Vocabulary
He _____ of school when he was 16.
He dropped out of school when he was 16.
The children _____ (break) a window in the school last week.
The children broke a window in the school last week.
_____ (Sam/play) basketball when he _____ (be) at university?
Did Sam play basketball when he was at university?
By the time I _____ (reach) the station, the train _____ (already/leave).
By the time I reached the station, the train had already left.
My only task for today is to _____ a new job.
My only task for today is to apply for a new job.
John _____ (lose) his bus pass - Can he borrow some money?
John has lost his bus pass - Can he borrow some money?
_____ (you/find) what you ______ (look) for in the library yesterday?
Did you find what you were looking for in the library yesterday?
I _____ (see) an old school friend I _____ (not see) for 30 years.
I saw an old school friend I hadn’t seen for 30 years.
I really enjoyed your party - it was _____.
I really enjoyed your party - it was fun.
I _____ (know) about the problem for months, but I _____ (not/find) a solution yet.
I`ve known about the problem for months, but I haven't found a solution yet.
Yesterday I _____ (go) to the library, next I _____ (have) a swim, later I _____ (meet) Julie for coffee
Yesterday I went to the library, next I had a swim, later I met Julie for coffee.
She _____ (work) here for three months before she _____ (make) any new friends.
She had worked here for three months before she made any new friends.
She's a very successful _____. She's built a $10 million business.
She's a very successful entrepreneur. She's built a $10 million business.
I _____ (never/visit) Africa, but I (travel) to South America several times. The last time I _____ (go) to South America, I _____ (visit) Brazil and Peru. I _____ (spend) two weeks in the Amazon, _____ (hike) for a week near Machu Picchu, and _____ (fly) over the Nazca Lines.
I've never visited Africa, but I've travelled to South America several times. The last time I went to South America, I visited Brazil and Peru. I spent (spend) two weeks in the Amazon, hiked for a week near Machu Picchu, and flew over the Nazca Lines.
I ______ (wait) at one airport while my brother _____ (wait) at the other.
I was waiting at one airport while my brother was waiting at the other.
I _____ (be) happy because I (get) tickets for the festival.
I was happy because I'd got tickets for the festival.
Most of the work is fairly _____.
Most of the work is fairly humdrum.
Things _____ (change) a great deal at Coltech, Inc. When we first _____ (start) working here three years ago, the company _____ (only/have) six employees. Since then, we _____ (expand) to include more than 2000 full-time workers.
Things have changed a great deal at Coltech, Inc. When we first started working here three years ago, the company only had six employees. Since then, we have expanded to include more than 2000 full-time workers.
When the police _____ (arrive) at the party, the music _____ (play) very loud and everybody _____ (shout).
When the police arrived at the party, the music was playing very loud and everybody was shouting.
The reporter _____ (say) that a car _____ (crash) into a stop sign just before reaching the crossroads.
The reporter said that a car had crashed into a stop sign just before reaching the crossroads.