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Message de morenita posté le 2004-10-26 15:45:40 (S | E | F | I)

Hi everyone!!here is another easy exercise :
join the following sentences.ue the words/phrases between brackets
1.They left the country -ten years ago-. (soon)
2.John will go to new york -next week-. (just)
3.That manager was here -two years ago-.(for two months)
4.the students will probably go to the museum -soon-. (right now)
5.sam has a bad cough -today-. (since the begining of october)

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Modifié par morenita le 26-10-2004 15:47

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Modifié par morenita le 28-10-2004 00:18

Réponse: re:tenses -revision- de vanina, postée le 2004-10-26 21:53:11 (S | E)
Excuse me I don't understand the aim of this exercise... Do you want us to replace the phrase in parenthesis (which is "soon" in the first sentence) with the one between the dash ("ten years ago)?

Réponse: re:tenses -revision- de morenita, postée le 2004-10-26 22:36:23 (S | E)
yes vanina that what you have to do exactly!!!!then you ll have to change the tense of the verbs of course!!!!

Réponse: re:tenses -revision- de vanina, postée le 2004-10-27 11:25:23 (S | E)
ok thanks morenita!

I begin :

1.They'll leave the country soon.
2.John has just gone to New York.
3.That manager has been here for two months.
4.The students are probably going to the museum right now.
5.Sam has had a bad cough since the begining of October.

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Edité par vanina le 2004-10-27 12:35:14

Réponse: re:tenses -revision- de mimi85, postée le 2004-10-27 11:41:08 (S | E)
it is always with pleasure to do exercises. What about the following answers ?

1. They leave the country soon.
2. John just went to New York
3. That manager has been her for two months
4. The students go to the museum right now.
5. Sam had a bad cough since the beginning of October.

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Edité par mimi85 le 2004-10-27 12:11:50

Réponse: re:tenses -revision- de charleneb, postée le 2004-10-27 14:30:50 (S | E)
1.They left the country -ten years ago-. (soon)
2.John will go to new york -next week-. (just)
3.That manager was here -two years ago-.(for two months)
4.the students will probably go to the museum -soon-. (right now)
5.sam has a bad cough -today-. (since the begining of october)

1. They will soon leave the country
2. John has just gone to New York
3. That manager is here for two month
4. The students are probably going to the museum right now
5. Sam has had a bad cough since the begining of october

Réponse: re:tenses -revision- de morenita, postée le 2004-10-27 14:38:23 (S | E)
Hi everyone!!
Elegyr: 4 mistakes!!
Vanina: no mistakes!!! (a little one =n° 4 without "probably")
mimi85: 4mistakes
charleneb:2
to all of you!!
Ready for another one?

Réponse: re:tenses -revision- de joy813, postée le 2004-10-27 17:28:16 (S | E)
Yes, please, I was too late to do it !

Réponse: re:tenses -revision- de morenita, postée le 2004-10-28 00:15:17 (S | E)
All right Joy!
1.I've been talking to the manager -for half an hour-. (every time I come to this office)
2.The concert will probably begin -at eight- pm. (already)
3.He is coming -at the end of the week-. (as soon as I called him)
4.Joan travelled to Chicago -last week- . (about once a month)
5.-Then-,he had to walk to the train station .(since his car was stolen)
see you tomorrow

Réponse: re:tenses -revision-2 de joy813, postée le 2004-10-28 10:43:08 (S | E)
Morenita

1.I've been talking to the manager -for half an hour-. (every time I come to this office)
2.The concert will probably begin -at eight- pm. (already)
3.He is coming -at the end of the week-. (as soon as I called him)
4.Joan travelled to Chicago -last week- . (about once a month)
5.-Then-,he had to walk to the train station .(since his car was stolen)

1. I talk to the manager every time I come to this office.
2. The concert has already begun.
3. He came as soon as I called him.
4. Joan travels to Chicago about once a month.
5. Since his car was stolen, he has had to walk to the train station.

I'm not sure at all !

Réponse: re:tenses -revision-2 de morenita, postée le 2004-10-28 17:37:43 (S | E)
Why aren't you sure???? all your aswers are correct,I see that you have no prob with the different uses of tenses...not like me

Réponse: re:tenses -revision-2 de joy813, postée le 2004-10-28 21:01:36 (S | E)
I'm very happy !
I wasn't sure specially for the last sentence : it sounds so strange

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