Grammar 1
We sat / were sitting on the beach when suddenly it started / was starting to rain.
were sitting / started
I chatted / was chatting to my friend while we waited / were waiting for the bus
was chatting / were waiting
I don’t look good in ___ colours, like black. That’s why I always wear ___ ones
light / dark
The archaeologists used some ___ technology to find the ___ coins buried in the ground.
modern / ancient
I didn’t eat lunch today. - I’m __
starving
All of my friends are busy today – there’s __to go swimming with me
nobody
I didn’t see__ that I liked at the shops, so I looked online.
anything
The match wasn’t ___(interesting) and we were bored. It ended 0–0 and was really __(boring) to watch.
exciting / dull
Ants are ___ , but elephants are __!
tiny/ huge
My brother broke my camera! - I’m __.
furious
I __(not go) to the shops when you saw me this morning.
wasn't going
The lights __(go out) last night while Beth was reading an interesting story.
went out
This ___ is the most important in the museum. (painting / valuable / Italian)
valuable Italian painting
Today isn’t an __ day. It’s a ___ day – it’s my birthday!
ordinary / special
This old house is very cold. - I’m ___.
freezing
Ouch! There’s __in my eye!
something
It was quiet in the library because ___was studying.
everybody
I mixed the milk, fl our, eggs and sugar with a ___. (wooden / spoon / long)
long wooden spoon
A ___wrote this story. (young / writer / brilliant)
brilliant young writer
I’m spending the summer in Greece. - I’m __.
delighted
Mum was having lunch with her friends in the town while dad __(do) the housework
was doing
___(you / buy) anything while you were shopping at the market?
did you buy
Milly watched a __ and then had a bad dream. (black and white / film / scary)
scary black and white film
My uncle drives a __. (German / fantastic / sports car).
fantastic German sports car
I studied all night for my English exam. - I’m __.
exhausted