Vocabulary
1. Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.
1. We have to go to the police station / store to report the crime.
2. I need to go to the station / department store to buy some new clothes.
3. There’s a new exhibition about the life of the Aztecs at the museum / theatre.
4. We went to the newsagent / cinema yesterday and saw the new Batman film.
5. I want to buy a new dictionary, so let’s go to the bookshop / library.
6. There’s a new play on at the theatre / cinema at the moment.
7. My brother is studying law at department / university now.
8. I’m buying a magazine in the newsagent / library to read later.
2. Choose the correct option (a or b) to complete the sentences.
1. My birthday is on the …
a) 25th July b) 25th Wednesday
2. When did the Rio Olympics start?
a) Tuesday, August b) 5th August 2016
3. When was James born?
a) 16th June 2006 b) 16th Saturday 2006
4. When did the first Apple store open?
a) 19th 2001 b) 19th May 2001
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5. When did Felipe VI become King?
a) 2014 b) Friday, 19th 2014
Grammar
3. Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
1. We _____________________ breakfast in a café. (eat)
2. Thomas _____________________ lunch in the supermarket. (buy)
3. They _____________________ to the police station. (go)
4. They _____________________ to bring their books to school today. (forget)
5. I _____________________ the film was very funny. (think)
6. Mary _____________________ to visit the museum, but it was closed. (want)
4. Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
1. We __________________________ in the library because it was too busy. (not
study)
2. I __________________________ it was Sara’s birthday yesterday. (not know)
3. You __________________________ very long for me. (not wait)
4. Ben __________________________ any breakfast because he was late for
school. (not have)
5. They __________________________ to school today because it’s the first day of
the holidays. (not go)
6. She __________________________ to buy anything in the shop. (not want)
5. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.
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1. Where you went / did you go last weekend?
2. Was / Did the film good or did you find it boring?
3. Where were you / you were last night? I waited at the museum for an hour.
4. Did you visited / Did you visit the castle?
5. Did you see / Were you see anyone in the shop?
6. When watched you / did you watch the film?
6. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1. Selfridges department store / years / in London / ago / 100 / opened
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2. Machu Picchu / ago / around a century / the public / opened to
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3. The story of / began / 400 / ago / St Basil’s Cathedral / in Moscow / years / over
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4. People / around 20 / using / years / started / ago / social media
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5. Neil Armstrong / around / ago / 50 / walked / on the moon / years
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7. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.
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1. What did you do on / in Thursday?
2. I have English club in / at 4 o’clock today.
3. Did you go to the library in / on the afternoon?
4. We usually eat our main meal on / at night.
5. David was born at / in 1970.
6. They went to the new restaurant in / on his birthday.
7. School starts at 9 o’clock on / in the morning.
8. I’m going to the cinema on / at the weekend.
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