Grammar 1
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets:
By this time next year, I _________(learn) English for eight years.
will have been learning
A phrasal verb that means to quit
give up
Complete the sentence with one word:
How ______ effort did you put into that? It's amazing.
much
Write the correct article in the gap:
1. I'm not a person who generally like to take _______ risks on holiday.
2. I heard some tourists making ______ complaint about the noise form the road.
1. -
2. a
The pilot apologised of / from / for / to the delay in taking off.
for
I think we __________(stay) at home this summer. Dad is saving up to take us to Mexico next year.
are staying
Complete the sentence with one word:
I can't keep up _______ her stories, they don't make any sense.
with
Write a sentence in the future perfect simple
Example: She will have finished her report by the end of the week.
Sentence Transformation:
I didn't like that film because it was very scary.
SCARY
That film was _______________ me.
too scary for
Finish the sentence with one word in each gap:
1. I want to be self-employed when I finish studying. I'd like to be my own ______.
2. Alex was _______ away by the paintings in the gallery. He thought they were amazing.
1. boss
2. blown
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets:
We were furious, because we ______(wait) for over five hours before the plane got permission to take off.
had been waiting
We were careful to make / do sure we got a good deal on our hotel.
make sure
By the time I start university, you _____(work) for two years.
will have been working
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets:
My new job ______(start) at 8 am so I think I _______(go) to bed early.
starts
will go
Finish the sentence with a phrasal verb:
Our maths teacher was concerned we were falling behind so he ______ the idea of a homework club.
came up with
Sentence Transformation:
I've never had such an exciting feeling.
EVER
That's the _________________ felt.
most excited I have ever
I work single / independently / alone most of the time as a freelance writer.
independently
Sentence Transformation:
The author doesn't write as well as he did in the past.
USED
The author _________ he does now.
used to write better than
Finish the sentence with the correct form of used to, be used to or get used to:
I can't ________ the silence in the countryside! I prefer the noise of the city.
get used to
It's best to tell your boss something is wrong at the first time / sign / impact / happening of trouble.
sign
Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets:
_______(you/do) anything exciting this weekend? We ________(have) a party if you want to come.
Are you doing
are having
A phrasal verb that means:
1. to make someone understand
2. to lose an opportunity
3. to postpone something
1. get across
2. miss out
3. put off
She was _____________ after she passed the exam with a top mark.
over the moon
I ______(work) in a cafè in California this summer, but there were fires so I couldn't go.
was supposed to work
Complete the sentence with a phrasal verb:
Last term I missed a lot of school because I broke my leg so I had to _______ lots of school work.
catch up on