1. My mum’s made an -----------------to talk to my teacher tomorrow.
2. I’ve got a lot of ------ to do, to get everything ready for my holiday.
3. I -------phoned my brother instead of my mum!
4. The garden was in complete-------, and I fell over my bike lying on the path.
5. My grandma’s going to the hospital for some ------ on Monday.
6. There was a long family ------- last night about where to go on holiday.
7. Reading a lot of science fiction isn’t --------- a bad thing.
8. My grandfather has an amazing --------of old stamps.
Grammar
4. Complete the conversation with the correct from of the verb in brackets. Use the present simple, present continuous, past simple, past continuous or present perfect.
Sonia: Hi Alice: Where 1----------(you / go) now?
Alice: Hi Sonia. Tom 2------- (just / invite) me to go round
to his house. ---------(you / want) to come with me?
Sonia: Great, thanks! Who else 4--------(go)?
Alice: I’m not sure. I 5---------(study) in the library when I
saw him, so I 6----- (be) too busy to ask him.
Sonia: 7------- (we / need) to take anything with us?
Alice: No, Tom says his mum 8 ------------- (already / make) some
food for everyone!
Sonia: Great!
5. Complete the sentences with the correct words. Write one word in each space.
1. It’s at least six years---------our neighbours came to live next door.
2. I don’t play football now, but I ---------to play a lot when I was a child.
3. My brother isn’t quite as tall -----our dad.
4. I’ve had -------- a busy day that I’m really tired now.
5. Barry ------ able to meet us in town yesterday. He had to stay at home and study.
6. I’ve ------been to California, but it sounds fantastic!
7. My cousin Paul, ------- lives in the next street, plays video games all the time.
8. This laptop is ----most expensive thing I’ve ever bought!
6. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Who ------ (you / wait) for now?
2. I------- (study) further maths this year.
It’s quite difficult!
3. We -------- (just / get back) from our holiday in the US.
4. I saw John while I -------(cycle) home.
5. We ------(live) in London for two years before we came here.
6. Don’t take the main road into town today. They ----- (repair) the road.
7. My brother ------ (able) to find a job in a bank last year.
8. Sorry, but I ------ (not / be able) to come to the concert with you tomorrow.