Past Simple, Present Perfect or Past Perfect. Underline the correct form of the verb

Example: I understood he did/had done much to get this position.

1. He ran/had run out of the door as soon as we walked in.

2. I had gone to sleep/ went to sleep by the time he arrived.

3. They waited until we were all there before they had started/started.

4. She has just gone/had just gone home.

5. He left because he had finished/had finished.

6. He left/had left school by the age of sixteen.

7. I didn’t see/haven’t seen them for ages!

8. He wasn’t there when I had looked/looked.

9. I was sure that I saw/had seen her somewhere before.

10. The house was/had been empty for several months when I bought it.

11. Have you ever been/Had you ever been to Los Angeles?

12. He couldn’t play because he had injured/injured his leg.

13. I know that San Francisco had/had had the Great Earthquake in 1906.

14. We didn’t meet/haven’t met since we were/had been children.

Grammar. The Second Conditional.

A) Open the brackets using the correct form of the verbs.

1. If I (have) money, I (visit) Scotland. I (to see) Ben Nevis.

2. What you (do) if you (see) a UFO?

3. If the weather (be) fine, we (go) skiing.

4. If it (not rain) every day, I (not take) the umbrella.

5. He (pass) his exams better, if he (study) harder.

6. Where you (go) if you (have) a holiday?

7. If I (be) on holiday now, I (pay) a visit to my cousin.

8. If their car (work) well, they (drive) to the Crimea.

9. He (not change) his job if it (give) him any enjoyment.

10. If I (can) sing well, I (become) a singer.

b) If you won a prize in a competition and you could have three things, what would you buy?

Writing. The writer expresses a personal opinion in many different ways. Read the composition and complete the gaps with the words and phrases. There may be more than one possibility.

a) It seems to me

b) In addition

c) First of all

d) however

e) Secondly

f) In my opinion

g) probably

h) definitely

i) To conclude

j) certainly

k) In my view

l) My third and final choice

If you could visit three places anywhere in the world, where would you go and what would you do there?

If I could visit three places, I think I would choose places in Europe and America rather than more exotic locations. I’ve never been abroad, so visiting London, Edinburgh and New York would be a big adventure for me.

1.______, I would visit London. 2._______, London is the most exciting city in Europe. I’d 3._______ see all the famous sights such as Big Ben and Buckingham Palace, then I’d go to Covent Garden to buy some typical British Souvenirs. People say that British

food isn’t very good, and the Britons themselves confirm that 4._______ I couldn’t visit England without eating some fish and chips! It’s a national British meal that is served in all cafes and restaurants.