REVISION HEADWAY UPPER-INTERMEDIATE UNIT 3
1. Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or past continuous.
1. We ______(be) both busy at noon. Jack ______(do) the dishes and I ______(make) tea.
2. First we ______(peel) the potatoes and then we ______(slice) them.
3. I ______(meet) her twice while I ______(stay) there.
4. This time yesterday, Joe ______(polish) his shoes. After that, he ______(fold) and ______(put) up all his clothes.
5. It´s ages since they last ______(get) in touch. And we ______(use) to be such good friends.
6.I ______(think) about her when suddenly the phone ______(start) ringing.
7. Everybody ______(ignore) him because he ______(be) rather silly.
8. “What ______(she, do) when you ______(call) on her?” “She______(dry) her hair, so first she______(not, hear) the bell ring. I ______(have) to wait for five minutes before she ______(open) the door.”
9. I ______(think) of you immediately when I ______(hear) that song. It ______(make) me very sad.
10. While they ______(walk) in the park, they ______(notice) that somebody ______(wave) at them. They ______(wave) back but ______(not, stop).
11. “______(you, burn) your finger when you ______(cook)?” “No, I ______. It ______(happen) when I ______(light) the candles on Dave´s birthday cake.”
12. “What ______(she, say) when you ______(tell) her you ______(leave)?” “She ______(beg) me to stay.”
13. I ______(not, ski) a lot when I ______(live) in Sweden because I ______(not, have) skis.
14. “Where ______(he, hide) when you ______(walk) into the room?” “He ______(lie) under the bed. It ______(take) me a few minutes before I ______(find) him.”
15. He ______(drive) so fast that I ______(have) to ask him to slow down. I ______(get) more and more scared.
16. I ______(study) hard all day Saturday because I ______(want) to get an A in the test.
17. ______(you, study) when I ______(ring)? I ______(not, mean) to disturb you.
18. They ______(decide) to have a break because they ______(begin) to feel tired.
19. We ______(discuss) the problem for a long time but we ______(not, agree) on anything.
20. When she ______(hear) that he ______(sing) in the bathroom, she ______(turn) up the radio.
21. I ______(just, get) ready for the party when she ______(call) and______(tell) me it ______(be) cancelled.
22. Paul ______(go) shopping yesterday, but he ______(buy) nothing because he ______(find, not) anything he wanted.
23. First I ______(not, know) what he ______(do) because he ______(jump) up and down the room, but later I ______(realise) that he ______(practise) his dance routine without music.
24. Most of the time, we ______(have) no idea what the lecturer ______(talk) about because we ______(sit) at the back.
25. The storm ______(break) out, we ______(run) for cover and ______(hide) under a tree.
2. Transform the following sentences into the passive voice.
1. They are going to close down this school.
2. They were still fixing the lights at 9 o´clock.
3. They print the article just before the publication.
4. They didn´t discover the truth until it was too late.
5. They may never find the stolen paintings.
6. Nobody has mopped the floor yet.
7. I´m sure they won´t dub this film.
8. They are preparing toe room for the party.
9. Someone must have broken the window after midnight.
10. Someone has told me you´ve moving tomorrow.
11. The bill includes service.
12. People don´t use this road very often.
13. They cancelled all flights because of fog.
14. Somebody accused me of stealing the money.
15. They are building a new supermarket in the city.
16. I didn´t realise that someone was recording our conversation.
17. They have postponed the meeting.
18. Brian told me that somebody had attacked and robbed him in the street.
19. Our teacher will give up the test results as soon as possible.
20. You should invite your parents to come over.
REVISION HEADWAY UPPER-INTERMEDIATE UNIT 3
1. Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple or past continuous.
1. We were both busy at noon. Jack was doing the dishes and I was making tea.
2. First we peeled the potatoes and then we sliced them.
3. I met her twice while I was staying there.
4. This time yesterday, Joe was polishing his shoes. After that, he folded and put up all his clothes.
5. It´s ages since they last get in touch. And we used to be such good friends.
6. I was thinking about her when suddenly the phone started ringing.
7. Everybody ignored him because he was being rather silly.
8. “What was she doing when you called on her?” “Shewas drying her hair, so first shedidn´t hear the bell ring. I had to wait for five minutes before she opened the door.”
9. I thought of you immediately when I heard that song. It made me very sad.
10. While they were walking in the park, they noticed that somebody was waving at them. They waved back but didn´t stop.
11. “Did you burn your finger when you were cooking?” “No, I didn´t. It happened when I was lightning the candles on Dave´s birthday cake.”
12. “What did she say when you told her you wereleaving?” “She beggedme to stay.”
13. I didn´t ski a lot when I lived in Sweden because I didn´t have skis.
14. “Where was he hiding when you walked into the room?” “He was lying under the bed. It took me a few minutes before I found him.”
15. He was driving so fast that I had to ask him to slow down. I was getting more and more scared.
16. I studied hard all day Saturday because I wanted to get an A in the test.
17.Were you studying when I rang? I didn´t mean to disturb you.
18. They decided to have a break because they began/were beginning to feel tired.
19. We discussed the problem for a long time but we didn´t agree on anything.
20. When she heard that he wassinging in the bathroom, she turned up the radio.
21. I was just getting ready for the party when she called andtold me it was cancelled.
22. Paul went shopping yesterday, but he bought nothing because he didn´t find anything he wanted.
23. First I didn´t know what he was doing because he was jumping up and down the room, but later I realised that he was practising his dance routine without music.
24. Most of the time, we had no idea what the lecturer was talking about because we were sitting at the back.
25. The storm broke out, we ran for cover and hid under a tree.
2. Transform the folowing sentences into the passive voice.
1. They are going to close down this school.Is going to be closed down.
2. They were still fixing the lights at 9 o´clock.The lights were still beign fixed
3. They print the article just before the publication.The articles are printed
4. They didn´t discover the truth until it was too late.The truth wasn´t discovered
5. They may never find the stolen paintings.The stolen paintings may never be found.
6. Nobody has mopped the floor yet.The floor hasn´t been mopped yet.
7. I´m sure they won´t dub this film. I´m sure this film won´t be dubbed.
8. They are preparing toe room for the party.The room is being prepared …
9. S. must have broken the window after midnight.The w. must have been broken
10. Someone has told me you´ve moving tomorrow.I have been told you´ve moving
11. The bill includes service. The service is indluded in the bill.
12. People don´t use this road very often. This road isn´t used very often.
13. They cancelled all flights because of fog. Allflights were cancelled bacause of fog.
14. Somebody accused me of stealing the money. I was accuses of stealing money.
15. They are building a new supermarket in the city. is being built
16. I didn´t realise that someone was recording our conversation. wasbeing recorded.
17. They have postponed the meeting. has been posponed.
18. Brian told me that somebody had attacked and robbed him in the street.
had beed attacked.
19. Our teacher will give up the test results as soon as possible.will be given
20. You should invite your parents to come over.should be given
REVISION HEADWAY UPPER-INTERMEDIATE UNIT 3
3. Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect of past simple.
1. I ______(meet) him the other day and we ______(have) a good chat.
2. It´s a long time since I ______(see) a good film on this channel.
3. I ______(be) to Jamaica twice. First my passport ______(be) stolen, and the second time I ______(get) lost in Kingston.
4. I ______(not, have) a meal since you last ______(cook) for me.
5. Ron ______(work) as a shop assistant for two years and then he ______(apply) for a job as a journalist.
6. Helen ______(just, tell) me she ______(find) a good pub yesterday.
7. Home at last! We ______(have) three tests today. I´m exhausted.
8. What´s going on here? Three people ______(call) me in the last two hours and ______(say) it was the wrong number.
9. Look, you ______(make) three big mistakes this morning. I´d like you to put everything by noon.
10. It´s ages since he ______(send) me an e-mail.
11. “______(you, read) the Scarlet Letter?” “Yes, I ______. I ______(read) it when I ______(be) at school.”
12. I ______(have) dinner with Tracy on Saturday and she ______(not, ring) me since.
13. “When ______(you, buy) this CD?” “Last month. But I ______(buy) two more since then.”
14. “When ______(be) this book first published?” “Oh, it ______(be) in the shops for six months.”
15. Came and have a look at this. My bedroom window ______(be) broken. Do you know who ______(break) it?
16.“How many times ______(go) to that club on your holiday?“ “We ______(go) there every night. It´s a pity we ______(have) to come home on Sunday.”
17. “What time ______(you, arrive)?” “I ______(arrive) at six, which means I ______(be) here for two hours now.”
18. “I ______(wait) for her for an hour, but when she still ______(not, come), I ______(decide) to go home.”
19. We still ______(not, decide) where to spend the weekend. We ______(not, be) to the cinema for ages but then again there ______(not, be) anything interesting on lately.
20. “______(you, ever, cut) your finger on a sheet of paper?” “Yes, I ______. Actually, I ______(get) a paper cut this morning when I ______(want) to fold a letter.”
4. Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple od the past perfect (simple or continuous.)
1.Judy ______(ask) me if _______(meet) Paul before. I ______(say) I ______, which ______(be) a lie.
2. After he ______(have) five sandwiches, he ______(eat) two slices of cake and ______(drink)a cup of tea.
3. “______(you, tell) them that you ______(already, see) that film?” “No, I ______.”
4. When I ______(get) to the airport, I ______(find) out I ______(not, have) my passport on me. I ______(leave) in on the piano. And I ______(also, forget) to take my lane tickets.
5. In the evenig, I ______(sit) down and ______(think) about what I ______(do) all day.
6. Nobody ______(know) when she ______(buy) all that gold, but they all ______(agree) it ______(look) great.
7. Tanya ______(listen) to that awful music for an hour when I finally ______(persuade) her to play something different.
8.Alice______(never, dance) the mambo before, so everybody ______(start) laughing, which ______(make) her nervous. When she ______(trip) three times, she ______(just, give) up and ______(leave) the dance-floor.
9. “______(she, explain) why ______(she, not, invite) Tom to her party?” “She ______(say) she ______(not, like) him any more and that they ______(not, speak) for two months.”
10. I ______(not, watch) the match that night because my TV set ______(break) down a few days before and I ______(not, have) time to have it repaired.
11. She ______(want) to know if it ______(be) true that we ______(know) each other for 11 years.
12. I ______(not, know) they ______(be) friends for a long time. I______(have) the feeling they ______(never, meet) before.
13. “Why ______(you, not, come) to meet me at the station?” “Because nobody ______(tell) me you ______(be) on the train. I ______(go) to the bus station and ______(wait) there.”
14. It ______(rain) heavily for fifteen minutes when the referee finally ______(interrupt) the match. All the players ______(get) soaking wet by then, and most of the spectators ______(left), too.
15. By the time I ______(have) a chance to say something, I ______(forget) what I ______(want). I ______(feel) rather embarrassed.
16.By the time, Helen ______(decide) to buy the VCR, the prices ______(rise), so she ______(have) to start saving again.
REVISION HEADWAY UPPER-INTERMEDIATE UNIT 3
3. Put the verbs in brackets in the present perfect of past simple.
1. I met him the other day and we had a good chat.
2. It´s a long time since I saw a good film on this channel.
3. I have been to Jamaica twice. First my passport was stolen, and the second time I got lost in Kingston.
4. I haven´t had a meal since you last cooked for me.
5. Ron worked as a shop assistant for two years and then he applied for a job as a journalist.
6. Helen has just told me she found a good pub yesterday.
7. Home at last! We had three tests today. I´m exhausted.
8. What´s going on here? Three people have called me in the last two hours and said it was the wrong number.
9. Look, you have made three big mistakes this morning. I´d like you to put everything by noon.
10. It´s ages since he sent me an e-mail.
11. “Have you read the Scarlet Letter?” “Yes, I have. I read it when I was at school.”
12. I had dinner with Tracy on Saturday and she hasn´t rung me since.
13. “When did you buy this CD?” “Last month. But I have bought two more since then.”
14. “When was this book first published?” “Oh, it has been in the shops for six months.”
15. Came and have a look at this. My bedroom window has been broken. Do you know who broke it?
16. “How many times did you go to that club on your holiday?“ “We went there every night. It´s a pity we had to come home on Sunday.”
17. “What time did you arrive?” “I arrived at six, which means I have been here for two hours now.”
18. “I waited for her for an hour, but when she still didn´t come, I decided to go home.”
19. We still haven´t decided where to spend the weekend. We haven´t been to the cinema for ages but then again there hasn´t been anything interesting on lately.
20. “Have you ever cut your finger on a sheet of paper?” “Yes, I have. Actually, I got a paper cut this morning when I wanted to fold a letter.”
4. Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple od the past perfect (simple or continuous.)
1.Judy asked me if had met Paul before. I said I had/hadn´t, which was a lie.
2. After hehad had five sandwiches, he ate two slices of cake and drank cup of tea.
3. “Did you tell them that you had already seen that film?” “No, I didn´t.”
4. When I got to the airport, I found out I didn´t have my passport on me. I had left in on the piano. And I had also forgotten to take my lane tickets.
5. In the evenig, I sat down and thought about what I had done all day.
6. Nobody knew when she had bought all that gold, but they all agreed it looked great.
7. Tanya had been listening to that awful music for an hour when I finally persuaded her to play something different.
8.Alicehad never danced the mambo before, so everybody started laughing, which made her nervous. When she had tripped (poskakovať, zakopnúť, prevrátiť sa) three times, she just gave up and left the dance-floor.
9. “Did she explain why she hadn´t invited Tom to her party?” “She said she didn´t like him any more and that they hadn´t spoken for two months.”
10. I didn´t watch the match that night because my TV set had broken down a few days before and I hadn´t had time to have it repaired.
11. She wanted to know if it was true that we had known each other for 11 years.
12. I didn´t know they had been friends for a long time. Ihad the feeling they hadn´t met before.
13. “Why didn´t you come to meet me at the station?” “Because nobody had told me you were on the train. I went to the bus station and waited there.”
14. It had been raining heavily for fifteen minutes when the referee finally interrupted the match. All the players had got soaking wet by then, and most of the spectators had left too.
15. By the time I had a chance to say something, I had forgotten what I wanted. I felt rather embarrassed.
16.By the time, Helen decided to buy the VCR, the prices had risen, so she had to start saving again.