Verb tenses
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I’ll bring something to eat in case we ________ (get) hungry.

I’ll bring something to eat in case we get hungry.

100

Neither Rob ________ Bea are interested in joining the reading group.

Neither Rob nor Bea are interested in joining the reading group.

100

you use these to breathe = l__________

lungs

100

________ is a big problem in this area. (vandal)

Vandalism is a big problem in this area.

100

At the end of the concert, the audience made so much noise that the band came back to give ________.

     a performance   an encore   a chorus

an encore

200

We _________ (live) next door to the Parkers for 20 years.

We ’ve lived/'ve been living next door to the Parkers for 20 years.

200

I don’t speak German very well, but my sister ________.

I don’t speak German very well, but my sister does.

200

the person who controls how an orchestra plays = c__________

conductor

200

This phone is_________, even if you drop it on a hard surface! (break)

This phone is unbreakable, even if you drop it on a hard surface!

200

I think Elliott was very tired – he’s ________ asleep on the sofa.

     full   fast   deep

fast

300

I think I’d have got the job if I ________ (not ask) that stupid question.

I think I’d have got the job if I hadn't asked that stupid question.

300

Marc didn’t ________ to do much sport, but now he’s really into volleyball.

Marc didn’t use to do much sport, but now he’s really into volleyball.

300

unsure how to react to something because your emotions are so strong = o__________

overwhelmed

300

I don’t suffer from ________ – I really enjoy spending time on my own. (lonely)

I don’t suffer from loneliness – I really enjoy spending time on my own.

300

The man was charged ________ both fraud and bribery.

     of   with   for

with  

400

You shouldn’t ________ (spend) so long in the sun yesterday – you’ve got sunburn.

You shouldn’t have spent so long in the sun yesterday – you’ve got sunburn.

400

It was ________ a big shock that we all had to sit down.

It was such a big shock that we all had to sit down.

400

a group of people who sing together = c__________

choir

400

Jordan likes green vegetables, ________ spinach. (special)

Jordan likes green vegetables, especially spinach.

400

I was trying hard not to ________ my voice, but I was getting angrier and angrier.

       put up   raise   rise

raise  

500

We couldn’t go inside the town hall because it ________ (redecorate).

We couldn’t go inside the town hall because it was being redecorated.

500

Don’t ________ me for forgetting to feed the cat – it’s your responsibility!

Don’t blame me for forgetting to feed the cat – it’s your responsibility!

500

extremely confused = b__________

bewildered

500

My home town is quite ________at the moment but there are plans to transform it next year. (develop)

My home town is quite  underdeveloped at the moment but there are plans to transform it next year.

500

Please keep reminding Nadia bout the meeting – she’s quite ________-minded.

       narrow   open   absent

absent

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