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Grammar
1. Complete these sentences with the correct form of
the verb in the past.
1 __________ you __________ (hear) some great
music at the concert?
2 __________ your parents __________ (buy) a new
car last year?
3 __________ you __________ (not wear) your new
dress to the party? It’s warm enough.
4 __________ he__________ (not give) me a lovely
necklace for my birthday?
2. Complete the sentences with the past simple.
1 Last summer he ___________________ (travel) to
Greece by plane and then he ___________________ (hire) a car.
2 Sue ___________________ (enjoy) riding her
bike in the mountains.
3 Last week we ___________________ (go) to
France by ferry because we ___________________ (not find) tickets for the
train.
4 Journeys by train in the past
___________________ (be) very long.
3. Put the words in order to write sentences. Use the
present continuous for future.
1 for dinner /go / next Sunday / with friends /
He
2 buy / We / in Dorset / a new house/ in a
year’s time
3 my Mum / I / help / spring-clean the house
4 Jane / with her aunt in Spain / for the summer
/ stay
4. Write the questions for these answers.
1 I had four weeks holiday last summer.
2 We’re planning to go to Cantabria.
3 They’re going to sell the house.
4 No, he didn’t go to the beach.
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Vocabulary
5. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
underground coach bus
helicopter taxi
1 The best way to travel in the city is by
___________________ because there are no traffic jams.
2 Travelling long distances by
___________________ is less tiring than driving.
3 A ___________________ is more expensive than
the ___________________ .
4 The ___________________ was used to rescue the
survivors on the mountain.
6. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
take out do tidy make lay
1 Please help me ___________________ the table
before our visitors get here.
2 It is a good idea to ___________________ the
rubbish every night.
3 Could you ___________________ the washing up
for me?
4 It does not take long to ________________ the
floor.
5 Before I go to work I ___________________ my
bed and ___________________ my room.