a) First
b) Suddenly
7. Kim was cycling to college when __________ it started snowing.
a) suddenly
b) next
8. They walked for hours and __________ reached a small village.
a) next
b) finally
GRAMMAR
Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentences.
1. My sister
went / was going to the cinema twice last week.
2. We
waited / were waiting for the bus for half an hour this morning!
3. Eric
did / was doing his homework when I called at 7 o’clock.
4. I wanted to visit my uncle on Saturday but he
worked / was working.
5. Julia had a great idea for the project and
told / was telling her friends about it straight away.
6. Nick
asked / was asking the teacher for help with the maths problem.
7. Sandra
smiled / was smiling when she heard the news.
8. They
played / were playing tennis when it began to rain.
Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the email.
Hi Alex,
Do you remember Tim? He (1)
started / was starting in our class just before you went to live
in the US with your family. Well, (2)
did you know / were you knowing he was a really good
guitar player?
I (3)
found / was finding out because one day when I (4)
arrived / was arriving at school a bit
early, I (5) went / was going into the classroom and he (6)
played / was playing. He (7)
didn’t
realise / wasn’t realising that I (8)
listened / was listening. He’s amazing and now he’s going
to join our band!
We’ll all be able to play together when you come back next week for the summer holidays!
See you soon,
Chris
Number of correct answers: _________
