Dima

Past Tenses

100

I_____________________ (drive) home when I saw a UFO in the sky

was driving

200

Charlies _____________________ (not go) to the party yesterday because he was ill

didn't go

300

When I arrived at school, I realised that I ___________________ (forget) about the exam

had forgotten

400

My grandfather _______________________________ (work) for 40 years before he retired in 2010

had been working

500

I _______________ (meet) Kate yesterday when I ________________(walk) down the Rambla. She told me that she ______________ (find) a job in July before she _____________________- (look for) for six months.

met    was walking    had found   had been looking

Present Tenses

100

Peter ______________ (not like) pop music 

doesn't like

200

We_______________________ (study) Classical Art this semester

are studying 

300

Martin and Lilian ___________________ (be) to Mexico three times

have been

400

I _______________________(go) to the same gym for a year and I still like it. 

have been going

500

She usually ______________ (not work) on Saturdays but today she _______________ (replace) a colleague. She ________________ (work) for the same company for 10 years and she ______________ (never miss) a day of work! 

doesn't work    is replacing    has been working    has never missed

Verb Patterns & Idioms

100

They carried on __________________- (work) until late yesterday

working

200

Jan is finally getting a chance to go on her trip of a life time, a holiday to Australia! She was _________when I spoke to her.

*jumping the gun

*over the moon

*a blessing in disguise 

*a piece of cake

over the moon

300

 I used __________________ (have) long hair when I was young

to have

400

If we want to postpone or cancel an appointment, we... 

*take a rain check

*take a sun check

*take a snow check

take a rain check

500

Charles admitted________________ (steal) the watch but he refused _______________- (go) the police. __________________ (tell) the truth is always good but he should also _____________ (do) the right thing.

stealing    to go      telling     do

Reported Speech

100

Robert: "Is Tim leaving on Friday?"
Yesterday Robert asked me ___________

if Tim was leaving on Friday.

200

Daniel: "Will it rain tomorrow?"
Yesterday Daniel asked me

 if it would rain today.

300

Grandmother: "Where are my glasses?"
Yesterday Grandmother asked me 

where her glasses were.

400

Direct speech

Father: “Let's watch a film.”

Indirect Speech

• Father suggested watching a film.
• Father suggested that they should watch a film

500

Linda: "Did Max fly to London two weeks ago?"
Yesterday Linda wanted to know 

if Max had flown to London two weeks before.

Mix

100

It tastes _______________ strawberries

like

200

A:'I haven't written the essay yet.'  

B: 'Neither ______ I.

have

300

A: 'I can't forgive them for what happened.'  

B: 'I can't forgive them ______

either

400

He has been working too hard/hardly , late/lately.

Hard, lately

500

This time tomorrow we ______________- (travel) to Jamaica

will be travelling