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Boosting Your English Listening Skills

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Q1 : 1. I (to meet).........................your sister when I (to be )......................at the movie theater Saturday night .She looks like you .

P1 : a. met , was

P2 : b. met , have been

P3 : c. have met , was

Q2 : 2. Tony ( to do ) ......................the dishes yet . I ( to ask) .......................him to do it after lunch , maybe he ( to hear/ not ).............me

P1 : a. didn't do , asked , haven't heard

P2 : b. hasn't done , asked , didn't hear

P3 : c. hasn't done , asked , haven't heard

Q3 : 3.Claire ( to move ) .......................to canada three years ago . I miss her very much.

P1 : a. has moved

P2 : b. moved

P3 : c. din't move

Q4 : 4. Dan should be more careful . He ( to lose) ......................his wallet at the mall yesterday .

P1 : a. have lost

P2 : b. has lost

P3 : c. lost

Q5 : 5. ( to call)...................you ................Sarah yet ? She ( to phone ).....................while you were away .

P1 : a. did/ call, phoned

P2 : b. has /called , phoned

P3 : c. have / called , phoned

Q6 : 6. I phoned the garage to see if the car was ready but they ( to repair/ not) .............it yet .They ( to tell) .....me it'll be ready by the weekend.

P1 : a. hasn't repaired , told

P2 : b. didn't repair , has told

P3 : c. haven't repaired , told

Q7 : 7. when I lived in Columbia I used to have a Porsche, but since I (to move)............... to Georgia I (to have)................a Mercedes.

P1 : a. moved , had

P2 : b. moved , have had

P3 : c. have moved , have had

Q8 : 8. Calm down , Lucy ! Carl ( to arrive / not) ..........................yet , but he may get there soon .

P1 : a. hasn't arrived

P2 : b. has arrived

P3 : c. arrived

Q9 : 9. Paula ( to arrive) ...............from Italy this morning . She ( to say) .................. she wants to see you as soon as possible .

P1 : a.have arrived , have said

P2 : b. arrived , has said

P3 : c. arrived , said

Q10 : 10. we ( to be) .....................to Europe several times . It's always a wonderful trip .

P1 : a. has been

P2 : b. have been

P3 : c. were

Q11 : 11. I ( to work )................here for fourteen years , so I think you should listen to me .

P1 : a. has worked

P2 : b. worked

P3 : c. have worked

Q12 : 12. Peter (to retire ).............last year and since then he (to dedicate).............his time to gardening

P1 : a. retired , has dedicated

P2 : b. has retired, dedicated

P3 : c.retired , dedicated

Q13 : 13. Emily should go with us .The last time we (to go )...........there we (to have)............a great time .

P1 : a. went , have had

P2 : b.went , had

P3 : c. have gone , had

Q14 : 14. I (to lose ).............some weight because I ( to jog) ..............every night after work for the past three weeks .

P1 : a.lost jogged

P2 : b.have lost , have jogged

P3 : c. have lost , jogged

Q15 : 15. Philip ( to enroll).................to ballet classes .I don't know if he wants to lose weight or to shock his family .

P1 : a.has enrolled

P2 : b. enrolled

P3 : c. have enrolled