Units 1-3
Complete the sentences with the words in brackets. Use one verb in the past simple and one verb in either the past perfect or past continuous.
1 Megan _______________ (not know) about Rob and Mary’s party because they _______________ (not tell) her.
1 didn’t know, hadn’t told
Tick the correct sentence and rewrite the other sentences, changing or adding one word.
I didn’t expect your house to be big as this. It’s huge!
1 as old as
Write sentence using appropriate tenses and putting one verb into the active and one into the passive.
1 we / might / take / on a school trip to the National Art Gallery next week, but I / not be / sure
1 We might be taken on a school trip to the National Art Gallery next week, but I’m not sure.
Complete the third conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 We ___________ (not have) an accident if you ___________ (drive) more carefully.
1 wouldn’t have had, had driven
Complete the sentences and questions with the correct form of (be / get) used to and the words below.
be cycle (not) get on (not) eat sing
1 My grandma __________________ in a band when she was young. They became quite famous too.
2 When Roberto first moved to Japan, he __________________ the food for a long time. But he likes it now.
1 used to sing
2 didn’t get used to eating
2 Write sentences. Use the second conditional and I wish or If only.
1 I / wish / Mike / not / criticise me all the time.
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2 we / not get / on with Peter / if / he / not be / a really nice person.
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1 I wish Mike wouldn’t criticise me all the time.
2 We wouldn’t get on with Peter if he wasn’t a really nice person.
1 Rewrite the sentences. Use the correct form of have something done. You do not need to say who is doing the activity.
1 A man painted our house last week.
We _______________________________________________ .
2 A famous composer is going to write a piece of music for the Queen’s birthday.
The Queen _______________________________________________ .
1 had our house painted last week
2 is going to have a piece of music written for her birthday
Write third conditional sentences and questions.
1 we / finish / the housework ages ago / if / you / help us
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2 you / tell / the teacher if you / see / Melanie looking at my answers in the exam ?
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1 We would have finished the housework ages ago if you had helped us.
2 Would you have told the teacher if you had seen Melanie looking at my answers in the exam?
2 Write the sentences. Decide if the action is still in progress (present perfect continuous) or has been completed (present perfect simple).
1 You should stop working and have a rest. __________________________________ (you / look / at that computer screen / for hours)
2 I’m really sorry, Irena. __________________________________ (I / break / your phone)
3 Look! The weather is terrible. __________________________________ (it / rain / like this all day)
1 You’ve been looking at that computer screen for hours.
2 I’ve broken your phone.
3 It has been raining like this all day.
Choose the option which cannot be used to complete the sentence.
1 Do you send ___ text messages?
A a lot of B many C much
2 I’ve got ___ money in my pocket, but not enough to buy lunch.
A a little B any C some
3 ___ of my gadgets cost a lot of money.
A Both B None C Either
1 C
2 B
3 C
2 Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs below and suitable reflexive pronouns.
decorate hurt look make write
1 Some people like to ___________ ___________ with tattoos, but I don’t think it looks very nice.
2 Don’t climb that tree. You could easily fall and ___________ ___________ .
3 Jenny and I ___________ ___________ breakfast today because Dad had to leave home early
1 decorate themselves
2 hurt yourself
3 made ourselves
Use the verbs and phrases in the box to complete the sentences.
carry / 300 passengers open / last month sit / over there talk / about me write / by Tara Bradley
1 I heard you _______________________ to Rebecca. What did you say?
2 This travel guide to France, ______________________ , has got some really useful information in it.
3 A cruise ship _______________________ hit rocks near a Greek island. But luckily it didn’t sink.
1 talking about me
2 written by Tara Bradley
3 carrying 300 passengers
1 Complete the dialogue with the present perfect or past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
Jack How long 1_______________ (your dad / collect) musical instruments, Kate?
Kate He 2_______________ (begin) collecting them in the 1980s. Now he’s got 1,500 instruments.
Jack That’s amazing! Does he keep them all at home?
Kate Yes. But we 3_______________ (just / move) to a bigger house because we 4_______________ (not have) enough space for his collection in our old place.
1 has your dad been collecting
2 began
3 have just moved
4 didn’t have
2 Complete the sentences with the correct affirmative or negative form of the cues in the box.
can / see could / do might / read must / take should / tell
1 Mandy hasn’t answered my email. But she _______________________ it yet.
2 Thanks for helping me with my project, Tessa. I _______________________ it without you.
3 You _______________________ Renata in town this morning. She’s in Germany at the moment.
4 The first computers were as big as a room and they had thousands of parts. It _______________________ people ages to build them!
1 might not have read
2 couldn’t have done
3 can’t have seen
4 must have taken
2 Report the statements. Change pronouns and phrases for time and place where necessary.
1 We’ll call you tomorrow.
Mark and Fran told us _______________________________________________ .
2 I’m going to have my birthday party here next week.
Tessa said _______________________________________________ .
3 I dropped my phone and broke it yesterday.
Josh told me _______________________________________________ .
4 We can’t help you with your homework now.
The girls told John _______________________________________________ .
1 (that) they would call us the following day
2 (that) she was going to have her birthday party there the following week
3 (that) he had dropped his phone and broken it the day before
4 (that) they couldn’t help him with his homework then / at that moment
2 Write third conditional sentences and questions.
1 if / you / not remember / my birthday / I / feel / very upset
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2 you / admit / to cheating / if / the teacher / not see / you ?
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3 if we / know / about the party / we / come
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4 would / you / enjoy the film more if you / not read / the book first ?
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1 If you hadn’t remembered my birthday, I would have felt very upset.
2 Would you have admitted to cheating if the teacher hadn’t seen you?
3 If we had known about the party, we would have come.
4 Would you have enjoyed the film more if you hadn’t read the book first?
1 Complete the sentences with the future continuous or future perfect form of the verbs in the box.
get help not finish not go play
1 Sasha __________________ her school project by the end of today because she’s just started it.
2 Mum __________________ to bed when we arrive home. She always waits for us.
3 Who __________________ us to do everything at the party next week?
4 Tom hopes he __________________ married by the time he’s thirty.
5 Your arm is broken now, but in ten weeks’ time, you __________________ tennis again.
1
1 won’t have finished
2 won’t have gone
3 will be helping
4 will have got
5 will be playing
Rewrite the sentences so that they contain non-defining relative clauses.
1 Coldwell Sports Centre is near my house, and I go there three times a week.
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2 Mackenzie Green is my best friend, and her family is American.
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3 The job is in Manchester, and my brother has applied for it.
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4 Elon Musk knows a lot about business. He started his first company when he was a student.
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5 The film is very funny, and it’s on at the Cineplus Cinema.
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Mark: ___
1 Caldwell Sports Centre, where I go three times a week, is near my house.
2 Mackenzie Green, whose family is American, is my best friend.
3 The job, which my brother has applied for, is in Manchester.
4 Elon Musk, who started his first company when he was a student, knows a lot about business.
5 The film, which is on at the Cineplus Cinema, is very funny
2 Report the questions.
1 Have you used all the apps on your phone yet?
Nick asked Anna _______________________________________________ .
2 Where are we going on the school trip on Monday?
We asked the teacher _______________________________________________ .
3 Is Claire having a good time in America?
I asked Tom _______________________________________________ .
4 What did you get Helen for her birthday?
Martha asked me _______________________________________________ .
5 Have you ever been skiing?
Rick asked us _______________________________________________ .
1 if/whether she had used all the apps on her phone yet
2 where we were going on the school trip the following Monday
3 if/whether Claire was having a good time in America
4 what I had got Helen for her birthday
5 if/whether we had ever been skiing
2 Use the verbs and phrases in the box to complete the sentences.
award / the competition build / in 2011 explain / what to do try / to get into the bank want / to go on the trip
1 The teacher sent us all an email _______________________ for our school project.
2 Students _______________________ should see Mrs Harrison this afternoon.
3 The high-speed train service, _______________________ , takes passengers from Beijing to Shanghai in four hours.
4 The prizes ______________________ were really nice. The first three people all got smartphones!
5 The police caught two men _______________________ .
1 explaining what to do
2 wanting to go on the trip
3 built in 2011
4 awarded for the competition
5 trying to get into the bank