For BBB U9
1 Choose the correct answer.
1 We were really surprised ______ he arrived unexpectedly.
a) until b) when c) as soon as
2 The jacket was really expensive __________ I bought it anyway.
a) so b) but c) because
3 I’m really hungry! Let’s go for dinner __________ the film finishes.
a) as b) as soon as c) until
4 Don’t eat that chocolate now. Wait __________ after lunch!
a) until b) before c) when
5 I’m very busy, but I’ll go shopping __________ I have time.
a) until b) when c) before
6 Could you phone your parents __________ dinner? You won’t have time after.
a) before b) after c) until
7 Oh no! I forgot to feed the cat! I’ll do it __________ we get home.
a) as b) until c) when
8 We’re staying in a hotel __________ our new house is built.
a) until b) when c) before
9 __________ the manager was away, we still had the meeting.
a) But b) So c) Although
2 Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Continuous form of the verb.
do get meet play sleep watch
1 I went to see Maria yesterday evening, but she was sleeping.
2 They _________ married and went to live in Ecuador.
3 She _________ her husband while she was working in Africa.
4 He twisted his ankle while he _________ football.
5 I _________ TV when Gladys came round to see me.
6 What were you _________ when you saw the bear?
3 Choose the correct options.
1 She explained that she ______ from the monster.
a escaped b had escaped c escaping
2 I’m tired because I ______ to bed after midnight.
a had gone b was going c went
3 They were hungry because they ______ anything all day.
a had eaten b hadn’t eaten
c are eating
4 What ______ at ten o’clock yesterday morning?
a have you done b had you done c were you doing
5 ______ a nice time at the party last night?
a Did she have b She was having c She had had
6 We got to the concert after the music ______ . a started
b had started c was starting
7 We ______ when the doorbell rang.
a were sleeping b sleep
c had slept
8 I looked for the cat for ages, but she ______ . a disappearing
b had disappeared c was disappearing
9 There was a troll that ______ under the bridge.
a has lived b lived c is living
10 He cleaned his teeth, brushed his hair and then ______ the house.
a left
b was leaving c had left
11 He ______ many novels during his lifetime.
a was writing b had written c wrote
4 Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it.
1 When I was getting there, the door was locked.
When I got there, the door was locked.
2 The driver arrived and we had set off immediately.
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3 Did it started to rain while you were having your picnic?
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4 You didn’t tell me that you seen the film already.
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5 As soon as he was seeing the monster, he ran off screaming.
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6 What did you doing last night when I called?
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