REVISION MATERIAL 1

1. Put the verbs into the Past Simple or Present Perfect

1. They ............………..… already …………………………………..…. (call) her.

2. Jack ……………………………………………………….. (finish) work an hour ago.
3. Mandy………………………………………………. (go) to the bank. She’s not here now.
4. Paul ………………………………………….. (leave) school ten minutes ago.
5. They …………………………………………………………(live) in this city so far.
6. Her sisters …………………………………………………… (not see) each other recently.
7. Sally ……………………………………………………….. (not go) home after dinner.
8. Michael ………………………………………………………….. (visit) some poor children.
9. She …………………………………………………………… (won) two Oscars.
10. We …………………………………………………………….………. (visit) our relatives last Friday.
11. When she was young she ……………………………………………………… (not like) History.
12. Joe ……………………………………………………………….. (not come) yet.
13. The children ……………………... just ………………………………..(go) out.
14. Jack ………………………. never …………………………………………………. (fly) in a plane.
15. Some policemen …………………………………………... (catch) the criminals two days ago.
16. Peter and his father …………………………………………………………………….. (change) some
money.
17. Janet ……………………………………………………………………………….. (work) for Smith and Brothers
before she came to work for us.
18. I ………………………………….. (lose) my key. I can’t find it anywhere.
19 ………………………… (you/eat) a lot of sweets when you were a child?
20. I …………………………………… (buy) a new car. You must come and see it.
21. Lucy ………………………………………………… (leave) school in 1999.
22. I’m looking for Mike. ……………………………………… (you/ see) him?

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2. Pick one verb from the box and fill in gaps with “used to”

Shop have (2) write ride (2) love

take travel live be (3)

1.There ……………………. a cinema here. (+)

2. People ……………………………. mainly in small shops. (+)
3. People ………………………………. horses, but now they drive cars. (+)
4. I …………………………… cheese, but I do now. (-)
5. They …………………… jam for breakfast. (-)
6. …………. people ………………………….. the train?
7. The air ……………………………… clean and it was easy to find a place to park. (+)
8. People …………………………………. in houses with gardens. (+)
9. There ……………………………..many trams and people ………………………………………………by them
in past. (+)
10. People …………………………. with pen, but now they use computers. (+)
11.Their daughter …………………… a silver bracelet on her arm. (-)
12. …………… your brother ……………………………. a motorbike when he was a teenager?

3. Combine the sentences with the words given.

1. I don’t like running. I like swimming.

__________________________________________________________________ ( but )
___________________________________________________________ ( although )
2. I got up late. I didn’t miss the bus.
____________________________________________________________ ( although )
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3. We fed the cat. It wasn’t hungry.
_________________________________________________________________ ( but )
_____________________________________________________________ ( although )
4. Selen finished the book. It was very thick.
__________________________________________________________________ ( but )
______________________________________________________________ ( although )

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5. He bought a new car. It was very expensive.
___________________________________________________________ ( however )
_____________________________________________________________ ( although )
6. We couldn’t win the match. We played well.
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7. The questions were very difficult. We managed to solve them.

_________________________________________________________ ( however )
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4. Rewrite the sentences with the linkers in parentheses.

1. Smart watches are forbidden and cell phones are strictly forbidden during the exam as well.
(apart from)

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2. Facebook encourages teens to express themselves freely. It helps them to keep in touch with
their friends. (In addition to)
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3. Modern technology has improved health services. It has updated means of transportation, too.
(besides)

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4. Social media increases online communication. It strengthens people’s relationships as well.

(In addition)
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5. Children use the Internet for entertainment. They use it for school research as well. (besides)
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