Quiz

Carl

: Hello, this is Carl speaking.

Natalie

: Carl, this is Natalie.

Carl

: Oh, hi, Nat. How are you?

Natalie

: Not good. My son is missing.

Carl

: What? How?

Natalie

: I dont know. He went to school like usual this morning, but he hasnt been coming
home since then.

Carl

: What did the school say about this?

Natalie

: They say he wasnt coming to school. I have been calling some of his friends
numbers, but it doesnt help at all. They all said they didnt know where my son
was.

Carl

: Do you have any idea where he usually is? You know, a place that he likes to be to
hang out.

Natalie

: No, I cant think of any place he could be. Besides, my son is not a person that likes
to go hanging out with his friends. The only two places I usually see him are this
house and his school. Oh, my God! Its already half past seven! Oh, Carl, help me.

Carl

: Calm down. Have you phoned the police yet?

Natalie

: No, not yet. Im afraid Luke will notice that there is something wrong if I call the
police.

Carl

: Are you saying that your husband still doesnt know this?

Natalie

: Hes ummm Hes in the middle of a meeting at his office And you know, hell be
very angry if he knows that I cant take care of only one boy.

Carl

: Okay, I understand. Is your husband still having a meeting now?

Natalie

: Ummm, yeah, I guess so. He said the meeting started at six, and it would last about
one hour and a half. So, hell be coming home at about half to eight or so.

Carl

: Alright. So, it means your son should have arrived home before your husband get
home at eight, right?

Natalie

: Yeah. Oh, Carl. I really am a bad mother.

Carl

: No, Natalie. You should stay optimistic. Just keep looking for him by phoning some
numbers of his friends that you know. Ill be searching for him at the streets.

Natalie

: Okay, thank you Carl. Thank you so much!

Carl

: No problem.

Put the verb in brackets into the correct forms. Then listen and check.
Annie

: Hello?

Cabbie : Hello, Annie? This is Cabbie. How are you?

Annie

: Cabbie! Hi! Im doing well. Whats going on? I havent talked to you for
ages!

Cabbie : I know. Ive just been so busy with my kids.

Annie

: I know what you mean. Hows Lillie doing?

Annie

: Oh, shes doing great. Shes applying for college right now. Shes really
been pushing herself. How about Trent?

Cabbie : The same. He just took his SATs, so hes looking around right now. Hes not
sure whether he wants to stay close by for college or go far away. Yeah,
thats always a big question. Listen, Annie. Were going to have a block
party on the 23rd. Can you come?
Annie

: Oh, Id love to. What should I bring? Where is it?

Cabbie : Its going to be in the park. Yeah, its a potluck, so you can bring a main dish
or salad if you like.
Annie

: Oh, I have a great salad recipe that I made up myself. Ill bring salad.

Cabbie : Good. Im going to bring homemade bread. But, Im not making it myself.
My mothers making it for me.
Annie

: So are we going to do anything else besides eat and socialize?

Cabbie : Yeah. Weve got some games planned. You know, things like a three-legged
race, horseshoes, Frisbee throwing, maybe well get a baseball game going,
stuff like that.
Annie

: A three-legged race? I havent done that since high school. But it all sounds
so fun. What a great way to get to know some of the neighbors we dont
already know!

Cabbie : And were going to have a no-host coffee bar.

Annie

: A no-host coffee bar? Oh, I love it!

Cabbie : I know. Isnt it a great idea? Oh, and theres a band, a salsa band, so therell
be some dancing.
Annie

: A salsa band? I dont know how to dance. Ill just watch everybody else
dance.

Cabbie : Dont worry. We got a teacher to come and teach us. Were also going to
have a karaoke machine, so we can listen to people sing. Do you like to
sing?
Annie

: Oh, no. I cant carry a note at all. Im a pretty boring singer. What about
you? Can you sing?

Cabbie : I dont think so, but other people say I can. Maybe the karaoke machine
will help me see if I really can Oh, I just remembered. Theres going to be
someone photographing everybody so we can buy pictures if we want to. It
should be a good time all around. I think were going to enjoy ourselves a
lot.
Annie

: I love this neighborhood! Its such a fun place to live.

Listen to six sentences and try to write down what you hear to fill in the spaces.
1. There are so many wonderful and different kinds of fruit here. I just cant decide
which ones I want.
2. My wifes car is in the shop, so I have to leave work early to get her and take her
home.

3. Are you sure there isnt something you wanna talk about? Im feeling something
strange from you.
4. Maria doesnt seem very hungry; shes just pushing her food around her plate with
her fork and not eating much at all.
5. A wise teacher will always try to help her students get to know one another, so
that she can avoid having some students treat others badly.
6. Hm, they mustve had a big sale! Nothing I like seems to be in my size. I guess Ill
just have to wear something I already have.

List of irregular verbs

Infinitive
(Basic)

Present Verb
(V1)*

Past Verb
(V2)**

Past
Participle
(V3)

Present
Participle
(Ving)

be

am, is, are

was, were

been

being

become

become, becomes

became

become

becoming

begin

begin, begins

began

begun

beginning

bind

bind, binds

bound

bound

binding

bite

bite, bites

bit

bitten

biting

blow

blow, blows

blew

blown

blowing

bring

bring, brings

brought

brought

bringing

build

build, builds

built

built

building

buy

buy, buys

bought

bought

buying

catch

catch, catches

caught

caught

catching

choose

choose, chooses

chose

chosen

choosing

cling

cling, clings

clung

clung

clinging

come

come, comes

came

come

coming

cost

cost, costs

cost

cost

costing

cut

cut, cuts

cut

cut

cutting

do

do, does

did

done

doing

draw

draw, draws

drew

drawn

drawing

drink

drink, drinks

drank

drunk

drinking

drive

drive, drives

drove

driven

driving

dry

dry, dries

draught

draught

drying

eat

eat, eats

ate

eaten

eating

Infinitive
(Basic)

Present Verb
(V1)*

Past Verb
(V2)**

Past
Participle
(V3)

Present
Participle
(Ving)

fall

fall, falls

fell

fallen

falling

feed

feed, feeds

fed

fed

feeding

feel

feel, feels

felt

felt

feeling

fight

fight, fights

fought

fought

fighting

find

find, finds

found

found

finding

fly

fly, flies

flew

flown

flying

forget

forget, forgets

forgot

forgotten

forgetting

get

get, gets

got

got (BE),
gotten (AE)

getting

give

give, gives

gave

given

giving

go

go, goes

went

gone

going

have

have, has

had

had

having

hear

hear, hears

heard

heard

hearing

keep

keep, keeps

kept

kept

keeping

know

know, knows

knew

known

knowing

lay

lay, lays

laid

laid

laying

lean

lean, leans

leant

leant

leaning

learn

learn, learns

learnt

learnt

learning

leave

leave, leaves

left

left

leaving

let

let, lets

let

let

letting

lie

lie, lies

lay

lain

lying

lose

lose, loses

lost

lost

losing

make

make, makes

made

made

making

Infinitive
(Basic)

Present Verb
(V1)*

Past Verb
(V2)**

Past
Participle
(V3)

Present
Participle
(Ving)

mean

mean, means

meant

meant

meaning

meet

meet, meets

met

met

meeting

pay

pay, pays

paid

paid

paying

put

put, puts

put

put

putting

read /ri:d/

read /ri:d/, reads

/ri:dz/

read /red/

read /red/

reading
/ri:ding/

ring

ring, rings

rang

rung

ringing

run

run, runs

ran

run

running

say

say, says

said

said

saying

see

see, sees

saw

seen

seeing

sell

sell, sells

sold

sold

selling

send

send, sends

sent

sent

sending

show

show, shows

showed

shown

showing

shut

shut, shuts

shut

shut

shutting

sit

sit, sits

sat

sat

sitting

sing

sing, sings

sang

sung

singing

sink

sink, sinks

sank

sunk

sinking

sleep

sleep, sleeps

slept

slept

sleeping

speak

speak, speaks

spoke

spoken

speaking

spend

spend, spends

spent

spent

spending

stand

stand, stands

stood

stood

standing

steal

steal, steals

stole

stealing

stealing

swear

swear, swears

swore

sworn

swearing

Infinitive
(Basic)

Present Verb
(V1)*

Past Verb
(V2)**

Past
Participle
(V3)

Present
Participle
(Ving)

swim

swim, swims

swam

swum

swimming

take

take, takes

took

taken

taking

teach

teach, teaches

taught

taught

taught

tell

tell, tells

told

told

telling

think

think, thinks

thought

thought

thinking

throw

throw, throws

threw

thrown

throwing

understand

understand,
understands

understood

understood

understanding

wake

wake, wakes

woke

woken

waking

wear

wear, wears

wore

worn

wearing

win

win, wins

won

won

winning

wind

wind, winds

wound

wound

winding

write

write, writes

wrote

written

writing