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As soon as I was getting/got home, I packed my suitcase for the holiday.
got
Look at the clouds! It will rain in the afternoon
It is going to rain
Something ……………………… (smell) delicious in the kitchen!
smells
Where did your car break …………… at the weekend?
A up
B over
C down
C down
I met Danielle when we started school together in 2006.
KNOWN
I ……………………………………………… we started school together in 2006.
I have known Danielle since
Anna was angry because I wasn’t inviting/hadn’t invited her to my birthday party.
hadn’t invited
I didn’t used to enjoy French, but I do now.
didn't use to
Brad is taking his driving test this afternoon. I ……………………… he’s quite nervous! (think)
think
I’ll try to …………… the 6.30 train tomorrow morning.
A catch
B miss
C delay
A catch
We saw the film and then we had a meal at a good restaurant.
WE
After ……………………………………………… the film, we had a meal at a good restaurant.
we had seen
Jackie couldn’t take us to the station because her car broke down/had broken down
had broken down
Hi, Ben. Are you hungry? Did you have anything to eat yet?
Have you had anything to eat yet?
It ……………………… quite cold outside. Take a hat and scarf (get)
It's getting
I’m sorry I’m late, but I …………… the bus.
A lost
B delayed
C missed
C missed
We always went on holiday to the beach when I was very young.
TO
We ……………………………………………… on holiday to the beach when I was very young.
We used to go
4 My brothers were playing/played a computer game when I went into the bedroom
were playing
I am cooking for two hours and I’ve made a delicious pie.
I have been cooking
We ……………………… about staying on a campsite while we’re on holiday.(think)
are thinking
The hotel was …………… ; it had several hundred rooms!
A ancient
B historic
C enormous
C enormous
I played football for a long time this morning and now I’m really hot.
BEEN
I’m really hot because ……………………………………………… football this morning.
I have been playing
We used to live/would live in a block of flats, but now we live in a bungalow.
used to live
I was working on this essay for two hours and I haven’t finished it already. (2 mistakes!)
I have been working on this essay for two hours and I haven’t finished it yet.
……………………… you ……………………… into town? Can I come with you? (drive)
Are you driving
The …………… to Rome is £400 and that’s a little too expensive for us.
A cost
B fare
C departure
B fare
When did you buy that laptop?
HAD
How long ……………………………………………… that laptop?
How long have you had