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1. Fill in the blanks:
E.g.: When I got (get) to the emergency room I had been feeling (feel) sick for two weeks already.
a) I didn’t know you were in the hospital. If I ___________________________________________ (know), 
I _________________________________________ (visit) you.
b) Ken got to the station in time to catch his train. If he __________________________________ (miss) 
it, he _______________________________________ (be) late for his interview.
c) Thank you for reminding me about her birthday. If you ______________________________________ 
(remind / neg.) me, I ____________________________________________ (forget).
d) I didn’t know Bill had to do his homework, so I didn’t remind him. If I ________________________ 
(know) that Bill __________________________________________________ (to do / neg.) his homework, I 
__________________________________________ (remind) him.
e) I passed the test because I had a tutor. I ________________________________ (pass / neg.) the test 
if I _____________________________________ (have / neg.) a tutor.
f) I did not buy the shirt because I did not have any money on me. If I __________________________ 
(have) some money on me, I ________________________________ (buy) the shirt.
2. Complete the sentences using the right verb tense. Follow the example:
E.g.: Christine had been working (work) at the company for 15 years.
a) ______________________________ (you / study) French before you ______________________________ 
(move) to France?
b) How long ___________________________________________________ (you / wait) to get on the bus?
c) I __________________________________________________________ (not have) any money because I 
________________________________________________ (lose) my purse.
d) I ___________________________________ (try) to get through to her for months before she fi nally 
__________________________________________ (answer) my email.
e) I _______________________________________________ (never / go) to the theater before last night.
f) James _______________________________ (teach) at the university for more than a year before he 
___________________________________________ (go) to Asia.
g) The old woman ____________________________________________ (want) to sit down because she 
_______________________________________ (stand up) for a long time.
h) They _______________________________________ (feel) bad about selling the house because they 
__________________________________________ (own) it for more than forty years.
i) We couldn’t get a hotel room anywhere because we __________________________________ (not / 
book) in advance.
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E.g.: When I gotgot (get) to the emergency room I had been feelinghad been feeling (feel) sick for two weeks already.
E.g.: Christine had been workinghad been working (work) at the company for 15 years.
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j) We ______________________________ (have) that car for ten years before it 
______________________________ (break) down. 
3. Complete the sentences using EITHER… OR, BOTH… AND or NEITHER… NOR.
a) E.g.: Neither Louise nor Edna will be at school today, because they’re ill.
b) It doesn’t matter where we study. We can _______________ meet here _______________ at your 
house.
c) There was a jeans sale, so Lori bought _______________ a blue pair _______________ a black pair.
d) We didn’t go out to dinner last night, as _______________ Greg _______________ I had money.
4. Complete the sentences using EITHER… OR, BOTH… AND or NEITHER… NOR.
E.g.: Guess what! I’m coming to Oxford this weekend, to visit both my grandmother
_______________ some of the colleges. And, of course, you! I’d be able to see you _______________ 
on Friday evening _______________ on Sunday afternoon, so let me know which is better for you. 
Maybe we could even get together on _______________ Friday _______________ Sunday! That would 
be great! I can’t wait to get away for the weekend – I’ve had lots of schoolwork and have had 
_______________ the time _______________ the energy lately to go out and have a good time. See 
you in a few days!
5. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the box below:
JUDGE – VICTIM – WITNESSES – JURY – SUSPECT – DEFENSE ATTORNEY – CRIMINAL – 
PROSECUTOR
The main suspect in the murder of 21-year-old Jenny Page appeared in court today. His name is 
Jason Black, and standing next to him was his _______________ _______________, who argued that 
Mr. Black was not guilty because he was at work when the _______________ was killed. However, 
according to the _______________, there are no _______________ who can testify that they saw Mr. 
Black at work. Therefore, the prosecutor argues that Mr. Black is guilty and he is a dangerous 
_______________ who should be sent to prison. The 12 people on the _______________ have 
listened to the two lawyers’ arguments and considered the evidence, and they have heard the 
instructions from the _______________. Now, they must go deliberate and decide if Jason Black is 
guilty or innocent.
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a) E.g.: Neither Louise nor Edna will be at school today, because they’re ill.
E.g.: Guess what! I’m coming to Oxford this weekend, to visit both my grandmother
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1. 
a) I didn’t know you were in the hospital. If I had known, I 
would have visited you.
b) Ken got to the station in time to catch his train. If he 
had missed it, he would have been late for his interview.
c) Thank you for reminding me about her birthday. If you 
hadn’t reminded me, I would have forgotten.
d) I didn’t know Bill had to do his homework, so I didn’t 
remind him. If I had known that Bill hadn’t done his 
homework, I would have reminded him.
e) I passed the test because I had a tutor. I wouldn’t have 
passed the test if I hadn’t had a tutor.
f) I did not buy the shirt because I did not have any 
money on me. If I had had some money on me, I would 
have bought the shirt.
2. 
a) Did you study French before you moved to France?
b) How long have you been waiting to get on the bus?
c) I don’t have any money because I lost my purse. OR 
I didn’t have any money because I had lost my purse.
d) I had tried to get through to her for months before she 
fi nally answered my email.
e) I had never gone to the theater before last night.
f) James had taught at the university for more than a 
year before he went to Asia.
g) The old woman wanted to sit down because she had 
been standing up for a long time.
h) They felt bad about selling the house because they 
had owned it for more than forty years.
i) We couldn’t get a hotel room anywhere because we 
hadn’t booked in advance.
j) We had had that car for ten years before it broke down.
3. 
a) Neither Louise nor Edna will be at school today 
because they’re ill.
b) It doesn’t matter where we study. We can either meet 
here or at your house.
c) There was a jeans sale, so Lori bought both a blue pair 
and a black pair.
d) We didn’t go out to dinner last night, as neither Greg 
nor I had money.
4. 
Guess what! I’m coming to Oxford this weekend, to visit 
both my grandmother and some of the colleges. And, 
of course, you! I’d be able to see you either on Friday 
evening or on Sunday afternoon, so let me know which 
is better for you. Maybe we could even get together on 
both Friday and Sunday! That would be great! I can’t wait 
to get away for the weekend – I’ve had lots of schoolwork 
and have had neither the time nor the energy lately to go 
out and have a good time. See you in a few days
5. 
The main suspect in the murder of 21-year-old Jenny 
Page appeared in court today. His name is Jason Black, 
and standing next to him was his defense attorney, who 
argued that Mr. Black was not guilty because he was at 
work when the victim was killed. However, according to 
the prosecutor, there are no witnesses who can testify 
that they saw Mr. Black at work. Therefore, the prosecutor 
argues that Mr. Black is guilty and he is a dangerouscriminal who should be sent to prison. The 12 people on 
the jury have listened to the two lawyers’ arguments 
and considered the evidence, and they have heard 
the instructions from the judge. Now, they must go 
deliberate and decide if Jason Black is guilty or innocent.
answer keys
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