Solutions pre-intermediate Unit 7

Past tenses

100

After I ..... (buy)  a lottery ticket, I ... (go) home.

had bought / went

200

I ..... (not know) that shop was so expensive, because I ... (never buy) anything there before.

didn't know / had never bought

300

I paid for the flowers. Then I left the shop.

Before ....

Before I left the shop I had paid for the flowers.

400

My dad left university. Then he became a teacher.

After ...

After my dad had left university, he became a teacher.

500

Jim did some shopping. Then he caught the bus home.
After...

After Jim had done some shopping, he caught the bus home.

Gerund or to+infinitive

100

I enjoy _______ (read) in bed.

reading

200

I need ________ (go) to the supermarket.

to go

300

He promised ______ (call) me when he gets home!

to call

400

I don't mind ______ (wait) for the bus.
Please, stop ______ (make) such noise!

waiting/making

500

It started _______ (rain).
I'd like ______ (buy) a new car.

raining/to rain (both possible)
to buy

Second conditional

100

If you _______(speak) English, you ______ (get) a job.

If you could speak English, you would get a job.

200

 If we ______(win) the lottery, we_________(travel) the world.

 If we ^won the lottery, we ^{would travel} the world.

300

If you ________(have) a better job, we_______ (be) able to buy a new car.

If you ^had a better job, we ^would be able to buy a new car.

400

If I ______ (win) the lottery, I  ______ (stop) work.

_{If I} ^won the lottery, I ^could stop work. 

500

She _______ (be) happier if she ___________(have) more free time.

She ^{would be} happier if she ^had more free time.

Present Perfect or Past Simple (Correct Sentence)

100

I am living in Zagreb for 10 years.

I^{'ve lived} in Zagreb for 10 years. (Present perfect)

200

Did you ever try black truffles from Europe?

^Have you ever ^tried black truffles from Europe? (Present Perfect)

300

I haven't went shopping yesterday.

I ^{didn’t go} shopping yesterday. (Past Simple)

400

I have seen him last Tuesday.

I ^saw him last Tuesday. (Past Simple)

500

I was married for 30 years, and it's still going strong.

I^{'ve been married} for 30 years, and it's still going strong. (Present Perfect)

Money, money, money

100

If you don't have enough money, you can ........... some from your friend.

borrow

200

If you ask for a .... in a shop, you ask for your money back.

refund

300

If a shop gives you a ..., you pay less than the usual price.

discount

400

If customers keep going into a shop and leave without buying anything, it's called .............

showrooming

500

A ................ is a small piece of paper that you get when you pay for something.

receipt