Name: __________________________

1) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brakets .Use Past Simple and Past
Perfect.
1.After Fred had spent (to spend) his holiday in Italy he ____________(to want) to learn Italian.
2.Jill __________________ (to phone) Dad at work before she left (to leave) for her trip.
3.Susan ____________________ (to turn on) the radio after she had washed (to wash) the dishes.
4.When she ____________________ (to arrive) the match __________already_____________ (to start).
5.After the man___________________ (to come) home he fed (to feed) the cat.
6.After Eric had made (to make) breakfast he____________________ (to phone) his friend.

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2) Put the words in brackets in the future (use will, be going to, Present Continuous or Present
Simple).
1. I love London. I _____________________ (go) there next year.
2. Our train ______________________(leave) at 4:47.
3. What _________________________ (wear / you) at the party tonight?
4. I haven't made up my mind yet. But I think I ______________(find) something nice in my mum's
wardrobe.
5. This is my last day here. I _______________________ (go) back to England tomorrow.
6. Hurry up! The conference _____________________________ (begin) in 20 minutes.
7. My horoscope says that I ____________________ (meet) an old friend this week.
8. Look at these big black clouds! It ______________________(rain) .

3) Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense Past Simple or Past Continuous.

1.While Tom ______________________ (read) , the lights went out (go out).
2.They ________________________ (listen) when the Principal came (come) in.
3.While we were doing (do) a sight-seeing tour, our friends ___________________ (arrive).
4.He woke (wake) up when they ____________________________ (watch) TV .
5. When I ______________________ (get) up yesterday, the sun was shining (shine) .
6. While I ______________________________ (cycle) past some villages, I saw (see) some people in their garden
7. They were climbing the mountain when the storm __________________ (break).
8. She was having (have) a shower when the phone ____________________ (ring).

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4) Underline the correct form of the verb.

A: Where 1) had been/were you last night?

B: I 2) was/had been at the cinema. I 3) was watching /had watched/ watched a great film when a
fire 4) had broken/ broke / was breaking out.
A: Oh gosh! How 5) had it happened/ was it happening / did it happen?
B: Someone 6) dropped/ had dropped/ was dropping a match into a waste-paper basket.
2.
A: 7) Did you go/ Had you gone/ Were you going to the beach on Saturday?
B: No. I 8) had gone/ went/ were going on Sunday instead.

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5) Match the words with definitions.
A. lyrics _____
B. flood ____
C. pirate ____
D. astronomer ____
E. retailers ____
F. clay _____
G. copyright ____
H. bulk _____
I. aid agencies _____
J. charity shops _____

1. not original
2. mud or earth
3. people that sell things
4.shops that donate their money to charities
5. a person who studies the stars and planets
6. words of a song
7. water that usually covers a dry area
8. organisations that help the countries of the third world
9. a large quantity
10. legal recognition of someones work

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Good luck!

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