Past Tenses
Transformations
Voc. Gapped sentences
Voc. Multiple choice
100

He was crying because he had ….. (peel) onions.

HAD BEEN PEELING

100

The party was so crowded we could hardly move.

There …………. at the party we could hardly move. PEOPLE

WERE SO MANY PEOPLE

100

Brad Pitt gave a very convincing acting P......

PERFORMANCE

100

We didn't enjoy our holiday much because we had such bad/ such a bad/ so bad/ so a bad weather.

SUCH BAD

200
When I ............… (arrive) at home, my husband ……………………. (already/ cook) dinner.

ARRIVED/   HAD ALREADY COOKED

200

They decided against employing him because of his age.

They decided ……………… because of his age.  TAKE

NOT TO TAKE HIM ON

200

The film has an international C...…., with French, Polish and Italian actors.

CAST

200

I wish you'd stop whistling.  You are as annoying/ annoyed / annoy as your brother.

ANNOYING

300

When I got to the supermarket I realised it was still closed.  I needn't get up / didn't need to get up/ needn't have got up/ didn't have to get up so early.

NEEDN'T HAVE GOT UP

300

When we eventually arrived at the cinema, the film had already started.

By ………… the cinema, the film had already started.  GOT

THE TIME WE GOT TO

300

He really takes ….. his dad.  They look exactly the same.

AFTER

300

The test was ___________ difficult.

SURPRISE/ SURPRISING / SURPRISED / SURPRISINGLY

SURPRISINGLY

400

This time last week, I ……………….. (sit) on the beach.

WAS SITTING

400

As he had not studied, I was very impressed by his marks.

Although he had not studied, his marks……….. WERE

WERE VERY IMPRESSIVE

400

The s__________ to the Dark Knight was released in 2012.

SEQUEL

400

The students took up/ to/ for/ in their new teacher immediately.  He became their favourite after only a few minutes.

TO

500

I ………………….… (wait) for two hours when I …………………….. (realise) he ………………. (send) a text message earlier that day, saying that he ……………………… (not be) able to come.

HAD BEEN WAITING/  REALISED/  HAD SENT/  WOULDN'T BE 

500

She is not very interested in my work.

INTEREST

She does _____________________ my work.


not take/show much interest in.

500

Leo Dicaprio s______ as a poor young artist who falls in love on board the ship with Kate Winslet, in the r_____ of a 17-year-old aristocrat

STARS/ROLE

500

Your locker smells __________. Please clean it immediately.

disgusted/disgustingly/disgusting/disgustedly

DISGUSTING

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