1 Match the verb forms in 1–10 with tenses a–j.

1 ___ This job has really got the better of him.

2 ___ We’ll be seeing Monica later this afternoon.
3 ___ Why have you been working such long hours recently?
4 ___ I wasn’t driving carefully, and it was raining hard at the time.
5 ___ The schoolchildren were expected to do a lot of homework last term.
6 ___ She’s been told not to return to work until Monday.
7 ___ Isn’t Spanish spoken more than English in some US states?
8 ___ You are being taken to the airport by our driver.
9 ___ I had never complained about anything in my life before.
10 ___ We probably won’t feel up to going out tonight.

a Present Simple Passive

b Future Simple
c Present Perfect Continuous
d Past Continuous
e Present Perfect
f Past Simple Passive
g Future Continuous
h Past Perfect Simple
i Present Perfect Passive
j Present Continuous Passive

2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1 I ’ll look after (look after) your dog while you’re abroad, if you like.
2 She _______ (water) her houseplants when the phone rang.
3 We _______ (adopt) by our parents in 1982.
4 Before he went on holiday last year, he _______ never _______ (travel) by plane.
5 Where’s your laptop?’ ‘It _______ (fix) at the moment.’
6 ‘_______ you _______ (have) something nice for dinner?’ ‘Yes, we had barbecued chicken.’
7 Jemma is going out with Tom now, and poor Steve _______ (be) heartbroken since he found out.
8 What do you imagine you _______ (do) this time next year?
9 ‘You _______ (wait) at the bus stop for a while, haven’t you?’ ‘Yes, about 20 minutes, so far!’
10 Let’s meet at the restaurant – the table _______ (book) for 8 p.m.
11 Planning permission _______ (grant) once your plans are approved.

3. Change the sentences into passive

1. They didn't recommend the new film. _____________________________________________________
2. They were singing a song when the curtain fell. __________________________________________________________
3. They bought 300 new cars.___________________________________________________________________________
4. My parents have seen Mt. Everest._____________________________________________________________________
5. After they had seen a new film, they went to the restaurant._________________________________________________
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4. Complete the sentences with words from the box. There are two extra words.

homecoming homepage homesick housewarming housework life expectancy lifelong lifestyle

1 I’ve had a lifelong interest in model trains. I have a huge collection!

2 Check out my new _______ . I’ve added some new photos.
3 It’s very hard to keep up with the _______ when you’ve got a full-time job.
4 When Victor returned from his travels around the world, his family celebrated his _______ with a big party.
5 Yoshi and Tomoko are moving to London Road next month. Have you had an invitation to their _______ party?
6 What’s the average _______ in your country?

5. Match the words in 1–6 and a–f to make compound nouns.

1 book d a program
2 head ___ b poisoning
3 food ___ c line
4 junk ___ d case
5 computer ___ e pot
6 tea ___ f food

6. Write the missing words to form compounds in these sentences.

1. I took sleeping _____________, but I still couldn't sleep.

2. My father bought a new book ____________ for his new book collection.
3. Susan ate some bad salami and got food _________________.
4. Where is tea _________________.
5. Bill Gates wrote _______________ program.
6. Did you see the head______________s in the news paper today?