C. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple, the Past Perfect Simple
or the Past Perfect Continuous of the verbs in brackets.
A. Circle the correct options.
1. Gloria gazed / spotted out of the window at the beautiful coast.
2. Mark hil his head and fell down relieved / unconscious.
3. The film is full of action and content / suspense,
4. The plot is too complex / memorable. It keeps going back and forth
in time
5. My sister works as a translator / journalist, changing texts from
Spanish to English.
6. I've known Julie since we were young - as a consequence / as a
matter of fact we were next-door neighbours
7. This is supposed / allowed to be the best book the author has ever
written.
8. The cat was struggled / trapped in the basement and couldn't get out.
Score: 18
B. Complete the sentences with prepositions.
1. I won't tell you what happens next. You don't want me to give
the ending, do you?
2. What time are they setting ____ the fireworks?
3. Don't judge a book
its cover
4. The book turned
to be better than I expected.
5. The book is no bestseller -
other words, it's badly written
6. Someone broke
my dad's car and stole his sunglasses.
Score: /6
1. By the time we
it
2. Joe
Glen
3. When I
(reach) the park,
(already / start) raining,
(study) all afternoon and was glad when
(call him
(arrive) at the airport, my sister's flight
(not land) yet
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