Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verbs given. a: hi, carrie. i (1)………………………(not see) you since your birthday. what have you been doing? b: i wish i (2)………………………(be able to) chat to you before, but everything happened really quickly. after the party, we went on a surprise holiday to new york! a: wow! that’s amazing! b: yes. apparently, dad (3)………………………(try) to find somewhere to take us for ages. it was my birthday present. he was browsing through some last-minute holiday deals online and found one for new york. so we went! a: some birthday present! i expect i (4)………………………(go) for a meal in town for my birthday! have you been back long? b: no, just two hours! i (5)………………………(hope) to see mr brown to give him my project which i finished in new york. he’s teaching this afternoon, isn’t he? a: yes, but i don’t think he’s going to be happy. you should (6)………………………(hand in) that project last week. i told him you were probably ill. b: well, there’s nothing i can do about it now. and new york was too good an opportunity to miss. a: did you remember (7)………………………(do) your assignment for media studies as well? b: yes. that was easy. i did that in new york as well. i (8)………………………(research) my article all the time i was there and then i wrote it up on the plane home. a: that must (9)………………………(be) interesting. b: yes, it was. i really enjoyed (10)………………………(write) it. but i must hurry and try to catch mr brown. see you later.
b: I wish I had been able to chat with you before, but everything happened really quickly. After the party, we went on a surprise holiday to New York!
a: Wow! That's amazing!
b: Yes, apparently, Dad had been trying to find somewhere to take us for ages. It was my birthday present. He was browsing through some last-minute holiday deals online and found one for New York. So we went!
a: That's quite a birthday present! I think I would have just gone for a meal in town for my birthday! Have you been back long?
b: No, just two hours! I was hoping to see Mr. Brown to give him my project, which I finished in New York. He's teaching this afternoon, isn't he?
a: Yes, but I don't think he's going to be happy. You should have handed in that project last week. I told him you were probably ill.
b: Well, there's nothing I can do about it now. And New York was too good an opportunity to miss.
a: Did you remember to do your assignment for media studies as well?
b: Yes, that was easy. I did that in New York as well. I researched my article all the time I was there, and then I wrote it up on the plane home.
a: That must have been interesting.
b: Yes, it was. I really enjoyed writing it. But I must hurry and try to catch Mr. Brown. See you later.
Explanation:
1. (not see) - Present Perfect Simple form of "see" because it refers to an action that was completed before the present moment.
2. (be able to) - Past Simple form of "be able to" because it refers to past ability or possibility.
3. (try) - Past Continuous form of "try" because it refers to an action that was in progress in the past.
4. (go) - Past Simple form of "go" because it refers to a past expectation.
5. (hope) - Present Simple form of "hope" because it refers to a present hope or expectation.
6. (hand in) - Present Perfect Simple form of "hand in" because it refers to an action that should have been completed before now.
7. (do) - Present Simple form of "do" because it refers to a present action or obligation.
8. (research) - Past Continuous form of "research" because it refers to an action that was in progress in the past.
9. (be) - Past Simple form of "be" because it refers to a past state or experience.
10. (write) - Present Continuous form of "write" because it refers to an action that was in progress in the past and possibly continuing in the present.