FCE Writing Class
Linking Words and Expressions to Show Time
Click on the answer A or B that completes each sentence. There are EIGHT questions in all.
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1) ........ I didn't really enjoy the course, but after a while I really started to enjoy it.
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In the beginning
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At the beginning
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2) ........ of the film the main character arrives in town looking for somewhere to stay.
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In the beginning
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At the beginning
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3) We waited ages for a bus. ........ we decided to walk home.
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Eventually
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At last
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4) The audience waited patiently for the delayed performance to start. ........ the curtain rose.
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Lastly
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At last
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5) I waited for you ........ 10.00. I finally decided you weren't coming.
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before
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until
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6) I managed to get the house tidy ........ my parents got home.
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before
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until
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7) ........ had I gone to bed than I heard the phone ring.
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Hardly
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As soon as
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8) I played a lot of tennis ........ I was on holiday.
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during
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while