Lesson 20 Elite Education Regular 2016 - 2017 F2 Date: ______________

Tenses

Summary
Put the verb eat in the right tense form according to the given
function(s)

disconnected from the present

connected to the present

past action with unknown time

sth beginning in the past but continues

up to the moment of speaking or
writing

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Lesson 20 Elite Education Regular 2016 - 2017 F2 Date: ______________

Tenses
Exercise
Fill in each blank with a suitable tense form of the verb in brackets

Dear Mrs Liangrwid,

I (1) ____________________ (receive) your recent notice to parents

concerning the ban on mobile phones within school premises,
which was dated 20 January 2017. I (2) _____ _______________ (write)
in response to the notice.

My daughter, Aifee Lall, is in Grade 7S+. She (3) __________________

(be give) a mobile phone to bring to school earlier this year so that
she can contact me should emergencies arise. Both my husband
and I (4) ____________________ (be) working professionals, so we (5)
____________________ (be) at work until the evening. Aifee
(6) ____________________ (go) to a tutorial centre near our home at
four oclock on days when she is not required to stay back in school.
This (7) ___________________ (be) our practice since starting school.
We have a great sense of security knowing that Aifee is within easy
reach.

Aifee (8) ____________________ (suffer) from severe allergic attacks

and as a result, she is often in poor health. If the necessity (9)
____________________ (arise), she can get in touch with us via her
phone. In addition, she takes public transport home after
extracurricular activities and extra lessons. According to our
experience, the times at which she finishes these activities (10)
____________________ (vary). Because of this, school bus
transportation is not a viable option. Having the mobile phone (11)
________
_________ (make) her a lot more accessible this past year than she
would be otherwise.

My husband and I (12) ____________________ (instruct) her to only

use the mobile phone to contact us if there is the absolute
necessity. She (13) ____________________ (be tell) to keep the phone
switched off during lessons and not to take it out of her bag
needlessly. So far, she (14) ____________________ (not have) any
problems with the phone and (15) ____________________ (not abuse) it
in any way.

I hope you will reconsider this ban on the mobile phone and allow
students some leeway regarding the use of this technology,
especially under the aforementioned circumstances.

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Lesson 20 Elite Education Regular 2016 - 2017 F2 Date: ______________

Yours sincerely,
Mrs Dirgni Lall