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Written practice Side by Side 3 3 Units 5-6-7
I- CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD:
1- Mary ( have – has ) ___________ been in the space for a long time.
2- How long ( have – has ) ____________ you been here?
3- My neck has been ( stiff – dizzy ) _____________ since yesterday.
4- They have ( owned – bought ) _____________ this house since 1987.
5- Look. I have ( measles – spots ) _____________ all over my body.
6- He ( has – had ) ____________ had that pain since yesterday and it hurts a lot.
7- So, how are you ( feel – feeling ) ______________ today?
8- I´ve taught English ( for – since ) ______________ a long time. Before that, I ( taught – teached ) ______________ Math.
9- Besides ( going – to go ) ______________ there, we´re also flying to Mexico.
10- I haven´t ( being – been ) ______________ a painter for years.
11- How long has the phone been ( rang – ringing ) ______________?
12- The water heater is ( peeling – leaking ) _____________.
13- I enjoy ( reading – read ) ____________ magazines.
14- She even ( like – likes ) ____________ soap operas.
15- My professor avoids ( to smoke – smoking ) ______________ in the break.
16- My kids like ( to swim – swum ) ____________ in this pool.
17- We´re thinking about ( travel – traveling ) _______________ out of the country.
18- My Dad stopped ( to eat – eating ) _______________ and now he´s thinner than before.
19- She was so hungry that she stopped ( to eat – eating ) _______________ in the first fast-food restaurant she found.
20- Why don´t you quit ( to smoke – smoking ) _______________?
21- I´ve considered ( to buy – buying ) ________________ an umbrella this winter.
22- ( to watch – watching ) ________________ TV is my favorite way to relax.
23- He began ( work – working ) ________________ in a shoe factory.
24- Guess what I´ve decided ( to do – doing ) ________________ !
25- That´s very kind ( of – from ) _________________ you.
26- I ( envy – envying ) __________________ you a lot.
27- I´ve never ( swam – swum ) ___________________ before.
28- Those kids ( look – looks ) ___________________ exhausted.
29- Mom has been ( picking – mending ) ____________________ our socks
( since – for ) ________________ we were little kids.
30- A salesperson ( have – has ) _________________ to be active all day long.
31- Termites ( was – were ) __________________ eating the wood.
32- I´ve had a computer ( for – since ) __________________ I started college.
33- He´s a very ( dedicate – dedicated ) ___________________ doctor.
34- She´s been married for two ( years – years ago ) __________________.
35- They´ve been in jail ( for – since) __________________ last week.
II- “ IS “ or “ HAS “ :
1- She´s got to call me later. _________________
2- There´s been an accident nearby. _________________
3- He´s exhausted. _________________
4- The boy´s played on other teams. _________________
III- WRITE THE MEANING:
1- FEVER __________________ 11- PAIN __________________
2- BEARD __________________ 12- HABIT __________________
3- RAISE __________________ 13- KNEE __________________
4- TEASE __________________ 14- RUDE __________________
5- HALLWAY __________________ 15- PATIENT __________________
6- TO BOX __________________ 16- LYING __________________
7- COUNT __________________ 17- AUDIENCE __________________
8- JUNK __________________ 18- KEEP ON __________________
9- MEETING __________________ 19- BOTTOM __________________
10- MANAGER __________________ 20- GOSSIP __________________