Past simple/ Past Perfect
Used to / Would
U1 & U2 Vocabulary
Phrasal/prepositional verbs
Mixed tenses
100

Did you go / Had you been to Sarah’s house before our visit there last Saturday?

Had you been to Sarah’s house before our visit there last Saturday?

100

Correct the sentence:

Did you used to play football when you were younger?

Did you USE to play football when you were younger?

100

He doesn't like tight jeans, so he always wears b____ jeans.

baggy

100

Complete with a phrasal verb:

We wanted to _______  a new route, so we got lost.

try out

100

What time (you / go)  there yesterday?

What time did you go there yesterday?

200

My friend ...... (eat) up all the biscuits we ..... (bake) .

My friend ate all the biscuits we had baked

200

I used to / would want to be a guitarist when I was in school.

I USED TO want to be a guitarist when I was in school.

200

If you change the d_______ of your phone to black and white, it can become less addictive. 

display

200

I'd love to ____ _____ ____ that beautiful village one day. 

go back to

200

We need to leave in 20 minutes but Steven hasn't arrived / didn't arrive.

hasn't arrived 

300

The teacher..... (correct)  the tests we..... (write) .

The teacher corrected the tests we had written

300

Correct:

I didn't used to be a teacher, I use to be a policeman.

I didn't USE to be a teacher, I USED to be a policeman.

300


A flat shoe

300

I ____ _________ _______ ____ the concert, but I couldn't go because I was sick. 

was looking forward to

300

I want to prepare dinner. (you / wash)  the dishes yet?

Have you washed the dishes yet?

400

I..... (give)  them some of the candies I..... (buy) .

I gave them some of the candies I had bought

400

Make a sentence with used to or would and the following words:

turn down / invitations /shy

When I was younger, I used to turn down invitations because I was shy.  

400

I can't _____ my jacket because the zip is broken.

undo

400

We got lost and _____ ______ on a farm, but the farmer gave us some directions so everything ____ ____ well in the end. 

ended up / turned out

400

I (play) chess lots of times, but I’m still not very good at it!

I have played chess lots of times, but I’m still not very good at it!

500

Finish the sentence: Susan wasn't allowed to come to the cinema because she ....

Example: had failed an exam.


500

Complete the sentence (use would or used to): 

My dad's a firefighter now, although he... 

... used to be afraid of fire.

... didn't use to be. 

... he used to be a writer.

500

On old trains, you couldn't open the doors with a ______. You had to use a _______, like a normal door. 

button / handle

500

Use a phrasal verb to make a sentence with a similar meaning:

Joe's adapting well to life in Berlin. 

Joe's ______ ____  ____ in Berlin.

SETTLING DOWN WELL

500

She (pack) her suitcase when John (tell) her that the flight (be) cancelled.

She WAS PACKING her suitcase when John TOLD her that the flight HAD BEEN cancelled.