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Unit 1 Grammar
PAST TENSES
1 Complete the text with the correct form of the
bold verbs. Use the past simple. (6 marks)
Last weekend I went (go) with my family and a
group of friends to PortAventura. We (1) ________
(get) the train from Barcelona, which (2) ________
(take) about 35 minutes. We (3) ________ (have)
a fantastic time and we (4) ________ (go) on loads
of rides. Although it was busy we (5) ________ (not
have to) queue at all. At lunchtime we (6) ________
(eat) some food in a restaurant in the Mexican zone.
In the evening we (7) ________ (relax) by the pool
at the Hotel Ventura for a while. Then we (8)
________ (watch) a cancan show which my sister
particularly (9) ________ (enjoy). After that we (10)
________ (decide) to have one more ride on the
rollercoaster because the park (11) ________ (not
close) until midnight. We (12) ________ (leave) at
lunchtime the next day.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs in the box. Use the past continuous.
(6 marks)
dance speak sit walk wait not wear not
When I walked into the party nobody was dancing.
1 I met Ben while I ________ the dog.
2 Who ________ you ________ to just now?
3 I tried to get some money out of the ATM but it
________ .
4 I’ve just seen Toby with his new girlfriend. They
________ on a bench in the park.
5 They were cold because they ________ their
coats.
6 ________ Lucas ________ for you after school?
3 Complete the dialogues with the correct form of
the bold verbs. Use the past simple or past
continuous. (6 marks)
ADid you go (go) to the cinema with Cristina
yesterday?
B Well, while I (1) ________ (wait) for her in the
café, she (2) ________ (text) me to cancel
because she (3) ________ (feel) well.
A Oh, so (4) ________ you ________ (go) home?
B No, I (5) ________ (call) Carmen and (6)
________ (go) with her instead.
A (7) ________ you ________ (watch) the tennis
match last night between Nadal and Federer?
B No, I didn’t. (8) ________ (be) it a good match?
A Yes, it (9) ________ (be) great. Nadal (10)
________ (beat) Federer. Federer (11) ________
(win) two sets to one and then Nadal (12)
________ (win) the last two sets 6–3, 6–1.
Brilliant!
USED TO
4 Choose the correct answers. (2 marks)
We were going / used to go swimming in the sea
every day.
1 She couldn’t speak because she was laughing /
used to laugh so much.
2 I wasn’t liking / didn’t use to like coffee, but I
do now.
3Was he having / Did he use to have a
motorbike?
4I was working / used to work in the library this
morning.
5 Rewrite the sentences with the correct form of
used to where it is possible. (4 marks)
Leonardo DiCaprio acted in TV commercials before
he became a film actor.
Leonardo DiCaprio used to act in TV
commercials before he became a film actor.
1 This building was a hotel. It’s an office block now.
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2 Joaquin’s grandparents gave him a watch for his
eighteenth birthday.
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3 Did you like vegetables when you were younger?
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4 In the past I wore glasses just to see the board.
Now I wear them all the time.
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