UNIT 6: NARRATIVE TENSES, USED TO, WOULD（叙事时态与过去习惯的表达）50 questions · 全部题目
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Exercise 1 · Exercise 1
Choose the correct option to complete the sentences below.
Complete gap 1. Story 1 When I was a child I 1 ____ very early on my birthday and look through the window. (A) was getting up (B) had got up (C) would get up I did the same the day I 2 ____ ten years old, (A) had turned (B) turned (C) used to turn I 3 ____ and 4 ____ through the window. 3: (A) got up (B) was getting up (C) would get up 4: (A) looked (B) would look (C) was looking Everything was very wet; it 5 ____ all night. (A) rained (B) had been raining (C) was raining Story 2 Last week I 6 ____ a car accident. (A) had had (B) was having (C) had I 7 ____ attention to the road (A) hadn't paid (B) didn't pay (C) wasn't paying and 8 ____ that a traffic light at a T-junction 9 ____ red 8: (A) hadn't been seeing (B) didn't see (C) wasn't seeing 9: (A) had just turned (B) had just been turning (C) was just turning when suddenly I 10 ____ into another car. (A) was crashing (B) had crashed (C) crashed Story 3 When I was a kid, we 11 ____ in a big house near Denver, (A) used to live (B) had lived (C) would live and we 12 ____ a nice fireplace. (A) were having (B) used to have (C) would have Story 4 After his arrest, the bank robber said that he 13 ____ the bank (A) was robbing (B) had robbed (C) used to rob because he 14 ____ through financial difficulties at the time; (A) went (B) had gone (C) was going he also said that the gun he 15 ____ to commit the robbery 16 ____ from one of his neighbours a few days before. 15: (A) had used (B) had been using (C) used 16: (A) had stolen (B) had been stolen (C) was being stolen Story 5 Last night I 17 ____ home (A) would walk (B) walked (C) was walking when I 18 ____ a friend (A) would see (B) was seeing (C) saw who I 19 ____ in a long time. (A) didn't see (B) hadn't seen (C) hadn't been seeing I 20 ____ him effusively before realising it wasn't my friend. (A) hugged (B) would hug (C) was hugging
Exercise 1 · Exercise 1
Choose the correct option to complete the sentences below.
Complete gap 2. Story 1 When I was a child I 1 ____ very early on my birthday and look through the window. (A) was getting up (B) had got up (C) would get up I did the same the day I 2 ____ ten years old, (A) had turned (B) turned (C) used to turn I 3 ____ and 4 ____ through the window. 3: (A) got up (B) was getting up (C) would get up 4: (A) looked (B) would look (C) was looking Everything was very wet; it 5 ____ all night. (A) rained (B) had been raining (C) was raining Story 2 Last week I 6 ____ a car accident. (A) had had (B) was having (C) had I 7 ____ attention to the road (A) hadn't paid (B) didn't pay (C) wasn't paying and 8 ____ that a traffic light at a T-junction 9 ____ red 8: (A) hadn't been seeing (B) didn't see (C) wasn't seeing 9: (A) had just turned (B) had just been turning (C) was just turning when suddenly I 10 ____ into another car. (A) was crashing (B) had crashed (C) crashed Story 3 When I was a kid, we 11 ____ in a big house near Denver, (A) used to live (B) had lived (C) would live and we 12 ____ a nice fireplace. (A) were having (B) used to have (C) would have Story 4 After his arrest, the bank robber said that he 13 ____ the bank (A) was robbing (B) had robbed (C) used to rob because he 14 ____ through financial difficulties at the time; (A) went (B) had gone (C) was going he also said that the gun he 15 ____ to commit the robbery 16 ____ from one of his neighbours a few days before. 15: (A) had used (B) had been using (C) used 16: (A) had stolen (B) had been stolen (C) was being stolen Story 5 Last night I 17 ____ home (A) would walk (B) walked (C) was walking when I 18 ____ a friend (A) would see (B) was seeing (C) saw who I 19 ____ in a long time. (A) didn't see (B) hadn't seen (C) hadn't been seeing I 20 ____ him effusively before realising it wasn't my friend. (A) hugged (B) would hug (C) was hugging
Exercise 1 · Exercise 1
Choose the correct option to complete the sentences below.
Complete gap 3. Story 1 When I was a child I 1 ____ very early on my birthday and look through the window. (A) was getting up (B) had got up (C) would get up I did the same the day I 2 ____ ten years old, (A) had turned (B) turned (C) used to turn I 3 ____ and 4 ____ through the window. 3: (A) got up (B) was getting up (C) would get up 4: (A) looked (B) would look (C) was looking Everything was very wet; it 5 ____ all night. (A) rained (B) had been raining (C) was raining Story 2 Last week I 6 ____ a car accident. (A) had had (B) was having (C) had I 7 ____ attention to the road (A) hadn't paid (B) didn't pay (C) wasn't paying and 8 ____ that a traffic light at a T-junction 9 ____ red 8: (A) hadn't been seeing (B) didn't see (C) wasn't seeing 9: (A) had just turned (B) had just been turning (C) was just turning when suddenly I 10 ____ into another car. (A) was crashing (B) had crashed (C) crashed Story 3 When I was a kid, we 11 ____ in a big house near Denver, (A) used to live (B) had lived (C) would live and we 12 ____ a nice fireplace. (A) were having (B) used to have (C) would have Story 4 After his arrest, the bank robber said that he 13 ____ the bank (A) was robbing (B) had robbed (C) used to rob because he 14 ____ through financial difficulties at the time; (A) went (B) had gone (C) was going he also said that the gun he 15 ____ to commit the robbery 16 ____ from one of his neighbours a few days before. 15: (A) had used (B) had been using (C) used 16: (A) had stolen (B) had been stolen (C) was being stolen Story 5 Last night I 17 ____ home (A) would walk (B) walked (C) was walking when I 18 ____ a friend (A) would see (B) was seeing (C) saw who I 19 ____ in a long time. (A) didn't see (B) hadn't seen (C) hadn't been seeing I 20 ____ him effusively before realising it wasn't my friend. (A) hugged (B) would hug (C) was hugging
Exercise 1 · Exercise 1
Choose the correct option to complete the sentences below.
Complete gap 4. Story 1 When I was a child I 1 ____ very early on my birthday and look through the window. (A) was getting up (B) had got up (C) would get up I did the same the day I 2 ____ ten years old, (A) had turned (B) turned (C) used to turn I 3 ____ and 4 ____ through the window. 3: (A) got up (B) was getting up (C) would get up 4: (A) looked (B) would look (C) was looking Everything was very wet; it 5 ____ all night. (A) rained (B) had been raining (C) was raining Story 2 Last week I 6 ____ a car accident. (A) had had (B) was having (C) had I 7 ____ attention to the road (A) hadn't paid (B) didn't pay (C) wasn't paying and 8 ____ that a traffic light at a T-junction 9 ____ red 8: (A) hadn't been seeing (B) didn't see (C) wasn't seeing 9: (A) had just turned (B) had just been turning (C) was just turning when suddenly I 10 ____ into another car. (A) was crashing (B) had crashed (C) crashed Story 3 When I was a kid, we 11 ____ in a big house near Denver, (A) used to live (B) had lived (C) would live and we 12 ____ a nice fireplace. (A) were having (B) used to have (C) would have Story 4 After his arrest, the bank robber said that he 13 ____ the bank (A) was robbing (B) had robbed (C) used to rob because he 14 ____ through financial difficulties at the time; (A) went (B) had gone (C) was going he also said that the gun he 15 ____ to commit the robbery 16 ____ from one of his neighbours a few days before. 15: (A) had used (B) had been using (C) used 16: (A) had stolen (B) had been stolen (C) was being stolen Story 5 Last night I 17 ____ home (A) would walk (B) walked (C) was walking when I 18 ____ a friend (A) would see (B) was seeing (C) saw who I 19 ____ in a long time. (A) didn't see (B) hadn't seen (C) hadn't been seeing I 20 ____ him effusively before realising it wasn't my friend. (A) hugged (B) would hug (C) was hugging
Exercise 1 · Exercise 1
Choose the correct option to complete the sentences below.
Complete gap 5. Story 1 When I was a child I 1 ____ very early on my birthday and look through the window. (A) was getting up (B) had got up (C) would get up I did the same the day I 2 ____ ten years old, (A) had turned (B) turned (C) used to turn I 3 ____ and 4 ____ through the window. 3: (A) got up (B) was getting up (C) would get up 4: (A) looked (B) would look (C) was looking Everything was very wet; it 5 ____ all night. (A) rained (B) had been raining (C) was raining Story 2 Last week I 6 ____ a car accident. (A) had had (B) was having (C) had I 7 ____ attention to the road (A) hadn't paid (B) didn't pay (C) wasn't paying and 8 ____ that a traffic light at a T-junction 9 ____ red 8: (A) hadn't been seeing (B) didn't see (C) wasn't seeing 9: (A) had just turned (B) had just been turning (C) was just turning when suddenly I 10 ____ into another car. (A) was crashing (B) had crashed (C) crashed Story 3 When I was a kid, we 11 ____ in a big house near Denver, (A) used to live (B) had lived (C) would live and we 12 ____ a nice fireplace. (A) were having (B) used to have (C) would have Story 4 After his arrest, the bank robber said that he 13 ____ the bank (A) was robbing (B) had robbed (C) used to rob because he 14 ____ through financial difficulties at the time; (A) went (B) had gone (C) was going he also said that the gun he 15 ____ to commit the robbery 16 ____ from one of his neighbours a few days before. 15: (A) had used (B) had been using (C) used 16: (A) had stolen (B) had been stolen (C) was being stolen Story 5 Last night I 17 ____ home (A) would walk (B) walked (C) was walking when I 18 ____ a friend (A) would see (B) was seeing (C) saw who I 19 ____ in a long time. (A) didn't see (B) hadn't seen (C) hadn't been seeing I 20 ____ him effusively before realising it wasn't my friend. (A) hugged (B) would hug (C) was hugging
Exercise 1 · Exercise 1
Choose the correct option to complete the sentences below.
Complete gap 6. Story 1 When I was a child I 1 ____ very early on my birthday and look through the window. (A) was getting up (B) had got up (C) would get up I did the same the day I 2 ____ ten years old, (A) had turned (B) turned (C) used to turn I 3 ____ and 4 ____ through the window. 3: (A) got up (B) was getting up (C) would get up 4: (A) looked (B) would look (C) was looking Everything was very wet; it 5 ____ all night. (A) rained (B) had been raining (C) was raining Story 2 Last week I 6 ____ a car accident. (A) had had (B) was having (C) had I 7 ____ attention to the road (A) hadn't paid (B) didn't pay (C) wasn't paying and 8 ____ that a traffic light at a T-junction 9 ____ red 8: (A) hadn't been seeing (B) didn't see (C) wasn't seeing 9: (A) had just turned (B) had just been turning (C) was just turning when suddenly I 10 ____ into another car. (A) was crashing (B) had crashed (C) crashed Story 3 When I was a kid, we 11 ____ in a big house near Denver, (A) used to live (B) had lived (C) would live and we 12 ____ a nice fireplace. (A) were having (B) used to have (C) would have Story 4 After his arrest, the bank robber said that he 13 ____ the bank (A) was robbing (B) had robbed (C) used to rob because he 14 ____ through financial difficulties at the time; (A) went (B) had gone (C) was going he also said that the gun he 15 ____ to commit the robbery 16 ____ from one of his neighbours a few days before. 15: (A) had used (B) had been using (C) used 16: (A) had stolen (B) had been stolen (C) was being stolen Story 5 Last night I 17 ____ home (A) would walk (B) walked (C) was walking when I 18 ____ a friend (A) would see (B) was seeing (C) saw who I 19 ____ in a long time. (A) didn't see (B) hadn't seen (C) hadn't been seeing I 20 ____ him effusively before realising it wasn't my friend. (A) hugged (B) would hug (C) was hugging
Exercise 1 · Exercise 1
Choose the correct option to complete the sentences below.
Complete gap 7. Story 1 When I was a child I 1 ____ very early on my birthday and look through the window. (A) was getting up (B) had got up (C) would get up I did the same the day I 2 ____ ten years old, (A) had turned (B) turned (C) used to turn I 3 ____ and 4 ____ through the window. 3: (A) got up (B) was getting up (C) would get up 4: (A) looked (B) would look (C) was looking Everything was very wet; it 5 ____ all night. (A) rained (B) had been raining (C) was raining Story 2 Last week I 6 ____ a car accident. (A) had had (B) was having (C) had I 7 ____ attention to the road (A) hadn't paid (B) didn't pay (C) wasn't paying and 8 ____ that a traffic light at a T-junction 9 ____ red 8: (A) hadn't been seeing (B) didn't see (C) wasn't seeing 9: (A) had just turned (B) had just been turning (C) was just turning when suddenly I 10 ____ into another car. (A) was crashing (B) had crashed (C) crashed Story 3 When I was a kid, we 11 ____ in a big house near Denver, (A) used to live (B) had lived (C) would live and we 12 ____ a nice fireplace. (A) were having (B) used to have (C) would have Story 4 After his arrest, the bank robber said that he 13 ____ the bank (A) was robbing (B) had robbed (C) used to rob because he 14 ____ through financial difficulties at the time; (A) went (B) had gone (C) was going he also said that the gun he 15 ____ to commit the robbery 16 ____ from one of his neighbours a few days before. 15: (A) had used (B) had been using (C) used 16: (A) had stolen (B) had been stolen (C) was being stolen Story 5 Last night I 17 ____ home (A) would walk (B) walked (C) was walking when I 18 ____ a friend (A) would see (B) was seeing (C) saw who I 19 ____ in a long time. (A) didn't see (B) hadn't seen (C) hadn't been seeing I 20 ____ him effusively before realising it wasn't my friend. (A) hugged (B) would hug (C) was hugging
Exercise 1 · Exercise 1
Choose the correct option to complete the sentences below.
Complete gap 8. Story 1 When I was a child I 1 ____ very early on my birthday and look through the window. (A) was getting up (B) had got up (C) would get up I did the same the day I 2 ____ ten years old, (A) had turned (B) turned (C) used to turn I 3 ____ and 4 ____ through the window. 3: (A) got up (B) was getting up (C) would get up 4: (A) looked (B) would look (C) was looking Everything was very wet; it 5 ____ all night. (A) rained (B) had been raining (C) was raining Story 2 Last week I 6 ____ a car accident. (A) had had (B) was having (C) had I 7 ____ attention to the road (A) hadn't paid (B) didn't pay (C) wasn't paying and 8 ____ that a traffic light at a T-junction 9 ____ red 8: (A) hadn't been seeing (B) didn't see (C) wasn't seeing 9: (A) had just turned (B) had just been turning (C) was just turning when suddenly I 10 ____ into another car. (A) was crashing (B) had crashed (C) crashed Story 3 When I was a kid, we 11 ____ in a big house near Denver, (A) used to live (B) had lived (C) would live and we 12 ____ a nice fireplace. (A) were having (B) used to have (C) would have Story 4 After his arrest, the bank robber said that he 13 ____ the bank (A) was robbing (B) had robbed (C) used to rob because he 14 ____ through financial difficulties at the time; (A) went (B) had gone (C) was going he also said that the gun he 15 ____ to commit the robbery 16 ____ from one of his neighbours a few days before. 15: (A) had used (B) had been using (C) used 16: (A) had stolen (B) had been stolen (C) was being stolen Story 5 Last night I 17 ____ home (A) would walk (B) walked (C) was walking when I 18 ____ a friend (A) would see (B) was seeing (C) saw who I 19 ____ in a long time. (A) didn't see (B) hadn't seen (C) hadn't been seeing I 20 ____ him effusively before realising it wasn't my friend. (A) hugged (B) would hug (C) was hugging
Exercise 1 · Exercise 1
Choose the correct option to complete the sentences below.
Complete gap 9. Story 1 When I was a child I 1 ____ very early on my birthday and look through the window. (A) was getting up (B) had got up (C) would get up I did the same the day I 2 ____ ten years old, (A) had turned (B) turned (C) used to turn I 3 ____ and 4 ____ through the window. 3: (A) got up (B) was getting up (C) would get up 4: (A) looked (B) would look (C) was looking Everything was very wet; it 5 ____ all night. (A) rained (B) had been raining (C) was raining Story 2 Last week I 6 ____ a car accident. (A) had had (B) was having (C) had I 7 ____ attention to the road (A) hadn't paid (B) didn't pay (C) wasn't paying and 8 ____ that a traffic light at a T-junction 9 ____ red 8: (A) hadn't been seeing (B) didn't see (C) wasn't seeing 9: (A) had just turned (B) had just been turning (C) was just turning when suddenly I 10 ____ into another car. (A) was crashing (B) had crashed (C) crashed Story 3 When I was a kid, we 11 ____ in a big house near Denver, (A) used to live (B) had lived (C) would live and we 12 ____ a nice fireplace. (A) were having (B) used to have (C) would have Story 4 After his arrest, the bank robber said that he 13 ____ the bank (A) was robbing (B) had robbed (C) used to rob because he 14 ____ through financial difficulties at the time; (A) went (B) had gone (C) was going he also said that the gun he 15 ____ to commit the robbery 16 ____ from one of his neighbours a few days before. 15: (A) had used (B) had been using (C) used 16: (A) had stolen (B) had been stolen (C) was being stolen Story 5 Last night I 17 ____ home (A) would walk (B) walked (C) was walking when I 18 ____ a friend (A) would see (B) was seeing (C) saw who I 19 ____ in a long time. (A) didn't see (B) hadn't seen (C) hadn't been seeing I 20 ____ him effusively before realising it wasn't my friend. (A) hugged (B) would hug (C) was hugging
Exercise 1 · Exercise 1
Choose the correct option to complete the sentences below.
Complete gap 10. Story 1 When I was a child I 1 ____ very early on my birthday and look through the window. (A) was getting up (B) had got up (C) would get up I did the same the day I 2 ____ ten years old, (A) had turned (B) turned (C) used to turn I 3 ____ and 4 ____ through the window. 3: (A) got up (B) was getting up (C) would get up 4: (A) looked (B) would look (C) was looking Everything was very wet; it 5 ____ all night. (A) rained (B) had been raining (C) was raining Story 2 Last week I 6 ____ a car accident. (A) had had (B) was having (C) had I 7 ____ attention to the road (A) hadn't paid (B) didn't pay (C) wasn't paying and 8 ____ that a traffic light at a T-junction 9 ____ red 8: (A) hadn't been seeing (B) didn't see (C) wasn't seeing 9: (A) had just turned (B) had just been turning (C) was just turning when suddenly I 10 ____ into another car. (A) was crashing (B) had crashed (C) crashed Story 3 When I was a kid, we 11 ____ in a big house near Denver, (A) used to live (B) had lived (C) would live and we 12 ____ a nice fireplace. (A) were having (B) used to have (C) would have Story 4 After his arrest, the bank robber said that he 13 ____ the bank (A) was robbing (B) had robbed (C) used to rob because he 14 ____ through financial difficulties at the time; (A) went (B) had gone (C) was going he also said that the gun he 15 ____ to commit the robbery 16 ____ from one of his neighbours a few days before. 15: (A) had used (B) had been using (C) used 16: (A) had stolen (B) had been stolen (C) was being stolen Story 5 Last night I 17 ____ home (A) would walk (B) walked (C) was walking when I 18 ____ a friend (A) would see (B) was seeing (C) saw who I 19 ____ in a long time. (A) didn't see (B) hadn't seen (C) hadn't been seeing I 20 ____ him effusively before realising it wasn't my friend. (A) hugged (B) would hug (C) was hugging
Exercise 1 · Exercise 1
Choose the correct option to complete the sentences below.
Complete gap 11. Story 1 When I was a child I 1 ____ very early on my birthday and look through the window. (A) was getting up (B) had got up (C) would get up I did the same the day I 2 ____ ten years old, (A) had turned (B) turned (C) used to turn I 3 ____ and 4 ____ through the window. 3: (A) got up (B) was getting up (C) would get up 4: (A) looked (B) would look (C) was looking Everything was very wet; it 5 ____ all night. (A) rained (B) had been raining (C) was raining Story 2 Last week I 6 ____ a car accident. (A) had had (B) was having (C) had I 7 ____ attention to the road (A) hadn't paid (B) didn't pay (C) wasn't paying and 8 ____ that a traffic light at a T-junction 9 ____ red 8: (A) hadn't been seeing (B) didn't see (C) wasn't seeing 9: (A) had just turned (B) had just been turning (C) was just turning when suddenly I 10 ____ into another car. (A) was crashing (B) had crashed (C) crashed Story 3 When I was a kid, we 11 ____ in a big house near Denver, (A) used to live (B) had lived (C) would live and we 12 ____ a nice fireplace. (A) were having (B) used to have (C) would have Story 4 After his arrest, the bank robber said that he 13 ____ the bank (A) was robbing (B) had robbed (C) used to rob because he 14 ____ through financial difficulties at the time; (A) went (B) had gone (C) was going he also said that the gun he 15 ____ to commit the robbery 16 ____ from one of his neighbours a few days before. 15: (A) had used (B) had been using (C) used 16: (A) had stolen (B) had been stolen (C) was being stolen Story 5 Last night I 17 ____ home (A) would walk (B) walked (C) was walking when I 18 ____ a friend (A) would see (B) was seeing (C) saw who I 19 ____ in a long time. (A) didn't see (B) hadn't seen (C) hadn't been seeing I 20 ____ him effusively before realising it wasn't my friend. (A) hugged (B) would hug (C) was hugging
Exercise 1 · Exercise 1
Choose the correct option to complete the sentences below.
Complete gap 12. Story 1 When I was a child I 1 ____ very early on my birthday and look through the window. (A) was getting up (B) had got up (C) would get up I did the same the day I 2 ____ ten years old, (A) had turned (B) turned (C) used to turn I 3 ____ and 4 ____ through the window. 3: (A) got up (B) was getting up (C) would get up 4: (A) looked (B) would look (C) was looking Everything was very wet; it 5 ____ all night. (A) rained (B) had been raining (C) was raining Story 2 Last week I 6 ____ a car accident. (A) had had (B) was having (C) had I 7 ____ attention to the road (A) hadn't paid (B) didn't pay (C) wasn't paying and 8 ____ that a traffic light at a T-junction 9 ____ red 8: (A) hadn't been seeing (B) didn't see (C) wasn't seeing 9: (A) had just turned (B) had just been turning (C) was just turning when suddenly I 10 ____ into another car. (A) was crashing (B) had crashed (C) crashed Story 3 When I was a kid, we 11 ____ in a big house near Denver, (A) used to live (B) had lived (C) would live and we 12 ____ a nice fireplace. (A) were having (B) used to have (C) would have Story 4 After his arrest, the bank robber said that he 13 ____ the bank (A) was robbing (B) had robbed (C) used to rob because he 14 ____ through financial difficulties at the time; (A) went (B) had gone (C) was going he also said that the gun he 15 ____ to commit the robbery 16 ____ from one of his neighbours a few days before. 15: (A) had used (B) had been using (C) used 16: (A) had stolen (B) had been stolen (C) was being stolen Story 5 Last night I 17 ____ home (A) would walk (B) walked (C) was walking when I 18 ____ a friend (A) would see (B) was seeing (C) saw who I 19 ____ in a long time. (A) didn't see (B) hadn't seen (C) hadn't been seeing I 20 ____ him effusively before realising it wasn't my friend. (A) hugged (B) would hug (C) was hugging
Exercise 1 · Exercise 1
Choose the correct option to complete the sentences below.
Complete gap 13. Story 1 When I was a child I 1 ____ very early on my birthday and look through the window. (A) was getting up (B) had got up (C) would get up I did the same the day I 2 ____ ten years old, (A) had turned (B) turned (C) used to turn I 3 ____ and 4 ____ through the window. 3: (A) got up (B) was getting up (C) would get up 4: (A) looked (B) would look (C) was looking Everything was very wet; it 5 ____ all night. (A) rained (B) had been raining (C) was raining Story 2 Last week I 6 ____ a car accident. (A) had had (B) was having (C) had I 7 ____ attention to the road (A) hadn't paid (B) didn't pay (C) wasn't paying and 8 ____ that a traffic light at a T-junction 9 ____ red 8: (A) hadn't been seeing (B) didn't see (C) wasn't seeing 9: (A) had just turned (B) had just been turning (C) was just turning when suddenly I 10 ____ into another car. (A) was crashing (B) had crashed (C) crashed Story 3 When I was a kid, we 11 ____ in a big house near Denver, (A) used to live (B) had lived (C) would live and we 12 ____ a nice fireplace. (A) were having (B) used to have (C) would have Story 4 After his arrest, the bank robber said that he 13 ____ the bank (A) was robbing (B) had robbed (C) used to rob because he 14 ____ through financial difficulties at the time; (A) went (B) had gone (C) was going he also said that the gun he 15 ____ to commit the robbery 16 ____ from one of his neighbours a few days before. 15: (A) had used (B) had been using (C) used 16: (A) had stolen (B) had been stolen (C) was being stolen Story 5 Last night I 17 ____ home (A) would walk (B) walked (C) was walking when I 18 ____ a friend (A) would see (B) was seeing (C) saw who I 19 ____ in a long time. (A) didn't see (B) hadn't seen (C) hadn't been seeing I 20 ____ him effusively before realising it wasn't my friend. (A) hugged (B) would hug (C) was hugging
Exercise 1 · Exercise 1
Choose the correct option to complete the sentences below.
Complete gap 14. Story 1 When I was a child I 1 ____ very early on my birthday and look through the window. (A) was getting up (B) had got up (C) would get up I did the same the day I 2 ____ ten years old, (A) had turned (B) turned (C) used to turn I 3 ____ and 4 ____ through the window. 3: (A) got up (B) was getting up (C) would get up 4: (A) looked (B) would look (C) was looking Everything was very wet; it 5 ____ all night. (A) rained (B) had been raining (C) was raining Story 2 Last week I 6 ____ a car accident. (A) had had (B) was having (C) had I 7 ____ attention to the road (A) hadn't paid (B) didn't pay (C) wasn't paying and 8 ____ that a traffic light at a T-junction 9 ____ red 8: (A) hadn't been seeing (B) didn't see (C) wasn't seeing 9: (A) had just turned (B) had just been turning (C) was just turning when suddenly I 10 ____ into another car. (A) was crashing (B) had crashed (C) crashed Story 3 When I was a kid, we 11 ____ in a big house near Denver, (A) used to live (B) had lived (C) would live and we 12 ____ a nice fireplace. (A) were having (B) used to have (C) would have Story 4 After his arrest, the bank robber said that he 13 ____ the bank (A) was robbing (B) had robbed (C) used to rob because he 14 ____ through financial difficulties at the time; (A) went (B) had gone (C) was going he also said that the gun he 15 ____ to commit the robbery 16 ____ from one of his neighbours a few days before. 15: (A) had used (B) had been using (C) used 16: (A) had stolen (B) had been stolen (C) was being stolen Story 5 Last night I 17 ____ home (A) would walk (B) walked (C) was walking when I 18 ____ a friend (A) would see (B) was seeing (C) saw who I 19 ____ in a long time. (A) didn't see (B) hadn't seen (C) hadn't been seeing I 20 ____ him effusively before realising it wasn't my friend. (A) hugged (B) would hug (C) was hugging
Exercise 1 · Exercise 1
Choose the correct option to complete the sentences below.
Complete gap 15. Story 1 When I was a child I 1 ____ very early on my birthday and look through the window. (A) was getting up (B) had got up (C) would get up I did the same the day I 2 ____ ten years old, (A) had turned (B) turned (C) used to turn I 3 ____ and 4 ____ through the window. 3: (A) got up (B) was getting up (C) would get up 4: (A) looked (B) would look (C) was looking Everything was very wet; it 5 ____ all night. (A) rained (B) had been raining (C) was raining Story 2 Last week I 6 ____ a car accident. (A) had had (B) was having (C) had I 7 ____ attention to the road (A) hadn't paid (B) didn't pay (C) wasn't paying and 8 ____ that a traffic light at a T-junction 9 ____ red 8: (A) hadn't been seeing (B) didn't see (C) wasn't seeing 9: (A) had just turned (B) had just been turning (C) was just turning when suddenly I 10 ____ into another car. (A) was crashing (B) had crashed (C) crashed Story 3 When I was a kid, we 11 ____ in a big house near Denver, (A) used to live (B) had lived (C) would live and we 12 ____ a nice fireplace. (A) were having (B) used to have (C) would have Story 4 After his arrest, the bank robber said that he 13 ____ the bank (A) was robbing (B) had robbed (C) used to rob because he 14 ____ through financial difficulties at the time; (A) went (B) had gone (C) was going he also said that the gun he 15 ____ to commit the robbery 16 ____ from one of his neighbours a few days before. 15: (A) had used (B) had been using (C) used 16: (A) had stolen (B) had been stolen (C) was being stolen Story 5 Last night I 17 ____ home (A) would walk (B) walked (C) was walking when I 18 ____ a friend (A) would see (B) was seeing (C) saw who I 19 ____ in a long time. (A) didn't see (B) hadn't seen (C) hadn't been seeing I 20 ____ him effusively before realising it wasn't my friend. (A) hugged (B) would hug (C) was hugging
Exercise 1 · Exercise 1
Choose the correct option to complete the sentences below.
Complete gap 16. Story 1 When I was a child I 1 ____ very early on my birthday and look through the window. (A) was getting up (B) had got up (C) would get up I did the same the day I 2 ____ ten years old, (A) had turned (B) turned (C) used to turn I 3 ____ and 4 ____ through the window. 3: (A) got up (B) was getting up (C) would get up 4: (A) looked (B) would look (C) was looking Everything was very wet; it 5 ____ all night. (A) rained (B) had been raining (C) was raining Story 2 Last week I 6 ____ a car accident. (A) had had (B) was having (C) had I 7 ____ attention to the road (A) hadn't paid (B) didn't pay (C) wasn't paying and 8 ____ that a traffic light at a T-junction 9 ____ red 8: (A) hadn't been seeing (B) didn't see (C) wasn't seeing 9: (A) had just turned (B) had just been turning (C) was just turning when suddenly I 10 ____ into another car. (A) was crashing (B) had crashed (C) crashed Story 3 When I was a kid, we 11 ____ in a big house near Denver, (A) used to live (B) had lived (C) would live and we 12 ____ a nice fireplace. (A) were having (B) used to have (C) would have Story 4 After his arrest, the bank robber said that he 13 ____ the bank (A) was robbing (B) had robbed (C) used to rob because he 14 ____ through financial difficulties at the time; (A) went (B) had gone (C) was going he also said that the gun he 15 ____ to commit the robbery 16 ____ from one of his neighbours a few days before. 15: (A) had used (B) had been using (C) used 16: (A) had stolen (B) had been stolen (C) was being stolen Story 5 Last night I 17 ____ home (A) would walk (B) walked (C) was walking when I 18 ____ a friend (A) would see (B) was seeing (C) saw who I 19 ____ in a long time. (A) didn't see (B) hadn't seen (C) hadn't been seeing I 20 ____ him effusively before realising it wasn't my friend. (A) hugged (B) would hug (C) was hugging
Exercise 1 · Exercise 1
Choose the correct option to complete the sentences below.
Complete gap 17. Story 1 When I was a child I 1 ____ very early on my birthday and look through the window. (A) was getting up (B) had got up (C) would get up I did the same the day I 2 ____ ten years old, (A) had turned (B) turned (C) used to turn I 3 ____ and 4 ____ through the window. 3: (A) got up (B) was getting up (C) would get up 4: (A) looked (B) would look (C) was looking Everything was very wet; it 5 ____ all night. (A) rained (B) had been raining (C) was raining Story 2 Last week I 6 ____ a car accident. (A) had had (B) was having (C) had I 7 ____ attention to the road (A) hadn't paid (B) didn't pay (C) wasn't paying and 8 ____ that a traffic light at a T-junction 9 ____ red 8: (A) hadn't been seeing (B) didn't see (C) wasn't seeing 9: (A) had just turned (B) had just been turning (C) was just turning when suddenly I 10 ____ into another car. (A) was crashing (B) had crashed (C) crashed Story 3 When I was a kid, we 11 ____ in a big house near Denver, (A) used to live (B) had lived (C) would live and we 12 ____ a nice fireplace. (A) were having (B) used to have (C) would have Story 4 After his arrest, the bank robber said that he 13 ____ the bank (A) was robbing (B) had robbed (C) used to rob because he 14 ____ through financial difficulties at the time; (A) went (B) had gone (C) was going he also said that the gun he 15 ____ to commit the robbery 16 ____ from one of his neighbours a few days before. 15: (A) had used (B) had been using (C) used 16: (A) had stolen (B) had been stolen (C) was being stolen Story 5 Last night I 17 ____ home (A) would walk (B) walked (C) was walking when I 18 ____ a friend (A) would see (B) was seeing (C) saw who I 19 ____ in a long time. (A) didn't see (B) hadn't seen (C) hadn't been seeing I 20 ____ him effusively before realising it wasn't my friend. (A) hugged (B) would hug (C) was hugging
Exercise 1 · Exercise 1
Choose the correct option to complete the sentences below.
Complete gap 18. Story 1 When I was a child I 1 ____ very early on my birthday and look through the window. (A) was getting up (B) had got up (C) would get up I did the same the day I 2 ____ ten years old, (A) had turned (B) turned (C) used to turn I 3 ____ and 4 ____ through the window. 3: (A) got up (B) was getting up (C) would get up 4: (A) looked (B) would look (C) was looking Everything was very wet; it 5 ____ all night. (A) rained (B) had been raining (C) was raining Story 2 Last week I 6 ____ a car accident. (A) had had (B) was having (C) had I 7 ____ attention to the road (A) hadn't paid (B) didn't pay (C) wasn't paying and 8 ____ that a traffic light at a T-junction 9 ____ red 8: (A) hadn't been seeing (B) didn't see (C) wasn't seeing 9: (A) had just turned (B) had just been turning (C) was just turning when suddenly I 10 ____ into another car. (A) was crashing (B) had crashed (C) crashed Story 3 When I was a kid, we 11 ____ in a big house near Denver, (A) used to live (B) had lived (C) would live and we 12 ____ a nice fireplace. (A) were having (B) used to have (C) would have Story 4 After his arrest, the bank robber said that he 13 ____ the bank (A) was robbing (B) had robbed (C) used to rob because he 14 ____ through financial difficulties at the time; (A) went (B) had gone (C) was going he also said that the gun he 15 ____ to commit the robbery 16 ____ from one of his neighbours a few days before. 15: (A) had used (B) had been using (C) used 16: (A) had stolen (B) had been stolen (C) was being stolen Story 5 Last night I 17 ____ home (A) would walk (B) walked (C) was walking when I 18 ____ a friend (A) would see (B) was seeing (C) saw who I 19 ____ in a long time. (A) didn't see (B) hadn't seen (C) hadn't been seeing I 20 ____ him effusively before realising it wasn't my friend. (A) hugged (B) would hug (C) was hugging
Exercise 1 · Exercise 1
Choose the correct option to complete the sentences below.
Complete gap 19. Story 1 When I was a child I 1 ____ very early on my birthday and look through the window. (A) was getting up (B) had got up (C) would get up I did the same the day I 2 ____ ten years old, (A) had turned (B) turned (C) used to turn I 3 ____ and 4 ____ through the window. 3: (A) got up (B) was getting up (C) would get up 4: (A) looked (B) would look (C) was looking Everything was very wet; it 5 ____ all night. (A) rained (B) had been raining (C) was raining Story 2 Last week I 6 ____ a car accident. (A) had had (B) was having (C) had I 7 ____ attention to the road (A) hadn't paid (B) didn't pay (C) wasn't paying and 8 ____ that a traffic light at a T-junction 9 ____ red 8: (A) hadn't been seeing (B) didn't see (C) wasn't seeing 9: (A) had just turned (B) had just been turning (C) was just turning when suddenly I 10 ____ into another car. (A) was crashing (B) had crashed (C) crashed Story 3 When I was a kid, we 11 ____ in a big house near Denver, (A) used to live (B) had lived (C) would live and we 12 ____ a nice fireplace. (A) were having (B) used to have (C) would have Story 4 After his arrest, the bank robber said that he 13 ____ the bank (A) was robbing (B) had robbed (C) used to rob because he 14 ____ through financial difficulties at the time; (A) went (B) had gone (C) was going he also said that the gun he 15 ____ to commit the robbery 16 ____ from one of his neighbours a few days before. 15: (A) had used (B) had been using (C) used 16: (A) had stolen (B) had been stolen (C) was being stolen Story 5 Last night I 17 ____ home (A) would walk (B) walked (C) was walking when I 18 ____ a friend (A) would see (B) was seeing (C) saw who I 19 ____ in a long time. (A) didn't see (B) hadn't seen (C) hadn't been seeing I 20 ____ him effusively before realising it wasn't my friend. (A) hugged (B) would hug (C) was hugging
Exercise 1 · Exercise 1
Choose the correct option to complete the sentences below.
Complete gap 20. Story 1 When I was a child I 1 ____ very early on my birthday and look through the window. (A) was getting up (B) had got up (C) would get up I did the same the day I 2 ____ ten years old, (A) had turned (B) turned (C) used to turn I 3 ____ and 4 ____ through the window. 3: (A) got up (B) was getting up (C) would get up 4: (A) looked (B) would look (C) was looking Everything was very wet; it 5 ____ all night. (A) rained (B) had been raining (C) was raining Story 2 Last week I 6 ____ a car accident. (A) had had (B) was having (C) had I 7 ____ attention to the road (A) hadn't paid (B) didn't pay (C) wasn't paying and 8 ____ that a traffic light at a T-junction 9 ____ red 8: (A) hadn't been seeing (B) didn't see (C) wasn't seeing 9: (A) had just turned (B) had just been turning (C) was just turning when suddenly I 10 ____ into another car. (A) was crashing (B) had crashed (C) crashed Story 3 When I was a kid, we 11 ____ in a big house near Denver, (A) used to live (B) had lived (C) would live and we 12 ____ a nice fireplace. (A) were having (B) used to have (C) would have Story 4 After his arrest, the bank robber said that he 13 ____ the bank (A) was robbing (B) had robbed (C) used to rob because he 14 ____ through financial difficulties at the time; (A) went (B) had gone (C) was going he also said that the gun he 15 ____ to commit the robbery 16 ____ from one of his neighbours a few days before. 15: (A) had used (B) had been using (C) used 16: (A) had stolen (B) had been stolen (C) was being stolen Story 5 Last night I 17 ____ home (A) would walk (B) walked (C) was walking when I 18 ____ a friend (A) would see (B) was seeing (C) saw who I 19 ____ in a long time. (A) didn't see (B) hadn't seen (C) hadn't been seeing I 20 ____ him effusively before realising it wasn't my friend. (A) hugged (B) would hug (C) was hugging
Exercise 2 · Exercise 2
Choose the correct option for each gap below. Select all correct answers where requested.
I remember that when I was in 8th grade there was a bully in my class who ____ on me. (Choose two correct answers)
Exercise 2 · Exercise 2
Choose the correct option for each gap below. Select all correct answers where requested.
I ____ so hard and for so long, that when I saw that I ____ the exam I was in tears.
Exercise 2 · Exercise 2
Choose the correct option for each gap below. Select all correct answers where requested.
In the living room of my childhood house, we ____ one of those gigantic encyclopaedias. (Choose two correct answers)
Exercise 2 · Exercise 2
Choose the correct option for each gap below. Select all correct answers where requested.
Every time the telephone rang, my grandpa ____: "If it's the bank, say I'm not home." (Choose two correct answers)
Exercise 2 · Exercise 2
Choose the correct option for each gap below. Select all correct answers where requested.
I went into the bathroom and saw that somebody ____ the bath tap open and water ____ over the edge of the tub.
Exercise 2 · Exercise 2
Choose the correct option for each gap below. Select all correct answers where requested.
Whenever I asked her when she would stop smoking, she ____ me, 'Very soon.' (Choose two correct answers)
Exercise 2 · Exercise 2
Choose the correct option for each gap below. Select all correct answers where requested.
The sun ____ when we went out, but we could see that it ____ because the ground was wet.
Exercise 2 · Exercise 2
Choose the correct option for each gap below. Select all correct answers where requested.
When I was young I ____ very long hair. I remember I ____ a long time blow-drying it every time I had a shower. (Choose two correct answers)
Exercise 2 · Exercise 2
Choose the correct option for each gap below. Select all correct answers where requested.
I ____ the light and everybody ____, 'Happy birthday!'
Exercise 2 · Exercise 2
Choose the correct option for each gap below. Select all correct answers where requested.
We ____ for approximately ten minutes when the car stopped running; we ____ of petrol.
Exercise 3 · Exercise 3
Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense or form. Use would/used to in TWO gaps.
Complete gap 1. A long time ago, my first wife and I 1 ____ (decide) to go on a trip to London for a few days. Before the trip, we were very excited because we 2 ____ (never/be) to London before. We 3 ____ (want) to visit Miguel, a close friend who 4 ____ (move) to Britain for work and who 5 ____ (work) in London for a couple of months. He was very homesick because he still 6 ____ (not have) any friends in England, and Laura and I 7 ____ (want) to pay him a visit to cheer him up a bit. However, Miguel 8 ____ (tell) us we had to stay in a hotel, because he 9 ____ (rent) a room in a shared flat and we couldn’t stay in his home. Back then, when my ex-wife and I travelled anywhere, we 10 ____ (book) hotel rooms well in advance, and we 11 ____ (check) hotel reviews on TripAdvisor every time, but this time we 12 ____ (be) very busy the weeks before the trip so a few days before the trip, we 13 ____ (decide) that we would look for a hotel once in London. Unfortunately, hotel rooms in London are quite popular in August, and several hours after our arrival in the big capital we still 14 ____ (not find) a room in any affordable place. Eventually we 15 ____ (find) a hotel which, surprisingly, was well located and not very expensive. But we soon 16 ____ (discover) why there were available rooms in that so well-located hotel. To start with, the room number was a scribble written on a sheet of paper that someone 17 ____ (hang) on the door with sellotape, and once you were in, the room was dirty and horribly smelly. It looked as if nobody 18 ____ (clean) it for ages. In the bathroom there was no mirror, the toilet was clogged and there were lots of hairs in the basin. It was so disgusting that we 19 ____ (decide) to pay for a much more expensive room in a much less well-located hotel and we 20 ____ (end up) as depressed as our good friend Miguel.
Exercise 3 · Exercise 3
Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense or form. Use would/used to in TWO gaps.
Complete gap 2. A long time ago, my first wife and I 1 ____ (decide) to go on a trip to London for a few days. Before the trip, we were very excited because we 2 ____ (never/be) to London before. We 3 ____ (want) to visit Miguel, a close friend who 4 ____ (move) to Britain for work and who 5 ____ (work) in London for a couple of months. He was very homesick because he still 6 ____ (not have) any friends in England, and Laura and I 7 ____ (want) to pay him a visit to cheer him up a bit. However, Miguel 8 ____ (tell) us we had to stay in a hotel, because he 9 ____ (rent) a room in a shared flat and we couldn’t stay in his home. Back then, when my ex-wife and I travelled anywhere, we 10 ____ (book) hotel rooms well in advance, and we 11 ____ (check) hotel reviews on TripAdvisor every time, but this time we 12 ____ (be) very busy the weeks before the trip so a few days before the trip, we 13 ____ (decide) that we would look for a hotel once in London. Unfortunately, hotel rooms in London are quite popular in August, and several hours after our arrival in the big capital we still 14 ____ (not find) a room in any affordable place. Eventually we 15 ____ (find) a hotel which, surprisingly, was well located and not very expensive. But we soon 16 ____ (discover) why there were available rooms in that so well-located hotel. To start with, the room number was a scribble written on a sheet of paper that someone 17 ____ (hang) on the door with sellotape, and once you were in, the room was dirty and horribly smelly. It looked as if nobody 18 ____ (clean) it for ages. In the bathroom there was no mirror, the toilet was clogged and there were lots of hairs in the basin. It was so disgusting that we 19 ____ (decide) to pay for a much more expensive room in a much less well-located hotel and we 20 ____ (end up) as depressed as our good friend Miguel.
Exercise 3 · Exercise 3
Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense or form. Use would/used to in TWO gaps.
Complete gap 3. A long time ago, my first wife and I 1 ____ (decide) to go on a trip to London for a few days. Before the trip, we were very excited because we 2 ____ (never/be) to London before. We 3 ____ (want) to visit Miguel, a close friend who 4 ____ (move) to Britain for work and who 5 ____ (work) in London for a couple of months. He was very homesick because he still 6 ____ (not have) any friends in England, and Laura and I 7 ____ (want) to pay him a visit to cheer him up a bit. However, Miguel 8 ____ (tell) us we had to stay in a hotel, because he 9 ____ (rent) a room in a shared flat and we couldn’t stay in his home. Back then, when my ex-wife and I travelled anywhere, we 10 ____ (book) hotel rooms well in advance, and we 11 ____ (check) hotel reviews on TripAdvisor every time, but this time we 12 ____ (be) very busy the weeks before the trip so a few days before the trip, we 13 ____ (decide) that we would look for a hotel once in London. Unfortunately, hotel rooms in London are quite popular in August, and several hours after our arrival in the big capital we still 14 ____ (not find) a room in any affordable place. Eventually we 15 ____ (find) a hotel which, surprisingly, was well located and not very expensive. But we soon 16 ____ (discover) why there were available rooms in that so well-located hotel. To start with, the room number was a scribble written on a sheet of paper that someone 17 ____ (hang) on the door with sellotape, and once you were in, the room was dirty and horribly smelly. It looked as if nobody 18 ____ (clean) it for ages. In the bathroom there was no mirror, the toilet was clogged and there were lots of hairs in the basin. It was so disgusting that we 19 ____ (decide) to pay for a much more expensive room in a much less well-located hotel and we 20 ____ (end up) as depressed as our good friend Miguel.
Exercise 3 · Exercise 3
Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense or form. Use would/used to in TWO gaps.
Complete gap 4. A long time ago, my first wife and I 1 ____ (decide) to go on a trip to London for a few days. Before the trip, we were very excited because we 2 ____ (never/be) to London before. We 3 ____ (want) to visit Miguel, a close friend who 4 ____ (move) to Britain for work and who 5 ____ (work) in London for a couple of months. He was very homesick because he still 6 ____ (not have) any friends in England, and Laura and I 7 ____ (want) to pay him a visit to cheer him up a bit. However, Miguel 8 ____ (tell) us we had to stay in a hotel, because he 9 ____ (rent) a room in a shared flat and we couldn’t stay in his home. Back then, when my ex-wife and I travelled anywhere, we 10 ____ (book) hotel rooms well in advance, and we 11 ____ (check) hotel reviews on TripAdvisor every time, but this time we 12 ____ (be) very busy the weeks before the trip so a few days before the trip, we 13 ____ (decide) that we would look for a hotel once in London. Unfortunately, hotel rooms in London are quite popular in August, and several hours after our arrival in the big capital we still 14 ____ (not find) a room in any affordable place. Eventually we 15 ____ (find) a hotel which, surprisingly, was well located and not very expensive. But we soon 16 ____ (discover) why there were available rooms in that so well-located hotel. To start with, the room number was a scribble written on a sheet of paper that someone 17 ____ (hang) on the door with sellotape, and once you were in, the room was dirty and horribly smelly. It looked as if nobody 18 ____ (clean) it for ages. In the bathroom there was no mirror, the toilet was clogged and there were lots of hairs in the basin. It was so disgusting that we 19 ____ (decide) to pay for a much more expensive room in a much less well-located hotel and we 20 ____ (end up) as depressed as our good friend Miguel.
Exercise 3 · Exercise 3
Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense or form. Use would/used to in TWO gaps.
Complete gap 5. A long time ago, my first wife and I 1 ____ (decide) to go on a trip to London for a few days. Before the trip, we were very excited because we 2 ____ (never/be) to London before. We 3 ____ (want) to visit Miguel, a close friend who 4 ____ (move) to Britain for work and who 5 ____ (work) in London for a couple of months. He was very homesick because he still 6 ____ (not have) any friends in England, and Laura and I 7 ____ (want) to pay him a visit to cheer him up a bit. However, Miguel 8 ____ (tell) us we had to stay in a hotel, because he 9 ____ (rent) a room in a shared flat and we couldn’t stay in his home. Back then, when my ex-wife and I travelled anywhere, we 10 ____ (book) hotel rooms well in advance, and we 11 ____ (check) hotel reviews on TripAdvisor every time, but this time we 12 ____ (be) very busy the weeks before the trip so a few days before the trip, we 13 ____ (decide) that we would look for a hotel once in London. Unfortunately, hotel rooms in London are quite popular in August, and several hours after our arrival in the big capital we still 14 ____ (not find) a room in any affordable place. Eventually we 15 ____ (find) a hotel which, surprisingly, was well located and not very expensive. But we soon 16 ____ (discover) why there were available rooms in that so well-located hotel. To start with, the room number was a scribble written on a sheet of paper that someone 17 ____ (hang) on the door with sellotape, and once you were in, the room was dirty and horribly smelly. It looked as if nobody 18 ____ (clean) it for ages. In the bathroom there was no mirror, the toilet was clogged and there were lots of hairs in the basin. It was so disgusting that we 19 ____ (decide) to pay for a much more expensive room in a much less well-located hotel and we 20 ____ (end up) as depressed as our good friend Miguel.
Exercise 3 · Exercise 3
Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense or form. Use would/used to in TWO gaps.
Complete gap 6. A long time ago, my first wife and I 1 ____ (decide) to go on a trip to London for a few days. Before the trip, we were very excited because we 2 ____ (never/be) to London before. We 3 ____ (want) to visit Miguel, a close friend who 4 ____ (move) to Britain for work and who 5 ____ (work) in London for a couple of months. He was very homesick because he still 6 ____ (not have) any friends in England, and Laura and I 7 ____ (want) to pay him a visit to cheer him up a bit. However, Miguel 8 ____ (tell) us we had to stay in a hotel, because he 9 ____ (rent) a room in a shared flat and we couldn’t stay in his home. Back then, when my ex-wife and I travelled anywhere, we 10 ____ (book) hotel rooms well in advance, and we 11 ____ (check) hotel reviews on TripAdvisor every time, but this time we 12 ____ (be) very busy the weeks before the trip so a few days before the trip, we 13 ____ (decide) that we would look for a hotel once in London. Unfortunately, hotel rooms in London are quite popular in August, and several hours after our arrival in the big capital we still 14 ____ (not find) a room in any affordable place. Eventually we 15 ____ (find) a hotel which, surprisingly, was well located and not very expensive. But we soon 16 ____ (discover) why there were available rooms in that so well-located hotel. To start with, the room number was a scribble written on a sheet of paper that someone 17 ____ (hang) on the door with sellotape, and once you were in, the room was dirty and horribly smelly. It looked as if nobody 18 ____ (clean) it for ages. In the bathroom there was no mirror, the toilet was clogged and there were lots of hairs in the basin. It was so disgusting that we 19 ____ (decide) to pay for a much more expensive room in a much less well-located hotel and we 20 ____ (end up) as depressed as our good friend Miguel.
Exercise 3 · Exercise 3
Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense or form. Use would/used to in TWO gaps.
Complete gap 7. A long time ago, my first wife and I 1 ____ (decide) to go on a trip to London for a few days. Before the trip, we were very excited because we 2 ____ (never/be) to London before. We 3 ____ (want) to visit Miguel, a close friend who 4 ____ (move) to Britain for work and who 5 ____ (work) in London for a couple of months. He was very homesick because he still 6 ____ (not have) any friends in England, and Laura and I 7 ____ (want) to pay him a visit to cheer him up a bit. However, Miguel 8 ____ (tell) us we had to stay in a hotel, because he 9 ____ (rent) a room in a shared flat and we couldn’t stay in his home. Back then, when my ex-wife and I travelled anywhere, we 10 ____ (book) hotel rooms well in advance, and we 11 ____ (check) hotel reviews on TripAdvisor every time, but this time we 12 ____ (be) very busy the weeks before the trip so a few days before the trip, we 13 ____ (decide) that we would look for a hotel once in London. Unfortunately, hotel rooms in London are quite popular in August, and several hours after our arrival in the big capital we still 14 ____ (not find) a room in any affordable place. Eventually we 15 ____ (find) a hotel which, surprisingly, was well located and not very expensive. But we soon 16 ____ (discover) why there were available rooms in that so well-located hotel. To start with, the room number was a scribble written on a sheet of paper that someone 17 ____ (hang) on the door with sellotape, and once you were in, the room was dirty and horribly smelly. It looked as if nobody 18 ____ (clean) it for ages. In the bathroom there was no mirror, the toilet was clogged and there were lots of hairs in the basin. It was so disgusting that we 19 ____ (decide) to pay for a much more expensive room in a much less well-located hotel and we 20 ____ (end up) as depressed as our good friend Miguel.
Exercise 3 · Exercise 3
Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense or form. Use would/used to in TWO gaps.
Complete gap 8. A long time ago, my first wife and I 1 ____ (decide) to go on a trip to London for a few days. Before the trip, we were very excited because we 2 ____ (never/be) to London before. We 3 ____ (want) to visit Miguel, a close friend who 4 ____ (move) to Britain for work and who 5 ____ (work) in London for a couple of months. He was very homesick because he still 6 ____ (not have) any friends in England, and Laura and I 7 ____ (want) to pay him a visit to cheer him up a bit. However, Miguel 8 ____ (tell) us we had to stay in a hotel, because he 9 ____ (rent) a room in a shared flat and we couldn’t stay in his home. Back then, when my ex-wife and I travelled anywhere, we 10 ____ (book) hotel rooms well in advance, and we 11 ____ (check) hotel reviews on TripAdvisor every time, but this time we 12 ____ (be) very busy the weeks before the trip so a few days before the trip, we 13 ____ (decide) that we would look for a hotel once in London. Unfortunately, hotel rooms in London are quite popular in August, and several hours after our arrival in the big capital we still 14 ____ (not find) a room in any affordable place. Eventually we 15 ____ (find) a hotel which, surprisingly, was well located and not very expensive. But we soon 16 ____ (discover) why there were available rooms in that so well-located hotel. To start with, the room number was a scribble written on a sheet of paper that someone 17 ____ (hang) on the door with sellotape, and once you were in, the room was dirty and horribly smelly. It looked as if nobody 18 ____ (clean) it for ages. In the bathroom there was no mirror, the toilet was clogged and there were lots of hairs in the basin. It was so disgusting that we 19 ____ (decide) to pay for a much more expensive room in a much less well-located hotel and we 20 ____ (end up) as depressed as our good friend Miguel.
Exercise 3 · Exercise 3
Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense or form. Use would/used to in TWO gaps.
Complete gap 9. A long time ago, my first wife and I 1 ____ (decide) to go on a trip to London for a few days. Before the trip, we were very excited because we 2 ____ (never/be) to London before. We 3 ____ (want) to visit Miguel, a close friend who 4 ____ (move) to Britain for work and who 5 ____ (work) in London for a couple of months. He was very homesick because he still 6 ____ (not have) any friends in England, and Laura and I 7 ____ (want) to pay him a visit to cheer him up a bit. However, Miguel 8 ____ (tell) us we had to stay in a hotel, because he 9 ____ (rent) a room in a shared flat and we couldn’t stay in his home. Back then, when my ex-wife and I travelled anywhere, we 10 ____ (book) hotel rooms well in advance, and we 11 ____ (check) hotel reviews on TripAdvisor every time, but this time we 12 ____ (be) very busy the weeks before the trip so a few days before the trip, we 13 ____ (decide) that we would look for a hotel once in London. Unfortunately, hotel rooms in London are quite popular in August, and several hours after our arrival in the big capital we still 14 ____ (not find) a room in any affordable place. Eventually we 15 ____ (find) a hotel which, surprisingly, was well located and not very expensive. But we soon 16 ____ (discover) why there were available rooms in that so well-located hotel. To start with, the room number was a scribble written on a sheet of paper that someone 17 ____ (hang) on the door with sellotape, and once you were in, the room was dirty and horribly smelly. It looked as if nobody 18 ____ (clean) it for ages. In the bathroom there was no mirror, the toilet was clogged and there were lots of hairs in the basin. It was so disgusting that we 19 ____ (decide) to pay for a much more expensive room in a much less well-located hotel and we 20 ____ (end up) as depressed as our good friend Miguel.
Exercise 3 · Exercise 3
Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense or form. Use would/used to in TWO gaps.
Complete gap 10. A long time ago, my first wife and I 1 ____ (decide) to go on a trip to London for a few days. Before the trip, we were very excited because we 2 ____ (never/be) to London before. We 3 ____ (want) to visit Miguel, a close friend who 4 ____ (move) to Britain for work and who 5 ____ (work) in London for a couple of months. He was very homesick because he still 6 ____ (not have) any friends in England, and Laura and I 7 ____ (want) to pay him a visit to cheer him up a bit. However, Miguel 8 ____ (tell) us we had to stay in a hotel, because he 9 ____ (rent) a room in a shared flat and we couldn’t stay in his home. Back then, when my ex-wife and I travelled anywhere, we 10 ____ (book) hotel rooms well in advance, and we 11 ____ (check) hotel reviews on TripAdvisor every time, but this time we 12 ____ (be) very busy the weeks before the trip so a few days before the trip, we 13 ____ (decide) that we would look for a hotel once in London. Unfortunately, hotel rooms in London are quite popular in August, and several hours after our arrival in the big capital we still 14 ____ (not find) a room in any affordable place. Eventually we 15 ____ (find) a hotel which, surprisingly, was well located and not very expensive. But we soon 16 ____ (discover) why there were available rooms in that so well-located hotel. To start with, the room number was a scribble written on a sheet of paper that someone 17 ____ (hang) on the door with sellotape, and once you were in, the room was dirty and horribly smelly. It looked as if nobody 18 ____ (clean) it for ages. In the bathroom there was no mirror, the toilet was clogged and there were lots of hairs in the basin. It was so disgusting that we 19 ____ (decide) to pay for a much more expensive room in a much less well-located hotel and we 20 ____ (end up) as depressed as our good friend Miguel.
Exercise 3 · Exercise 3
Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense or form. Use would/used to in TWO gaps.
Complete gap 11. A long time ago, my first wife and I 1 ____ (decide) to go on a trip to London for a few days. Before the trip, we were very excited because we 2 ____ (never/be) to London before. We 3 ____ (want) to visit Miguel, a close friend who 4 ____ (move) to Britain for work and who 5 ____ (work) in London for a couple of months. He was very homesick because he still 6 ____ (not have) any friends in England, and Laura and I 7 ____ (want) to pay him a visit to cheer him up a bit. However, Miguel 8 ____ (tell) us we had to stay in a hotel, because he 9 ____ (rent) a room in a shared flat and we couldn’t stay in his home. Back then, when my ex-wife and I travelled anywhere, we 10 ____ (book) hotel rooms well in advance, and we 11 ____ (check) hotel reviews on TripAdvisor every time, but this time we 12 ____ (be) very busy the weeks before the trip so a few days before the trip, we 13 ____ (decide) that we would look for a hotel once in London. Unfortunately, hotel rooms in London are quite popular in August, and several hours after our arrival in the big capital we still 14 ____ (not find) a room in any affordable place. Eventually we 15 ____ (find) a hotel which, surprisingly, was well located and not very expensive. But we soon 16 ____ (discover) why there were available rooms in that so well-located hotel. To start with, the room number was a scribble written on a sheet of paper that someone 17 ____ (hang) on the door with sellotape, and once you were in, the room was dirty and horribly smelly. It looked as if nobody 18 ____ (clean) it for ages. In the bathroom there was no mirror, the toilet was clogged and there were lots of hairs in the basin. It was so disgusting that we 19 ____ (decide) to pay for a much more expensive room in a much less well-located hotel and we 20 ____ (end up) as depressed as our good friend Miguel.
Exercise 3 · Exercise 3
Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense or form. Use would/used to in TWO gaps.
Complete gap 12. A long time ago, my first wife and I 1 ____ (decide) to go on a trip to London for a few days. Before the trip, we were very excited because we 2 ____ (never/be) to London before. We 3 ____ (want) to visit Miguel, a close friend who 4 ____ (move) to Britain for work and who 5 ____ (work) in London for a couple of months. He was very homesick because he still 6 ____ (not have) any friends in England, and Laura and I 7 ____ (want) to pay him a visit to cheer him up a bit. However, Miguel 8 ____ (tell) us we had to stay in a hotel, because he 9 ____ (rent) a room in a shared flat and we couldn’t stay in his home. Back then, when my ex-wife and I travelled anywhere, we 10 ____ (book) hotel rooms well in advance, and we 11 ____ (check) hotel reviews on TripAdvisor every time, but this time we 12 ____ (be) very busy the weeks before the trip so a few days before the trip, we 13 ____ (decide) that we would look for a hotel once in London. Unfortunately, hotel rooms in London are quite popular in August, and several hours after our arrival in the big capital we still 14 ____ (not find) a room in any affordable place. Eventually we 15 ____ (find) a hotel which, surprisingly, was well located and not very expensive. But we soon 16 ____ (discover) why there were available rooms in that so well-located hotel. To start with, the room number was a scribble written on a sheet of paper that someone 17 ____ (hang) on the door with sellotape, and once you were in, the room was dirty and horribly smelly. It looked as if nobody 18 ____ (clean) it for ages. In the bathroom there was no mirror, the toilet was clogged and there were lots of hairs in the basin. It was so disgusting that we 19 ____ (decide) to pay for a much more expensive room in a much less well-located hotel and we 20 ____ (end up) as depressed as our good friend Miguel.
Exercise 3 · Exercise 3
Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense or form. Use would/used to in TWO gaps.
Complete gap 13. A long time ago, my first wife and I 1 ____ (decide) to go on a trip to London for a few days. Before the trip, we were very excited because we 2 ____ (never/be) to London before. We 3 ____ (want) to visit Miguel, a close friend who 4 ____ (move) to Britain for work and who 5 ____ (work) in London for a couple of months. He was very homesick because he still 6 ____ (not have) any friends in England, and Laura and I 7 ____ (want) to pay him a visit to cheer him up a bit. However, Miguel 8 ____ (tell) us we had to stay in a hotel, because he 9 ____ (rent) a room in a shared flat and we couldn’t stay in his home. Back then, when my ex-wife and I travelled anywhere, we 10 ____ (book) hotel rooms well in advance, and we 11 ____ (check) hotel reviews on TripAdvisor every time, but this time we 12 ____ (be) very busy the weeks before the trip so a few days before the trip, we 13 ____ (decide) that we would look for a hotel once in London. Unfortunately, hotel rooms in London are quite popular in August, and several hours after our arrival in the big capital we still 14 ____ (not find) a room in any affordable place. Eventually we 15 ____ (find) a hotel which, surprisingly, was well located and not very expensive. But we soon 16 ____ (discover) why there were available rooms in that so well-located hotel. To start with, the room number was a scribble written on a sheet of paper that someone 17 ____ (hang) on the door with sellotape, and once you were in, the room was dirty and horribly smelly. It looked as if nobody 18 ____ (clean) it for ages. In the bathroom there was no mirror, the toilet was clogged and there were lots of hairs in the basin. It was so disgusting that we 19 ____ (decide) to pay for a much more expensive room in a much less well-located hotel and we 20 ____ (end up) as depressed as our good friend Miguel.
Exercise 3 · Exercise 3
Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense or form. Use would/used to in TWO gaps.
Complete gap 14. A long time ago, my first wife and I 1 ____ (decide) to go on a trip to London for a few days. Before the trip, we were very excited because we 2 ____ (never/be) to London before. We 3 ____ (want) to visit Miguel, a close friend who 4 ____ (move) to Britain for work and who 5 ____ (work) in London for a couple of months. He was very homesick because he still 6 ____ (not have) any friends in England, and Laura and I 7 ____ (want) to pay him a visit to cheer him up a bit. However, Miguel 8 ____ (tell) us we had to stay in a hotel, because he 9 ____ (rent) a room in a shared flat and we couldn’t stay in his home. Back then, when my ex-wife and I travelled anywhere, we 10 ____ (book) hotel rooms well in advance, and we 11 ____ (check) hotel reviews on TripAdvisor every time, but this time we 12 ____ (be) very busy the weeks before the trip so a few days before the trip, we 13 ____ (decide) that we would look for a hotel once in London. Unfortunately, hotel rooms in London are quite popular in August, and several hours after our arrival in the big capital we still 14 ____ (not find) a room in any affordable place. Eventually we 15 ____ (find) a hotel which, surprisingly, was well located and not very expensive. But we soon 16 ____ (discover) why there were available rooms in that so well-located hotel. To start with, the room number was a scribble written on a sheet of paper that someone 17 ____ (hang) on the door with sellotape, and once you were in, the room was dirty and horribly smelly. It looked as if nobody 18 ____ (clean) it for ages. In the bathroom there was no mirror, the toilet was clogged and there were lots of hairs in the basin. It was so disgusting that we 19 ____ (decide) to pay for a much more expensive room in a much less well-located hotel and we 20 ____ (end up) as depressed as our good friend Miguel.
Exercise 3 · Exercise 3
Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense or form. Use would/used to in TWO gaps.
Complete gap 15. A long time ago, my first wife and I 1 ____ (decide) to go on a trip to London for a few days. Before the trip, we were very excited because we 2 ____ (never/be) to London before. We 3 ____ (want) to visit Miguel, a close friend who 4 ____ (move) to Britain for work and who 5 ____ (work) in London for a couple of months. He was very homesick because he still 6 ____ (not have) any friends in England, and Laura and I 7 ____ (want) to pay him a visit to cheer him up a bit. However, Miguel 8 ____ (tell) us we had to stay in a hotel, because he 9 ____ (rent) a room in a shared flat and we couldn’t stay in his home. Back then, when my ex-wife and I travelled anywhere, we 10 ____ (book) hotel rooms well in advance, and we 11 ____ (check) hotel reviews on TripAdvisor every time, but this time we 12 ____ (be) very busy the weeks before the trip so a few days before the trip, we 13 ____ (decide) that we would look for a hotel once in London. Unfortunately, hotel rooms in London are quite popular in August, and several hours after our arrival in the big capital we still 14 ____ (not find) a room in any affordable place. Eventually we 15 ____ (find) a hotel which, surprisingly, was well located and not very expensive. But we soon 16 ____ (discover) why there were available rooms in that so well-located hotel. To start with, the room number was a scribble written on a sheet of paper that someone 17 ____ (hang) on the door with sellotape, and once you were in, the room was dirty and horribly smelly. It looked as if nobody 18 ____ (clean) it for ages. In the bathroom there was no mirror, the toilet was clogged and there were lots of hairs in the basin. It was so disgusting that we 19 ____ (decide) to pay for a much more expensive room in a much less well-located hotel and we 20 ____ (end up) as depressed as our good friend Miguel.
Exercise 3 · Exercise 3
Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense or form. Use would/used to in TWO gaps.
Complete gap 16. A long time ago, my first wife and I 1 ____ (decide) to go on a trip to London for a few days. Before the trip, we were very excited because we 2 ____ (never/be) to London before. We 3 ____ (want) to visit Miguel, a close friend who 4 ____ (move) to Britain for work and who 5 ____ (work) in London for a couple of months. He was very homesick because he still 6 ____ (not have) any friends in England, and Laura and I 7 ____ (want) to pay him a visit to cheer him up a bit. However, Miguel 8 ____ (tell) us we had to stay in a hotel, because he 9 ____ (rent) a room in a shared flat and we couldn’t stay in his home. Back then, when my ex-wife and I travelled anywhere, we 10 ____ (book) hotel rooms well in advance, and we 11 ____ (check) hotel reviews on TripAdvisor every time, but this time we 12 ____ (be) very busy the weeks before the trip so a few days before the trip, we 13 ____ (decide) that we would look for a hotel once in London. Unfortunately, hotel rooms in London are quite popular in August, and several hours after our arrival in the big capital we still 14 ____ (not find) a room in any affordable place. Eventually we 15 ____ (find) a hotel which, surprisingly, was well located and not very expensive. But we soon 16 ____ (discover) why there were available rooms in that so well-located hotel. To start with, the room number was a scribble written on a sheet of paper that someone 17 ____ (hang) on the door with sellotape, and once you were in, the room was dirty and horribly smelly. It looked as if nobody 18 ____ (clean) it for ages. In the bathroom there was no mirror, the toilet was clogged and there were lots of hairs in the basin. It was so disgusting that we 19 ____ (decide) to pay for a much more expensive room in a much less well-located hotel and we 20 ____ (end up) as depressed as our good friend Miguel.
Exercise 3 · Exercise 3
Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense or form. Use would/used to in TWO gaps.
Complete gap 17. A long time ago, my first wife and I 1 ____ (decide) to go on a trip to London for a few days. Before the trip, we were very excited because we 2 ____ (never/be) to London before. We 3 ____ (want) to visit Miguel, a close friend who 4 ____ (move) to Britain for work and who 5 ____ (work) in London for a couple of months. He was very homesick because he still 6 ____ (not have) any friends in England, and Laura and I 7 ____ (want) to pay him a visit to cheer him up a bit. However, Miguel 8 ____ (tell) us we had to stay in a hotel, because he 9 ____ (rent) a room in a shared flat and we couldn’t stay in his home. Back then, when my ex-wife and I travelled anywhere, we 10 ____ (book) hotel rooms well in advance, and we 11 ____ (check) hotel reviews on TripAdvisor every time, but this time we 12 ____ (be) very busy the weeks before the trip so a few days before the trip, we 13 ____ (decide) that we would look for a hotel once in London. Unfortunately, hotel rooms in London are quite popular in August, and several hours after our arrival in the big capital we still 14 ____ (not find) a room in any affordable place. Eventually we 15 ____ (find) a hotel which, surprisingly, was well located and not very expensive. But we soon 16 ____ (discover) why there were available rooms in that so well-located hotel. To start with, the room number was a scribble written on a sheet of paper that someone 17 ____ (hang) on the door with sellotape, and once you were in, the room was dirty and horribly smelly. It looked as if nobody 18 ____ (clean) it for ages. In the bathroom there was no mirror, the toilet was clogged and there were lots of hairs in the basin. It was so disgusting that we 19 ____ (decide) to pay for a much more expensive room in a much less well-located hotel and we 20 ____ (end up) as depressed as our good friend Miguel.
Exercise 3 · Exercise 3
Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense or form. Use would/used to in TWO gaps.
Complete gap 18. A long time ago, my first wife and I 1 ____ (decide) to go on a trip to London for a few days. Before the trip, we were very excited because we 2 ____ (never/be) to London before. We 3 ____ (want) to visit Miguel, a close friend who 4 ____ (move) to Britain for work and who 5 ____ (work) in London for a couple of months. He was very homesick because he still 6 ____ (not have) any friends in England, and Laura and I 7 ____ (want) to pay him a visit to cheer him up a bit. However, Miguel 8 ____ (tell) us we had to stay in a hotel, because he 9 ____ (rent) a room in a shared flat and we couldn’t stay in his home. Back then, when my ex-wife and I travelled anywhere, we 10 ____ (book) hotel rooms well in advance, and we 11 ____ (check) hotel reviews on TripAdvisor every time, but this time we 12 ____ (be) very busy the weeks before the trip so a few days before the trip, we 13 ____ (decide) that we would look for a hotel once in London. Unfortunately, hotel rooms in London are quite popular in August, and several hours after our arrival in the big capital we still 14 ____ (not find) a room in any affordable place. Eventually we 15 ____ (find) a hotel which, surprisingly, was well located and not very expensive. But we soon 16 ____ (discover) why there were available rooms in that so well-located hotel. To start with, the room number was a scribble written on a sheet of paper that someone 17 ____ (hang) on the door with sellotape, and once you were in, the room was dirty and horribly smelly. It looked as if nobody 18 ____ (clean) it for ages. In the bathroom there was no mirror, the toilet was clogged and there were lots of hairs in the basin. It was so disgusting that we 19 ____ (decide) to pay for a much more expensive room in a much less well-located hotel and we 20 ____ (end up) as depressed as our good friend Miguel.
Exercise 3 · Exercise 3
Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense or form. Use would/used to in TWO gaps.
Complete gap 19. A long time ago, my first wife and I 1 ____ (decide) to go on a trip to London for a few days. Before the trip, we were very excited because we 2 ____ (never/be) to London before. We 3 ____ (want) to visit Miguel, a close friend who 4 ____ (move) to Britain for work and who 5 ____ (work) in London for a couple of months. He was very homesick because he still 6 ____ (not have) any friends in England, and Laura and I 7 ____ (want) to pay him a visit to cheer him up a bit. However, Miguel 8 ____ (tell) us we had to stay in a hotel, because he 9 ____ (rent) a room in a shared flat and we couldn’t stay in his home. Back then, when my ex-wife and I travelled anywhere, we 10 ____ (book) hotel rooms well in advance, and we 11 ____ (check) hotel reviews on TripAdvisor every time, but this time we 12 ____ (be) very busy the weeks before the trip so a few days before the trip, we 13 ____ (decide) that we would look for a hotel once in London. Unfortunately, hotel rooms in London are quite popular in August, and several hours after our arrival in the big capital we still 14 ____ (not find) a room in any affordable place. Eventually we 15 ____ (find) a hotel which, surprisingly, was well located and not very expensive. But we soon 16 ____ (discover) why there were available rooms in that so well-located hotel. To start with, the room number was a scribble written on a sheet of paper that someone 17 ____ (hang) on the door with sellotape, and once you were in, the room was dirty and horribly smelly. It looked as if nobody 18 ____ (clean) it for ages. In the bathroom there was no mirror, the toilet was clogged and there were lots of hairs in the basin. It was so disgusting that we 19 ____ (decide) to pay for a much more expensive room in a much less well-located hotel and we 20 ____ (end up) as depressed as our good friend Miguel.
Exercise 3 · Exercise 3
Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the correct verb tense or form. Use would/used to in TWO gaps.
Complete gap 20. A long time ago, my first wife and I 1 ____ (decide) to go on a trip to London for a few days. Before the trip, we were very excited because we 2 ____ (never/be) to London before. We 3 ____ (want) to visit Miguel, a close friend who 4 ____ (move) to Britain for work and who 5 ____ (work) in London for a couple of months. He was very homesick because he still 6 ____ (not have) any friends in England, and Laura and I 7 ____ (want) to pay him a visit to cheer him up a bit. However, Miguel 8 ____ (tell) us we had to stay in a hotel, because he 9 ____ (rent) a room in a shared flat and we couldn’t stay in his home. Back then, when my ex-wife and I travelled anywhere, we 10 ____ (book) hotel rooms well in advance, and we 11 ____ (check) hotel reviews on TripAdvisor every time, but this time we 12 ____ (be) very busy the weeks before the trip so a few days before the trip, we 13 ____ (decide) that we would look for a hotel once in London. Unfortunately, hotel rooms in London are quite popular in August, and several hours after our arrival in the big capital we still 14 ____ (not find) a room in any affordable place. Eventually we 15 ____ (find) a hotel which, surprisingly, was well located and not very expensive. But we soon 16 ____ (discover) why there were available rooms in that so well-located hotel. To start with, the room number was a scribble written on a sheet of paper that someone 17 ____ (hang) on the door with sellotape, and once you were in, the room was dirty and horribly smelly. It looked as if nobody 18 ____ (clean) it for ages. In the bathroom there was no mirror, the toilet was clogged and there were lots of hairs in the basin. It was so disgusting that we 19 ____ (decide) to pay for a much more expensive room in a much less well-located hotel and we 20 ____ (end up) as depressed as our good friend Miguel.
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