Tenses: Present and Past

Correct Use of Articles

8. Complete the sentences using “a/an” or “the” where necessary. If no word is necessary, put a dash (“--“):

1. I don’t usually like staying at .............. hotels, but last summer we spent a few days at .............. very nice hotel by .............. sea.

2. .............. tennis is my favourite sport. I play once or twice .............. week if I can, but I’m not .............. very good player.

3. I won’t be home for .............. dinner this evening. I’m meeting some friends after .............. work and we’re going to .............. cinema.

4. .............. unemployment is very high at the moment and it’s very difficult for .............. people to find .............. work.

5. There was .............. accident as I was driving .............. home last night. Two people were taken to .............. hospital. I think .............. most accidents are caused by .............. people driving too fast.

6. William is .............. economist. He used to work in .............. financial strategy department of .............. Lloyds Bank. Now he is working for .............. American bank in .............. United States.

7. a. What’s .............. name of .............. hotel you’re staying at?

b. .............. Intercontinental. It’s on .............. Regent Street in .............. city centre. It’s close to .............. airport.

8. I have two brothers. .............. older one is training to be .............. pilot with .............. British Airways. .............. younger one is still at .............. school. When he leaves .............. school, he hopes to go to .............. university to study .............. management.

9. This morning I bought .............. newspaper and .............. magazine. .............. newspaper is in my bag but I don’t know where I’ve put .............. magazine.

10. This morning I went to .............. bank and then to .............. post office. In .............. afternoon, I have .............. appointment with .............. dentist. I’m afraid of .............. doctors. I hope I get away with just .............. filling.

9. Complete the sentences using “a/an” or “the” where necessary. If no word is necessary, put a dash (“--“):

1. Could you close .............. door, please?

2. .............. sun is .............. star.

3. .............. moon orbits around .............. earth.

4. .............. black holes are .............. result of .............. stellar explosions, called .............. supernovas.

5. Tim lives in .............. small house in .............. suburbs.

6. You shouldn’t have spent all .............. money I gave you. That was .............. mistake.

7. I’ve got .............. problem. I need .............. money.

8. There is .............. supermarket at .............. end of .............. street.

9. .............. policemen protect .............. citizens. .............. sense of security is instilled by means of .............. frequent patrols in .............. parts of town where .............. crime thrives.

10. .............. meat costs EUR 8.00 .............. kilo. Once .............. week we have .............. beef. .............. butcher is .............. friend of mine and I trust .............. quality of his products.

10. Complete the sentences using “a/an” or “the” where necessary. If no word is necessary, put a dash (“--“):

1. a. Where did you have .............. lunch?

b. We went to .............. restaurant.

2. a. Did you have .............. nice holiday?

b. Yes, it was .............. best holiday I’ve ever had.

3. a. Do you often listen to .............. radio?

b. I haven’t got .............. radio. I’d rather watch .............. TV.

4. a. Can you tell me where .............. Room 418 is?

b. Yes, it’s on .............. fourth floor.

5. a. We stayed at .............. most expensive hotel in .............. town.

b. Why didn’t you pick .............. cheaper hotel?

6. You’ll find .............. information you need at .............. top of .............. page 27.

7. a. How do your children come back from .............. school. By .............. bus or on .............. foot?

b. .............. school where they go to is very close to .............. hospital where I work, so I pick them on .............. way back.

8. I like to read in .............. bed. .............. book I’m reading now is .............. science fiction novel. .............. books relieve all .............. stress from .............. work.

9. a. Look at .............. apples on that tree!

b. .............. apples are very wholesome. .............. children should eat .............. fruit but to tell .............. truth, .............. parents don’t provide them with .............. balanced diet.

10. a. There’s .............. piano in the corner. Do you play .............. piano?

b. I come from .............. family with .............. strong tradition in .............. music. My dad plays .............. guitar and I sing .............. songs that my uncle writes.

11. .............. brown bear is .............. endangered species. In .............. Balkans alone, .............. number of .............. animals who have become extinct is .............. disgrace to .............. international community.