
1 Complete the sentences using the words below.
usually | since | last | every | next
1. ................................................................... summer, the travelling circus performs in a different city.
2. ................................................................... the start of the Covid pandemic, the “socially distanced” sport of parkour has risen in
popularity.
3. A left-handed boxer ................................................................... delivers his most powerful punches with his left hand.
4. Julia is travelling to the USA ................................................................... month to compete in the international chess competition.
5. ................................................................... year, I achieved my goal when I walked the Appalachian Trail, from Georgia to Maine.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. The team ................................................................... (perform) well when their star player broke his arm.
2. Stop watching television! You ................................................................... (neglect) your schoolwork.
3. Every basketball game, Ron ................................................................... (score) at least six points for his team.
4. ................................................................... he ................................................................... (break) the world record at the 2028 Olympics?
5. Sara ................................................................... (take up) horse riding when she was five years old.
6. At 4 pm yesterday, the students ................................................................... (gather) in the square to prepare for the protest.
7. In January 2022, tennis player Ashleigh Barty ................................................................... (defeat) Danielle Collins to win the
Australian Open.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. So far, she ................................................................... (defeat) six opponents on this court and will probably win the match today.
2. Julia ................................................................... (join) a hockey team which ………………………………………(previously / ban)
female players.
3. Our teammates ................................................................... (not arrive) yet.
4. She ................................................................... (give up) skiing after she ................................................................... (break) her leg.
5. The director ................................................................... (ask) Maria to leave her job because she (neglect) her work.
6. The teachers ................................................................... (ban) many things over the last five years, including mobile phones,
jewellery and smoking.
4 Complete the sentences with one of the verbs below. Use the Present Perfect Continuous or the Present
Perfect Simple.
complain about | look at | succeed i n | arrive at | accused of
1. They ................................................................... me ................................................................... a crime, but I am innocent.
2. She ................................................................... me all afternoon. Do you think I should ask her out?
3. I ................................................................... school late ten times this year.
4. I ................................................................... designing an amazing and enjoyable workout for my karate students.
5. Ben ................................................................... the noise all afternoon.
UNIT 1 More Practice: Grammar