Verb tenses
Prepositions
Modal verbs/infinitives vs. gerund
Micellaneous 1
Miscellaneous 2
100
She ______ curly hair and ____ blonde.
She has curly hair and is blonde.
100
I arrive _____ Paris ____Friday night. I am flying, so I will be waiting for you ____ the airport.
I arrive in Paris on Friday night. I am flying, so I will be waiting for you at the airport.
100
I _______ speak English properly. It is really hard!
I can't speak English properly. It is really hard!
100
-I haven't ever worked for this enterprise before. -Neither....
-I haven't ever worked for this enterprise before. -Neither have I
100
whose coat is that? This is _______, give it back to me!
whose coat is that? This is mine, give it back to me!
200
Last year while I _________(study) for the February exams, I ________(receive) a visit from a friend. After that, I ______( see) him only once.
Last year while I was studying for the February exams, I received a visit from a friend. After that, I have seen him only once.
200
I was thinking ____ buying an elegant dress for the party, but i don't like spending too much money ___ clothes. Depending ___ the price, I will wait ____ sales to come.
I was thinking of buying an elegant dress for the party, but i don't like spending too much money on clothes. Depending on the price, I will wait for sales to come.
200
_______(speak) a foreign language is always useful. In other words, it is useful _________(speak) a foreign language.
Speaking a foreign language is always useful. In other words, it is useful to speak a foreign language.
200
Is that the book ______ explains the story of Ann Frank?
Is that the book which explains the story of Ann Frank?
200
If I ______rich, I ________buy an island.
If I were rich, I would buy an island.
300
- How long __________you________(live) here? - I __________(move) from my hometown two years ago and I ________(live) in London since then. - Where ______you ____(live) before? - In Leeds. I _______(come) from there.
- How long have you lived here? - I moved from my hometown two years ago and I have lived in London since then. - Where did you live before? - In Leeds. I come from there.
300
Where is the library in this university? If you go ______stairs to the ground floor, and then turn ___ the left, you will see a corridor. Go _____it, ____the labs and ____ the end of the corridor, you will find a door. Open the door, there is a park. Go ______ the park and the library will be ________you.
Where is the library in this university? If you go downstairs to the ground floor, and then turn on the left, you will see a corridor. Go along it, past the labs and at the end of the corridor, you will find a door. Open the door, there is a park. Go across the park and the library will be in front of you.
300
I______ study hard for the exam, I really want to pass it! And, in fact, I ______ pass it if I want to continue studying my degree, it is compulsory. I______ start next year without the title, the university won't allow me. However, I _________ show any English accreditation, although my teachers always tell me that I______ get one if I want to travel abroad..
I must study hard for the exam, I really want to pass it! And, in fact, I have to pass it if I want to continue studying my degree, it is compulsory. I mustn't start next year without the title, the university won't allow me. However, I don't have to show any English accreditation, although my teachers always tell me that I should get one if I want to travel abroad..
300
Have you told the secret to _______? No, I haven't told ________, so _________ knows about it.
Have you told the secret to someone? No, I haven't told anyone, so no one knows about it.
300
When_____the washing machine______? (invent)
When was the washing machine invented?
400
When I was a child, I _________(have) long hair, but not anymore. ________you__________(have) long hair too? I also usually ____________(wear) glasses but now I usually ________(wear) lenses. What about you?
When I was a child, I used to have) long hair, but not anymore. Did you use to have long hair too? I also usually wore glasses but now I usually wear lenses. What about you?
400
I like ________for the weekend, it is fantastic to feel the fresh air! I don't like _________ at night though: I prefer to __________ on my sofa and _______________the TV, or __________my little sister. I am ______________the next weekend to come!
I like going out for the weekend, it is fantastic to feel the fresh air! I don't like going out at night though: I prefer to sit down on my sofa and turn on the TV or look after my little sister. I am looking forward to the next weekend to come!
400
I am not very good at _______(play) the piano. I want _____(play) very well, but it is really difficult for me _____(learn) it! ________(play) music has always been my dream and I am taken lessons______ (improve) my skills and know how_____ (play) properly.
I am not very good at playing the piano. I want to play very well, but it is really difficult for me to learn it! Playing music has always been my dream and I am taken lessons to improve my skills and know how to play properly.
400
I am _________(ugly) my brother, so he is ________(handsome) me. However, he has a twin, so he is _______________(attractive) his twin.
I am uglier than my brother, so he is more handsome than me. However, he has a twin, so he is as attractive as his twin.
400
I love _______lunch for my friends, much better than ______the housework! ______the ironing and _____the bed are boring!
I lovemaking lunch for my friends, much better than doing the housework!Doing the ironing and making the bed are boring!
500
A: what _____you_______ (do) tonight? b: I don't know. Rose told me she _______________(sleep) at Jenny's house but I think I ___________(stay) at home. A: I ______________( watch) a movie with some friends but I don't know the time yet. Maybe I _________(join) Jenny and Rose later!
A: what are you doing tonight? b: I don't know. Rose told me she is sleeping at Jenny's house but I think I will stay at home. A: I am going to watch a movie with some friends but I don't know the time yet. Maybe I will join Jenny and Rose later!
500
I love clothes! I always go to different shops to __________(try on). I buy sometimes, but then I hate to _________(take back), I prefer to ____________(put away) in my cupboard. I always go with my elder sister to buy, she tends to lend me money to but clothes and then I have to ___________(give back). She helps me to ____________(look for) as well, I really ________(get on well with)!
I love clothes! I always go to different shops to try them on. I buy sometimes, but then I hate to take them back, I prefer to put them away in my cupboard. I always go with my elder sister to buy, she tends to lend me money to buy clothes and then I have to give it back to her. She helps me to look for them as well, I really get on well with her!
500
I feel like starting my own business. I would like to work on new technologies since I love dealing with smartphones. I think I will start creating it now: I will try to look for sponsors, spend time getting a budget and remember creating a good product. I promise to do my best and I hope to start the business soon!
I feel like______(start) my own business. I would like____ (work) on new technologies since I love_______(deal) with smartphones. I think I will start_______(create) it now: I will try______ (look) for sponsors, spend time_______(get) a budget and remember ________(create) a good product. I promise _____(do) my best and I hope_____ (start) the business soon!
500
_____Do you think that you eat_______ vegetables? I eat a, but not _________. I guess I don't eat______ healthy.
Do you think that you eat enough vegetables? I eat a few, but not too many. I guess I don't eat too healthy.
500
On our first date we went to the cinema. ________ we went to have dinner. We sat down to eat.______ I ordered my favorite dish.______ she order hers, she asked for the same. ________ we started our relationship until today.
On our first date we went to the cinema. After that we went to have dinner. We sat down to eat. Then I ordered my favorite dish. When she order hers, she asked for the same. Next day we started our relationship until today.
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