Question

Tasks for self-studyTask 1. Complete with the words in brackets. Choose just, already, yet, ever, never, for, since.1 Don´t forget to phone Alice. 'I have__________ phoned her. (yet, already, ever)2 Have you seen him anywhere? 'Yes, I have _________ seen him in the kitchen' (just,already,ever)3 I have___________been to Japan. What about you? (yet, never, ever)4 Has Ann just phoned? 'Yes, she has__________phoned' (ever, yet, just)5 Why don't you read that paper? 'I have ________ read it' (yet, already, just)6 Has it stopped snowing? 'No, it hasn't stopped snowing _________ ' (just, yet, already)7 Sandra has studied French _______ May. She speaks very fluently. (for, since, yet)8 Have you _______travelled to space? 'Of course not' (never, since, ever)9 Poor man... he has ________had a girlfriend in his life! (ever, never, yet)10 It hasn´t rained _______ three months (since, for, ever)11 I haven't told my parents about my failure ________ (ever, just, yet)12 Would you like a sandwich? 'No, thanks. I have ________had lunch.' (just, yet,ever)Task 2. These are sentences from real conversations. Put in the question tags. 1 I'm cooking tonight, ____________________ ?2 He's not a baby, ____________________ ?3 It'll be all right, ____________________ ?4 Laura's still got short hair, ____________________ ?5 She doesn't feel well, ____________________ ?Task 3. Put the words in brackets in the right order to make inversions.1 (Never/I/meet) ____________________ such well-behaved children before. They are as good as gold.2 (No sooner/my father/sit down) ____________________to dinner than there was a knock on the door.3 (Little/he/know) ____________________ that his culinary skills are quite substandard.4 (At no time/mean) ____________________ to hurt your feelings. It was all a big misunderstanding.5(Seldom/we/have) ____________________ friends over for a drink. We prefer to meet them at pubs or restaurants.6 (Not only/he/make) ____________________ a mean cheesecake, but he also prepares homemade jam.7 Only when the situation gets out of hand____________________ (the government/begin) to act 8 Not until June____________________ (you/can/get) all the swimming gear out of the drawers.

Answer 1

1. already
2.just
3.never
4.just
5.already
6.yet
7.since
8.ever
9.never
10.for
11.yet
12.just

1. are you cooking tonight?
2. is he a baby?
3. will it be alright?
4.Does Laura still got short hair?
5.Does she feel well?

Answer 2

Task 1: 1. Don´t forget to phone Alice. 'I have already phoned her.' 2. Have you seen him anywhere? 'Yes, I have just seen him in the kitchen' 3. I have never been to Japan. What about you? 4. Has Ann just phoned? 'Yes, she has just phoned' 5. Why don't you read that paper? 'I have already read it' 6. Has it stopped snowing? 'No, it hasn't stopped snowing yet' 7. Sandra has studied French since May. She speaks very fluently. 8. Have you ever travelled to space? 'Of course not' 9. Poor man... he has never had a girlfriend in his life! 10. It hasn't rained for three months 11. I haven't told my parents about my failure yet 12. Would you like a sandwich? 'No, thanks. I have just had lunch.'

Task 2: 1. I'm cooking tonight, aren't I? 2. He's not a baby, is he? 3. It'll be all right, won't it? 4. Laura's still got short hair, hasn't she? 5. She doesn't feel well, does she?

Task 3: 1. Never have I met such well-behaved children before. They are as good as gold. 2. No sooner had my father sat down to dinner than there was a knock on the door. 3. Little did he know that his culinary skills are quite substandard. 4. At no time did I mean to hurt your feelings. It was all a big misunderstanding. 5. Seldom do we have friends over for a drink. We prefer to meet them at pubs or restaurants. 6. Not only does he make a mean cheesecake, but he also prepares homemade jam. 7. Only when the situation gets out of hand does the government begin to act. 8. Not until June can you get all the swimming gear out of the drawers.