Vocabulary
Phrasal Verbs
Past Perfect
Past Simple vs Past Perfect
Use of English
100


I felt really ______ when I got 100% in my English exam.

amazed

100

We often ______ with our friends at the weekend.

hang out

100

They ______ (not see) that film before.

hadn't seen

100

When I ______ (arrive), the party ______ (already / start).

arrived / had already started

100

I finished dinner. Then my friend arrived. Use: BY THE TIME

By the time my friend arrived, I had finished dinner.

200

I was really ______ when my friend forgot my birthday.

disappointed

200

Our class is going to ______ a charity event next month.

take part in

200

He was upset because he ______ (lose) his phone.

had lost

200

When the teacher ______ (enter), the students ______ (already / sit) down.

entered / had already sat

200

The film started before we arrived. Use: ALREADY

The film had already started when we arrived.

300

She felt ______ after winning the competition.

satisfied

300

Would you ______ the red jacket or the blue one?

go for

300

______ you ever ______ (visit) London before you moved there?

Had ... visited

300

I ______ (not recognise) her because she ______ (change) her hairstyle.

didn't recognise / had changed

300

She was disappointed because she didn't pass the exam. Use: HAD

She was disappointed because she hadn't passed the exam.

400

Although she had prepared thoroughly, she was ______ about the possibility of failing.

anxious

400

Despite being under pressure, she managed to ______ the unexpected situation calmly.

deal with

400

She couldn't explain why she ______ (not tell) anyone about the accident.

hadn't told

400

Although he ______ (prepare) carefully, he ______ (feel) nervous when the interview began.

had prepared / felt

400

She managed the difficult situation successfully. Use: DEAL

She managed to deal with the difficult situation successfully.

500

She felt ______ about having lied to her parents, even though they hadn't discovered the truth.

guilty

500

I had been ______ meeting my childhood friend again for months before the reunion was cancelled.

looking forward to

500

They were disappointed because they ______ (look forward to) the event for weeks before it was cancelled.

had looked forward to

500

She ______ (feel) guilty when she ______ (discover) that her friend ______ (tell) her the truth all along.

felt / discovered / had told

500

I was extremely nervous because I had never spoken in public before. Use: FIRST

It was the first time I had spoken in public, so I was extremely nervous.

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