Auxiliaries
verb tenses
Gerunds and infinitives
other structures
vocabulary

100

Who usually does the washing up?Is "does" the auxilary verb or the main verb?Justify your answer.

It is the main verb because this is a subject question and auxiliaries are not used in subject questions in present and past simple.

100

I ___________ (know) my best friend since we were at school.

I've known my best friend ...

100

I saw Matt on my way to school and I stopped _________ (talk) to him.

I stopped to talk to him.

100

If I ________ you, I wouldn't lend her any money.

If I were you, I wouldn't lend her any money.

100

A person who works with you 

A colleague

200

Complete:

Could you tell me how much ____________ (this jacket/cost)?


Could you tell me how much this jacket costs?

It is an indirect question so there is no auxiliary/subject inversion.

200

we __________(wait) for a long time by the time he arrived.

We had been waiting for a long time by the time he arrived.

200

I always forget ___________(close) the windows before I leave home and I always have to go back and check.

I always forget closing the windows...

200

We came in quietly so  _________  not to wake the baby.

We came in quietly so as not to wake the baby.

200

a person in court who can decide how criminals should be punished

judge

300

Complete

Tom's bought the tickets and so _________ Ann.

Tom's bought the tickets and so has Ann.

300

Jenny will call you as soon as she __________(find) out her own results.

Jenny will call you as soon as she finds out her own results.

300

If you can't sleep at night, try ________ (listen) to some relaxing music.

... try listening to some relaxing music.
300

He always beats me at tennis, in ________ the fact that he never practises.

He always beats me at tennis, in spite of the fact that he never practises.

300

where you collect your luggage on arrival at the airport

baggage reclaim

400

'You don't like maths so much, ______ you?'

'No, not really.'

You don't like maths so much, do you?

400

The injured ___________ (believe) to have been taken to hospital.

The injured are believed to have been taken to hospital.

400

She denies _________(be) anywhere near the crime scene.

She denies being anywhere near the crime scene.

400

Correct:

The Pedraforca is a great hike if you are not afraid of heights.

Pedraforca is a great hike if you are not afraid of heights.

400

where planes take off and land at the airport ( first letter R)

runway

500

'I'm upset because you didn't call me yesterday."

'Oh, but I _________ call you!You didn't answer the phone, though.'

Oh, but I did call you!

500

By the end of the month, I'll _________ (pay off) my bank loan.

By the end of the month, I'll have paid off my bank loan.

500

____________ (mug) is an absolutely terrifying experience.

Being mugged is an absolutely terrifying experience.

500

Mike __________ have taken the car, he hasn't got the keys.

Mike can't have taken the car, he hasn't got the keys.

500

to decide and state in court that somebody is not guilty of a crime (first letter A)

acquit