Past Tenses
Last week, we __________ (have) school because it _______ (be) a local holiday.
DIDN'T HAVE...WAS
Past simple, specific time in past, did not repeat
Noel doesn't like talking about zombies so he decided to ____________ and discuss medieval history.
CHANGE THE SUBJECT
The war between Hamas and Isreal has brought about ___________ to both countries and to the world.
dramatic/sudden/considerable changes
After the pandemic, American Land _________ several small classrooms into bigger classrooms so that there would be more space.
TRANSFORMED
Olivia _________ (always tell) super bad jokes during our C1 class. How annoying!!!
WAS ALWAYS TELLING
Past continuous, criticism in the past, repeated action
Rafa used to be addicted to watching cute cat videos on YouTube, but since then, he ____________ and is a better person now.
Playing jeopardy instead of doing more exercises was a _________ for the C1 students.
pleasant, welcome, refreshing change
It can be difficult for some students to _________ to the C1 level because there is a significant change from B2 to C1.
ADJUST
As soon as the film _________ (start), I realised that I __________ before (see).
STARTED...HAD SEEN
Past simple +past perfect, shows two events and the order in which they happened
Alejandro used to love the Sevilla football team, but recently he __________ and is a hardcore Betis fan.
CHANGED SIDES
After the pandemic, many countries suffered and saw little _________ , leading to a global financial depression.
economic change
In 2015, Cambridge _______ all of their exams and restructured different parts in order to foster student success.
MODIFIED
We _______(just practise) writing part two and it _____ (be) so incredibly interesting.
Present perfect, recent past event that is relevant to the present
If you are driving and you want to go faster you must________.
CHANGE GEARS
The invention of the internet has caused ___________ internationally, due to the fact that life without it seems impossible nowadays.
far-reaching, sweeping, significant change
Silvia didn't have a partner, so Darío _________ seats so that they could sit together.
SWITCHED
Juan _________ (study) for weeks now!
Present perfect continuous, emphasis on duration of activity.
Silvia used to say English was the worst subject ever, but then she had Olivia as a teacher and she_________.
CHANGED HER TUNE
After the summer elections, __________ is imminent in Spain and it is not clear what will happen.
Student success on the C1 exam can ________ depending on whether or not they put in significant effort during the course.
VARY