Progress Review 17. Use of English B1+

The thief …           (make) off with a valuable necklace before the police arrived.

There is nobody for …       (who) we feel greater respect.

Not until I got home … … …               (notice) that I had the wrong umbrella.

Not only … … …              (fail) to report the accident, but also later denied that he had been driving the car.

But for your help, we …                  (be) in trouble last year.

I can’t believe it, inspector! You mean that Smith …                    (steal) money from the till all this time!

I …          (go) swimming a lot (but I don’t now).

When we lived in Los Angeles, we …         (walk) through the park every day.

When Paul was at school, he     … always …         (lose) things.

May 1945: The war in Europe …        (come) to an end. (summaries of historical events)

Ship …       (sink) in midnight collision. (Headlines)

We …               (enjoy) our stay here. Thank you very much. (Temporary situations)