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Grammar in use
2
c
Put the verb in brackets into the
past simple
or the
past continuous
.
1
A: When I .......................................
(drive)
home last night, I ..................................
(see)
a terrible accident.
B: Oh no! ..................................................
(you/phone)
the emergency services?
2
A: What .....................................................
(you/do)
when the fire started?
B: We ........................................................
(watch)
TV in the living room.
3
A: What .....................................................
(cause)
the oil spill?
B: The tanker ..............................................
(crash)
into some rocks and a tank
..........................................
(break)
open.
4
A: When ....................................................
(it/start)
snowing last night?
B: I’m not sure, but it .................................
(not/snow)
when I left work.
5
A: Kate had an accident yesterday. She
..............................
(slice)
some meat
while she ..............................
(talk)
on
the phone when she ..............................
(cut)
her finger.
B: Oh no! What .........................
(she/do)
?
A: Well, she .............................
(faint)
, and
it .......................
(take)
us a few minutes
to bring her round.
1
Underline the correct tense.
1
The survivors
heard/had heard
a loud
noise before the building collapsed.
2
We
drove/were driving
to the airport when
our car broke down.
3
Tom
escaped/was escaping
from the fire
through the kitchen window.
4
How long
had you been waiting/had you
waited
at the station when the train arrived?
5
Andrew
worked/has worked
as a lorry driver
since 2008.
6
John was hungry when I saw him. He
hadn’t
eaten/had been eating
anything all day.
7
It
had rained/had been raining
for hours
and the roads were starting to flood.
8
The sun
had set/had been setting
by the
time we arrived at the campsite.
9
Tony
has lost/lost
his car keys; he can’t
find them anywhere.
10
It was a nice day – the sun was shining and
a warm breeze
blew/was blowing
.
2
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct
past form.
5
I
1)
................................
(live)
in Japan for two years and I
2)
..............................................
(never/experience)
an
earthquake before. But all that
3)
.................................
(change)
one Tuesday morning at work. While I
4)
.....................................
(sit)
at my desk I suddenly
5)
...................................
(feel)
a small tremor. Before
I knew it, my entire desk
6)
...................................
(shake)
and my colleagues
7)
....................................
(scream)
. At
that moment I
8)
....................................
(remember)
that
I
9)
.....................................
(see)
a safety film about
earthquakes the week before. As the film advised, I
immediately
10)
................................
(run)
to the doorway
and
11)
.....................................
(stand)
underneath it.
After the shaking stopped, I
12)
.....................................
(notice)
that the office windows
13)
..................................
(break)
and glass was everywhere. Luckily, no one was
seriously injured and we
14)
.....................................
(be)
all very relieved it was over!
Choose the correct answer.
1
When James was younger he ......... be a firefighter.
A
was used to
B
used to
C
would
2
I’m exhausted, I ......... staying up this late.
A
am not used to
B
didn’t use to
C
wouldn’t
3
The Smiths ......... into a new flat last week.
A
used to move
B
would move
C
moved
4
He doesn’t mind walking in the snow because
he ......... cold weather.
A
is used to
B
used to
C
use to
3
Fill in:
ago
,
since
,
for, already
,
until
,
ever
,
never
,
before
and
yet
.
1
Vicky had been driving .................... hours
so she needed a break.
2
Have you .................... seen a tornado?
3
The last time I went abroad was two years
.................... .
4
Tom had .................... left the office when I
got there.
5
John had been working as a firefighter
.................... 2002.
6
They haven’t come .................... .
7
They waited ................... the hurricane had
passed .................... they went outside.
8
Andy had .................... felt an earthquake
before.
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