Grammar
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets:
We shouldn't ________(talk) about this right now.
be talking
I don't think Mark has enough pressure / drive to become really successful.
drive
Complete the sentence with ONE word in the gap:
I’m feeling a bit _______ in the dumps.
down
Change this sentence into the 3rd conditional:
We will go to the park if it doesn't rain.
We would have gone to the park if it hadn't rained.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets:
George walked onto the stage confidently. Never before ______(feel) so sure in his own abilities.
had he felt
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets:
We should ________(give) a pay rise last month, but we weren't.
have been given
Finish the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
1. You'd have plenty of money if you ______(not buy) all of those new clothes last week!
2. If I ______(speak) Japanese, I would probably have accepted the job offer in Tokyo.
1. hadn't bought
2. spoke
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets:
1. When you’re painting a room, it’s easy to ________(calculate) the amount of paint you need and buy too much.
2. It’s important to __________(put) the figures into the computer accurately, so you get the right results.
1. miscalculate
2. input
Complete the sentences with ONE word in each gap:
1. A lot of animals are killed by illegal ______.
2. ______ work to protect the environment and save species from extinction.
1. poaching
2. Conservationists
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
1. I look forward ______(show) around the city.
2. ______(be) warned in advance about the delay, it was not so annoying.
1. to being shown
2. Having been
A: Shall I ask Dan to design some (1) flyers / media to hand out to people at the promotional event?
B: No, let’s use a professional designer. They need to have the right look to (2) push / target potential new customers.
1. flyers
2. target
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
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
1. If I hadn't had a pay rise, I _______(not be) able to afford this new car.
2. If Mary _______(spend) less time on her phone, she would have found a new job by now.
3. I'd have told you if you _______ (can / keep) a secret, but you can't!
1. wouldn't be able
2. spent
3. could keep
Complete the sentences with ONE word in each gap:
1. Have you ever made a plan and then had a change of ________?
2. When was the last time you bought something ________ impulse?
3. How can governments encourage businesses to provide ________ opportunities for people?
1. heart
2. on
3. equal
Since the Mars Curiosity rover landed on Mars in 2012, scientists (1)_______(learn) a lot about the planet. The planet’s surface (2)_______ (explore) in detail and the results sent back to Earth. Before they began to study the planet in detail, scientists (3)_______(assume) that there was no water on the planet. It is now clear that water seems (4)_______ (exist) there in the past, but it appears (5)_______ (disappear) at some point, leaving the planet completely dry.
1. have learned
2. has been explored
3. had assumed
4. to have existed
5. to have disappeared