1 Choose the correct answer.
1) Our host left a note saying that he will / would be back at teatime.
2) With the electricity off, water was only able to / could only be pumped by hand.
3) We guessed Amy had been lying / lied all the time when she turned bright red.
4) They could / would have been able to have just put it in the car if we'd asked them to.
5) We had to admit we won't / wouldn't finish putting up the tent before it was dark.
6) When he was younger, Uncle Harry used to be / was a jazz singer. Now he just prefers to spend his time gardening.
7) Most of us learned / have been learning English since we were about eight.
2 Fill the gaps with the words below. There are two words that you do not need to use.
cunning unassuming spacious peppery compatible tasty stingy responsive careless audible
1 Are you sure those sausages aren't too for our guests?
2 I'm not sure which platform the train leaves from.The announcement wasn't .
3 The criminal was enough to avoid being caught by the police.
4 I wouldn't buy a house with a tiny kitchen. I need a really one.
5 Is this program with my computer’s anti-virus software?
6 He's a hugely successful writer, yet when you meet him, he is so .
7 I can't believe you made such a mistake!
8 Paul is too to buy Christmas presents.
