Test

We had to clean all the windows before we could leave.

UNTIL

We had to stay ..................... all the windows.

I started working at my new job two months ago.

MONTHS

It ..................... I started working at my new job.

A tour guide will meet you immediately upon your arrival at the town square.

SOON

A tour guide will meet you ..................... to the town square.

I haven't heard from Tom for several months.

LAST

I ..................... several months ago.

It's been ages since I last ate Italian food.

FOR

I have ..................... ages.

Fiona insists on taking the tube or a bus to work.

HARDLY

Fiona ..................... her car to work.

I needed the full hour of class time to finish the exam.

TOOK

It ..................... to finish the exam.

Hans hadn't sailed in his family's boat for over a decade.

MORE

It was ..................... Hans had sailed in his family's boat.

During our class, some very loud noises were made outside the school.

While ..................... , some very loud noises were made outside the school.

I finished my dinner and did the washing up.

FINISHED

I did the washing up ..................... dinner.

It was only after I did the exercise that I realised how difficult it was.

UNTIL

I didn't realise how difficult ..................... did it.

Verb Tenses – B2 – FCE – key word transformation