Verb tenses
We _________ (live) next door to the Parkers for 20 years.
’ve lived/'ve been living
Chloe sang that song really well, ________ she?
didn't
being unable to sleep for many nights = i________
insomnia
________ is a big problem in this area. (vandal)
Vandalism is a big problem in this area.
At the end of the concert, the audience made so much noise that the band came back to give ________.
a performance an encore a chorus
an encore
You shouldn’t ________ (spend) so long in the sun yesterday – you’ve got sunburn.
have spent
I don’t speak German very well, but my sister ________.
does
a snow storm with very strong winds = b__________
blizzard
Jordan likes green vegetables, ________ spinach. (special)
Jordan likes green vegetables, especially spinach.
I think Elliott was very tired – he’s ________ asleep on the sofa.
full fast deep
fast
I think I’d have got the job if I ________ (not ask) that stupid question.
hadn't asked
I can’t ________ used to this smartphone – it’s so different from my old one!
get
the opposite of tight (trousers) = l________
loose
The weather here is so _________, it could be very different later. (change)
changeable
The man was charged ________ both fraud and bribery.
of with for
with
I think I ________ (learn) enough Japanese by the time I go to Japan.
will have learnt
We’re ________ the roof fixed next week – the rain is starting to come through it.
having/getting
a group of people who sing together = c__________
choir
This phone is_________, even if you drop it on a hard surface! (break)
This phone is unbreakable, even if you drop it on a hard surface!
I was trying hard not to ________ my voice, but I was getting angrier and angrier.
put up raise rise
raise
We couldn’t go inside the town hall because it ________ (redecorate).
was being redecorated
I offered Lily and Freya a snack but ________ of them was hungry.
neither
someone who tries to avoid spending money = tight-f__________
fisted
My home town is quite ________at the moment but there are plans to transform it next year. (develop)
My home town is quite underdeveloped at the moment but there are plans to transform it next year.
Please keep reminding Nadia about the meeting – she’s quite ________-minded.
narrow open absent
absent