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Exercises                                                                                                       Unit

                                                                                                                                105

                          Complete the sentences. Choose from the boxes.

                                                             lunch              the end        they went to Australia
                            after       during        +      the concert        the exam       you’re waiting
                            before      while
                                                             the course         the night


                          1 Everybody was nervous         before the exam                                                                 .
                          2 I usually work four hours in the morning, and another three hours                                             .
                          3 The film was really boring. We left                                                                           .
                          4 Anna went to evening classes to learn German. She learnt a lot                                                .

                          5 My aunt and uncle lived in London                                                                             .
                          6 A: Somebody broke a window                                                          . Did you hear anything?
                             B: No, I was asleep all the time.

                          7 Would you like to sit down                                                                                    ?
                          8 A: Are you going home                                               ?
                             B: Yes, I have to get up early tomorrow.


                          Write during/while/for.
                          1 We didn’t speak while         we were eating.
                          2 We didn’t speak during          the meal.

                          3 Gary called                   you were out.
                          4 Amy went to Italy and stayed in Rome                        five days.
                          5 I didn’t check my email                    I was away.
                          6 The students looked very bored                       the lesson.

                          7 I fell out of bed                  I was asleep.
                          8 Last night I watched TV                     three hours.
                          9 I don’t usually watch TV                    the day.
                         10 Do you ever watch TV                       you are having dinner?


                          Complete the sentences. Use -ing (doing, having etc.).

                          1 After     doing    the shopping, they went home.
                          2 I felt sick after                    too much chocolate.
                          3 I’m going to ask you a question. Think carefully before                           it.
                          4 I felt awful when I got up this morning. I felt better after                        a shower.

                          5 After                      my work, I left the office and went home.
                          6 Before                       to a foreign country, it’s good to try and learn a little of the language.


                          Write sentences with before + -ing and after + -ing.
                          1 They did the shopping. Then they went home.
                             After    doing the shopping, they went home.


                          2 John left school. Then he worked in a bookshop for two years.
                             John worked

                          3 I read for a few minutes. Then I went to sleep.
                             Before

                          4 We walked for three hours. We were very tired.

                             After

                          5 Let’s have a cup of coffee. Then we’ll go out.
                             Let’s
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