Vocabulary
Prepositions
had better/would rather
Past Simple/Present Perfect
Present Perfect S./Progr.
100

I can't go to the cinema with you. I'm totally broke/short.

broke

100

Mary and I get ... very well with each other.

on/along

100

It's a good idea to stop wasting all your pocket money so fast. 

(better)

You'd better stop wasting all your pocket money so fast.

You'd better not waste all your pocket money so fast.

100

Frank ... (create) his own website last month.

created

100

I ... (look) for a fashionable pair of boots since last month but so far I ... (not/find) anything.

have been looking/haven't found

200

Albert has interviewed eight employees/applicants for the position.

applicants

200

After my cat's death I felt horrible, but I soon got ... it.

over

200

You shouldn't be late for the job inteview.

(better)

You'd better not be late for the job interview.

200

Frank ... (have) his computer for a while now.

has had

200

Why don't you check out the new department store? I think I ... (see) some nice boots there.

have seen

300

I recommend/consider you buy the blue shirt.

recommend

300

Julie always finds a good excuse to put ... visiting the dentist.

off

300

Jack doesn't really want to go to the concert.

(rather)

Jack would rather not go to the concert.

300

... you ever ... (be) to a second-hand shop?

Have ... been

300

So, ... Tina ... (save) up enough money to buy the bike she wants?

has Tina saved

400

I'd like a guarantee/refund for this MP4 player. It's broken.

refund

400

My cousins put me ... for a week when I first moved to London.

up

400

I advise you not to speak to me like that again!

(not)

You'd better not speak to me like that again!

400

She ... (not/know) Carla for very long, but she's her best friend.

hasn't known

400

Yes, she ... (work) part-time for three months now and she ... (manage) to put 300 Euros aside.

has worked/has been working

has managed

500

If you involve/require further information, you should ask the receptionist.

require

500

I meant to go to the shopping centre to buy my mum a gift, but I didn't get ... to doing it.

round

500

Sandra doesn't like pasta so she'd rather/better not go to an Italian restaurant.

rather

500

I ... (see) a beautiful bag at the second-hand shop last week. I ... (always/want) to buy a bag like that, but it still costs a fortune.

saw/have always wanted

500

A: You look tired.

B: I ... (write) for two hours.

A: ... you ... (finish) your short story yet?

B: Not really, I can't think of a nice ending.


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