REVISION

Complete the email with the correct form of the verbs in the box. Use the past simple or the past
perfect.
have

lose

plan

realise

get

leave

ring

go

stay

decide

answer

Hi Hilary,
Thanks for letting me stay with you last weekend. I 0 had a terrible journey home. When
I 1 ..................got.............. to the bus station it was after 8 oclock and the bus
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.............................had already left........... . As you know, I 3 ...had

planned................................. to take the train but at the last minute I

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............decided............................ on the bus because it was cheaper. When I got

home I 5 ..............realised.......................... I 6 .......................had lost................. my front

door keys. I 7 ........................rang................ my brother but he
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....................had.......gone.......... to bed and 9 .......................didnt answer......... his

phone! In the end I 10 ...........................stayed............. with my neighbour!

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Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or the past perfect form of the verbs in the brackets.
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2

I ____went____ (go) to London last week. I ______had been____ (be) there twice before.
George .........had finished........ (finish) his lunch when his friends ............arrived....... (arrive) at

the restaurant.
We ....had travelled........... (travel) around all of Europe by the time we ..stopped.......................

(stop) in Paris.
Michael ............was....... (be) very happy because he .........had received...... (receive) a letter

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from his best friend.

When I .........had.saved......... (save) enough money I ........bought............ (buy) a new bike.
The child ......had.........(have) a nightmare because he ..........had watched....... (watch) a horror
film.

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Noun suffixes
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2
3
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An ...............explorer.......... is a person who discovers new places, countries and continents.

A .......plumber.................. is useful if you have problems with your bathroom.
A ..................farmer....... works with animals and plants.
A ..............journalist........... writes articles for newspapers or magazines.
A ..................decorator....... paints houses.

Units 5 and 7
Rewrite the sentences using the present simple passive or the past simple passive.
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Someone broke the shop window last night.

The shop window was broken last night.

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2 People took photographs of the tsunami.
Photographs of the tsunami were
taken........................................................................................................................ .
3 They knocked down the Berlin Wall in 1989.
The Berlin Wall was knocked down in
1989........................................................................................................................ .
4 People often confuse me with Penelope Cruz.
I am often confused with Penelope
Cruz........................................................................................................................ .
5 They built the new theatre in 1960.
The .new theatre was built in
1960....................................................................................................................... .
6 They call her the queen of hip-hop music.
She is called the queen of hip-hop
music........................................................................................................................ .
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use the
present simple passive.

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Some clocks __are made______ (make) of gold.

That magazine .............................is read........... (read) all over the world.
The mountains .......................are covered................. (cover) in snow.
This song ................is written........................ (write) in 1995.
Jim ..........................is known.............. (know) to be very lazy.
We .......................arent taught................. (not teach) Information Technology at my school.

Complete the text using the correct form of the verbs in the box. Use the past simple
passive.
lose

damage

kill

destroy

flood

rescue

There has been a lot of rain for the last three days and last night our village 0 was flooded.
Fortunately nobody 1 .........................was killed............... , but some dogs and cats
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...............................were lost......... . Some people 3 .........were rescued............................... from

the roofs of their houses. I dont think any homes 4 ..............were destroyed..........................
completely, but some 5 ...........were damaged............................. by the water. It will take a lot of
time and money to put things right.
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