Tenses revision A

Put the verbs in brackets in a suitable tense. Change the word order, if necessary.

Present tenses (Present Simple/ Present Continuous/Present Perfect Simple/Present Perfect
Continuous)

I. The number of women working in the UK (rise)_____________ steadily for several decades. In the
mid-1960s, around 42% of women of working age were in employment; in the late 1990s, this number
increased to nearly 70%. Today, women actually (overtake)_____________ men in the job market – men
never (be)_____________in such  a position before and it now (appear)____________ to be affecting
the way they (view)__________ their role in life.

This phenomenon (spread)_______________ rapidly around the world. The number of working women in
the labour force in China (increase)_____________ from 49% in 1990 to 65% today. At the other
extreme, only about 10% of women in Iraq and Saudi Arabia currently (work)_____________ .

Although their number (increase)___________ , only 3% of the directors of the UK’s top 1,500
companies are female.  Moreover, despite the fact that women (make)_____________progress in areas
such as child-care and increased flexibility in working hours, they still (face)___________strong
discrimination. Tina Knight, who (has)___________ various jobs in industry and is now chair of
Women Into Business, currently (lobby)____________Parliament on these issues. „One big mistake that
successful women (make)____________,“ says Tina, „is to try to shut men out. We have to work
alongside each other.“

II.

1.       This film (be)__________ great! It (have)___________an all-star cast and the script
(be)________ very funny.The action (begin)_____________ when two young men (try)________ to rob a
bank…

2.       A sports commentary: McFee (pass)___________ to Franklyn. Franklyn (make)_______

a quick pass to Booth. Booth is away with the ball, but he (lose)___________ his advantage.

3.       So that’s how it happened: I (drive)____________along this country road and I’m completely
lost. Then I (see)__________ this old fellow. He (lean)__________ against a gate. I
(stop)__________ the car and (ask)___________ him the way. He (think)_______  a bit, then

(say)__________, „Well, if I were you, I wouldn’t start from here.“

4.       I (not understand)____________why he (be)__________ so selfish, he (not be)___________
ususally like this.

5.       How much money she (owe)___________ you?

6.       These days, it (seem)____________ everything (change)________ . Cities (become)________
bigger and busier every day and technology (develop)__________faster than ever before.

7.       „I’ve left the lights on again.“ „Typical! You always (leave)___________ the lights on.“

8.       Jack (be)_________ very nice to me at the moment; I wonder why.

9.       There (go)_________ our bus – we’ll have to wait for the next one.

10.    „How I (get)_______ to the station?“  „You (go)_____ straight on to the traffic lights, then
you (turn)________left.

11.    Normally I (finish)__________ work at 5:00, but this week I (leave)__________ work at 7:00
so as to be ready with my project till Monday.