Spectrum 3 Grammar Unit 5 and 6

1.- Past Simple or Past Perfect. 1.- My aunt flew to Paris last year. She __________ (never /go) on a plane before that. 2.- We didn’t need to queue because my wife __________(already / buy) the tickets 3.- The thieves had already spent the money when the police_________ (catch) them. 4.- Helen ________ (split up) with John before she met Paul. 5.- We ________ (know) her address because she _______ (tell) us. 6.- The children _________ (not eat) for days so they ___________(be) extremely hungry. 7.- Everyone ___________ (hug) each other after they __________(finish) their exams. 8.- She didn’t want to go to the cinema because she ___________(already / see) the film. 9.- I ________ (just / buy) a dress when a thief _______ (steal) my bag. 10.- My niece _________ (go) to London three times by the time she _________ (be) sixteen. 11.- My students ________ (raise) some money after they ________ (see) a documentary on TV about Africa. 12.- It was half past three and we still _________ (not / eat) lunch. 13.- Our teacher ________ (give) us extra homework because we ___________ (not finish) our essays. 14.- My father _________ (lose) his glasses and he couldn’t read the newspaper. 15.- The car stopped because we __________ (run) out of petrol.

2.- Complete using used to 200 years ago … 1 … people ……………………………………………………… (make) their own clothes. 2 … people ………………………………………………………(have) mobile phones. 3 … people ……………………………………………………… (read) books. 4 … people ………………………………………………………. (watch) TV. 5 … people ………………………………………………………. (Drive) cars. 6 … people ……………………………………………………… (walk) everywhere.

3.- Complete with which, where, who, whose Dear Karen, I'm having a wonderful time here in Europe, Rome is one of the most exciting cities I've ever visit. The hotel ________ I stayed was very cheap. Some Italian people _______ I met took me to see the Colosseum, ________ is a very old building. They also took me to the countryside ______ their family has a farm. Italy has many places _______ are cheap and beautiful to visit. I was traveling around England _______ countryside is very beautiful and I had an accident _________ almost spoiled my trip. 1. What’s the name of the man ______ car you borrowed? 2. A cemetery is a person _______ people are buried. 3. A pacifist is a person _______ believes that all wars are wrong. 4. An orphan is a child ______ parents are dead.

4.- Join by means of a relative 1.

That’s the girl. She spoke to me yesterday.

2.

What is the name of the book? You want to read it.

3.

We stayed in a hotel. The hotel was very expensive.

4.

I rent a house. It is very small.

5.

The car was stolen. It was a BMW.

1.

Valencia is a great place. Valencia is due east of Madrid.

2.

Jimbo is living in Thailand now. Jimbo got divorced last year.

3.

Clare is a good teacher. I don’t like Clare very much,

4.

The Flaca pub rocks. I met my girlfriend in The Flaca.

5.

Almeria is very dry. The beaches of Almeria are wonderful.

5.- Make the passive 1. People speak Portuguese in Brazil. _______________________________________________________________ 2. The Government is planning a new road near my house. _______________________________________________________________ 3. My grandfather built this house in 1943. _______________________________________________________________ 4. Picasso was painting Guernica at that time. _______________________________________________________________ 5. The cleaner has cleaned the office. _______________________________________________________________ 6. He had written three books before 1867. _______________________________________________________________ 7. John will tell you later. _______________________________________________________________ 8. By this time tomorrow we will have signed the deal. _______________________________________________________________ 9. Somebody should do the work. _______________________________________________________________ 10. The traffic might have delayed Jimmy. _______________________________________________________________