1. Teacher: Excellent. Now if I wanted to describe my time in Paris in 1999 with the verb 'stay', what ......... I say?

am

would

ought

have

2. Student: I think it is I stayed in Paris in 1999. Is that all .........?

correct

accurate

fine

right

3. Teacher: Absolutely perfect. Now what ......... the Present Perfect Continuous?

through

into

about

concerning

4. Student: That's one I never understand ......... hard I try.

whenever

however

wherever

whatever

5. Teacher: Well if you started living in Paris in 1999 and you are still there, you say; I have been living there ......... 1999.

since

for

till

until

6. Student: Yes, I see I think I understand but you have ......... many tenses in English!

to

in

also

too

7. Teacher: Right ......... one more. Tell me which form you use if you are going to leave Paris and you tell someone about the length of time from your arrival till now.

simply

just

justly

alone

8. Student: Oh, that's easy. I say: I have lived here for 6 years. I can see from the ......... on your face I am right.

depression

impression

expression

derision

9. They've been seeing each other for 6 months now or, as we used to say, they've been walking ......... together.

in

out

through

off

10. The trouble with you is you let your boss do exactly what he wants and let him walk all ......... you.

across

under

by

over

11. He never looks where he's going and as a result is always walking ......... things.

up

on

into

beyond

12. He came into the room, shouted at everybody and then left the room walking ......... in a really bad temper.

down

off

over

to

13. I'm sorry to say that the safe has been broken into and someone's walked ......... with all the money.

along

into

of

off

14. They took no notice of the accident and simply walked ..........

by

in

across

through

15. A total stranger walked ......... to me and asked if I could lend him some money.

along

by

up

under

16. They have an expression in Australia when a famous person mixes with the crowd, they say they're going on a walk..........

across

along

out

about

17. The manager was terrified that his employees would stop work and walk ......... without warning.

over

about

out

at

18. knew we shouldn't have trusted them because they suddenly left and walked ......... on us.

in

out

above

to

19. Charlie always thought he was the ......... knees because he had a very good opinion of himself.

cat's

dog's

bee's

mouse's

20. Even when he won the ......... knees competition at a holiday camp he wasn't ashamed — he just loved it.

knobbly

wobbly

cobbled

wobbled