Unit 8 8.1 The most likely verbs and tenses are given. 2 got/arrived 3 feel/am feeling 4 go 5 know 6 spent 7 wrote 8 were waiting 9 got 10 felt/was feeling 11 got 12 enjoy/are enjoying 13 is looking 14 seems 15 doesn’t get on/isn’t getting on 16 complain/are constantly complaining (note word order) 17 is starting 18 asked 19 am looking 20 hear/heard 8.2 The most likely tenses are given. 2 said (‘has said’ is also possible, but less likely here) 3 heard/had heard 4 returned/had returned 5 came/had come 6 was/had been 7 left 8 appointed 9 finished 10 have won 11 accused 12 has disappointed 13 has spent 8.3 1 ‘Has he had’ or ‘Has he been having’ are more likely here 2 ok 3 thought/had thought 4 has worked/has been working 5 had been trying 6 did you go 7 heard 8 ok (‘went’ is also possible) 9 ok (‘checked’ is also possible) 10 have said/said 11 ok (‘have given’ is also possible) 12 have told (‘told’ is also possible) Additional exercises 1 1 b ‘m not promising/don’t promise/didn’t promise 2 a was reading/read b read 3 a were expecting/expected b are expecting/expect 4 a owns (or ‘own’) b owned/owns 5 a ‘m considering/was considering/considered b consider 6 a tells/told b tell/told 7 a phoned b was phoning/phoned 8 a ‘s always putting/puts b ‘s constantly putting/puts 9 a prefer b preferred 10 a weighs b was weighing 2 1 a + i or ii b + ii 2 a + ii b + i 3 a + i or ii b + i 4 a + ii b + i 5 a + i or ii b + ii 6 a + i b + ii 7 a + i b + ii 8 a + ii b + i (b + ii is also correct grammatically, but it is unlikely to be used; it suggests that it is difficult to get good pasta in Italy, which is of course not the case!) 3 1 ‘had discussed’ is also possible, but less likely as the duration of the discussions is emphasised 2 His condition had improved considerably when I saw him in hospital last night. (‘improved’ would be unlikely as it would suggest that his condition improved because I saw him last night) 3 It was announced that the York train had been delayed by 10 minutes. (‘was delayed’ is also possible with similar meaning) 4 Joe had been dieting for a month when he came to stay with us, and we noticed immediately that he had already lost a lot of weight. 5 Sylvia had been expected to win comfortably, but she finished only third. (‘was expected’ is also possible with similar meaning) 6 When I reversed the car from the garage, I damaged the rear number plate. 7 John was promoted last week. 8 The tax authorities had been investigating Rentpool for a number of months when they arrested the chairman. (‘had investigated’ is also possible, but less likely as the duration of the investigation is emphasised) 9 The minister angered her colleagues when she criticised them during her speech yesterday. 10 Christine had already suggested that the money should be spent on new textbooks for the school. 4 A 1 ok 2 I’ll (= ‘I will’ or ‘I shall’) B 1 I’m going to build or I’m building 2 I’ll give C Will or Are going to be able to or Are you able to 2 ‘re going to have or ‘re having 3 I’ll 4 ok D 1 is going (more likely than ‘is going to go’) 2 isn’t coming or isn’t going to come or won’t come 3 ‘ll see or ‘re going to see 4 ok E 1 ‘m taking or ‘m going to take or ‘ll take 2 ok 3 more likely is ‘It’s at 4.15’ as this is part of a timetable 4 ‘ll take 5 ‘we’re going to have’ is more likely 6 ‘I’ll stay’ is more likely if the decision is made at the moment of speaking