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1 FRIENDS PLUS 9 – UNIT 1: THEN AND NOW Exercise 1: Give the correct form of each verb in the brackets. 1. The storm destroyed the sandcastle that we ……………… (build). 2. He ………………  (not / be) to Cape Town before 1997. 3. When she went out to play, she ………………  (do / already) her homework. 4. My brother ate all of the cake that our mum ……………… (make) . 5. The doctor took off the plaster that he ………………  (put on) six weeks before. 6. The waiter brought a drink that I ………………  (not / order). 7. I could not remember the poem we ………………  (learn) the week before. 8. The children collected the chestnuts that ………………  (fall)  from the tree. 9. ………………  (he / phone) Sylvie before he went to see her in London? 10. She ………………  (not / ride) a horse before that day. 11. David ………………  (go) home by the time I arrived. 12. David suddenly realised that he ………………  (leave) his laptop on the train. 13. Mum was annoyed because I ………………  (not clean) my room. 14. ………………  (they / study) English before they went to the USA? 15. We were hungry because we ………………  (not eat). Exercise 2: Give the correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1. They (go) ……………..home after they (finish) ………………… their work. 2. She said that she (already, see) ……………………. Dr. David. 3. By the time I (finish) ……………..typing the report, all of my co-workers (leave) …………... 4. He told me he (not/eat) ………………………… such kind of food before. 5. When he came to the stadium, the match (already/ begin) …………………………………. 6. Before she (watch) ………………….. TV, she (do) ………………. homework. 7. What (he / do) ……………..before he went to the airport? 8. After they (go) ………………………, I (sit) ……………….. down and (watch)…………..TV. 9. Yesterday, David (go) ………………….. to the store before he (go) ………………… home. 10. David (go) ………………………home before we (arrive) ………………………… Exercise 3: Rewrite these sentences with the given words or phrases. 1. David had gone home before we arrived. => After……………………………………………………………………………………. 2. We had lunch then we took a look around the shops. => Before…………………………………………………………………………………… 3. The light had gone out before we got out of the office. => When……………………………………………………………………………………. 4. After she had explained everything clearly, we started our work. => By the time ……………………………………………………………………………. 5. My father had watered all the plants in the garden by the time my mother came home. => Before…………………………………………………………………………………. Exercise 4: Give the correct form of each verb in the brackets. 1. When Sylvie arrived at the theater, the film ………………….(start). 2. He …………………. (live) in Paris before he went to Vietnam. 3. After Sylvie …………………. (eat) the cake, she began to feel sick. 4. If he …………………. (listen) to me, he would have got the job. 5. Sylvie didn’t arrive until I …………………. (leave). 6. After they …………………. (finish) lunch, they went out. 7. The tree was dead because it …………………. (be) arid all summer. 8. I …………………. (meet) him somewhere before. 9. They were late for the flight because they …………………. (forget) their passports. 10. Sylvie told me she …………………. (study) a lot before the exam. Exercise 5: Give the correct form of each verb in the brackets.


4 8. I ……………….someone call my name. I ……………….around and ……………….my dad standing at the back of the queue. I ……………….so surprised. (HEAR, TURN, SEE, BE) 9. My sister ……………….a bright summer dress when I ……………….her at the performance. (WEAR, SEE) 10. I ……………….preparing dinner at 4.pm and I ……………….still at it when my wife ……………….home. (START, BE, COME) 11. Our housekeeper ……………….the vase. As she ……………….up the pieces, she ……………….her middle finger. (BREAK, PICK, CUT) 12. We suddenly ……………….that we ……………….in the wrong direction. (REALISE, DRIVE) 13. She ……………….a great skier when she was young. (BE) 14. I ……………….an old friend in town while I ……………….the shopping. (MEET, DO) 15. While the children ……………….with others my husband and I ……………….to have a cup of coffee. (PLAY, DECIDE) Exercise 14: Give the correct form of each verb in the brackets. 1. Yesterday evening David …………………. (have) a bath when the phone …………………. (ring). He got out of the bath and …………………. (answer) the phone. 2. I …………………. (see) David  in the park. He …………………. (sit) on the grass and …………………. (read) a book. 3. While I …………………. (walk) in the garden, I …………………. (hurt) my back. 4. David  …………………. (burn) his hand when he …………………. (cook) the dinner. 5. David  …………………. (fall) off the ladder while he …………………. (paint) the ceiling. 6. Last night, I …………………. (read) in the bed when suddenly I …………………. (hear) a scream. 7. (you, watch) …………………..television when I phoned you? 8. Sylvie …………………. (wait) for me when I …………………. (arrive). 9. I …………………. (not/drive) very fast when the accident …………………. (happen). 10. I …………………. (break) a plate last night. I …………………. (do) the washing-up when it …………………. (slip) out of my hand. Exercise 15: Fill in each blank with a suitable word below: wristband / souvenir / necklace / attic / dweller / sunglasses / artist / fact / singer / cupboard 1. (A / An) ……….. is a piece of jewellery consisting of a chain, string of  beads , etc. worn around the neck. 2. ………… are a pair of glasses with dark glass in them that you wear to protect your eyes from bright light from the sun. 3. The ……….. is the  space  or  room  at the  top  of a  building , under the  roof , often used for  storing  things. 4. (A / An) ………. is a narrow piece of material worn around the  wrist , as a decoration, to take in  sweat  during exercise, or to show support for something. 5. (A / An) ……….. is a person who sings, or whose job is singing, especially in public. 6. (A / An) ………… is a person who creates works of art, especially paintings or drawings. 7. (A / An) ……….. is a thing that you buy and/or keep to remind yourself of a place, an occasion or a holiday; something that you bring back for other people when you have been on holiday. 8. (A / An) ………… is a piece of furniture with doors and shelves used for storing dishes, food, clothes, etc. 9. (A / An) ………… is a thing that is known to be true, especially when it can be proved. 10. (A / An) ………… is a person or an animal that lives in the particular place that is mentioned. Exercise 16: Choose the best option 1. ………. is a thing that is owned by somebody. A. Property B. Necklace C. Wristband D. Luck 2. Police have issued a ………… of the gunman. A. experience B. fact C. description D. service 3. Sylvie described science as the greatest ………. in the world. A. childhood B. adventure C. illness D. advent 4. ………. shows that this strategy does not always work. A. Economy B. Need C. Infrastructure D. Experience 5. With any ………, we'll be home before dark. A. argument B. scene C. luck D. adventure