Straightforward Intermediate Unit Test 3 -

| Present Perfect | Past Simple | |----------------|--------------| | Connection to now | Finished time in past | | No specific time mentioned | Specific time (yesterday, in 2010) | | Experience / result | Fact / completed action |

— The action happened before another past action (the meeting starting), requiring the Past Perfect.

On Sundays, I love to take _____________ on the sofa after lunch. Exercise B: Grammar (Choose the correct modal verb) (must / don't have to)

Example: "When I arrived at the station, the train ." (The train left first, then I arrived). 2. Key Vocabulary Topics Straightforward Intermediate Unit Test 3

Straightforward Intermediate Unit Test 3 is a for teachers using the Straightforward course. It excels at checking discrete knowledge of past tenses and work-related vocabulary. However, it should ideally be supplemented with a short writing or speaking task (e.g., "Describe a job you used to have" or "Tell a story from your childhood") to fully evaluate communicative competence.

I _______________ (not see) Julian since we graduated from college five years ago.

Complete the sentences with the correct past form of the verb in brackets. The is not a monster; it is a mirror

Listen to a conversation at a train station and answer:

“This is a nightmare,� he muttered, running a hand through his messy hair. His phone buzzed. It was a text from his wife, Claire: Where are you? Mum’s already made the soup.

The Unit 3 exercises in the standard Straightforward Intermediate Workbook act as a direct preview of what will be on the test. The is not a monster

The is not a monster; it is a mirror. It reflects how well you have internalized the difference between what happened and what has happened.

Pay close attention to multi-word verbs and phrasal expressions related to progress:

Ever, never, already, yet, just, since, for.

⚖� Grammar Focus: Modals of Obligation, Permission & Prohibition