Grammar

Present simple, present continuous, stative verbs

statement

negative

I/you/we/they play
He/she/it plays

I/you/we/they do not (dont) play

He/she/it does not (doesnt) play

question

Do I/you/we/they play ?
Does he/she/it play ?

Helpful hints

Example

Present habits

Marsha goes to dance lessons

every Saturday.

Permanent situations

Does Dan work at the cinema?

States

I like the new James Bond film.

General truths

You play chess with 32 pieces.

The present simple is often used with

the following words and phrases:
adverbs
always usually often
sometimes rarely never
phrases
every Monday/week/etc
each Monday/week/etc
once/twice a week/month/etc
three times a week/month/etc

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Form

Present simple

Use

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Watch
The verbs be and have have irregular present forms.
out!

See page 182.

Remember that these adverbs usually go

before the verb, but after the verb be.
I often play football with my friends.
I am often late for my piano lessons.

statement

negative

question

I am (m) playing
I am not (m not) playing
He/she/it is (s) playing
He/she/it is not (isnt / s not) playing
You/we/they are (re) playing You/we/they are not (arent / re not) playing

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Form

Present continuous

Use

Example

Actions happening now

Jan is watching a DVD upstairs.

Temporary situations

She is working at the museum until the

end of the month.

Annoying habits
(usually with always)

My brother is always borrowing my

CDs without asking!

Am I playing ?
Is he/she/it playing ?
Are you/we/they playing ?

Helpful hints
The present continuous is often used
with the following words and phrases:
now right now at the moment
today this week/month/etc

Form

Stative verbs

Stative verbs do not usually describe actions. They

describe states (feelings, thoughts, etc). They are
not normally used in continuous tenses.

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I like reading books in my free time.

I am liking reading books in my free time.

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out!

Some common stative verbs:

include
appear
be
know
believe
like
belong to
love
hate
need
have
prefer

see
seem
taste
think
understand
want

Some of these verbs (such as be, have and think) are used in continuous tenses when they
describe actions.
What do you think about his new song?
Im thinking about last nights match.

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Present simple, present continuous, stative verbs

Look at the pictures of Helen and use the prompts to write sentences. Use the
correct form of the present simple.

Every day, Helen gets up at half past

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every day / get up / at half

past seven

once a week / watch a film

at the cinema

seven.
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often / eat fast food for

lunch

rarely / go to the gym

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have a driving lesson /

twice a week

Complete using the correct present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
You may have to use some negative forms.

Gordon? I think he .................................................. (write) a letter at the moment.

Yes, the match is on TV now, but we .................................................. (lose).
Right now, Margaret .................................................. (have) a shower. Do you want to ring later?
Sally .................................................. (stay) with her aunt for a few days.
I .................................................. (lie)! Its true! I did see Madonna at the supermarket.
Josh .................................................. (always / use) my bike! Its so annoying.
We .................................................. (have) lunch, but I can come round and help you later.
.................................................. (you / play) music up there? Its really noisy!

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in the evening / usually /
meet her friends for coffee

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Rewrite correctly. Change the words or phrases in bold.

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1 Are top musicians studying for many years? .....................................................................................................

2 Whats going on? I hope you dont touch my things! .............................................................................................
3 Its a small business, so each person is doing lots of different jobs. .............................................................
4 Does Christine listen to the radio, or is that the TV I can hear? ...................................................................
5 I am usually buying a special ticket each week for the bus because its cheaper. .................................
6 Our washing machine is starting when you press this button. ..........................................................................
7 Hows the match going? Does our team win? .......................................................................................................
8 Many people are enjoying spending time on the beach on holiday. ................................................................

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I work / am working at the local library for the summer.

We dont go / arent going to the theatre very often.
Stacy gets / is getting ready for school, so she cant come to the phone.
Does Gary ever talk / Is Gary ever talking about his expedition to the Amazon jungle?
In squash, you hit / are hitting a ball against a wall.
I read / am reading a newspaper at least once a week.
Do you practise / Are you practising the piano for two hours every day?
Nadine and Claire do / are doing quite well at school at the moment.
A good friend knows / is knowing when youre upset about something.
How do you spell / are you spelling your name?

Complete using the correct present simple or present continuous form of the
verbs in the box. You may have to use some negative forms.
belong

do

have

help

hold

move

use

watch

In Monopoly, you .................................................. around the board, buying houses and hotels.
.......................... you .......................... this programme or can I turn the TV off?
Regular exercise .................................................. you to stay healthy.
I .................................................. my brothers guitar until I get a new one.
.......................... Simon always .......................... the washing-up after lunch?
.......................... you .......................... any sweaters in a larger size?
You .................................................. the kite right. Let me show you.
Dad .................................................. to the local astronomy club.

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Unit 1 Grammar

Underline ten verbs in the wrong tense and rewrite them correctly.

One game I am loving is backgammon.You are throwing the dice and then you move
your pieces around the board. It is seeming quite easy, but in fact you are needing to be
quite careful. When your piece lands on one of the other persons pieces, you are taking
it off the board and you send it back to the beginning.You are winning by getting all your
pieces to the end and off the board. Some people are preferring chess, but I am not
understanding that game. Right now, I wait to have a game with my brother. He does his

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homework. I usually win, so I think he doesnt want to play a game with me!
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Grammar

Past simple, past continuous, used to

Past simple
statement
I/you/he/she/it/we/they
played

negative
I/you/he/she/it/we/they
did not (didnt) play

Use

Example

Completed actions

I saw the new James Bond film yesterday.

Repeated actions in the past

I went to the theatre four times last month.

General truths about the past

Fifty years ago, people didnt spend as

much on entertainment as they do today.

Main events in a story

Josh pushed the door open and looked

inside the room.

question
Did I/you/he/she/it/we/they
play ?

Helpful hints

The past simple is often used

with the following words and
phrases:
yesterday
last week/summer/year/etc
in January/2001/etc
an hour/a week/a year ago

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Some verbs have irregular past simple forms. See page 182.
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statement

negative

question

I/he/she/it was playing

I/he/she/it was not (wasnt) playing
You/we/they were playing You/we/they were not (werent) playing

Example

Actions happening at a
moment in the past
Two actions in progress
at the same time
Background information
in a story

At nine oclock last night, I was watching TV.

Helpful hints

Use

Was I/he/she/it playing?

Were you/we/they playing?

The past continuous is often

used with the following words
and phrases:
at that moment
at one/two/etc oclock
while

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Form

Past continuous

Watch
out!

I was reading a book while you were doing

the washing-up.
It was raining so Wendy decided to go to the
cinema.

When one action in the past happens in the middle of another, we use the past simple and the past
continuous together.
The phone rang while I was watching a DVD.
We do not use the past continuous for regular or repeated actions in the past.
Last year, I was going to the cinema every weekend.

used to + bare infinitive

statement
negative
I/you/he/she/it/we/they
I/you/he/she/it/we/they never used to
used to

I/you/he/she/it/we/they didnt use to

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Form

used to

question
Did I/you/he/she/it/we/they
use to ?

Use

Example

Distant past habits and states

When I was four, I used to eat ice cream every day.

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Unit 2

Complete using the correct past simple form of the verbs in the box. You may have
to use some negative forms.
come

give

go

have

know

make

send

take

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1 I got to the post office just before it closed and ................................................ the letter.
2 We invited Stephanie to the party, but she ................................................ .
3 Jack lost his job because he ................................................ too many mistakes.
4 Everyone ................................................ that it was Bills fault, but nobody said anything.
5 Karen ................................................ the keys from the kitchen table and ran out the door.
6 I was bored, so Mum ................................................ me some money to go shopping.
7 Do you remember the time we ................................................ to India on holiday?
8 It started raining, but luckily I ................................................ an umbrella in my bag.

Look at the pictures and complete the sentences. Use the correct form of the
past simple.
last week

yesterday

in June

a week ago

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last night

two years ago

I saw it last week

I dont want to go and see the film because ..........................................................................
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I dont need a football because ................................................................................................... .
I know a lot about Paris because ............................................................................................... .
I dont need to worry about my homework because .......................................................... .
I havent got a PlayStation any more because ...................................................................... .
Mum is angry with me because .................................................................................................. .

Complete using the correct past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

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1 Ted ................................................ (play) his guitar at half past seven.

2 At midnight, I ................................................ (sleep), but Jane ................................................ (listen) to music.
3 Luke ................................................ (stand) outside the bank when suddenly two robbers ran past him.
4 I know Doug ................................................ (work) late at the office because I saw him when
I ................................................ (leave).
5 .......................... you .......................... (have) a shower when the earthquake happened?
6 Penny ................................................ (run) to catch the bus when she slipped and fell.
7 When you saw Eugene .......................... he .......................... (go) home?
8 At midnight? Erm we ................................................ (watch) a DVD, I think.

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When we were in Canada, we went / were going skiing almost every day.
About four years ago, I decided / was deciding to become a chef.
Georgia had / was having a shower when someone knocked at the door.
Holly and I ran from the house to the taxi because it rained / was raining heavily.
Two men argued / were arguing outside, so I went to see what was happening.
Daniel called / was calling you at one oclock yesterday, but you were here with me.
We ate / were eating breakfast when a letter came through the letter box.
As I walked past the window, I saw that Paula made / was making a cake.
I dreamt / was dreaming about my favourite band when the alarm clock went off.
While I practised / was practising the trumpet late last night, a neighbour came to complain.

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Past simple, past continuous, used to

Complete using the correct past simple or past continuous form of the verbs in
the box.
answer

be

continue = get = go
ring = say = shine

=
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Ambers Big Match

have
sing

open
wake

practise

put

Complete using the correct form of used to. You may have to use some negative
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One morning, Amber (1) ................................................ up early. The sun (2) ................................................ and the
birds (3) ................................................ . Amber (4) ................................................ very excited because it was the
day of the big tennis match.
Amber (5) ................................................ downstairs and into the kitchen, where her father
(6) ................................................ breakfast.
Morning, Amber. Todays the day! he (7) ................................................ . Amber smiled nervously. Dont worry!
he (8) ................................................ . Youll be fine.
Amber (9) ................................................ some toast into the toaster and (10) ................................................ the
fridge. Just as she (11) ................................................ the butter out, the phone (12) ................................................ .
Her father (13) ................................................ it. After a few minutes, he put the phone down.
Bad news, Im afraid. The other player (14) ................................................ yesterday when she had an
accident. The match is off.
Amber ate her toast slowly. She was surprised she didnt feel disappointed.

1 When I was younger, I ................................................ eat pizza almost every day!

2 .......................... there .......................... be a supermarket on the corner?
3 Bradley is a teacher, but he ................................................ want to be a train driver.
4 I ....................................................... like eating cabbage, but now I love it!
5 .......................... Rick .......................... have blond hair when he was a little boy?
6 I know Lily ....................................................... cook much, but now I think she makes dinner every day.

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Fun and games

Topic vocabulary

see page 184 for definitions

organise (v)
pleasure (n)
referee (n)
rhythm (n)
risk (v, n)
score (v, n)
support (v, n)
team (n)
train (v)
video game (n phr)

concert (n)
defeat (v, n)
entertaining (adj)
folk music (n phr)
group (n)
gym (n)
have fun (v phr)
interest (v, n)
member (n)
opponent (n)

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beat (v)
board game (n phr)
captain (n)
challenge (v, n)
champion (n)
cheat (v)
classical music (n phr)
club (n)
coach (n)
competition (n)

Phrasal verbs

Prepositional phrases

for a long time

for fun
in the middle (of)
in time (for)
on CD/DVD/video
on stage

continue
eat at a restaurant
stop doing sth you do regularly
participate, take part
make a player leave a game (eg, football)
start (a hobby, sport, etc)
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carry on
eat out
give up
join in
send off
take up
turn down
turn up

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Word formation
act
athlete
child
collect
entertain

action, (in)active, actor

athletic, athletics
children, childhood
collection, collector
entertainment

hero
music
play
sail
sing

heroic, heroine
musical, musician
player, playful
sailing, sailor
sang, sung, song, singer, singing

Word patterns

bored with
crazy about
good at
interested in
keen on
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adjectives

verbs

feel like
listen to
take part in

nouns

a book (by sb) about

a fan of
a game against

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Complete the crossword.

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Across
If he wins this match, hell be the world ......................... ! (8)
Im thinking of joining a ......................... to get more exercise. (3)
Our basketball ......................... said that I can play on Saturday! (5)
The ......................... blew his whistle and the game started. (7)
Which team do you ......................... ? (7)
Marks band play traditional ......................... music they often
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Im sorry, but you have to be a ......................... of the golf club to play
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here. (6)
My ......................... was a brilliant player and I didnt manage to win the
match. (8)
Tom is really good at cards. He would never ......................... ! (5)
Lisas ......................... has just reached number one with their new song! (5)
I took a big ......................... by doing the parachute jump, but I loved every
second of it! (4)

Complete using the correct form of the words and phrases in the box.

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Fun and games

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beat = challenge = have fun = interest = organise = score = train

Start your own sports club!

Do you dream of (1) .................................................. the winning goal in a football match,

or (2) .................................................. a top tennis player? Sport (3) ..................................................
most young people, and its a great way to stay healthy and (4) .................................................
at the same time. Thats why the local council has decided to help young people who
want to (5) .................................................. their own sports club. We know its a big
(6) .................................................. , and thats why well give you the money you need to get
started. Well help you find a place to (7) .................................................. and give you money
to find good players in your area. Contact the Town Hall for details.

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1 I really like playing board / video games like Monopoly and Cluedo.
2 Roy was the best player, so he wasnt surprised when he became captain / club of the
team.
3 Lots of people get defeat / pleasure from just watching sport from their armchairs.
4 I thought the music at the concert / rhythm we went to last night was great.
5 Everyone in my family supports the same competition / team.
6 I find classical / entertaining music really boring, and I prefer pop.

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Vocabulary

Phrasal verbs
D

Choose the correct answer.

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Unit 3

1 You should take ......................... a sport and then you would get more exercise.
A off
B up
C down
2 Im trying to work! Could you please turn your music ......................... ?
A down
B in
C out

3 Just ask and Im sure the other children will let you join ......................... .
A out
B up
C in

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4 The referee sent David ......................... for arguing with him.

A off
B down
C up
5 This is my favourite song! Turn it ......................... !
A off
B out
C up

6 A mobile phone rang, but the musician just carried ......................... playing.
A on
B up
C in
7 We cant afford to eat ......................... very often.
A off
B up
C out

8 Ive decided to become a vegetarian and give ......................... meat.

A up
B off
C out

Prepositional phrases
Write one word in each gap.

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1 We were waiting outside the stadium ......................... a long time before they finally let us in.
2 Ive got that concert ......................... DVD its fantastic!
3 I ran all the way home and I was just ......................... time for my favourite programme.
4 Everyone clapped when the singer came ......................... stage.
5 At the cinema, Mum sat on the right, Dad sat on the left and I sat ......................... the middle.
6 Ed doesnt want to become a professional footballer. He just does it ......................... fun.

Word formation

Complete by changing the form of the word in capitals when this is necessary.
1 Whats the name of that .................................................. you were singing earlier? SING
2 I started to learn the piano, but I dont think Ive got much .................................................. talent,
to be honest. MUSIC
3 My dad used to be really fit and was on his college .................................................. team. ATHLETE
4 When you were young, did you ever play in the street with other local .................................................. ? CHILD
5 Alan is studying to be an .................................................. , but I dont think hes enjoying it. ACT
6 They have a wonderful .................................................. of old toys at the museum in town. COLLECT
7 My grandad loves to .................................................. and we often go out on his boat. SAIL
8 You have to practise a lot if you want to work as a .................................................. . MUSIC

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Fun and games

Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in
the gap in the same line.

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The need to play

Why are kittens such (1) .................................................. animals? They love chasing a
PLAY
ball or a piece of wool, and they always play in a very (2) .................................................. ATHLETE
way. But why? All of a kittens (3) .................................................. when playing are, in
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fact, important for the future. It might look like (4) .................................................. , but
ENTERTAIN
the kitten is practising its hunting skills. That (5) .................................................. jump
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onto a toy teaches the kitten a lot. Think about your own (6) .................................................. CHILD
and youll see that you learnt a lot through play.

Word patterns
Write one word in each gap.

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Diana: Hello, is that Jenny? Im bored (1) ......................... watching TV and I felt

(2) ......................... a chat. What are you doing?
Jenny: Hi, Diana. Well, Im reading a book (3) ......................... a Russian writer. Its

(4) ......................... how to become a great actor.
Diana: Really? Oh, Im really interested (5) ......................... acting. Tell me about it.
Jenny: He says it takes a long time to get good (6) ......................... acting. To become

popular (7) ......................... the public, you need to really understand people.
Diana: That sounds just like me! Tell me more. What else does he say?
Each of the words in bold is wrong. Write the correct word.

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1 Im completely crazy with skateboarding! I love it!

2 In my free time I listen on music on CD or on the radio.
3 Elsa isnt very keen for this group, but theyre one of my favourites.
4 Next week weve got a game to a team from Hungary.
5 Is that Kylie? Oh, Im a really big fan from hers.
6 I was really scared when I took part to the singing competition last year.

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Units 1, 2 and 3

Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in
the gap in the same line.

Collecting records

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These days, most of us have a CD (1) ................................................ . Before the CD,

(2) ................................................ made LPs, or long-playing records. Although many
(3) ................................................ have never seen an LP, they were once very popular.
To play these records, you needed a record (4) ................................................ with a
needle that ran along the record and produced the sound. Some
(5) ................................................ say the sound of LPs was better than CDs and
many (6) ................................................ agree! LPs are no longer very popular as a
form of (7) ................................................ , but many people buy and sell them. Some
of them remember the LP from their (8) ................................................ and listening to
records reminds them of the past.

SING

CHILD
PLAY

MUSIC
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ENTERTAIN
CHILD

(1 mark per answer)

Complete using the correct form of the verbs in the box. You have to use one
word twice.
carry

eat

give

join

send

take

turn

Now, everyone knows this song, so I want you all to ................................................ in with me!
Its so noisy in this restaurant. Could you ask them to ................................................ the music down?
There was a fight during the match and the referee ................................................ two players off.
We ................................................ out about once a week and we cook at home the rest of the time.
I love this song! ................................................ it up!
I used to play the trumpet, but I ................................................ up last year because I didnt have time.
We stopped playing because of the rain, but when it stopped we ................................................ on.
A good way of getting more exercise is to ................................................ up a sport, like basketball.

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COLLECT

(1 mark per answer)

Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar
meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words.
Jack really likes football and never misses a match. crazy
Jack .......................................................................... football and never misses a match.
My uncle worked on a sailing boat until he was thirty. was
My uncle .......................................................................... until he was thirty.
Do you want to watch TV? feel
Do you .......................................................................... TV?
John participated in a swimming competition last week. part
John .......................................................................... in a swimming competition last week.

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27 When you rang, I .......................... my bike.

A cleaned
C used to clean

B was cleaning
D clean

(2 marks per answer)

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I broke my leg when Tony and I ..........................

for the school sports day.
A practised
C were practising
B used to practise
D are practising

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Leon never .......................... about it, but he was

once a world champion skier.
A talks
C was talking
B is talking
D talk

At my last basketball club, we ..........................

every Saturday for three hours.
A were training
C train
B training
D used to train

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I really .......................... the meal we had at your

house last Tuesday.
A was liking
C like
B liked
D am liking

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A dont use to
C didnt used to

B dont used to
D didnt use to

We .......................... to the beach every day when

we were on holiday.
A went
C go
B were going
D used to going

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June and I had a game of tennis. against

I had .......................................................................... June.
I played chess almost every day when I was young. used
I .......................................................................... chess almost every day when I was young.
Volleyball doesnt really interest me. in
Im not .......................................................................... volleyball.
I enjoyed myself at your birthday party. fun
I .......................................................................... at your birthday party.
Young children like Disneyland. popular
Disneyland .......................................................................... young children.
Karen doesnt like watching sport on TV. keen
Karen .......................................................................... watching sport on TV.

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Units 1, 2 and 3

Denise .......................... at the stadium until she

finds a better job.
A works
C used to work
B is working
D was working
(1 mark per answer)

Match the two halves of the sentences.

I waited outside the tennis club for
When you rang, I was in
We finally got to the stadium just in
I just play football for
I loved that film and when it comes out
Its great to appear on

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A fun, and I dont want to do it as a job.

B stage, with all the audience clapping.
C time to see the match start.
D a long time, but George didnt appear.
E on DVD, Ill definitely get it.
F the middle of cleaning my football boots.
(1 mark per answer)

Total mark: ......../50

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