🕰 Back in My Day
The sun _______ when we went out, but we could see that it _______ because the ground was wet.
A.was shining / had been raining
B.was shining / was raining
C.shone / had been raining
D.shone / had rained
A. was shining / had been raining
1 We _____________Dave and Julia for years. (know)
2 You look tired. ___________well recently? (you/sleep)
1. have known
2. Have you been sleeping
At first, I was really nervous about driving in Vancouver, but now I have (got used to/used to/been used to) it.
got used to
You didn't go to the meeting and you lost the contract. ⇒ I wish I ____________ to the meeting.
had gone
Report:
We met in 2015 here in New York.
I’m going to visit my parents this Sunday.
They said that they had met in 2015 there in New York.
She said she was going to visit her parents that Sunday.
When I was young I _______ very long hair. I remember I _______ a long time blow-drying it every time I had a shower.
A.used to have / used to spend
B.would have / used to spend
C.had / had spent
D.used to have / would spend
A. used to have / used to spend
D. used to have / would spend
1. I __________time to make lunch. Shall we go to a restaurant? (not have)
2. We _________________for so long! Do you think we're lost? (walk)
3. I ___________ (write) all morning, but I ___________(only/write) 9 pages so far. What a waste of time!
1. haven't had
2. have been walking
3. have been writing / have only written
After nine years in Africa, I can say that now I (am used to/use to/get used to) living in this hot weather. I don’t mind anymore.
am used to
1. You're not the boss so you can't use the car park. ⇒ I wish I ___________the boss.
2. Your partner is biting his nails and you want him to stop because you don't like it. ⇒ I wish you ____________biting your nails.
1. was/were
2. would stop
She _______ of the accident yet.
A.hasn't informed
B.hasn't been informed
C.hasn't being informed
D.wasn't been informed
B. hasn't been informed
Last night I (would walk/was walking/walked) home when I (would see/saw/was seeing) a friend who I (hadn't been seeing/hadn't seen/didn't see) in a long time. I (hugged/was hugging/would hug) him effusively before realising it wasn't my friend.
1. was walking
2. saw
3. hadn't seen
4. hugged
When we arrive in Los Angeles, we'll need to rest, because we _______ about 800 miles.
A.will be driving
B.will have driven
C.will drive
B. will have driven
If I were you, I ______ anything.
A.hadn't said
B.wouldn't say
C.wouldn't be said
D.wouldn't have said
D. wouldn't have said
Report:
1. I will become a millionaire.
2. What are you doing tomorrow?
3. I must send these letters to our clients.
1. I will become a millionaire. He told me that he would become a millionaire.
2. What are you doing tomorrow? She asked me what I was doing the next day.
3. I must send these letters to our clients. He said that he had to send those letters to their clients.
Last week I (had/had had/was having) a car accident. I (didn't pay/hadn't paid/wasn't paying) attention to the road and (wasn't seeing/didn't see/hadn't been seeing) that a traffic light at a T-junction (had just turned/had just been turning/was just turning) red when suddenly I (was crashing/crashed/had crashed) into another car.
1. had
2. wasn't paying
3. didn't see
4. had just turned
5. crashed
When you get off the train, we _______ for you on the platform.
A.'ll wait
B.'ll be waiting
C.'ll have waited
B. 'll be waiting
______ you out, would you have asked her out?
A.Supposing she hadn't asked
B.If she hadn't asked
C.Provided that she wouldn't have asked
D.If she wouldn't have asked
A. Supposing she hadn't asked
B. If she hadn't asked
1. I don’t like __________ (tell) what to do.
2. The hotel was closed because it___________ . (renovate)
1. to be told
2. was being renovated
A long time ago, my first wife and I 1 __________(decide) to go on a trip to London for a few days. Before the trip, we were very excited because we 2 __________(never/be) to London before. We 3 __________ (want) to visit Miguel, a close friend who 4 __________ (move) to Britain for work and who 5 __________ (work) in London for a couple of months. He was very homesick because he still 6 __________ (not have) any friends in England, and Laura and I 7 __________ (want) to pay him a visit to cheer him up a bit. However, Miguel 8 __________ (tell) us we had to stay in a hotel, because he 9__________ (rent) a room in a shared flat and we couldn’t stay in his home...
1. decided
2. had never been
3. wanted
4. had moved
5. had been working
6. didn't have
7. wanted
8. told / had told
9. was renting
Technology is advancing so fast that by the year 2050, who knows what new technologies we 1 ___________ (invent). It is quite likely that by 2050, we 2 ___________ (use up) most of the earth's natural resources and so we 3 ___________ (rely) on wind and solar power. As there will be a shortage of energy, it is quite likely that at that time scientists 4 ___________ (try) to find a way for us to live outside the earth. Before the end of the next century, it's possible that people 5___________ (live) in cities on the Moon or perhaps in cities on the seabed.
1. will have invented
2. will have used up
3. will be relying
4. will be trying
5. will be living
I moved to London ten years ago, and after ten years, I can say I 1 _______________(live) in the UK. However, coming from Peru, it took me some time to 2_______________ (be) in a country which is so different from my motherland. In Peru, I 3 _______________ (talk) to the people in the street: the people I met on the bus, in the shops, in the park, etc. Here, it was very difficult to speak to anybody, and not because of the language. Before I came, I was 4 _______________(speak) English every day, because back in Peru, I 5 _______________ (be) an English teacher. So, the language was not the problem; it was just that the people here mind their own business; they don’t normally speak to strangers. But now, I have already 6_______________ (mind) my own business.
1. am used to living / have got used to living
2. get used to being
3. used to talk
4. used to speaking
5. used to be
6. got used to minding
ANN: How was your Spanish exam, Claire?
CLAIRE: Fine, I guess. I got a B. I could have got a better mark provided I 1 ______________ (work) harder on the verbs. And you?
ANN: I didn’t study and I failed, but I 2 ______________ (fail) even if I had studied, that’s why I decided not to do it.
CLAIRE: That’s not true. Nobody fails an exam as long as they 3 ______________ (study).
ANN: That’s easy for you to say. If you 4 ______________ (be) in my shoes, you would think differently. Sometimes people work hard, but they don’t get the results they want. It’s different for you; for you, it’s easy to succeed in whatever you want to succeed in.
CLAIRE: That’s unfair. I wouldn’t be where I am today if I 5 ______________ (not work) very hard all these past years.
1. had worked
2. would have failed
3. study
4. were
5. hadn't worked
1. If she hadn’t insulted the police officer, she wouldn’t __________ (arrest).
2. The museum __________ (visit) by millions of people next year.
3. The suspect __________ (question) by the police at the moment.
1. have been arrested
2. will be visited
3. is being questioned