Unit 1 A
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GRAMMAR TEST
1 Complete the gaps with the past simple or
past perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
1 The house was empty when I ...............................
(get) back because everybody .............................
(go) out.
2 By the time she .................................... (arrive) at
the café, they .................................... (finish) their
meal.
3 He .................................... (not / go) to the
cinema last night because he ...............................
(feel) tired.
4 At the airport I .................................... (discover)
that I .................................... (not / bring) my
passport.
5 They .................................... (pack) their bags,
.................................... (call) a taxi and
.................................... (drive) to the station.
6 I .................................... (learn) a lot of English by
the time I .................................... (complete) the
summer course.
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2 Use the prompts to write questions. Then
match the questions to the answers (a–f).
1 why / the plane / crash / yesterday?
2 you / see / Leila / since last week?
3 what time / they / arrive / in Sydney last night?
4 what / she / wear / when you / see / her?
5 you / talk / to them / before / they / leave?
6 they / be / on holiday / recently?
a   Yes, they went to Australia last month.
b   One of the engines caught fire.
c   Just after midnight.
d   Yes, I met her for a coffee yesterday.
e  I can’t remember – but she was looking
good!
f   Yes, they came round to say goodbye.
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3 Complete the gaps with the past simple,
past continuous or present perfect form of
the verbs in the box.
be ■ come ■ finish ■ get ■ have ■ happen ■
make ■ miss ■ not have ■ think ■ want ■ work
I’m from Osaka in Japan, but I 1..................................
here in London since June 2015. When I decided
to leave home I 2.................................... in a shop and
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nothing interesting 3.................................... in my life. So I
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................................. to the UK as a language student. My
dad 5.................................... me to study for a year and
then go home, but I 6............................ other ideas!
When the course 7.................................,
I 8.................................... a job with a music magazine.
So far I 9.................................... any problems with my job
and it’s interesting work. When I first arrived in the UK I
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.................................... my friends in Japan and I often
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.............................. about going home. But since then I
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............................ some good friends here – and when I
feel homesick I go out and eat sushi!
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4 Choose the correct option.
1 It was snowing when I ............ up this morning.
A  had woken B  woke C  was waking
2 He was upset because he ............ his English exam.
A  had failed B  was failing C  failed
3 We ............ at your website yet.
A  didn’t look B  weren’t looking
C  haven’t looked
4 Emma ............ a video when her phone rang.
A  was watching B  watched C  has watched
5 ............ you ever made a cake?
A  Did B  Have C  Do
6 When did you realise that ............ your wallet?
A  you lost B  you’ve lost C  you’d lost
7 We haven’t got any milk. The cat ............ it!
A  was drinking B  drank C  drunk
8 I couldn’t see very well because I ............ my glasses.
A  didn’t wear B  hadn’t worn C  wasn’t wearing
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5 Decide if the sentences are right (✓) or wrong (✗).
Correct the wrong ones.
1 What you were doing at 10 o’clock yesterday?
2 Vlogging has made a lot of people very wealthy.
/12 3 Emily plays the piano since she was six
years old.
4 I was waiting for the bus when I’ve seen Daniel.
5 She pulled out her phone and rang the police.
6 By the time we got to your house you
already left.
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1 Complete the gaps with the past simple
or past perfect form of the verbs
in brackets.
1 The party .................................... (finish) by
the time I .................................... (arrive) at
11 o’clock.
2 I ..................... (realise) that I ............................
(meet) Anna before at a friend’s house.
3 He .................................... (not / can) get
inside because he ....................................
(forget) his key.
4 On our holiday we ....................................
(eat) lots of food that we ...............................
(not / try) before.
5 My sister .................................... (go)
shopping this morning and ...........................
(buy) me a birthday present.
6 I .................................... (never / think) of
writing a travel blog until you .......................
(suggest) it.
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2 Use the prompts to write questions.
Then match the questions to the
answers (a–f).
1 how / you / break / your leg?
2 why / she / not answer / my text / yet?
3 you / hear / the announcement /
a minute ago?
4 where / they / stay / when the
earthquake / strike?
5 she / post / any news / on her blog
recently?
6 you / ever / make / a phone call
to the police?
a   No, I didn’t. I wasn’t listening.
b   In a hotel close to the beach.
c   I was ice skating and I fell over.
d   Maybe. I haven’t checked it.
e   No, I’ve never needed to.
f   Because she’s lost her phone.
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Unit 1 B
GRAMMAR TEST
3 Complete the gaps with the past simple, past
continuous or present perfect form of the verbs
in the box.
be ■ discover ■ move ■ get ■ improve ■ look ■
meet ■ miss ■ send ■ talk ■ try ■ work
My name’s Lei Wei. I come from Nanjing in China, but I
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.................................... to Oxford last year. I 2.................................
for a company in Nanjing when I 3.................................... that
they 4.................................... for staff for their UK office. And
that’s how I 5...................... the job in Oxford! I 6...........................
homesick at first, but I love my new job and I 7..........................
lots of interesting people here. Also, my English 8.....................
dramatically. But my mother 9.................................... me a lot
since I left China. We 10.................................... on Skype
yesterday and I could see she 11................................ not to cry.
I 12...................... her some photos this morning to cheer her up.
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4 Choose the correct option.
1 What were you doing when I ............ you last night?
A  had called B  called C  was calling
2 He’s ............ to the USA three times this year.
A  already been B  gone already C  going already
3 I knew I ............ you somewhere before!
A  saw B  had seen C  was seeing
4 She ............ on her laptop when the lights went out.
A  worked B  had worked C  was working
5 Many people ............ read a printed newspaper.
A  have never B  never did C  don’t never
6 My hair was dirty because I ............ it for a week.
A  haven’t washed B  didn’t wash C  hadn’t washed
7 When ............ those photos online?
A  did you put B  were you putting C  have you put
8 Alice ............ lunch so she didn’t feel hungry.
A  just ate B  has just eaten C  had just had
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5 Decide if the sentences are right (✓) or wrong (✗).
Correct the wrong ones.
1 I’ve lost my sunglasses – has anyone seen them?
2 She was reading when the doorbell was ringing.
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4 Did the first blog appeared in the 1980s or the 1990s?
5 He came up to me, grabbed my bag and run away.
6 I’ve just fallen asleep when the baby started crying.
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