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INDEX 1. PRESENT SIMPLE 2. PRESENT CONTINUOUS 3. PRESENT SIMPLE VERSUS PRESENT CONTINUOUS 4. PAST SIMPLE 5. PAST CONTINUOUS 6. PAST SIMPLE VERSUS PAST CONTINUOUS 7. USED TO 8. GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES 9. PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE. FOR, SINCE, YET, ALREADY, JUST 10. PAST SIMPLE VERSUS PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE 11. PAST PERFECT SIMPLE 12. PAST SIMPLE VERSUS PAST PERFECT 13. FUTURE: WILL AND BE GOING TO 14. FUTURE CONTINUOUS AND FUTURE PERFECT 15. MODAL VERBS 16. FIRST CONDITIONAL 17. SECOND CONDITIONAL 18. THIRD CONDITIONAL 19. MIXED CONDITIONALS 20. PASSIVE 21. GET / HAVE SOMETHING DONE 22. RELATIVE PRONOUNS 23. REPORTED SPEECH


PRESENT SIMPLE

ESCRIBE EL VERBO ENTRE PARENTESIS EN PRESENTE SIMPLE: 1. I................................................ (work) in a school and she ................................... (work) in a hospital 2. Nurses …………………………..(look) after patients in hospital 3. The earth …………………………….(go) round the sun 4. In Britain most of the shops ………………………………(close) at 5.30 5. I …………………………..(get up) at 9 every morning 6. They always ………………………………..(bring) flowers 7. She usually ………………………………(read) books in summer 8. We sometimes……………………………(listen) to the radio at night 9. You ……………………………………..(work) in different places 10. He ……………………………….(come) from Japan 11. Students never ………………………………(understand) the teacher 12. The swimming pool …………………………..(open) at 9 and ………………… (close) at 5 13. Water…………………………………..(boil) at 100 degrees centigrade 14. John usually ……………………………..(go) to the cinema 15. My friend and I………………………………(like) animals 16. Sam ……………………………..(want) to go out tonight 17. My family ………………………(live) in a big house 18. My parents ……………………………(stay) in the same hotel every summer 19. Her uncle ………………………….(eat) fish and chips every Sunday 20. My father ……………………………(speak) four languages 21. In Spain banks usually ………………………….(close) at 2 22. Food is expensive. It ………………………….(cost) a lot of money 23. Tina is a teacher. She ……………………….(teach) Geography 24. My job is interesting. I ……………………………(meet) many people 25. They…………………………..(watch) TV every evening 26. Jenny always …………………………(wear) nice clothes 27. He ………………………….(play) the piano 28. You ………………………...(play) the trumpet 29. She ………………………….(love) reading magazines 30. We ………………………….(sleep) eight hours a night 31. He often………………………….(drink) coffee in the morning 32. It ………………………….(rain) a lot in winter 33. We ……………………………(do) a lot of homework every day 34. John ……………………………..(like) fruit 35. She …………………………………(wash) her hair three times a week

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WRITE THE AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES INTO NEGATIVE SENTENCES

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WRITE NOW INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS ESCRIBE LA FORMA CORRECTA DEL VERBO ENTRE PARENTESIS: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Where is she now? She .................................................(ride) her bike Listen! I ................................................(try) to explain this to you Next week we ……………………………………..(go) to the theatre Tomorrow they ……………………………………(see) the doctor She ………………………………………..(speak) right now What is he doing? He ………………………………………..(listen) to music What are you doing tonight? We ………………………………..(go) to the cinema 8. I´m sorry, Angela can´t come to the phone, she …………………………(have) a bath 9. What´s the weather like? It ………………………………..(rain) now 10. Next summer we ………………………………………(stay) in the new hotel 11. Where ............. you ...................(go)? 12. What .................he ..........................(look) at? 13. Who ..........................she ........................................(talk) to? 14. Samantha …………………………………(play) the piano 15. We ………………………………….(use) the dictionary right now 16. Tomorrow I ……………………………………..(visit) my grandparents 17. Next Monday my brother ………………………………………(travel) to Paris 18. Her boyfriend ………………………………………(look for) a place to live 19. Their daughter ……………………………………..(fly) in this moment 20. You………………………………………..(do) a very good test

ESCRIBE EL VERBO EN PRESENTE CONTINUO NEGATIVO: 1. Tomorrow I ...................................................(not study) English 2. They …………………………………..(not play) tennis now 3. She ……………………………….(not read) the paper at this moment 4. He ..................................................(not watch) the television 5. I ......................................................(not look for) the dictionary 6. We ........................................................(not visit) our granny next weekend 7. Tom ......................................................(not eat) sweets 8. Sally .....................................................(not work) today, she is ill 9. I............................................................(not feel) very well 10. The dog .......................................................(not sleep) at this moment

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COMPLETA LAS ORACIONES INTERROGATIVAS EN PRESENTE CONTINUO: 1. You / play football? 2. She / study French? 3. They / read a magazine? 4. Sam / surf the Internet? 5. The boy / eat an ice cream? 6. We / prepare the dinner? 7. What type of film / you / watch at the moment? 8. She / come to the party tonight? 9. Your parents / go on holidays this year? 10. His father / stay in your house? 11. My friend / drive my car? 12. Jenny / take a test now? 13. The musician / play a song? 14. They / pay the bill? 15. Mum / sleep in her bed?

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PRESENTE SIMPLE Y PRESENTE CONTINUO CIRCLE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB This year, Naomi work / is working as a dolphin trainer in a dolphinarium in the south of Spain. This morning, she shows / is showing us around the dolphinarium before it opens / is opening to the public. “One of the first things I do / am doing every morning is get the dolphins their breakfast, then we start / are starting the first training session. This morning we practise / are practising a new trick; they learn / are learning to play volleyball with this net. I spend / am spending between five and eight hours in the water every day. It keeps / is keeping me very fit and I love / am loving the contact with the dolphins.” Today, Naomi doesn´t work / isn´t working in the dolphinarium. Instead, she studies / is studying in the local library because she wants / is wanting to do a Master´s degree in Marine Biology in California. “The entrance exams are really difficult, that´s why I study / am studying so hard at the moment”.

PUT THE VERB INTO THE CORRECT FORM. 1. Please, don´t make so much noise. I……………………………………………..(try) to work 2. I have a computer, but I…………………………………….(not use) it much 3. David isn´t very fit. He………………………………………….(not do) any sport 4. Tim……………………………………….(not work) this week. He´s on holiday. 5. I want to lose weight, so this week I……………………………………….(not eat) lunch 6. Kate phoned me last night. She is on holiday in France. She…………………………………….(have) a great time and …………………………………(not want) to come back 7. What …………….you……………(do)? “I´m an electrician” 8. What…………… you……………..(do)? “I´m reading a book” 9. It………………………………….(take) me an hour to get to work every day. How long ……………….it…………………………….(take) you? 10. You can turn off the radio. I…………………………………(not listen) to it 11. Let´s go out now. It………………………………………….(not rain) any more

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12. Where………………Martin………………………….(come) from? “He´s Scottish” 13. What time ………………..the banks………………………….(close) here? 14. Babies always…………………………………(learn) to speak the language of their parents 15. My baby is just one year old and she ……………………………………(start) to say a few words 16. She………………………………………….(not understand) my words 17. Right now he …………………………………….(learn) anything!

READ THE ARTICLE AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE FOR 1-10 It´s 10.30 in the evening and I have / am having a bath. Or maybe it´s 7.45 in the morning and I cycle / am cycling to school. My mobile is always with me. I answer / am answering every call, because I like / am liking talking. Do you use / Are you using your mobile phone as much as I do / am doing? At school we are not allowed to have mobiles. At the moment we try / are trying to change the rules. We ask / are asking for permission to use our mobiles at break and at lunchtime, because we need / are needing to read our messages.

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE THE PRESENT SIMPLE OR THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORM OF THE VERBS. 1. My father…………………………………….(start) work at nine o´clock every morning 2. Sorry Mike, I can´t talk to you now. I …………………………………….(be) busy. I……………………………………….(do) my homework 3. My cousins usually……………………………………….(stay) with us in the summer. 4. Julia hardly ever………………………………………….(go) to the beach 5. My brother……………………………………………(not use) the computer at the moment 6. Be quiet, Amy! We………………………………………….(watch) this programme 7. Jane…………………………………(not be) at the moment. She…………………………………..(do) the shopping. 8. What………….you………………….(do) after school on Fridays? 9. …………………Steve and Matt……………………………..(play) basketball this afternoon? 10. Can you help me? I……………………………………………….(not understand) this question

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11. My sister………………………………………..(talk) to Sophie on the phone. They sometimes…………………………………(talk) for over an hour 12. I……………………………………….(read) a lot. At the moment I……………………………………….(read) a book about Africa 13. Are Gregg and Philip at home? No, they………………………………..(play) tennis. They ……………………………………(play) tennis three times a week. 14. Where is Eva? She……………………………………(visit) her aunt and uncle. She often ……………………………………….(stay) with them at the weekend 15. How does your brother get to work? He……………………………….(catch) a train. But this week he……………………………………(not work), he is on holiday

CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD This is Mark Barns. He is a student at St. George´s High School in Bromsgrove. He studies / is studying for his Geography test today. Mark likes / is liking listening to music and playing football. He plays / is playing football most evenings, and he usually spends / is spending all his money on CDs. But at the moment, Mark doesn´t spend / isn´t spending any money. He saves / is saving everything because he is also a serious mountain climber and he has / is having a great ambition. He wants / is wanting to climb Mount Everest next July. He knows / is knowing it will be difficult and so he trains / is training really hard at the moment.

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE THE PRESENT SIMPLE OR THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORM OF THE VERBS 1. 2. 3. 4.

My brother ………………………………………….(not like) onions. ………………..you…………………………….(want) something to eat? Claire´s in the bathroom. She………………………………….(wash) her hair …………………….your friends often……………………………………(listen) to classical music? 5. My sister and I………………………………………..(not watch) very often. 6. Can you help me? No, sorry. I………………………………………….(do) my homework at the moment 7. Be quiet! The baby……………………………………………(sleep) 8. My friends and I……………………………………….(go out) this evening 9. Tom and Jane…………………………………………….(live) in London 10. They……………………………………….(be) never hungry 11. My mother……………………………………….(go) to the gym every Monday 12. Tina´s father……………………………………..(speak) three languages 13. What…………………Sally and Peter……………………………(do) tomorrow? 14. ……………..your teacher………………………….(wear) jeans today? 15. Who……………………………………….(come) to Jack´s party next weekend? 16. We………………………………………….(go) to the beach at weekends 17. My brother……………………………..(be) usually tired at night

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18. My dog…………………………………….(like) cheese 19. It……………………………………(rain) now? 20. John …………………………………….(visit) his uncle next week 21. Every evening, Maria………………………………(go) to her friend´s house 22. Sam always…………………………………….(dance) with his sister 23. I sometimes……………………………………….(go) to the theatre at weekends 24. We………………………………….(go) to Rome on Friday 25. My mum and dad…………………………………..(work) now 26. They…………………………………….(not live) in Spain 27. Andrea…………………………………….(not listen) to the music at the moment 28. You……………………………………(come) with me tonight 29. Hurry up! Everybody……………………………………….(wait) for you 30. Normally I ……………………………………………(finish) work at five, but this week I………………………………………………..(work) until six to earn a little more money 31. Sonia ………………………………………..(look) for a place to live. She always………………………………………….(stay) with her granny 32. We usually……………………………………..(grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year we…………………………………………….(not grow) any 33. My parents……………………………………….(live) in Manchester. 34. The River Nile………………………………………….(flow) into the Mediterranean 35. The River Nile…………………………………………….(flow) very fast today. 36. Can we stop walking soon? I…………………………………………….(start) to feel tired 37. He is an architect, but he……………………………………….(not work) at the moment 38. I usually…………………………………….(enjoy) parties, but I…………………………………………(not enjoy) this one very much 39. Listen! Somebody…………………………………………(sing) 40. Sandra is tired. She……………………………………….(want) to go home now 41. How often…………….you………………….(read) a newspaper? 42. What time…………….your father……………………(finish) work? 43. Sue……………………………………(not like) coffee. But she…………………………….(love) tea 44. Where´s Paul? In the kitchen. He………………………………….(cook) something 45. It´s late. I…………………………………….(go) home now 46. Nart …………………………………………..(not usually drive) to work. He usually…………………………………(walk) 47. I´m sorry, I…………………………………………..(not understand). Can you speak more slowly? 48. The swimming pool ……………………………………….(open) at 9 and ……………………………….(close) at 7. 49. She………………………………….(wash) her hair three times a week 50. We……………………………………(do) a lot of homework every day 51. I………………………………………(think) of having a party 52. I……………………………………….(think) that´s a great idea! 53. …………you……………………(see) what I mean?

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54. What time…………you…………….(see) the doctor? 55. They………………………………………(have) a fantastic house 56. They……………………………………….(have) a fantastic holiday

PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION 1. James…………………….home now a. Is going b. goes c. go 2. I…………………the news every morning a. Am watching b. watch c. watches 3. I´m glad that we…………………Biology this year a. Are studying b. study c. is studying 4. How many days a week……………Paul…………? a. Does…….work b. do………..works c. is…..working 5. Helen rarely………………..invite people to dinner a. Invite b. is inviting c. invites 1. My favourite rock group………………on stage tonight a. Appear b. are appearing 2. She………………of selling her car this month a. Is thinking b. thinks 3. He……………….a shower now. I´ll tell him that you called a. Has b. is having 4. We …………………Rhonda this afternoon. She has got other plans a. Aren´t seeing b. don´t see 5. I don´t hear any strange noises. I think you……………things a. Imagine b. are imagining 6. The flowers…………………..so lovely a. Smell b. are smelling 7. Beth……………your idea is excellent a. Thinks b. is thinking

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8. It …………………..that you are absolutely right a. Is appearing b. appears 9. How much…………….you…………………..? a. Are……………weighing b. do……….weigh 10. Dress warmly. It……………….very cold today a. Looks b. is looking COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM 1. My new laptop computer……………………………..(not weigh) very much 2. Meg…………………………………………..(believe) everything she hears 3. She………………………………….(discuss) her summer plans with John at the moment 4. The music……………………………………..(sound) beautiful. It´s so relaxing 5. He ……………………………(prefer) to travel by bus because parking is always a problem 6. …………..Jane………………….(seem) depressed? She looks so sad 7. ……………they…………………..(send) the parcel now? 8. Dan…………………………………….(not know) the answer to this question 9. We …………………………………….(miss) you so much 10. I´m not going out tonight because I…………………………………(need) to study MATCH THE BEGINNIGN OF EACH SENTENCE IN I WITH AN ENDING IN II I

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1. I am seeing

over 4 kilograms

2. I see

at all like her sister

3. I think

to be very happy together

4. I´m thinking

at the board

5. The newborn baby weighs

Peter tonight

6. He is weighing

she is a wonderful singer

7. She does not look

what you mean

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8. She is not looking

about my girlfriend now

9. They are appearing

the package at the post office

10. They appear

at the Royal Theatre tonight

ARRANGE THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER

1. Is not going Jane to ballet her today class

2. They arrive always time on

3. Does her ride every Linda bicycle day?

4. You going to school today are?

5. You do spend on CDs a lot of money?

6. Complains he often about loud music the

7. Queue she is why in the standing?

8. Got you every day have a test?

9. Outside it now is snowing

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10. Are the you enjoying the party?

REWRITE EACH SENTENCE WITH THE TIME EXPRESSION IN BRACKETS 1. Does he travel to Paris every week? (this week)

2. I´m eating pizza now. (often)

3. He doesn´t study every day. (at the moment)

4. The church bells ring hourly. (right now)

5. Are you writing to Susan at the moment? (often)

6. They are working hard this month. (always)

7. Does she usually walk the dog? (this morning)

8. What do you do every day? (today)

9. We are having lunch in an hour. (every day)

10. The students aren´t taking exams this week. (on Fridays)

WRITE A SUITABLE QUESTION FOR THE PHRASES IN BOLD IN EACH SENTENCE 1. We are going to the shopping centre this afternoon

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2. Jack is rehearsing today

3. Laura drinks coffee every morning

4. Liz and Debra are coming over tonight

5. She is crying because she is sad

6. It costs 3.50 €

7. These books belong to Linda

8. She owns two cars

9. They are meeting her this evening

10. Paul walks the dog every day

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE PRESENT TENSE (PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS) OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Sue always…………………………………………(arrive) at work early We ……………………………………….(not watch) TV very often Where are your parents? They…………………………………..(watch) TV How often ………………..you………………………….(wash) your hair? I enjoy travelling but I……………………………………..(not travel) a lot On Saturdays I………………………………………………(get up) early. I …………………………………(play) games on my sister´s computer. 7. ………………………….your sister……………………………….(work)? 8. Yes, she ……………………………………………(work) in a shop, but she…………………………………..(not like) her job 9. Where is David? He………………………………………………(have) a bath

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10. My friends often……………………………………………….(come) to my house on Saturdays afternoon 11. She………………………………(be) always late in the morning 12. John usually………………………………………….(stay) in on Saturday nights 13. My parents………………………………….(be) never hungry at night 14. We hardly ever…………………………………………(eat) meat for dinner 15. What…………………..you usually…………………..(have) for breakfast? 16. Tim always…………………………………………..(finish) work at 5 o´clock 17. I want to go to the cinema, but Jill………………………………………(not want) to go. 18. My weekends are always the same. I………………………………(meet) my friends on Friday night and we……………………………………….(go) to the cinema 19. Jenny …………………………………………..(visit) her family next weekend. 20. On Sundays I ………………………………………………(not go) out because I …………………………………..(do) my homework.

COMPLETE THE PASSAGE USING THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS

This summer, Tina………………………………………….(work) in a restaurant. The costumers really………………………………………..(like) her because she is always friendly. As a result, Tina usually……………………….. (receive) large tips. These days, however, she………………………………..(not spend) a lot of her money because she…………………………………(need) to save as much as possible. She is going to university this year and the expenses are very high. Fortunately, Tina……………………………………..(not pay) many bills because she lives at home with her parents. Tina generally………… (try) to help with the household chores. Today, for example, she……………… (prepare) dinner for her parents. Tina doesn´t know that her parents…………… (plan) a big surprise for her at the end of the summer. They are sad that their daughter………………………………………(leave) home soon, but they are also very happy and proud that she is going to university.

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CORRECT THE MISTAKES IN THE SENTENCES BELOW. REWRITE THE SENTENCES CORRECTLY.

1. Does you brush your teeth twice a day?

2. She is watches television at the moment

3. Nobody live in the old house on the hill

4. I usually read before I ´m going to sleep

5. She ride her bicycle every weekend

6. Is he liking Italian food?

7. He don´t run very fast

8. They doesn´t often visit their relatives in India.

9. She is phoning her sister every evening

10. Is he often coming to the city? PRESENTE SIMPLE Y PRESENTE CONTINUO CIRCLE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB This year, Naomi work / is working as a dolphin trainer in a dolphinarium in the south of Spain. This morning, she shows / is showing us around the dolphinarium before it opens / is opening to the public. “One of the first things I do / am doing every morning is get the dolphins their breakfast, then we start / are starting the first training

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session. This morning we practise / are practising a new trick; they learn / are learning to play volleyball with this net. I spend / am spending between five and eight hours in the water every day. It keeps / is keeping me very fit and I love / am loving the contact with the dolphins.” Today, Naomi doesn´t work / isn´t working in the dolphinarium. Instead, she studies / is studying in the local library because she wants / is wanting to do a Master´s degree in Marine Biology in California. “The entrance exams are really difficult, that´s why I study / am studying so hard at the moment”.

PUT THE VERB INTO THE CORRECT FORM. 18. Please, don´t make so much noise. I……………………………………………..(try) to work 19. I have a computer, but I…………………………………….(not use) it much 20. David isn´t very fit. He………………………………………….(not do) any sport 21. Tim……………………………………….(not work) this week. He´s on holiday. 22. I want to lose weight, so this week I……………………………………….(not eat) lunch 23. Kate phoned me last night. She is on holiday in France. She…………………………………….(have) a great time and …………………………………(not want) to come back 24. What …………….you……………(do)? “I´m an electrician” 25. What…………… you……………..(do)? “I´m reading a book” 26. It………………………………….(take) me an hour to get to work every day. How long ……………….it…………………………….(take) you? 27. You can turn off the radio. I…………………………………(not listen) to it 28. Let´s go out now. It………………………………………….(not rain) any more 29. Where………………Martin………………………….(come) from? “He´s Scottish” 30. What time ………………..the banks………………………….(close) here? 31. Babies always…………………………………(learn) to speak the language of their parents 32. My baby is just one year old and she ……………………………………(start) to say a few words 33. She………………………………………….(not understand) my words 34. Right now he …………………………………….(learn) anything! READ THE ARTICLE AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE FOR 1-10 It´s 10.30 in the evening and I have / am having a bath. Or maybe it´s 7.45 in the morning and I cycle / am cycling to school. My mobile is always with me. I answer / am answering every call, because I like / am liking talking. Do you use / Are you using your mobile phone as much as I do / am doing?

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At school we are not allowed to have mobiles. At the moment we try / are trying to change the rules. We ask / are asking for permission to use our mobiles at break and at lunchtime, because we need / are needing to read our messages.

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE THE PRESENT SIMPLE OR THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORM OF THE VERBS. 16. My father…………………………………….(start) work at nine o´clock every morning 17. Sorry Mike, I can´t talk to you now. I …………………………………….(be) busy. I……………………………………….(do) my homework 18. My cousins usually……………………………………….(stay) with us in the summer. 19. Julia hardly ever………………………………………….(go) to the beach 20. My brother……………………………………………(not use) the computer at the moment 21. Be quiet, Amy! We………………………………………….(watch) this programme 22. Jane…………………………………(not be) at the moment. She…………………………………..(do) the shopping. 23. What………….you………………….(do) after school on Fridays? 24. …………………Steve and Matt……………………………..(play) basketball this afternoon? 25. Can you help me? I……………………………………………….(not understand) this question 26. My sister………………………………………..(talk) to Sophie on the phone. They sometimes…………………………………(talk) for over an hour 27. I……………………………………….(read) a lot. At the moment I……………………………………….(read) a book about Africa 28. Are Gregg and Philip at home? No, they………………………………..(play) tennis. They ……………………………………(play) tennis three times a week. 29. Where is Eva? She……………………………………(visit) her aunt and uncle. She often ……………………………………….(stay) with them at the weekend 30. How does your brother get to work? He……………………………….(catch) a train. But this week he……………………………………(not work), he is on holiday

CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD This is Mark Barns. He is a student at St. George´s High School in Bromsgrove. He studies / is studying for his Geography test today. Mark likes / is liking listening to music and playing football. He plays / is playing football most evenings, and he usually spends / is spending all his money on CDs. But at the moment, Mark doesn´t spend / isn´t spending any money. He saves / is saving everything because he is also a serious

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mountain climber and he has / is having a great ambition. He wants / is wanting to climb Mount Everest next July. He knows / is knowing it will be difficult and so he trains / is training really hard at the moment.

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE THE PRESENT SIMPLE OR THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS FORM OF THE VERBS 57. My brother ………………………………………….(not like) onions. 58. ………………..you…………………………….(want) something to eat? 59. Claire´s in the bathroom. She………………………………….(wash) her hair 60. …………………….your friends often……………………………………(listen) to classical music? 61. My sister and I………………………………………..(not watch) very often. 62. Can you help me? No, sorry. I………………………………………….(do) my homework at the moment 63. Be quiet! The baby……………………………………………(sleep) 64. My friends and I……………………………………….(go out) this evening 65. Tom and Jane…………………………………………….(live) in London 66. They……………………………………….(be) never hungry 67. My mother……………………………………….(go) to the gym every Monday 68. Tina´s father……………………………………..(speak) three languages 69. What…………………Sally and Peter……………………………(do) tomorrow? 70. ……………..your teacher………………………….(wear) jeans today? 71. Who……………………………………….(come) to Jack´s party next weekend? 72. We………………………………………….(go) to the beach at weekends 73. My brother……………………………..(be) usually tired at night 74. My dog…………………………………….(like) cheese 75. It……………………………………(rain) now? 76. John …………………………………….(visit) his uncle next week 77. Every evening, Maria………………………………(go) to her friend´s house 78. Sam always…………………………………….(dance) with his sister 79. I sometimes……………………………………….(go) to the theatre at weekends 80. We………………………………….(go) to Rome on Friday 81. My mum and dad…………………………………..(work) now 82. They…………………………………….(not live) in Spain 83. Andrea…………………………………….(not listen) to the music at the moment 84. You……………………………………(come) with me tonight 85. Hurry up! Everybody……………………………………….(wait) for you 86. Normally I ……………………………………………(finish) work at five, but this week I………………………………………………..(work) until six to earn a little more money 87. Sonia ………………………………………..(look) for a place to live. She always………………………………………….(stay) with her granny 88. We usually……………………………………..(grow) vegetables in our garden, but this year we…………………………………………….(not grow) any 89. My parents……………………………………….(live) in Manchester.

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90. The River Nile………………………………………….(flow) into the Mediterranean 91. The River Nile…………………………………………….(flow) very fast today. 92. Can we stop walking soon? I…………………………………………….(start) to feel tired 93. He is an architect, but he……………………………………….(not work) at the moment 94. I usually…………………………………….(enjoy) parties, but I…………………………………………(not enjoy) this one very much 95. Listen! Somebody…………………………………………(sing) 96. Sandra is tired. She……………………………………….(want) to go home now 97. How often…………….you………………….(read) a newspaper? 98. What time…………….your father……………………(finish) work? 99. Sue……………………………………(not like) coffee. But she…………………………….(love) tea 100. Where´s Paul? In the kitchen. He………………………………….(cook) something 101. It´s late. I…………………………………….(go) home now 102. Nart …………………………………………..(not usually drive) to work. He usually…………………………………(walk) 103. I´m sorry, I…………………………………………..(not understand). Can you speak more slowly? 104. The swimming pool ……………………………………….(open) at 9 and ……………………………….(close) at 7. 105. She………………………………….(wash) her hair three times a week 106. We……………………………………(do) a lot of homework every day 107. I………………………………………(think) of having a party 108. I……………………………………….(think) that´s a great idea! 109. …………you……………………(see) what I mean? 110. What time…………you…………….(see) the doctor? 111. They………………………………………(have) a fantastic house 112. They……………………………………….(have) a fantastic holiday

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PAST SIMPLE REGULAR VERBS

WRITE THE PAST SIMPLE OF THESE REGULAR VERBS: Climb Cook Live Stay Use Talk Want Travel Watch Clean Rain Study Try Play Enjoy Say Stop Plan Answer Finish Listen

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE PAST SIMPLE FORM OF THE VERBS 1. 2. 3. 4.

I………………………………….(want) to go to the cinema last night When I was young, my family………………………………(live) in London Last week, we……………………………..(plan) our summer holiday I ……………………………….(try) to phone you last night, but nobody ……………………………(answer) 5. Last year, we …………………………….(travel) to the USA and we ………………………(visit) the White House 6. When I…………………………………(play) with the baby, he ……………… (stop) crying and …………………………….(smile) at me. 7. I …………………………………(hate) eating vegetables when I was a child 8. We ………………………………….(clean) all the windows on Saturday. 9. Tim……………………………..(listen) to some music on the radio last night 10. The baby …………………………….(cry) when I picked her up 11. The cars……………………………..(stop) because the light was red

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12. Sally……………………………….(talk) to Peter on the phone yesterday 13. I ……………………………..(cook) a meal last night 14. She…………………………….(start) her homework last night 15. My brother………………………………(study) Italian last week 16. When you were born, your family ……………………………(live) in London 17. We…………………………(walk) to school last week 18. It…………………………….(rain) yesterday so much the children…………… (stay) at home

IRREGULAR VERBS PUT THE VERBS IN THE PAST SIMPLE FORM: Have Be Think Leave Win Go Become Give Hear Make Know Read See Send Sell Sleep Speak Take Understand Stand Lose Meet Swim Write Teach Buy Bring Tell Throw Feel

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COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE THE CORRECT PAST SIMPLE FORM OF THE VERBS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

The summer holidays………………………………(begin) three weeks ago My parents…………………………………(buy) a new DVD player yesterday Her grandparents………………………….(go) swimming in the sea last month The train…………………………(leave) an hour ago Milan ……………………………(beat) I………………………………….(see) a funny programme on TV last night They…………………………………(be) at a party in London We haven´t got any chocolate, you………………………………….(eat) it all yesterday 9. My friends………………………………….(leave) the party at 11 o´clock and walked home 10. After lunch on Sunday, Nick and Beth………………………………….(go) for a walk in the park 11. The teacher……………………………………(be) late, so our lesson ……………………….(begin) at 9.30 12. I…………………………………………..(meet) Paolo at 1 o´clock and we ……………………………(have) lunch together at the café 13. I phoned Sarah from the station and………………………….(say) goodbye to her 14. After a month, the two girls…………………………………(become) good friends 15. The CD ……………………………….(be) very expensive 16. Last year my sister……………………………..(leave) school and …………………(get) a job 17. He……………………………….(write) a letter before he …………………(go) to bed 18. Last week, I ……………………………(find) someone´s keys 19. There……………………………….(be) six girls in the 1500 metres race 20. She………………………………(forget) to phone me last night 21. We………………………………(think) you…………………………..(be) on holiday! 22. She……………………………..(get up) very late last Sunday 23. Last Friday they…………………………………..(come) to my house 24. I…………………………………….(read) the newspaper while I was having my breakfast 25. The weather………………………………….(be) nice yesterday.

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PAST SIMPLE INTERROGATIVE AND NEGATIVE SENTENCES COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE VERB IN THE NEGATIVE. Ej: I saw John but I didn´t see Mary 1. They worked on Monday but they…………………………………………on Tuesday 2. We went to the shop but we………………………………………..to the bank 3. She had a pen but she………………………………………a pencil 4. Jack did French at school but he……………………………………..German 5. I watched TV last night but I…………………………………………the news 6. We visited our family but we…………………………………………our friends 7. He had a shower last night but he…………………………………………dinner 8. Anne ate fish but she………………………………………………..chips 9. It rained yesterday but it…………………………………………..a lot 10. They stayed in the hotel but they………………………………………….long

WRITE QUESTIONS WITH DID: Ej: I watched TV last night, and you? Did you watch TV last night? 1. I enjoyed the party, and you? 2. I had a good holiday, and you? 3. I got up early this morning, and you? 4. I slept very well last night, and you? 5. I read an interesting book last week, and you? 6. I bought a new DVD two months ago, and you? 7. I went to the disco last weekend, and you? 8. I flew last year, and you? 9. I listened to the radio yesterday, and you? 10. I did my homework last night, and you?

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COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES: 1. Who………………….you………………………..(meet) yesterday? 2. What time……………………Harry……………………(arrive)? 3. Who……………………….they…………………….(see) last weekend? 4. What…………………….she…………………………..(want) for her birthday? 5. What time……………………..the meeting…………………………(finish)? 6. Why………………………Pam………………………(go) so early? 7. What……………………you…………………………(have) for dinner? 8. Where……………………..he……………………..(go) on holiday? 9. How much……………………..you………………….(pay) for the meal? 10. How much…………………….it……………………..(cost)? 11. What kind of music…………………the children…………………………(like)? 12. When………………………the train……………………………..(leave)? 13. What time…………………..the bus…………………………….(arrive) 14. Where…………………they…………………………..(live) when they were married? 15. How many books…………………..you……………………….(read) last year?

PUT THE VERB IN THE CORRECT FORM OF THE PAST (POSITIVE, NEGATIVE OR INTERROGATIVE): 1. I…………………………..(play) tennis yesterday, but I……………………(not / win) 2. We…………………………..(wait) a long time for the bus but it…………………………(not / come) 3. That´s a nice shirt. Where…………………………………..(you / buy) it? 4. She………………………….(see) me but she…………………………(not / speak) to me 5. ……………………………………………….(it / rain) yesterday? 6. That was a stupid thing to do. Why…………………………………(you / do) it? 7. She…………………………….(go) to bed at 10 but she……………………….(not / sleep) until 12 8. I…………………………………..(sleep) well last night 9. Most of European emigrants……………………………….(find) work in America 10. The Oregon Trail……………………………….(be) more than 3,000 km long

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COMPLETE THE TEXT WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN PAST Before 1900, many people……………………………….(leave) Europe because they……………………………… (hope) to find a new life in America. Some people……………………………(make) new homes in cities, but others…………… (not / find) work, so they……………………………..(decide) to walk west along the Oregon trail to find work on farmland. The journey………………………………(be) very hard and sometimes they………………………………….(travel) for a year. The settlers……………………………….(use) wagons to carry their things, but the wagons………………………………(not / have) a lot of space, so many people…... (walk) and they…………………………..(carry) their small children. Some people ………………………………………….(not / have) shoes, so they ……………………. (go) barefoot. Many people……………………………….(die) along the way. A lot of people…………………………………….(catch) diseases like cholera and others……... (have) accidents

MAKE QUESTIONS WITH THE WORDS IN BOLD: Ej: John lived in London Where did John live? 1. He arrived there two months ago When…………………………………………………………………………………? 2. The meeting finished at 2 o´clock What time…………………………………………………………………………….? 3. It cost 20 Euros How much……………………………………………………………………………? 4. We stayed in the city for a month Where………………………………………………………………………………? 5. I had salad for dinner ………………………………………………………………………………………?

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PAST CONTINUOUS COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Marco………………………………………………….(listen) to the music Hugo and Sara………………………………………………(dance) together Kemal…………………………………………..(sit) on the sofa Marco and kemal………………………………………….(drink) some juice Luisa ………………………………………………..(talk) on her mobile Where…………….you…………………….(go) when I saw you this morning? I………………………………………………..(run) to my friend´s house She was late and he………………………………………….(wait) for her What…………………you………………………..(do) when I phoned you last night? 10. I……………………………………….(watch) TV 11. ……………your parents…………………..(live) in Italy when you were born? 12. No, they……………………………………..(live) in London. My father……… (work) for the Italian Embassy 13. …………………your sister…………………………(dance) with Maria at the party last night? 14. Yes, she was. They…………………………………(dance) all night 15. Who…………….you………………………..(play) tennis with yesterday? 16. I……………………………………………(play) with Paolo. 17. She……………………………………….(make) her dog his dinner when you called 18. My grandmother……………………………………………….(dance) to a Michael Jackson CD when I arrived 19. The cats…………………………………………..(sit) on top of the piano, so I couldn´t play 20. I…………………………………………(draw) a picture of the teacher on the board when he came into the room 21. We………………………………….(laugh) loudly, so we didn´t hear the bell 22. Mum and dad……………………………………..(kiss) when we opened the door 23. Nigel……………………………………………(try) to do his homework on the bus

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PAST CONTINUOUS. NEGATIVE SENTENCES

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE NEGATIVE FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS 1. Marco………………………………………………….(not listen) to the music 2. Hugo and Sara………………………………………………(not dance) together 3.Kemal…………………………………………..(not sit) on the sofa 4.Marco and kemal………………………………………….(not drink) some juice 5.Luisa ………………………………………………..(not talk) on her mobile 6.Where…………….you…………………….(not go) when I saw you this morning? 7.I………………………………………………..(not run) to my friend´s house 8.She was late and he………………………………………….(not wait) for her 9.What…………………you………………………..(not do) when I phoned you last night? 10.I……………………………………….(not watch) TV 11.……………your parents…………………..(not live) in Italy when you were born? 12.They……………………………………..(not live) in London. 13.…………………your sister…………………………(not dance) with Maria at the party last night? 14.They…………………………………(not dance) all night 15.I……………………………………………(not play) with Paolo. 16.She……………………………………….(not make) her dog his dinner when you called 17.My grandmother……………………………………………….(not dance) to a Michael Jackson CD when I arrived 18.The cats…………………………………………..(not sit) on top of the piano, so I couldn´t play 19.I…………………………………………(not draw) a picture of the teacher on the board when he came into the room 20.We………………………………….(not laugh) loudly, so we didn´t hear the bell 21.Mum and dad……………………………………..(not kiss) when we opened the door 22.Nigel……………………………………………(not try) to do his homework on the bus

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PAST CONTINUOUS. INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES WITH THE VERB IN BRACKETS 1. ……………………….you…………………………….(watch) the news when I phoned you? 2. …………………………..she………………………….(play) chess at 5 o´clock? 3. ………………………….they……………………………..(study) English? 4. ……………………………..I………………………….(cook)? 5. ……………………..we……………………………(read) the paper? 6. ………………………..the dog………………………(run)? 7. ……………………………she………………………………..(eat)? 8. …………………………your friends………………………………(make) dinner? 9. ………………………………your boyfriend…………………………….(sing) 10. ………………………….you…………………………….(do) your homework? 11. …………………….her sister…………………………….(clean) the house? 12. ……………………his parents……………………………(drive) along the road? 13. ……………………..their daughter………………………….(prepare) the dinner? 14. ……………………….our granny………………………….(sleep)? 15. ………………….their cousins………………………………..(work)?

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PAST CONTINUOUS vs. PAST SIMPLE

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING TEXT WITH PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOUS One day, I was going for a walk in a forest. I………………………………(walk) through the trees, when suddenly I……………………………….(find) a cave. It looked 2very dark inside. I wasn´s sure if I should go in or not. While I………………………… (think), I……………………………………..(hear) a noise in the cave. There was somebody inside! I………………………………(go) into the cave and I………………. (see) a small boy. He…………………………….(sit) on the floor and he……………… (cry). I ………………………………..(take) his hand and we………………………… (go) outside.

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS 1. While he………………………………..(walk), he……………………………..(start) to cry again 2. We………………………………..(get) close to the town, when suddenly the boy………………………………….(stop) 3. The boy……………………………………..(not be) there, but a small white dog………………………………….(sit) on the ground 4. I…………………………………….(write) an email. The phone ………………. (rang) 5. Harry………………………………(run) to school. He………………………….. (fall) and hurt his leg 6. Alex and Sue…………………………………….(play) tennis. Lucy…………… (arrive) 7. Antonio………………………………………….(have) breakfast. He………….. (have) a great idea 8. Carlo………………………………….(talk) on the phone. His father ………… (go) out 9. While the teacher………………………………….(write) on the board, Toby…. (fall) asleep 10. Kelly……………………………………….(have) a shower when her mobile …………………………………….(ring) 11. While Lauren…………………………………(watch) TV, her dog……………. (eat) her dinner 12. Somebody……………………………………(steal) Dave´s clothes while he……………………………….(play) football 13. Eric´s wig ………………………………..(fall) off while he………………… (play) football 14. While Erica………………………………………(sunbathe) in the garden, the cat………………………………….(jump) on her head

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15. While I ……………………………………(use) my computer at the weekend, I…………………………………..(send) an email to my brother 16. My brother……………………………………..(climb) a tree when he……….. (fall) and broke his leg 17. When my parents……………………………………..(come), we…………….. (watch) a DVD 18. Jordan……………………………………….(phone) while my sister…………. (do) some homework 19. While I…………………………………………(play) tennis, a ball………….. (hit) in the eye 20. Kimberley…………………………………….(surf) the net when she………. (find) a great new site 21. While we………………………………………(walk) on the beach, it………. (start) to rain 22. While I……………………………………(look) for my tennis ball, I……….. (find) an old sandwich under my bed 23. When my parents…………………………………….(come) back, we……….. (have) a party 24. When I………………………………………(open) the door, they…………….. (dance) in the dark 25. I………………………………(find) the girl´s phone number while I………….. (clean) your room 26. While we……………………………………….(wait), we………………………. (start) to write the invitations 27. I…………………………………………..(teach) a gym class when I…………... (hear) about the plane crash 28. Someone…………………………………….(call) you on your mobile phone while you…………………………………….(take) the dog for a walk 29. When Hugh………………………………….(come) out of the railway station, Shep……………………………………….(wait) for him 30. While they…………………………………….(walk), the storm ……………… (get) worse

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USED TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH “USED TO” 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

I……………………………………………..(play) tennis She………………………………………………..(go) swimming every day He………………………………………………(have) long hair They……………………………………………..(play) the piano We……………………………………………….(live) in London She ……………………………………………………(have) a car You…………………………………………………..(smoke) too many cigarettes 8. She…………………………………………………(watch) TV every evening 9. There………………………………………………..(be) a cinema in that place 10. I……………………………………………………….(travel) a lot when I worked in that company

WRITE ALL THE SENTENCES ABOVE IN NEGATIVE, USING “DIDN´T USE TO….” 1. ………………………………………………………………………………… 2. ………………………………………………………………………………… 3. ………………………………………………………………………………… 4. …………………………………………………………………………………. 5. ………………………………………………………………………………… 6. ………………………………………………………………………………… 7. ………………………………………………………………………………… 8. ………………………………………………………………………………… 9. ………………………………………………………………………………… 10. ………………………………………………………………………………… COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS USING “DID YOU USE TO…?” 1. What games…………….you…………………………..(play) when he was a child? 2. Where……………….you………………………………….(live) before you came here? 3. When…………………..you……………………………………(play) football when you were at school? 4. What time ……………………you………………………………………(get up) when you were on holiday? 5. Where……………………………you…………………………………….(study) when you were in the school?

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GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE GERUND OR INFINITIVE FORM OF THE VERBS 1. When John joined the march, he was amazed (see)……………………………..his old teacher with a banner 2. Before (go)………………………………………..on a school trip to the law courts Terry had no interest in (study)…………………………………. Law 3. (play)……………………………………..sport didn´t interest Sam until England won the World Cup 4. Ana wasn’t very good at (keep)……………………………………..secrets, so no-one told her any 5. The Prime Minister was anxious (not raise)………………………………….. taxes before the general election 6. After (read)……………………………………….your essay on “Drugs and Sport”, I´m pleased (say)………………………………………we will be publishing it in the student magazine 7. He turned and walked away without (say)……………………………………a word 8. Do you enjoy (work)………………………………………….as a team? 9. They moved back from Australia because they missed (be)…………………….. Near their friends. 10. They decided (go)……………………………………………..to a restaurant after (finish)……………………………………………..their exam 11. Sorry, you´re too young (vote)……………………………………….. 12. I need (speak)………………………………………….to you urgently

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE GERUND FORM OF THE VERBS IN THE BOX RUN

TAKE

GET

READ

TRAVEL

LOOK

1……………………………………stuck in a lift can be a big problem 2…………………………………….at a computer screen all day makes your eyes tired 3……………………………………..a book in the shower is impossible 4……………………………………when it´s dark can be a bit dangerous 5…………………………………….drugs can be a dangerous thing to do 6…………………………………….on a train or bus without a ticket is illegal in most countries

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ESCRIBE LOS VERBOS ENTRE PARENTESIS EN LA FORMA CORRECTA: TO... O –ING 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

I enjoy.....................................................(dance) What do you want..................................................(do) tonight? Goodbye! I hope…………………………………….(see) you again soon I learnt………………………………………..(swim) when I was five years old Have you finished ………………………………………..(clean) the kitchen? I´m tired. I want…………………………………………(go) to bed Do you enjoy………………………………………..(visit) other countries? The weather was nice, so I suggested…………………………………….(go) for a walk by the river 9. Where´s Bill? He promised……………………………………….(be) here on time 10. I´m not in a hurry. I don´t mind…………………………………………(wait) 11. What have you decided …………………………………………..(do)? 12. George was very angry and refused ………………………………………..(speak) to me 13. Where´s Ann? I need ……………………………………..(ask) her something 14. I was very upset and started………………………………………….(cry) 15. I´m trying………………………………………………(work). Please stop…………... (talk)

COMPLETA LAS FRASES CON LOS VERBOS DE LA LISTA EN LA FORMA CORRECTA: TO... O –ING Go take

help wait

live walk

lose watch

rain

read

see

send

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

I like London but I wouldn´t like………………………………………….there I like……………………………………photographs when I´m on holiday Linda has a lot of books. She enjoys………………………………… I´m surprised that you´re here. I didn´t expect………………………………you Don´t forget…………………………………..us a postcard when you´re on holiday “Shall we get a taxi to the cinema?” “If you like, but it isn´t far. I don´t mind………... This ring is very beautiful. I´d hate……………………………….it Julia had a lot to do, so I offered………………………………….her What shall we do this afternoon? Would you like………………………………….to the beach? 10. When I´m tired in the evenings, I like……………………………………….television 11. “Shall we go now?” “No, I´d prefer…………………………………..a few minutes I´m not going out until it stops …

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PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE

COMPLETA CON EL VERBO INDICADO EN PRESENTE PERFECTO SIMPLE: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

I am speaking to you. I have ………………………………….to you That man is driving a car. That man has…………………………….a car My friend is sleeping. My friend has…………………………….. She is in Prague. She has …………………………………………..in Prague They are arguing about money. They have …………………………….about money 6. They are taking a test. They have ………………………………..a test. 7. She is eating. She has …………………………………. 8. I am listening to music. I have ………………………………….to music 9. The musician is playing a song. The musician has ………………………… a song 10. He is flying to Berlin. He has …………………………………..to Berlin 11. I ate vegetables. I have ……………………………….vegetables 12. We came. We have ………………………………. 13. My cousin sold his car. He has……………………………….his car 14.They told a story. They have …………………………………a story 15. The saw my friend. They have…………………………………my friend 16. We cleaned our room. We have ……………………………….our room 17. I flew to Mexico City. I have ……………………………………to Mexico City. 18. She thought about going on vacation. She has ……………………………….. about going on vacation 19. I spoke to Mary about you. I have …………………………………to Mary 20. She chose the blue pants. She has ……………………………….the blue pants

NEGATIVE SENTENCES 1. He ……………………………………(not lost) his key 2. Her English …………………………………(not improve) 3. I ………………………………………..(not have lunch) 4. The letter ……………………………………..(not arrive) this morning 5. The temperature ………………………………….(not go up) today 6. He …………………………………………….(not be) in Italy before 7. Alice…………………………………..(not stay ) in this hotel 8. They ………………………………………….(not get married) in Madrid 9. You …………………………………….(not visit) the Cathedral 10. I ……………………………………….(not write) the letter 11. Tom …………………………………..(not send) the email yet

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12. The cat ………………………………………(not eat) the fish 13. We …………………………………………(not tell) the good news to anyone 14. She ……………………………………….(not decide) where to go on holidays 15. The waiter ………………………………………(not finish) yet 16. I………………………………………….(not buy) many things in the market 17. I………………………………………….(not see) him today 18. He……………………………………….(not drive) a car before 19. I……………………………………..(not read) the newspaper today 20. Tracy…………………………………………….(not work) hard at school this term

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES Ejemplo: ride / horse? Have you ridden a horse? 1. be / California? 2. run / marathon? 3. speak / famous person? 4. listen to / a Chinese song? 5. go / a concert? 6. read / the magazine? 7. be / another country? 8. try / Japanese food? 9. visit / London? 10. drive / a car? 11. win / the lottery? 12. fly / a helicopter? 13. play / chess? 14. surf / the internet? 15. hear / the news this morning

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PRESENT PERFECT + ALREADY, JUST, YET, FOR, SINCE

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE PRESENT PERFECT OF THE VERBS 1. I ……………………………………..(have) my bicycle for two years and it´s great! 2. Fran………………………………………..(work) in hospitals for three years 3. ………………….Maria………………………..(live) here for a long time? 4. How long………..............your parents………………………….(be) married? 5. Tom…………………………………………..(not study) English for a long time 6. Diana and Jenny …………………………………………….(be) friends since 1999 7. We…………………………………………….(not have) our dog for very long. 8. ………………………….Fran………………………..(see) a lot of children this morning?

WHEN DO WE USE FOR AND WHEN DO WE USE SINCE? WRITE THE WORDS IN TWO LISTS Yesterday, a week, Christmas, two years, an hour, 1999, Saturday, a month, I was 11, last weekend, a long time, days, ages, 2001, 20 years, last year, 7 o´clock, this morning.

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RE-WRITE THE SENTENCES. USE FOR OR SINCE AND THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB 1. I really like Sarah. I………………………………………….(know) her since / for I was ten 2. You……………………………………….(have) a cold since / for two weeks, so I go to the doctor 1. My mum is really good at French. She ………………………………(study) it since / for years 2. I don´t know where Peter is. I ………………………………………(not see) since / for this morning 3. We………………………………………….(not be) to the cinema since / for a long time. Why don´t we go this weekend? 4. My friend usually writes every week, but she……………………………….. (not write) to me since / for last month 5. Mariah……………………………………….(not speak) to John since / for ages 6. They…………………………………………(be) married since / for 20 years 7. She……………………………………………..(be) in London since / for Monday 8. She……………………………………………..(be) in London since / for four days. 11. Mike………………………………………….(be) ill since / for a long time. He´s been in hospital since / for October 9. My aunt………………………………………(live) in Australia since / for 15 years 10. Nobody lives in those houses. They…………………………………………(be) empty since / for many years 11. Mrs. Harris is in her office. She……………………………………….(be) there since / for 7 o´clock 12. The bus is late. We …………………………………………..(be) waiting since / for twenty minutes 13. Paula is hungry. She……………………………………………(not eat) since / for breakfast this morning 14. Mike and John aren´t happy. They ……………………………………….(not play) football since / for two weeks 15. Tom´s hair is too long. He………………………………………….(not cut) it since / for three years 16. I´m bored! I……………………………………………(not be) out since / for yesterday 17. It´s terrible, my girlfriend ………………………………………..(not phone) me since / for Saturday

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PRESENT PERFECT WITH JUST, ALREADY AND YET COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH YET OR ALREADY 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

I haven´t finished my homework…………………….. Have you heard their new CD ……………………………..? We´ve ………………………………read that magazine She hasn´t left school …………………………… My parents haven´t come back………………………. I know that joke, you´ve ……………………….told it to me!

WRITE THE SENTENCES AND QUESTIONS. USE THE PRESENT PERFECT AND ALREADY OR YET 1. Alan, you / finish your dinner/ Alan, have you finished your dinner yet? 1. I / eat the hamburger, but I / not finish the vegetables 2. Maria / go to Sally´s house? 3. Yes, but she / not come back 4. I / buy the new Green Day CD 5. Really? You / listen to it? 6. You / go to sleep? 7. No! And you / ask me three times!

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WRITE JUST IN THE CORRECT PLACE IN EACH SENTENCE 1. He has come home 2. I´ve phoned Jenny 3. My parents have gone out 4. The film has finished 5. He´s bought a magazine 6. She´s bought an ice cream 7. They have written a letter 8. I´ve eaten my dinner 9. We´ve gone to bed 10. They´ve scored goal

COMPLETE THE TABLE WITH THE PAST SIMPLE AND PAST PARTICIPLE FORMS OF THE IRREGULAR VERBS Base form Be Begin Come Drink Eat Go Know See Write Drive Run Put Become Have

past simple

past participle

was ………………….. …………………… ……………………… ……………………… ……………………….. ……………………. ……………………… ………………………. …………………….. ……………………… ……………………. ……………………… ……………………….

………………….. …………………… ……………………. ……………………. ……………………. …………………….. ……………………. …………………… …………………... …………………… …………………… …………………. ………………….. ………………….

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PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST SIMPLE

COMPLETE THE DIALOGUE WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS. A. Have your heard (you, hear) about David? B. No, what………………………………………………(happen)? A. He was walking home when he……………………………………(slip) and ……………………………………(fall) and……………………………….(break) his arm B. Oh, dear! When………………………………………(it, happen)? A. Yesterday morning. His brother ………………………………………(phone) me last night and he……………………………………………(tell) me B. And ………………………………………………….(you, see) him? A Not yet. I………………………………………………(just / phone) him and…………………………………………….(promise) to go this evening. Do you want to come with me? B. Sure!

PUT THE VERB INTO THE CORRECT FORM, PRESENT PERFECT OR PAST SIMPLE 1. It……………………………………(stop) raining for a while, but now it´s raining again 2. The town is very different now. It ………………………………(change) a lot 3. I did German at school, but I……………………………………….(forget) most of it now 4. The police………………………………………(arrest) three people, but later they let them go 5. What do you think of my English? Do you think it ……………………….... ……………………………(improve)? 6. Are you still reading the paper? “No, I……………………………………(finish) with it. You can have it 7. I……………………………………………(apply) for a job as a tourist guide, but I wasn´t successful. 8. Where´s my bike? It…………………………………….(be) outside the house, but it´s not there now 9. Look! There´s an ambulance over there. There……………………………..(be) an accident 10. Have you heard about Ben? He………………………………….(break) his arm. 11. Really? How…………….that……………………………(happen)? 12. He…………………………………..(fall) off a ladder. 13. I don´t know where Lisa is. ………………………………………….(you, see) her? 42


14. When I…………………………………………..(get) home last night, I…………………………………………………(be) very tired and I…………………………………………….(go) straight to bed 15. …………………………………………………..(you, finish) painting the bedroom? 16. Not yet. I´ll finish tomorrow 17. George……………………………………….(not be) very well last night 18. Mr Clark…………………………………………….(work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up 19. Molly lives in Dublin. She………………………………………………(live) there all her life 20. ……………………………………………….(you, go) to the cinema last night? 21. Yes, but it………………………………………..(be) a mistake. The film…………………………………(be) awful. 22. My grandfather……………………………………….(die) before I was born.

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PAST PERFECT SIMPLE

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE THE PAST PERFECT FORM OF THE VERBS 1. When I got home, my brother had gone out 2. She couldn´t get into the house because she………………………………(lose) her keys 3. My teacher was happy because I…………………………………….(not make) any mistakes in my test 4. We didn´t eat dinner last night because we………………………………..(not buy) any food 5. I didn´t recognise my cousin because he……………………………….(change) a lot since the last time I saw him 6. They missed the train. When they got to the station, it……………………….. (leave) 7. When I phoned you last night, ………………………you already…………(go) to bed? 8. When I switched on the TV, the programme…………………………………… (finish) 9. I couldn´t pay because I…………………………………………..(leave) my money at home 10. I didn´t do very well in the test because I ……………………………………… (not study) the night before 11. I went to France last year. It was the first time I………………………………. (visit) another country 12. There wasn´t any ice cream left because my brother and sister………………….. (eat) it all 13. The shop wouldn´t change the shirt I´d bought because I……………………….. (lose) the receipt 14. We couldn´t buy any more film for our camera because the shops……………… (shut) 15. You looked bored in the cinema,……………………you………………….(see) the film before?

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PAST SIMPLE VERSUS PAST PERFECT

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE THE PAST SIMPLE OR PAST PERFECT FORM OF THE VERBS 1. When James arrived at the station, the train had left 2. Our neighbour………………………………(be) really angry with us because our ball……………………………………..(break) his window 3. I…………………………………….(not buy) the shirt I wanted because I…………………………………….(spend) all my money on CDs! 4. Jane………………………………..(not be) pleased when Alex came to her party, because she……………………………..(not invite) him 5. I lost all my work because I……………………………….(forget) to save it before the electricity………………………………………..(go) off! 6. I………………………………………….(look) everywhere for my books, but I couldn´t remember where I……………………………………….(put) them 7. My mum was angry because I………………………………………(not do) my work 8. Yesterday I………………………………..(lose) my bus pass, so I……………... (have to) pay and then I……………………………….. I…………………….(leave) my schoolbag on the bus 9. It was good to see Carol last week. I…………………………………..(not see) her for ages 10. Twenty years ago, someone………………………………….(find) another Inca city. A lot of tourists………………………………………(go) there immediately to see it 11. He…………………………………..(not enjoy) the film very much last night, because he……………………………………….(see) it before 12. The programme………………………………….(finish) when Teressa………. (turn) on the TV 13. When they………………………………….(get) home, the dog………………. (eat) their dinner 14. Everybody……………………………….(go) home when they………………. (get) to the party

CHOOSE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS In 1531 Francisco Pizarro went / had gone to Peru to look for gold. When he arrived in Peru, he found that the Incas built / had built a huge empire. People lived / had lived there for centuries when the Incas started building their empire Thor Heyerdahl, from Norway, was / had been a famous explorer in the 20th century. After Heyerdahl built / had built his famous ship the Kon-Tiki, he sailed in it from Peru to Polynesia in 1947. The Kon-Tiki sailed / had sailed for more than 8,000 kilometres when it reached Polynesia. In 1955-1956, Heyerdahl went on / had been on another expedition, this time to Easter Island.

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COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS. USE THE PAST SIMPLE OR PAST PERFECT 1. Fred Smith died last night. He………………………………………..(be) ill for a long time 2. I got to the station at ten past ten. But the train……………………………(leave) five minutes earlier 3. I didn´t eat lunch today because I…………………………………….(eat) a really big breakfast 4. I………………………………………………(fail) my violin exam yesterday. I hadn´t practised enough 5. I…………………………………………(get) a phone call from my sister this morning. We hadn´t spoken for a long time 6. The alarm clock…………………………………………(ring) after I had been asleep for five minutes 7. When he……………………………………………(look) in the fridge all the food…………………………………………..(go) 8. He…………………………………………………..(laugh) at the joke, although he ……………………………………………….(hear) it before 9. She……………………………………….(go) to the cinema, although she ………………………………………….(see) the film before 10. He…………………………………..(feel) tired on Monday, although he ……………………………………..(sleep) all day on Sunday 11. He………………………………………(enjoy) the book, although he …………………………………….(read) it several times before 12. When the policeman………………………………………….(open) the door to the cell, he realized the prisoner………………………………………….(escape) 13. He………………………………………..(fall) off the bike, although he……….. (ride) one several times before

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BE GOING TO

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF VERB BE (POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE) 1. I…………………going to get up early tomorrow. I have to finish my French homework before school 2. Greg………………going to meet his sister at the station. She´s arriving at 9.30 3. ……………you going to watch the James Bond film on TV tonight? 4. We haven´t got much money, so we………………..going to stay in an expensive hotel 5. Harry ………………….going to see the doctor because she´s feeling much better now 6. They´ve got some sandwiches, cake and fruit juice. They…………..going to have lunch on the beach 7. I……………going to catch the bus this afternoon. I want to walk home 8. ………………your cousin going to come to the New Year´s party?

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH BE GOING TO +… THE VERB 1. 2. 3. 4.

My hands are dirty. I………………………………………………wash them What ……….you…………………………………….wear to the party tonight? I don´t want to go home by bus. I……………………………………………walk John is going to London next week. He……………………………………..stay with some friends 5. I´m hungry. I……………………………………………..eat this sandwich 6. It´s Sharon´s birthday next week. We……………………………………….give her a present 7. Sue says she´s feeling very tired. She……………………………………….lie down for a while 8. There´s a good film on TV this evening…………………you…………………… see it? 9. What………………….Rachel………………………………do when she leaves school? 10. Tomorrow I…………………………………………………….study English 11. ……………..you…………………………play football next Saturday? 12. I´m thirsty. I……………………………………………….drink some water 13. ………………….Marisa……………………………buy a new car? 14. The sky is grey and it´s cold. It………………………………………….snow 15. When I get home, I…………………………………………….have a shower

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COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF BE GOING TO. THEN COMPLETE THE SHORT QUESTIONS 1. Are your brothers going to fly to Frankfurt? No, they aren´t 2. ………………….Maria……………………………………….(learn) to drive? Yes,……………………………….. 3. ……………Andrew…………………………………………(move) to a new flat? Yes,……………………………. 4. ……………….you……………………………………..(wear) your red shirt tonight? No,……………………………… 5. …………… Tim and Diane………………………………..(do) the washing-up? Yes, ………………………… 6. ……………….we…………………………..(hire) a houseboat? Yes,………………………………….

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE THE CORRECT FORM OF BE GOING TO WITH THE VERBS IN BOLD. MISS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

HAVE

NOT SNOW

NOT ENJOY

NOT SEE

It isn´t going to snow this afternoon again I………………………………………………………………………this film They………………………………………………………….an argument We……………………………………………………………..anything up there You………………………………………………………..the train!

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WILL COMPLETA LAS FRASES CON WILL O CON WON´T 1. Don´t drink coffee before you go to bed. You won´t sleep 2. Are you ready yet? Not yet. I…………………………………be ready in five minutes 3. I´m going away for a few days. I´m leaving tonight, so I……………………. be at home tomorrow 4. It………………………………….rain, so you don´t need to take an umbrella 5. I don´t feel very well this evening. Well, go to bed early and you…………………………………….feel better in the morning 6. It´s Bill´s birthday next Monday. He…………………………………..be 25 7. I´m sorry I was late this morning. It……………………………………happen again 8. I………………………………………..be until 5.00 pm 9. I……………………………………..do well in my tests tomorrow. I didn´t study enough 10. The next space launch………………………………………..take place in June 2006 11. He feels very ill. He thinks he……………………………………..stay in bed today 12. I don´t understand this question. I…………………………………….ask the teacher to help me 13. My parents think they …………………………………….go to the country this weekend 14. We think we………………………………………..buy a new car next year, but we´re not sure 15. He…………………………………………study Italian at university

ESCRIBE FRASES CON I THINK O I DON´T THINK 1. Diana will pass the exam: I think Diana will pass the exam or I don´t think Diana will pass the exam 2. We´ll win the game………………………………………………………. 3. I won´t be here tomorrow……………………………………………….. 4. Sue will like her present…………………………………………………. 5. They won´t get married…………………………………………………. 6. You won´t enjoy the film………………………………………………… 7. They´ll go away tomorrow morning……………………………………..

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FUTURE: WILL AND BE GOING TO

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING WILL OR GOING TO 1. Why are you turning on the television? I……………………………………………….(watch) the news 2. Oh, I´ve just realised. I don´t have any money Haven´t you? Well, don´t worry. I………………………………………….(lend) you some 3. I´ve got a headache. Wait a second and I…………………………………………….(get) an aspirin for you 4. Why are you filling that bucket with water? I……………………………………………………………(wash) the car 5. I´ve decided to repaint the room. Oh, have you? What colour…………….you…………………………………(paint)? 6. Where are you going? Are you going shopping? Yes, I……………………………………………………….(buy) something for dinner 7. I don´t know how to use this camera. It´s easy. I…………………………………………………………..(show) you 8. What would you like to eat? I……………………………………………………….(have) a sandwich, please 9. Did you post that letter for me? Oh, I´m sorry. I completely forgot. I……………………………………………(do) it now 10. The ceiling in this room doesn´t look very safe, does it? No, it looks as if it…………………………………………….(fall) down 11. Has George decided what to do when he leaves school? Yes. Everything is planned. He…………………………………………..(have) a holiday for a few weeks. Then he……………………………………………(do) a computer programming course.

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CHOOSE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB 1. 2. 3. 4.

Did you phone Lucy? “Oh no, I forgot. I phone / I´ll phone her now I can´t meet you tomorrow. I´m playing / I´ll play tennis I meet / I´m meeting you outside the hotel in half an hour, OK? I need some money. “OK, I´m lending / I´ll lend you some. How much do you need? 5. I´m having / I´ll have a party next Saturday. I hope you can come 6. Remember to get a newspaper when you go out. “OK, I don´t forget / I won´t forget 7. What time does your train leave / will your train leave tomorrow? 8. I asked Sue what happened, but she doesn´t tell / won´t tell me 9. Are you doing / Will you do anything tomorrow evening? 10. I don´t want to go out alone. Do you come / Will you come with me?

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN THE BOX AND BE GOING TO DO

MOVE

LOOK

NOT STAY

RENT

1. What…………………………………………………after you graduate? 2. I………………………………………………………..in my hometown. It´s boring 3. I………………………………………………….to a bigger city 4. I………………………………………………….for a job in marketing 5. I……………………………………………………..a flat with a friend

MAKING PREDICTIONS WITH WILL COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS 1. In ten years time, people…………………………………………….(stop) using cars 2. In twenty years time, there……………………………………………(be) little water left 3. In three years time, my friends and I……………………………………(be) at university 4. In the future, everybody……………………………………(use) solar energy 5. I think that horse……………………………………….(win) the race

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PRESENT CONTINUOUS FOR FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETE THE DIALOGUE WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS. A. ………………………………………………….(you, do) anything tonight? B. Yes, I……………………………………………(go) to the airport to meet my sister. She…………………………………………..(come) to stay with me a few days. A. Yes, I remember you told me. What time………………………………………… (the plane, arrive)? B. 8.30 A. And what ………………………………………………..(you, do) after that? B. We……………………………………………..(meet) some friends. Would you like to come? A. Sure!

CHOOSE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB 1. Have you got a ticket for the concert? “Yes, I will go to / am going to see it on Friday 2. I think Nadal will win / is going to win the competition 3. Have you heard? Jane is going to have / will have a baby 4. Be careful! The ladder isn´t very strong. You are going to fall / will fall 5. It´s possible that in 10 years people will go / are going to go on holiday to Mars

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FUTURE CONTINUOUS AND FUTURE PERFECT HERE IS TILLY´S DIARY FOR THIS EVENING 5.00-6.00 6.00-7.00 7.00-8.00 8.00-9.00 9.00-10.00 10.00-11.00 11.00-12.00

Jog round the park have a cold shower eat dinner play computer games answer e-mails get ready for bed watch TV in bed

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS. FOR EXAMPLE: Don´t phone her at 5.30. She´ll be jogging round the park 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Don´t phone her at 6.30………………………………………………………… Don´t phone her at 7.30………………………………………………………… Don´t phone her at 8.30………………………………………………………… Don´t phone he at 9.30…………………………………………………………. Don´t phone her at 10.30………………………………………………………. Don´t phone her at 11.30……………………………………………………….

COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN THE BOX Look

have

live

run

work

write

1. Will you be…………………………………………..for a good job when you are 20? 2. Will you be………………………………………….in a fashionable apartment when you are 25? 3. Will you be………………………………………….for a big international company when you are 30? 4. Will you be…………………………………………long, expensive holidays when you are 35? 5. Will you be…………………………………………..your own Internet company when you are 40? 6. Will you be…………………………………………..books about your life when you are 45?

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IT´S 7 am. ROD IS FISHING. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES SAYING WHAT WILL HAVE HAPPENED BY 6 pm. USE THE VERBS IN BRACKETS AND THE FUTURE PERFECT. FOR EXAMPLE: He (spend) will have spent 11 hours on the river 1. He (catch)………………………………………………………………….three car tyres and an old bike 2. He (eat)…………………………………………………………………….20 cheese sandwiches. 3. He ( phone)………………………………………………………………..all his friends on his mobile phone 4. He (listen)………………………………………………………………….to five CDs on his personal stereo 5. He ( take)…………………………………………………………………..some photos with his digital camera 6. He (send)…………………………………………………………………..25 text messages 7. He (do)…………………………………………………………………….some work on his laptop

CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWERS: 1. A. B. C.

What will you do at midday today? I´ll have lunch I´ll be having lunch I will have had lunch

2. A. B. C.

What will you be doing at 6 pm this evening? I´ll go home I´ll be going home I will have gone home

3. A. B. C.

What will you have done by 10 pm tonight? I´ll eat dinner I´ll be eating dinner I will have eaten dinner

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BEN IS TAKING A GAP YEAR BEFORE GOING TO UNIVERSITY. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES SAYING WHAT HE WILL HAVE DONE BY THE END OF THE GAP YEAR. USE THE FUTURE PERFECT TENSE AND THE VERBS IN BRACKETS 1. He (learn)………………………………………………………..to ski 2. He (read)…………………………………………………………lots of books 3. He (meet)………………………………………………………..lots of new friends 4. He (save)………………………………………………………..some money for his university fees 5. He (spend)………………………………………………………some time rock climbing 6. He (vote)……………………………………………………….for the first time

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MODAL VERBS COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE MODAL VERBS IN THE BOX CAN

CAN´T

COULD

COULDN´T

WILL BE ABLE TO

WON´T BE ABLE TO 1. Do you think you………………………………………………….speak fluent English in two years´time? 2. I………………………………………………..swim. Will you teach me? 3. She…………………………………………………….speak French and Spanish when she was 12 4. Most people these days………………………………………use a mobile phone 5. I…………………………………………….swim until I had some lessons 6. You probably ……………………………………………….go bungee jumping when you´re 90 years old

CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORDS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Look at the time! It might / can´t be five o´clock It may / must rain during the night That can´t / must be a spider. It´s got six legs Pollly´s leg is in plaster. She must have / can´t have broken it You might have / can´t have seen Harry yesterday Her hair is wet. She might have / can´t have been swimming

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH A WORD FROM THE BOX CAN 1. 2. 3. 4.

CAN´T

COULD

COULDN´T

She………………………………………swim when she was four He……………………………………….swim until he was 12 I…………………………………………sing really well. Listen! I…………………………………………dance. I never learnt

CHOOSE THE CORRECT FORM TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

You don´t have to / mustn´t smoke. It´s forbidden You needn´t / mustn´t bring your umbrella. It won´t rain You don´t have to / mustn´t shout. I can hear you You really needn´t / mustn´t drive so fast. It´s dangerous He must be / can´t be rich. He´s got a big house and a very big boat He speaks really good English. He has to / must have learnt it at school She can´t / must be married. She isn´t old enough

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES ACCORDING TO THE MEANING GIVEN IN BRACKETS You………………………………………..show your passport when you check in at the airport (obligation) 1. You………………………………………….put that bowl in the microwave oven because it will break (prohibition) 2. We……………………………………………change the sheets today. I changed them yesterday (no obligation) 3. You………………………………………….drink too much coffee before an exam. It can affect your nerves (advice) 4. They………………………………………….hand in the homework today (obligation) 5. She´s too pale. I think she………………………………….to take some vitamins and eat more (advice)

CHOOSE THE CORRECT MODAL TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

When I was a child, I can´t / couldn’t run very fast Hey, Tom! Can / Do you open the window? It´s too hot in here Mary is very intelligent. She could / can speak four languages You may / are able to leave now, Mr. Rogers. I´m sorry, Janet. I won´t be able / can´t be able to write the report until Friday Could / Do I see one of those T-shirts?

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING THE MODALS IN THE BOX

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MAY

MIGHT

COULD

MUST

CAN´T

1. Are you going to climb Everest? You……………………………………..be completely crazy! 2. Mark wants to take part in the marathon. He…………………………………..be serious. He smokes a lot and never does any exercise 3. I haven´t decided if I´m going to Mallorca. I……………………………….go to Ibiza instead 4. Rachel…………………………………..work as a baby sitter. She´s very patient and kind with children 5. Henry has no idea if he´s going to pass the exam. He thinks he…………………. fail

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH A MODAL VERB 1. Hurry up, we mustn´t be late! 2. Sorry, sir, you…………………………………….switch your mobile phone off on the plane 3. Your computer´s broken? Don´t worry, you…………………………………..use mine 4. It´s Anna´s birthday on Friday. I…………………………………..remember to buy a present for her 5. It´s only 8 o´clock and school doesn´t start until 9. You…………………………. Hurry! 6. Sorry, Alex. This is an exam, so you………………………………………use Dictionary.

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH MUST BE, CAN´T BE OR MIGHT BE 1. You´ve been walking all day. You……………………………………..tired 2. You think Maths is interesting! You……………………………………serious 3. Be careful with that dog. I think it…………………………………………… dangerous 4. It……………………………………….that difficult. Even my little brother knows how to do it 5. You really want to go bungee jumping? You……………………………..mad 6. Do you know where Gemma is? She……………………………………….in her room. I´m not sure. 7. You…………………………………………hungry already, you´ve just had lunch

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COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH MUST, CAN´T OR MIGHT 1. That plate has just come out of the oven. It…………………………………be hot 2. They´re speaking Spanish, and I think they´re from South Africa. They…………………………..be from Peru 3. She…………………………………………know. It´s a secret! 4. I´m not sure what it is. It……………………………………….be some kind of monkey 5. Everyone passes the exam. It………………………………….be very difficult 6. That bird´s eating the bananas. It………………………………………like them!

MODALS OF DEDUCTION (PAST) They must have built the circle perhaps a kilometre or more from the coast They can´t / couldn’t have built Seahenge in the water People might have put the bodies of the dead on the tree in the middle

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE MODALS OF DEDUCTION AND THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB. THERE MAY BE MORE THAN ONE POSSIBLE ANSWER. 1. Jane left without saying a word. She must have been (be) very angry 2. We don´t know exactly where they got the trees from, but they……………….. ……………………………….(not bring) them here from somewhere far away. They´re too heavy 3. They recently found an ancient site in Peru. It´s almost 3000 years old and it…. …………………………………….(be) a religious site, but we can´t be sure 4. I had my wallet an hour ago, but now I don´t know where it is. I……………. …………………………………….(leave) it in that shop! 5. Sally hasn´t called me. She……………………………………………….(not get) my text message 6. Somebody……………………………………………………….(take) the book from her bag. Or maybe she left it on the bus

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CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

She must have left because her car is still here / not here They can´t have played well because they lost / won He must have lost my number because he phoned / didn´t phone me You can´t have seen my brother because I have / haven´t got one We must have done something wrong because he looks really angry / happy I can´t have eaten your ham sandwich because I eat / don´t eat meat

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH MUST, CAN´T OR MIGHT / COULD AND THE VERB 1. The exam ………………………………………………….(be) very difficult. Only one person passed 2. He…………………………………………………………...(leave) the country. He hasn´t got a passport 3. Our dog didn´t come home last night. I´m worried a car………………………. …………………………………………(run) him over 4. You………………………………………………………..(finish) that book! You only bought it yesterday! 5. She…………………………………………………….(be) really hungry. Did you see how much she ate? 6. I think I …………………………………………………….(see) this film before but I can´t remember

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CHOOSE THE CORRECT MODAL VERB 1. You mustn´t / can´t / needen´t take an umbrella. It´s not going to rain 2. I think we should / ought / can to phone Marta and ask her if she wants to come 3. The best thing about my job is that I needen´t / don´t have / am not supposed to get up early. I don´t start until 10 pm 4. A “Non- uniform Day” is a day when we´re let / made / allowed to wear “normal clothes” to school if we want 5. We´d better not / shouldn´t / ought not to make too much noise; we might wake the baby up. 6. Where have you been? You were allowed / supposed / had to be here half an hour ago! 7. The rules are very clear. You know you mustn´t / don´t have to / don´t need to wear jewellery to school 8. I may / could / was allowed to stay at my friend´s house last night

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE CAN´T OR COULDN´T + ONE OF THE VERBS IN THE BOX Eat

decide

find

go

go

sleep

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

I was tired but I couldn´t sleep I wasn´t hungry yesterday. I……………………………………..my dinner Ann doesn´t know what to do. She……………………………………….. I wanted to speak to Martin yesterday but I……………………………… him Jim………………………………………………….to the concert next Saturday. He has to work 6. Paula……………………………………………….to the meeting last week. She was ill

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COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE CAN OR CAN´T + ONE OF THE FOLLOWING VERBS IN THE BOX Come

find

hear

see

speak

1. I´m sorry but we can´t come to your party next Saturday 2. I like this hotel room. You…………………………………………..the mountains from the window 3. You are speaking very quietly. I………………………………………………you 4. Have you seen my bag? I……………………………………………………..it 5. Catherine got the job because she……………………………………………five languages

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH MUST + ONE OF THE FOLLOWING VERBS IN THE BOX Be

go

go

learn

meet

wash

win

1. We ………………………………………….to the bank today. We haven´t got any money 2. Marilyn is a very interesting person. You ……………………………………her 3. My hands are very dirty. I…………………………………………………..them 4. You…………………………………………….to drive. It will be very useful 5. I………………………………………………….to the post office. I need some stamps 6. The game tomorrow is very important for us. We……………………………….. 7. You can´t always have things immediately. You ……………………………….. patient

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH I MUST OR I HAD TO 1. I had to go to the bank yesterday to get some money 2. It´s late. I……………………………………………go now 3. I don´t usually work on Saturdays but last Saturday I …………………………... Work 4. I…………………………………………get up early tomorrow. I´ve got a lot to do 5. I went to London by train last week. The train was full and I…………………… stand all the way

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6. I was nearly late for my appointment this morning. I…………………………run to get there on time 7. I forgot to phone David yesterday. I………………………………………..phone him later today

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH MUST, HAD TO, MUSTN´T, NEEDEN´T 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

You……………………………………..go. You can stay here if you want It´s a fantastic film. You…………………………………..see it We´ve got enough food, so we……………………………………go shopping We didn´t have any food, so we…………………………………go shopping I want to know what happened. You………………………………….tell me You………………………………………tell Sue what happened. I don´t want her to know 7. I………………………………………….hurry or I´ll be late 8. “Why were you so late?” “I………………………………………….wait half an hour for a bus” 9. We……………………………………………decide now. We can decide later

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FIRST CONDITIONAL AND SECOND CONDITIONALS

WRITE FIRST CONDITIONAL SENTENCES If / she / invite me, / I / go to the party Elena / not go out / if / she / not finish her homework If / it / rain / we / not play tennis They / watch / the film / if / it / be good If / I / go to university / I / not study medicine Our teacher / not be happy / if / we / not pass the exams If / John / be late, / he / phone you I / not buy it / if / it / be too expensive

CORRECT THE FIRST CONDITIONAL SENTENCES They be very happy if you pass your exams If there isn´t a train, we come by taxi If the sun will sunshine tomorrow, we´ll go to the beach If you ask the teacher, she´ll help you I´ll get a sandwich if I won´t have time for lunch I´ll make some tea when everybody will arrive If I could go anywhere in the world, I´ll go to Fiji

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If I´ll see Jane, I´ll tell her to phone you If I have lots of money, I buy an aeroplane When I´ll go to university, I´ll email you If you don´t be careful, you´ll lose your bag If it´s sunny tomorrow, we go to the beach If we will get a dog, will you look after it? If Jack doesn´t drive more carefully, he fails the driving test If Judith doesn´t find her car keys in the next ten minutes, she has to take the bus to work Will you go to the football match on Saturday if it won´t rain? Sophie goes to work tomorrow if she feels better I won´t come with you tomorrow if my brother will visit me If we get back late from the concert tonight, we are very quiet

COMPLETE THE SECOND CONDITIONAL SENTENCES FOR YOU If I were rich…………………………………………………………… I´d be really happy if………………………………………………….. If my parents won the lottery…………………………………………… If I could live anywhere……………………………………………….. My teacher would be very happy if…………………………………… If my best friend forgot my birthday………………………………….. I´d look on the internet if……………………………………………… My friends would send an email if…………………………………….

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COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE SECOND CONDITIONAL. If I………………………………(be) older, I……………………………………(leave) school If my brother………………………………(leave) home, I………………………(have) his bedroom If I……………………………(know) the answers, I……………………………(tell) you! Your parents ……………………………(be) angry if they………………………(know) what you´ve done If we……………………………….(not have) a TV, ……………………you………….. (read) more books? If you ……………………………….(not eat) so much chocolate, you…………………. (not be) overweight

WRITE SECOND CONDITIONAL SENTENCES If you / speak to your boss, I´m sure he / understand It / be better for me if we / meet tomorrow She / not treat him like that if she really / love him If I / can live anywhere in the world, I / live in New Zealand The kitchen / look bigger if we / paint it white I / not buy that house if I / be you He / be more attractive if he / wear nice clothes If we / not have children, we / travel more

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PUT THE VERBS IN BRACKETS IN THE CORRECT FORM TO MAKE FIRST OR SECOND CONDITIONAL SENTENCES. 1. If it ……………………………….(snow) at the weekend, we………………………. (make) a snowman 2. Nina…………………………….(marry) Steve if he…………………………….(ask) her on Valentine´s Day 3. If we…………………………….(win) the match today, we…………………………. (play) in the final next week 4. If Jack………………………………….(not work) harder, he………………………... (fail) the exam 5 .Paul…………………………………..(be) really happy if you………………………. (not tell) the truth 6.You………………………………..(not pass) the exam if you………………………. (not work) a bit harder 7.If they…………………………………(not come) to see us today, …………………. they (come) tomorrow? 8. If Jim………………………………….(be) late home tonight, we…………………. (not go) to the funfair in town

FIRST OR SECOND CONDITIONAL? COMPLETE THE SENTENCES If you tell her anything, she…………………………….(tell) everybody in the office We´d have a dog if we…………………………………..(have) a garden It´ll be quicker if we………………………………………..(get) a taxi to the airport If you stopped smoking, you……………………………….(feel) better What would you do if you…………………………………….(lose) your job? If you buy the food, I…………………………………….(cook) tonight I think he´d be happier if he …………………………………..(not live) alone I´ll be very surprised if Marina……………………………………….(not get lost) coming here Where will he live if he…………………………………………(get) the job in Moscow? If she didn´t have to look after her mother, she…………………………………..(enjoy) life more

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CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD 1. If we had / would have a bigger house, I had / ´d have my own bedroom 2. If I had / ´d have more money, I went / ´d go and visit my uncle in America 3. If we didn´t have / wouldn’t have a dog, our house smelled / would smell better 4. I liked / ´d like our town more if there were / would be more places for teeagers 5. I bought / ´d buy a DVD player if they weren´t / wouldn´t be so expensive 6. We went / ´d go out if we didn´t have / wouldn´t have so much homework

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS. USE THE FIRST OR SECOND CONDITIONAL 1. If Richard……………………………………(be) a millionaire, he……………………..(not work) 2. If I …………………………………(see) my sister, I……………………. (tell) her you called 3. Schools …………………………………(be) better places if bullies……………. (not exist) 4. If Jane……………………………………(sleep) well tonight, she……………… (get up) early as usual 5. London……………………………………(be) very busy when it………………. (hold) the Olympics in 2012 6. People…………………………………(write) more letters if they……………… (not have) email or mobile 7. If there………………………………….(not be) any factories in the world, there …………………………………….(not be) any pollution 8. Unless I……………………………….(finish) my homework, I………………… (be able) to meet my friends

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THIRD CONDITIONAL COMPLETE THE THIRD CONDITIONAL SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS 1. If I…………………………………………(not come) to this school, I……………. (not meet) my friends 2. My cousin………………………………….(not get) her job if she………………… (not study) journalism 3. If we………………………………………(have) your address, we ……………….. (visit) you 4. I…………………………………………(go) to the concert if I……………………. (manage) to buy a ticket 5. If someone…………………………………………..(tell) me the graphics were so bad, I………………………………………….(not buy) this game 6. Lance Armstrong…………………………………….(not win) the Tour if he ………. (not train) so hard 7. If I………………………………………..(not move) house, I………………………. (not lose) my favourite picture 8. Nick…………………………………………(enjoy) school more if he……………… (make) more friends

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE THIRD CONDITIONAL FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS 1. I………………………………………………(not be) surprised if they …………… (win) the match 2. If I……………………………………………(live) in Barcelona as a child, I………. (learn) Catalan 3. My parents……………………………………….(move) to the city if they ………… (have) more money 4. If it………………………………………….(not rain) I…………………………….. (not catch) the bus 5. You ……………………………………….(get) a better mark if you……………….. (revise) more

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REWRITE THE SENTENCES. USE THE THIRD CONDITIONAL 1. I didn´t know you were ill, so I didn´t visit you If I had known you were ill, I would have visited you 2. I didn´t live in Germany, so I didn´t learn German If ………………………………………………………………………………… 3. We didn´t miss the bus, so we weren´t late We……………………………………………………………………………….. 4. It rained, so I got wet If…………………………………………………………………………………… 5. I didn´t fail the exam, so my parents were happy My…………………………………………………………………………………… 6. I didn´t get a good mark because I didn´t revise If…………………………………………………………………………………….. 7. My country didn´t win the World Cup, so I wasn´t surprised I………………………………………………………………………………………. 8. I felt tired this morning because I went to bed late If……………………………………………………………………………………….

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS USING THE THIRD CONDITIONAL AND THE INFORMATION IN BRACKETS 1. What would Karen have done if she had missed the bus? (walk home)……………………………………………………………………… 2. What would they have done if it had snowed yesterday? (go skiing)………………………………………………………………………… 3. Who would you have called if you´d had a problem? (my parents)………………………………………………………………………. 4. Where would you have gone if you´d got lost in London? (police station)……………………………………………………………………… 5. What would you have studied if you hadn´t chosen English? (French)……………………………………………………………………………… 6. What would your teacher have done if none of the students had come to class?

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(go home)……………………………………………………………………………. 7. Where would you have lived if you hadn´t moved to this town? (in the next town)……………………………………………………………………… 8. What would you have done last night if you hadn´t gone to the cinema? (watch TV)……………………………………………………………………………….

MIXED CONDITIONALS COMPLETE THE CONDITIONAL SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS 1. I……………………………………….(go) on holiday if I………………………….. (win) the lottery 2. I didn´t know she was in hospital. If I………………………………………(know), I …………………………………………….(visit) her 3. We……………………………………….(have) lunch when the class……………….. (finish), at one o´clock 4. If I…………………………………………….(be) you, I…………………………….. (not eat) so many sweets, they´re bad for your health 5. If she………………………………………..(invite) me, I……………………………. (go) to the cinema with her. But she didn´t say anything! 6. If you…………………………………………(be) late, we…………………………… (not wait) for you. There isn´t much time 7. Kevin………………………………………….(call) you when he……………………. (get) his exam results. It´ll be sometime next week 8. ……………………………………………….(you / tell) me if ………………………. (you / have) a problem? I would always try to help!

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PASSIVE VOICE REWRITE THE SENTENCES. MAKE THE WORDS IN BOLD THE SUBJECT 1. They are building a swimming pool here A swimming pool…………………………………………………………………… 2. They give a prize to Jane A prize……………………………………………………………………………… 3. Millions of people use Heathrow airport every ten seconds 4. Computer animation is replacing traditional methods 5. They don´t make Volvos in Norway 6. Someone is decorating my bedroom at the moment 7. Workmen are building a new road round the town 8. They invite us to the party 9. You are painting your new house 10. My mother is cooking vegetables tonight 11. They speak English in the school 12. Peter writes a letter 13. The waiter brought the food 14. We saw her in Dresden last week 15. A robber broke the window of the shop

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16. They built our house in the 17th century 17. The islands have attracted tourists from all over the world 18. Workmen were putting up new traffic lights at the crossroads 19. They took him on a tour of the factory 20. The chef hadn´t cooked the fish for long enough 21. They will recognize her in those dark glasses 22. We will give twenty pounds to each participant 23. They may ask Tom a few questions about his attendance 24. You have failed the exam 25. We have cleaned the car this morning 26. Barriers were keeping back the flood water 27. Max won´t look after him 28. He has pushed us 29. A cat had scratched him in the garden 30. They can cure the patient 31. You mustn´t eat biscuits in class

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32. The travel agent had booked the flight last week 33. The new hotel will attract tourists from all over the world 34. I have washed your dirty T-shirt 35. Somebody has stolen my keys 36. I will send you the information as soon as possible 37. Jim won´t repair the machine 38. They were building the school using a new type of brick 39. Money can´t buy happiness 40. Mary covered the kitchen floor 41. Are they going to redecorate the shop during the holiday? 42. Has someone painted your room? 43. Did he lose his luggage at the airport? 44. Will a steward give him a boarding card? 45. They will open the gate twenty minutes before the flight 46. The companies are buying the land from the Indians at low prices 47. Now some Indian tribes and medical companies are reaching a deal 49. Man is destroying plant and animal species every day

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50. Many medical companies are using rainforest plants in their products 51. My sister has opened a bar on the beach in Ibiza 52. I will send you the details in the post 53. The owner closed the cyber café 54. The market researcher is interviewing the students 55. Hundreds of tourists visit Paris every year 56. The teacher will mark the papers tomorrow

TURN THESE SENTENCES INTO ACTIVE VOICE 1. The fish has been overcooked The chef………………………………………………………………………………….. 2. All the children here are taught Spanish We………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Portuguese is spoken in Brazil The Brazilian people…………………………………………………………………….. 4. New tourist facilities will be built on the seafront next year The Council……………………………………………………………………………… 5. The old cinema has been demolished The builders………………………………………………………………………………. 6. I often get bitten by mosquitoes Mosquitoes……………………………………………………………………………….. 7. A Hollywood film was being made in the hotel I stayed in LA A famous director…………………………………………………………………………

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GET / HAVE SOMETHING DONE REWRITE THE SENTENCES. USE GET / HAVE SOMETHING DONE 1. They fixed my car last week I………………………………………………………………………………. 2. The hairdresser is cutting my hair this afternoon I……………………………………………………………………………….. 3. The dentist checks my teeth every year I……………………………………………………………………………….. 4. The optician has repaired Dave´s glasses Dave…………………………………………………………………………… 5. They will paint our house next year We……………………………………………………………………………… 6. Someone is taking our photo tomorrow We………………………………………………………………………………

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB IN BRACKETS 1. “Guernica” was painted (paint) by Picasso 2. Guinness………………………………………..(drink) by people around the world 3. I think computers…………………………………………….(use) more and more in the future 4. Oranges……………………………………….(grow) in Valencia for export 5. You…………………………………………(meet) by the tour guide at the airport tomorrow 6. Hamlet and Romeo & Juliet……………………………………………(write) by Shakespeare 7. Spanish……………………………………………..(speak) by millions of people in USA 8. My bike……………………………………………(steal) last year

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RELATIVE PRONOUNS COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH WHO, WHICH, WHERE, WHEN, WHOSE 1. A celebrity is a person…………………………is famous 2. She´s is the woman……………………….son won the prize 3. A dodo is a bird …………………………..became extinct a long time ago 4. Yesterday was the day………………………….she started a new job 5. A newsagent is a place…………………………you can buy newspapers 6. My best friend is someone…………………………..is always laughing 7. I don´t like films ………………………………..are too romantic 8. That´s the school……………………………..I used to go 9. A castle is a place………………………………..a king or queen lives 10. An actress is a woman………………………………..plays in films or theatre plays 11. This is the girl……………………………….mother is from Canada 12. This is the time of the year……………………….many people suffer from hayfever 13. The flowers……………………………..grow in the garden are beautiful 14. Did I tell you about the people………………………..live next door? 15. The horse………………………won the race belongs to an Irish woman 16. I love the ice cream……………………………….they sell in that shop 17. The book………………………….I´m reading is about jazz 18. The woman………………………….came to see us was selling magazines 19. We´ll go to a restaurant……………………….has children´s menu 20. The factory……………………………..closed last week had been there for 70 years 21. Have you read about the girl……………………………….started her own business and is now a millionaire? 22. Jany says that the house……………………….Tom has just bought has a beautiful garden 23. The match …………………………….we saw was boring

COMPLETE THE TEXT WITH WHO, WHOSE, WHICH, WHERE Mark O´Brian,………………………………….was on his way to work early last Tuesday morning, was driving down North Lane when he was shocked by something he saw. A driver,…………………………….must have driven down the same street only a few minutes before, had lost control of his car. The car,…………………………..had landed on its roof, burst into flames immediately. Mr. O´Brian,……………………….quick thinking helped save the driver´s life, got out of his car and saw that there was a man in the driver´s seat. Mark phoned the fire brigade and then ran back to his own car, ……………………….he kept a fires extinguisher. He rushed back to the scene just as another man was approaching.

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O´Brian and the other man, ……………………..has not been seen since the accident, managed to put out the fire They then broke the passenger window with a stone and freed the driver,……………………..luckily was not seriously injured. He was taken to hospital, …………………………………………his condition has been described as comfortable

CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD 1. The tablets that / where are used here cost a lot of money 2. The nurse which / who saw me was very nice 3. That´s the office that / where my mother used to work 4. Most people don´t like doctors who / where don´t smile 5. There´s a girl in my class which / who gets terrible headaches 6. The books that / who are on my list aren´t in the library 7. At lunchtime, I always go to a quiet room where / which I can relax 8. My mother loves London – it´s the city where / that she was born 9. There´s Jim – he´s the boy which / who had a party last weekend 10. Last night there was a dog which / who was making a lot of noise 11. The shopping centre is the place who / where I meet my friends at the weekend 12. Don´t go to that dentist! He´s the one where / who never smiles 13. I prefer the teachers which / who don´t give us too much homework 14. That´s the shop where / which I bought my new DVD player

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE WHICH, THAT, WHERE, WHO. SOMETIMES THERE IS MORE THAN ONE CORRECT ANSWER 1. Alberto Santos Dumont was a Brazilian……………………………..designed planes and balloons. 2. In 1897 he went to Paris, the city………………………………he made his first flight in a balloon 3. In 1909, he built a small plane……………………………..was called “The Grasshopper” 4. There is now an airport in Rio de Janeiro…………………………….is named after him 5. Martin Luther King was a man………………………………..tried to make life better for African-Americans in the USA 6. In 1963, he made a speech…………………………….became very famous 7. Memphis is the city……………………………King was killed in 1968 8. The man………………………….shot Martin Luther King was James Earl Ray

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JOIN THE SENTENCES, ADDING THE INFORMATION IN BRACKETS 1. The new airport will be opened next week (it was designed by Calatrava) The new airport, which was designed by Calatrava, will be opened next week 2. The Simpsons is my favourite programme (it´s on at 8 o´clock) 3. Tomorrow is my birthday (we move house tomorrow) 4. Daniel is on holiday (He is my neighbour)

5. We went to Canada last summer. (my grandfather was born there) 6. Carol and Jack are architects. (their son is in my class) 7. London is an expensive city (they´re holding the Olympics there in 2012)

COMBINE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING THE RELATIVE PRONOUNS WHO, WHICH, THAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHOSE. MAKE ANY NECESSARY CHANGES 1. Jessica has a coin collection. It contains many rare coins 2. Mary spent the money. It belonged to her sister 3. The pen is on the desk. It is blue 4. I met a Finnish tourist. He lives in Helsinki 5. I know the man. He is going to marry my sister 6. John bought a new CD player. It was made in Korea

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7. The palace stands outside the town. It was built 200 years ago 8. They visited the village. It is on a hill 9. The book is about a lawyer. He is acused of murder 10. Tom will never forget the day. He joined the army that day 11. We heard the song. It shocked many people. 12. This is the book. It wasn´t available in the library 13. The teacher apologised. She had punished two pupils unfairly 14. I met a friend last week. Her daughter is an astrologist 15. Tom hired a decorator. The decorator is very expensive 16. Here is a postcard of the village. We spent three days there 17. Jenny is going to marry a man. His brother is in my class 18. Groucho Max died in 1977. He was a famous comedian 19. This is the house. Jean lived in that house when she was young 20. We saw the cottage. Wordsworth lived there 21. John is my friend. His car was stolen from the carpark 22. He went to a concert. He didn´t like the concert at all 23. I´ve never met the man. He helped me this morning

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24. You can see many snakes in the zoo. Some of them are poisonous REPORTED SPEECH COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH REPORTED SPEECH 1. “I always recycle paper” She said that she always recycled paper 2. “We´re going to the beach” They told me they………………………………..to the beach 3. “My sister has visited the rainforest” She said that her sister…………………………..the rainforest 4. “I didn´t finish the book” He told me that he……………………………………the book 5. “I´m working all day” She said that she……………………………………………….all day 6. “We can´t help you” They told me that they ……………………………………………………me 7. “People won´t use fossil fuels in the future” He said that people………………………………………………..fossils fuels in the future 8. “I´ve finished the exercise” She said that she……………………………………….the exercise

READ THE SENTENCES FROM NICOLA´S INTERVIEW. CHANGE THEM TO REPORTED SPEECH 1. “I want to work with animals”, she said She said that………………………………………………………………………………. 2. “The animals are safe”, the journalist said The journalist said that…………………………………………………………………… 3. “I´m looking after the chimpanzees”, the vet said …………………………………………………………………………………………….

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4. “I started working here two years ago”, she said ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 5. “People can visit the wildlife sanctuary”, she said ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 6. “I enjoy working here”, she said …………………………………………………………………………………................. 7. “I´m going to stay here”, she said ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 8. “These animals won´t become extinct”, she said ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 9. “My cousins have often visited France”, Joanna told …………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. “I can´t see you yet”, the nurse told me …………………………………………………………………………………………… 11. “Six patients are waiting for the doctor”, the nurse said …………………………………………………………………………………………… 12. “The minister is preparing the speech”, the journalist said …………………………………………………………………………………………… 13. “I might go to Madrid”, John said …………………………………………………………………………………………… 14. “My husband will leave at six o´clock”, she told Harry …………………………………………………………………………………………… 15. “The train will be leaving in 15 minutes”, he said …………………………………………………………………………………………… 16. “All police officers have to report at noon”, the chief said …………………………………………………………………………………………… 17. “The boys were saving up for a canoe”, the man explained ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 18. “The children have been studying geography”, the teacher said ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 19. “I´m meeting my friends tonight”, he said ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 20. “I don´t want to go home”, said Paula

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……………………………………………………………………………………………. 21. “I´ve won a competition”, Harry said ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 22. “We like your new house”, said Mathew and Lucy ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 23. “I´ll ring you tomorrow”, she said ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 24. “I saw you in the park yesterday”, he said ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 25. “We are going to watch a video this evening”, they said ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 26. “Paul passed his driving test last week”, he said ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 27. “They built the new houses a year ago”, the architect said ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 28. “The palace will be open to the public tomorrow”, the official said ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 29. “The boss is examining our work now”, the worker said ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 30. “I had a bad cold last night”, he said …………………………………………………………………………………………….

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF SAY OR TELL 1. The environmentalist ………………………………….that he was very worried 2. The volunteers ………………………………….me it had been very difficult 3. You didn´t …………………………………..me you would be late! 4. The residents didn´t……………………………..how long they had lived there 5. The mayor……………………….that he was investing in recycling 6. The expert………………………….us about the causes of climate change 7. Did they…………………………you where to go?

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8. The journalist……………………………..that she had written a great story REPORTED SPEECH QUESTIONS REWRITE THE QUESTIONS IN REPORTED SPEECH 1. “When did Paul go to Mexico?” asked Sally ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 2. “Where does Patrick live?” asked Richard ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. “Can we help you?” they asked ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. “Why haven´t you finished?” the teacher asked ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 5. “Did you like the film?” asked John ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 6. “How is Katy going to travel to France?” asked Mum ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 7. “Will you lend me your bike?” Carl asked ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 8. “Do you want some cake?” asked Becky ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 9. “Are you hard-working?” She asked me ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 10. “Where did you work in your previous job?” she asked ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 11. “What do you do in your free time?” he asked ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 12. “Can you type?” she asked ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 13. “Have you been to the United States?” he asked …………………………………………………………………………………………….

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REPORTED COMMANDS REPORT THE COMMANDS Example: “Sit down”, said the teacher to the students The teacher told the students to sit down . 1. “Open your mouth”, said the dentist to the patient ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 2. “Help your sister”, said mum to Simon ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 3. “Don´t tell anybody”, Sally said to her best friend ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. “Don´t arrive before 8”, Peny said to her guests ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 5. “Hurry up”, Frank said to his friends ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 6. “Leave me alone!”, she said to him ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 7. “Please don´t go”, he asked her ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 8. “Turn to page 34”, the teacher said to the class ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 9. “Don´t run across the road!”, the police officer told the children …………………………………………………………………………………………… 10. “It´s time to get up!”, Harry said to his daughters …………………………………………………………………………………………… 11. “Can you help me?”, Nick asked Ali …………………………………………………………………………………………… 12. “Can you not smoke, please?” Nick asked Ali …………………………………………………………………………………………….

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REWRITE THE SENTENCES SO THEY HAVE THE SAME MEANING. USE THE VERB IN BOLD AT THE END 1. “I´ll be on time tomorrow morning!” (promise) He………………………………………………………………………………………… 2. “You should buy the latest Coldplay album” (recommend) Laura……………………………………………………………………………………… 3. “Don´t ever do that again!” (warn) Their mum……………………………………………………………………………….. 4. “Let´s go to the cinema at the weekend” (suggest) She……………………………………………………………………………………… 5. “I wouldn´t buy that mobile phone” (advise) Jane……………………………………………………………………………………… 6. “If you join our gym you´ll be super fit in just a month” (claim) The instructor…………………………………………………………………………….. 7. “I didn´t break the vase” (deny) She………………………………………………………………………………………... 8. “And I won´t accept homework that isn´t done on time” (emphasise) The teacher………………………………………………………………………………..

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES CON “SAY” O “TELL”: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

He……………………………he was tired What did she………………………you? Ann……………………………………she didn´t like Peter Jack ………………………….me that you were ill Please don´t …………………………..Jim what happened Did Lucy…………………………..she would be late? The woman………………………..she was a reporter The woman ………………….us she was a reporter They asked me a lot of questions but I din´t …………………them anything 10. They asked me a lot of questions but I didn´t ……………………. Anything

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