Vocabulary
Just ___ of curiosity, would you mind telling me what he’s like?
Correct:
We are going to the beach every day.
We go to the beach every day.
Correct the sentence:
While the archaeologist dug in the desert, a sand storm began.
While the archaeologist was digging in the desert, a sand storm began.
The professor ____ (give) lectures all afternoon.
The professor has been giving lectures all afternoon.
Would/used to
My grandfather _____ love reading about different cultures.
My grandfather used to love reading about different cultures.
The thriller was so exciting that we were ___ the edge of our seats.
The thriller was on so exciting that we were the edge of our seats.
Anne ____ (look) miserable. Is anything wrong?
Anne looks miserable. Is anything wrong?
I ______ (search) for the passports, and Mary was counting our foreign currency.
I ______ (never be) outside Europe.
I have never been outside Europe.
Where did you ___ to go on holiday as a child?
Where did you use to go on holiday as a child?
I was going to go bungee jumping, but then I _____ out!
I was going to go bungee jumping, but then I chickened out!
Correct:
What do you stare at?
What are you staring at?
Claire _____ (stay) in a hotel at the time of the earthquake.
Claire was staying in a hotel at the time of the earthquake.
The children ______ (just meet) their new cousin.
The children have just met their new cousin.
They would go / were going snowboarding every winter.
They would go snowboarding every winter.
How will the new changes a_____ your job?
How will the new changes affect your job?
Who ___ (talk) to Tom? I ___ (not recognise) her.
Who is talking to Tom? I don't recognise her.
____ the sausages that you ate in Germany spicy?
Were the sausages that you ate in Germany spicy?
It’s the first time Rob ____ (ask) me a favour.
It’s the first time Rob has asked me a favour.
She hasn’t acted in a film for / since two years.
She hasn’t acted in a film for two years.
The little boy _____ _____ tears when his favourite toy broke.
The little boy burst into tears when his favourite toy broke.
Jack ___ (seem) stressed. He ___ (work) too hard these days.
We _____ (travel) through India when the monsoon ______ (start).
We were travelling through India when the monsoon started.
______ (you / not finish) cooking your omelette yet?
Haven't you finished cooking your omelette yet?
It’s three years since I have last gone / last went to a rock concert.
It’s three years since I last went to a rock concert.