Each question in this quiz is timed.
I _____ play a lot of cricket when I lived in England.
used to
usually
use to
The referee _____ when the player kicked the goalkeeper.
wasn’t looking
hadn’t look
used to look
When I met Paul he _____ already lost touch with Susan.
has
was
had
I _____ go to the gym on Saturdays, but this weekend I’m going away.
What _____ you doing when I phoned you this morning?
were
are
Didn’t you _____ be a professional tennis player?
used
My parents _____ much money when they were first married.
didn’t had
haven’t had
didn’t have
She turned off the TV and then she _____ to bed.
went
had gone
was going
When we were children, we _____ spend all our money on sweets.
The referee stopped the match because someone _____ a bottle on the pitch.
had threw
was throwing
had thrown
I _____ get nervous when I took exams at school.
Where did you _____ live when you were a student?
to
I couldn’t concentrate because my colleagues _____ a noise.
did make
were making
make
We _____ have our breakfast in the garden in the summer.
The food was awful because he _____ too much salt in it.
’d put
was putting
hadn’t put
They _____ golf when it started to rain.
were playing
played
used to play
After Peter arrived, we _____ his birthday cake.
had eaten
were eating
ate
I _____ like spinach when I was a child, but I love it now.
didn’t used to
didn’t use to
Sally _____ getting up really early, so 6.00 a.m. will be fine for her.
’s used to
When we got to the stadium, the match _____ already started.
have
Formula 1 cars drive around this
course
court
circuit
have the same number of points as the other team at the end of the game
win
draw
beat
athletes run on this
track
slope
get points in a game
score
train
play
the people who support a particular team
spectators
team
fans
players do this just before a match
warm up
get fit
a person who trains a team
coach
referee
fan
you ski down this
the people who watch a sport in a stadium
do exercise at the gym
work out
work up
Greg and Jane are such a lovely _____.
friend
couple
partner
Bob is my _____ – we’ve lived together for three years.
colleague
classmate
flatmate
Chris is my _____ – we’re getting married next month.
ex
fiancé
close friend
I don’t really enjoy my job but I like my _____ a lot.
colleagues
classmates
partners
I’m not going out with Tina but we are very _____.
close partners
close colleagues
close friends
We _____ on very well right from the beginning.
got
kept
Perhaps that’s because we _____ a lot in common.
get
keep
I _____ Marc at university.
got to know
lost touch
broke up
Although Anna moved to the USA, we still _____.
lose touch
keep in touch
keep touch
We never _____ – we always agree about everything.
fall out
break up