Task 5
Complete the jokes by using the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1) A: – Doctor, I’m very nervous. This is the first time I … an operation. (need) B: – Don’t worry, I feel the same. This is the first operation I … ever … . (perform)
2) A: – I … since I was two years old. (not/sing) B: – No wonder you … your voice. (lose)
3) Hairdresser: I … a lot of strange customers in my time. (have) Customer: … you ever … a man with a wooden leg? (shave) Hairdresser: No. I always use a razor.
4) A: – Your dog … a man on a bicycle. (chase) B: – Don’t be silly. My dog can’t ride a bike.
5) A: – What do you do? B: – I’m a sailor. A: – … you … on a submarine? (work) B: – No. I can’t sleep with the windows closed.
1) - Doctor, I'm very nervous. This is the first time I needed an operation.
- Don't worry, I feel the same. This is the first operation I have ever performed.
2)- I didn't sing since I was two years old.
- No wonder you lost your voice.
3)- I had a lot of strange customers in my time.
- Have you ever shaved a man with a wooden leg?
- No. I always use a razor.
4) - Your dog chased a man on a bicycle.
- Don't be silly. My dog can't ride a bike.
5) - What do you do?
- I'm a sailor.
- Are you working on a submarine?
- No. I can't sleep with the windows closed.