1) Conjugate
William Golding (write- simple past) his first novel, The Lord of the Flies, in 1954. The story (be-past simple) about a group of boys who (build- past simple) a new children’s society on an island because their plane (crash- past perfect) while they (fly – past continuous) to an unknown destination to escape a war. The boys (go- simple past) through all sorts or conflicts and incidents; they (live – past perfect continuous) on their own, without adults, for many weeks when a warship finally (come – simple past) to rescue them.
The novel (meet- simple past) with little success at first, but it (become- present perfect) an international bestseller since then.

2) Choose the appropriate tense
Pushing Daisies was an American TV series which (ran /has run) for 2 seasons before it was canceled. The story centers on the life of Ned, who has a special gift. He (discovered/has discovered) his gift when he (brought/was bringing) his dog back to life by touching it; the dog (has been killed/had been killed) by a truck that (hit / was hitting) it on the road. Later, he understood that there were additional rules: he (brought/had brought) his mother back to life, who (died/had died) of an aneurysm, but as a consequence, the neighbor (dies/died). Later that night, when his mother (kissed/had kissed) him good night, she (died/had died) again because he (has already touched / had already touched) her. We understand that the second touch kills the person again, and they are dead again, but this time forever.
In the series, Ned is now an adult and (becomes/ has become) a pie maker. He (is using/has been using) his skills to put ”refreshed” rotten fruit in his pies for several years when a detective (discovers/discovered) his secret and (asks /asked) Ned to help him solve murder cases. One day, as they (are investigating/had investigated) a murder case, Ned (brings / is bringing) his childhood sweetheart back to life and (decides / has decided) to let her live. Charlotte reveals that she (has been murdered/ had been murdered) while she (had traveled/ was traveling) on a cruise boat. Since Ned (was already touching/ has already touched) Charlotte once, he can no longer touch her, so for the rest of the series, they (are living /lived) in the same flat but cannot kiss… To discover some of their incredible investigations, watch the series!


3) Choose the appropriate tense and conjugate the verb
Our literature teacher [?] (want) us to read Jane Eyre for next week. I [?] (read) the novel when I (be)12, but I (forget) the details, so I [?] (read) it again.
_ The neighbors (fight) for weeks now. They [?] (have-already) a heated argument last week, but yesterday night’s argument was worse. How long [?] (they-fight) when he finally (leave) the house? _ I would say three hours, at least. Why (they- not- divorce) yet?
The actor (start) his career when he was very goung: he (play) in TV commercials as a little-known child actor. He [?] (become) very famous now, and he [?] (star) in two popular series at the moment.