Pam: What are you going,Ben?
Ben:I ___________ (look through) my old toy box all morning.It bring sck lots of memories. Look,I ___________ (find) my old train set!
Pam:You___________ (play) with those trains for over an hour. I ___________ (watch) you
Ben:They're great! I _____________ (not/have) so much fun for years. Look at this one! _________________ .
Pam:Yes,Ben-it's a very nice train.But _________ (you/see) what time it is?
Ben:No...why?
Pam:It's 10:30. Your boss ___________ (just/phone) from the office.
Ben:Why?
Pam:He____________ (wait) for you all morning. You have an importance meeting.
Ban:Oh no! I thought it was Sunday
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Tom and Marry have been building a house _________ two years. They have been dreaming of finishing it _________ last summer but they have been having problems _________ a few months because of the weather. In fact, it has been raining and snowing _________ . October so they haven't been able to put the roof on yet. This weekend they are trying to put the windows. They have only been working _________ 8 o'clock but they feel like they've been doing it _________ hours because it is very difficult. They have been saving up _________ a long time but they haven't been able to hire any workmen yet. Tom has been looking for an evening job _________ Christmas, so they will have enough money soon. They haven't been going out _________ they started saving-but when the hourse is finished they are goinh to have a big party to celebrate
Complete each second sentence using the word given, so it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap.
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Complete each second sentence using the word given, so it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap.
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1) People walked more fifty years ago than they do now. |
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Fifty years ago, ………………….……………than they do now. |
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2) My parents wouldn‟t let me stay out late when I was young. |
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My parents …………………. let me stay out late when I was young.
3) Did you know that Carol played basketball for her country? to
Did you know that Carol ………………….… basketball for her country?
4) Sending messages around the world instantly is no longer unusual. got
We ………………….………… messages around the world instantly.
5) When he was a teacher, my dad often used to get home quite late. would
When he was a teacher, my dad ………………….……………quite late.
6)Do you think you could learn to live without your mobile phone?used
Do you think you could ………………….… without your mobile phone?
7)In the past, people wouldn‟t go as far away on holiday as they do today. use
In the past, people ………… as far away on holiday as they do today.
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8) This town has a lot more cinemas than it had in the past. |
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This town ………………….………………… so many cinemas. |
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