PART I. PRESENT PERFECT / PAST SIMPLEPresent perfect or past simple?Put in the verbs.Craig: Have you heard the news about Cathy?Nicola: No, what 1_______________________?Craig: She 2________________________ an accident. She was running for a bus when she 3____________________ down and 4__________________ her leg.Nicola: Oh, how awful! When 5_____________________?Craig: Yesterday afternoon. Sarah 6______________________ me about it last night.Nicola: Last night! You 7 _______________________last night, and you 8________________ me!Craig: Well, I 9______________________ you last night. And I 10________________ you today, until now.Nicola: I hope shes all right. She 11______________________ lots of accidents, you know. She 12______________________ the same thing about two years ago.

1. Happen2. Have3. Fall4. Break5. This happen6. Tell7.Know8. Not tell9. Not see10. Not see 12.Do

For or since?Put in for or since.A: How long have you been learning English?B: Well, I did it 1 _______________ five years at school, and Ive been having evening classes 2______________ then.A: And youre staying here 3 _____________ three months?B: Thats right. Ive been here 4____________ the end of April. Then Im going to London 5 _____________ a week afterwards.

Complete with already, yet, ever, never, just, ago, for, since.

1. Its only eleven oclock. And youve __________ had two cups of coffee since breakfast.2. This film looks familiar. Didnt we see it at the cinema about two years _______?3. Weve only been going fifty minutes, and weve ___________ walked four miles.4. The postman hasnt come __________, has he? Yes, hes _________ been, but he went straight past.5. Arent you going to write to Becky and Jim? You havent written ________ about six months6. My telephone is working now. They repaired it a week __________.7. Have you ________ travelled by plane? No, I have ________ travelled, what about you? Havent you taken a plane ________?8. Shall we play tennis? We havent played __________ our holiday.

PART 2. COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVESPut the comparatives or superlative form of the words in bracketsA: Im going to the Lake District next week. Were going ____________ (early) than usual.B: Id love a holiday in June, but its ________________ (convenient) for the children to go in the school holidays.A: I know, but May and June are the _____________ (dry) and ____________ (nice) months. Sometimes we go in September which is the _______________ (beautiful) time of the year with the leaves on the trees changing colour.B: Maybe it would be ____________ (sensible) to go in winter than in summer. It would certainly be _______________ (cheap). It might be ______________ (good) than August. I cant think of a __________________ (bad) time to go than August.

PART 3. VOCABULARY1. Enfermedad: 2. Contratar una banda:3. Dolor de cabeza:4. Guardar un secreto5. Alquilar un coche6. Dolor de muelas:7. Dolor de tripa:8. Hacer un error:9. Tener un ojo morado:10. Resfriado:11. Tos:12. Organizar una barbacoa13. Fiebre:14. Encontrarse mal:15. Tener mocos:16. Tomarse un descanso: