B1.1/ B1.2
Revision Worksheet
Grammar
1. Complete the story with the verbs in the correct tense.
One summer day, when I was six years old, we ___________ (decide) to go on a family picnic. After
we ___________ (prepare) some food, we set o>. We went to the mountain. Everything was
amazing. The sun ________ (shine) brightly and the view from the mountain was stunning. My dad
________ (pick) a nice spot under a big tree for us. We laid a mat and prepared for lunch. After we
______ (have) our lunch, my brother and I ________ (climb) trees, picked some flowers and
________ (play) around in the grass.
Suddenly, dark clouds ________ (start) to gather. We decided to leave. As we ____________ (return)
back to the car, it started to rain. We ________ (run) to car! When we got to car we were drenched!
A few minutes after we started back on the road, we came upon a big pool of water on the road.
The car ________ (get) stuck in the water. My brother and I ________ (begin) to shout and cry and
my father ________ (tell) us to be quiet! Dad ________ (call) the police. It didn’t take long until they
arrived and________ (rescue) us.
When we got home, we all ________ (laugh) a bit, and my mother arranged the flowers we ________
(pick) earlier and put them in a pretty vase. While she ________ (do) that, our father helped us take
o> our wet clothes.
2. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs or phrases in bold.
1. he / look for (an intention)
My brother hates his job. He’s going to look for a new one.
2. I / pay (an o>er)
Don’t worry about the drinks. _______________ for them.
3. I / make (an o>er)
_______________ some more co>ee?
4. you / get married (a prediction)
Do you think ______________________ before you’re 30?
5. we / go (an arrangement)
_______________ on holiday tomorrow! We’re excited!
6. I / have (an instant decision)
A: Are you ready to order?
B: Yes, _______________ the steak.
7. I / not be (a promise)
I’m going to Jackie’s house for dinner. _______________ be late home, though!
8. we / invite (suggestion)
_______________ your parents for a meal this weekend?
10. they / play (a plan)
_______________ an important game tomorrow night.
3. Write the past simple or present perfect form of the verb in parentheses.
1. I’m late. The class has already started . (start)
2. I in a course a week ago. (enroll)
3. ________ you________ preparing your presentation last night? (finish)
4. She _______________ me back yesterday. (not call)
5. My accountant _______________ me the tax package. (give)
6. The athlete _______________ for hours on the weekend. (train)
7. Can you take your shoes o> before you come in? I _______________ my house. (just / clean)
8. He_______________the latest news yet. (not hear)
9. I _______________ my face and then I went to bed. (wash)
10. ________ you ________ for Paris yet? (leave)
4. Complete the sentences with the words.
like
hardly
used
quite
all
lot
get
that
1. I don’t play tennis as much as I _______________ to in the old days.
2. We go out a _______________ because there’s so much to do in London.
3. Whenever we _______________ the chance, we drive north to see my family.
4. We _______________ ever go to the cinema these days.
5. Jerry and I don’t see each other _______________ often nowadays.
6. We don’t go there as often as we’d _______________ to.
7. We cook _______________ a lot now we have the new oven.
8. I call my Mum _______________ the time. It’s so easy and it’s good to keep in touch.
5. Change the verb from the present perfect simple into the present perfect continuous
whenever it’s possible.
1. She has studied French for seven years.
She has been studying French for seven years.
2. The old woman has lived in this apartment since 1976.
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3. I have never been to this neighbourhood before.
____________________________________________________________________
4. Our teacher has given us a lot of homework lately.
____________________________________________________________________
5. My brother has watched TV for the past two hours.
____________________________________________________________________
6. We have made an appointment to meet with the CEO.
____________________________________________________________________
7. Our waiter has only come by our table once.
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8. Have you already seen this movie?
____________________________________________________________________
9. They have tried to fix the problem.
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10. My mother hasn’t spoken to me about my behavior yet.
____________________________________________________________________
6. Complete the sentences with for or since.
1.Susan has been studying German ________ 2011.
2.Paul has lived in Lisbon ________ five years now.
3.We travelled abroad ________ a fortnight.
4.I have been waiting here ________ 30 minutes.
5.They have been in the café ________ 9:00 o’clock.
6.Have you met Betty ________ January?
7.He didn’t phone his parents ________ a week when he was away.
8.I haven’t seen her ________ last summer.
Vocabulary
ambitious
anxious
honest
independent
insecure
patient
rebellious
self-confident
selfish
sensible
spoilt
stubborn
1. Match the comments to the personality adjective from the list.
1. When I want something, my parents always give it to me. ____________________
2. I find it very hard to relax. Sometimes I lie awake at night for hours worrying
about things. ____________________
3. There aren’t any prawns left for you. I was hungry so I ate them all. _____________
4. I’m going to bed early so I can sleep well before my exam tomorrow. ___________
5. I feel very comfortable when I’m speaking in public. ____________________
6. I’d like to be the manager of a big multinational company. ____________________
7. That’s what I think, and I’m not going to change my opinion! ___________________
8. Id prefer to do this on my own, thanks. ____________________
9. I was a really di>icult teenager. I didn’t obey any rules at school or home. _______
10. Take your time, I can wait. I’m not in a hurry. ____________________
11. Excuse me. You dropped some money. Here it is. ____________________
12. I’m not sure if Jess is my friend or not. She says she is, but I really don’t know. _____________
2. Write the opposite adjectives. Use a negative prefix.
1. tidy
__________________
8. organized
2. honest
__________________
9. responsible
3. mature
__________________
10. sociable
4. reliable
__________________
11. friendly
5. sensitive
__________________
12. kind
6. ambitious __________________
13 patient
7. imaginative __________________
14. selfish
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
__________________
3. Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs from the list.
1. My wife __________________ athletics when she was younger.
2. The team __________________ hard every day before the tournament.
3. The French runner __________________ the race. He got the gold medal.
4. I __________________ by cycling to work every day. Now, I’m much healthier than I
used to be.
5. England and Spain __________________ their match 2-2.
6. I didn’t play well in the semi-final. I __________________ 2-6, 1-6.
7. Marc __________________ the ball to his brother but he dropped it.
8. Brazil __________________ Sweden 5-0 in the final. They had a much stronger team.
9. The Argentinian striker __________________ four goals in the last match.
10. Our best player __________________ in the second half and was taken o> to see
the team’s doctor.
11. We __________________ swimming every day when we were on holiday.
12. Everyone laughed when I __________________ the ball and my shoe came o>.
beat
do
draw
get fit
get injured
go
kick
lose
score
throw
train
win
4. Match the verbs with the phrases.
1. pull
a) an injury
2. get
b) backwards and hurt yourself
3. bang
c) a muscle
4. lose
d) your head in the floor
5. break
e) your arm in two places
6. fall
f) confidence in yourself
5. Complete the sentences with the correct option.
1. My sister wastes / saves a lot of money on clothes she never wears.
2. I can’t a)ord / pay to buy a flat on my own.
3. You’ll have to save / waste a lot of money if you want to travel round the world for a year.
4. We still owe / earn the bank a lot of money.
5. Kevn wins / earns about €1,000 a month in his new job.
6. My uncle is doing a bike ride to a)ord / raise money for a charity.
7. That painting is charged / is worth a lot of money.
8. I’ll have to borrow / lend some money from the bank if I want to buy a new car.
9. Mary inherited / invested £10,000 from her granddad when he died.
10. Can you borrow / lend me $200 until I get paid?
6. Complete the sentences with the correct preposition.
1. I’ll pay ________ the meal if you get the drinks.
2. They charged us €5 ________ a bottle of water!
3. My friends got ________ debt when they bought their new house.
4. We’ve borrowed some money ________ my parents.
5. I don’t mind lending money ________ people in my family.
6. Andy and Sue spent a lot of money ________ their son’s education.
7. If I lend you some money, when can you pay me ________?
8. Phil invested all his money ________ his own company.