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Hi Hercules,
To be honest there would be little point in putting the correct forms in for you. More to the point - you put up the answers and then, if necessary, they can be corrected.
Hope you see my reasoning.
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| Tue May 30, 2006 11:34 am English grammar test (correct tenses) |
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Hi Alan
These is my answer ..
My request is so bad !!!
I know that ....
so ...I'm so sorry
Herc
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Put the verb in brackets in the collect tense .
Mane-Therese
1 (a)
come
(come) from Switzerland. I (h)
came
.(Come) to London six months ago to learn English. I (c)
haven't met
(not meet) many English people yet, only my teachers.
I (d )have started
.... (Start) learning English at school in Switzerland when I was eleven, so I (e) had learned
. (Learn) it for nearly ten years. At first in London, 1 (t") couldn't understand
(Not understand) anything, hut now my English (g)
is improving
.. (Improve). I (h) have
just (i)
taken
. (take) an exam.
If I (J)
pass
.(pass),I (k)
will move
.. (move)into the next class. I'm excited today because my parents (I)
are coming
..(come) tomorrow to stay with me for a few days and I (m)
won't see
.. (not see) them for a long time. They (n)
have never been
..(never be) to England and they (o)
haven't spoken
(not speak) English .
Reported speech
Report what Mane-Therese said
a. She told me that she
hadn't met
many English people
b). She said that she
had taken
.. an exam.
C). She told me that her parents
were coming
to stay with her
d). She said that she
wouldn't see
. her parents for a long time
e) She told me that her parents
hadn't spoken
English.
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| Tue May 30, 2006 11:46 am English grammar test (correct tenses) |
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Hi, Hercules
May I help you correct your task?
I think it's better to place:
(e) have learnt
(m) haven't seen
(o) don't speak
Thus, D. and E. in Reported Speech part should be changed.
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| Tue May 30, 2006 12:14 pm English grammar test (correct tenses) |
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| Hercules wrote: | Hi Alan
These is my answer ..
My request is so bad !!!
I know that ....
so ...I'm so sorry
Herc
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Put the verb in brackets in the collect tense .
Mane-Therese
1 (a)
come
(come) from Switzerland. I (h)
came
.(Come) to London six months ago to learn English. I (c)
haven't met
(not meet) many English people yet, only my teachers.
I (d ) started
.... (Start) learning English at school in Switzerland when I was eleven, so I (e) have been learning
. (Learn) it for nearly ten years. At first in London, 1 (t") didn't understand
(Not understand) anything, hut now my English (g)
is improving
.. (Improve). I (h) have
just (i)
taken
. (take) an exam.
If I (J)
pass
.(pass),I (k)
will move
.. (move)into the next class. I'm excited today because my parents (I)
are coming
..(come) tomorrow to stay with me for a few days and I (m)
haven't seen
.. (not see) them for a long time. They (n)
have never been
..(never be) to England and they (o)
don't speak
(not speak) English .
Reported speech
Report what Mane-Therese said
a. She told me that she
hadn't met
many English people
b). She said that she
had taken
.. an exam.
C). She told me that her parents
were coming
to stay with her
d). She said that she
hadn't seen
. her parents for a long time
e) She told me that her parents
didn't speak
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Hi Herc
My corrections are in boldface type.
In reported speech sentence (e), I'm pretty sure you would also hear native speakers say "don't speak". But, for an English test, "didn't speak" is better.
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| Tue May 30, 2006 12:57 pm English grammar test (correct tenses) |
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You're welcome, Herc.
But we're not finished yet!
I'd like you to tell me why I changed (d) (e) (f) (m) and (o). 
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| Tue May 30, 2006 13:07 pm English grammar test (correct tenses) |
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That will be a great offer from you ..and Of course i'll never refuse ....
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| Tue May 30, 2006 13:17 pm Correct tense test |
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Hi Herc
I think you misunderstood my last post.
I want you to try to explain the corrections. 
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| Tue May 30, 2006 13:40 pm English grammar test (correct tenses) |
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Hi Amy
The first one : The action has happed in the past and it finished ..so it's past simple
The second : present perfect continuous , so the action started in the past and it doesn't finish until now ....
The third : the same situation in my first explaining ..
The fourth :I don't know !!!
the fifth : it's a fact so they don't speak English ... but you should notice that : maybe they can learn it in future so i wrote it in present perfect ...
Amy ... your turn ...could you give your explanation ?
correct me !!!
Thanks
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| Tue May 30, 2006 14:07 pm English grammar test (correct tenses) |
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Sorry ...my internet connection is so bad today 
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| Tue May 30, 2006 14:58 pm English grammar test (correct tenses) |
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Hi Herc
Good!
The fourth one is present perfect because it means up to today it has been a long time since you have seen your parents. That's why you're so excited about their visit tomorrow.
The fifth one talks about a fact: They don't speak English. Your idea about present perfect isn't bad, but the requirement for that verb tense would be that they know English and simply have never spoken it yet.
Good luck tomorrow!
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