4. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate PAST SIMPLE or PAST CONTINUOUS form:
1. The girls .(play) tennis when it started to rain.
2. The shop .(open) an hour ago.
3. . (you finish) reading the article about Tiger Woods last night
4. We didnt hear the doorbell because everyone .(talk) .
5. Where (you meet) Diane after the film?
6. When Jack left the house, he .(not wear) a sweater.
7. Why .(talk) on the phone while everyone else was helping with the preparations?
7. Sara .(shop) when I saw her.
5. Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Do not change the original meaning of the
sentences.
1. Fred was working in the garden in the rain. (while)
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2. Someone called us during our favourite programme. (when)
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3. The robbers left the bank, and at that moment the police arrived. (as)
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4. Phil rode to school and on the way he fell off his bike. (was)
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5. It was 7 oclock, but we didnt stop studying. (at)
..
6. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Simple or be going to.
1. I .. (take) a business course next year.
2. Dont work too late. You (be) very tired tomorrrow.
3. your office (have) a Christmas party?
4. Why dont you come to the show? You .. (enjoy) it.
5. Oh, no! There isnt any milk. I .. (go) and buy some.
6. I bought tickets for the concert. I . (see) my favourite singer.
7. I think Mike . (ask) me out.
8. Dont worry, I . (not forget) to call.
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7. Choose the correct answer.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
Danny is clever. He could read / could have read when he was five.
We must have remembered / must remember to buy drinks for the party tonight.
You shouldnt buy / shouldnt have bought that gift. It was much too expensive.
That boy plays the piano really well. He might become / might have become
a professional pianist one day.
5. I found the book easily. You couldnt look / couldnt have looked very hard for it.
5. The dog must eat / must have eaten the steak because no one else was at home.
11. Choose the correct answer.
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2.
3.
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5.
12. Complete the sentences with the correct affirmative or negative form of the verbs in brackets.
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2.
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5.
6.
13. Complete each sentence according to the meaning of the original sentences. Use the first, second
or third conditionals.
1. We didnt visit the museum because it was closed.
We .. the museum if .. open.
2. The temperature may reach 0 C tonight and the lake will freeze.
If the temperature . 0 C tonight, the lake .. .
3. She hasnt got a laptop so she cant work when shes travelling.
If she . a laptop, she when she travels.
4. Hurry or youll miss the bus.
You the bus unless you . .
5. Bill had an accident because he was careless.
If Bill . careless, he an accident.
6. Robbie is only nice to Ellie because she lets him borrow her iPod.
Robbie so nice to Ellie if she her iPod.
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b.
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e.
f.
B
Id refuse his offer.
if hed practised more.
they wouldnt have been late.
unless you know English.
Ill go.
if he were here.
15. Write a suitable question for each answer. Pay attention to the words in bold.
1. .....................................................................................................................
Kelly is having a rest at the moment.
2. .....................................................................................................................
We keep our old photos in a cupboard.
3. .....................................................................................................................
Uncle Max is making dinner for us now.
4. .....................................................................................................................
No. I hate science fiction films.
5. .....................................................................................................................
Mary wants to leave at half past six.
6. .....................................................................................................................
About twenty people are sitting in the restaurant at the moment.
16. Complete the sentences with the correct relative pronoun or adverb:
a. There is the boy _________ broke the window.
b. I dont remember the day _________ when I took the first communion.
c. Do you know __________ the teacher keeps her exams?
d. I know a beautiful restaurant ________ serves Italian food among others.
e. That is the girl __________ father attended the lesson the other day.
f. Look at the watch __________ I bought last Saturday.
g. Open your books to do the exercise _________ we didnt finish yesterday.
17. Match the sentences using a relative pronoun or adverb. Make any necessary changes but do not change
the original meaning:
a. My car was very expensive. Its a Mercedes.
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b. Youre reading a book. I wanted to read it.
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c. Here are the letters. They arrived this morning.
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d. Thats the dictionary. Bill gave it to me for Christmas.
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e. Susan loves a man. I met that man yesterday night.
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f. Helen met the manager two days ago. Helen is Johns sister
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g. Venice is a wonderful place. We spent our last holiday there.
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h. Theyve sold the grocery. I used to go shopping there.
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