Present and Past Habits (1.2)
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use would where possible. If would is not possible, use used to. If used to is not possible, use the Past Simple.
This school ___________ (be) smaller than it is now
This school used to be smaller than it is now
Complete the sentences with the Past Perfect Simple or Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
The roads were wet this morning. I ____________(rain) all night.
The roads were wet this morning. It had been raining all night.
Complete the sentence with a question tag.
We can go in now, __________?
We can go in now, can't we?
Report the interview questions. Don’t change the tense if it isn't necessary.
'Did you write this CV?'
They asked me...
They asked me whether I had written that CV.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
I wish I _______ (go) on holiday with my friends last summer.
I wish I'd gone on holiday with my friends last summer.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use would where possible. If would is not possible, use used to. If used to is not possible, use the Past Simple.
Mum __________ (take) me to school every day.
Mum would take me to school every day.
Complete the sentences with the Past Perfect Simple or Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
Yesterday I was tired. I __________ (not sleep) well the night before.
Yesterday I was tired. I hadn't slept well the night before
Complete the sentence with a question tag.
This is a great concert, _________?
This is a great concert, isn't it?
Report the interview questions. Don’t change the tense if it isn't necessary.
'Don't call us, we'll call you.'
They told me...
They told me not to call them, they would call me.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
If only I _________ (revise) more for my last English test.
If only I'd revised more for my last English test.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use would where possible. If would is not possible, use used to. If used to is not possible, use the Past Simple.
I ____________ (not like) going to school.
I didn't use to like going to school.
Complete the sentences with the Past Perfect Simple or Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
I went to the doctor last week because I _________ (not feel) well.
I went to the doctor last week because I hadn't been feeling well.
Complete the sentence with a question tag.
There's a support band on first, __________?
There's a support band on first, isn't there?
Report the interview questions. Don’t change the tense if it isn't necessary.
'I'll be contacting your references tomorrow.'
He says...
He says (that) he will be contacting my references tomorrow.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
I wish my parents __________ (be) born in another country.
I wish my parents had been born in another country.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use would where possible. If would is not possible, use used to. If used to is not possible, use the Past Simple.
I ___________ (hate) having school lunches.
I used to hate having school lunches.
Complete the sentences with the Past Perfect Simple or Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
I ____________ (have) the same phone for ages, so I got a new one last month.
I had had the same phone for ages, so I got a new one last month.
Complete the sentence with a question tag.
Excuse me, nobody's seen a silver earring, _________?
Excuse me, nobody's seen a silver earring, have they?
Report the interview questions. Don’t change the tense if it isn't necessary.
'You're exactly the person we are looking for.'
She says...
She says (that) I am exactly the person they are looking for.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
I wish I __________ (not give up) piano lessons a few years ago.
I wish I hadn't given up piano lessons a few years ago.
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use would where possible. If would is not possible, use used to. If used to is not possible, use the Past Simple.
I __________ (go) on a school trip to England.
I went on a school trip to England.
Complete the sentences with the Past Perfect Simple or Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
By the time I arrived, the lesson _______ (already/start)
By the time I arrived, the lesson had already started.
Complete the sentence with a question tag.
Don't forget where we are sitting, __________?
Don't forget where we are sitting, will you?
Report the interview questions. Don’t change the tense if it isn't necessary.
'Could we give you come advice?'
They asked me...
They asked me if/whether they could give me some advice.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
I wish my brother __________ (not be) so horrible to me when we were kids.
I wish my brother hadn't been so horrible to me when we were kids.