I. Tenses: Choose the correct tense.

1. I ……………………. my homework by 5 o’clock.

2. We …………………. with friends until we find a flat.

3. I’m covered in mud because I ………………………… .

4. We stayed up until all the beer ………………………… .

5. The castle ……………… on the hill overlooking the sea for centuries.

6. He ……………… books for 15 years. He …………… 10 best-sellers.

7. She …………………… a baby. Look at her bump!

8. Don’t phone at 8 o’clock. We …………………… supper.

9. They are going to emigrate to Australia after the baby…………………….. .

10. Keith was fed up. He ………………… for a job for months, but he’d found nothing.

II. Choose the correct passive forms.

1. Paul ………………… Italy last week.

2. You……………of any changes in the situation soon.

3. We felt so helpless after the house……………………… .

4. While the film …………….. they ran out of money.

5. He ……………………. really hard by his boss.

III. Choose from the modals and put them in the sentences in the correct form.
must, shall, have to, should, can, will, might

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IV. Are the verbs infinitive or gerund?

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V. Choose the correct word fitting into the sentence.

1. My father was ………………… and given a pay-out of more than $30.000 and he had to leave the firm.

2. We don’t lead very adventurous lives, but …………… we are happy.

3. They ……… the guards with cigarettes.

4. She has always been a ……………, spending money carelessly.

5. There were over 60 guests at the wedding and the ………….. afterwards went on till the small hours.

6. My father had to ……… the bill when my brother crashed his car.

7. Most people ………… ice-cream with the summer.

8. The health service is suffering from budget ………. .

9. An apprentice is required to do several years’…………………. .

10. The murderer was ………… to death.

VI. Choose the best phrasal verbs fitting into the sentences.

1. They were planning to hold a symphonic concert in the park but it ……… because of the bad weather.

2. I have tried to …………… cigarettes but it’s really difficult as everybody smokes in the office.

3. She has ………….. a new way to use the leftover chicken.

4. Thomas had to work really hard to ……… the other students in the class.

5. I’m afraid Alan can’t come to the meeting. He has ……………… flu.

VII. Choose the correct definition for each idiom.

1. get on like a house on fire

2. sick and tired

3. can’t be bothered to do something

4. pull someone’s leg

5. out of the blue