A - irregular verbs
CATCH
caught , caught
Tom started reading a book two hours ago. He is still reading it and now he is on page 53.
Make a sentence with: Read/ for two hours
He has been reading for two hours.
Choose the correct answer:
Bob is a friend of mine.
a) I know him very well.
b) I've known him very well.
a)
Choose the correct words:
Did/Have you ever studied a subject
you haven't didn't like?
Have you ever studied a subject
you didn't like?
If we think something will certainly happen but we don't know when, we say it's a
a) decision of time
b) issue of time
c) question of time
d) present of time
c) question of time
LIGHT
lit, lit
Rachel is from Australia. She is travelling round Europe at the moment.
Make a sentence with: visit / six countries so far
She has visited six countries so far.
Choose the correct answer:
Sue is my sister's friend.
a) They know each other for two years.
b) They've known each other for two years.
b)
I did/was study History for a year, which was/is a bit boring.
I did study History for a year, which was a bit boring.
If you get an opportunity to start working in an organisation or business, especially when this will give you more opportunities in the future, it can be said that you:
a) get your foot in the door.
b) get your elbows on the table.
c) get your feet on the stairs.
a) get your foot in the door.
SHAKE
shook, shaken
Patrick is a tennis player. He began playing tennis when he was ten years old. This year he is national champion again - for the fourth time.
Make sentences with:
- win / the national championship / four times
- play / since he was ten
He has won the national championship four times.
He has been playing since he was ten.
Which is not correct?
a) Gary is working in a shop for the last few months.
b) Gary has been working in a shop for the last few months.
a) Gary is working in a shop for the last few months.
You did/have worked with computers, have/haven't you?
You have worked with computers, haven't you?
What does ‘get cracking’ mean?
a) To start doing something or going somewhere immediately.
b) To panic.
c) To start behaving aggressively towards other people.
a) To start doing something or going somewhere immediately.
mislead
misled, misled
Put the verb into the appropriate form:
.....(I/lose) my address book. .... (you/see) it?
I've lost my address book. Have you seen it?
Which one is correct?
That's' a very old bike.
a) How long do you have it?
b) How long have you had it?
c) How long have you been having it?
b) How long have you had it?
- I write software.
- Are/Do you? Didn't/Hasn't your father work for a software company too?
- Do you? Didn't your father work for a software company too?
When something costs an arm and a leg, it is
a) very cheap
b) very expensive
c) very ugly
b) very expensive
BITE
bit, bitten
Put the verb in the appropriate form:
... (I/read) the book you lent me, but ... (I/not/finish) it yet. It's very interesting.
I've been reading the book you lent me, but I haven't finished it yet. It's very interesting.
Which is not correct?
a) The weather is awful. It's raining again.
b) The weather is awful. It's been raining all day.
c) The weather is awful. It rains for two hours.
d) The weather is awful. It's rained again.
c) The weather is awful. It rains for two hours.
- Wasn't your mother a chef?
- No, she didn't/wasn't actually, but my brother has/is. I 'm/was going to work for the same restaurant, but I didn't/wasn't in the end.
No, she wasn't actually, but my brother is. I was going to work for the same restaurant, but I didn't in the end.
Sam doesn’t earn a great deal, but they manage to
a) live from hand to mouth.
b) make ends meet.
c) make a killing.
b) make ends meet.