English in Mind

Level 4

Unit 1

Grammar Practice

PHOTOCOPIABLE

LEVEL 4

UNIT 1

GRAMMAR PRA

CTICE

1

Complete the sentences. Use the verbs in

the box in the present simple or present
continuous.

close get up learn play speak

come do stay

1

I ‘m learning

three languages at the moment.

2

She always

at 7.30 am on

school days.

3

Where’s your dad now? He

the shopping.

4

He

with his grandparents for a

month while his parents are on holiday.

5

My grandparents

from Cornwall.

6

The shops

at six o’clock in

my town.

7

He

fi ve languages fl uently.

8

Her favourite football team

really

well this season.

2

Complete the sentences. Put the verbs

in brackets in the past simple or past
continuous form.

1

They were playing (play) football when

suddenly it

started

(start) to snow.

2

He

(break) his leg while he

(skateboard).

3

Stephen

(wait) for a bus when

his friend

(drive) past on his

new motorbike.

4

Clare

(tidy) her bedroom

when she

(fi nd) a photo of her

grandfather.

5

The computer

(stop) working

when he

(write) an e-mail.

6

He

(read) a book when the light

(go out).

7

Her mobile phone

(drop) out of

her bag while she

(run) to catch

the bus.

8

David

(eat) a pizza when he

(swallow) an olive stone.

3

Match the two parts of the sentence.

1

When she arrived

a

before he had

home

fi nished reading it.

2

The fi lm had already

b

so he couldn’t read

started

the exam paper.

3

She told him the

c

so they failed the

ending of the book

exam.

4

He didn’t know how

d

her brother had

to tell his mum

broken her

computer.

5

He had broken

e

the plane had

his glasses

already left.

6

They hadn’t studied

f

as I’d had a big

enough

breakfast.

7

When he got to

g

when they got to

the airport

the cinema.

8

I wasn’t hungry

h

that he had broken

her favourite vase.

4

Now use the sentences in Exercise 3 and

decide which action happened fi rst and
which one happened second.

First action

Second action

1

Her brother broke
her computer.

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

She got home.

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Cambridge University Press 2008

Level 4 Unit 1