2. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct
present tense. Give reasons.
1 A: When (the parade/ start)?
B: It (start) at 11 o'clock so we (meet)
at 10:30.
2 A: Tim (look) tired (he/have) a tough
time?
B: Yes, and he (think) of taking a week off.
3 A: (you/ever/attend) a music festival?
B: Actually, I (go) to the U2 concert this
Sunday
4 A: You look exhausted. What (you/do)?
B: 1 (dig) in the garden since morning.​

1Have you found out about the new timetable yet? 2. They will tell us about holidays next Monday. 3. He isn`t a newcomer now. He appeared in our class last year. 4. We have been here since 10 a.m. We have been listening to a lecture for an hour. 5. Our teachers don`t give us only good marks. 6. All marks and notes are written into our report books. 7. How long has he been studying at this school? 8. By 11 a.m. yesterday they had finished their test and from 11 to 12 they were writing an essay. 9. Some new subjects were learnt by students last year. 10. An interesting educational programme will be shown to us next week.

Jack Robinson is a famous explorer. Today he has come to the television studio to give an interview about his exciting life. Oliver Shade an interviewer, is talking to him:
Interviewer: Mr. Robinson, you have been spending your whole life exploring the world. But we know that your special interest has always been the British Isles. When did you get interested in travelling? 
Jack Robinson: I can't tell you the exact day but I remember that when I was a little boy l used to read a lot. And once my parents gave me a book about British geography. When was looking through the book I saw a picture of the Lake District. l admired the place greatly and at that moment decided to become a traveller.
Interviewer: When did you first go to the Lake District?
Jack Robinson: When I left school my father took me on a journey to the North England and we spent a few days in the Lake District. 
Interviewer: What other parts of England have you explored? 
Jack Robinson: I have been to all the parts of the country and also to Scotland, Wales and Ireland. But I have never been to India where I am going next Monday.
Interviewer: Next Monday? 
Jack Robinson: Yes. We start on October 12, and at the end of the month we arrive in India. 
Interviewer: Are you going by sea? 
Jack Robinson: Yes, of course. I will take part in the expedition to discover some lost Indian cities. 
Interviewer: Isn't that great? I hope your journey will be a success. The best of luck to you, sir.