PAST PERFECT OR SIMPLE PAST?
PRESENT PERFECT OR SIMPLE PAST?
DIFFERENT FORMS OF "USE TO"
VOCABULARY ABOUT LEARNING
WORD FORMATION
100

It was the first time I ....................(go) to a zoo.

had gone

100

My English teacher ............................ (have) the same car for twenty years.

has had

100

My French teacher thought I was a good student until I failed my test! 

THINK

My French teacher used to think I was a good student, until I failed my test!

100

Guess what! I've passed my driving test! I've got my certificate/ licence

licence

100

She said we'd have the exam in this classroom but ....................she was wrong. APPEAR

APPARENTLY

200

I........................... (never/ see) a dinosaur before I ..................... (go) to the museum.

had never seen - went

200

It's the third time I ........................... (call) you!

have called

200

When I was at school, we usually did Chemistry experiments in the morning.

WOULD

When I was at school, we would do Chemistry experiments in the morning.

200

My grandfather left school at the age of 15 and with no degrees/ qualifications.

qualifications

200

Nights were sleepless bouts of coughing, and days were .............................hours of work. END

ENDLESS

300

When I ....................(wake) up this morning, my brother ..........................(already/leave) for college.

woke up - had already left

300

I ..................... (live) in Bath for 10 years. Now I live in Cambridge.

lived

300

My friend Sue has only just started teaching young adults.                     USED

My friend Sue isn't used to teaching young adults.

300

How long did you practise/revise for your Geography exam, Jack?

revise

300

There was a .........................reception area. PLEASE

PLEASANT

400

"................................(they / prepare) for the test?" "Of course not. That's why they ............... (fail)."

Had they prepared - failed

400

When I was three, I ................... (start) kindergarten in a state school.

started

400

They didn't like it at first, but now the new students don't mind wearing a school uniform. GOT

The new students got used to wearing a school uniform.

400

My economics lecturer / instructor has been at this university for over 20 years.

lecturer

400

It may be ............................., but it's the truth. BELIEVE 

UNBELIEVABLE

500

By the time the lecture ....................... (end), Ben ............................(fall) asleep.

ended - had fallen

500

We .......................... (not meet) the new chemistry teacher yet. I hope she's nice!

haven't met

500

He looks unhappy and I don't think he's adapting to the new school.        GETTING

He looks unhappy and I don't think he's getting used to the new school.

500

Whe I was a Science graduate/ undergraduate, I spent a lot of time in the college lab.

undergraduate

500

All the ............................are trying to get their piece of the pie. COMPETE

COMPETITORS