T/ Wael's Library for Englsih Materials

Past Simple
Time expressions
Linking words (because, when and until)
Negatives and ago
What is the date?
Prepositions

The Answers are in the first comment.
1 .When Mark arrived, the Johnsons . . . dinner, but
stopped in order to talk to him.
a) were having c) had been having
b) had d) was having
2. While Tom . . . a book, Marhta . . . TV.
a) was reading, watched c) was reading, was watching
b) read, watched d) read, was watching
3. The food that Ann is cooking in the kitchen . . . deli¬cious.
a) is smelling c) smelt
b) smells d) will smell
4. We called our friends in London yesterday to tell them about the reunion that we . . . .
a) will plan c) plan
b) were planning d) have planned
5. Catherine is studying law at the university, and so . . .
Nick.
a) is c) was
b) does d) were
6.1 feel terrible. I think I . . . to be sick.
a) will c) am going
b) go d) will be going
7. My colleagues usually . . . four days a week, and tills
week they . . . five days.
a) work, work c) are working, are working
b) are working, work d) work, are working
8. It . . . outside; 1 do not like to walk in such weather.
a) rains c) is raining
b) is rain d) is rained
9. I . . . a very difficult day tomorrow. I need to prepare
for the exam.
a) will have c) have
b) am having d) would have
10. At 10 o'clock in the morning on Wednesday Tom . . .
a delegation in the office.
a) will receive c) will be receiving
b) is receiving d) would receive
11. Although the sun was shining, it was still cold, because it . . . hard for two hours.
a) had been raining c) had rained
b) was raining d) is raining
12. She . . . at the parcel long enough, before she . . .
that it was for her brother.
a) had been looking, had understood
b) had been looking, understood
c) was looking, understood
d) was looking, had understood
13.1_____to the cinema but my friend persuaded me to stay.
a) am not going c) did not go
b) was going d) had been going
14. We were good friends, we . . . each other for years.
a) had known c) were knowing
b) had knowing d) know
15. We were extremely tired at the end of the journey. We . . . for more than 24 hours.
a) had travelled c) had been travelling
b) were travelling d) travel
16. How long . . . this book? How many pages of this
book . . . ?
a) have you been reading, have you been reading
b) have you read, have you read
c) have you read, you read
d) have you been reading, have you read
17. We always go to Saint Petersburg for our holidays. We . . . there for years.
a) have been going c) go
b) are going d) were going
18. I have lost my key again. I . . . things. I lose things
too often.
a) always lose c) have always lost
b) am always losing d) was always losing
19. The economic situation is already very bad and it . . .
worse.
a) is getting c) got
b) gets d) would be getting
20. What time . . . your friend . . . tomorrow?
a) will arrive c) will be arriving
b) is arrived d) will arriving

Grammar Exercises for basic&level 1 Students

Grammar Exercises for Access&Basic Students.

Barking up the wrong tree

Meaning
Doing something that won’t give you the results you want.

For example ⬇️
“If you think she’s going to lend you money, you’re barking up the wrong tree. She never lends anyone anything.”

Out of the woods

Meaning
The situation is still difficult but it’s improved or gotten easier. The hardest part of something is over.

For example ⬇️
“The surgery went very well and he just needs to recover now, so he’s officially out of the woods.”

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