Vocabulary
1) Underline the correct adverbs to complete
the story.
Last January, my boyfriend and I were returning
from our skiing holiday in Switzerland. We were
on a train to Geneva. Suddenly/Immediately
the train stopped in the middle of a snowy
field. A few minutes later/ At first a conductor
came and explained the train was stuck in the
snow. We all got off and walked through deep
snow to a nearby village, where we were put
in a school building. Some friendly people
finally/ immediately brought us hot coffee and
food. After that/Meanwhile we slept in the
classrooms. At first/Meanwhile, a snow plough
arrived and dug out our train. Eventually/
A few minutes later we got on the train again
and arrived in Geneva the next day. Fortunately/ Unfortunately, we’d missed our
flight home. At first/ In the end, the airline
wanted us to pay the full price of a new ticket.
Fortunately/ Unfortunately, we managed to
persuade them that the situation was special
and in the end/suddenly they put us on the
next flight at no extra charge. Immediately/
Finally, we arrived home a day late, exhausted
but amused by our adventure.
2) Complete the sentences with the verbs in
brackets in the past perfect.
Mike was hungry because he ____
(leave) his sandwiches at home.
How long ____ (you/know) Steve before
you married him?
Jessica was nervous because she____
(never/fly) before.
I didn’t know who the man was; ____
(not see) him before.
Everything was ready; they ____ (bring)
all the equipment the day before.
3) Complete each sentence with one verb in
the past simple and one in the past perfect.
When Sophie ____ (come) to the party,
Nick _____ (already/leave).
The rescue teams (arrive) ____
immediately after the accident
_______ (happen).
I____ (hear) a lot about John before we
________ (meet).
Jack ____ (be) annoyed because he
________ (just/have) an argument
with his boss.
After we____ (finish) all the work, we
________ (go) bowling to relax.
4)Complete the text with the verbs in brackets
in the correct form (past simple or past perfect).
It was 10 p.m. when Julia finally made
(make) herself a cup of hot chocolate and
____ (sit) down on the sofa.
It ____ (be) a long, tiring day. She ____
(have) eight lessons at school and
then she ____ (help) her friend Zoe
decorate her room. Now she____ (feel)
really exhausted, but also pleased with herself,
because she ____ (never/paint) a room
before and she ____ (do) a good job on
one. She ____ (take) a long delicious drink
of the hot chocolate and ____ (open) a
magazine. She____ (see) a mobile phone
advertisement and suddenly she ____
(remember) something. Oh no! She ____
(leave) her mobile in Zoe’s flat!
Last January, my boyfriend and I were returning
from our skiing holiday in Switzerland. We were
on a train to Geneva. Suddenly
the train stopped in the middle of a snowy
field. A few minutes later a conductor
came and explained the train was stuck in the
snow. We all got off and walked through deep
snow to a nearby village, where we were put
in a school building. Some friendly people
immediately brought us hot coffee and
food. After that we slept in the
classrooms. Meanwhile, a snow plough
arrived and dug out our train.
Eventually we got on the train again
and arrived in Geneva the next day.
Unfortunately, we’d missed our
flight home. At first, the airline
wanted us to pay the full price of a new ticket.
Fortunately, we managed to
persuade them that the situation was special
and in the end they put us on the
next flight at no extra charge.
Finally, we arrived home a day later, exhausted
but amused by our adventure.
2) Complete the sentences with the verbs in
brackets in the past perfect.
Mike was hungry because he had left_
(leave) his sandwiches at home.
How long had you known_ (you/know) Steve before
you married him?
Jessica was nervous because she__had never flown__
(never/fly) before.
I didn’t know who the man was; _I hadn’t seen__
(not see) him before.
Everything was ready; they _had brought_ (bring)
all the equipment the day before.
3) Complete each sentence with one verb in
the past simple and one in the past perfect.
When Sophie ____ (came) to the party,
Nick __had___ (already left).
The rescue teams (arrived) ____
immediately after the accident
__had (happened).
I_ (heard) a lot about John before we
__had (met).
Jack _ (was) annoyed because he
_had (just had) an argument
with his boss.
After we_had (finished) all the work, we
_ (went) bowling to relax.
4) Complete the text with the verbs in brackets
in the correct form (past simple or past perfect).
It was 10 p.m. when Julia finally made
(make) herself a cup of hot chocolate and
____ (sat) down on the sofa.
It __was__ (be) a long, tiring day. She _had ___
(have) eight lessons at school and
then she ____ (helped) her friend Zoe to
decorate her room. Now she____ (felt)
really exhausted, but also pleased with herself,
because she _had_ (never painted) a room
before and she _had done_ (do) a good job.
She _ (took) a long delicious drink
of the hot chocolate and _ (opened) a
magazine. She__ (saw) a mobile phone
advertisement and suddenly she _
(remembered) something. Oh no! She _
(had left) her mobile in Zoe’s flat!
Put the verbs into the correct form (present simple or present continuous) to complete the sentences.
1. Marsha _________ (usually /get) up at 9am on Saturdays.
2. Then, she ________ (always /have) breakfast.
3. She ___________ (not/ leave) the house early on Saturdays, so she has time to eat. At the moment, she _________ (get ) dressed to go down and have some eggs.
4. Mark ____________ (always / go) to Ben’s house at the weekend. Right now, they ________ (play) computer games.
5. Mark __________ (usually / win) but at the moment, he _________ (not /win). Ben is quite happy about that.
6. Dana ____________ (chat) with her friend online at the moment. She __________ (spend) about an hour online every night. At the moment, she and her friend ____________ (talk) about their school day. Her friend ______ (tell) her about her dance class.
1 Marsha usually gets up at 9 am on Saturdays.
2 Then, she always has breakfast.
3 She doesn’t leave the house early on Saturdays, so he has time to eat. At the moment, she is getting dressed to go down and have some eggs.
4 Mark always goes to Ben’s house at the weekend. Right now, they are playing computer games.
5 Mark usually wins but at the moment, he isn’t winning.
6 Dana is chatting with her friend online at the moment. She spends about an hour online every night. At the moment, she and her friend are talking about their school day. Her friend is telling her about her dance class.
Look at the picture. Complete the gaps in the sentences with the correct form of there is/there are
1.A Is there a bookcase in the living room?
1.B Yes, there is.
2.A.any bboks in the bookcase?
2.B ответ
3.A.any cushions on the sofa?
3.B.
4.A.a carpet on the floor?
4.B.
5.A.any curtains in front of the windows?
5.B.
6.A.any chairs in the living room?
6.B.
2.A) Are there
2.B) Yes/No there are/aren’t (в зависимости от того есть ли на картинке данные предметы, если есть, то пишем вариант "yes there are", если нет, то "no there aren’t")
3.A) Are there
3.B) Yes/No there are/aren’t
4.A) Is there
4.B) Yes/No there is/isn’t
5.A) Are there
5.B) Yes/No there are/aren’t
6.A) Are there
6.B) Yes/No there are/aren’t
1.
Choose the correct word.
They will phone us as soon as they will arrive/arrive.
Mother was cooking as/while father was pottering in the garden.
You should wash your hands before eating/eat.
They trusted him but first of all/eventually they realized that he was a liar.
She waved goodbye just as/while I turned back.
The postman came as/finally he was leaving his office.
Exercise 2.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of “used to”.
People ________ have computers to work with, but now we do.
Football players ______ earn so much money but advertising has changed the game completely.
Jim ________ go to that school but now he’s at university.
I ________ eat a lot of chips. I don’t any more.
My daughter _____ go to Macdonald’s but she doesn’t anymore because she believes that the food is unhealthy.
I drive a small, economical car now although I ______ drive a large, gas-guzzling, four-wheel drive.
He _______ enjoy swimming but he goes every day now.
______ we ______ have a pet snake when I was small?
They will phone us as soon as they arrive.
Mother was cooking while father was pottering in the garden.
You should wash your hands before eating.
They trusted him but eventually they realized that he was a liar.
She waved goodbye just as I turned back.
The postman came as he was leaving his office.
People didn’t use to have computers to work with, but now we do.
Football players didn’t use to earn so much money but advertising has changed the game completely.
Jim used to go to that school but now he’s at university.
I used to eat a lot of chips. I don’t any more.
My daughter used to go to Macdonald’s but she doesn’t anymore because she believes that the food is unhealthy.
I drive a small, economical car now although I used to drive a large, gas-guzzling, four-wheel drive.
He didn’t use to enjoy swimming but he goes every day now.
Did we use to have a pet snake when I was small?