Reading II semestr

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Progressive of the verbs  in brackets.

1. While I                         (drive) home from work the other day, I                       (see) a fox run across the road.

2. While Henry                      (study) for his degree, he                   (have) a part-time job in a coffee shop.

3. When Sarah               (be) eighteen, she                    (win) a local beauty contest.

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Progressive of the verbs  in brackets.

1. My father                  (advise) me to get some work experience over the summer.

2. I          (think) about chocolate when Peter               (walk) through the door with a box of chocolates for me!

3. Eric           (sit) in the park reading his book when a strange man                (come) up to him.

4. We                     (buy) a new computer in the sales last week.

Read the sentences below and circle the correct answer.

1. By the time I had completed / completed my degree, I had been finding / had found a good job.

2. James had already finished / had been finishing painting the house by the time Jenny had arrived / arrived home.

3. The man had been standing / stood at the edge of the pier for hours before he had seen / saw  the shark.

4. After Rachel had left work, she realised that she had been forgetting / had forgotten to switch off  her computer.

5. For the past five years, the scientists at the university have been searching / had searched for a  way to reduce global warming.

6. As Brian and Adam had played / had been playing golf all afternoon, they decided / had decided  to stop and have something to eat.

7. Although the manager had already explained / been explaining the new procedures to the team,   they still didn’t understand what they had to do.

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and  five words, including the word given.  

1. A few years ago, I did the gardening every weekend.                         used

   A few years ago, I                          the gardening every weekend.

2. My grandparents had arranged to go to the concert, but there were no tickets available.                                                      going

   My grandparents        to the concert, but there were no tickets   available.

3. As a young girl, Celia spent her free time reading books.                  would

   As a young girl, Celia                             reading books.

4. I would go jogging every afternoon before I got a second job.                  to

   I                                    jogging every afternoon before I got a second job.

5. Elizabeth didn’t always want to be a writer; when she was a little girl she wanted to be an actress.                                                                         not

   Elizabeth                                to want to be a writer; when she was a little girl  

   she wanted to be an actress.

6. After 10 years working for the company, Matt decided to open his own business.                                                                                       working

   Matt                                        the company for 10 years and then he decided to  

   open his own business.

7. Philip finished reading his novel and then called Natalie.                already

   Before calling Natalie, Philip                                                   his novel.

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I don't want ____________mushrooms in my pizza. I am allergic to them.

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We're lucky. We haven't got ____________homework today.

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He can't go out with us becouse he's got ___________ money.

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I have a terrible toothache.I don't have_________painkiller.

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There's _____________meat, _____________milk,___________bread in my fridge. We need to go to supermarket.

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Kerry, we are going to the supermarket. Why don’t you ______with us? 

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When Sean saw Alice for the first time, he ________and didn’t know what to say.

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The antique desk has been______ through my mother’s side of the family.

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The workmen will have to __________the road carefully. There may be an ancient wall below it. 

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How are you________ the people at work nowadays?

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It is sad that George and Sally have______ after three years together.

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A flash of________ struck the wing of the plane. 

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I am looking forward to a________ holiday in Bali. 

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Critics say that there is a lack of _______ in her latest novel. 

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The ______bodyguard saved the President’s life. 

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 The Williams family are famous for their ________.

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The city’s _______plans include a new leisure centre. 

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We bought a couple of_________ so we can see each other when we chat online.

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The celebrity said that she never listened to_________ .

Choose the scheme of the 2rd Conditional.

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We use ________ for the imaginary situations in the past.

Choose the correct verb form.

Jane told me that she ________ there the day before.

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If you want to report ________, you use an ‘If-clause’ or a ‘Wh-clause’.

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If you want to report ________, you use a 'that-clause'.

Complete the sentence.

“Go to the library.” — The teacher __________ to the library.

Complete the sentence.

“Don’t use a pencil, please.” — She __________ a pencil.

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To report a request we use ________.