ____________ (not know). Perhaps they (2) ______________ (have) lunch at the café. They usually (3) _____________ ( have ) lunch there. Can you answer the phone, please? I (4) ____________ (wash) my hair. Colin is very busy these days. He (5) _____________ (study) hard.

7. GAP FILLING (3) PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOUS? We (1) ________ (wait for) Emma and Jack outside the restaurant, and they (2) ___________ (look for) us inside. When we (3) __________ (find) them, we (4) _________ (sit) down at a table near the restaurant garden. It (5) _________ (be) a beautiful evening: while we (6) ___________ (eat), a band (7) _____________ (play) romantic music.

8. GAP FILLING (4) PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOUS? 1) There was a nice film yesterday, but I ______________ (not/watch) it because I preferred going to bed early. 2) George _______________ (stay) at home yesterday. It was a sunny day, so he _____________ (decide) to spend some time in the garden. 3) ____________________ (you/not/go) to Piccadilly Circus when you were in London?

9. GAP FILLING (5) PAST SIMPLE OR PRESENT PERFECT? 1)I ________ (phone) him yesterday but he __________ (not be) in. 2)________ (you/go) to the disco last night? 3)I __________ (read) that book already. 4)I _________ (not read) it yet.

10. GAP FILLING (9) FUTURE: WILL OR GOING TO? 1)I need some more money. I ______ (go) to the bank tomorrow. 2)I promise: I ______ (write) to you. 3)Get ready! The soccer match _________ (start). 4)It’s very cold. I _________ (close) the window. 5)What a nice blouse! I __________ (buy) it for Mum!

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