UNIT 2 Grammar

A. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple form of the verbs.
1. A: How _________ (be) your flight?
B: Fine, thanks, but I _________ (not sleep) because the seats _________ (not be)
comfortable.
2. A: What _________ (you / do) last summer?
B: We _________ (not have) much money, so we _________ (decide) to stay in the UK.
3. A: Where _________ (Ben / go) on holiday last year?
B: He _________ (go) to Canada.
4. A: _________ (you / bring) back any souvenirs from Jamaica?
B: Yes, I _________ (do). I _________ (buy) some Blue Mountain coffee.
5. A: _________ (you/ meet) your French friends when you were in Paris?
B: Yes, we _________ (do). We _________ (meet) them for dinner one evening.
6. A: _________ (you / visit) your cousins in Los Angeles?
B: No, we _________ (not have) time.
B. Write questions with simple past tense asking the information in bold.
1. She played basketball with her friends last weekend.
__________________________________________
2. We went to the forest two weeks ago.
___________________________________________
3. They slept in a tent yesterday.
___________________________________________
4. Yes, Ali spent all his money on a new phone.
___________________________________________
5. She was with her family at home last night.
___________________________________________
C. Complete the sentences with the past continuous forms of the verbs in
brackets.
1. When we arrived at the station, my uncle _________ (wait) for us in the car park.
2. It _________ (snow) hard when we got to our hotel.
3. _________ (you / fly) over the Alps when the turbulence started?
4. How fast _________ (you / drive) when the accident happened?
5. Where __________ (you/ stand) when the thief stole your handbag?
6. Did you get lost because your GPS _________ (not work)?

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D. Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous forms of
the verbs in brackets.
My mother and I 1______________ (have) a terrible journey from London to Edinburgh last
weekend. First, when my brother 2______________ (drive) us to the airport on Saturday
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evening, his car ______________ (break down) on the motorway. In the end, we
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______________ (miss) our plane and 5______________ (buy) some new tickets for the flight
on Sunday morning instead. However, on Sunday morning we 6______________ (wait) for our
flight when it 7______________ (start) snowing heavily, and they 8______________ (decide)
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to close the airport. So we ______________ (take) a taxi to Euston Station and
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______________ (buy) tickets for the 2 pm train to Edinburgh.
E. Complete the sentences with so, because, but, or although.
1.They offered him the job ______________he turned it down.
2. ______________ Norway is a beautiful country, it is very cold in winter.
3. His mother is not feeling well, ______________ he needs to take care of her.
4. I'd like to go with you ______________I'm too busy right now.
5. I didn't like the concert ______________ the band didn't play well.
6. Today is my daughter's birthday, ______________I need to buy her a present.
7. I love fish and chips ______________ it is not healthy.
8. They didn't offer him the job ______________he didn't have any experience.
9. ______________ it rains a lot in winter, I like walking the dog in the park.
10. Your marks in English are low ______________ you don't study hard enough.
F. Put the sentences in the correct order.
A. ____ A few minutes later, they realized that a man was trying to steal a bike in front of a
shop.
B. ____ After that, a policeman arrived and took him to the police station.
C. ____ The man answered that he was the owner of the bike and was working in that shop.
D. ____ The next day, they read the whole thing in the town’s newspaper.
E. ____ Yesterday some of my friends from the school were walking along the street.
F. ____ They asked the man what he was doing and who he was.
G. ____ Then they also went to the police station for the query.
H. ____ They didn’t believe him and one of them called the police immediately.

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Unit 2 Vocabulary
A. Complete the sentences with a suitable word from the box. There is one
extra.
hire take spend have book buy sunbathe rent
stay

1. Lisa is really in a difficult situation. She left her family house and now is looking for a flat
to _________.

2. It is useless to ____________ hours on trying to fix that old car. It won’t work.

3. There is a long queue in front of the ticket office so, it will be easier to __________ tickets
online for Sagrada Familia.

4. Do not plan anything for Saturday evening. Your father will __________ a table for dinner
in the new restaurant.

5. For my summer holiday the only thing that I want to do is to ___________ on the beach and
read my book.

6. In Barcelona you can _________ a bike and go sightseeing in the city.

7. We are planning to ___________ in a tent because hotel prices are too expensive for us.

8. On our city tour we will have short breaks so, you can ___________ photos of the historical
buildings.

B. Complete the sentences with at/in / on.

İn İn
2. We spent our honeymoon _______ Montenegro __________ 2015. It was a fascinating
holiday.

İn
3. My grandparents don’t like hot weather so, they go to cold places ________ summer and

İn
turn back _______ November when it becomes cold here.

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 On İn
4. I met my husband _______ a plane ________ March. We celebrate our anniversary

On
_________15th of March every year.

On
5. Sandy’s new home looks gorgeous. There are expensive paintings _______ the walls and

İn
silk carpets ________ the floor.

At
6. We always have family dinner _______ Christmas. We prepare a huge table _______ the
İn
At
garden and start eating _______ 9 o’clock all together.

At İn
7. Be careful in this city _______ nights. Try to go out _______ the morning or afternoon.

İn İn
8. My mum is ________ the kitchen and cooks dinner, and my father is ________ the living

İn
room and watches TV _______ the evenings.

At At. On
9. Susan waits ______ the bus stop _______8.30 ______ Mondays. Then, she spends her day

İn
_______ the park.

On İn
10. Last week I first saw Helen _______ the bus. After that, we met __________ the museum
again.

C. Complete the sentences with a suitable word from the box.

Take
1. Tim is very excited. He wants to ___________ Ashley to the Chinese restaurant in town.

Play
2. We have still some time to ____________ a romantic song and dance.

Wait
3. It is an exhausting day. I need to __________ for my boss at the airport.
Hur and tried to catch the last train.
4. I’m really sorry I couldn’t call you back. I was in _________
ry
Meet
5. Tomorrow is my day off. Let’s ____________ in the shopping centre and buy new clothes.

Run
6. The boy stole one of the toys from the shop and started to ________ across the road
immediately.
Driv
7. I like to __________ along the forest road and listen to music alone in my car.
e
Give
8. I saw my new tutor for a short time but still I had a chance to __________ my phone
number.

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 İnvi
9. After I move to my new house I want to __________ my neighbours to dinner and meet
them. te
Hav some time with your friends.
10. Why don’t you go to the beach and _________
e

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