Solutions

Grammar

1    Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect, past continuous, or (didn’t) use to and the words below.

be    copy    inherit    pass    play    rain    speak    study

     1    It __________________ when we left the cinema, and we didn’t have a raincoats.

1    Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect, past continuous, or (didn’t) use to and the words below.

be    copy    inherit    pass    play    rain    speak    study

     1    When Nick and Kate got married, they __________________ engaged for very long – only a few weeks.

1    Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect, past continuous, or (didn’t) use to and the words below.

be    copy    inherit    pass    play    rain    speak    study

     1    Kate has forgotten her English now, but she __________________ it really well.

1    Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect, past continuous, or (didn’t) use to and the words below.

be    copy     inherit    pass    play    rain     speak    study

     1    Did your relatives meet while they __________________ at Chicago University?

1    Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect, past continuous, or (didn’t) use to and the words below.

be    copy     inherit    pass    play    rain     speak    study

     1    You __________________ the violin when you were younger. When did you learn to do that?

1    Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect, past continuous, or (didn’t) use to and the words below.

be    copy     inherit    pass    play    rain     speak    study

     1    Nick’s father bought her a second-hand car after she __________________ her driving test.

1    Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect, past continuous, or (didn’t) use to and the words below.

be    copy     inherit    pass    play    rain     speak    study

     1    No, I __________________ your answers when we were in the exam! I didn’t look at your test paper.

1    Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect, past continuous, or (didn’t) use to and the words below.

be    copy     inherit    pass    play    rain     speak    study

     1    Ben moved to a much bigger house after he __________________ some money.

1    Read the text and choose the correct words.

When my grandma ¹used to grow up / was growing up in Jamaica, she was going / used to go to the beach every day after school. She ³used to have / had had a lot of friends in Jamaica, and she was really happy there. But when Grandma was six, his parents ⁴used to move / moved to Britain because her dad...

my great-grandad, ⁵had found / was finding a good job there. She ⁶used to / didn’t use to like it here in Britain because the weather was cold and she ⁷had left / was leaving all of her friends behind in Jamaica. But slowly she ⁸used to / got used to living here, and she made new friends. 

He ⁹used to meet / met my Grandma when they ¹⁰were both living / had both lived in Leeds. At the time, she ¹¹was studying / had studied maths at Leeds University. Grandma and Grandad went out for a long time, but they ¹²used to get / didn’t get married until Grandma had left university in 1971. That was years ago, of course, but I think they’re still in love.

Match the words below with the definitions.    

     1    This person is one hundred years old.                                                            __________________

1    Match the words below with the definitions.

     1    This phrase means ‘to die’.                                                                           __________________

1    Match the words below with the definitions.

     1    When you can’t forgive someone or forget something bad.                       __________________

Match the words below with the definitions. 

     1    Worried about someone or something.                                                        __________________

Match the words below with the definitions.

     1    We use this word to describe an old person.                                               __________________

1    Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

My son’s daughter was born two days ago. I can’t believe I’ve just 

We have to do something right now − this problem is very 

Ben promised to do a bungee jump with us, but he’s really scared about it. He’ll never __________it

Grandma often looks at old photos of when she was young, and she feels very 

You said, ‘I’ll help you to organise the party,’ so don’t ____________     1    on your promise.

Can you ___________     1    this word in the dictionary for me? I don’t understand what it means.

1    Complete the phone conversation with the words below.

Josh               Hi, Mary. How’s your exchange programme going?

Mary            It’s not going well, to be honest, and I feel pretty ¹__________________ about it.

Josh               Poor you. Why’s that?

Mary  There are lots of rules in my host family’s house. I can’t ²__________________ late

and I have to do all of my ³__________________ before dinner.

Josh               So you don’t like the family?

Mary  Well, the mum and dad are nice to me, and they help me a lot. I am ⁵__________________ to them, but they aren’t easy to live with! 

Josh               Have they got any children?

Mary  Yes – Mandy and Peter. Mandy is great, but Peter is really ⁶__________________ sometimes.

Josh               Why? What does he do?

Mary  Well, it’s difficult to ⁷__________________ all of his sarcastic jokes. 

I’m going to ⁸__________________ patience with him one day and hit him!

Josh               Don’t do that! Try to be ⁹__________________ and relax.

Mary            I am trying, but it’s difficult!