Vocabulary
1) Underline the correct adverbs to complete
the story.

Last January, my boyfriend and I were returning
from our skiing holiday in Switzerland. We were
on a train to Geneva. Suddenly/Immediately
the train stopped in the middle of a snowy
field. A few minutes later/ At first a conductor
came and explained the train was stuck in the
snow. We all got off and walked through deep
snow to a nearby village, where we were put
in a school building. Some friendly people
finally/ immediately brought us hot coffee and
food. After that/Meanwhile we slept in the
classrooms. At first/Meanwhile, a snow plough
arrived and dug out our train. Eventually/
A few minutes later we got on the train again
and arrived in Geneva the next day. Fortunately/ Unfortunately, we'd missed our
flight home. At first/ In the end, the airline
wanted us to pay the full price of a new ticket.
Fortunately/ Unfortunately, we managed to
persuade them that the situation was special
and in the end/suddenly they put us on the
next flight at no extra charge. Immediately/
Finally, we arrived home a day late, exhausted
but amused by our adventure.

2) Complete the sentences with the verbs in
brackets in the past perfect.

Mike was hungry because he ____
(leave) his sandwiches at home.
How long ____ (you/know) Steve before
you married him?
Jessica was nervous because she____
(never/fly) before.
I didn't know who the man was; ____
(not see) him before.
Everything was ready; they ____ (bring)
all the equipment the day before.

3) Complete each sentence with one verb in
the past simple and one in the past perfect.

When Sophie ____ (come) to the party,
Nick _____ (already/leave).
The rescue teams (arrive) ____
immediately after the accident
_______ (happen).
I____ (hear) a lot about John before we
________ (meet).
Jack ____ (be) annoyed because he
________ (just/have) an argument
with his boss.
After we____ (finish) all the work, we
________ (go) bowling to relax.

4)Complete the text with the verbs in brackets
in the correct form (past simple or past perfect).

It was 10 p.m. when Julia finally made
(make) herself a cup of hot chocolate and
____ (sit) down on the sofa.
It ____ (be) a long, tiring day. She ____
(have) eight lessons at school and
then she ____ (help) her friend Zoe
decorate her room. Now she____ (feel)
really exhausted, but also pleased with herself,
because she ____ (never/paint) a room
before and she ____ (do) a good job on
one. She ____ (take) a long delicious drink
of the hot chocolate and ____ (open) a
magazine. She____ (see) a mobile phone
advertisement and suddenly she ____
(remember) something. Oh no! She ____
(leave) her mobile in Zoe's flat!