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    Extra grammar practice extension B2+ Unit

    Past tenses; Present and past habits 2 My mum says she wasn’t so assertive when she was
    my age. NOT USE TO
    1 Choose the best answer (a, b or c).
    1 He for ages. He can’t have much more to say, when she was my age.
    can he? 3 They meet once a week to catch up on the latest news.
    a has been b was talking c had been WILL USUALLY
    talking talking
    2 I doing my homework when the fire alarm went off. to catch up on the latest news.
    a had just b have just c had just been 4 People didn’t communicate by phone as much so
    finished finished finishing there was more face-to-face interaction. NOT USE TO
    3 We the train when we realised we hadn’t got our
    tickets. so there was more face-to-face interaction.
    a was getting b were about c have got on
    5 When I was younger I went to the park at the weekend
    on to get on
    and played by the lake for hours. WOULD
    4 I the homework, but our professor remembered

    and asked us to hand it in on our way out.
    by the lake for hours.
    a wouldn’t b haven’t c wasn’t going
    mention mentioned to mention
    5 Complete with the correct form of these verbs.
    5 They had hundreds of emails to read when they
    from their holiday. go  • ​study  • ​have  • ​hang out  • ​imagine  • ​live  • ​
    a had got back b got back c have got back eat  • ​not realise  • ​usually go out  • ​always tell

    2 Complete with the correct form of these verbs.


    First year nerves?
    study  •  make  •  buy  •  save up  •  do  •  attend Worried about starting college or university? Nervous
    about making friends? Don’t be, it’s easier than you think.

    I (1) communication at I (1) at this college for over


    university so far this year. Since I started, I a year now and I love it. At first, my main worry was
    (2) some very interesting whether I would make friends easily and that turned out
    lectures. One professor in particular makes the talks to be the easy part. I lived in college during my first year,
    very entertaining. While she talks I take notes in my which was a lot easier than I (2)  .
    notebook. However, I have noticed a lot of students I (3) in the cafeteria and join
    (3) notes on their tablets. anyone who I recognised. We had a communal seating
    I have thought about buying a tablet but I’m not sure area too and people (4)
    which model is best. I (4) there in the evenings and chat. Obviously, I got to know
    enough to buy one and I (5)
    the other students on my course quite well because we
    that last month. Then a friend told me about a good
    studied together. Our professors (5)
    deal on mobile phones and I (6)
    us to do as much research and reading as
    a new phone instead.
    we could. As a result, a few of us (6)
    regular study nights. Social and sporting
    3 Find and correct the sentences with mistakes. clubs are another place to meet people. I signed up to
    Tick (✓) the correct sentences. four sports clubs in the first week but then I found that
    1 The band rehearsing at least three times week. things clashed. One night I (7)
    2 My father used to be a scientific researcher, but now rowing when I realised I had a tennis match at the same
    he’s a public speaker. time. In the end, I had to drop two clubs and focus on
    3 They were always talked in the library so the my favourites.
    librarian has banned them for a month.
    The biggest difficulty was money! I (8)
    4 I will always checking my emails at least twice a day.
    that living within my budget would be so
    5 He checks his Facebook account once a week.
    hard. I (9) with my parents
    4 Rewrite the sentences using the words given. before I started college so I didn’t have to pay for anything.
    Do not change the meaning. This year I’m sharing a flat with three friends. We study
    1 She waves her hands around when she talks and it’s hard because we want to do well but we
    a bit annoying. ALWAYS (10) on a Friday or
    Saturday night to have some fun and relax.
    and it’s a bit annoying.

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