Reinforcement exercises 1st eso

Reinforcement Exercises
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Question words
Complete the questions with question words or phrases.
a) When were you born? In 1990.
b) _____________ did the journey take? About two hours.
c) _____________ colour do you prefer red or pink? Red
d) _____________ is that young woman? That’s my sister.
e) _____________ do you get to school? I walk
f) _____________ of music do you like? R&B and Soul.
g) _____________ do you have for breakfast? Coffee and toast.
h) _____________ do you live? In Beijing.
i) _____________ colour are his eyes? Blue
j) _____________ did you phone me? Because Iwanted to ask you something.
k) _____________ do you go to the gym? Three times a week.
l) _____________ children has he got? Three.
Complete with QUESTIONS WORDS.
1. _______ are Joanne and Anna? In the library.
2. ____________ is your grandfather? He is 65 years old.
3. __________ time is it? It’s 3 o’clock.
4. ________ are the boys in the car? They are my two brothers.
5. ________ is your birthday? __________________________________
Subject and Object pronouns - Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
them it He us her me
a) Thank you for the present. I love it!
b) Adam is from Germany. ________ wants to learn Spanish.
c) Can you send _________ an email later with the information?
d) Our teacher gives __________ a lot of homework on Fridays.
e) Look at my new jeans! Do you like _________?
f) You see Jenny at football practice – can you ask __________ to call me?
Possessive adjectives - Complete the sentences.
a) This is Charlotte, and this is her brother, James.
b) Julie, what’s ______________ phone number?

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c) Our dog is lovely, but _______________ eyes are very sad.
d) I like this program. It’s ______________ favourite.
e) Damian speaks Polish. ____________ mum’s from Poland.
f) These are ____________ friends Lucas and Eric, and this is my cousin, Ely.
Reflexive pronouns -Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box.
buy themselves calls himself defend myself enjoy yourselves
hurt himself send yourselves talk to yourself teach herself
turn itself on wash themselves
a) Mark fell off his bike and hurt himself quite badly.
b) The lamp _______________________ automatically when it starts to get dark.
c) My mum’s trying to _______________________ some Turkish, ready for her holiday in
Istanbul next summer.
d) We didn’t _______________________ at the party – the music was terrible and people weren’t
very friendly.
e) I’m starting karate classes next week. Iwant to learn how to ____________________.
f) Do you ever ___________________________? I do sometimes, if I’m feeling nervous.
g) Please can you all _________________________ an email about the meeting next week, so you
don’t forget it!
h) My grandparents want to __________________________ a flat by the sea in Spain for their
holidays.
i) His name is Tom, but on Twitter he ___________________________ ‘CoolBoy’.
j) Dogs aren’t clean like cats – they don’t __________________________ very often!
Indefinite pronouns- Circle the correct word to complete the sentences.
a) They want to buy a house 2 in Spain, but they’re not sure where.
1. anywhere 2. somewhere 3. everywhere
b) I haven’t got _________ to wear to the party! Can I borrow a dress?
1. anything 2. nothing 3. something
c) The place is empty. Where is ________?
1. anyone 2. someone 3. everyone
d) The place is empty. There’s ________ here.
1. anyone 2. no one 3. someone
e) We looked ________, but we couldn’t find the car keys.+
1. anywhere 2. nowhere 3. everywhere

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f) Can I have ________ to eat? I’m really hungry.
1. everything 2. something 3. nothing
Adverbs and expressions of frequency- Put the words in the correct order to make
sentences.
a) washes / the / Theo / never / car
Theo never washes the car.
b) hardly / watch / TV / They / ever
_________________________________________________________________
c) late / sometimes / am / school / for / I
_________________________________________________________________
d) a / shopping / We / week / go / twice
_________________________________________________________________
e) get / marks / exams / good / You / always / in
_________________________________________________________________
f) gym / goes / My / mum / every / to / day / the
_________________________________________________________________
Extreme adjectives – Complete the mini dialogues. Use the first letter to help you.
a) 1. Look, I bought a big ice cream for you.
2. That isn’t big, it’s enormous!
b) 1. Aren’t you tired after that long walk?
2. I’m not tired, I’m e ___________________!
c) 1. That film was quite bad.
2. It wasn’t bad, it was a __________________.
d) 1. Are you afraid of spiders?
2. I’m not afraid of them, I’m t _________________.
e) 1. Look at this new micro-memory stick. It’s really small.
2. That isn’t small, it’s t ________________.
f) 1. The concert was amazing!
2. Yes, it was really i ___________________.
g) 1. Is it important to bring my laptop?
2. It isn’t just important – it’s e __________________!

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ARTICLE
a / an / the
Add the to the following sentences where necessary.
a) I’m usually at - home in the evening.
b) Go past the gym, and ____________________ Oak Road is on ____________________ left.
c) It’s a small town in ___________________ south of Turkey, it’s on _________________ coast,
so it’s very popular with ____________________ tourists.
d) While we were on ____________________ holiday in _________________ Egypt, we decided
to go on a cruise along ___________________ River Nile.
e) Is ________________ Mont Blanc _______________ highest mountain _______________
Europe?
Complete the text with A / AN / THE or NO ARTICLE (-)
The Thomas Edisons of food
When people think of 1
_______ inventors, they might think of Thomas Edison and 2
______ light
bulb or Gutenburg and 3
______ printing press, but do you know who invented some of the food you
eat?
o George Crum was 4
______ head chef at 5
______ resort in Saratoga Springs, New York. One
day 6
______ customer complained that the French fries were too thick, so Crum sliced 7
_____
potato paper thin and fried it, just to make 8
______ customer happy. And so , 9
_____ crisps
were born.
o Sausages of all sorts have been common in Europe for centuries, but 10
______ hot dogs were
first sold as sausages in buns by German immigrants on the streets of 11
_______ New York
City in 12
_______ mid-19th
century.
o Mayonnaise was probably invented by 13
_______ French chef in 14
_______ mid-18th
century
and was first sold in glass bottles in 15
_______ USA in 1912.
o Popcorn was invented by Native American Indians, but it’s not clear by which group or where
16
______ snack food first appeared. Early American settlers ate 17
______ popcorn with milk
for 18
______ breakfast! So the next time you’re sitting in 19
______ cinema, munching on
popcorn and crisps, remember 20
______ people who first discovered these treats. Now, who
were they again ….?

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QUANTIFIERS
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Choose the correct answer.
a) There’s too much / too many sugar in this coffee.
b) A lot of / Much people come on holiday here every year.
c) I’ve got some / any bread if you want to make a sandwich.
d) I’m sorry, but there’s enough / no time for us to stop.
e) Would you like some / a few more water?
Underline the correct alternative.
What does your ringtone say about you?
Almost everyone now has a mobile phone and a 1
a great deal / a large number / the most of us
have our own ringtone. It is only so that we can distinguish our own phone from others or is it because
2
each / a large number of / both time our phone rings we want to be able to say, ‘Listen to that.
That’s me!’? Maybe 3
either / both / each reasons are true. Here is a quick guide to 4
some / few / a
little typical ringtones and what they say about their users.
If your ringtone is 5
either / both / neither a hip hop tune or a current hit, then you are young at
heart but not particularly original.
6
Any / All / Either classic rock tune means you’re probably over thirty but you know you’re still cool.
7
Not much / A few / Very few people think annoying animal noises are as funny as the phones’
owners obviously do. So 8
no / none / either points for maturity there.
You download a new one every month? You must be a teenager or you have 9
plenty of / a large
number of / hardly any time and money.
You never change it? Either you’re too lazy or you don’t know how. 10
Neither/ Both / Any is an
acceptable reason!

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Complete sentences 1-10 with a QUANTIFIER from the box.
quite a few a few very few a little very little
other another any (x2) either
1. Everyone wanted to get home and so there were _____________ questions at the end of the
lecture.
2. I’m afraid I’ve spilt______________ wine on the carpet.
3. _____________ of the students (four of us to be exact) have signed your petition.
4. I’ve watched ___________ basketball games, probably twenty or thirty, but I’ve never seen such
an exciting match.
5. Carla couldn’t afford a taxi because she had ____________ money left.
6. You can click on _____________ ‘save’ or ‘save as’ and then give the document a name.
7. Are you having _______________ other problems with the photocopier?
8. I like _______________ music by Jade. She’s great.
9. One car isn’t enough. We need ____________ car.
10. I don’t care what ___________ people think.

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COMPARATIVE & SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
Circle the correct options.
a) My sister is older / the oldest than me.
b) Driving is dangerouser / more dangerous than flying.
c) This is the worse / worst holiday of my life, I want to go home!
d) I’ve got long hair, but Anna’s hair is more long / longer.
e) You are the more / most intelligent person in the class.
f) It’s the most funny / funniest film that I’ve got on DVD.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjective in brackets.
a) People are now 10 centimetres taller (tall) than 40 years ago.
b) In the UK ____________________________ (popular) boys baby names are Jack and Oliver.
c) In Britain in the 14th
century sugar was nine times _________________________ (expensive)
than milk.
d) Roger Federer is _______________________ (high) paid tennis player in the world.
e) Egyptians made _______________________ (early) ship in the world in 2600 ac.
f) Football is _______________________________ (popular) sport in the world.
g) Scientists say that green tea is ________________________ (good) for you than black tea.
h) Wellington is ____________________________ (far) from Sydney than Auckland.
i) Tourism is the world’s _____________________ (big) industry with 240 million jobs.
j) London Waterloo is ____________________________ (busy) station in London with 62
million passengers a year.
a) This jacket is cheaper / cheapest than that one.
b) My sister looks very different than / from me.
c) That’s one of the worse / worst films I’ve ever seen!
d) I like your bag! It’s the same as / like mine!
e) This book is more / most interesting than the one I read before.
f) He doesn’t look than / like his brother at all.
g) She’s one of the most happy / happiest children I know.
h) My daughter is about three centimetres taller from / than me.
i) My dress is very similar to / from yours.
j) They are the most famous pop group of / in the world.

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PRESENT TENSES
Present simple
Complete the sentences. Use the affirmative and the negative form of the verb in brackets in
each sentence.
a) The river doesn’t freeze in spring, it freezes in autumn. (freeze)
b) Penguins ______________________ in the Arctic, they _____________________ in the
Antarctic. (live)
c) The Sun _______________________ up in the east, it ________________________ up in the
west. (come)
d) The temperatures _______________________ up in winter, they _______________________
up in summer. (go)
e) People _______________________ good friends to be happy, they ____________________
money. (need)
f) We _______________________ English class outdoors, we _________________________ it
indoors. (have)
Rewrite the sentences in the negative form.
a) I like rainy days.
I don’t like rainy days.
b) My brother lives in the town centre.
__________________________________________________________________________
c) They have dinner very late.
__________________________________________________________________________
d) She is a good singer.
__________________________________________________________________________
Rewrite the starting with she …………………….
a) I speak fluent Spanish.
She speaks fluent Spanish.
b) I fly home once a year.
__________________________________________________________________________
c) I have lunch at home.
__________________________________________________________________________
d) I catch the early train to work.
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Put the words in brackets in the correct place in the sentences.
a) We go to a holiday home a month. (once)
We go to a holiday home once a month.
b) I watch the news on TV. (always)
__________________________________________________________________________
c) I am tired when I get home from work. (usually)
__________________________________________________________________________
d) We go to the beach summer. (every)
__________________________________________________________________________
e) Joana is late for class. (never)
__________________________________________________________________________
f) We go to the gym before breakfast. (often)
__________________________________________________________________________
Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
throw team racket score champion equipment
a) When you put the ball in the basket, you score one point.
b) The __________________________ received a silver cup and $10,000.
c) Do you have to stand still when you _________________________ the ball in the basketball?
d) I’d like to play tennis with you, but I haven’t got a ________________________.
e) There are seven players on each ___________________________.
f) You don’t need special _________________________ to play football.
Write the questions.
a) Ask Sylvia where she spends the school holidays.
Where do you spend the school holidays?
b) Ask Sylvia how long she goes to the beach for.
____________________________________________________________________
c) Ask Sylvia if her older sister goes with her.
____________________________________________________________________
d) Ask Sylvia who her dog stays with in the summer.
____________________________________________________________________
e) Ask Sylvia what her parents do in the evenings.
____________________________________________________________________
f) Ask Sylvia if her dad likes doing karaoke.
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Put the words in the correct order to make questions.
a) Cristina / Does / play / computer games ?
Does Cristina play computer games?
b) at home / is / today / your brother ?
__________________________________________________________________________
c) football / Can / play / tomorrow / you ?
__________________________________________________________________________
d) late / the train / this morning / was / Why ?
__________________________________________________________________________
e) come shopping / Will / with me / tomorrow / you ?
__________________________________________________________________________
f) did / have lunch / today / Where / you ?
__________________________________________________________________________
Rewrite the sentences in the question form.
a) You know my cousin.
Do you know my cousin?
b) Your friend plays the guitar.
__________________________________________________________________________
c) He is a maths teacher.
__________________________________________________________________________
d) They like tea with milk.
__________________________________________________________________________
Present continuous
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the PRESENT CONTINUOUS. Use the
verbs in the box.
not rain read not listen have wait sleep
a) I ‘m having dinner right now. Can I call you later?
b) Why __________________ we ___________________ for Jessica? She isn’t coming.
c) You __________________________ to me! I said ‘Let’s go out this evening!’
d) The baby ________________________ at the moment, so be quiet!
e) It ________________________ now, so we can go for a walk.
f) ____________________ you ______________________ a good book at the moment?

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Rewrite the sentences in the PRESENT CONTINUOUS. Be careful with the spelling of the
verb.
a) We travel first class.
We are travelling first class.
b) It begins to rain.
________________________________________________________________________
c) My brother lies on the sofa.
________________________________________________________________________
d) This train stops at every station.
________________________________________________________________________
e) They make a lot of noise.
________________________________________________________________________
f) I study architecture.
________________________________________________________________________
g) She gets the bus to school.
________________________________________________________________________
h) He has a shower.
________________________________________________________________________
i) She works in Berlin.
________________________________________________________________________
j) You talk very loudly.
________________________________________________________________________
Present simple and present continuous
Complete the conversation. Use the PRESENT SIMPLE or the PRESENT CONTINUOUS
form of the verbs in brackets.
John: Hello. 1
Are you doing (you / do) anything special at the moment?
Katie: Right now, I 2
______________________________ (look after) my little brother.
Why?
John: What time 3
_______________________________ (your mum / get) home from
work?
Katie: She 4
_____________________________________ (work) late every Thursday, so at
about half past eight. Why?
John: They 5
_________________________ (show) the new Miley Cyrus film at the cinema
on Main Street. It starts at nine. My sister and I 6
______________________________
(think) about going. Are you interested?
Katie: Yes! Let’s meet at the cinema at quarter to nine!

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Choose the correct answer (PRESENT SIMPLE OR PRESENT CONTINUOUS).
a) Who cooks / is cooking the dinner? It smells great!
b) Do you know / Are you knowing what that signs means?
c) I speak / am speaking Italian, Spanish and Russian.
d) I don’t like / ‘m not liking tea.
e) Julio is living / lives in Moscow at the moment.
f) He has / is having three mobile phones.
g) Do you want / Are you wanting any more bread?
h) Normally, I take / ‘m taking the train to work, but this week I walk / ‘m walking.
i) He always goes / is going to the gym at 7 a.m.
j) I don’t take / ‘m not taking any evening classes right now.
Put the words in the correct order.
A: anything / Are / you / special / at / weekend / the / doing / ?
Are you doing anything special at the weekend?
B: Yes, / I’m / a meal / Saturday evening / out / for / some friends / going / with / on
_______________________________________________________________________
A: That sounds nice.
B: What about you? are / What / doing / you / ?
___________________________________________________________
A: doing / We / aren’t / Saturday morning / anything / on
_______________________________________________________________________
B: How about Saturday afternoon?
_______________________________________________________________________
A: I’m / Sara / swimming / going / with
_______________________________________________________________________
B: are / doing / you / What / on Sunday / ?
_______________________________________________________________________
A: Simon’s / going / to / afternoon / We’re / barbecue / in / the
_______________________________________________________________________
B: Me too! See you there.

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Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
a) We are having (have) a party for my daughter’s birthday next Saturday.
b) Where ______________________________________ (you / meet) Rita for lunch tomorrow?
c) How often ________________________________ (you / go) for a long walk?
d) Alan ________________________________________ (look) for a new job at the moment.
e) Maria ________________________________________ (not come) to the party tonight.
f) What _____________________________________________ (your brother / want) to do after
university?
g) I __________________________________ (come) from Kiev, Ukraine.
h) Oh no! It ___________________________________ (rain).
i) This weekend Greg and I _________________________________ (visit) some old friends.
j) ________________________________________ (you / like) cats?
k) Susan and Tim _____________________________________ (get married) in the summer.
l) James ___________________________ (hate) going to the dentist.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in the box.
buy preparedress eat exchange
have invite make send visit
a) We usually eat out every Saturday night at an Italian restaurant near us.
b) On Thanksgiving Day, we travel to the south of the country to _____________________
relatives.
c) Everyone ______________________________ a day off work on Independence Day.
d) I _____________________________ a special meal tonight because I’m celebrating my new
job.
e) I forgot to ______________________________ Caroline a card for her birthday!
f) He always ______________________________ me flowers when he wants to say sorry.
g) It’s traditional for people to _______________________ presents at Christmas.
h) My neighbours always __________________________ people into their home on New Year’s
Eve.
i) I __________________________ a cake for you, but I’m afraid I burnt it!
j) They _______________________________ up in traditional costume for a big parade through
the town.

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PAST TENSES
Past simple
Rewrite the sentences in the past simple.
a) We watch a DVD with some friends.
We watched a DVD with some friends.
b) He is a very popular actor.
__________________________________________________________________________
c) I don’t get home until midnight.
__________________________________________________________________________
d) The match begins at 8:30pm.
__________________________________________________________________________
e) They worry about their exams.
__________________________________________________________________________
f) My brother and I stop eating meat.
__________________________________________________________________________
g) They are very tired.
__________________________________________________________________________
h) He doesn’t travel very much.
__________________________________________________________________________
i) My sister travels a lot for work.
__________________________________________________________________________
j) The shops aren’t open.
__________________________________________________________________________
Choose the correct answers.
I had a bad night last night. First of all I 1
finished / came work late and got home at nine. My
husband Henry was away on business. I 2
felt / came very tired and so I decided to go to bed early. I 3
had / made a shower and then 4
got / went to bed. I set my alarm clock for 7 o’clock in the morning,
turned off the light and I soon 5
fell / went asleep. In the middle of the night I woke 6
out / up
suddenly. It was only 12 o’clock, but I heard a noise downstairs. I 7
went / got up and went downstairs
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Complete the sentences with the PAST SIMPLE form of the verb in brackets.
a) In 1900 the USA won (win) the first Davis Cup tennis competition.
b) In 1911 Roald Amundsen from Norway __________________________ (become) the first
person to reach the South Pole.
c) In 1920 the British writer Agatha Christie ______________________ (write) her first detective
novel.
d) In 1930 a New York businessman, Clarence Birdseye ____________________ (make) the first
frozen vegetables.
e) In 1940 American soldiers ______________________ (drive) the first jeeps.
f) In 1950 people ____________________ (use) the first ‘Diners Club’ credit card to pay for
dinner or drinks.
g) In 1960 the USA ___________________ (put) the first weather satellite in space.
h) In 1970 Pan American World Airways ________________________ (start) the first Boeing 747
jumbo jet service.
i) In 1979 Sony ______________________ (invent) the first Walkman personal cassette player.
j) In 1990 Nelson Mandela _______________________ (walk) as a free man for the first time
after 27 years in a South Africa prison.
k) In 2000 10m651 athletes _________________________ (participate) in the Summer Olympic
Games in Sydney, Australia.
l) In 2010 a volcano in Iceland _____________________ (stop) flights in northwest Europe for
several days.
Write questions for these answers. Use the words in bold.
a) I went to Italy on holiday last year.
Where did you go on holiday last year?
b) Anya phoned her very late last night.
Who ____________________________________________________________________ ?
c) He was at home all day.
Where ___________________________________________________________________ ?
d) Your ticket fell out of your bag.
What ____________________________________________________________________ ?
e) He went to bed early because he was ill.
Why _____________________________________________________________________ ?
f) His brother taught him to play the guitar.
Who ____________________________________________________________________ ?

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g) When they finished their exams, they had a party.
What ____________________________________________________________________ ?
h) They were in New York on a business trip.
Why _____________________________________________________________________ ?
i) Natasha made a birthday cake.
What ____________________________________________________________________ ?
j) Brian used all the milk in the fridge.
Who ____________________________________________________________________ ?
a) Where were / did you buy your shirt?
b) What was / did Eddie say when you told him?
c) Who did teach / taught you to speak Spanish?
d) Why / Where did you go home at 10pm?
e) Who were / did those people?
f) What kind of food was / did there at the party?
g) How much was / did you watch cost?
h) What happened / did happen To Suzannah in Mexico?
i) Who did buy / bought the red car?
j) When were / did your parents in Ecuador?
k) How often / What did Amita phone you yesterday?
l) Why / Who was Pat so angry?
Put the time phrases in the correct place in the table.
a year ago 2002 a minute ago
the 1850s last week 18th
June
last year the winter 11 o’clock
Friday afternoon the 21st
Century November
Independence Day yesterday afternoon
at on in 
a year ago

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a) I felt very excited / worried about my exam because I didn’t study very much.
b) She was bored / stressed because there was nothing to do.
c) We were disappointed / scared because when we got to the museum it was closed.
d) The workers were embarrassed/ angry that the boss didn’t pay them for over two months.
e) I was really surprised / relaxed to see her because I thought she was on holiday.
f) His team won the match so he was excited / in a good mood.
g) She was bored / in a bad mood because her manager shouted at her.
h) When I last did an exam, I was stressed / disappointed for weeks before it.
Past continuous
Complete the sentences and questions.
a) He wasn’t playing basketball, he was at home. (not / play)
b) We __________________________ our homework, we were chatting. (not do)
c) I ____________________________ to school when you saw me. It was Saturday. (not walk)
d) You _________________________ really badly, so I had to put my fingers in my ears! (sing)
e) Where _______________________ when you saw them? (they / go)
a) He drove / was driving to work when a dog ran / was running out in front of his car.
b) I met / was meeting my old friend Harry as I got / was getting on the bus.
c) The lights suddenly went / were going out when we cooked / were cooking dinner.
d) While we waited / were waiting in the queue, someone pushed / was pushing past us.
e) As she got / was getting some money out of her bag, she dropped / was dropping her
phone.
f) I broke / was breaking my leg while I played / was playing football last week.
Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
I 1
was walking (walk) down the street about an hour ago when suddenly I 2
_________________
(see) an accident. A car 3
_______________________ (drive) very fast along the road and there was
this man in front of the car. He 4
______________________________ (ride) a bicycle and he 5
_______________________ (not hear) the car because he 6
_______________________ (listen) to
his MP3 player. Anyway, the car 7
____________________________ (go) too close to him and he 8
__________________________ (fall off) his bike. I quickly 9
______________________ (run) over

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to have a look. He 10
______________________________ (lie) in the middle of the street, but he 11
__________________________ (not breathe). Fortunately, I 12
____________________ (remember)
my first aid course. I 13
________________________ (call) an ambulance on my mobile and then
while I 14
________________________ (wait), I 15
________________________ (begin) giving him
the kiss of life. After one minute he 16
_______________________ (start) breathing again.

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PERFECT TENSES
Present Perfect and Past Simple with for
a) I have stayed / stayed with my aunt last year.
b) My neighbours have lived / lived there for 25 years. They’ll never move.
c) Your car is in really good condition. How long have you had / did you have it?
d) Gary has started / started his first business in 2001.
e) So far this year, we’ve saved / saved over £500.
f) I love this watch, I’ve had / had it for ten years.
g) Before my brother became a banker, he has studied / studied abroad for several years.
h) How long have you played / did you play the piano for when you were a child?
Write the PAST SIMPLE form and the PAST PARTICIPLE for each of these irregular verbs.
Past Simple Past Participle
a) Become Became Become
b) Begin
c) Come
d) Grow
e) Have
f) Know
g) Make
h) Meet
i) Say
j) Spend
k) Take
l) Tell
a) We have been married (be married) now for two years.
b) I __________________________________ (live) in Africa for three years when I was a child.
c) I’m very tired because I ____________________________________ (not sleep) for 24 hours.

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d) Kate ____________________________________ (work) here for nine months, but she’s
leaving next week.
e) _______________________________ (Pelé / be ) the best football player of the 20th
century?
f) Lara and Martin first ______________________________________ (meet) eight years ago.
g) How long ____________________________________ (you / have) your ring? It’s beautiful.
h) They _____________________________________ (not wait) very long before the bus came.
i) We __________________________________ (stay) in Tenerife for our holiday four years ago.
j) I ______________________________________ (be) on the phone for over an hour now!
Put the words in brackets into the correct position in the sentences (1) or (2).
a) Mr Ferris (1)
____________ has (2)
just gone out. (just)
b) The gym opened about (1)
______________ a year (2)
____________. (ago)
c) Have you (1)
______________ been to see that new film (2)
____________? (yet)
d) I’ve (1)
_____________ seen an elephant (2)
___________. (never)
e) We (1)
_____________ have (2)
_____________ seen this film three times. (already)
f) He came (1)
___________ to England (2)
___________. (last year)
Complete the conversations with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
a) A: Would you like a sandwich?
B: No, thank you. I have already eaten (already / eat).
b) A: Let’s go to Egypt. I’d like to see the pyramids.
B: I’d rather go to Morocco. I ____________________________ (go) to Egypt last year.
c) A: Did you have any pets as a child?
B: Yes, we ___________________________________ (have) two cats and a dog.
d) A: How long ________________________________________ (you / be) in the UK?
B: Six months so far.
e) A: Why are you looking so happy?
B: I ____________________________________________ (just / pass) exam!
A: Congratulations!
f) A: Have you seen Paula recently?
B: No, I ______________________________________ (see) her about six months ago.
g) A: What did Christine say when she heard the news?
B: Mike ____________________________________________ (not tell) her yet.
h) A: The children look very excited.
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i) A: Hello, this is Alan Young. Can I help you?
B: Yes, I _____________________________________ (speak) to you half an hour ago.
j) A: _________________________________ (you / read) the last Harry Potter book yet?
B: Not yet, but I want to.
Past Perfect
a) I didn’t hear that the teacher asked / had asked me a question.
b) She bought a new book because she has lost / had lost hers.
c) They hadn’t had / didn’t had lunch so they were very hungry.
d) How long had you felt / have you felt ill before you went to the hospital?
e) He didn’t know that we had deciding / had decided to meet at 9pm.
Complete the sentences with the PAST PERFECT form of the verbs in the box.
forget not eat go do try
leave not phone have travel spend
a) The children were hungry because they hadn’t eaten all morning.
b) We couldn’t get into the theatre because Lisa _____________________________ the tickets at
home.
c) She felt better after she _____________________________ a rest.
d) Dan _____________________________ into hospital the day before I arrived.
e) Abbey was very worried because her son __________________________________.
f) We were tired because we __________________________ a long way.
g) I felt embarrassed because I __________________________________ her name.
h) When Luke ____________________________________ his homework, he watched TV.
i) After Sharon, all the perfumes, she chose the most expensive one.
j) I couldn’t get a bus home because I _______________________________ all my money on a
new coat.
a) When I had got / got downstairs, the phone had stopped / stopped ringing.
b) I had been / was sorry to leave, as I enjoyed / had enjoyed the evening very much.
c) Silvana had been / was very upset because she had lost / lost her purse.
d) When the exam started / had started, it became clear that I didn’t revise / hadn’t revised
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e) It had been / was a very long day, so I had been / went to bed early.
f) When I saw / had seen him, I realised I meet / had met him before.
Present Perfect Continuous with howlong, for and since
Complete the sentences with how long, since or for.
a) How long have you been waiting here?
b) I’ve been studying English __________________________________ three years.
c) We’ve been coming here on holiday ______________________________ 1998.
d) Jake has been looking for a flat _______________________________ October.
e) He’s been driving _______________________________ about a year.
f) ______________________________ have you been sitting here?
Put the time phrases in the box below into the correct column in the table.
1998 six yearten minutes last Sunday a long time
7 o’clock a minute I was born yesterday a week
For Since
1998
Complete the conversation with the PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS form of the verb
in brackets.
A: How long have you been playing (you / play) football Ben?
B: I _______________________________________________ (play) all my life.
A: And how long ________________________________________ (you / train) young
footballers?
B: I _____________________________________ (not / work) here very long. I started about
six months ago.
A: I believe your son trains with you.
B: Yes, he _____________________________________ (come) here since January. He’s
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A: What about you, Carlos? _________________________________ (you / cycle) all your
life?
B: No, I haven’t. Ibegan when I was 15, so let’s see, that means I ______________________
__________________ (cycle) for about six years now.
A: Is this your new bike?
B: Yes, I ____________________________________ (use) it since last month. You can see
it’s very light and it goes very fast.
Which of the sentences below can be changed into the PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS.
a) How long have you known Steve? No
b) I’ve played tennis for many years. have been playing
c) I’ve never liked romantic films. _____________________________
d) It’s rained since 6 o`clock this morning. _____________________________
e) We’ve waited for nearly an hour. _____________________________
f) I’ve been a teacher for ten years. _____________________________
g) She’s written 12 emails this morning. _____________________________
h) He’s been very excited all week. _____________________________
a) A: How long have you been knowing / have you known Sally?
B: For three months.
b) A: When have you met / did you meet Kristin?
B: In July.
c) A: Hurry up! You’ve been getting / have got ready for ages!
B: I’m coming!
d) A: That’s a nice watch!
B: Yes, I bought / ‘ve been buying it when I was in Switzerland.
e) A: I like your ring.
B: Thank you. I ‘ve been having / ‘ve had it since I was six years old.
f) A: It’s 10 o’clock. How long has he played / has he been playing that computer game?
B: For three hours so far!
g) A: Pat has written / has been writing to eight companies this morning.
B: Yes, I hope she gets a new job soon.
h) A: I didn’t see / haven’t seen you for ages. How are you?
B: I’m really well, thanks.
i) A: How long have you been living / did you live in Turkey?
B: For three years, from 2000 – 2003.
j) A: Katrina has played / has been playing basketball four times so far this week.
B: Yes, she really likes it.

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Past Simple, Past Continuous, Present Perfect and Past Perfect
a) A Venezuelan man 1
was making / made an expensive mistake when he threw away a black
plastic bag: his wife 2
had hidden / hid all her jewellery in it. When she found out what 3
had
happened / was happening she 4
phoned / was phoning the rubbish company. The people
there said that they 5
were burning / had burnt all that day’s rubbish a few hours earlier.
b) While Frances 6
was working / worked in a bank, a man 7
walked / was walking in and
demanded £100.000. After she 8
had given / gave him the money, he 9
ran / was running away.
Unfortunately for him, he didn’t realise he 10
had left / left his driving licence in the bank with
his name and address on it.
c) Last week a 70-year-old German woman 11
won / had won €200 in a children’s art competition
by entering a picture she 12
had painted / was painting 60 years earlier.
Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the PAST
SIMPLE, PAST CONTINUOUS or PAST PERFECT.
Shivdan Yadav 1
lived (live) in the Indian province of Rajasthan when he 2
____________________
(take) his school leaving exams for the first time at the age of 18. He is now 56, and he still hasn’t
passed them. When he was 18 he 3
____________________ (be) engaged to a local girl for several
months. Shivdan only 4
__________________________ (want) to get married after he
5
___________________________ (pass) his exams. At that time, his father 6
____________________
(agree) to postpone the wedding. After three years, however, he still 7
__________________________
(not pass) his exams, so his girlfriend 8
_________________________ (leave) him and married
someone else. By the time Shivdan reached the age of 56, his ex-girlfriend 9
______________________
(become) a grandmother, but he was still single.
Past simple, past continuous and past perfect
Complete the text.
When I woke up, it 1
was raining (rain). I 2
_____________________ (walk) to the bathroom, but my
brother 3
_____________________ (have) a shower so I 4
___________________ (go) to the kitchen.
Dad 5
____________________ (finish) his breakfast and he 6
____________________ (wash) the
plates. 7
‘__________________________ you _____________________ (sleep) well?’ asked Dad.
‘No’, I said. ‘I 8
______________________ (have) a very strange dream’.
FUTURE TENSES
Plans and Intentions – GoingTo / PlanningTo

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Put the words in bold into the correct form in these sentences.
a) I would like to visiting India one day. visit
b) Actually, we would rather to take the early train. ____________________________
c) I’m not go to take a holiday this year. ________________________________________
d) Are you plan to stay at home this evening? __________________________________
e) Did you rather go to a different restaurant? __________________________________
f) We are planning invite about 50 people. __________________________________
g) Are you going come out with us this evening? _____________________________
h) I had like to say something, please. _________________________________________
Complete the conversation with the correct form of the words in brackets.
a) A: What 1
are you planning to do (you / plan / do) after university?
B: I 2
____________________________________________ (like / go) to the UK to study
English, My sister, Sharon, wants to come to.
A: Where 3
___________________________________________ (you / like / go)?
B: Sharon wants to go to London, but I 4
________________________________________
(rather / go) to Cambridge. What about you?
A: I 5
_____________________________________ (go / have) a long holiday and just relax!
b) A: I’ve got some news. We 6
_____________________________________ (plan / move) to
New Zealand.
B: No! Really? Why?
A: Well, Susan’s got a new job. She 7
_________________________________ (go / work)
in the National Museum.
B: And what about you?
A: Well, I 8
___________________________________________________ (like / start) my
own online company.
B: Wow, and when 9
______________________________________ (you / plan / leave)?
A: Probably in the summer but we 10
___________________________________________
(rather / leave) earlier, next month if possible.
B: Well, the best of luck for your future!
A: Thanks
Predictions with Will and Won’t
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a) It’s difficult to find a parking place.
It will be difficult to find a parking place.
b) She isn’t at home on Tuesday.
__________________________________________________________________________
c) Is your cousin at home?
__________________________________________________________________________
d) Can you find your way without a map?
__________________________________________________________________________
e) The last bus has gone so we must walk.
__________________________________________________________________________
a) Will / long / the / take / How / bus ?
How long will the bus take?
b) I / be / able / online / Will / to / book ?
__________________________________________________________________________
c) will / flight / How / the / cost / much ?
__________________________________________________________________________
d) expensive / accommodation / be / Will / Tokyo / in ?
__________________________________________________________________________
e) need / Will / I / bring / to / sun cream ?
__________________________________________________________________________
f) Will / busy / beaches / be / the / in / March ?
__________________________________________________________________________
g) flight / be / Will / it / a / direct ?
__________________________________________________________________________
h) the / be / Will / exam / difficult ?
_________________________________________________________________________
i) the / be / the / open / in / museums / Will / summer / holidays ?
__________________________________________________________________________
j) Madrid / the / like / food / in / Will / I ?
__________________________________________________________________________
Match questions from the previous exercise with answers a-j below.
a) I think it’ll be about $2,400. C
b) Yes, it’ll be very sunny. __________

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c) Yes – it won’t be cheap in the city centre. __________
d) I think the journey will be about four hours. __________
e) Yes, you will. You can also book by phone. __________
f) No, they won’t. Everyone will be at school or work. __________
g) Yes, you’ll love it – it’s delicious. __________
h) Yes, they will, but some might be closed on Mondays. __________
i) No, it won’t – you have studied very hard. __________
j) No, you’ll probably stop in Bangkok on the way. __________
May, Might, Will definitely
Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
a) arrive / definitely / won’t / 10 o’clock / before / We
We definitely won’t arrive before 10 o’clock.
b) for / There / not / food / everyone / might / enough / be
__________________________________________________________________________
c) probably / spend / this year / at home / will / the summer / We
__________________________________________________________________________
d) might / I / the children / later / take / swimming
__________________________________________________________________________
e) not / time / be / There / enough / may
__________________________________________________________________________
f) tomorrow / you / see / won’t / I / probably
__________________________________________________________________________
g) The / weather / tomorrow / better / get / may
__________________________________________________________________________
h) definitely / a / will / be / late / it / game/ difficult
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Choose the option a, b or c that means the same as the phrase in bold.
a) I promise I’ll think about it.
a. I’ll definitely b. I might c. I’ll probably
b) It’s possible we’ll buy a house abroad.
a. We’ll definitely b. We definitely won’t c. We might
c) I don’t think they’ll change their minds.
a. They probably won’t b. They might c. They may
d) There might be too many people.
a. I’m sure there’ll b. There may c. I’m sure there won’t
e) I’m fairly sure it’ll cost about $40.
a. It might b. It’ll probably c. It’ll definitely
f) He might not give me the day off.
a. I’m sure he won’t b. I’m sure he’ll c. It’s possible he won’t
g) I’m sure the children will be in bed when you arrive.
a. The children will definitely b. The children might
c. The children probably won’t
h) I definitely won’t lose it.
a. I’m fairly sure I won’t b. I’m not sure I won’t
c. I’m very sure I won’t
a) I tell / ‘ll tell you if I see / ‘ll see him.
b) I cook / ‘ll cook dinner as soon as we get / ‘ll get home.
c) My parents come / might come to visit when they come / will come back from holiday.
d) I give / ‘ll give you my email address before I go / ‘ll go.
e) If she passes / ‘ll pass her exams, I am / ‘ll be very surprised.
f) I phone / ‘ll phone her when I finish / ‘ll finish my homework.
g) If I go / will go to the supermarket, I buy / ‘ll buy some milk.
h) He emails / will email tonight if he has / ‘ll have time.
i) If it rains / ‘ll rain, I don’t go / won’t go to the beach.
j) If he gets / ‘ll get the job, he ‘ll move / move to Shanghai.

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Future continuous
Complete the email about Gina’s plans with the correct FUTURE CONTINUOUS form of the
verbs in the box. Use WILL or MAY / MIGHT.
not come go have join
stay invite visit work
Hi Jo,
How are things? I’ve got some great news! Keira and I 1
will be visiting our grandparents in July again.
We 2
___________________________ for a month. 3
_________ you ________________________
there with your family in July too? I hope so! This year my dad 4
______________________________
with us because he’s working, but Mum 5
_____________________________ us later on – it’s not
certain yet because she 6
___________________________ during the last two weeks of July. She’ll
find out from her boss next week!
The other news is that I 7
__________________________ a party for my birthday next month (Dad
has said yes but Mum hasn’t agreed yet. I hope I can persuade her!). If I do, I 8
___________________
all my friends, of course. Can you come? You could stay the weekend. Please say yes!
Gina

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MODAL VERBS
Should / shouldn’t
Complete the letters.
Dear Abby,
I have problems getting enough sleep. My parents said I 1
should go to bed earlier. My best friend told
me I 2
_______________ eat so much chocolate. My sister says I 3
_______________ listen to
relaxing music before I go to bed. What do you think? What 4
__________________ I do?
‘Worried’
Dear ‘Worried’
There are many reasons for not getting enough sleep. You 5
___________________ worry about it,
because worry can keep you awake. And you 6
___________________ listen to your friend –
chocolate late at night can stop you sleeping. You also 7
__________________ eat dinner late in the
evening, and you 8
____________________ try drinking some nice herbal tea with honey before you
go to bed.
‘Abby’
Complete the sentences with the correct form of SHOULD and the verbs in the box.
listen forget make be look give up
a) You shouldn’t be scared to follow your dreams.
b) You _________________ promises you can’t keep.
c) You _________________ more, and speak less.
d) You _________________ at yourself before you criticise other people.
e) You _________________ that everyone has problems.
f) You _________________. Try again!
Two friends are planning a party. Write questions with SHOULD. Add a question word when
necessary.
a) we / ask your parents for permission?
1. Should we ask your parents for permission?
2. I asked them yesterday.
b) we / invite?
1. ___________________________________________________
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c) they / bring some food and drink?
1. ___________________________________________________
2. No, my mum is going to get everything.
d) everyone / arrive?
1. _______________________________________________________
2. About 8 pm.
e) I / wear?
1. __________________________________________________________
2. Your blue skirt and white T-shirt.
f) I / bring some music?
1. ______________________________________________________
2. Yes. Something we can dance to.
Complete the tips for runners with should or shouldn’t and a verb in the box.
go for a run start see try
eat take buy do
Running Top Tips for Runners.
b) First of all, if you are over 45 you should see your doctor to check that running is OK for you.
c) Then you ______________________________ a good pair of trainers, check that they’re
comfortable and give you good support.
d) You _________________________________ to do too much at the beginning. Start with ten
minutes’ running, then walk a little and then run again.
e) You ______________________________ running without doing any warm-up exercises to
stretch your legs.
f) When you finish, you ____________________________________ some cool-down exercises.
g) At the beginning, you ___________________________________ every day. Have a break
every second or third day to give your legs time to relax.
h) You _________________________________ immediately before you go for a run. Wait at
least one hour.
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Should / Shouldn’t / Try / Why
Complete the sentences with one word only.
a) Why don’t you ask that man for directions?
b) __________________ putting a little salt in the water; it’ll taste much better.
c) You ___________________ worry so much. I’m sure everything will be ok.
d) __________________ I go to the hairdresser’s or not? What do you think?
e) You _____________________ go to bed early before an exam.
f) __________________ don’t you tell him how you feel?
g) You __________________ shout at the children. It frightens them.
h) _____________________ joining a gym. It’s a good way to get exercise.
Must / Mustn’t
a) You must / mustn’t forget to call me tonight.
b) Students must / mustn’t write in pen, not pencil.
c) You must / mustn’t tell anyone. It’s a secret.
d) Tell them that they must / mustn’t relax more and not worry.
e) We must / mustn’t make a lot of noise. This is the library.
f) I must / mustn’t be late, because Dad gets angry.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of MUST and the verbs in the box.
forget study get go buy help
a) 1. I’ve got an important exam tomorrow.
2. You must study tonight.
b) 1. My calculator is broken.
2. You __________________ a new one before the Maths test.
c) 1. The water is very dangerous here.
2. You _________________ swimming.
d) 1. My brother wants us to tidy our room.
2. You ________________ him then!
e) 1. I’m going to Mexico this summer.
2. You ________________ a passport.
f) 1. It’s my sister’s birthday tomorrow.
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Have to / don’t have to
Complete the sentences and questions with the correct form.
a) You don’t have to phone. You can email for information.
b) At my school, we __________________ play hockey, it’s optional.
c) Doctors ________________ study for seven or eight years.
d) Why ______________ she ______________________ do the exam again?
e) My brother _________________________ study much. He’s really clever.
f) ________________ we _____________________ take a sleeping bag with us?
Rewrite the phrases in bold using can, can’t, have to or don’t have to.
a) You are able to leave early if you want to.
You can leave early if you want to.
b) It’s necessary for you to get a visa for the USA. It’s the law.
__________________________________________________________________________
c) It’s not necessary for you to pay me back today.
__________________________________________________________________________
d) Is it possible for my friend to come, too?
__________________________________________________________________________
e) Is it necessary to carry my student card with me?
__________________________________________________________________________
f) It’s not possible for you to see him at the moment.
__________________________________________________________________________
g) It’s not necessary to wear a tie, but you can if you want to.
__________________________________________________________________________
h) It is necessary for you to pay for the tickets now.
__________________________________________________________________________
i) It’s not possible for you to bring dogs in here.
__________________________________________________________________________
j) You are able to work in the library all evening. It’s open until 10 p.m.
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Complete the conversation with have to / don’t have to or can / can’t and the verbs in the
brackets.
A: Congratulations - you’ve got the job!
B: Thanks. What time 1
do I have to start (I / start)?
A: The shop opens at 9 a.m., but you 2
________________________________ (be) here at
8:45a.m. every day.
B: And 3
____________________________________ (I / wear) a uniform?
A: No, you don’t, but you 4
_____________________________________ (wear) smart clothes.
B: Where 5
_________________________________________ (I / have) lunch?
A: You 6
_____________________________________________ (eat) in our cafeteria or you 7
_________________________________________ (bring) your own food and eat in the staff
room. Remember, you 8
___________________________________ (eat) anything when you
are working.
B: I’m worried because I don’t know the names of all the perfumes.
A: You 9
_______________________________________ (know) everything about the perfumes
when you start. You 10
________________________________________ (ask) me for help.
B: 11
______________________________________ (we / get) any free perfume?
A: We 12
__________________________________________________ (get) free perfume, but
we 13
_______________________________________ (pay) the full price. Only 75 per cent of
the price.
Will, may and might
Complete the sentences with the correct form.
a) I’m not sure, but my parents may / might give me a smartphone for my birthday.
b) He’s not answering his email. He ___________________ be on holiday. I don’t know.
c) There ___________________ be enough time to discuss it in class, so let’s talk about it on the
forum.
d) She ___________________ phone you, but I don’t know if her mobile works there.
e) I’m sure Amy ____________________ post the photos on Facebook so that we can all see
them.
f) Dean ___________________ know how to create PDFs, but I’m not sure.

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Used to – Rewrite the sentences.
My cousin, Kate, is six. When she was a baby, she was very different …..
a) She doesn’t cry a lot now.
She used to cry a lot.
b) She isn’t scared of her uncle now.
____________________________________________________________
c) She doesn’t wake up early now.
____________________________________________________________
d) She goes to school now.
____________________________________________________________
e) She talks all the time now.
____________________________________________________________
Complete the sentences with the correct form of use(d) to and the verb in brackets.
a) I used to play (play) the guitar, but I stopped about three years ago.
b) She _____________________________ (not like) green vegetables, but now she loves them.
c) __________________________________ (you / have) a dog when you were a child?
d) He ____________________________________ (go) to the gym three times a week, but he’s
too busy now.
e) _____________________________ (not speak) French at all, but now I’m nearly fluent.
f) _____________________________ (you / watch) television a lot when you were a child?
Find and correct the five mistakes in the sentences below.
a) We used to live in Tennessee when I was young. 
b) They used to go to Disneyworld in 1999. _______________________________________
c) Our parents often took us to the beach during the holidays. ___________________________
d) I used to go swimming every week. _______________________________________
e) Did you used to have a bicycle when you were young? ___________________________
f) My brother used to be afraid of spiders. _______________________________________
g) How did she use to meet Juan? _______________________________________
h) Philip used to start school a few months ago. _______________________________________
i) I used to get up at 10 a.m. every Sunday, but now I have small children. _______________
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Like and Would like/ -ING or Infinitivewith To
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use either the –ing form
or the infinitive with to.
a) I hate going (go) to the dentist.
b) I like __________________________ (cook) dinner for my friends at weekends.
c) I’d love ________________________ (get) tickets for the opera.
d) I enjoy ________________________ (walk) to work in the mornings.
e) I’d like ________________________ (do) some training in first aid.
f) I love _________________________ (travel) by public transport in unusual places.
g) I hate _________________________ (talk) on my mobile phone on the train.
h) I like __________________________ (make) new friends.
a) My husband would like to / loves cycling and swimming.
b) I’d like / like a new car, but I don’t think I’ll buy one this year.
c) He doesn’t like getting up / get up early.
d) They hate go / going to the library.
e) She’d like to / like to speak to the President.
f) They enjoy watch / watching films with their friends.
g) We like / would like cakes, sweets and chocolate.
h) I don’t like do / doing the washing up.
i) They would like to go / go to Buenos Aires next summer.
j) I don’t enjoy visiting / visit museums and art galleries.
Match the questions in A with the answers in B.
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a) Do you like cheese? i) No, she doesn’t.
b) Would you like something to drink? ii) Yes, I do.
c) Does she enjoy travelling by train? iii) Yes, please.
d) Would you like an ice cream? iv) Yes, we’d love to.
e) Does Jack like children? v) Yes, I’d love one.
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Conditional sentenceswith Would
a) If I lived / live in Canada, I’d go skiing every day.
b) If you would borrow / borrowed Tom’s bike you could come with us.
c) If I were you, I go / ‘d go to bed early before the exam.
d) If I were rich, we could buy / bought a new flat screen television for the flat.
e) Clair would order spaghetti Bolognese if she were / would be here.
f) I / I’d ask for directions if I spoke Russian.
g) If Petra were older, she could go / went with you to the cinema.
h) If I were you, I’d take / take the train into the city centre.
i) We would drive / drive to the coast if we knew the way.
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a) If I had (have) a dog I would take (take) it for long walks every day.
b) She ______________________ (travel) round the world if she _______________________
(win) the lottery.
c) If I _________________________ (be) more intelligent, I ____________________________
(study) to be a lawyer.
d) If my sister ________________________ (not live) in Australia, I ______________________
(see) her more often.
e) If you ____________________________ (have) the opportunity _____________________
(you / go) to the moon?
f) I __________________________ (live) in New York if I ______________________________
(have) enough money.
g) If we _____________________________ (have) a garden, we ________________________
(buy) a dog.
h) ___________________________________________ (you / take part) in a survey in the
street if someone _________________________________ (ask) you?
i) If I _____________________ (win) the lottery, I ___________________________________
(not give up) my job.
j) They ______________________ (read) more books if they __________________________
(not be) so expensive.
Match the sentence beginning in A with the sentence endings in B.
A B
a) If Amanda understood Italian, i) I wouldn’t buy that coat.
b) She would retire ii) if she had enough money.
c) We’d go out for dinner iii) if I had a car.
d) I’d take you there iv) he’d look for one.
e) If he wanted a new job v) she could read the newspaper.

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f) If I were you vi) if it wasn’t so cold.

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Present SimplePassive
a) Coca-cola sells / is sold all over the world.
b) It drinks / is drunk by millions of people.
c) 94 per cent people recognise / are recognised it.
d) Rolex watches cost / are cost up to $20,000.
e) They wear / are worn by thousands of people.
f) They show / are shown different time zones.
g) Mercedes cars come / are come from Germany.
h) They drive / are driven by many rich and famous people.
i) The company name is / is named after the owner’s daughter.
j) Samsung products make / are made in South Korea.
Put the present simple passive form of the verbs in brackets in the correct place in these
sentences.
a) Thousands of mobile phones every year. (lose)
Thousands of mobile phones are lost every year.
b) All the tickets over the internet. (sell)
_________________________________________________________________________
c) A lof of the world’s gold in South Africa. (produce)
_________________________________________________________________________
d) The rooms every morning. (clean)
_________________________________________________________________________
e) Millions of barrels of oil to Europe. (import)
_________________________________________________________________________
f) Five hundred people in the new factory. (employ)
_________________________________________________________________________
g) The cows at 6 o’clock every morning. (feed)

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_________________________________________________________________________
h) Cheese from milk. (make)
_________________________________________________________________________
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box.
arrest bite build design repair
steal take advantage invite write
a) The paintings were stolen during the night.
b) This car __________________________________ by a Korean company.
c) The three men ______________________________________ at about 6 o`clock this
morning.
d) When _________________________________________ (this photograph)?
e) I _________________________________________ by a dog when I was a child.
f) The new shopping centre ________________________________ by an American company.
g) ____________________________________ (your car) at this garage?
h) The Harry Potter books ____________________________________ by J.K. Rowling.
i) He _________________________________ to a garden party at the palace.
j) The car ____________________________________ in the accident.
a) was / built / this / When / house ?
When was this house built?
b) were / Who / tea / invented / bags / by ?
_________________________________________________________________________
c) about / you / Were / told / problem / the ?
_________________________________________________________________________
d) computer / Was / your / on / left ?
_________________________________________________________________________

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e) much / How / was / money / stolen / from / wallet / your ?
_________________________________________________________________________
f) Sunflowers / Who / painted / by / was ?
_________________________________________________________________________
g) when / were / and / Where / born / you ?
_________________________________________________________________________
h) credit / How / was / found / your / card ?
_________________________________________________________________________
Complete the sentences with the Past Simple Passive form of the verb in brackets.
a) Razor blades were produced (produce) for the first time in 1901 by an American
businessman, King Camp Gillette.
b) In 1928, penicillin _____________________________________ (discover) by Alexander
Fleming, a Scottish scientist.
c) The first electric guitar __________________________________ (make) in 1935 in
Michigan, USA.
d) A new airport at Heathrow ___________________________________ (open) in London in
1946.
e) Car seat belts __________________________________ (use) for the first time in 1959.
f) In 1970, the Nobel prize for literature ____________________________________ (give) to
the Russian writer, Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
g) In 1982, the Best Actor Oscar _________________________________ (win) by Ben Kingsley
as Gandhi in the film Gandhi.
h) The Berlin wall _________________________________ (pull down) in 1989.
i) The Brazilian racing driver, Ayrton Senna, ____________________________ (kill) in the 1994
San Marino Grand Prix.
j) In 2012 the Olympic Games _____________________________ (hold) in London, England.

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