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Unit 1
1 Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect, past continuous, or (didn’t) use to
and the words below.
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1 It __________________ when we left the cinema, and we didn’t have an umbrella.
2 When Rachel and Carlos got married, they __________________ engaged for very
long – only a few weeks.
3 Megan has forgotten her German now, but she __________________ it really well.
4 Did your parents meet while they __________________ at Chicago University?
5 You __________________ the piano when you were younger. When did you learn to
do that?
6 Tessa’s father bought her a second-hand car after she __________________ her
driving test.
7 No, I __________________ your answers when we were in the exam! I didn’t look at
your test paper.
8 John moved to a much bigger house after he __________________ some money.
Unit 2
3 Complete the sentences using a different tense for each verb. Use the past
simple, present perfect simple, or present perfect continuous.
9 Dan and I __________________ (play) chess all afternoon, but I
__________________ (not win) a match!
10 I __________________ (know) Penny for years, and she’s a great friend. We
__________________ (meet) years ago at primary school.
11 I’m sorry I’m late, but the bus __________________ (not come) on time. How long
__________________ (you / sit) here?
12 Have a rest, Dad. You __________________ (work) in the garden for hours, and you
__________________ (not have) lunch yet.
13 __________________ (you / ever / visit) Italy? I __________________ (go) there for
the first time last summer.
14 How long __________________ (you and Mary / go out), and when
__________________ (you / meet)?
4 Complete the sentences with the correct past simple, present perfect simple, or
present perfect continuous form of the verbs below.
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1 These tennis courts are new. The school __________________ them last summer.
15 Anna’s room is a mess because she __________________ it for ages.
16 Your eyes are red, Tom. __________________ (you)?
17 We’re tired because we __________________ volleyball since lunchtime.
18 There wasn’t any food in the fridge last night, so we __________________ to eat out.
19 What’s America like, Matt? We __________________ (never) there.
Unit 3
5 Complete the mini-dialogues with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use
the future continuous, future perfect, or the first conditional.
Andy We’ve nearly finished cleaning the kitchen − we 1_______________________
(clean) every room in the house by eight o’clock.
Kate Yes, and at 8.30, I 2_________________________ (lie) in bed − I’m
exhausted!
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Helen _______________________ (your brother / go) to university if he
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_______________________ (do) well in his exams next year?
Julie Yes, and if he 5_______________________ (get) really good marks, he
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_______________________ (study) medicine and become a doctor.
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Ben _______________________ (people / still / use) mobile phones in 2050?
Jessica No, I don’t think so. Within thirty years, we 8_______________________
(invent) better technologies than mobile phones.
6 Write the second sentence. Use the future continuous, future perfect, could, or
the first conditional.
1 Kathy isn’t taking her medicine. Her leg / get / better fast / if she / takes / it.
20 No, don’t ring me after midnight! I / sleep / then.
21 Be careful on that bike. You / easily / fall / and hurt yourself.
22 This city is quite small now. But a hundred years from now, it / grow / much bigger.
23 I’m studying for my exams now. But in a few weeks’ time, I / lie / on / a beach in
Mexico.
24 The criminals escaped from this prison two months ago. They / leave / the country /
by now.
Unit 4
1 Complete the mini-dialogues with the correct second conditional or comparative
form of the words in brackets.
Chloe This room is 1_______________________ (less attractive) room in the house.
It’s really dark in here!
Sam I know, but it’s also 2_______________________ (quiet) than the other
rooms. That’s why I sometimes sleep in here.
Hannah It’s getting 9_______________________ (noisy / noisy) in this street all the
time. I wish we 10_______________________ (not live) in the city centre.
Luke But it’s lively in the city centre, and you like going out. If you
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_______________________ (move) to a quieter place, you
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_______________________ (not like) it there.