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Present/Continuos/Perfect
One phrase
100

Last week this shirt cost £12, but today it was __________, so I only paid £6.

     a   bargain

     b   half-price

     c   deal

 b   half-price

100

Excuse me, but that bag belongs / is belonging to me!

belongs

100

I ____________________ (know) Ahmet for three years. We met when we were at school together.

've known

100

We try to ____________________ with our best friends every weekend to have dinner together. (meet)

-out

-in

-up

meet up

200

Why don’t you get this tablet? There’s a 20% __________ on it at the moment.

     a   discount

     b   consumer

     c   purchase

discount

200

We asked several people but none of them was knowing / knew where the post office was.

knew

200

Tariq isn’t at home because he ____________________ (spend) all day at the beach and won’t be back until later.

's spending

200

Nina is very popular so she ____________________ with everybody in her language class. (get)

 get on well

300

Would you like me to help you carry your __________? It looks heavy!

     a   special offer

     b   item

     c   shopping

item

300

A  Why didn’t you answer when I called you earlier?

B  Sorry, I must have been studying and I didn’t hear / wasn’t hearing the phone ring.

didn’t hear

300

Ana’s quite shy and so she ____________________ (not/like) loud people.

 doesn't like

300

I ____________________ with my brother; he loves sport and music but I prefer reading and the cinema. (have)

have a lot in common

400

They didn’t spend long in the shop as they only needed four __________.

     a   deals

     b   purchasers

     c   items

items

400

If you think / are thinking about getting a new car, you should take advice from someone first.

think

400

Fernando is at his French class. He ____________________ (learn) the language for his trip to France next month.

's learning

400

Pat is feeling sad because he ____________________ with his friend Raul. (fall)

 fell out

500

Sadiq bought three books for the price of one – what a __________!

     a   bargain

     b   customer

     c   consumer

bargain

500

If we owned / were owning a bigger house, I’d fill it with beautiful furniture!

owned

500

Our friend Yun travels a lot for his new job and ____________________ (go) to eight different countries since he started.

has been to

500

Since my girlfriend has been away, I ____________________ with her every day by email. (keep)

've kept in touch