Grammar Exercise 2
Match the instructions and the situations.
1 Before printing out the letter, check that there are no mistakes.
b You are going to give your boss a letter to sign.
2 Turn off the electricity before opening
d The photocopier is not working. You want to find out why.
3 Check the contents carefully before signing for them.
a You receive a parcel.
4 After completing the application form, post it to this address: BBC, Bush House, London WC1 1NN
c You are applying for a job.
5 Before signing the contract, check that all the figures are correct .
h You are going to do business with a foreign company
6 After completing the telegram form, take it to the counter and the clerk will send it.
e You are in the post office. You want to contact your friend quickly
7 Before leaving the office, check that all the machines are switched off.
g You are closing the office.
8 Wash all the equipment carefully. After washing, dry it and replace it in its box.
f The laboratory technician is looking after the thing in the laboratory
1. was watching
2. died
3. rang
4. was cooking
5. was having
6. came
7. was going
8. came
9. were studying
10. happened
11. was walking
12. was sleeping
13. met
14. was skiing
15. was shopping
16. started to rain (?)
17. saw
18. were fighting
2)
1. heard, were speaking
2. told, were playing
3. was listening, dropped
4. was making, rang
5. were walking, started
6. was riding, hit
7. were sleeping, began
8. was having, came
9. was planting, was jumping
10. were having, went
11. was eating, landed
12. were playing, came
13. left, arrived
14. was reading, heard
15. was having, visited
16. was crossing, saw
17. was choosing, came
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