1 Match the verb forms in 1–10 with tenses a–j.

9 Don’t come round this afternoon because I

1 E This job has really got the better of him. ’ll be having / have / ’ll have a nap.
2 B We’ll be seeing Monica later this 10 It ’s / ’ll be / ’s being always so cold and
afternoon. miserable in England in the winter.
3 C Why have you been working such 11 Has he / Is he going to / Does
long hours recently? he visit his grandparents this
afternoon, or not?
4 D wasn’t driving carefully, and it was raining
hard at the time.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the
5 F The schoolchildren were expected to do verb in brackets.
a lot of homework last term.
1 I ’ll look after (look after) your dog while you’re
6 I She’s been told not to return to work until abroad, if you like.
Monday.
2 She (water) her houseplants when her
7 A Isn’t Spanish spoken more than English in phone rang.
some US states?
3 We (adopt) by our parents in 1982.
8 J You are being taken to the airport by our
driver. 4 Before he went on holiday last year, he
never (travel) by plane.
9 H I had never complained about anything in
my life before. 5 ‘Where’s your laptop?’ ‘It (fix) at the
moment.’
10 G We probably won’t feel up to going out
tonight. 6 ‘ you (have) something
nice for dinner?’ ‘Yes, we had barbecued
a Present Simple Passive chicken.’
b Future Simple 7 Jemma is going out with Tom now, and poor Steve
(be) heartbroken since he found out.
c Present Perfect Continuous
8 What do you imagine you (do) this
d Past Continuous
time next year?
e Present Perfect
9 ‘You (wait) at the bus stop for a while,
f Past Simple haven’t you?’ ‘Yes, about 20 minutes, so far!’
Passive g Future 10 Let’s meet at the restaurant – the table
Continuous h Past (book) for 8 p.m.
Perfect Simple 11 Planning permission (grant) once
i Present Perfect Passive your plans are approved.
j Present Continuous Passive

2 Choose the correct verb form.

1 Where has she gone / does she go /
did she go last weekend?
2 We hadn’t seen / weren’t seeing /
didn’t see each other since we were both
little girls.
3 We bought / ‘ve bought / were buying
our car second hand about a year ago.
4 Nobody has listened / will listen / will
be listening to him anymore. He lies all the
time.
5 I’ve heard that you had seen / ‘ve been
seeing / were seeing a lot of Rafael recently.
6 He ’s been told / has told / ’s telling
that he has to wear a tie for meetings with
clients.
7 I was getting ready to go to work when the doorbell
 rang / was ringing / had rung twice.
8 ‘Have you been waiting / Have you
waited / Are you waiting long?’ ‘No, I’ve
just arrived!’
4 Match each sentence with the correct response. 9 Going anywhere special tonight?
1 a I’ve just boarded the plane. 10 Been swimming lately?
2 b I boarded the plane at 2.30 p.m. 11 Got to go. My bus is coming. Bye!
a Is it ready to take off?
b Did it leave on time?
3 What did you do when the air
conditioning broke down?
4 What were you doing when the air 6 Replace the words in italics with a more
conditioning broke down? informal expression from the box. There are two
a I was listening to music in my room. extra expressions.
b I called the engineer. y can’t make it drop in drop
5 We’ll visit Tate Modern at three budd
out hang on hang out hop in how
o’clock, shall we? come just passing take it easy that’s a
drag
6 We’ll be visiting Tate Modern at 1 I’m going to spend some time hang out
three o’clock. with friends over the summer.
a Yes, good idea. 2 You’ve been working too hard. You should relax
b OK, I’ll call you in the evening, then. for a while.
7 When they arrived, she cooked supper. 3 I’m going backpacking with my friend
8 When they arrived, she had cooked supper. around India this summer.
a Lucky you! 4 ‘Can I get a lift with you to the station?’ ‘Sure,
b Did you help? get in the car .’
9 You’re very kind, thank you. 5 Why is it that you and Jamal aren’t
seeing each other any more?
10 You’re being very kind ... Do you
want something? 6 Hi, Sumalee. I was in the area so
thought I’d stop by for a chat.
a No. I just want to be
7 They’re really sorry, but they won’t be able to
helpful. b It’s no problem at
come
all. to the party after all.
11 We come from Washington D.C. 8 ‘He’s got loads of work to do at the weekend.’ ‘Yes,
12 We’re coming from Washington D.C. how annoying !’
a Nice to meet you. 9 ‘Anders! What a surprise!’ ‘Well, I thought I’d
b Is someone meeting you at the airport? just make an unexpected visit for a
quick chat.’

5 Write the words which have been left out in these

informal sentences and questions, and indicate with v
where the word should go in the sentence. There are 7 Match the informal language 1-8 with the
two words for each line. (Contractions, e.g. more formal language a-h.
haven’t, count as two words.) 1 mega-famous a you might be right
v
1 Heard the amazing news? Have you 2 hang on b how unfortunate
2 Leaving already? 3 got c bought
3 Goodbye. See you soon. 4 what a shame d too tired for
4 Want a coffee? I’m just making some. 5 that’s as maybe e that’s fantastic
5 Nice to meet you. 6 don’t feel up to f please enter
6 Just coming. Hold on! 7 great stuff g extremely well-known
7 Having a break already? It’s only 9.30 a.m.! 8 come on in h wait a minute

8 Got any plans for the weekend?

 8 Complete the sentences with words from the 11 Complete the travel blog with an appropriate form of
box. the verb in brackets.
There are two extra words.
coming homepage homesick The place we (1) ‘re renting (rent) in Granada is
home
housewarming housework life an amazing two-bed flat, right in the heart of the
expectancy lifelong life-size Albaycin – the old Jewish Quarter of the city. It
(2) (do up) recently, and
1 I’ve had a lifelong interest in model trains. I
(3) (feel) weirdly contemporary for such
have a huge collection! an ancient part of town. There’s fabulous modern
2 Check out my new . I’ve added some furniture, plus a huge flat-screen TV (127cm!) so we
new photos. (4) (watch) a movie every night for the
3 It’s very hard to keep up with the last week or so.
when you’ve got a full-time job. While the main reason we (5) (spend)
4 When Victor returned from his travels around the this year travelling is (6) (discover) all
world, his family celebrated his with a the beautiful traditional things about the places
we visit, it (7) (be) still really nice to have
big party.
a modern kitchen with a big fridge, and a washing
5 Yoshi and Tomoko are moving to London Road machine. Granada is mega-famous for flamenco,
next month. Have you had an invitation to their and one of our aims while we’re here is to learn
party? more about it. I (8) (look forward) to
6 What’s the average in your country? having a go, though Ted is not so keen – what a
shame! There’s a big flamenco festival on this month,
so I (9) (get to) see some world-class
performances. So watch this space ‘cos I imagine
9 Match the words in 1-6 and a-f to make I
compound nouns.
(10) (post) more very soon.
1 book d a conditioning
2 head b sick
3 sea c line
4 junk d shelf
12 Correct the mistakes. There are two errors in
5 air e studies each item.
6 business f food 1 ‘Nice haircut! When you did get it?’ ‘On
yesterday.’
2 I’m not wanting to go home to Canada. It will
10 What do the words in italics refer to? Choose a cold there right now.
word from the box. There are three extra words. 3 ‘Do you have got a map of Rome?’ ‘No. But you
s city film desserts dog can use your phone, isn’t you?’
bu
employers mountain 4 The thing what I miss most about the Spain is
medicine school the beauty of the landscape.
5 Would you mind look after my home plants
1 Up there, the sky seems so blue, and the air is
while I’m away?
so clean and fresh. mountain
2 He keeps on eating them, but they only make
him feel miserable afterwards.
3 My girlfriend says that I miss him more than I
miss her, which isn’t true.
4 They said that the job would include life
insurance as part of the package.
5 I’ve been here since I was a child, but I
think it’s time for me to lead a more rural way
of life.

6 How could we have missed it? We arrived on

time, so it must have come early!