GRAMMAR 1
Choose the correct options.
The car will soon have done / will soon do / will soon be doing 50,000 km - we'll need to get it serviced.
will soon have done
Choose the word that is different.
breeze / wind / hurricane / blizzard
blizzard
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
They escaped from the jungle because they found the river.
They wouldn't have escaped from the jungle if they _____ _____ the river.
hadn't found
Complete the sentence with one word.
It p_____ with rain last night and I got soaked coming home from work.
Complete the sentences with a verb in brackets in the past simple or past perfect.
1 I wish we ____ (earn) more money. Then we could have a bigger house.
2 I wish I _____ (try on) these trousers before buying them. They're too tight.
1 earned
2 had tried on
Choose the correct alternative.
1 You can watch TV as soon as you'll finish / you're finishing / you've finished your homework.
2 If the tickets cost more than 100 euros, I don't go / I'm not going to go / I won't have gone.
1 you've finished
2 I'm not going to go
Complete the sentence with an adjective expressing a feeling.
1 I'm feeling a bit h_____. I really miss my family.
2 Thanks for lending me the money. I'm very gr_____.
1 homesick
2 grateful
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
1 I regret not learning to play the piano when I was younger.
I wish _____ _____ _____ _____ the piano when I was younger.
2 I hate seeing your dirty clothes on the floor.
I wish _____ _____ _____ your dirty clothes on the floor.
1 I'd learnt to play
2 you wouldn't leave
Complete with one word.
I've decided to take _____ running. I need to lose some weight.
up
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Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in bold.
1 The match starts at 7.00. By the time I get home it ____. start
2 When we arrive in Los Angeles we'll need to rest, because we _______ about 800 miles. drive
1 will already have started
2 will have driven
Choose a correct option.
1 You look a bit down/disappointed today. Is something wrong?
2 Natalie was very upset/relieved when she found out that her best friend had been lying to her.
3 You could see how stunned/thrilled Helen was just by looking at the huge smile on her face.
4 It's been a really long day. I'm absolutely shattered/gutted!
1 down
2 upset
3 thrilled
4 shattered
Complete the sentences with would/ wouldn't and a verb from the list: leave, let, tidy, stop raining, do, not borrow, not make, not wear.
1 I wish it ____ ! Then we could go out and play football.
2 I wish Mum and Dad _____ me have a dog. Then I could take him for walks.
1 would stop raining
2 would let
Complete the sentence with an adjective expressing a feeling.
1 I shouldn't have bought that bag - it was so expensive. Now I feel really g_____.
2 When I heard that I had won the prize I was completely st_____. I couldn't say anything.
1 guilty
2 stunned
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets, using second or third conditionals.
1 He used the stolen credit card at a hotel, so the police found him.
If he _____ the stolen credit card at a hotel, the police _____ him. (not use / not find)
2 They don’t have enough money to buy a new car. They _____ a new car if they _____ afford one. (buy / can)
1 hadn't used; wouldn't have found
2 would buy; could
Complete the sentences with the correct tense.
1 If I lived in the town centre, I _____ to work. walk
2 Call me as the concert _____ and I’ll come and pick you up. finish
3 Take some money in case you _____ it. need
1 would walk
2 finishes / is finishing
3 need
Complete with one word.
1 The talk will take _____ on Thursday night in the town hall.
2 We should take _____ of the weather and go to the beach.
3
We don’t like eating in a hurry. We like to take our _____.
1 place
2 advantage
3 time
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets, using second or third conditionals.
1 The curry is a little tasteless. I should have put more spices in it.
If I _____ more spices in the curry, it _____ better. (put / taste)
2 I’m not very happy in my present job. Maybe I should quit and look for another.
If I _____ another job, I might _____ happier. (find / be)
1 had put; would have tasted
2 had; be
Complete with one word.
1 Who do you take _____ most in your family?
2 The final will take _____ in Stockholm next Saturday.
1 after
2 place
What's the correct thing to do in this situation?
- You're caught out in the countryside in a thunderstorm.
Go down on your knees and make yourself into a ball.
Complete the sentences with the correct tense.
1 I’ll come on the picnic if I _____ any work to do over the weekend. not have
2 If you like romantic fiction, you _____ the book I’ve just read. love
3 If I _____ you by Saturday, go to the concert without me. phone
1 don't have
2 will love
3 haven't phoned / don't phone
Complete the sentences with the correct adjectives.
1 Many older people feel _____ when their children have left home.
2 A: How did you feel when you heard somebody moving about downstairs?
B: I was absolutely _____ stiff. I was sure it was a burglar.
3 Sue was _____ by all the support she got from her friends when her mother was ill.
4 My best friend is afraid of flying and she feels _____ every time she catches a plane.
1 lonely
2 scared
3 overwhelmed
4 horrified
Complete the sentences with a verb in brackets in the past simple or past perfect.
1 I wish I _____ (argue) with Lilly and Sophie. Now I've got no one to go out with.
2 I wish I _____ (not tell) Mum and Dad about my school results. Now they're worried I won't get into university.
3 I wish I ______ (be) taller. Then I could be in the basketball team.
4 I wish I _____ (have) the latest version of this game. The one I've got is two years old!
1 hadn't argued
2 hadn't told
3 was/were
4 had
Write the words to the definitions.
1 a soft and gentle wind
2 a period of good weather without much change
3 noise during a storm
1 breeze
2 settled weather
3 thunder
Complete the sentences with one word.
1 I try to buy products made with environmentally-_____ materials.
2 I try to ________ all my paper and plastic waste.
3 Many homes will have their own wind _____ in the future.
1 friendly
2 recycle
3 turbines