Question

1. My family ___________________ (buy) some land in southern France recently. They ___________________ (build) a summer house there at the moment.

2. Andy and Mary ___________________ (go) to a concert tomorrow night. They ____________________________ (look forward to) it the whole week.
3. Jonathon ___________________ (watch) the news on TV every day and it ___________________ (help) him with his English.
4. My car ___________________ (break) down when I ___________________ (drive) home from work. I ________________________ (fix) it if I ___________________ (know) what was wrong. But I didn’t so ___________________ (have) to take it to the garage.
5. When he ___________________ (found) Microsoft, Bill Gates was only 20 years old. He ___________________________ (already write) his first computer programme six years earlier.
6. An accident ___________________ (happen) near my house last night. A car _______________ (hit) a young man. He ___________________ (ride) his bike when someone in front of him suddenly ___________________ (open) a car door. Many people ___________________ (see) the accident. The police ___________________ (interrogate) them last night.
7. Mrs Smith said that one day she ________________________ (retire) from teaching. She said that she ___________________ (spend) her new free time learning about computers.
8. I ______________________ (not sleep) at all last night. Someone ___________________ (listen) to music all night.
9. I ___________________ (see) a film a week ago, but I _______________________ (not enjoy) it very much because I _______________________ (already read) the book. If I ___________________ (not read) the book I ____________________________ (probably enjoy) the film more.
10. The judge sentenced the man to eight years in prison because he ___________________ (rob) a bank.

Answer 1

The student's question is about verb tenses and sentence structures in English. The examples and explanations provided address these concepts effectively.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. My family recently bought some land in southern France. They are currently building a summer house there.

2. Andy and Mary are going to a concert tomorrow night. They have been looking forward to it all week.

3. Jonathon watches the news on TV every day, and it helps him with his English.

4. My car broke down when I was driving home from work. I could have fixed it if I had known what was wrong, but I didn't, so I had to take it to the garage.

5. When he founded Microsoft, Bill Gates was only 20 years old. He had already written his first computer programme six years earlier.

6. An accident happened near my house last night. A car hit a young man who was riding his bike when someone in front of him suddenly opened a car door. Many people saw the accident, and the police interrogated them last night.

7. Mrs Smith said that one day she will retire from teaching. She said that she will spend her new free time learning about computers.

8. I didn't sleep at all last night because someone was listening to music all night.

9. I saw a film a week ago, but I didn't enjoy it very much because I had already read the book. If I hadn't read the book, I would probably have enjoyed the film more.

10. The judge sentenced the man to eight years in prison because he robbed a bank.

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