43187 revising verb tenses in context

Read the sentences and complete them in the correct tense of the verbs
(Present Simple / Present Continuous /Past simple//Be + Going to )
and the correct form (affirmative/negative/ interrogative)
1.
2.
3.
4.

Alex Atala _______ (be) one of the most famous chefs in the world.
He ______ (be) born in São Paulo, Brazil and he _______ (be) now 44 years old.
He _________ (be) an extremely creative person.
Everybody _________ (know) Mr. Atala for researching and exploring the

gastronomical possibilities of Brazilian ingredients.
5. He ___________________ ( probably-test) new ingredients at this exact
moment.
6. At present, the Brazilian chef ___________(participate) in various gastronomical
events and ___________________ (hold) conferences all over the world.
7. He often ____________(write) books about gastronomy. In fact, he
______________ (write) a new book now. We still _________ (not know) what
it ______ (be) about.
8. Alex Atala_______ (be) only 14 when he_______ (get) his first job: he
_________ (become) a DJ at a famous nightclub.
9. He _______________(travel) to Europe in 1986 with just a rucksack on his back.
10. The young man __________(be) very interested in gastronomy and
__________(decide) to do a course at the École Hôtelière de Namur, in Belgium.
As he __________ (not have) much money at that time, he _______________
(have to) paint walls * to make ends meet.

* to have enough money to pay for what he needed

11. He _________ (work) in Belgian, French and Italian restaurants in Europe.
12. He ____________ (learn) to speak English, French and Italian.
13. In 1994, Mr. Atala ________________ (return) to São Paulo and
____________(work) in some famous Brazilian restaurants, where his performance
__________ (attract) the attention of journalists and gourmands.
14. At the end of 1999 he ______ (start) D.O.M. It _____ the 4th best restaurant in
the world and the 1st in Latin America. It’s dedicated to contemporary cuisine.
15. In 2009, Mr. Atala __________ (open) his second restaurant, Dalva e Dito, where
they _______ (serve) traditional Brazilian food .
16. He says he _____________ (not like) noisy kitchens. In his restaurants, the
kitchens _______ (be) quiet and everyone ____________( pay) attention to
what has to be done.
17. What __________________________ (he – do) in the future?
18. He ____________________________ (probably – open) a new restaurant abroad.
19. He ______________________________ (start) a restaurant in Rio.
20. Mr. Atala ____________________________ (continue) to adapt French
cuisine techniques to Brazilian ingredients.

A.M. de Almeida
2013


1. is
2. was – is
3. ‘s
4. knows
5. ‘s probably testing
6. is participating – (is) holding
7. writes – is writing – don’t know

8. was – got – became
9. travelled
10. was – decided – didn’t have – had to
11. worked
12. learnt
13. returned- worked - attracted
14. started – ’s
15. opened – serve
16. doesn’t like – are – pays
17. is he going to do
18. ‘s probably going to open
19. ‘s going to start
20. is going to continue