Zero conditionals
past continuous/ past simple
present continuous/ present simple
Adverbs
Participle adjectives
100

If you don't eat, you ____ (to get) hungry

If you don't eat, you get  hungry 

100

I ____ (was) home, when I bumped into an old friend

I was walking home, when I bumped into an old friend 

100

My sister usually ___ (work) from the office, but this week she ___ (work) from home

My sister usually works from the office, but this week she is working  from home

100

You have just discovered that your flight has been cancelled. You are unhappy about this. Which sentence is appropriate?

A) Fortunately, my flight has been cancelled.
B) Unfortunately, my flight has been cancelled.
C) Amazingly, my flight has been cancelled.

B) Unfortunately, my flight has been cancelled

100

I was really ______ after the long journey.
tired / tiring

I was really tired after the long journey.
 

200

If you heat water to 100 degrees, it ____ (to boil)

If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils

200

while Sarah ____ (drive) home, she _____ (realise) she had forgotten her phone

while Sarah was driving home, she realised she had forgotten her phone

200

I ____ (not/understand) why you are laughing

I don't understand why you are laughing 

200

Someone who has never played chess before beats the world champion. Which adverb best describes this?

A) Surprisingly
B) Obviously
C) Apparently

A) suprisingly 

200

The journey was really ______.
tired / tiring

The journey was really tiring 

300

If I ____ (to have) a really important exam, I ______ (to study) a lot

if I have a really important exam, I study a lot

300

when I ___ (open) the door, everyone ____ (look) at me

when I opened the door, everyone was looking at me

300

why ___ you ____ (look) at me like that?

why are you looking at me like that?

300

Which adverb cannot logically complete the sentence?

“__________, I missed the train and arrived at work two hours late.”

A) Unfortunately
B) Sadly
C) Fortunately

C) fortunately 

300

The instructions were so ______ that everyone looked ______.
confusing/confused

The instructions were so confusing that everyone looked confused.
 

400

When I ___ (to feel) sleepy on Sunday mornings, I _____ (to like) to stay in bed

When I feel sleepy on sunday mornings, I like to stay in bed 

400

we ____ (have) dinner, when the lights ____ (go) out

we were having  dinner, when the lights went  out

400

My brother ___ (live) in London, but this month he ____ (stay) with us

My brother lives in London, but this month he is staying  with us 

400

Fill the gap

Sarah has never played tennis before, but she beat the national champion in her first match.

__________, she won the match.

Any acceptable adverb such as: 

Suprisingly

Amazingly 

400

The children were ______ because the magician's tricks were so ______ 

amazed/amazing 

The children were amazed because the magician's tricks were so amazing

500

If his friends ____ (not/ to call) him for a few days, he ___ (to start) to get lonely 

If his friends don't call him for a few days, he starts to get lonely 

500

I ___ (not/listen) when the teacher ____ (explain) the exercise, so I _____ (not/understand) what we had to do 

I  wasn't listening when the teacher was explaining the exercise so I didn't understand what we had to do. 

500

I usually ____ (drink) coffe for breakfast, but today I ____ (drink) tea

I usually drink coffee for breakfast, but today I am drinking  tea

500

Fill in the gap:

Sarah normally talks to everyone she meets, but __________, she didn't say a single word to anyone at the party.

Sarah normally talks to everyone she meets, but strangely , she didn't say a single word to anyone at the party.

500

Complete both sentences with the correct form of embarrass:

“I felt really ______ when I forgot her name.”
“It was an extremely ______ mistake.”


“I felt really embarrassed  when I forgot her name.”
“It was an extremely embarrassing mistake.”