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T036 TENSES
PAST or PAST PERFECT Tense : Fill in the correct verb forms!
1. They __________________ (GO) home after they __________________ (FINISH) their homework.
2. She just __________________ (JUST GO) out when I called at her house.
3. The sun had set before I __________________ (BE) ready to go.
4. When she came into the room she saw that her husband __________________ (ALREADY DRINK) a lot of alcohol.
5. He __________________ (LEARN) English before he left for England.
6. When my husband came home I __________________ (ALREADY BE) in bed for two hours.
7. My friend __________________ (NOT SEE) me for many years when I met him last week.
8. After I __________________ (HEAR) the news, I __________________ (HURRY) to see him.
9. He thanked me for what I __________________ (DO).
10. They drank small cups of tea after they __________________ (FINISH) dinner.
11. He told me he__________________ (CATCH) a young lion and __________________ (SHOOT) two others.
12. When I __________________ (GET) there everyone __________________ (ALREADY GO).
13. When I saw him last he __________________ (BE) married for 6 years.
14. We heard that a fire __________________ (BREAK OUT) in the neighboring house.
15. After he __________________ (READ) the letter he __________________ (BURN) it.
16. He wanted to go to London because he __________________ (NEVER BE) there before.
17. When Queen Victoria __________________ (DIE) in 1901 she __________________ (REIGN) for over 60 years.
18. She told me that she __________________ (NEVER GO) to Canada.
19. The results were better than I __________________ (EXPECT)
20. Mr. Smith retired last year after he __________________ (BE) with his company for over 30 years.
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T038 TENSES
PAST or PAST PERFECT (Simple and progressive) - Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb !
1. When I ___________________ (WALK) through Bologna I ___________________ (THINK) about the wonderful times I ___________________ (SPEND) there as a student.
2. They ___________________ (ALREADY LEAVE) the village before the sun ___________________ (RISE).
3. As soon as she ___________________ (FINISH) cleaning the floors she ___________________ (START) gardening.
4. After I ___________________ (POST) the letter I ___________________ (REALISE) I ___________________
(WRITE) the wrong address.
5. We ___________________ (DRIVE) for two hours when we saw the hotel.
6. It was the first time that he ___________________ (INVITE) me for lunch.
7. John ___________________ (ASK) me if I ___________________ (BE) away on holiday.
8. When I ___________________ (GET) home last night my family ___________________ (ALREADY GO) to bed.
9. We ___________________ (BE) worried about John because we ___________________ (CALL) several times but he never answered.
10. When I ___________________ (ARRIVE) home I ___________________ (SEE) that someone ___________________ (BREAK) into my house.
11. She ___________________ (MEET) James on the street yesterday and he ___________________ (TELL) her that he ___________________ (BE) ill for the past two weeks.
12. I ___________________ (LOOK) out of the window last night because I ___________________ (HEAR) some noises.
13. I ___________________ (INVITE) Susan to the party but she couldn’t come because she ___________________
(ALREADY MAKE) other plans.
14. They ___________________ (WATCH) TV when the earthquake occurred.
15. When room service arrived, we ___________________ (ALREADY WAIT) for nearly half an hour.
16. He ___________________ (STUDY) English for three years when he started a new course.
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UNIT 1
Vocabulary Practice
Exercise 1
Work with a partner. Choose one of the people in the picture withouttellingyour partner. Describe (in detail) the person’s appearanceandthe clothes he/she is wearing. Your partner has to guess which person you are describing. Then change roles twice.
Which of these people would you like to talk to? Why?
Suggested expressions
The person I’m describing is (rather! quite)... I has got .1 iswearing...!is dressed in.. .1 is in his (her) teens...
Iwould like to talk to... because she (he) seems to be...
Exercise 2
Match the adjectives (1-10) with the definitions (a-j) that describe people’s character.1. reliable 2. sensitive 3. honest 4. self-confident 5. lazy
6. selfish 7. caring 8. easy-going 9. creative 10. friendly
a) someone who uses their imagination and has the ability to produce something new b) someone who trusts, is sure aboutandbelieves in their ownabilities to do things c) someone who caneasily be hurt, understands other people and their feelings d) someone who behaves in a kind and pleasant way
e) someone who is relaxedandhappy to accept things without worrying or getting angry f) someone who is very kindandhelpfulandgives a lot of attention to other people g) someone who always tells the truth, never steals or cheats
h) someone whom youcantrust, you can rely on i) someone who does as little as possible
j)
someone who cares about themselves rather than other peopleExercise 3
Use an appropriate word from the list below to complete each sentence.(unpredictable irresponsible flexible rebellious stubborn independent patient shy punctual reserved 1. It was very
_______________
of the babysitter to sit inside watching TV while the children were outside playing in the swimming pool.
2. You never know what Pete is going to do. He is totally 3. Susan, like most teenagers of her age, is very
______________
. She doesn’t listen to anybody and it is so hard to make her obeyanyrules.
4. AtypicalEnglishman is said to be
_____________
.You cannot expect him to show his emotions or talk about his problems.
5. Young people today must be
_____________
if they want to get a good job. They should be ready to change easily and adapt to new situations.
6. WhenMark turned21, he got a good job and became financially 7. He was too
_____________
to talk to anyone at the party so he left earlyandwent to the pub.
8. I am not particularly ,which is my greatest vice. I find it really hard to get anywhere on time.
9. It’s difficult to be
_____________
when you are stuck in traffic.
10. Meg is as
______________
as a mule; although she knows she is not always right, she never changes her opinion.
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Vocabulary Practice
UNIT 1Exercise 4
Imagine the boy in the picture is your friend.Below is a description of him. Use the wordsin the box to complete the blanks.handsome short sociable casual cheerful admire long
The boy in the picture is my friend Michael. As you can see he is quite (1)
__________.
is now in his late-teens. He is of medium height, with brown eyesand(2) He
__________
(3)
____________
hair. His face is rather (4)
____________.
He loves (5)
___________
clothes.
He is very (6)
___________
as he smiles a lot and usually quite (7)
___________.
What 1(8)
___________
most abouthimis the fact that he is so (9)
___________.
If he wants to achieve something, he’ll work hard to make it happen. What’s more, he is very (10)
__________
he enjoys meeting friends and going out with them.
Michael is a person I can always rely on!
Exercise 5
Completethegaps to make true sentencesabout yourself.1. I am so excited about
__________________________________________________
2. What makes me depressed is
______________________________________________
3. I’m really frightened of___________________________________________________
4. I was extremely surprised to hear that
________________________________________
5. I was so embarrassed when
_________________________________________
6. I’m really irritated by
7. My parents get worried when I
__________________________________________
8. Everytime I
_________________________________________,
I feel unhappy.
Exercise 6
In pairs act out the following role play. When you have finished change roles.Student A Student B
A friend of yours is missing You are a police officer and youare askingStudent A questions about themissing and you are reporting it to the boy/girl. Fillin theMISSINGPERSON’S FILE below. Use the following hints.
police. Answer the police officer’s What ...name? What colour ...?
(Student B) questions.
How oldItall ...? What’s ... like?
How much ...? What ... wearing?
What shape ... face? Where ... for the last time?
When ... for the last time?
MISSING PERSON’S FILE
Name:
AgeS
Height: Hair
WeightS Eyes
Face Nose
Clothes he/she was wearing Place last seen:
Date/Time last seew
