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is liking

(a) There was no food

翼二第張五第日六廿月三年丑癸

WAH KIU YAT PO

郭日僑華

六期星

日八廿月四年三七九一层公年二十六國民龅中育教簧華

(b) She tried to prevent me

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中文中學會考試題預習專欄

of

from

(c) I am sure they are all in

favour

the method.

doing my work.

all of suddent very sudden

against

at

1000

quite suddenly

all suddenly

met in June.

1000

英文科 (廿七),徐有祿。

Englis

The following are

the answers to

last week's exercise:

1. crossing

2 gap

flow

of tap

familiar

an

8. had not seen

9. for

10. speak

11. recognise

12. Since I saw

13. these days

14. a surprise

15. were?

16. served

17. a lot

18. However

19. first

20. about

Put a tick against the word or group of words which best complet the meaning of each sentence: Example:- He was in need

help

-for

to

2000

off of

(a) He is looking forward

meeting her.

for

to.

·at.

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英文科

(廿七)

English (27)

The Past Tense

The Simple Past (or Preterite) Tensesed:-"

i) to express something that

was completed in the past. e.g. We lived in Mellourne.

seven years ago.

to indicate a habit usually linked with words or phrases indicating a period in the past or a question about. time.

e.g. Yesterday I swam at

Repulse Bay...

When did you go there?

in some conditional sentence

s and suppositions. e.g. If I were you I would

accept his proposal. Suppose someone offered you a million dollars. how would you spend it? in a description of actions in which the order is clear.. e.g. The moon came out as I

creeped along the field, crawled under the barb- ed-wire and then ran for my life.

The Past Continuous Tense is formed by using "was" or "were and the present participle. It is used to express an at- ion that was going on during a certain time in the past.

i) it may show the progress of

a past action at or after its completion. The new action is in the Simple Past Tense.

ong. As I was working in the room the lights went off.

ii) it may express two actions

that occurred in the past. e.g. While I was swimming

they were sun-bathing iii) it is used in Reported

Speech:

e.g. He said that he was

sleeping when the accident occurred.

to for

with

of

d) I sympathise

him but

still feel he was to blame.

over

with

for to

(e) Please let me have a reply

with by

during within

two days.

0000

He

He was very punctual. always arrived at the office

in

on

to at

0000

good time.

(g) Let's go walking,

will be

shall we don't we

do we

0000

They haven't bought much rice,

did they

didn't they

have they

haven't they

(1) The tram stopped

iv) it may be used with some

conditional sentences

(after if) or supposition (after I wish).

e.g. If you were staying

for more than a week, you would need a special visa.

it may express an action that was continuous over some time.

e.g. During the riot we were holidaying in Europe...

III. The Past Perfect (Pluperfect) Tense is formed by had + past participle.

i) it is used to express a

past action which happened before another past event. e.g. I had leamed to drive before I look the test

ii) it may express duration up

to a certain time in the past.

e.g. Before I left Hong

Kong I had taught in your school for five years.

in indirect speech to express an idea that was in the present perfect: tense in the direct speech. e.g. I said that I had

finished the exercises iv) to express an impossible

condition...:

e.g. If I had known that

you needed me I would have come.

IV. The Past Perfect Continuous

Tense is formed by had been + present participle and is used

to express a past action. which was continuous but occurred before another past event.

T

e.g. The kettle had been

whistling for some

time before I returned

The physician

the widow

that her daughter would not die

a. insured

b. assured.

c.made süre

d. ensured

guaranteed

After the trial, the accused

was acquitted, the truth final-

ly

a. subsided

(1) She

reminds.

recalls. remembers

recollects

me of the girl

1000

(k) Would you like.

of milk?

other

some other any other another

0000

(1) How much money has John

up already?

saved safe

'save'

safely

0000

glass

her favourite

(m) Mary switched on the televi

sion programme.

watch. watched

to watch

watching

0000

Do you like

No. I do.

No. I don't.

inging?

To. I don't like

Yes, I don't.

(o) David was elected

the council.

Chairman

as Chairman for Chairman

to Chairman

0000

She can go wherever she will like

liked

likes.

was amusing

b. was being amusing

c. was amused

d. had amused

e. had been amusing.

All the students a. are dressed b. have dressed c. dress

d. dressed

e. dressing ·

Monkeys roamed in the N. T. long. ago, but now all of them a. disappeared

b. have disappeared

c. are disappearing

d. had disappeared.

e. have been disappearing

6. After the plans for the swimm-

ing sports

work began.

preparation

a. finished discussing: b. should be discussed. c. have been discussing d. were being discussed e. had been discussed

The players,

at the

unfair treatment, left the field.

a. disgust

b. disgusting

c. disgusted

d. were disgusting

e. had been disgusted.

8. These girls

for their

suits are still wet. a. are swimming

b. have been swimming c. should be swimming d. have to be swimming e. must be swimming.

9. It

for four days and there was no sign of its letting up.

a. has rained

b. had rained

c. was raining

d. had been raining

e. had had rained

10. We didn't see her, her mother

dus she

just going

b. had just gone

c. just went

d. had just been gone e. had just been going

11. They

to school.

their Lunch when

the bell rang.

a. just had t

b. were just having

few pieces of bread

rather than instead of only

other then

(r). After the children

their breakfast, they went out had had

were having have

have had

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(s)What is he doing? 'I don't know what

is he doing does he do

he doing

he la doing

(t) Robert had no bicycle of his

own, so he had from a shop.

lend

loan

hire

Lowe

0000

(u) Only in the last few years

to help them.

anything has been done something is done is anything done

has anything been done

one

0000

She did not write to me nor

she has not telephoned she did not telephone telephoned

did the telephone

(w) Don't touch that wall

is just painted just has been painted. has just been painted has just be painted

d. had been arriving

I

had been arrived

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here since I was

a. am living. b. live

c. have lived d. was living

lived

14. The club

a.

last June.

was started b. had been started.

was being started

d. has been started. e. is being started

fire.

a. taught

there when it had the

b. had taught

was teaching.

have been teaching

e. had been teaching

16. While I

b.

explosion.

read

was reading

c. had been reading d. had read

e. had been read

I heard an

the good old school

days in Australia a. remembered

b. am remembering

c. was remembering d. remember

e. will be remembering

18. After we

returned home.

a. have

b. had

c. were having

d. had been having

e. had had

dinner, we

19. When I tried to catch,

a. disappears

b. disappeared

c. disappearing

d. has been disappeared

e. has been disappearing

20. He came home, deposited his

schoolbag, took off his shoes and

into bed.

wajump

b. jumped

c. was jumping

d. was being jumping. e. had jumped

Answers to Ex. T

11. b

c. had just had

12. c

d. had just been having

13. C

b. arrived

e. were just had.

14. a

c. changed

15. C

d. derived

12. After I

at the terminus

6.

16. b

e. emerged

I found that the bus had left.

7.

17. a

a. have arrived

18. b

I

at my youngest son's.

b. arrived

19. b

silly mistakes.

He laughed tỏi

c. had arrived

10%

20. b