CONJUNCTION / CONNECTORS

Fill the Blanks with the words given below!

1.        ______ being very clever, my cousin never boasting about it

a. Despite

b. Instead

c. Otherwise

d. Other than

2.        Smith are not feeling well, ______ he will come to our house

a. But

b. However

c. Since

d. Because

3.        Me and my friends did not miss the fried noodle ______ we had our lunch

a. Moreover

b. Finally

c. Although

d. Already

4.        ______ having a lot of money, they never help anyone

a. Otherwise

b. However

c. Inspite of

d. Instead

5.        _______ it is raining, we shouldn’t go out

a. Because

b. Because of

c. For

d. But

6.        Smith _______ Mrs. Smith went to the library

a. Or

b. And

c. But

d. For

7.        My fiancee was lie about her family, ______ she was shouting at me

a. Although

b. In Order to

c. Moreover

d. Provided

8.        Please come on time, _______ they may miss the train

a. So

b. But

c. Therefore

d. Otherwise

9.        We must avoid high kolesterol _______ be healthy

a. In order to

b. Finally

c. Consequently

d. Provided

10.    My father will give my brother his car _______ he come back at dawn

a. Although

b. Provided

c. As

d. Because

11.    Steven prepared Coffee _______ his mother was sleeping

a. But

b. Unless

c. As

d. Besides 

12.    My sister apologised ______ her bad behaviour

a. Since

b. As

c. Because

d. For

13.    Smith was satisfied ______ not overacted

a. But

b. Yet

c. Still

d. As

14.    ______ her brother, she is very diligent

a. Likely

b. Unlike

c. Similar

d. Differently

15.    They have postponed the visit to our city ______ it’s heavily snow here

a. Since

b. Due to

c. Yet

d. Because of

16.    After years of Training hard, Arief ______ win the national badminton competition

a. Consequently

b. Therefore

c. Initially

d. Finally

17.    Ardian knows Germany, ______, our school selected him to go student exchange in there

a. Therefore

b. Moreover

c. Otherwise

d. Provided

18.    John worked very hard and was ______ promoted

a. Yet

b. Consequently

c. Although

d. Besides

19.    ______ his family, he also invite his friends to his birthday party

a. Despite

b. Aside

c. Besides

d. In spite of

20.    Either me ______ my friends will run this high quality program

a. For                           c. Nor

b. But                           d. Or

Listening Exercise

Listening Exercise Text - UN 2019

Simple Past Tense

The simple past expresses an action in the past taking place once, never, several times. It can also be used for actions taking place one after another or in the middle of another action.

Form of Simple Past

	Positive	Negative	Question
no differences	I spoke.	I did not speak.	Did I speak?

For irregular verbs, use the past form (see list of irregular verbs, 2nd column). For regular verbs, just add “ed”.

Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ‘ed’

Exceptions in spelling when adding ed	Example
after a final e only add d	love – loved
final consonant after a short, stressed vowel or l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled	admit – admitted travel – travelled
final y after a consonant becomes i	hurry – hurried

Use of Simple Past

• action in the past taking place once, never or several times
  Example: He visited his parents every weekend.
• actions in the past taking place one after the other
  Example: He came in, took off his coat and sat down.
• action in the past taking place in the middle of another action
  Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.
• if sentences type II (If I talked, …)
  Example: If I had a lot of money, I would share it with you.

Signal Words of Simple Past

• yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday
• If-Satz Typ II (If I talked, …)

Exercise Was or Were?

Complete the sentences with was or were.

1. I waswere happy.
2. You waswere angry.
3. She waswere in London last week.
4. He waswere on holiday.
5. It waswere cold.
6. We waswere at school.
7. You waswere at the cinema.
8. They waswere at home.
9. The cat waswere on the roof.
10. The children waswere in the garden.

Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).

1. Last year I (spend)  my holiday in Ireland.
2. It (be)  great.
3. I (travel)  around by car with two friends and we (visit)  lots of interesting places.
4. In the evenings we usually (go)  to a pub.
5. One night we even (learn)  some Irish dances.
6. We (be)  very lucky with the weather.
7. It (not / rain)  a lot.
8. But we (see)  some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where (spend / you)  your last holiday?

Simple Past Tense

The simple past expresses an action in the past taking place once, never, several times. It can also be used for actions taking place one after another or in the middle of another action.

Form of Simple Past

	Positive	Negative	Question
no differences	I spoke.	I did not speak.	Did I speak?

For irregular verbs, use the past form (see list of irregular verbs, 2nd column). For regular verbs, just add “ed”.

Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ‘ed’

Exceptions in spelling when adding ed	Example
after a final e only add d	love – loved
final consonant after a short, stressed vowel or l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled	admit – admitted travel – travelled
final y after a consonant becomes i	hurry – hurried

Use of Simple Past

• action in the past taking place once, never or several times
  Example: He visited his parents every weekend.
• actions in the past taking place one after the other
  Example: He came in, took off his coat and sat down.
• action in the past taking place in the middle of another action
  Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.
• if sentences type II (If I talked, …)
  Example: If I had a lot of money, I would share it with you.

Signal Words of Simple Past

• yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday
• If-Satz Typ II (If I talked, …)

Exercise Was or Were?

Complete the sentences with was or were.

1. I waswere happy.
2. You waswere angry.
3. She waswere in London last week.
4. He waswere on holiday.
5. It waswere cold.
6. We waswere at school.
7. You waswere at the cinema.
8. They waswere at home.
9. The cat waswere on the roof.
10. The children waswere in the garden.

Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).

1. Last year I (spend)  my holiday in Ireland.
2. It (be)  great.
3. I (travel)  around by car with two friends and we (visit)  lots of interesting places.
4. In the evenings we usually (go)  to a pub.
5. One night we even (learn)  some Irish dances.
6. We (be)  very lucky with the weather.
7. It (not / rain)  a lot.
8. But we (see)  some beautiful rainbows.
9. Where (spend / you)  your last holiday?