Grammar and Vocabulary Revision exercises- MS Intermediate Unit 1

Boost your English! Practice past tenses & phrasal verbs with fun exercises.

Put the verbs in brackets in Past Simple, Past Continuous or Past Perfect tense. One day when I was little, my sister came (come) home from school with a pet rabbit in her bag. She had found (find) it by the side of the road as she had been walking and she wanted (want) to keep it. The rabbit seemed (seem) frightened. We thought (think) it had been (be) out for a long time. However, while we were playing (play) with it that afternoon, it became (become) quite friendly. That evening, we put (put) the rabbit in the garage and closed (close) the door carefully. The next day was (be) Saturday, so after breakfast, we went (go) into the garage to look at the rabbit. To our surprise, it wasn't (not be) there. It had run (run) away. We searched (search) everywhere: in the garden, in the shed, behind the bins. We were looking (look) in the front garden when our neighbour came (come) to us. He was holding (hold) the rabbit! He had found (find) it hiding under a bush in his garden. Later on, Dad made (make) a special house for the rabbit. We kept (keep) it in its new house after that and thankfully it never escaped (escape) again. Choose the correct answer.We weren't satisfied with our hotel room because it .... a bathroom. hasn´t got didn´t have wasn´t having My parents felt relieved after I ......home last night. had come back came come John ......answered all the questions, so he felt happy. answered was answering had answered The children were afraid because a big dog .... them was following followed used to follow How did you feel when you ....... the match? won had won was winning I went home and ... my homework straight away. did had done was doing Complete the text with these words. settle down, accusing, pass away, grow up, adults, embarrassing, retire, look something up, bring up, sarcastic,infanta) Her accusing eyes were fixed on him, but he couldn’t persuade her that it wasn’t his fault.b) My uncle Robin was brought up by his grandma – my great-great grandma - in the country. After his studies, he moved to Manchester and settled down there. He’d been working all his life in a bank until he retired at the age of 65.c) Andy was angry with Fiona because of her sarcastic comments. Some people didn’t understand them and it was embarrassing.d) The admission is £ 25 for adults and £15 for children.e) I don’t understand the word. I ought to look it up in a dictionary.f) Jessica was often ill as an infant, but when she grew up her immunity system became much better.g) Paul felt miserable when his wife passed away. They had been together for 45 years and get on really well. Write the phrasal verbs according to their definitions. Write the phrasal verbs with "to " infinitive. A) to look and act like part of a group - to fit in withB) to succeed in finding or reaching somebody - to catch up withC) to leave sb. or abandon - to walk out onD) to tolerate or be patient about something - to put up withE) to match or equal - to live up to Fill in the senteces with the phrasal verbs from the previous exercise. Be careful about the tenses. a) He was trying to catch up with that guy you were just talking to.b) I'm disappointed. You've failed to live up to your promise.c) You have to fit in with society, be aware of how others see you. Then everybody will be satisfied.d) For other reasons, I can' t put up with your aggression anymoree) My wife walked out on me and my boys years ago. I still can't get over it. Explain these words:a) look upb) look up toc) make upd) make up for Which sentence is correct?a) He turned on the light. b)He turned the light on. a b both Which sentence is correct?a)They got on the bus. b)They got the bus on. a b both Which is correct?a)We mixed up the numbers. b)We mixed the numbers up. c) We mixed them up. a b c all three Which is WRONG?a) We´ve run it out of. b) We have run out of them. c) We´ve run out of honey. a b c all wrong I needed some money to help with the expenses at home so I decided to get a part time job.When I started to work in a big company I needed a lot of help, but now I ....... doing all the work on my own. will get used to used to am getting used to I was shocked when I joined this company because I ............... doing much work everyday. ( it is connected with the situation in the previous task) wasn´t used to got used to used to My boss told me “ Don't worry, it's a simple program to use. You .......... it in no time, I'm sure”. are used to used to will get used to At first the employees didn't like doing too much, but in the end they .......... to it because the salary was really well. got used to used to will used to But when Mr. Smith was the head of our office everything ...... be well organized. Now it's total chaos here!!! I don’t know what to do. will be used to get used to used to By the time they reached adolescence, they had crossed horns a lot. T F I have locked swords quite often with my parents so far. T F Explain the differnce between " to squabble over" and " to have a feud"