Present perfect simple or continuous: 3 Recently we to organise a surprise party for our daughter’s 18th birthday. (try)
have been trying
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Present perfect simple or continuous:She on that computer non-stop for six hours and she’s still going. (work)
had been working
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Present perfect simple or continuous: He’s happy because he a two-week holiday to Croatia. (just, book)
has just booked
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Change to passive: The police have taken action to stop road racing
Action has been taken (by the police) to stop road racing.
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Change to passive: You must always obey the referee.
The referee must always be obeyed.
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Change to passive: They’re sending an email invitation to David.
An email invitation is being sent to David.
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Choose the correct option and put in the correct form: Slow delivery of an order can be a bit .......... , but it’s not a huge problem. a irritate b encourage c exhaust
irritating
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Choose the correct option and put in the correct form: The kids were............ to start eating the birthday cake, but they waited until everyone was ready. a tempt b frustrate c depress
tempted
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Choose the correct option and put in the correct form: When I was in hospital, the number of get-well messages I received was really quite........ . a worry b alarm c overwhelm
overwhelming
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Expression with get: I’m sorry, I got completely .............. and didn’t notice how late it was.
carried away
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Expression with get: Stop avoiding the subject – get ............ and tell me what happened
straight to the point
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There's a new scheme to t______e the pr______m of overfishing in rivers.
tackle problem
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P_____ customer ser______ can discourage your from buying from a company again.
Poor customer service
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The mobile was said to be made of metal but it's 100% plastic which is f____ adv________!
false advertising
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Put the question in order: laughing / were / what / at / now / just / they
What were they laughing at just now?
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Put the question in order: who / to / was / package / the / addressed