Tenses
Tenses
Choose the correct word
Vocabulary
100

Sam _______ (recycle) bottles when he dropped one and cut his foot.

was recycling

100

Why are you wearing a bandage? _______ you _______ (break) your arm?

Have you broken

100

Apparently / Ideally, we’d like to find a cottage not too far from the sea.

Ideally

100

Antonia is a________ to eggs. She comes out in a rash if she eats any.

allergic

200

When I got to the train station, I realized I _______ (leave) my wallet at home.

had left

200

‘Ellie doesn’t like using Skype.’ ‘Neither _______ (do) Karl and I – we prefer the phone.’

do

200

Holly’s going to take part / up climbing. There’s a course starting in April.

up

200

I prefer an a________ seat to a window seat on planes. I need a lot of legroom.

aisle

300

Scientists say that by 2030, the area _______ (run out) of fresh water.

will have run out

300

The solar panels will start working as soon as we _______ (install) them.

have installed/install

300

I’m going to take notice / advantage of the dry weather and cut the grass.

advantage 

300

We’re having another h________ this month. It’s been over 35 degrees for weeks.

heatwave

400

You should go to the doctor’s if you _______ (have) headaches on and off for over a month.

have been having

400

This time tomorrow we _______ (swim) in the sea in Mallorca.

will be swimming

400

We usually go on a camping trip in / at the end of July.

at

400

I was horrified when Sam started ch________ on that fish bone!

choking

500

I _____at 6.30 but Anna's flatmate told me she _____out at 6.00. (arrive, go)

arrived, had gone

500

We _______ (climb) for about an hour when the fog came down.

had been climbing

500

That dress was specially / especially designed for her.

specially 

500

You won’t get very wet if you leave now – it’s only dr________.


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