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II 4 II Listen and repeat. Then act out.

ell, I was ironing when the phone rang

and I answered the iron by mistake.

Past Simple Past Continuous

r------------------~Ir-----------------
past actions which two or more
I Past Perfect

past action which

I
Past Perfect
Continuous
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emphasis on the duration
d
happened immediately
one after the other
I
simultaneous past
actions
occurred before
another past action
of an action which started
and finished in the past
She sealed the letter, or before a specific
While I was sunbathing, before another past action
put a stamp on it and posted Tim was swimming. time in the past or a stated time in the past
it. ' He had left by the She had been working as
time I got there. a clerk for 10 years before
I (or by 8:15 pm) she resigned.
action or event which I
action in progress at a complete past action 1
past a-c-ti-o-n -o-f -ce-rt-a-in
happened at a stated past stated time in the past which had visible duration which had
time He was playing tennis at results in the past visible results in the past
She called an hour ago. 4:30 pm yesterday. She was sad because They were wet because they
(When? An hour ago.) she had failed the test. had been walking in the rain.
action which happened at past action in progress the Past Perfect is the Past Perfect I
a definite past time. The interrupted by another the past equivalent Continuous is the past
action was completed in past action. The longer of the Present equivalent of the Present
the past.
Shakespeare wrote a lot of
action is in the Past
Continuous, the shorter
IPerfect
(He can't find his
Perfect Continuous
(She is going to the doctor. ,
plays. (Shakespeare is now action is in the Past watch. He has lost it.) IHer leg has been aching for
dead; he won't write again.) Simple. He couldn't find his two days.) I
While I was getting watch. He had lost it. She went to the doctor. Her
dressed the bell rang. leg had been aching for
two days.
past habit or state background description
He used to go / went to to events in a story
school on foot. She was flying to Paris.
The sun was shining... _ _...L-_ _ _ __
Time expressions used with:
Past Simple 1yesterday, last week, etc. (how long) ago, then, just now, when, in 1967, et~
Past Continuous while, when , as, etc.
Past Perfect ,for, since, already, after, just, never, yet, before, by, by the time, etc. ]
Past Perfect Continuous for, since

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1 Write the past simple form of the verbs in the list in the correct column. Then
read them out.
Hke GPf dance smile travel delay live empty
step play fry rob try stay prefer destroy

-e +d double consonant + ed vowel + y + ed

liked, stopped, cried, played,

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2 Add -(e)d to the verbs, put them in the correct column, then read them out.

taRQ SffiHe correct slip decorate offer dress water suggest

lG9k watch start smash cook collect prepare iron clean

Iidl after Itl, Idl It! after Ik/, lsI, /II, Ipl, ItJl Idl after ot~er sounds
landed, looked, smiled,

3 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past form, then match them to their uses .

• past habit • past action of certain duration with visible results in the past • simultaneous past actions
• complete past action with visible results in the past • past action in progress interrupted by another past
action • action continuing over a period up to a specific time in the past

When she was young, she l 2 John ...................... . 3 Ted ............... (read)
..... dJitJct¥i ..... (dance) (drive) home when his car a book while Mary ....... .
a lot. . • . . . . . . . . . . .. (watch) lV at
(break down) . 4 o!clock yesterday afternoon .
....... .p<i1~t h~bit ...... .

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4 He was tired . He ......... . 5 She was upset because she :I 6 She ......•........• (wait)
............. (work) on his .................... (lose) for an hour before the bus
computer all night. her watch . .................. (come).

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4 Match the sentences (1-12) with the correct description (a-I).

It was raining and the wind was blowing.

2 He was exhausted because he had been a past equivalent of the Present Perfect
walking all day. b action t~at was in progress at a stated past time
3 There was no milk left becaui e Jack had drunk c pa~t actIons which happened one after the other
it all. d actIon which is not connected with the present and
4 She had finished by 8 o'clock. happened at a definite past time not mentioned
5 The storm broke out after we had been driving e backgro.und description to events in a story
for four hours. emphasIs on the duration of an action which
6 He got into the car, started the engine and started and finished in the past before another
drove away. past action or a stated time in the past
7 The party had already started by the time I g past equivalent of the Present Perfect Continuous
arrived. h past action which Occurred before another action
8 Heath Ledger died in 2008. past act~on in progress interrupted by another
9 I was cycling to work when I fell off my bike. ~ast actIon which Occurred before a stated time
10 The Beatles made lots of records. In the past
11 I was sleeping at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. k event which happened at a stated past time
12 She had been trying to find a job in Hollywood past action of certain duration which had visible
for years before she moved to Miami. results in the past

1 ... f .... 3 ... ..... 5 ...... .. 7 ....... . 9 ....... . 11 ........

2 .... ... 4 ....... . 6 ..... ... 8 .... .... 10 .. ...... 12 ........

5 Alex and his family travelled to Moscow last month. Look at the notes below and
say what they did on Friday, using the linking words from the list.

after that next finally later first then

FRIDAY
8?0 cI-vn - 9:30 cI-vn: ~clve breclkfclst cit ~ote.f
9.30 cI-vn -12:00 p-vn: see t~e Kre-vn)it)
12:00 p-vn - 1:00 p-vn: visit St 13ctsi)'s Cctt~edrcl)
1:00 p-vn - 3:00 p-vn: edt )ut)c~ cit ot)e of t~e -vnclt),Y restclurclt)ts
cI)ot)9 t~e Arbclt i
~:OO p-vn 6~00 p-vn~ s~op cit GUM s~oPPit)9 cet)tre
=
.00 p-vn _ 7Z:30 p-vn. ~clve dlt)t)er cit (}t)e Red S9 uclre restclurclt)t
7Z.30 p-vn 10.00 p-vn: clttet)d cI bcl))et perfor-vnclt)ce cit t~e

S1: First, they had breakfast at th~e~h~o~te~/·.- - - - -iIiliai-.l.IliIilli________..1

Now, in pairs, ask and answer questions about what Alex and his family were
doing at the times listed below as in the example:

• 9:00 am • 11:45 am • 12:30 pm • 2:00 pm .4:30 pm • 7:15 pm • 9:45 pm

A: What were Alex and his family doing at nine o'clock in the morning?
B: They were having breakfast at the hotel.

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6 A teacher is talking to a student. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or
the past continuous.

Teacher: James, why is your leg in a plaster cast? What 1) ..• • b~p~nt;.d .... (happen)?
James: Well , yesterday afternoon when I 2) .... ; ......................... (walk) home from school , I
3) ..................... (slip) over on the ice and 4) ..................... (break) my ankle.
Teacher: How awful!
James: It 5) ..................... (be) . And I 6) ....................... (not/have) any credit on my
mobile to call my parents.
Teacher: , So, how did you get to hospital?
Well, I 7) ............................... (lie) on the ground wondering what to do when, all of
James:
a sudden, I 8) ....................... (see) my next door neighbour. He 9) ............... ..
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. (take) his dog for a walk.
Teacher: That was lucky.
James: I know. Anyway , he 10) .................... (phone) my mum and she 11) ................. .
(come) and 12) ...................... (take) me to hospital.
Teacher: Well, I'm very glad someone 13) .................. (find) you and I hope your leg mends soon.

7 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.

It was a cold winter's night. The wind 1) ... Wttq .b.lpyri.n@ . .. (blow) and
thick snow 2) ........................ (fall) to the ground. None of us
could sleep, so we all 3) ........................ (stay) up late. While we
4) .........•............. (sit) in the living room , listening to my brother,
Jed , play the guitar, Mum 5) ...••................... (come) out of the kitchen
with hot chocolate for everyone. We 6) ......•.••..•..•••••...•. (have) a great time when,
suddenly, all the lights 7) ....................... (go) out!
Mum 8) ................. (begin) looking for some candles. Ted 9) ................ (try)
to help us when my litle sister, Emma, 10) •••.•••••••••••••••• (fall) off the couch.
As 111) ................. (try) to reach her, I 12) .................... (trip) over my
brother's guitar. Luckily, Dad 13) .........•..•....•. (find) some matches and
14) ••......•..•... (light) the fire. We could see again but we couldn't stop laughing!

8 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past perfect. State which action
happened first.

When I ... .ldt. ... (leave) the house, I ... r~tillj~~d. . .. (realise) that I ..• bttd .f.ar.gQtte.n . .. (forget)
to take my keys with me. First action: ... /1.wl fQt'@(Jt.t:t{t;1 •••
2 After I ............................. (finish) digging the garden, I .1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • (decide)
to go for a walk. First action: ................... ..
3 I .....••....•..........•. (lend) Alisha some money only after she .•...•...............•. (promise)
to give it back the next day. First action: ................... ..
4 Kate ....................... (study) for her Maths test before she ....................... (go) out
with her friends. First action: .................... .
5 I ........................ (buy) Beckie a plant yesterday because she ........................ (sing)
so well in the concert the night before. First action: .................... .

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9 Fill in the gaps using the past perfect continuous form of the verbs below.

drive search try play work

They .. h~4. b.~~f1. iQ(JJ<jIJf}•• 2 Jim and Emma were happy. 3 Chris finally found the
for a house for ages before They .................... . perfect guitar after he
they finally found one they computer games all •.................... all
liked. afternoon. morning.

4 They ...............•..•.. 5 Kevin was stressed. He 6 Max had a headache

for three hours before they .................. to solve because he ............ ..
stopped to look at the map. the Maths problem for over on his computer for hours.
an hour.

10 Put the verbs in brackets into the past perfect or the past perfect continuous.

A: Why didn't you have some dessert? I 4 A: Was she there when you arrived?
B: I ... M.d. ~~.t.c<r; ... (eat) too much already. B: No, she ..........•......•....•..........
2 A: How long .............................. . . ....................... (already/leave).
(you/live) in Brazil before you moved here? 5 A: Why was Brad so exhausted last night?
B: About 10 years. B: He ........•...•.................. (work)
3 A: Did you watch the comedy on Channel 4 since 9 o'clock in the morning.
yesterday? 6 A: What did he think of the photo exhi9 ition?
B: No. It ............................ (finish) B: He loved it. He said he ................. ..
by the time I got home. (never/see) such beautiful photos before.

11 Make as many sentences as possible by combining the phrases in the columns

and the appropriate time word.

She went to bed when Nadia was laying the table. ... k . (~ft~r) ....
Ja
2 Ted was making lunch while b she was drying them .
3 Jim was reading c all her guests had left.
2 .
••• I ••••••••••• II

and 3 .................
4 Sally went to the bank after d he had lost his job. 4 ••••••••••••• I •••

5 I was washing the dishes because e withdrew some money. 5 ........ , ...... I'
6 He was very depressed the doorbell rang. 6 .................

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Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past form.

I remember the first time 11) • W.~l1t •• (go) abroad on holiday. 12) ••••••••••••••••••• (just/leave)
school. I 3) ••••••••••••••••••• (study) very hard for my final exams and I 4) ••••.•••••••••.•••••
(feel) that I needed to get away. A friend of mine 5) •••••••••••••••••••••• (want) to go away as well,
so we 6) ••••••••••••••.•••••••••••• (decide) to look at some brochures at a travel agent's. We
7) •• f ••••••••••••••••• (search) for about an hour when my friend 8) •••••••••••••••••• '•• (find) the
perfect holiday - two weeks in Cuba. We 9) •••••••••••••••••••• (be) very excited about it. Finally,
the day of our holiday 10) •••••••••••• ~ ••••••• (arrive). We 11) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
(just/leave) the house when the phone 12) •••••••••••••••••••• (ring). 113) •••••••••••••••••••••••
(run) back into the house but the phone 14) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• (stop) by the time I
15) ••••••••••••••••••••••••• (reach) it. When we 16) ••••••••••••••••••••••• (get). to the airport,
. we 17) ••••••••••••••••••••••••• (check) in and 18) ••••••••••••••••••••••••• (go) to the cafeteria.
While we were having our coffee, the airline 19) •••••••••••••••••••••••• (make) an announcement.
Our flight was delayed for eight hours. It was then that I 20) ••••••••••••••••••••••••• (realise) what
the phone call was about.

13 Choose the correct answer.

By 2008, Katie ....... six countries in Europe.

A had already been visiting C already visited
B was already visiting @ had already visited
2 The children were cold. They ....... in the snow all afternoon.
A had played B had been playing C were playing 0 played
3 This time last week, I ....... an exam.
A sat B had sat C had been sitting 0 was sitting
4 Lucy was gardening ....... Adam was painting the kitchen.
A when B as soon as C after 0 while
5 Paul ....... an expensive mountain bike last year.
A was buying B had bought C bought 0 had been buying
6 He ....... tennis every day during the summer holidays.
A is playing B had played C had been playing 0 played
7 While Matthew was fixing the window, he ....... off the ladder.
A fell B was falling C had fallen + 0 had been falling
8 It was a chilly evening. A strong wind ....... and clouds were covering the sky.
A was blowing B blew C had blown 0 had been blowing
9 They ....... for three hours before they found the house.
A have walked B had been walking C walked o are walking
10 By the time they arrived at the beach, it ....... to rain.
A was starting B started C had started o had been starting

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5 II Listen and repeat. Then act out.

Used to - Would - Was going to

Used to / Past Simple are used to talk about past habits or actions that happened regularly in
the past but they no longer happen. Used to forms its negative and interrogative with 'did' and
it is the same in all persons. She used to walk / walked long distances. She didn't use to stay in and
watch TY.
Be/Get used to + noun / pronouns / -ing form express habitual actions and means 'be/get
accustomed to', 'be in the habit of'.
• They are used to cold weather. (They are accustomed to cold weather. - present)
• I'm used to getting up early. (I'm accustomed to getting up early. - present)
• He wasn't used to working at night. (He wasn 't accustomed to working at night. - past)
• Sophie is getting used to life in the country. (Sophie is becoming accustomed to life in the country.
- present)
• Ron had never lived in a tropical country before but he quickly got used to it. (He became accustomed
to it. - past)
• Amanda will soon get used to wearing glasses. (She will become accustomed to wearing glasses.
- future)
We use would / used to for reported actions or routines in the past. We do not use would with
stative verbs because they describe states and not actions.
Grandma' would always make me porridge for breakfast. (also: used to make)
I used to have a pet dog. (NOT: weI:JIfi)
Was going to expresses unfulfilled arrangements or unfulfilled plans in the past or actions
one intended to do but did not or could not do. He was going to visit Pam but she wasn 't at home.

Kate has found a new job. How is her life different now? In pairs, ask and ~nswer
questions as in the example:

Betolre NQW
She worked in a cafe. She works as a flight
She stayed in England . attendant.
She didn't earn much She travels all the time.
money. She earns a lot of money.
She took the bus to work. She drives to work.'
She didn't get up early . She gets up early.

A: Did Kate use to work as a flight attendant?

B: No, she didn't. She used to work in a cafe.
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"Have you ever lived in a big city before?" 6 "Amir has never done computer work before."
"No, but I'm sure I will .....• to it. " "Don't worry, he will soon ...... it! "
A be used Bused © get used . A be used B used to C get used to
2 "Do you know that girl? " 7 "Do they find it difficult living in Switzerland?"
"Yes, we ...... to go to the same school. " "Yes, they haven't ...... the cold yet. "
A are used B were used C used A been used to B got used to
3 "Do you remember when we were children? " C used
"Yes, Grandma . . . • .. always make us strawberry 8 "Why do you look so tired? "
muffins." "Well, I ...... to waking up so early."
A would B got used to C was used to A am not used Bused
4 "Mr Miller looks different now, doesn't he?" C am used
"Yes. He •..... to wear glasses and have a 9 "Do you have fond memories of your camping
moustache." trips? "
A used B would C is used "Yes, my cousins and I .. ..• . go fishing by the
5 "Tom had trouble with the group project. " lake."
"Yes. He ...... to working with others." A would B were used C used
A is used B isn 't used C used

16 Write what was going to happen but didn't happen.

He .. Wi3i.~.gQil1@ . tQ. drilJt . 2 She ..................... . 3 They ..................... .

some lemonade but there ................. her red . . . . . . . . . . . .. some flowers
was none left. dress but it was dirty. but the shop was closed .

Fill in: used to or would.

1 1) ... gl!?y~ .1~Q •• live in a small house in the country. I 2) ......... r' get up
every day at 7 o'clock and get ready for school. My mother 3) ............ get my
lunch ready and then she 4) ........... walk me to the bus stop and wait with me
for the school bus to arrive. The bus 5) ............ be on time. I had classes until
3 pm and then I 6) .............. catch the school bus again. In the afternoon, it
7) .............. drop me off at my grandparents' house because both my parents
worked. Today, I live in the city right across the road from my new school. My mum
works from home now. It's really great having her at home in the afternoons!

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18 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense.

Sy the time Mark and Steve reached the old cabin in the forest, it 1) ... bjii,d .@Qt• •• (get) dark and a cold
wind 2) ................... (blow) in their faces. They 3) ..................... (walk) for more than two
ours and they felt exhausted. j

It had all begun when they 4) ....••...•....••.•..•. (go) into the forest to take
photos of trees their environmental group 5) ...............•...... (plant)
e previous year. Everything 6) ....................... (go) well until it
7) .•••••.••••.••.•...• (start) to rain heavily. Unfortunately, they had
ost their map as they 8) ....................... (cross) a river but after
a couple of hours they had found the cabin . They 9) .........•..•......
(open) the door and 10) ...................... (go) in. To their
surprise, they found three tourists inside. At least they weren 't alone!

19 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense.

Gemma, listen to this! 11) •. • Wjii,!7 . ~jii,lkin@ .•• A: I 1) ......................... (not/hear)

(walk) through the city centre yesterday from Sam in Australia until yesterday when I
when 12) ..................... (notice) that got his letter.
a crowd 3) ....................... (gather) S: How is he?
around two men. Apparently, they 4) .....•.. A: He's great. As I 2) .................. (open)
................. (argue) loudly for more the envelope, he 3) .........••.......•
than half an hour! (phone) me! He said he 4) ............... ..
S: 5) ....................................... . (have) trouble with his computer but he
(they/resolve) their argument? 5) .................. (fix) the problem.
A: Eventually, yes! S: Great!

20 Fill in: for, since, how long, before or until.

They had been waiting ..... until . .... 11 o'clock to see the manager.
2 ............... had you been travelling around Asia ............... you decided to come home?
3 Mr Evans waited ............... all the students had arrived ............... he started the lesson.
4 Mina told her teacher that she had been sick ............... five days. I

5 I was hungry because I hadn't eaten anything ............... 8 o'clock that morning.

~ , Past Simple vs Present Perfect

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Past Simple Present Perfect
completed action which happened at a completed action which happened at an unstated
stated time in the past time in the past
She left yesterday. (When did she leave? Don has left for Madrid. (We don't know when he left;
Yesterday.) unstated time; he's either there now or 013 his way there.)

action which happened in the past and action which happened in the past and may be
cannot be repeated repeated
I met Princess Diana. (I won't meet her again. I've spoken to Julia Roberts. (I may speak to her again.
She's dead. - period of time finished) She's alive. - period of time not finished yet)
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21 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the present perfect.
.
A: ... J:I~.v~ ;y'p.LJ jJl.r~A4iy. b(:~n ... (you/already/be) on holiday?
B: No, I haven't. I ...................... (break) my leg last month and it ........•.............. (be)
in a plaster cast for two weeks.
2 A: ........................ (you/have) any news from Katie and Rafael?
B: Yes. They ........................ (call) me from Italy last night.
3 A: Do you know Charlotte Samuels? I ........................ (meet) her at the Rolling Stones concert
yesterday.
B: Yes. She's a really good friend of mine. I ........................ (know) her for about 5 years.
4 A: 'who is your favourite writer? I .................................. (always/like) Samuel Beckett.
B: Shakespeare. He ..........•....•••. '.' ... (have) such an amazing way with words.
5 A: ........................ (you/try) goulash?
B: Yes, I ........................ (eat) goulash when I ..............•......... (be) in Hungary last
month. It was delicious.

22 Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space.

Don't feel bad if your first job isn't anything exciting. Before they were famous , some
of today's stars 1) ... A ... ordinary jobs, too!
Tom Cruise 2) ....••.. from a wealthy family. When he was a teenager, he
3) ........ newspapers in his neighbourhood.

4) •....... Beyonce Knowles was a Singer and well-known actress, she helped out
at her mother's beauty salon. She 5) .•..•... money cleaning the floors.
Brad Pitt wasn't always a famous actor. 6) •..•..•• he was trying to get acting roles,
he 7) ........ many odd jobs to pay his bills. Once he worked at an e/ Polio Loco
restaurant dressed as a giant chicken!
Pop star Gwen Stephanie 8) .......• start off on stage. Before she
9) •••••••• a famous singer, she 10) ...•...• at a local ice cream shop.

~1 ® had B were having C had been having D have had ~

2 A hasn't come B not came C didn't come D was not coming
3 A delivered B was delivering C has delivered D had delivered
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4 A When B Before C While D Since
5 A did make B had made C has made D made
6 A While B After C By D By the time
7 A does B did C was doing D had done
8 A didn't use to B wouldn't C didn't D had not
9 A become B has become C became D was becoming
~o A had used to work B used to work C was used to working D would work
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23 Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple, the present continuous, the
past simple or the past continuous.

Steve: Hi , Tom! What a surprise to see you here. I 1) .... W~~. thitli<J00•••.. (think) of calling you earlier.
Tom: Hi, Steve. Yes, I'm not usually around here but I 2) ................................ (lose) my
mobile phone yesterday and now I 3) ...•............................ (shop) for a new one.
Steve: Oh , I'm sorry to hear that. Hey! Maybe I can help you. My sister 4) ., .....••.•..••.........••. (get)
a great new mobile from a shop just around the corner from here last week.
Tom: Really? 5) ................................ (she/get) a good deal?
Steve: She got a 25% discount! 16) ...••••••....••..•.••..•••....•• (go) there right now actually. Do you
want to come with me?
Tom: Thanks. That would be great. 7) ..................••......... (you/shop) for a mobile phone, too?
Steve: No, I 8) ..........••.....•.......••.•... (want) to buy some PlayStation games.
Tom: Well, you should go to Electroworld then. They 9) ................................ (have) a sale
on at the moment. All the games 10) ...................... .......... (be) half price.
Steve: Really? Thanks for the tip. It's lucky we 11) ..............•...•...... (bump) into each other today!

24 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past and present
forms.

Sue Thomas is a fashion designer. She 1) . Df:l.E? .R~~tl. [/J-?i<J1J0. (make)

clothes ever since she 2) ....•.........•...... (be) a young girl. She
3) ...... .. .. . .. . . . . . ... (get) her first job in a clothes factory when she
was sixteen. She 4) ............... (sew) buttons onto a shirt one day
when she 5) .•..••......... (have) a brilliant idea for a design. After she
6) .................... (speak) to her bank manager, she got a loan and
she 7) .................. (open) her own little workshop. Since then, she
8) .................. (make) lots of money. She 9) .................. (sell)
clothes to a lot of famous people, including film stars and Singers.

25 Complete the sentences using an appropriate form of the verbs / phrases in the
box below.
I
see Ro~se run visit ride lose wallet
rain sleep go / gym walk wait

1 As soon as I ........•.... ~f:tW. tbf:tt .t.h~ . hQWlt: .W~~ . ............ on fire, I phoned the fire brigade.
2 By the end of 1990s he .........................•.....•.....•.••.•.•.•.• eleven different countries.
3 The river flooded because it .................................................... heavily for weeks.
4 Where have you been? I ...................••... : •...........•.............•.... for you for hours.
5 The first time I ..............•.....•......••....... .. ................... a bicycle, I kept falling off.
6 Steven didn't realise he ........................................ until he put his hand in his pocket.
7 Mark was out of breath . He ............•..................•.......................... for an hour.
8 He is very strong because he .....................•...............•.........•.......... every day.
9 He ........................................................... in the park when it started to snow.
o Don't make too much noise! The baby .........•....•..........................••............... .

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Past Forms
English 11

-Speaking Activity
(narrating a story)
Look at the pictures. In pairs, prepare a short story. Tell the class.
Think about: • people • place • weather • what happened • people's feeling

Use the phrases: light breeze blow, sun shine, fun at lake, skate over one hour, suddenly ice
crack, fall in water, throw scarf, grab it, pull out, shiver and shake, get blankets, call emergency
services, take to hospital , happy alive
,

It was a lovely winter's day so Dan and Martin decided to go skating on the lake near their cabin, etc.

Now imagine you are Dan. Use the information from the Speaking
Activity to write a story about what happened.

It was a lovely winter's day. A light breeze was blowing and the sun was shining. My friend
Martin and I ......•............•....•••••....••..•.•••..•....•••..••..•.•...............•.

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1 Fill in the correct particle.

Phrasal Verbs
The Internet has brought ... ii/(OlJ.t. . .. great changes in
bring about: cause to happen
the way we get information.
bring out: publish 2 When Paul fainted , his friends splashed him with cold water
bring round: • cause to regain to bring him ...............•.•.... .
consciousness 3 As both her parents had died , she was brought
• persuade .......••••.........•• by her grandparents.
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4 Susan's first novel was brought ..••........•......... last
bring up: raise a child
December.
5 After trying to persuade him for hours, I finally brought him
....••••.....••....... to my pOint of view.

2 Look at Appendix 1 on page 206 and fill in the correct preposition.

Everybody congratulated him ...... .ot? •••••• 7 The police questioned him in connection
passing his exams. .. .............. the robbery.
2 The police have charged him .••............. 8 If you compare Jim ................ Harry,
theft. you'll realise they are very different even though
3 How much do they charge .....•.....•..... they are twins.
a haircut? 9 This drink consists .................. orange
4 The nurse takes care ......•.•... her patients. and soda.
5 The con man was very clever ..•••........... 10 I don't like people who are cruel ............. .
making people believe his stories. animals.
6 I've lost contact ................ Jim since he 11 Tim is thinking of changing his car
moved to America. ................... a bigger one.

3 Complete each of the sentences with a word

Word Formation formed from the word in bold.
Nouns formed from verbs
Jennifer received her letter of .... . ~C;C;~.p.1{qr,1C;~• ••••
-age pass - passage (accept) from the university. !
-al propose - proposal 2 Henry's parents have already given him their ............. .
-ance accept - acceptance (approve) for the camping trip.
-ation investigate - 3 From his .......•.....••..... (investigate) the detective
investigation was able to find out who took the documents.
-ence differ - difference 4 Layla has a very impressive stamp .................. ..
-ion select - selection (collect) .
5 The boys discovered a secret .................... (pass)
from their basement to the building next door.
6 I have a .................... (prefer) for pop music over
rock.

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4 Rephrase the following sentences using the

In Other Words ... words in bold.
It's a long time since he called us. It's months since I saw Celine.
He hasn't called us for a long time. for . . 1M"~t1:t .fl~~n C.6/j1J~. fQr .rnalJthfl.............. .
2 When did she come home?
The last time I saw him was a week
ago. since ................................................. .
I haven't seen him for a week. _I 3 I haven't spoken to him for a week.
last ................................................. .
When did he get the job?
How long ago did he get the job? 4 How long is it since he started playing football?
How long is it since he got the job? when ................................................. .
5 . The last time I went to the theatre was a month ago.
been ................................................. .

5 Here are some sentences about Stephen, a talented singer. For each question,
complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no
more than three words.
Stephen began performing in concerts when he was seven years old .
Stephen ... h~~. P~.e.I1 .R~rfQrtl1iJ1@ ........................... in concerts since he was 7 years old .
2 Stephen sings at the National Concert Hall on Saturday nights.
Stephen sings at the National Concert Hall ...................................... Saturday evening.
3 Stephen has always wanted to meet his hero, John Mayer.
Stephen has .......................................................... met John Mayer, his hero.
4 When he was little, Stephen would watch MTV all the time.
Stephen .............................................. to watch MTV every day when he was little.
5 Stephen is considering studying music abroad .
Stephen is ......................................................... about studying music abroad.
6 It's Stephen 's dream to become a famous singer.
Stephen ............................................................. to become a famous singer.

Idioms 6 Fill in the correct idiom.

have a good time: enjoy oneself 1 He ........ ~~v.t( ht:r .hi;;, wQrd........ that he would never
(opp: have a bad time) lie to her again.
have the time of one's life: 2 I find it very easy to .............................. people.
experience a period of There's hardly anyone I don't like.
exceptional happiness
3 They ........................................ at the party
have an early night: go to bed last night.
early
4 I'm so tired . I think I will ................................ .
get along with: be on friendly 5 They ................ :............ .............. on their
terms
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get into a mess: get into a
honeymoon. They went to Venice.
6 John ................................... . He never stops
difficult situation
talking in class.
get on sb's nerves: irritate sb 7 I .......................................... with my new
get rid of: remove or dispose of computer because I didn't read the instructions.
give sb one's word: make a 8 I think you should ...................................... .
promise those old jeans. They're full of holes.
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