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5. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous
1. Peter and Kate ____________ (drive) to work. never 6. Complete the sentences with used to or would. Use both of them where appropriate.
2. Sheila __________ (have) enough money to go out at weekends. seldom
3. Ann ___________ (be) late for school. often 1. My uncle __________ (work) in a nuclear power plant but now he`s retired.
4. I ___________ (play) tennis at the weekends. sometimes 2. My grandfather ___________ (be) a teacher before he retired.
5. He _________ (behave) like this. always 3. I _________ (go) camping with my parents every summer when I was in high
6. My brother _________ (wake up) before 8 a.m. rarely school.
7. Jane _________ (be) at home on Saturday morning. usually 4. He ________ (take) the bus to work before he bought a car.
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6. My sister __________ (not/like) sports but now she does.
3. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the present continuous or the 6/
present simple
7. Match the items to form phrases.
Mariella ___________ (stay) with her friend Lucy in Dublin at the moment and she (1)
____________ (really/enjoy) herself. She (2) _____________ (take) a course at Trinity 1. shovel ____________ A jumping
College and (3) ______________ (plan) to be a translator when she finishes. She (4) 2. going to ____________ B a meal
____________ (be) good at languages; she (5) _________________ (speak) French and 3. mow ____________ C music
German and she (6)____________ (now/learn) Chinese. She (7) _____________ (find) 4. hanging out ____________ D rubbish out
the language rather difficult but she (8) ___________ (get) good grades and is sure to 5. mop ____________ E television
pass her exams. Now, she (9) ____________ (sit) on a bench in the college campus with 6. bungee ____________ F the garden
some classmates. Later, they (10) _____________ (go) into town for lunch. 7. prepare ____________ G the cinema
10/ 8. playing ____________ H the floor
4. Underline the correct item 9. dig ____________ I with friends
10. surfing ____________ J snow
1. He was reading/read the newspaper when Ann was calling/called for help. 11. take the ____________ K the net
2. My father peeled/was peeling the potatoes while my mother prepared/was 12. watching ____________ L the lawn
preparing the sauce.
3. Last year we were staying/stayed in a charming hotel in Sorrento. 12/
8. Write the opposites. 12. Complete the gaps with the correct prepositions.
1. generous __________ 6. polite ____________ 1. I`m crazy _________ playing hockey and I`m on the school team.
2. young ____________ 7. tall ______________ 2. The witness became confused _________ all the questions the police asked him.
3. honest ____________ 8. outgoing __________ 3. I`m an expert _________ coins. I`m president of the coin collectors` club at school.
4. strong ____________ 9. ugly _____________ 4. Mary is angry ________ her lawyer as he failed to win the case.
5. patient ____________ 10. stupid ___________ 5. I was very upset ________ the burglary at my friend`s house.
6. My brother is interested ________ history. He really enjoys reading about it.
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9. Complete the table. 13. Use the words in brackets to form adjectives and complete the gaps.
verb noun (criminal) noun (crime) 1. He is not as handsome as he was, but he`s still an _________ man. (attract)
2. I`m sure she will be rich and famous one day because she`s a very _________
_____________ pickpocket pickpocketing person. (ambition)
3. She`s a __________ person who always stops to think before she does anything.
rob robber _____________ (care)
4. This bag is _________ - it has a hole in it. (use)
kidnap _____________ kidnapping 4/
_____________ vandal vandalism 14. Find the mistakes and write the correct expressions.
1. I had a terrible week. My car broke _________ and I had to take a taxi to work.
2. He was very nervous as the plane was taking _________.
3. Jon broke _________ with me, he no longer wants us to be together.
4. She took _________ her first teaching post in 1998.
5. Burglars broke __________ and stole my CD player.
6. We`re taking my parents _________ for a meal tonight.
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