CAF 3 – UNIT 13

1 – Put in like or as. Sometimes either word is possible.

a) Your English is very fluent. I wish I could speak ____________ you.

b) Don’t take my advice if you don’t want to. You can do ____________ you like.

c) I wish I had a car ___________ yours.

d) You don’t need to change your clothes. You can go out ____________ you are.

e) My neighbor’s house is full of lots of interesting things. It’s ____________ a museum.

f) We saw Kevin last night. He was very cheerful, ___________ always.

g) Sally has been working __________ a waitress for the last two months.

h) __________ her father, Cathy has a very good voice.

i) This tea is awful. It tastes __________ water.

j) I think I prefer this room __________ it was, before we decorated it.

2 – Use the words in brackets to complete the sentences. Use the structure have/get something
done.

Example: We are having the house painted (the house/ paint) at the moment.

a) I lost my key. I’ll have to _____________________________________ (another key/ make)

b) When was the last time you __________________________________(your hair/ cut)?

c) _________________________________________ (you/ a newspaper/ deliver) to your

house every day?

d) A: What are those workmen doing in your garden?

B: Oh, we __________________________________________ (a garage/ build).

e) A: Can I see the photos you took when you were on holiday?

B: I’m afraid I _______________________________________ (not/ the film/ develop) yet.

f) This coat is dirty. I must _______________________________ (it/ clean)

g) If you want to wear earrings, why don’t you _____________________________________

(your ears/ pierce)?

3 - Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps in the correct tense Past Perfect or Simple Past.

Example: Pat had lived (to live) in London before he moved (to move) to Rome.
a) After Fred ________________ (to spend) his holiday in Italy he_______________ (to
want) to learn Italian.

b) Jill _______________ (to phone) Dad at work before she ___________________ (to leave)
for her trip.

c) Susan _________________ (to turn on) the radio after she ___________________ (to
wash) the dishes.

d) When she __________________ (to arrive) the match already _______________ (to
start).

e) After the man ________________ (to come) home he _____________________ (to feed)
the cat.

f) Before he _________________ (to sing) a song he ___________________ (to play) the

guitar.

g) She ___________________ (to watch) a video after the children ________________ (to
go) to bed.

h) After Eric ________________ (to make) breakfast he ____________________ (to phone)

his friend.

i) I _______________________ (to be) very tired because I ___________________ (to

study) too much.

j) They _____________________ (to ride) their bikes before they ___________________ (to
meet) their