Complete the sentences. Use the past simple, past continuous or past perfect form of the verbs in brackets: 1) What subjects ... he ... (study) at college last year? 2) Nicole was delighted when she found out that she ... (pass) the exam. 3) Last Saturday was terrible. It ... (rain) on Friday night and everything was wet and muddy

1 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple, past continuous or past perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

1 What subjects ________ he ________ (study) at college last year?

2 Nicole was delighted when she found out that she _______________ (pass) the exam.

3 Last Saturday was terrible. It _______________ (rain) on Friday night and everything was wet and muddy.

4 What ________ you ________ (listen) to when I rang you this morning?

5 I saw William’s sister last year but I didn’t recognise her. She _______________ (change) a lot.

6 A lot of things _______________ (happen) in July, but August was quite boring.

7 David turned on the TV and _______________ (sit) down to watch the news.

8 It was only six o’clock in the morning, but the sun _______________ (shine) and I jumped out of bed.

9 While they were lying on the beach, the sun _______________ (go) behind some clouds.

10 She was tired because she _______________ (go) to bed late the night before.

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2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of used to and the verbs below. There is one verb that you do not need.

be go do have play take

1 ________ this café ____________ a cinema? It looks like one.

2 ________ you ____________ skiing a lot when you lived in the mountains?

3 I _______________ dark hair. In fact, I was blonde when I was a baby.

4 Ellen and Brian _______________ tennis together, but then they started doing karate.

5 Patrick _______________ yoga when he was younger, but he doesn't do any exercise now.

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3 Complete the sentences. Use How, That or What a.

1 We saw Star Hero last night. ____________ was a mistake! It was an awful film.

2 Are you really going to Disneyland? ____________ exciting!

3 Did you lose your money and house keys? ____________ nightmare!

4 ‘Carl wants to be a singer.’ ‘____________ funny! He can’t sing.’

5 Has Zoe really won €1,000 in the lottery? ____________ was lucky!

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Vocabulary

4 Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions.

1 I’m really jealous ________ my little sister’s achievements.

2 Why is she nervous ________ the exam in June? I’m sure she’ll pass.

3 When I was younger, I was scared ________ dogs.

4 I feel guilty ________ not inviting you to the party.

5 Bob is confused ________ this exercise. He doesn’t understand it.

6 Jake was quite disappointed ________ his exam results last term.

7 She didn’t tell me the truth, and I still feel angry ________ that.

8 What mistake are you most ashamed ________ ?

9 Harry is fed up ________ his job and he wants to resign.

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5 Complete the sentences with the verbs below. There is one verb that you do not need.

doubt memorise realise recall recognise remind solve

1 How long does it take you to ____________ a crossword puzzle?

2 John didn’t ____________ me yesterday. I used to have blonde hair but now my hair’s black.

3 She said she was going to call me, but I ____________ it. She didn’t ask me for my number.

4 Writing things down often helps you ____________ information more easily.

5 I was so sleepy this morning that I didn’t ____________ I was in the wrong classroom.

6 These photos will always ____________ me of our holiday together.

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6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.

1 The film we saw was ____________ . We were really scared. (frighten)

2 Did they sell you this DVD for €30? I'm ____________ ! You should take it back! (shock)

3 What books do you find more ____________ ? Crime thrillers or sci-fi novels? (excite)

4 Parents are often ____________ about their children’s safety. (worry)

5 The directions we had given them were ____________ , so they got lost. (confuse)

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Use of English

7 Complete the text. Choose the correct answers, A, B, C or D.

When I was young, I 1____ be really into motorbikes, and one summer, a biker friend 2____ me if I wanted to join him at a motorbike festival in Wales. He said that we could camp at the festival and that he had plenty of room in his tent for me.

My friend turned 3____ early at my house on Saturday morning, and we got on our motorbikes for the five-hour ride to Wales. My bike was going well at first. I 4____ the scenery as we rode along the road, when suddenly my bike broke down. After about an hour, I managed to fix it, so I felt quite proud 5____ myself! Then we continued on our long journey to the festival.

When we 6____ at the campsite near the festival, it was raining hard and really cold. So I was really 7____ when I found out that my friend 8____ the tent! I was 9____ that I would have to spend the night sleeping outside in the rain! 10____ , one of the other people at the campsite had brought an extra tent, so we borrowed that, in the end!

1 A use B use to C used D used to

2 A asked B had asked C was asked D was asking

3 A up B into C out D down

4 A enjoyed B had enjoyed C enjoying D was enjoying

5 A about B at C of D with

6 A arrived B had arrived C arriving D were arriving

7 A ashamed B irritated C guilty D embarrassed

8 A forgot B had forgotten C was forgetting D was forgotten

9 A afraid B confused C relieved D satisfied

10 A Eventually B Finally C Fortunately D Suddenly

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