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1. Match the sentences with the meaning of the tense used in each of them.
(10x2p)
a. emphasis on duration
b. temporary situation
c. repeated action expressing annoyance
d. emphasis on number
e. habitual action
f. recently completed action
g. permanent truth
h. changing or developing situation
i. fixed arrangements in the near future
j. past action of certain duration having visible results in the present
2. Put the verbs in the brackets into Present Simple or Present Continuous.
(12x2p)
Robinson Crusoe has been stuck on a desert island for the past six months. Here is
a letter he wrote and put in a bottle:
Dear Anybody,
I (1.be).................on this island for six months now. It is a miracle that I
(2.survive).................... for this long. I (3.eat)..........................fish and fruit since I got
here. Fortunately, I (4.not/see).......................any dangerous animals yet. When I
arrived here the weather was fine, but it
(5.rain).........................................continuously for the past two weeks, so I
(6.build)........................................ a shelter out of sticks and leaves, which is really
quite cosy. My main problem is loneliness, as I (7.not/speak).......................to anyone
for so long. Recently (8.talk).....................to myself, but it isn't very interesting.
Please help me.
R.Crusoe
5. Match the sentences with the meaning of the tense used in each of them.
(10x2p)