Unit 13 | Prepositions and Future Tenses | Grammar | NEB Grade XII Compulsory English Note | Language Development

 

Unit 13.     History

 

 

GRAMMAR

Prepositions

Preposition is a word or group of words often placed before a noun or a pronoun to indicate place, direction, source, method etc.

 

A.    Uses of prepositions:

 

At
a.	generally a small place	I live at Khajura.
b.	around a place	Rita was waiting for me at the airport.
c.	the time shown by a clock	My sister gets up at 6 o’clock.
d.	parts of a day	We take a rest at night.
e.	festivals	People wear beautiful cloths at Dashain.
In
a.	generally a large place	My friend has a big trade house in Kathmandu.
b.	names of month, year, season	Samjhana came here in January/2009/winter season.
c.	parts of day with article ‘the’	We work in the day time but take rest in the night.
d.	period of time to show future time	You will get this book in a week.
e.	wearing	I usually go to school in a jacket.
On
a.	to show the position of something on the surface of something other	My books are on the table.
b.	something stuck on wall	The photograph of my father is hung on the wall.
c.	the names of days and occasion	Schools are close on Saturdays. Ram was awarded on the National Children Day.
d.	dates	Sangam leaves Nepal on 10th of next month.
e.	means of transportation	Some boys come to school on bicycles.
f.	topic	The chief guest spoke on “The Importance of Education.”
Of
a.	possession	The cover of my book has been tattered.
b.	measurement and quality	I bought ten kilos of rice yesterday evening.
c.	cause / reason	My friend died of cancer.
From
a.	starting place	I came here from Danfe.
b.	starting time	Rajan knew me from her birth.
c.	cause / reason	I am suffering from cold.
Since
a.	to show the continuous action	she has known me since class XII
For
a.	to show the continuous action	We have been living here for ten years.
b.	purpose	He went to the Qatar for a good job.
By
a.	to indicate nearness or beside	Suziet stopped by the gate. He sits by me in class.
b.	means of travelling	I go to school by bus.
c.	ways of doing something	I sent a message by e-mail.
d.	after a passive verb	Rawan was killed by Ram.
e.	the meaning of before	Send your letter by 20th March, 2010.
f.	passing somebody/something	Pooja walked by me and my school, but she ignored me.
Over
a.	the position that is vertically above (untouched)	Crows flies over the Singh Durbar.
b.	in the meaning of covering	He put a blanket over the sleeping child.
c.	all or most part of something	They have traveelled all over the Europe.
Under
a.	the position that is vertically below (untouched)	Tables are set under the bright lights.
b.	the meaning of less than or younger than	My brother is under twenty.
Above
a.	in higher position	My picture is hanged above the calendar.
b.	in the meaning of more than	The hall is not fit for above 300 audiences.
Below
a.	in lower position	Our village is situated below the hill.
b.	in the meaning of less than	Our living standard is below Indians.
Between
a.	in the middle of two things/person/place/time…	Ram is sitting between the Sita and Mina.
Among
a.	Surrounded by more than two….	The school is among the temples.
With
a.	with company	My children live with me.
b.	physical feature	The man with long hair is my brother.
c.	instruments	He killed the cock with a knife.
To
a.	direction of motion	He was going to market.
b.	relationship	He was married to Manu.
c.	person that receive something	I left the letter to your son.
Towards
a.	in the direction of	He was coming towards me.
Into
a.	a motion from outside to inside	A boy ran into the classroom.
b.	changing the state/shape…	Water changes into ice.
Out of
a.	a motion from inside to outside	A boy came out of the house.
Off
a.	down or away from	A girl fell off the roof.
b.	removed, finished, stop…	Bina cut off an inch if her hair. Switch off the fan.
Through
a.	movement from one place to other	The thieves came through the window.
b.	by means/because of	One can achieve success in life through hard work.
In front of
a.	in a position that is further forward or before	I mostly spend days sitting in front of my computer.
Besides
a.	next to or at the side of	Muna came and sat beside me.
About
a.	concerning	She doesn’t know about me.
b.	approximately	He spends about Rs. 10, 00,000 on his daughter’s wedding.
Without
a.	not having	She went out without an umbrella in the rain.
b.	not in the company of	Go nowhere without your teachers.
c.	not using or taking	She can’t read without her glasses.

 

B       Prepositions with some common expressions:

 

abide by accused of afraid of angry at anxious for ashamed of at he sight of aware of depend on fall down fond of gift of guilty of in search of inspired with jealous of live on look for-seek north of put on relevant to pleased with put out rely on sick of tired of loyal to laugh at in spite of

revenge for-activity because of cause of communicate to/with deal out-sharing different from harmful to interested in-noun interesting to-verb look after-care obedient to break into-enter by force revenge on-person stare at wrong with belongs to shocked at/to-surprise interesting in-noun knocked at covered in deal in-buying & selling familiar with-lg. interested to-verb deal with-manage familiar to-person apologize to sth apologize for sb prevented from recovering from responsible for

crowd of eligible for fit for full of grateful for ill with indifferent to intimate with listen to look at-sth made of pass away-die put off qualified for result of tease at laugh at capable of charged of hope of die of escaped from belongs to divide …into listening to look at free from famous for fall in love

beware of thinking of made of reminds …of proud of heard of aimed …at dressed in believe in polite in find …in desire for anxious for thanked …for searching for lying on mistook …for depend on keen on keep in touch get off suffering from borrow…from omitted from related to break down care of give up proud of

 

 

A. Look at the following examples. Which parts of speech do the words in bold belong to?

a. She was born in Basel Switzerland and met Frank while studying design in New York. Frank’s offices were on the 88th floor of the tower. 

 

b. My wife and I were befriended by Frank and Nicole in 1999. At about noon, we took the children to Fort Green Park. 

 

c. He suddenly saw Sue across the room.

 

d. I’d seen them walking along the road past my window several times before.

 

e. The castle sat in the mountains above the town.

 

f. She stood among all her friends in the room and felt very happy.

 

g. He sneezed during the performance.

 

h. You can’t catch a big fish with a small rod like that.

 

i. Do not throw stones at the dogs. They may bite you.

[All are belong to preposition]

 

 

B. Complete these sentences with the correct prepositions.

a. The relationship ………..the two boys has changed significantly over the past few years.

The relationship between the two boys has changed significantly over the past few years.

b. In Nepal, many girls get married ………..an early age.

In Nepal, many girls get married at an early age.

c. I’m not ………..the mood for such silly games.

I’m not in the mood for such silly games.

d. There were no security personnel………..duty at that time.

There were no security personnel on duty at that time.

e. The new smartphone is similar ………..the one I bought a few years ago.

The new smartphone is similar to the one I bought a few years ago.

f. My dad insisted ……….. taking the later train.

My dad insisted on taking the later train.

g. People ……….. ambition always try to achieve their goals, no matter what happens.

People with ambition always try to achieve their goals, no matter what happens.

h. Mr Jenkins has been disabled all his life as a result …….. a childhood illness.

Mr Jenkins has been disabled all his life as a result of a childhood illness.

i. We bought the TV because it was ……….. sale.

We bought the TV because it was on sale.

j. She has no understanding ……….. how computers really work.

She has no understanding of how computers really work.

k. I gave him my new T-shirt in exchange ……….. a few cigarettes.

I gave him my new T-shirt in exchange for a few cigarettes.

l. The company is run ……….. two people who hardly ever meet.

The company is run by two people who hardly ever meet.

m. All the celebrations and parties were called ………… because of the tragic accident.

All the celebrations and parties were called off because of the tragic accident.

n. There was a great need ……….. volunteers at the site of the crash.

There was a great need of volunteers at the site of the crash.

C. Complete the following text with correct prepositions.

What are we seeing here? One very real possibility is that these are the educational consequences of the differences......... parenting styles that we talked about ………..... the Chris Langan chapter. Think back to Alex Williams, the nineyear-old whom Annette Lareau studied. His parents believe………......concerted cultivation. He gets taken………...........museums and gets enrolled…….....…..special programs and goes ………... ..summer camp, where he takes classes. When he’s bored……...…..home, there are plenty of books to read, and his parents see it as their responsibility to keep him actively engaged ……..the world ……..him. It’s hard to see how Alex would get better……..reading and math …….. the summer.

 

What are we seeing here? One very real possibility is that these are the educational consequences of the differences in parenting styles that we talked about in the Chris Langan chapter. Think back to Alex Williams, the nine-year-old whom Annette Lareau studied. His parents believe in concerted cultivation. He gets taken to museums and gets enrolled in special programs and goes to summer camp, where he takes classes. When he's bored at home, there are plenty of books to read, and his parents see it as their responsibility to keep him actively engaged in the world for him. It's hard to see how Alex would get better at reading and math in the summer.

 

 

Simple future, future continuous, future perfect and future perfect continuous

 

Tense express the time of action and its degree of completeness. There are mainly three tense in English: Present, Past and Future. Every tense has four aspects: Simple, Continuous, Perfect and Perfect Continuous. There is no one to one correspondence between English and Nepali tenses.

 

1.      Tense structure and time adverbial…

 

Structure	Uses	Examples
Simple present S + V1/ V5 + O	With  the time adverbial: always, often, never, everyday, sometimes, generally, seldom, usually, nowadays, these days …	He often comes here. They never play football. He sometimes visits new places. Barking dog seldom bites.
	To express present habitual action	They watch TV serials every evening.
	To express general truth	Water boils at 1000 Celsius.
	To express the time-table actions	Our exam starts at eleven.
	To express saying and proverbs	Honesty is the best policy.
Present continuous S + is/am/are + V4 + O	With time adverbials: Now, at present, still, today, this + time…	The little child sleeping now. We are learning something at present.
	With words of attention: Look!, Listen!, Hurry up! …	Look! My father is coming. Listen! Someone is calling us.
	With imperatives	Don’t talk so loudly, your father is sleeping. Wait, a bus is coming.
	Fixed planned action	We are going to Pokhara tomorrow.
Present perfect S + has/have + V3 + O	With time adverbials: Just, already, recently, lately, yet… Since + point of time For + period of time	We have just come here. Mina has already seen me. I have known you since April. She has been here for two years.
	To express the past action with a present effect/result	Mina has got in an accident. She is still in hospital. I have lost my key. It is not in my pocket.
Present perfect continuous S + has/have + been + V4 + O	With the time adverbials: All + time … Since + time … For + time ….	He has been working all this morning. She has been living here for six months. He has been writing a letter since 2 o’clock.

 

Simple past S + V2 + O	With the time adverbials: Ago, yesterday, last, those days, ancient, last + time…. In + past time…..	Anju passed the test in June. She met me yesterday. I bought it last week. He got married in 1960.
	Narrative in stories	Once upon a time, there was a king.
	Past habits	She often ate Daal and Roti in India.
Past continuous S + was/were + V4 + O	To talk about an activity that was going on at a certain time in the past with ‘ all yesterday’	This time last week they were dancing. They were reading novels all yesterday. He was playing football all yesterday.
Past perfect S + had + V3 + O	To express an action that took place before another action started.	He had already left the place before Ram came. The patient had died by the time doctor came.
Past perfect continuous S + had been + V 4 + O	To express an action that had been going on before another action started…	It had been raining when I woke up. She had been working there when the trouble began

 

Simple future S + will + V1 + O	With the time adverbials: Tomorrow, next, soon, tonight …	Tom will come here tomorrow. I shall help you next week.
	To make prediction	The weather will be cooler tomorrow.
Future continuous S + will be + V4 + O	To express an ongoing action at a certain point in the future…	This time next week I will be visiting Pokhara with my friends.
Future perfect S + will have + V3 + O	To express future completed action With: By / Before + point of time In + period of time	They will have gone home. She will have cooked rice by 6 o’clock. He will have passed I. A. in two years.
Future perfect continuous S + will have been + V4 + O	To express future ongoing action With: By + time……..for + time.	By the next month, he will have been living here for two years.

 

2. Tense sequence ….

 

Simple present + simple future	If I give a party, I will invite them.
Simple past + simple past / past continuous/ past perfect	When she pushed him, he fell down. When Sita came to meet Ram, he was reading a novel. When the doctor came, the patient had already died.
Past tense + while + past continuous Present tense + present continuous	The boys looked at me while I was dancing. He always comes while she is cooking.

 

3. Tense contrasts …

 

Simple present   (permanent action) Present continuous (temporary action)	He works in a supermarket. He is working in a school until he finds another job.
Simple future (uncertain future action) Present continuous (fixed future action)	He will fly to Singapore next week. He is flying to Singapore next week. He has already booked a ticket.
Present perfect  (if the action takes little time to happen) Present perfect continuous (if the action takes some time to happen)	He has fallen of the bridge. He is in the river now. He has been running. He is sweating.
Simple past (no result of the action and is already completed in the past) Present perfect (the result of the action in the present context)	Hari fell in the river. He drowned.   Hari has fallen in the river. He’s very wet.

 

4.      Be going to + V¹ ….  (It is used for the future action which we can guess or predict)

It is going to rain soon. There is cloud over the sky.

 

 

A. Study the following sentences. Notice the verb forms in bold.

a. She will win the competition.

b. She will be waiting when we arrive.

c. I will have finished this work by next week.

d. I will have been living here for one-year next month.

 

 

B. Make sentences from the given clues as stated in brackets.

a. Who/pass the exam? (future simple)

Who will pass the exam?

b. How/you/get home? (future continuous)

How will you be getting home?

c. I/come later. (future simple)

I'll come later.

d. She/catch the train by 3 pm. (future perfect)

She will have caught the train by 3 PM.

e. It/rain tomorrow. (future simple)

It will rain tomorrow.

f. John/sleep at 4 am. (future continuous)

John will be sleeping at 4 am.

g. How long/you/see your boyfriend when you get married? (future perfect continuous)

How long will you have been seeing your boyfriend when you get married?

h. It/rain in Kathmandu next week. (future continuous)

It will be raining in Kathmandu next week.

i. How long/you/work here when you retire? (future perfect continuous)

How long have you been working here when you retire?

j. He / not / finish the cleaning by the time she gets home. (future perfect)

He won't have finished the cleaning by the time she gets home

 

C. Complete the following sentences with the correct future tense form of the verbs in the brackets.

a. It ………… (snow) in Brighton tomorrow evening.

It will snow in Brighton tomorrow evening.

b. On Friday at 8 o’clock, I ………… (to meet) my friend.

On Friday at 8 o’clock, I will have to meet my friend.

c. Wait! I ………… (to drive) you to the station.

Wait! I will drive you to the station.

 

d. When they get married in March, they …… (to be) together for six years.

When they get married in March, they will have been together for six years.

 

e. You’re carrying too much. I ………… (to open) the door for you.

You’re carrying too much. I will open the door for you.

 

f. Do you think the teacher ………… (to mark) our homework by Monday morning?

Do you think the teacher will have marked our homework by Monday morning?

 

g. When I see you tomorrow, I ………… (show) you my new book.

When I see you tomorrow, I will show you my new book.

 

h. After you take a nap, you ………… (to feel) a lot better.

After you take a nap, you will feel a lot better.

 

i. I ………… (to let) you know the second the builders finish decorating.

I will let you know the second the builders finish decorating.

 

j. We ………… (to wait) in the shelter until the bus comes.

We will have been waiting in the shelter until the bus comes.

 

k. I’m very sorry, Dr. Jones ………… (not be) back in the clinic until 2pm.

I’m very sorry, Dr. Jones will not be back in the clinic until 2pm.

 

l. This summer, I ………… (to live) in Birgunj for four years.

This summer, I will have been living in Birgunj for four years.

 

m. I don’t think you ………… (to have) any problems when you land in Pokhara.

I don’t think you will have had any problems when you land in Pokhara.

 

n. The baby should be due soon, next week she ………… (to be) pregnant for nine months.

The baby should be due soon, next week she will have been pregnant for nine months.

 

o. By the time we get home, they ………… (to play) football for 30 minutes.

By the time we get home, they will have been playing football for 30 minutes.

 

p. When you get off the train, I ………… (to wait) for you by the ticket machine.

When you get off the train, I will be waiting for you by the ticket machine.

 

q. This time next week, I ………… (ski) in Switzerland!

This time next week, I will have been skiing in Switzerland!

 

r. Now, I ………… (to check) my answers.

Now, I will check my answers.

 

 

 

 

Extra Exercise:

Complete the given sentences.

 

1)               1)          I received no reply ........my letter. (on, to)
2)                  I took my hat ........the table. (of, off)
3)                  I was anxious ........her. (about, to)
4)                  I was pleased ........the results. (of, with)
5)                  I went to work ........my umbrella. (out of, without)
6)                  I will arrive ........six o’clock. (at, in)
7)                  I will work ........five o’clock. (until, up)
8)                  Lack of exercise can be detrimental ........one’s health. (of, to)
9)                  Many foods ........milk contain calcium. (beside, besides)
10)              Missing the bus is no excuse ........being late. (for, of)
11)              Nocturnal animals usually sleep ........the day. (during, underneath)
12)              Pay close attention ........the traffic signals. (for, to)
13)              People often make fun ........what they do not understand. (of, to)
14)              Photographic film is sensitive ........light. (of, to)
15)              Please refrain ........smoking. (from, to)
16)              Seals are adapted ........life in the water. (at, to)
17)              She has a reputation ........having the ability to deal with any situation. (for, of)
18)               She is interested ........animals. (for, in)
19)              She is leaving ........five minutes. (at, in)
20)              She likes to participate ........extracurricular activities. (in, with)
21)              She loves to quote ........Shakespeare’s plays. (from, to)
22)              She takes an active interest ........community events. (in, of)
23)              She was praised ........her achievements. (for, to)
24)              She went to Rome ........France. (versus, via)
25)              She will call us ........half an hour. (at, in)
26)              That is only one example ........what I mean. (in, of)
27)              The bank is ........the school. (opposite, out of)
28)              The cat was sitting ........the stove. (beside, besides)
29)              The children ran ........the school. (of, out of)
30)              The dog barked ........the mailman. (at, to)
31)              The play begins ........seven thirty. (at, on)
32)              At this time tomorrow I shall………a movie on television. (watch, be watching, have watched)
33)              Before the policeman came, the thief …………… (run away, runs away, had run away)
34)              Bimala ………….food every day. (prepares, prepared, was prepared)
35)              By the end of this year she will……….here for six years. (be staying, have stayed, have been                 staying)
36)              By the time we reach home, it …………..been dark. (will have, has, had)
37)              By the time we reached home, it ……………..been dark. (will have, had, has)
38)              Don’t cross the road. The bus …………………….. (come, is coming, will come)
39)              He ………..out. (has gone already, already went, has already gone)
40)              He will come to the spot as soon as you …………him. (call, called, will call)
41)              I …………..here until Amrita comes back. (be, am, will be)
42)              I wish the children …….longer in the morning, then I shouldn’t get woken so early. (sleep, are                 sleeping, slept)
43)              I’m sure you ……….the exam. (passes, passed, will pass)
44)              In two months the SLC exam result ………….out. (will be, will have been, will have)
45)              It …………night, we must leave. (had been, has been, was being)
46)              Krishna ………………yet. (hasn’t arrived, didn’t arrive, won’t arrive)
47)              Listen! Someone …………. (is singing, sings, will sing)
48)              My mother …………TV when I entered the room. (watched, has been watching, was watching)
49)              My sister ………..the room before the guests entered. (cleans, was cleaning, had cleaned)
50)              Nila ……………all day yesterday. (wrote, had written, had been writing)
51)              Pramila is pregnant now. She ……….birth to a baby. (is going to give, is giving, will give)
52)              Pramita ……………us daily in the past. (helped, helps, will help)
53)              Pramod …………his house. It looks nice. (is painting, had painted, has painted)
54)              Ram and Nagma love travelling. They …………… India next month. (will visit, are visiting,                 visit)
55)              Ram and Shyam …………Pokhara by next week. (will go, will have gone, will have been                     going)
56)              Sera ….. to me whenever he was in a shortage of money. (always comes, always came, will                     always come)
57)              Sophia and Sagun………..working in the radio Nepal since six months ago. (will be, were ,                     have been)
58)              Take the umbrella. It ………..outside. (is raining, rains, raining)
59)              The bus ………Pokhara at 10 o’clock. (leaves, will leave, left)
60)              The cat ……you when you pull its tail. (scratched, will scratch, will be scratching)
61)              The old beggar ……….yesterday. (dies, died, had died)
62)              The river Amazon ………..into the Atlantic Ocean. (flow, flows, flowed)
63)              They …………home by tomorrow. (will go, are going, will have gone)
64)              They will………….the building by the end of this month. (complete, be completing, have                     completed)
65)              We generally ……………..to school in the morning. (went, go, have gone)
66)              When I last saw you, you …………..of moving to your village. (are thinking, were thinking,                 have thinking)
67)              When I pushed him, he …………there. (was falling, fell, had fallen)
68)              When she hit on his head, he …………….. (fainted, has fainted, had fainted)
69)              When the bus arrived, we …………on it. (were getting, had got , got)
70)              When the telephone rang, I …………………… (slept, has slept, was sleeping)
71)              While I was having my dinner, she …………….me. (call,  is calling, called)
 

 

Make future tense sentences ore questions with the words in brackets.

 

1)               1)          By the time we get to the party, Fat Bob........... everything. (eat)
2)                 I am writing a book. By this time next month, I ........... the book. (write)
3)                  Old Mr. Mac ...........maths for 30 years by the end of this term (teach)
4)                  John is cleaning the house. By the time his parents arrive, John ........... the house. (clean)
5)                  Look at the clouds – it .......... (to rain) in a few minutes.
6)                  Come next spring, we........... in Kyoto for two years.(work)
7)                  When they .......... (to get) married in March, they .......... (to be) together for six years.
8)                  By the time you wake up tomorrow morning, Pete........... in Qingdao.(arrive)
9)                  You’re carrying too much. I .......... (to open) the door for you.
10)              At this rate, we ...........everything ready by six o'clock. (get)
11)              Do you think the teacher .......... (to mark) our homework by Monday morning?
12)              Johnson ...........at sea 7 days by the time he enters French waters.(be)
13)              When I .......... (to see) you tomorrow, I .......... (show) you my new book.
14)              If what scientists say is true, humans...........life a miserable existence within the next 15 years.                 (make)
15)              After you .......... (to take) a nap, you .......... (to feel) a lot better
16)              I’m sorry but you need to stay in the office until you .......... (to finish) your work.
17)              I .......... (to buy) the cigarettes from the corner shop when it .......... (to open).
18)              I __________ (to let) you know the second the builders .......... (to finish) decorating.
19)              Before we .......... (to start) our lesson, we .......... (to have) a review.
20)              When we get to March, Jimbo........... in Thailand for 18 months. (live)
21)              Maria is preparing a report. By this time tomorrow, Maria ........... the report. (prepare)
22)              We .......... (to have) dinner at a seaside restaurant on Sunday.
23)              We .......... (to wait) in the shelter until the bus .......... (to come).
24)              I’m very sorry Dr. Jones .......... (not be) back in the clinic until 2pm.
25)              This summer, I .......... (to live) in Brighton for four years.
26)              I don’t think you .......... (to have) any problems when you land in Boston.
27)              The baby should be due soon, next week she .......... (to be) pregnant for nine months.
28)              By the time we get home, they .......... (to play) football for 30 minutes.
29)              In three years I .......... (to live) in a different country.
30)              When you .......... (to get) off the train, I .......... (to wait) for you by the ticket machine.
31)              .......... (to take) your children with you to France?
32)              This time next week I .......... (ski) in Switzerland!
33)              There's no point going now. The bus...........by the time we get there. (leave)
34)              It .......... to snow) in Brighton tomorrow evening.
35)              Martha is learning German. By this time next year, Martha ........... German. (learn)
36)              Be prepared to stand up during the concert as they........... all the seats by now. (take)
37)              On Friday at 8 o’clock I .......... (to meet) my friend.
38)              They are inviting all their friends. By this time tomorrow, they ........... all their friends. (invite)
39)              Come June, we........... out together for four months. (go out)
40)              Paul .......... (to fly) to London on Monday morning.
41)            We are bringing our stuff to our new apartment. By this time tomorrow, we ........... all our stuff                  to our new apartment. (buy)
42)              When you get to L.A., you........... for seven hours.(fly)
43)              I am fixing my computer. By this time next week, I ........... my computer. (fix)
44)              Wait! I .......... (to drive) you to the station.
45)              I'm sure that when we go to the meeting, all the important decisions........... beforehand. (take)
46)              This time tomorrow I ...........all my exams. (finish)
47)              My mother is making dinner. By the time the guests arrive, my mother ........... dinner. (make)
48)              The English lesson .......... (to start) at 8:45.
49)              Are you still writing your essay? If you..........(to finish) by 4pm, we can go for a walk.
50)              Peter is reading a magazine. By the time his flight lands, Peter.........the magazine. (read)
51)              I .......... (to see) my mother in April.
52)              My sister and I are painting our apartment. By this time tomorrow, my sister and I ........... our                 apartment. (paint)
53)              According to the itinerary we'll arrive in Aberdeen at 1 o'clock. ..........? (have/we/lunch)
54)              At 3 o'clock, we ..........on the train to Leeds. (sit)
55)              Be careful or the cars ..........you down. Look both ways before you cross the street. (knock)
56)              Bill won't be here at 5 o'clock.  He ..........the letters. (deliver)
57)              Come to see me in the afternoon.  I ..........in the garden. (work)
58)              Could you take this parcel to the post-office? .......... it for me? (you - do)
59)              Did you remember to invite Mrs. Oates? Oh, no! I forgot. But I ..........her right now. (call)
60)              Do you think it ..........at the weekend? (snow)
61)              Don't call me at 10 o'clock.  I ..........to Spain. (fly)
62)              Don't call me this time tomorrow. I'll be on the plane. Where ..........? (you/travel)
63)              Every student ..........a computer at school in ten years' time. (use)
64)              He ..........tennis at 7.30. He usually starts at 7 o'clock. Could you come before that? (play)
65)              Hurry up. You are so late! Everybody ..........when you arrive at the office. (work)
66)              I am not sure if I can offer the room in such a condition. ..........? (it/our guest/like)
67)              I can buy it for you if you want. I ..........in the afternoon anyway. (shop)
68)              I can come tomorrow at 8.30. I ..........in my office. (not work)
69)              I can tell Steve about your problem. I ..........to him anyway. (talk)
70)              I don't know if I will stay here.  Perhaps I ..........to a big city one day. (move)
71)              I hope Simon ..........there. He's great fun. (be)
72)              I suppose we ..........at a hotel next summer. (stay)
73)              I ..........you at the station. My car is out of order. (not meet)
74)              I'd like to see your geography project. If I come at 4.30, ..........? (work/you/on it)
75)              If your English teacher asks you to do it, ..........for her? (translate/the text/you)
76)              I'll have a holiday next week. I ..........at 6 o'clock as usual. (not get up)
77)              I'm sorry, I forgot about it.  I ..........it right now. (do)
78)              In ten years' time we ..........smart phones 24 hours a day. (use)
79)              Is Bill at school? No, he isn't. I suppose he ..........to school next week. (come)
80)              Is the coat O.K.? - Yes, I ..........it. (take)
81)              Jane, can I borrow your laptop tonight? ..........at about 9 o'clock? (it/you/use)
82)              Josh, I'm just calling to tell you that we ..........part in the competition on Saturday. (not take)
83)              My best friend ..........in Sydney tonight because he missed his plane yesterday. (not be)
84)              My dad ..........back on 24 December. He'll be in Barcelona. (not come)
85)              My parents want to travel a lot when they are retired. Which countries ..........? (they/visit)
86)              My sister Jane ..........for you when you arrive. But she'll appear a little bit later. (not wait)
87)              Oh, no. I've just missed the 7.15 bus. How ..........now? (get/to school/I)
88)              She should know about it.  I ..........to her. (write)
89)              The late night show starts at 10 o'clock. Please, ..........? (there/you/drive me)
90)              This time next week I ..........for my university entrance exam. What a relief! (not prepare)
91)              This time on Sunday we ..........in France. (ski)
92)              Two days from now we ..........in the sun anymore. Our holiday will be over. (not lie)
93)              Wait a minute. Your suitcase is so big. I ..........it for you. (take)
94)              We ..........our house this time tomorrow. Do you think you could give us a hand? (move)
95)              What ..........while I am cleaning the windows? Do you think you could help me? (you/do)
96)              When we get up tomorrow morning, it ..........anymore, I hope. (not rain)
97)              You can come at seven in the morning. I ..........anymore. (not sleep)
98)              You should tell her as soon as possible. She ..........you if you don't ask her. (not help)
99)              You shouldn't go to the cinema with Kim. Sarah ..........it, I'm afraid. (not like)
100)          Your journey will be so long. How ..........while you are on the train? (you/your time/spend)