Test 1. Solutions Intermediate

1. Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect, past continuous, or (didn’t) use to and the words below.

have, like , listen, lose, save, wait, walk, work

1. Josh didn’t eat much at the party because he         dinner earlier.

2. I                     chocolate, but now I love it.

3. We arrived really late, and everyone             for us.

4. Mick and Yasmina became good friends while they              in the same company.

5. After Ryan and Katie           some money, they bought a house.

6. Sorry, what did you say? I                   to you.

7. Sally              to school every morning, but now she cycles.

8. So, did Max start a business after he          his job?

Read the text and choose the correct words

My Aunt Rani’s family             [were coming, came] to Birmingham from India when she was twelve because her parents                [used to decide, had decided] to start a business here. Aunt Rani               [didn't use to, used to] like Birmingham because it was a big noisy city, and she             [had grown, was growing] up in a small village. She              [used to miss, was missing] her friends a lot, and she                    [didn't use to, didn't get used to] living in the UK for a long time.

Years later, when Aunt Rani               [used to study, was studying] at Aston university, she and her friends             [started, had started] a band called The Aston Angels. They practised a lot and soon became really good. They              [were playing, used to play] a small concert in Birmingham when a man from CDS Records          [had seen, saw] them and liked their music. Later, when they              [used to make, were making] their first CD, Aunt Rani’s band              [changed, was changing] their name to The Temple Cobras, and now they’re quite famous.

Match the words with the definitions. There is one extra word.