Grammar
1. This time next week, we _________(lay) on a beach in Italy.
will be lying
I've never seen such obvious cheating! I don't know how he can ______ his head up.
hold
Complete the sentence with ONE word in the gap:
I’m feeling a bit _______ in the dumps.
down
When we were little, we __________(play) football in the park every Sunday.
used to play / would play
1. Plastics should be banned because they cause a lot of _________ damage. (environment)
2. To protect animals, it is important to understand their _________ habits. (reproduce)
1. environmental
2. reproductive
1. We should ____________(warn) about this last week.
2. I always avoid ____________(give) too much work to do by pretending to be very busy!
1. have been warned
2. being given
1. Ben hopes ___________(give) a pay rise by the end of the year.
2. I appear ___________(send) the wrong documents.
1. to be given
2. to have sent
1. I know – it’s so bad, it’s actually quite entertaining / fulfilling – I almost laughed out loud!
2. I’m still convincing / eager to see the next episode!
1. entertaining
2. eager
Jane was my best friend. We 1._______ to do everything together, but she 2._______ a tendency to forget things. One time we fell 3._______ because she didn't come to my birthday party.
1. used
2. had
3. out
Never _________ amazing food!
In _________ my opinion.
1. have I had such
2. no way does this change
1. That said / Although technology helps us, it causes problems too.
2. Tea has far more benfits than coffee. While / That said I drink way more coffee.
1. Although
2. That said
1. I didn’t listen to your advice. I regret my decision.
If _________ my decision.
2. I didn’t charge my phone battery. I’ve got no battery left.
If _________ some battery left.
1. I had listened to your advice, I wouldn't regret
2. I'd charged my phone battery, I'd have
1. If I hadn’t had a pay rise, I __________(not / be) able to afford this holiday.
2. If Matt __________(spend) less time on social media every day, he’d have found a job by now
1. wouldn't be
2. spent
A large family (1)residence / architecture on the (2)slums / outskirts of the city. Perfect for families with small children. There are three bedrooms, and the previous owners have (3)built in / demolished some cupboards, so there is plenty of storage space. The house dates from the 1960s, but it has been completely (4)merged / modernised, with a brand-new kitchen and bathroom.
1. residence
2. outskirts
3. built in
4. modernised
Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
People 1______(drive) Minis for over 60 years now. Before they were first launched in 1959, fuel prices 2______(rise) for some time and sales of larger cars 3______(fall) too. They were fashionable in the 1960's, but by the end of the twentieth century, they seemed 4______(lose) their appeal.
1. have been driving
2. had been rising
3. had been falling
4. to be losing