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EXERCISE–A
1.A: Why are you holding a piece of paper?
B: I (write) …………………………… a letter to my friends back home in Texas.
2.A: I’m about to fall asleep. I need to wake up!
B: I (get) ………………… you a cup of coffee. That will wake you up.
3.A: I can’t hear the television!
B: I (turn) ………………. it up so you can hear it.
4.We are so excited about our trip next month to France. We (visit) ……….. Paris, Nice and Grenoble.
5.Sarah (come) …………….. to the party. Oliver (be)……….. there as well.
6.A: It is so hot in here!
B: I (turn) …………………. the air conditioning on.
7.I think he (be) ……………… the next President of the United States.
8.After I graduate, I (attend)……. medical school and become a doctor. I have wanted to be a doctor
all my life.
9.A: Excuse me, I need to talk to someone about our hotel room. I am afraid it is simply too small for
four people.
B: That man at the service counter (help) ………….. you.
10.As soon as the weather clears up, we (walk) …………… down to the beach and go swimming.
EXERCISE–B
1.Mark: What are you doing with those scissors?
Beth: I (cut) …………………………… that picture of the ocean out of the travel magazine.
Mark: What (you, do) ………………. with it?
Beth: I (paint) ……………….. a water color of the ocean for my art class, and I thought I could use this
photograph as a model.
2.Mark: (You, do) ………………….. me a favor Sam?
Sam: Sure, what do you want me to do?
Mark: I (change) …………………. the broken light bulb in the lamp above the dining room table. I need
someone to hold the ladder for me while I am up there.
Sam: No problem, I (hold) …………….. it for you.
3.Gina: Where are you going?
Ted: I (go) ……………….. to the store to pick up some groceries.
Gina: What (you, get) ……………..?
Ted: I (buy) ……………….. some milk, some bread, and some coffee.
4.John: Wow, it’s freezing out there.
Jane: I (make) ………………….. some coffee to warm us up. Do you want a piece of pie as well?
John: Coffee sounds great! But I (have) …… dinner with some friends later, so I’d better skip the pie.
Jane: I (go) ………………….. to dinner tonight too, but I’m having a piece of pie anyway.
5.Frank: I heard you’re taking a Spanish class at the community college.
Tom: Yeah, I (go) …………. to Guatemala, next spring and I thought knowing a little Spanish would
make the trip easier.
Frank: I (visit) …………….. my brother in Marseilles next year. Maybe I should take a French class.
Tom: I have a course catalog in the other room. I (go) ………………….. get it, and we can see whether or
not they’re offering a French course next semester.
EXERCISE–C
1.Michael: Do you think the Republicans or the Democrats (win) …………………….. the next election?
Jane: I think the Republicans (win) ……………….. the next election.
John: No way! The Democrats (win) …………………….
2.Susan: We (go) …………………………… camping this weekend. Would you like to come along?
Sam: That sounds great, but I don’t have a sleeping bag.
Susan: No problem. I (lend) …………………. you one. My family has tons of camping gear.
3.Barbara: I (buy) …………………… a new car this weekend, but I’m a little worried because I don’t
really know much about cars. I’m afraid the salesman (try) …………………. to take advantage of me
when he sees how little I know.
Dave: I used to work for a mechanic in high school and I know a lot about cars. I (go) ……………. with
you to make sure you are not cheated.
4.Gina: Fred and I (visit) ……………… Santa Fe next summer. Have you ever been there?
Margaret: My family lives in Santa Fe! I (give) …………………. you my parents’ phone number. When
you get to Santa Fe, just call them and they (give) ………………. you a little tour of the town. They can
show you some of the sights that most tourists never see.
5.Pam: Can you see my future in the crystal ball? What (happen) ……………. next year?
Fortune Teller: You (meet) ………………… a man from the East Coast, perhaps New York or maybe
Boston. You (marry) ……………….. that mystery man.
Pam: Forget the man! I want to know if I (get) ………………. a new job.
