The Tenses - Revision

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Present Simple  –  Present Progressive  –  Past Simple  –  Past Progressive
Present Perfect Simple  –  Past Perfect Simple  –  Will Future  –  Going to Future

1.            After Dan _______________________ (visit) the Universal Studios, he _______________________ (go) to the Walk of Fame.

2.            For ages the Golden Gate Bridge _______________________ (become) a recognizable symbol of San Francisco.

3.            Susan and Jerry _______________________ (fly) to Los Angeles on 25th April 2011.

4.            In 2008 my friends and I _______________________ (travel) around in California.

5.            Sacramento _______________________ (be) the capital of California. A lot of people _______________________ (not believe) that, because they _______________________ (think) the capital _______________________ (be) LA.

6.            Before Hollywood _______________________ (become) the centre for films and producers, New York _______________________ (be) the centre.

7.            Will Smith _______________________ (be) a famous actor who _______________________ (be) born in Philadelphia. At the moment he _______________________ (produce) a new film, which _______________________ (be) in the cinemas in spring 2011.

8.            Miley Cirus _______________________ (start) her carrer as an actress in 2001. Since many years she _______________________ (achieve) a lot of fame and popularity. In the future she _________________ only _______________ (not work) as an actress, she _______________ probably ___________ (start) her own buisness.

9.            Baywatch, which _______________________ (be) an American TV series, _______________________ (begin) in 1989. Baywatch _______________________ (be) the most watched TV series in the world so far.

10.        Arnold Schwarzenegger, who _______________________ (win) a lot of prizes for bodybuilding before he _______________________ (become) an actor, now _______________________ (be) the governer of California.

11.        Mike _______________________ (go) surfing in Santa Cruz last weekend. It _______________________ (be) great, because there _______________________ (not be) any bad weather.

12.        Before Ron _______________________ (move) to San Francisco, he _______________________ (live) in a little village in the Death Valley.

13.        The death penalty _______________________ (be) a legal form of punishment in California. Before the Supreme Court _______________________ (prohibit) the death penalty in 1972, more than 700 people _______________________ (be) executed. Since 1976, when the death penalty _______________________ (be) reinstated, 13 people _______________________ (be) killed by the state. Now, 2010, more than 690 people _______________________ (wait) on California’s death row.

14.        Before Hollywood _______________________ (become) a famous place for the film industry, New York _______________________ (be) important.

15.        In American football there _______________________ (be) two teams of eleven players. The goal _______________________ (be) to carry the ball or throw a ball to a teammate. You _______________________ (get) points, if you _______________________ (carry) a ball over the goal line. This _______________________ (call) a touchdown.

16.        The Gold Rush _______________________ (be) a period in the 19th century where a lot of migrants _______________________ (come) to California and _______________________ (search) and _______________________ (dig) for gold.

17.        A lot of people wonder how many people _______________________ (have) diseases or _______________________ (be) overweight in the US in 2035.