Exercises

UNIT 3 EXERCISES

1 Match the sentence with the tense.
1 __ I did the week’s grocery shopping on my home computer.
2 __ I hadn’t been to that part of town before.
3 __ Why were you running down the street?
a Past Perfect Simple
b Past Simple
c Past Continuous

2 Choose the correct form of the verb, Past Simple or Past Continuous.
1 They fell / were falling in love whenthey worked / were working in Rome.
2 She read / was reading quietly in her room when suddenly the lights went / were going out and she heard / was hearing a scream.
3 Didn’t you meet / Weren’t you meeting your wife while you lived / were living in Italy?
4 I saw / was seeing you in the park yesterday. You sat / were sitting with your arm round Tom.
5 Why didn’t they visit / weren’tthey visiting me when they stayed / were staying in London?
6 What did you write / were you writing when your computer crashed / was crashing?

3 Which happened first? Write True or False.
1 I drove to the house but Cathy had left.
First Cathy left, then I arrived. True
2 The class had started when I arrived.
First I arrived, then the class started. _____
3 We had justfinished painting the fence when it started to rain.
First we finished painting, then it rained. _____
4 She’d been walking home when the storm began.
First she started walking, then the storm began. _____

4 Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Perfect forms of the verbs in brackets.
1 I didn’t ring (not ring) him because I ’d forgotten (forgot) his number.
2He _____ (not pass) his driving test when he _____ (drive) from San Francisco to LA!
3 He _____ (not know) how the cat _____ (walk) 100 kilometres to its old home.
4 She only _____ (hear) about the interview three months after she _____ (apply) for the job.
5 When he first _____ (go) to Moscow he _____ (never travel) abroad before.
6 They _____ (not watch) the film because they _____(see) it before.
7 That’s a surprise! I _____ (not know) you two _____ (meet) already.
8 They _____ (be) married for five years when they _____ (have) their first child.







5 Rewrite the sentences using the passive.
1 Somebody broke my glasses.
My glasses were broken.
2 He didn’t come because nobody had invited him.
He didn’t come because he ________________ .
3Somebody had left the lights on.
The lights ________________ .
4 Somebody told me about it yesterday.
I________________ yesterday.
5 Did the ambulance take you to hospital?
________ you ________________ by ambulance?
6 Nobody gave them any information.
They ________________ .




UNIT 4 EXERCISES

1 Complete the sentences with a suitable form of have to.
1 Myaunt’s a police officer so she has to wear a uniform at work, but my uncle’s a taxi driver so he _____ wear one.
2 When I was a teenager, we _____ be home by nine o’clock. But we _____ take as many exams as teenagers nowadays.
3 My teeth hurt when I drink something cold. I think I _____ see the dentist soon.
4 You _____ speak Russian to travel around Moscow, but it helps!
5 If youlose your job, _____ we _____ sell the car?

2 Match the modal verbs with meanings a–f.
1 __ What a lovely present! You must send a thank-you note.
2 __ She can’t be at home. She’s got an exam today.
3 __ I might be home late tonight – I’ve got a meeting.
4 __ I can help you – I’m great at Maths.
5 __ Can you collect me from school tonight after choir practice?
6 __ You may comein. Take a seat please.
a certainty
b permission
c possibility
d request
e obligation
f ability







3 Tick [√] the correct sentence.
1 __ Do you can swim?
__ Can you swim?
2 __ She must work harder.
__ She musts work harder.
3 __ I no can understand you.
__ I can’t understand you.
4 __ You must to go now.
__ You must go now.
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