Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets:

(Correction at the end of the page.)

1. Yesterday evening I__________ (go) to the cinema with a friend.

2. From 1995 to 1998 I __________ (work) in Tokyo.

3. Last night the concert __________ (finish) at midnight.

4. I __________ (arrive) at the office this morning before my colleagues.

5. When he was young, Tom ________ (ride) a bicycle to school.

6. The train was at 8 p.m. so I ___________ (leave) home at 7 p.m.

7. Last Sunday was my mother's birthday, so I __________ (make) a
cake.

8. I ___________ (start) to play golf five years ago.

9. The great composer Mozart _________ (die) at the age of 35.

10. Julie _________ (do) a lot of English exercises last week.


Complete the sentences below with the correct form of the tense in brackets
(ex : Past Simple : I played - Past Continuous : I was playing)


(The correction is at the end of the page.)

1) When her husband ____________ (arrive) home, Anne
__________________(watch) television.

2) I _________________ (prepare) dinner when the telephone
_________________ (ring).

3) What ________________________ (you do) when the postman
______________(arrive)?

4) Julie _______________ (learn) to drive when she
___________________ (work) in London.

5) Where ___________________ (you sit) when the show (begin)?

6) I ________________ (visit) Athens while I ____________________
(tour) Greece.

7) It was when he ____________________ (cross) the street that
John______________ (fall).

8) What ________________(you see) while you
______________________ (wait) for the bus?

9) Where _______________________ (you go) when your car
________________(break) down?

10) Julie ________________ (meet) Peter when she
___________________ (walk) in the park.



Complete the following sentences with 'in case' or 'unless'.
(Correction at the end of the page.)
1. Emma won't call you ___________ you give her your phone
number.

2. Take a map with you ____________ you can't find the hotel.

3. Ask for a receipt __________ you need it later.

4. ______________ fire, press the red button.

5. I won't lend you my car ____________ you promise to drive
carefully.

6. The alarm won't work ____________ you turn it on.

7. We got a second key ____________ we lost the first one.

8. Call this number ______________ emergency.

9. Take your vaccination certificate with you ___________ they ask
for it at the airport.

10. I'll see you at the meeting next week_____________ it's cancelled
before then.


Complete the sentences below with 'even though' or 'even if'.
(The answers are at the end of the page.)

1) Peter refused the offer _______________ he needed the money.
2) ________________ Mary has a car, she walks to work.
3) James won't sell his car __________________ you offer him a
good price.
4) ____________________ the man was blind, he walked to the
station.
5) We go running every day, _______________ the weather is bad.

6) I love my job. I wouldn't change jobs _______________ the
salary was higher.

7) She gives money to charity __________________ she is not rich.
8) I wouldn't buy you a scooter _______________ I had the money.
9) My grandmother will refuse to move house _______________ she
is offered a more comfortable place.
10) Dad refused to allow me to take his car _______________ I
promised I would drive carefully.