ni B Circle the correct words. Before | got to know Olivia, | had never met / had never been meeting such a sensitive person, When Dan and Liam were kids, they would always fight / had always been fighting. Ed was very worried because his younger brother was missing / had been missing all morning My relatives used to live / would live in Saudi Arabia, but now they have relocated to the UK Back in 2012, when she would graduate / graduated trom university, Mackenzie didn’t use to be / wouldn't be very sociable. | didn’t use to enjoy / wouldn't enjoy walking to work, but now | do. Tom felt great; it was the first time he was travelling / had travelled by plane. wean 40 © Read the article and choose the correct answers. 12 Years a Slave 12 Years a Slave is an award-winning flm that tells the story of an African American called Solomon Northup who (1) be a free man until one day in 1841 when his life (2) completely Northup (3) __ in New York for years when one day, two men (4) him a temporary job as a musician in Washington, a place Northup (5) __ to before. However, once they arrived, the two men (6) him and sold him into slavery. During the years that followed, Northup's life as a slave (7) _ unbearable. He was no longer a free man and had to endure many years of humiliation andi cruelty. Northup was a slave for 12 years before he was finally rescued and (8) __ the chance to go back to his family Pair eI 1 a was b used to © had would 2 a changed b was changing © would change d_ had changed 3 a ined b would tive © had been living was living 4 a offered b were offering © had offered d_ used to offer 5 a had never gone b didn't go © wasn't going d_ had never been 6 a would drug b were drugging ¢ had been drugged dd Grugged 7 a became b was becoming © used to become d_ had been becoming 8 a washaving b had © had had d_ had been havingGrammar D Complete the blogs with the correct form of the verbs. Use past tenses. (Our most inspirational moments ~ which is yours? always be never imagine notice play surt : Football player >) My mest inspirational moment? It has to be the time when | first watched Pele playing football. itq@) —____________ my dream to play football professionally. When I was young, | (2) football in the living room and my mum would always shout at me, One day, while | (3) SS the Internet, | @ —_______ an advertisement for football trials. Amazingly, | was ‘successful and got a piace on a local team. Before that day, |(S)———_____ that my dream would come true. Now here | am, playing football for a living, decide sing play start takepart tell E Singer © | wel, ital (6) = in the basement of my best friend's ~ | house. People (7) me that I had a good voice and one © | cay, white!(@)_____________ one of my favourite songs and my friends Sef Elle and Josh (9) — the guitar and the drums, it hit me! = rr = there and then to give it shot. A few months a F ater, my friends and | (11) —________ in this reality snow - and the | EL restis history. E buy change cut make neverdream teach talk walk watch = chet | | Watching Jamie Oliver on TV! ©} tga tearing to cook and then | (13) i _____ Jamie's TV series and my life (14) = © | for the better! twas exhausted, 1(15) ______________at the local college € all day and | was very hungry! There was hardly anything in the fridge, just a few basic things, and while | ei) aot oe a slice of bread, Jamie (17) about a really easy recipe. | (18) to the comer shop, (19) the ingredients and (20)____________________ myset some delicious pasta! Now | cook regularly for family and friends and I've got myself a bit of a reputation, UNIT 2 21Unit 2 E Choose the correct answers. 1 By the time Elisa __ at the theatre, the play a arrived had already begun b had arrived / began 2 Every Saturday the athlete __ around the park to keep fit. a used to run b was running 3 Our teacher _ about our results a few weeks before he __ them to us. a. knew / was eiving b knew / gave 4 My colleague and |__ on the experiment for a year before we a solution. a. were working / were finding b had been working / found 5 Once the burglar __ any jewellery he found, he __ out of the window to escape. a had stolen / would jump stole / had jumped 6 The members of the audience __ to each other while Katrina _ her presentation, a. were speaking / gave b were speaking / was giving F Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs. Use past tenses. Life lessons Jake Edmonds (1) —___________ {always be) the most popular boy on campus, there was no doubt about it. If you had to describe him in a few words, you'd say he was attractive, sociable and had a great sense of humour. Also, as he Q (play) sports and winning since he was a child, he had earned the respect of teachers and students alike, He had it alll At weekends, Jake was always busy. Why wouldn't he be? He had so many friends and none of us (3) (ever ask) what he got up to. What nobody realised, however, was that he (4) ______ hide) a secret from all of us for a very long time, One Saturday night, as we (5) (Walk) to our halls of residence after a night out, we (6) as {notice} Jake running along the street. We snout ris name, ran after him and even (@) —___________ (cal him on his phone, but he didn’t answer. The following day, he (@_—___ rete to discus it To cut a long story short, we later found out that with the help of his grandmother, Jake 10) (reise) his little brother for a number of years. University during the ay, homenork at night and playtime with his younger brother in the afternoons. He (11) (use) the words embarrassed and dishonest to describe his behaviour towards us. The only words we could think of were unselfish, mature and responsible. Jake (12) ________ teach) us that things aren't always the way they seem and we in turn showed him how important itis to confide in his friends. 22FCE in Action Complete the second sentence so that it is similar in meaning to the first, using the word given. Do not change the word given. Use between two and five words, including the word given. 1. Timothy interviewed the pilot and then wrote his article. AFTER Timothy wrote his article the pilot, 2. As children, my brother and I never got on with each other. USE As children, my brother and | ‘on with each other, 3 It started raining as soon as | got home. BARELY i SeelesS —__________ it started raining. 4 | fell and broke my arm during the football match. WHILE {fell and broke my arm gta, 5 | had never visited the Spanish Steps in Rome before. To It was the first time ___ the Spanish Steps in Rome. 6 Inthe summer, she usually got up early in the mornings and went for a sivim, WOULD Inthe summer, she =. early in the mornings and go for a swim. TTTeTeTe errr en TRE TT TT ERE nnnT nn aT TTT rrrTeTT rT TT Tn rn eneneRRrrrnrnenenrnerersnrerreTErrrnrey: UNIT 2 2324, Unit 2 " Grammar | didn’t recognise Jack; he so tall since | had last seen him. ECCE in Action Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the sentences. Before | saw the film Gravity, | ___so interested in space! a never was 10 b had never been © would never be d_ was never being My family and |____ the possibility of moving abroad long before | got a job in the UK, a were discussing b had to discuss © had been discussing discussed By the time Harriet decided to travel with us, we our flights. a. had already booked b had booked already © already booked d_ booked already |__ in London for five years when the company 1 work for offered me a job in Cyprus. a was living b had been living © would live d lived By the time Andrew got home, his wife —_ dinner. a was already eaten b had already eaten ¢ had already been eating did already eat ‘How long for when the storm broke?” ‘About an hour! were they sailing b_ they had been salling ¢ had they been sailing d_ they had sailed The security guard wes watching the fans while the tennis player autographs. a. had been signing b had signed © was signing was signed ‘When | was at school, students __ their teachers more than they do today. a were respecting, © had respected b used to respect d_ had been respecting — chemistry lessons at school? a Were you enjoying b_ Had you enjoyed ¢ Would you enjoy” Did you use to enjoy Oliver and Betty hardly knew each other when they to get married a. had decided © were deciding b decided d_ had been deciding 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 was growing b grew © had grown had been grown ‘Did you get there in time?’ ‘Yes. As soon as we__, the races began’ a did arrive b would arrive © were arriving d_ had arrived By the time Sally __ the stairs to the fifteenth floor, the lift had been fixed. a dlimbed b would climb © used to climb was climbing How long ___ the robbery for before they actually went ahead with it? had the thieves been planning did the thieves plan ¢ did the thieves use to plan d_ would the thieves plan — 10 hip hop music in the 90s? a Were people dancing Did people use to dance ¢ Had people danced d_ People would dance Patricia called me on my mobile phone, but at the time, |___an email so I couldn't answer. a wrote b had written © was writing would write During his career as a pilot, Dad to exotic destinations a was flying © had flown b would fly d_ had been flying — transferred to the Paris office when the new. director arrived? a Did you use to be © Had you been b You were d_ Had you been getting - ‘The fog __ thicker and thicker and we were scared. a was getting b would get © had got d_ had been getting ‘As soon as __ the brochure, he decided to plan a trip to Egypt. a. he was reading did he read b he had read d_ had ne read