1. Complete the sentences with the correct time phrase.

since Friday next month every week at the moment

how long last year already while

1. Paul has a piano lesson ____________________________________

2. ________________________ I was walking to work, I met my brother.
3. We will introduce new rates ________________________________
4. I haven’t heard from Mike _________________________________
5. They had ______________ lived there for five years when I arrived.
6. He’s working in the garden _________________________________.
7. They visited the Maldives __________________________________.
8. _________________________________ has she been working there?

2. Match each time phrase to one of the sentences in Exercise 1. You do not need to use all the
sentences.
a. In June 2008 f. recently
b. For how many years g. in six weeks
c. When h. two months ago
d. Each Tuesday i. in the future
e. for several days j. at present

3. Put the words in the box into the correct sentences.

Chatterbox drifter joker free spirit

control freak go-getter outgoing type doer

1. The boss won’t let us do anything without asking him first. He’s a real________________ .
2. Julie’s such a ______________ , but she has nothing interesting to say.
3. She’s a_________________________. She likes to do her own thing.
4. Jim’s very hard-working. He’s a______________ who gets things done.
5. She’s fun at parties because she’s such a(n)_____________________.
6. Don’t believe everything he says. He’s a bit of a__________________ .
7. He knows what he wants and makes sure he gets it. He’s a true________.
8. Unfortunately Paul never settled anywhere long. He’s just a__________ .

4. Complete the sentences with the present or perfect participle of the verbs in the box. Use a negative
(-) or a positive (+) form.

live watch work want meet pay hope play

1. ________________attention to the instructions leads to problems. (-)

2. ________________ there for a long time, he knew the local people. (+)
3. _______________________ on a building site can be dangerous. (+)
4. ________________________ him before, I didn’t recognize him. (-)
5. _______________________ the first part of the film, I went home. (+)
6. They left early, _________________________ to avoid the traffic. (+)
7. He went to the party, ___________ to miss the chance of seeing Jane. (-)

5. Complete each sentence with the correct form of an expression with foot from the box.

to shoot oneself in the foot to get one’s feet in the door to foot the bill
to put one’s foot in it to put one’s foot down to follow in someone’s
1. The dinner was expensive, but my boss_______________________.
footsteps
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 2. Jane had hoped for promotion, but she______________________when she refused to work
late.
3. Mike’s dad is a lawyer and Mike started studying law last month,
__________________________.
4. If you do a good job on this article, you_________________________ .
5. I won’t take any poor work, I am___________________________now.
6. I asked about his wife, but he isn’t married. I really_________________ .

6. Complete the story with the adjectives in the box.

sheer bright confident slick daring

It was a (1) _________ August morning when Martin started off up the (2) ______ face of the Big
Pear Mountain. He was a (3) ____________ young man, attempting something which no other
climber had done before – free climbing up the Big Pear! It had been cold the night before, and
the surface of the rock was (4) _______________________ so he had to be careful where he put
his hands and feet. It all went well at first. Then just 200m below the summit, Martin’s normal (5)
________________ movement stopped. He was paralysed. He didn’t know what to do next.

7. Circle the correct intensifying adverb.

1. Paul is completely / absolutely / really strong.
2. They live in a so /an absolutely / an entirely beautiful village.
3. She would really / completely / very like to see the film.
4. We’re entirely / totally / extremely sorry that it happened.
5. It was so / completely / utterly kind of them to offer.
6. The answer he gave was so/ very / totally wrong!
7. It was entirely / extremely / very my fault.
8. It wasn’t their best performance, but it was so / incredibly / quite good.

8. Rewrite the sentences, using the word or words in brackets to give emphasis.
1. The colour of the flowers attracts me. (what)
___________________________________________________.

2. You notice the height of the trees first. (it’s)

___________________________________________________.

3. He really likes exotic plants. (does)

____________________________________________________.

4. The care he has taken is noticeable. (the thing)

__________________________________________________.

9. Use the modals and verbs in brackets to make sentences about the past.
1. They __________________ more sandwiches for the party yesterday. (ought to / make)
2. She ______________ visiting the waterfalls if she hadn’t felt ill. (might / enjoy)
3. I ______________ here sooner because the traffic was so bad. (not / could / get)
4. We _________________ in order to catch the last train. (have to / run)
5. He _____________________________them everything about it .(not / should / tell)
6. She______________________________ that there was something wrong. (must / notice)
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10. Circle the correct option in each sentence.
1. While she was exploring the forest, she came up with / up against / across a new species of flower.
2. We know that he discovered it, but we don’t know how it came about / off / across.
3. The professor was always ready to help when his students came down to / up against / about a
problem.
4. They tried many times, and in the end it finally came off / about / across. They had done it.
5. You must admit that in the end good results usually come up against / up with / down to hard work.
6. Do you think you can come up with / about / down to some new areas for us to research?
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