Тест на группу времен

Test “Mixed tenses”

Complete the story with the verbs in the correct forms

Okay, so you've asked me about that new TV series I 1) (start) to watch yesterday. It's about this guy called Vince, and we first see him when he 2) (sit) in the garden talking to his girlfriend over the phone about an upcoming trip to Australia. Then there's a flashback, and we find out that he always 3) (travel) a lot since he was a baby. When he was only two years old, he first 4) (fly) to the US. His mother is Italian and his father is American, and they 5) (meet) one day while the father 6) (read) a book in the library and his mother 7) (sit down) beside him. She was very beautiful and 8) (be) an actress in the past, so you can see how the father 9) (fall) in love with her instantly.

Anyway, this guy Vince 10) (travel) an awful lot because he works for some kind of an international company and he 11) (grow) tired of it and wants to have a house and kids. Ah, I forgot to tell you that he 12) (visit) his parents in France at the moment. He 13) (live) in New York now, but he 14) (stay) at his parents' house for the past few weeks.

So, as I said, when we first see him, he 15) (talk) to his girlfriend, and he says that this year he already 16) (fly) over 50,000 miles for his job. He 17) (work) for his company for almost two years now, but he hopes he 18) (not travel) as much next year.

Fill in the missing words/phrases:

acquaintance         reliable       selfish         sociable    easygoing    colleagues     slim      stubborn         shy

1. He doesn’t care about others feeling. He’s so………………

2. She has got a lot of friends. She’s……………………

3. I only met Ann 2 weeks ago. We aren’t friends, we are just…………………………….

4. Don’t worry! Tom will be here on time; he’s very……………………….

5. He blushes every time I talk to him. He’s so ………………….

6. Ann is a pretty girl with blue eyes and a(n) ……………………build.

7. Tom and my father work together. They are ……………………

8. You are so………………….! You never listen to anyone!

9. Bob is ………………… He likes meeting people.

Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition.

1. I’m very fond ________ sports.

2. Don’t be nervous ______ taking exams.

3. She isn’t patient _______ stubborn people.

4. He’s keen _________ foreign languages/

5. We’re close _______ our parents.