UNIT 1. ENGLISH PARTS OF SPEECH (part 1).

1.1. Pronoun.

1. Choose the correct answers (personal pronouns).

1. We /us met Sally yesterday afternoon. She/her came to the cinema with we/us.
2. I phoned Sarah last night and gave she/her the message.
3. ‘Who wants a cup of coffee?’ ‘I/me’.
4. ‘Have you seen Simon today?’ ‘Yes, I/me saw he/him this morning, he/him was going to
the swimming pool.’
5. ‘What did those people want?’ ‘They/them asked I/me to help they/them’.

2. Replace all the nouns with pronouns.

1 Tony saw that girl yesterday.

2 Sarah and I had lunch with Nicola and Michael.
3 Can you lend Billy and me the car?
4 I saw you and Andy at the disco.
5 Alison kissed Billy.
6 Susana gave the letter to her mother.
7 Billy phoned Alison.
8 The dog chased the cat.
9 Alison and I love Billy and Tommy.
10 Sally and Susana don't like cheese.

3. Complete the sentences using the pronouns in the box (personal pronouns).

I you he she it we they

me you him her it us them

1. Peter and I are going out this evening. ______’re going to the cinema. Would you like to
come with ______?
2. Where are my keys? I put_____ on the table a moment ago, but now _____’ve
disappeared.
3. _____’s usually quite cold in New York in the winter.
4. ‘What did you think of the film, Simon?’ ‘_____ enjoyed _____very much.’
5. ____’s strange that Kate didn’t come to the meeting.
6. ______aren’t allowed to drive a car in Britain until _____’re 17 years old.
7. If you have any problems, just tell someone and _____’ll help you.
8. How far is _____ from Madrid to Paris?
10. My sister and I are quite different. _____’s much more serious than ____am.

4. Circle the correct pronouns (personal pronouns).

1. Can you help we/us with these bags?

2. We/us usually see they/them at the weekend.
3. How did you teach he/him to read?
4. I/me write to she/her once a month.
5. He/him loved she/her very much but she/her didn’t love he/him.
6. Why did you ask they/them to come? I/me don’t like they/them.
7. I/me don’t think she/her understands I/me.
8. Please don’t wait for we/us.
9. Did they/them tell she/her the news?
10. Would you like to come with me/I?

5. Complete these sentences with me, you, her, him, it, us or them (personal pronouns).

1. I can’t open this door. Could you open……….for me, please?

2. Those shoes are really nice. I’d like to buy…………
3. Did you see Jonathon last night? No, I phoned…………..but he wasn’t there.
4. I can’t do this homework. Can you help………….?
5. I asked…………..a question but you didn’t answer…………….
6. We’re not ready. Please give…………..some more time.
7. She speaks very quickly. I can’t understand ……………….
8. I’m sorry about your birthday. I’m afraid I forgot about……………..
9. Jill is a very nice woman. Do you know……………..?
10. My parents are coming this weekend. Would you like to meet…………….?
11. They’re not married now. She left……………a year ago.
12. “Where is your passport?” “I don’t know. I can’t find……………”
13. My mother writes to me every week but I don’t write to………….very often.
14. Were you at the meeting last night? I didn’t see……………there.
15. We want to help you. Please tell…………about your problems.

6. Choose the correct answers (possessive pronouns/adjectives).

1. Have you seen my/mine coat?

2. We know their/theirs telephone number, but they don’t know our/ours.
3. My/mine car wasn’t as expensive as her/hers.
4. ‘How are your/yours children?’ ‘Fine, thanks. How are your/yours?’
5. Maria has got her/hers suitcase, but her/hers friends haven’t got their/theirs.
6. Our/ours flat isn’t as big as their/theirs, but our/ours is much more comfortable.

7. Complete the sentences using the correct pronoun or adjective(possessive

pronouns/adjectives).

1. _____ house is much bigger than ______. (they/we)

2. Is this book _____ or ______? (you/I)
3. ‘Is Lynne going on holiday with ____ friend?’ ‘No, _____’s going with parents.
(she/she)
4. How long have _____ been waiting for ____? (they/we)
5. ____ was very angry with ____ when ___ broke ____camera. (he/I/I/he)
6. Someone came to see _____ while ____ were out. _____ told _____ that
_____ would be back at 2 o’clock. (you/you/I/they/you)
7. ____’s a coincidence that _____ birthday is on the same day as ____.(it/he/she)
8. Complete the sentences using myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves,
themselves (reflexive pronouns).

1. I taught _______to play the guitar. I have never had lessons.

2. Sue’s children are too young to look after _______.
3. An elephant hurt _____ when it tried to get out of the zoo yesterday.
4. I couldn’t borrow my mother’s car last night because she was using it
_______.
5. I don’t need any help. I can take care of ______.
6. Mr. Woods fell over and hurt ____ when he was running for a bus.
7. Sarah and I didn’t really enjoy ______ at the disco last night.
8. Sally didn’t buy that sweater, she made it ________.
9. I didn’t buy the cake from the shop, I mad it ________.
10. ‘Did someone phone the doctor for you? Or did you phone him ________?’
11. ‘Who told you they were moving? They told me ________.’
12. Mr. Mason ________ offered me the job.

9. Last Wednesday Sarah stayed up very late to revise for an examination. Sarah is explaining
what happened last Wednesday night. Complete what she says by adding myself where necessary
(reflexive pronouns).

‘ I was really annoyed with _______ for leaving all my revision to the last moment, so I decided
to stay up and work. At first, I felt______ fine and I even started to congratulate ________ on all
the work I was doing. But at about 3 o’clock in the morning I started to feel _______ tired. I
went to the kitchen and made ________ a strong black coffee. Then I went back to work, but I
couldn’t concentrate _________. In the end, I started to feel sorry for ______ , so I went to my
bedroom, undressed ________ and went to bed to get some sleep. Then, of course, I couldn’t
relax ________ because I couldn’t stop thinking about all the work I had to do!’

C their
10. Choose the correct answer.

1 This is ______ new car. I bought it

yesterday. 4 This one's hers, so that one must be
A my ______ .
B mine A him
C its B he
C his
2 I'd like you to meet Rita. She's a great
friend of ______ .
A our 5 Find the missing possessive pronoun:
B us mine, yours, his, hers, ______ , yours, theirs.
C ours A we
B our
C ours
3 They live on the other side of the street.
That's ______ house, the red one. 6 A family photo. Which one's ______
sister?
A they A your
B theirs B yours
C you
9 The cat belongs to my wife but the dog is
7 Michael's married. ______ wife is an ______ .
accountant. A mine
A His B he
B Her C my
C Its
8 Susan's coming to the party on her own. 10 ______ best friend lives in London so I
______ boyfriend's staying at home. only see her about once every two years.
A His A Her
B Hers B My
C Her

1.2. Noun.

1. Complete the sentences using the plurals of the nouns in brackets.

1. They have got five _______, three _______ and two _______.
(child, girl, boy)
2. London has many different ______, _______, ______ and _____.
(restaurant, theatre, cinema, disco)
3. We have got enough ______, but we need some more ______ and
_______.
(plate, knife, fork)
4. On their tour of Europe, they visited seven _______ in six _____.
(country, day)
5. _______ hunt ______.
(cat, mouse)
6. Do you know those ______ over there?
(person)
7. These _______ are too small for me. They hurt my ______.
(shoe, foot)
8. We have got some _____ and ______, but we have not got any _______.
(egg, tomato, potato)
9. Autumn is coming. The ______ are starting to fall from the _____.
(leaf, tree)
10. When he fell over, he broke two of his ______.
(tooth)

2. Circle the correct answer.

1. Is there ____ cheese left?

A some
B any
C the
2. To make pancakes we need ____ eggs and some flour.

A some
B any
C an

3. How ____ money do we have left?

A many
B much
C do

4. How ____ cars are we taking?

A many
B much

5. How ____ glasses of wine did you drink?

A many
B much

6. Excuse me. I need ____ information about trains to Guadalajara.

A some
B any
C an

7. Do you know ____ good restaurants near here?

A some
B any
C the

8. For lunch today I had a salad and ____ piece of pizza.

A some
B any
C a

9. How ____ rice do we have left?

A many
B much

10. It's cold. Don't open ____ windows.

A some
B any
C
3. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the possessive ‘s.
Sarah found somebody___credit card in the street.
1. The Eiffel Tower is Paris___most famous landmark.
2. The boys___bedroom has just been painted.
3. I read about a murder in this morning___newspaper.
4. Can you borrow your parents___car at the weekend?
5. I need to get some medicines. Is there a chemist___near here?

4.Write the sentences using the name in brackets.

1. Where is his coat? (Andrew)

…………………………………….
2. Is that his car? (your brother)
…………………………………….
3. It’s on her desk. (teacher)
…………………………………….
4. Its dinner is here. (the dog)
…………………………………….
5. Her children are at school. (Judy)
…………………………………….
6. It’s her idea. (my wife)
…………………………………….
7. Its leg is broken. (that bird)
…………………………………….
8. His new bike is really good. (Jeff)
……………………………………..
9. Here’s her telephone number. (doctor)
……………………………………..

5. Write the sentences with the apostrophe (‘) in the correct place.

1. I like your husbands haircut.

2. Those are Robert and Sarahs children.
3. There is a teachers meeting on Mondays.
4. Are the childrens coats in the car?
5. The mens clothes are upstairs.
6. Alices mother is very ill.
7. We have a months holiday in the summer.
8. The students exams start next week.
9. This is my mothers dress.

6. Complete the sentences.

1. There is a chair at the ………………..(garden/top)

2. Can you close the ……………………..(window/bedroom)
3. The money is in my……………………(room/hotel)
4. I met Sarah at the ……………………...(gates/school)
5. They live at the…………………………(hill/bottom)
6. There is an old tree at the ……………….(house/side)
7. Where’s the ………………………………(light/bathroom)
8. We always meet at the ……………………(clock/town)
 9. The …………..(air/sea) is very good for you.

7. Complete the sentences.

Examples:
Have you seen Steven Spielberg’s new film?(the new film/Steven Spielberg)
Have you repaired the wheel of the bicycle? (the wheel/the bicycle)

1. We had to leave the cinema early so we didn’t see…………….

(the end/the film)
2. We met Sue and Frank at …………………
(the party/Sarah)
3. My flat is on ………………………..
(the top floor/the house)
4. The bus crashed into……………………
(the back/my car)
5. We heard the news from …………………………..
(a friend/the woman who works in the post office)
6. There is a hospital at……………………………….
(the end/this road)
7. I have spoken to……………………………………
(the parents/the girls)
8. The police want to interview………………………………
(the manager/the Black Cat Club)

8. Make a new sentence using ……..of……+ possessive, as in the example:

Example:
I met one of my friends in London.
I met a friend of mine in London.

1. Robert visited one of his relatives.

2. One of our neighbours is going to babysit for us.
3. Sally is going on holiday with some of her friends.
4. Simon has borrowed some of Sarah’s records.
5. Two of my colleagues are ill in the moment.

1.3. Article.

1. Complete the sentences using a or an.

1. It’s ___ new book.

2. She is ___ English teacher.
3. Are you ___ student?
4. Britain is ___ island.
5. They are at ___ restaurant.
6. He is ___ waiter.
7. It’s ___ ugly house.
8. Here’s ___ ticket for the play.
9. He is ___ good worker.
 10. It is not ___ easy language.

2. Add a or an where necessary.

1. I’d like ___ hamburger, please.

2. Sarah and Simon ___ students.
3. There is ___ post office in West street.
4. I have got ___ envelope, but I have not got ___ stamp.
5. We ate ____ cheese and drank____ wine.
6. Can you see those two men? They are ____ policemen.
7. Would you like___ cup of tea?
8. There isn’t ____ garage near here.
9. I saw ____ very good film on TV last night.
10. I am working like ___ secretary in ____ office in London.
11. Do you always drink ____ tea with ____ milk?
12. I asked my father for ____ advice about finding ____ job.

3. Complete the sentences using a, an or the

1. ___ queen of England lives in Buckingham Palace in London.

2. Who is ___ best footballer in ____ world?
3. My brother works in ___ large garage in Brighton. He is ___ engineer.
4. Did you enjoy ____ party you went to on Saturday?
5. ___ earth moves round ___ sun.
6. I had ___ cup of coffee and some toast for breakfast this morning. ____coffee was
delicious.
7. Could you switch off ____TV?
8. What is ___ capital of India?
9. What do you think of Lynne? She is ___ extremely nice person.
10. This is ___ beautiful painting. Does ___ artist live near here?
11. I bought ___ new toothbrush this morning and I can’t find it. I am sure I put it in ___
bathroom.
12. Can you get ___ fresh cream cake when you are out? ___ shop on ___ corner usually
sells them.
13. It is ___ very nice school and ___ teachers are all really hard-working.
14. Look! There is ___ cat in ___ garden.
15. We stayed in ___ very nice hotel. ___ room was comfortable and ____ food was
excellent.
16. I had ___ bath this morning but ___ water was a bit cold.
17. Hannah was at ___ airport, waiting for ___ friend to arrive.
18. I have got ___ lighter and ___ box of matches but ___ lighter doesn’t work very well.
19. There is ___ doctor and ___ nurse in ___ village but ___doctor is getting rather old now.
20. I bought ___ sandwich and ___ piece of cake. ___ sandwich was all right but ___ cake
was horrible.
21. They have got ___ dog and ___ cat, ___ rabbit and some goldfish but the children like
___ dog best.
22. He sent me two letters and ___ postcard while he was on holiday. ___ postcard didn’t say
much but ___ letters were very interesting.
23. There is ___ theatre and two cinemas in town but one of ____ cinemas is closing down.
 24. There is ___ train at 2.00 and one at 3.30. ___ 2.00 train takes two hours and ___ 3.30
train takes ___hour and ___ half.

4. Write the sentences, adding the where necessary.

1. Moon moves slowly round earth._____________________________________

2. Sun is very hot today.______________________________________________
3. Did you see Pope when you went to Rome?_____________________________
4. Sky went very grey and it started to rain. _______________________________
5. I hope I can go round world one day.__________________________________
6. Prince of Wales is visiting our town next week. __________________________
7. What is capital of Sweden?__________________________________________
8. It was very cold in sea today._________________________________________
9. How many countries are in European Community?________________________

5. Add the where necessary.

1. I find ___ history an interesting subject.

2. We studied ___ history of the Spanish Civil War at school.
3. Andrew hates ___ examinations.
4. How did you get on in ___ examinations yesterday?
5. Do you take ___ sugar in ___ coffee?
6. Where is ___ coffee I bought? It is in ___ kitchen.
7. I am a vegetarian, I don’t eat ___ meat or ___ fish.
8. I will put ___ shopping away. Shall I put ___ meat into ___ freezer?
9. Do you like ___ English beer?
10. Do you think ___ love is the most important thing in ___ life?
11. ____ Louvre Museum is in ___ Paris.
12. Ron Lewis was born in ___ Manchester, but he lives in ___ Bristol now. He is a lecturer
at ____University of Bristol.
13. ____ Luigi’s restaurant is between ____ Albany Hotel and ___ Jimmy’s Wine Bar in ___
Cambridge Road.
14. When we were in ___ Rome we visited ___ St. Peter’s Church, ___ Castle of St Angelo
and ___ National Roman Museum.
15. Mrs Woods goes to ___ church every Sunday.
16. There is a cemetery behind ___ church.
17. What time does Annie normally go to ___ school?
18. They are painting ___school at the moment.
19. I went to ___ bed at 10 o’clock last night.
20. I was lying on ___ bed reading a book.
21. Kate arrives ___ home from ___ work at about 6.00 every evening.
22. Did you go to ___ work by ___ bus or on ___ foot yesterday?
23. Sue went to ___ prison to visit John last month.
24. My brother has gone into ___ hospital foe an operation.
25. The ABC cinema is opposite ___ hospital.
26. I usually have coffee and toast for ___ breakfast.
6. Complete each sentence using the and the most suitable noun in the box.

Piano radio tulip sea blue whale country swan

1. ____ is the largest animal in the world.

2. ____ is the large white bird with a long neck.
3. Do you often listen to that programme on ___?
4. My grandmother has lived in a small village in ____ all her life.
5. ___ has a bell-shaped flower.
6. Bach wrote a lot of music for _____.
7. Do you ever go swimming in _____?

UNIT 2. ENGLISH PARTS OF SPEECH (part 2).

2.1. verb.

to be, there is, there are.

1. Complete the sentences with am, is or are.

1. She ____in my class.

2. I ____ from Spain.
3. He ____ a good teacher.
4. How ____ you?
5. ____ she coming?
6. ____ they at home?
7. The book ____ here.
8. They ____ not in my office.
9. The class ____ very big.
10. The books____ on my table.
11. My sister and I _____ leaving.
12. It ____ not my pen.
13. ____ English very difficult?
14. ____ I right?

2. Fill the gaps with the correct form of the verb to be.

Affirmative sentences.

1. I ________ never happy on a Sunday afternoon.

2. We ________ Scottish.
3. He ________ a pilot.
4. Samantha and Nigel ________ angry.
5. You ________ clever and good-looking.

Negative sentences.

1. You ________ French.

2. Gloria ________ at home.
3. Linda and I ________ pleased about it.
4. I ________ cruel.
 5. It ________ good.

Questions.

1. ________ you from Tokyo?

2. ________ Ricky Mexican?
3. ________ we alright for milk?
4. ________ he married?
5. ________ you tired?

3. Complete the conversations.

a. James is at a party. He has just seen his friend Rosie.

James: Hello, Rosie. How ____ you?

Rosie: Oh, hello James. I ____ fine, thanks. How _____ you?
James: I ____ too bad, thank you.
(a few moments later)
James: Who ___ that girl over there? Do you know her?
Rosie: Yes, her name ___ Carla. She ___ Italian.
James: ____she a student at the college?
Rosie: No, she ____.

b. Sally is waiting outside the bus station. Her friend Peter is late.

Peter: Hello, Sally, sorry. ____I very late?

Sally: Yes, you ___.
Peter: What ___ the time?
Sally: It ___ is almost half past seven.
Peter: Really? Oh, I ___ sorry, Sally. ___you angry?
Sally: No, I _____ angry, but I _____ very hungry. Let’s go and eat something.

c. Mr. and Mrs. Ash are from Canada. They have just arrived in England. They are speaking
to a customs officer at Heathrow Airport in London.

Officer: Where ____ you from?

Mrs. Ash: We ____ from Canada.
Officer: ____ you here on holiday?
Mrs. Ash: Yes, we ____.
Officer:____ this your first visit to England?
Mrs. Ash: Well, it ____ my husband’s first visit, but I have been here before.
Officer: I see. _____ these your suitcases?
Mrs. Ash: Yes, they ____.
Officer: And what about this bag? ____ this yours, too?
Mrs. Ash: No, it _______.

4. Complete the conversation. Use was and were.

There was a robbery in London at 10 o’clock last night. A police inspector is interviewing Eddie
Cooper about the robbery.

Inspector: _____ you in London last night, Cooper?

Cooper: Yes, I ____.
Inspector: Where _____you at 10 o’clock last night?
Cooper: At 10 o’clock I ____ in a pub called the Bell.
Inspector: And what about your friends Jack Callaghan and Frankie Dobbs?
______ they in the pub with you?
Cooper: No, they _______not. My girlfriend Diana _____ with me.
Inspector: And ______ she with you all evening?
Cooper: Yes, she _____.

5. Complete the story, adding was and were.

It ___ a beautiful day. The sun ___ hot and the sky ___ blue. James and Wendy ____ on the
beach. They ___ with their three children. The children ___ in the sea. The sea ___ was a little
bit cold but the children ___ very happy. There ___ lots of other children in the sea too: some of
them ____ in the water with their parents. Wendy and James ___ on the sand and James ___
asleep with a book on his face. But suddenly there ____ grey clouds all over the sky and the sun
___ not hot any more. The beautiful weather ___ finished and there ____wet picnics and wet
people everywhere. A British summer holiday.

6. Use the correct form of there is/are to fill the gaps.

1. _______________ a lot of traffic in Valencia.

2. _______________ anywhere to park around here?
3. _______________ much sugar.
4. _______________ enough time to finish?
5. _______________ a few bananas and a few apples.
6. _______________ only one way to solve this problem.
7. _______________ anyone here who wants to volunteer?
8. _______________ many tigers left in the world.
9. _______________ a lot of information available on this issue.
10. _______________ any public buses in Los Angeles?

7. Complete the sentences.

1. _________a terrible accident in Western Road yesterday.

2. Look, _________ a policeman over there. Can you see him?
3. How many people _________ at the party last night?
4. Excuse me, __________ a post office near here?
5. _________ a good programme on TV this evening.
6. _________ some envelops on my desk.
7. _________ any beer in the kitchen?
8. _________ a man waiting outside. Who is he?
to have (have got)

1. Complete the sentences using the correct form of have (have got).

1. Excuse me, _________(you) the time?

2. Let’s have meatballs for supper. _______ (we) any potatoes? No, we ________ but we
________ some rice.
3. My brother _____ dark hair now, but when he was a child he ______ fair hair.
4. I will phone you tomorrow. ______ (you) my telephone number?
5. ______ (we) any aspirins? Yes, there are some in the bathroom cupboard.
6. Why? ________ (you) a headache? No, I am fine, but Andrew _________a terrible
toothache.
7. ______ (your sister) a car at the moment? Yes, she _______.
8. I couldn’t get the concert tickets yesterday because I ______(not) enough money.
9. He_______ a lot of friends.
10. Julie _______ beautiful hair.

To do

1.Add do or does to make questions.

1.…………she live with her parents?

2.…………you like your job?
3…………I speak Italian well?
4…………you drive to work?
5…………they work hard at university?
6………….Alan smoke?
7………….your sister visit you very often?
8………….we usually give her a birthday present?
9………….you write to your parents very often?
10…………he help you very much?

Modal verbs

1. Complete the sentences using can (can’t) and one of the verbs in the box.

Hear read open see come understand swim speak drive meet

1. You can use my car. Thank you very much, but I________________.
2. I am sorry but I_______________________to your party on Saturday because I am going
away for the weekend.
3. Emily is only five but she _____________________ very well. Her favourite books are
adventure stories.
4. She ____________________ three languages: Portuguese, Arabic, Italian
5. We ____________________ at the restaurant at 7o’clock.
6. Could you please be a bit quieter? Your grandparents_________________ the television.
7. ___________________you__________________the door for me, please?
8. I__________________him very well. He speaks so quickly.
9. He has swimming lessons every week and he __________________ very well now.
 10. Oh look, ____________________ you ___________________ that big bird? It is in that
tree.

2. Complete the sentences using can, can’t or could, couldn’t and one of the following verbs.

Hear play land understand help come phone drive speak see read

1. She………………………….three languages.
2. He…………………………..to the party because he had an exam the next day.
3. You…………………………a car without a licence.
4. Sally………………………..music but she ………………………the violin beautifully.
5. Jack………………………very well when he was younger but now he needs to wear
glasses all the time.
6. I…………………………you with your homework now – I am too busy.
7. I am sorry. Could you say that again? I…………………….you because the children were
shouting.
8. I………………………..British people when I first came to Britain but it is easier for me
now.
9. I…………………………you because our phone wasn’t working but it is all right now.
10. Helicopters are very useful here because they …………………….anywhere.

3. Rewrite the sentences using may and might.

1. It is possible that she is in bed now.

2. I am sorry but I think I will be late.
3. We are thinking of going to Australia for our holiday.
4. It is possible that we won’t come to the party.
5. They are thinking of moving to Scotland next year.

4. Rewrite the sentences using must or must not.

1. Do not go out to parties.

2. Study hard for these exams.
3. Go to all the classes
4. Do all your homework.
5. Do not stay out late.
6. Read all your notes again.
7. Do not go to bed late.

5. Complete the sentences using can or could where possible. If can or could is not possible, use
a form of be able to.

1. When Robert was younger he ……………..run quite fast.

2. Look! You……………..see the mountains from this window.
3. Kate ……………….dance really well when she was a young girl.
 4. How long have you……………….. play the guitar?
5. Look! I…………………. lift this chair with one hand!
6. I'm sorry, but I won't…………………… come to the party on Saturday.

6. Complete the sentences using could or was/were able to.

Sometimes either form is possible.

1. We……………….. put out the fire before much damage was done.
2. My daughter ………………….walk when she was only 11 months old.
3. I……………………… finish all the work you wanted me to do yesterday.
4. ‘……………………… (you) speak French before you went to live in Paris. 'I
……………….. (not) speak it very well.
5. They were talking quite loudly. I ………………………hear everything they said.

7. Rephrase the sentences using the correct form of the words in brackets.

1. Perhaps she'll phone later. (might)

2. I'll probably be at home by 6 o'clock. (should)
3. Perhaps they went home. (could)
4. It's impossible that he's telling the truth. (can't)
5. I'm sure you've heard the news. (must)
6. Perhaps I won't go out this evening. (may)
7. It's impossible that she saw us. (can't)
8. I'm sure the bus has left. (must)
9. Perhaps he didn't apply for the job. (might)
10. She'll probably be here soon. (ought to)

8. Mrs. Woods isn't very well. The doctor is speaking to her. Complete what the doctor says
using must and the verbs drink, take, stay and continue. Use each verb only once.

Doctor: Well, Mrs Woods, your temperature is a little high, so you ………….. in bed for the
next few days. You can eat whatever you like, but you ……………… plenty of liquids. And I'll
give you some medicine. You ………………… it three times a day after meals. And you
…………………. to take it for the next ten days.

9. Complete the advice using should or ought to, find the advice for the problems.

PROBLEMS
1 'I've lost my credit card.'
2 'I can't wake up in the mornings.'
3 'I'm bored with my job.'
4 'I've got a terrible headache.'
5 'I was very rude to my parents.'
6 'My car keeps on breaking down.'

ADVICE
'I think you / sell it.'
'Perhaps you / look for another job.'
'Don't you think you / apologize to them?'
'Perhaps you / buy a new alarm clock!'
'You / report it to the credit card company immediately.'
'Perhaps you / take some aspirin.'

10. Complete the sentences using should or ought to and the correct form of the verbs in the box.
Use each verb only once.

pass be win not take sell arrive receive

1. You ……………..my letter first thing tomorrow morning. I posted it early today.
2. I was surprised Liverpool lost the football match. They…………………... easily.
3. I………………………….. my car easily. I only want $950 for it and it's in very good
condition.
4. Andrew……………………….. the exams last week. He worked very hard for them.
5. 'How long will it take to drive to the park?' 'Well, it………………………. long. It isn't
very far.'
6. I'm still waiting for the 7 o'clock bus. It……………………… half an hour ago.

Phrasal verbs.

1.Complete the sentences using the correct form of the phrasal verbs below.

Speak up, come across, turn down, go off, fill in, keep on, go up, hold up, break out, take off,
grow up, get up.

1. It was lucky that nobody was killed when the bomb ………………….
2. They just……………….making a noise even though I’d asked them to stop.
3. The price of coffee has………………….again.
4. We can’t hear you very well. Could you…………… a bit, please?
5. The coach was………………….by the heavy traffic and didn’t arrive in London until 8.00.
6. Unfortunately, your request for a pay rise has been…………………
7. He…………………..some old photographs when he was cleaning the attic.
8. Our plane……………….from New York at 6 o’clock yesterday evening.
9. My younger sister wants to be a doctor when she ……………….
10. A fire………………… in the offices of the ABC cinema last night.
11. Do you like……………………early in the morning?

2.2. Adjective.

1. Which of these words are adjectives?

1. It is a very long book, but it is not at all boring.

2. You look tired. Yes, I don’t feel very well.
3. You seem sad. Is something wrong?
4. The boss sounded angry when I spoke to him on the phone.
5. He is quite a shy person.
6. He often feels embarrassed when he meets people.
2. Put the adjectives in brackets into their usual order.

1. a (fat/short) man 8. a pair of (leather/expensive/black) shoes

2. a (middle-aged/tall) woman 9. an (German/interesting/young) woman
3. two (white/small/paper) cups
2. some (Japanese/tiny) TV sets
3. a (young/handsome) doctor
4. a (red/plastic/cheap) raincoat
5. an (blue/long/attractive) coat

3. Compare these things.

1. a lamb and a sheep (old/small)

2. wood and steel (light/hard/strong)
3. a bus and a train (slow/comfortable)
4. milk and cream (thick/healthy/fattening)
5. windsurfing and swimming (cheap/exciting/good exercise)

4. Complete these sentences about the world today using the structure:
comparative+and+comparative.

1. Computers are becoming_______________ in our lives. (important)

2. The world’s population is getting _________________. (big)
3. Many of the world’s seas, rivers and lakes are becoming__________. (polluted)
4. Life is becoming ______________ . (automated)

5. Maria is a foreign student in London. She is speaking about the problems of learning English.
Complete what Maria says using comparatives of the adjectives in brackets; add than where
necessary.

‘Oh, why is English such a difficult language! I think it is ________________

(much/difficult) French. Sometimes I feel that my English is getting________ (bad), not
__________ (good)! When you first start to learning English, it seems ______________ (a
lot/easy) other languages and the grammar looks ______________ (much/simple). However,
when you become _______________
(a little/advanced) it gets _____________ ( a lot/ complicated). There are also so many words in
English! The dictionary I bought when I first came to Britain is far too small. I am already
looking for something ____________(rather/big) and __________________ (comprehensive).’

6.Complete the sentences using “the” and superlatives.

1. What is ___________________(precious) metal in the world?

2. Who is ___________________ (good) football in Europe?
3. This was one of ________________(expensive) restaurants in Milan.
4. This was _________________(cheap) watch that they had in the shop.
5. I bought ___________________(reliable) washing machine I could find.
6. The blue whale is _______________ (large) of all the animals.
7. ___________ (old) university in the world is in Morocco.
8. I think that was one of _____________ (bad) days of my life.
9. Sydney Opera House is on of ___________ (famous) modern buildings in the world.
 10. You are ___________(friendly) person here.
11. She is ______________(intelligent) student in the group.
12. This is _____________ (happy) day of my life.
13. It is _______________ (wonderful) place in the world.
14. It is _______________ (sad) film I have ever seen.
15. It is _______________ (dirty) capital city in the world.
16. This shop sells _____________ (fresh) vegetables.
17. It is _______________ (boring) programme on television.
18. This is ______________ (dangerous) road in the country.
19. This ________________ (strong) case in the shop.
20. I think he is ______________ (funny) man on television.
21. The first question was _____________ (difficult) one in the exam.
22. Today is ______________ (hot) day of the year.
23. Matthew is _____________ (tall) in the family.

7. Choose the correct form.

1. I enjoyed the book. It was very (interested/interesting).

2. Are you (interested/interesting) in art?
3. They were (shocked/shocking) when they heard the news.
4. I thought the story was quite (amused/amusing).
5. We were all very (worried/worrying) when he didn’t come home.
6. It was (surprised/surprising)that she didn’t come to the meeting.
7. I usually find this kind of music rather bored/boring.
8. Are you (frightened/frightening) of spiders?

8. Complete the sentences. Use the adjectives formed by adding –ing or –ed to the words in
brackets.

1. I find it quite ________ to talk in front of a group of people. (embarrass)

2. I think reading newspapers is _________. (depress)
3. I am ___________ in all kinds of sport. (interest)
4. I find walking in the countryside very ____________.(relax)
5. I think learning a language is very _______________. (interest)
6. I get ____________ when people smoke in restaurants. (annoy)
7. I don’t normally get_____________ when I watch horror films. (frighten)

9. Circle the correct answer.

1. Diana was much taller _______ Charles. A badder

A as B worst
B like C worse
C than
4. Moscow is a long way away but Ulan
2. This one is better _______ that one. Batur is even _______ .
A as A further
B like B more far
C than C father

3. This hamburger is bad, but that one 5. She's beautiful I agree, but her mother is
is________. _______ .
A beautifuller _______ .
B most beautiful A nicer
C more beautiful B the nicest
C most nice
6. Texas is big but Alaska is _______ .
A more big 9. I'm not short. I'm just _______ tall as
B biger Hans.
C bigger A as
B like
7. American Beauty was the _______ film C than
that year.
A worse 10. Samantha is just as rich _______ David.
B best A as
C better B like
C than
8. Of all the sofas I've seen so far, this one is

2.3. Adverb.

1. Circle the correct word (adjective or adverb)

1. This music is too loud/loudly. We can not talk.

2. She played bad/badly and she lost the game.
3. We waited patient/patiently for the letter but it never came.
4. Please don’t be angry/angrily with him.
5. She asks intelligent/intelligently questions.
6. The children are playing together very nice/nicely today.
7. She is a very warm/warmly person and everyone likes her.
8. She surprised me when she opened the door sudden/suddenly
9. You speak English very well/good.
10. It is dangerous/dangerously to swim in the sea here.

2. Choose two words (one from each box) to complete each sentence.

absolutely completely extremely cheap changed damaged sorry

reasonably seriously unusually enormous ill insured planned quiet
badly fully slightly

1. I thought the restaurant would be expensive but it was ____________________.

2. George’s mother is__________________________ in hospital.
3. The fire destroyed our house but luckily we were ________________________.
4. What a big house! It is _____________________________.
5. It wasn’t a serious accident. The car was only ___________________________.
6. A lot of things went wrong during our holiday because it was _______________.
7. The children are normally very lively but they are _______________________.
8. When I returned home after 20 years, everything had _____________________.
9. I’m ___________________ about losing your book. I will by you another one.

3. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words in brackets.

1.She always arrives at work much ___________(early) than anyone else.

2.The children are having far______________ (badly) than they usually do.
3.Of all the animals in the world, which one lives the ____________? (long)
4.Our new central heating system works a lot_____________ (efficiently) than our old one did.
5.He doesn’t speak French as ________________ (fluently) as his sister.
6.The car went _________ and ___________ (fast) down the hill.
7.They normally play much ______________ (well) than they did last night.
8.Andrew is studying a lot _____________ (hard) now.

2.4. Preposition.

1.Complete the sentences using the prepositions at, in or on. Sometimes more than one answer is
possible.

1 There's some tea………. the shelf………. the cupboard.

2 Does your train stop……….. Lyon?
3 My friend works…………… a chemist's…………… the town centre.
4 Turin is……….. the north of Italy, …………..the River Po.
5 Shall we meet……….. the coach station?
6 'Is Ken……….. the living room?' 'No, he's……….. the garden.'
7 They're staying the Metropole Hotel while they are ……………Brighton.
8 Rio de Janeiro is……………. the south-east coast of Brazil.
9 There's a chemist's…………… the corner the end of the street.
10 We had lunch …………. Mario's cafe …………. Main Road………….. our way home.

2. Complete the sentences using to, at and from.

1. Linda works…………the post office.

2. Can you come………..our party?
3. We arrived………….the station half an hour late.
4. I often return………..my old home town.
5. They were tired when they arrived so they caught a taxi……..the airport ………the hotel.
6. Kathy brought her daughter………work with her yesterday.
7. We landed……….Athens airport at 5 o’clock in the morning.
8. How did you get here? I caught the train and walked………….the station.
9. I landed………….Istanbul airport and caught the train……….Istanbul………Ankara.
10. He traveled all night………Paris and arrived……….the office here in London at 6.30 in
the morning.

3. Complete the sentences using onto, on, into, in, off, out of

1. Can I sit……this chair?

2. I am going to take the washing……...the line.
3. Be careful. You are going to fall…….this seat.
4. She dressed and walked out………the balcony.
5. We spent the day……..the beach.
6. She is living……..a flat on her own now.
7. Anne suddenly came………the room with a letter in her hand.
8. We usually meet……..the local cafe.
9. We moved…………our old flat because of the neighbours.
 10. The plane took off and flew up………the clouds.
11. All my clothes fell……..my suitcase when I picked it up.
12. They carried the new sofa……….the flat.
13. At the end of the working day they all hurry……….the office.
14. Can you leave our coats………the bedroom?
15. We can’t park………..the hotel car park.

4. Complete the sentences using the following prepositions:

down below up next to opposite past along across under between over above behind round in
front of

1. There is a person…………Mario’s restaurant.

2. There is a dog…………..the ladder.
3. A painter is climbing…………a ladder.
4. Mario’s restaurant is………….a hotel called The Red Lion.
5. Someone is running………..the hotel.
6. There is a bus stop………….the hotel.
7. Mario’s restaurant is…………the hotel and the launderette
8. There is a hairdresser’s………..the launderette.
9. Someone is coming………….the steps from the hairdresser’s.
10. There are a few people walking………..the road.
11. Someone is pushing a pram………..the road.
12. There is a car coming………….the corner.
13. There is a plane flying…………the town.
14. Mario’s restaurant is………..a travel agency.
5. Complete each sentence using the most suitable preposition in the box. Sometimes more than
one answer is possible.

In into out of on onto off inside outside

1. Ken fell…………. the ladder when he was changing the light bulb.
2. Andrew normally goes to school………….. the bus.
3. When I was………. my hotel room, I started to take my clothes ……..my suitcase.
4. There's a bus stop right …………our house.
5. Sally came ……… the house, got …………her motorbike and rode away.
6. My car is broken this morning work…………. a taxi.
7. The cat jumped…………. the roof of the car looked down at the dog.
8. Annie jumped ……….. the diving board ………….the swimming pool.
9. Robert came …………… the telephone box and got…………. his car.

6.Complete the sentences using by, on or in.

1. Annie usually goes to school ……….her bicycle, but sometimes she goes……… bus.
2. The journey takes 10 minutes……… bus and about 25 minutes……… foot.
3. Robert didn't come to work……… his car yesterday morning. His car had broken
4. down and he had to come………. taxi.
5. Did you travel right across London………. the Underground?
6. We've decided to travel to New York………. sea rather than go air.

7. Choose the correct preposition.

1. The house was on a hill above/over the village.

2. The cat was sitting below/under the kitchen table.
3. On our way to the village we drove above/over a small bridge.
4. There are some old shoes above/on top of the wardrobe.
5. He sat down below/under an apple tree.
6. She was wearing a long dress below/underneath her raincoat.

8.Complete the sentences using the most suitable prepositions in the box. Sometimes more than
one answer is possible.

through across up down in round between along to opposite

in front of next to from at towards behind over past

1. I was sitting……….. the driver in the back seat of the car.

2. A tall man was sitting………... me at the cinema and I couldn't see much of the film.
3. There is a shoe shop………… the chemist's and the library.
4. We walked……….. the stairs to the top floor, then we walked…………. to the bottom
again.
5. What time did you arrive………… work yesterday?
6. Who was the first person to swim…………… the Atlantic?
 7. There was a woman sitting…………. the driver………… the front passenger seat of the
car.
8. We're flying………… Paris……….. Amsterdam tomorrow. We arrive………….
Amsterdam at 6.00.
9. I got……….. the cinema late and missed the beginning of the fiim.
10. There's a post office right ………… my office. You can see it from my window.
11. The burglars got into the building by climbing …………. a window.
12. We were driving…………. the road looking for a petrol station for about half an hour.
13. We walked ………….. the bridge to the other side of the river.
14. The dog jumped …………. the wall into someone's garden.
15. When the bus came I put out my hand, but it just went………….. me without stopping.
16. We couldn't see the man's face because he was standing with his back………… us.

10. Add at, on or in where necessary.

1. Kate doesn't normally work…………… weekends, but she had to work……….… last
Saturday.
2. We're leaving……………. tomorrow morning, but we'll be back……………… three weeks'
time.
3. Did she send you a card………………… your birthday?
4. ……………… what time does the meeting start………………. Monday?
5. I can normally get home from work……………..about half an hour…………… Friday
evenings.
6. They went on holiday to Spain……………. Easter and then again……………… the summer.
7. The bridge was built…………….. the 16th century.
8. Do you enjoy driving…………….. night?
9. I'm taking my driving test……………. 4.30…………… July 3rd.
10. He was born …………..1900 and died…………….1972.
11. I'm going to a conference in Egypt………………a week.

11. Complete the sentences using on time or in time.

1. The bus service is terrible; the buses are never……………….

2. I hope my car will be repaired……………… for the weekend.
3. She's very punctual. She always arrives………………………
4. She didn't arrive………………………. to say goodbye to him.
5. I don't think I'll be home…………………. to see the film on TV this evening.

12. Complete the sentences using at the end or in the end.

1. I hated school at first, but……………. I quite enjoyed it.

2. They're going to Italy……………. of next week.
3. At first, he didn't want to come with us on holiday, but…………… he changed his mind.
4. I looked everywhere for my wallet and………………. found it in my jacket.
5. She's starting work …………………of May.
6. We were all exhausted………………. of the journey.
13. Complete the sentences using during, in, for or while. Sometimes more than one answer is
possible.

1. Something woke me up…………. the night.

2. I saw Sue…………. my visit to London.
3. They stopped work …………..half an hour………… the afternoon
4. Someone broke into their flat ………………..they were away on holiday.
5. We visited some interesting places ……………….we were in London.
6. Some people were talking in the cinema……………..the film.
7. I'll be in France………………the whole of September.

14. Complete the sentences using by, until, from or to. Sometimes more than one answer is
possible.

1. I waited……….. half past eight………. nine o'clock, but she didn't come.
2. They hope to finish the job…………. Thursday next week.
3. He normally works………… Monday……….. Friday.
4. How many more weeks are there…………… your holiday?
5. If you want a ticket for the concert, let me know………… next Wednesday at the latest.
6. We won't start the meeting…………….. everyone is here.

15. Complete the sentences using for, since, ago and before.

1. My grandparents visited Edinburgh…………… two weeks in 1980. They had been there five
years……….. , so it wasn't completely new to them.
2. My brother has been interested in music…………. quite a long time. He was given his first
guitar 20 years…………
3. John worked in a travel agency………… six months in 1985 . He already had some
experience of the tourist industry because he had worked in a Tourist
Information office in London two years………………
4. Patricia started working as a journalist with a newspaper in Madrid ten years……………….
She's been working for the same newspaper ever……………. then.

16. Complete the story using these prepositions. You may use the prepositions more than once.
around down out of up into to over und

Emma heard a noise. She jumped……….bed and ran ……..the window. She couldn’t see
anything. She climbed………..the window, ……….the tree and……….the wall. She heard a
strange noise. She ran……….the bridge, …………the pond and…………the hill. Suddenly she
heard someone loughing loudly. She ran ………the hill,………the pond,………the
bridge,……….the wall, ……….the tree and back…………her bedroom.
17. Answer the questions about the pictures. Use in, at or on with the words in brackets.

1. Where is the label?……………………………………………..(bottle)

2. Where is the man standing?……………………………………...(gate)
3. Where is Tom sitting………………………………….…….(armchair)
4. Where is the picture?…………………………………………….(wall)
5. Where is Anne standing?…………………………………...(top/stairs)
6. And where is the cat?…………………………………..(bottom/stairs)
7. What is George doing?……………………………….(looking/mirror)
8. Tom lives in this building. Where is his flat exactly?…………………
(second floor)
9. Where is the dog? ………………………………………….(back/car)
10. Tom is in the cinema. Where is he sitting?…………………….(back)
11. Where is the post office?…………(left) And the bank?……….(right)
12. Where is the notice?…………………………………………….(door)
13. Where is the girl standing?……………………………………(corner)
14. Where is the man standing?……………………………………(corner)
2.5. Conjunction.

1. Complete the sentences using and, but, so or because.

1. It was a lovely day ……….. we decided to go out.

2. We walked to the station ………….caught the train.
3. I like John very much ............I don't like his brother.
4. I'd like to live somewhere by the Mediterranean ..……..I love
the sun.
5. She enjoys learning English………….. she finds it very difficult.
6. In the end, the restaurant had to close down .........……very few
people went there.
7. I got up ...........…..had my breakfast.
8. I'm very busy today …........I can't come and see you.
9. It's a very interesting job..……..the pay isn't very good.
10. We can't go out tonight ..…….we haven't got any money.
11. The music was playing very loudly ............... I didn't hear the telephone.
12. He went to the theatre last night …........had a wonderful time.
13. They didn't want to walk home .............it was very dark.
14. It's a beautiful place ............. the people aren't very friendly.
15. I felt very tired ………..I left the party early.

UNIT 3. PRESENT TIME.

3.1. Present simple tense.

1. Complete the sentences. Use the present simple of the verbs in brackets.

2. Jet engines ………………(make) a lot of noise.

3. I……………..(not/live) in London.
4. The sea…………………(cover) two thirds of the world.
5. Loud music ……………..(give) me a headache.
6. We……………………..(not/come) from Canada. We …………….. (come)
7. from the USA.
8. She……………(work) from Mondays to Fridays. She…………………….
9. (not/work) at weekends.
10. You………………………..(not/write) to your penfriend very often, but he
……………………………..(write) to you every week.
11. Children…………………..(ask) a lot of questions.
12. I…………………….(love) classical music.
13. You always………………………..(forget) my birthday.
14. She never………………………….(listen) to me.
15. They usually………………………(drink) coffee after their evening meal.
16. Andrew and Les……………………(not/go) to school by bus every day. Most mornings
Andrew………………… (go) by bicycle and Les……………………..
17. (walk).
18. My parents usually…………………….(come) to our house on Sundays.
19. They…………………….(learn) two languages at school.
20. The village shop………………….(open) at 8 o’clock in the morning.
21. We…………………(give) her a diary every year.
22. He often………………..(fight) with his brother.
 23. You never………………..(help) me with my homework.
24. Big dogs………………….(like) a lot of exercise.
25. He……………………….(understand) Arabic.
26. Lessons……………………(start) at 9 o’clock every morning.
27. She………………………..(go) to college on her bike.
28. A lot of birds………………..(fly) south in the winter.
29. She………………………(study) very hard at the weekends.
30. My father…………………….(watch) television most evenings.
31. I often………………..(cry) at the cinema.
32. She…………………….(do) a lot of homework in the evenings.
33. A mother cat………………….(wash) her kittens.
34. You……………………(teach) language very well.
35. He……………………...(carry) the shopping for his grandmother.
36. He is very naughty – he……………….(push) other children.

2. Write the sentences again, using she or he.

1. I take the dog for a walk every day. (he)

………………………………………………
2. I usually buy all the food myself. (she)
………………………………………………
3. I teach history and Latin. (she)
…………………………………….
4. I walk to the office every day. (he)
………………………………………..
5. I never wash the car. (she)
……………………………….
6. I open the building every morning. (he)
……………………………………………..
7. I occasionally write letters to my old school friends. (he)
……………………………………………………………….
8. I drink a lot of tea with my breakfast. (he)
……………………………………………….
10. I watch the football on television every Saturday. (he)
……………………………………………………………

3. Write the questions in the present simple.

1. Where/you/work?
2. What/she/do?
3. Where/he/live?
4. What music/your husband/like?
5. When/she/do her homework?
6. Why/we/learn Latin?
4. Make these sentences into questions.

1. The shop closes at 5 o’clock.

……………………………….
2. They go swimming every weekend.
……………………………………….
3. It rains a lot here in winter.
……………………………………….
4. I eat too much, doctor.
……………………………………….
5. Tony often plays golf at the weekends.
………………………………………….
6. His friends visit him most evenings.
………………………………………….
7. You drink a lot of tea.
………………………………………….

5. Change these sentences from the positive to the negative.

1. She works very hard.

………………………..
2. It usually snows here in the winter.
………………………………………
3. I like a big breakfast every morning.
………………………………………..
4.The film starts very early.
………………………………………..
5. They always open the windows at night.
……………………………………………
6. He swims every morning.
……………………………………………
7. We often see our neighbours in the garden.
……………………………………………….
8. Chris goes on holiday every year.
……………………………………………….
9. You drive very fast.
……………………………………………….
10. These children learn very quickly.
……………………………………………….

3.2. Present continuous tense.

1. In this exercise you have to put the verb into the correct form.

1. Please do not make so much noise. I………………………. (study).

2. Let’s go out now. It………………………….(not/rain) any more.
3. Listen to those people. What language are they speaking (they/speak)?
4. Please be quiet. I …………………..(try) to concentrate.
5. Look! It…………………………….(snow).
 6. Why you……………………………(look) at me like that?
7. John and I …………………………(stay) in a beautiful hotel.
8. Annie and Joe ……………………….(make) a cake for tea.
9. Spencer ………………………….(work) at home today.
10. I ……………………………..(wait) for a letter from my parents.
11. You …………………….(walk) too fast.
12. We …………………………… (plan) our next holiday.
13. The girls …………………………(visit) their grandmother today.
14. She …………………………….. (read) in her bedroom at the moment.
15. I …………………….. (try) to listen to the radio but it is very noisy here.
16. The sun …………………….(shy) beautifully today.
17. The baby ………………………..(learn) to walk now.
18. Greg is in the kitchen. He …………………….(cook) the dinner.
19. I …………………….(feel) a bit miserable today.
20. You ……………………….(study) too hard for this exam.
21. Anne ………………………(have) a shower now.

2. Write the questions using the present continuous.

1. What/she/do?
2. you/ learn/French at school?
3. What/book/you/read?
4. Why/he/run so fast?
5. They/dance together?
6. The plane/land now?
7. Why/we/sit in the dark?
8. I/speak/clearly?

3. Write the sentences in the negative

1.They are buying a new car.

2.He is learning to read.
3.I am looking for your keys.

4. Choose the correct form.

1. It is snowing/it snows quite often in Britain during the winter.

2. I am going/I go to bed now. Goodnight.
3. Normally, I am going/I go to bed at around 11.30 every night.
4. Where is Simon? He is cooking/he cooks the dinner now.
5. There is something wrong with Lynne’s car at the moment so she is going/she goes to work by
bus this week.
6. The river Thames is flowing/flows through London.
7. Sarah has got an exam soon, so she is working/she works very hard at the moment.
5. Select the correct answer, A or B or C or D.

1. I..................... hard-working.
A. am B. are C. is D. be
2. That man.................. a banker.
A. am B. are C. is D. be
3. ................. bankers hard-working?
A. Be B. Is C. Do D. Are
4. Technicians.................... lazy.
A. not are B. be not C. isn't D. aren't
5. Are.............. lazy?
A. he B. it C. they D. this
6. .................... a letter on your desk.
A. There is B. It is C. There are D. It are
7. .................... the office?
A. Where B. Where be C. Where is D. Where are
8. .................... the address?
A. What's B. What be C. What D. What are
9. She..................... to the office.
A. no B. are going C. going D. is going
10. ....................... his car?
A. Driving he B. Is he driving C. Drives he D. Is driving
11. ....................... to the meeting.
A. I am going not B. I not going C. I am not going D. I no go
12. He.................. to work every morning.
A. jog B. jogs C. jogging D. is jog
13. I................ cigars
A. smoke B. smokes C. smoking D. am smoke
14. ...................... newspapers.
A. Read you B. Do you read C. Do read you D. Do reading you
15. .................... at that hotel?
A. Stay he B. Do he stay C. Staying he D. Does he stay
16. She.................. work in an office.
A. don't B. doesn't C. doing not D. not do
17. He................. walk on water.
A. not able B. isn't able C. can't D. not can
18. He................. a good hotel.
A. having B. have C. has D. to have
19. I...................... a penny.
A. hasn't B. not have C. haven't D. not having
20. ................... a big car?
A. Do he have B. Does he having C. Has he D. Have he

6. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the present simple or the present
continuous form.

1. Every Monday, Sally (drive) ____________her kids to football practice.

2. Usually, I (work) ______________as a secretary at ABT, but this summer I (study)
_________________French at a language school in Paris. That is why I am in Paris.
 3. Shhhhh! Be quiet! John (sleep)___________________.
4. Don't forget to take your umbrella. It (rain)__________________.
5. I hate living in Seattle because it (rain, always)___________________.
6. I'm sorry I can't hear what you (say) ________________because everybody (talk)
_________________so loudly.
7. Justin (write, currently) __________________a book about his adventures in Tibet.
I hope he can find a good publisher when he is finished.
8. Do you want to come over for dinner tonight. Oh, I'm sorry, I can't. I (go)
___________________to a movie tonight with some friends.
9. The business cards (be, normally ) ___________________printed by a company in
New York. Their prices (be) ___________________inexpensive, yet the quality of
their work is quite good.
10. This delicious chocolate (be) __________________made by a small chocolatier
in Zurich, Switzerland.

3.3. Present perfect simple tense.

1. Complete the sentences using the present perfect simple of the verbs in brackets.

My name is Lynne Carter. I work for a travel company called Timeways Travel.
I________________(be) a travel agent for six years now. I am the manager of Timeways Travel
London office. I______________(have) this job for three years. I have got a new flat in London.
I ______________ (live0 there for six months.
My boyfriend’s name is Bruno. We ____________ (know) each other for two years. Bruno is
Italian, but he ______________(live) in England for over five years. He works for BBC Radio.
He _____________ (have) this job for a year.

2. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect. All the verbs in this exercise are regular.

1. I …………………..very hard for this exam. (work)

2 . ……………………Molly …………………. your letter? (answer)
3. She likes him but she ......................never................................. him. (love)
4. You .............................very hard. You can do better work than this. (not/try)
5. Why are the police here? What ……………………….?(happen)
6. My cousins are coming this weekend. They..........................................with me before.
(not/stay)
7. She .............................university and............………..working in London now. (finish/start)
8. Thank you for everything. You ...................…….me a lot. (help)
9. ……………………..you……………………the dishes? (wash)
10. I ............................. everything to Derek and I think he understands. (explain)
11. Please stay for dinner. Oliver ................……….a lovely meal. (cook)
12. It's nice to see you here but why ..................…………….you me before? (not/visit)
13. She ..................……………..a lot in her life. (travel)
14. We………………………….often……………………….. along this road. (walk)
15. ……………………….you……………………….to phone your mother? (remember)
UNIT 4. PAST TIME.

4.1. Past simple tense.

1. Complete these sentences in the past simple

1. I…………..(stay) at home all weekend.

2. She …………..(cry) all night.
3. It ………………(rain) every day last week.
4. We……………...(listen) to her very carefully.
5. He………………(love) her very much.
6. The shop………………(close) at 6 o’clock.
7. My friends……………….(want) to stay all weekend.

2. Change these sentences, putting the verbs into the past simple.

1. She gets up early in the morning.

…………………………………….
2. He teaches history at the university.
………………………………………
3. They live home at 8 o’clock.
………………………………..
4. You smoke a lot.
……………………
5. I look very tired.
……………………
6. We stop at Oxford.
………………………
7. Pam buys a lot of clothes
…………………………….

3. Complete the text about James Dean. Use the past simple.

American actor James Dean was born in 1931. Dean’s mother…………(die)

when Dean was only 8 years old and he……………..(grow up) on his aunt and uncle’s farm. He
……………(study) acting for two years. Then he…………….(start) a career in films and the
theatre. He also………….(appear) in some TV commercials, including one for Pepsi-Cola. In
1954 he ………….(act) in a play called The Immoralist in a New York theatre. Bosses from a
Hollywood film studio…………..(see) the play. They………….(like) Dean and……………….
(offer) him a film contract. Dean……………..(star) in three films: East of Eden, Rebel without a
cause and Giant. During his short career, he……………………(become) extremely popular with
teenagers. His death in a car crash in 1955 ……………..(cause) great sadness in young people
all over the world.
4. Complete the texts with the verbs in the past simple form.

1. My grandfather had a very exciting life. When he was young, he _________(live) on a farm in
the country. His parents __________(raise) cattle, and he ___________(look) after the cows.
When he was eighteen, he went to university, where he ___________(study) Philosophy. He also
____________(play) the trumpet in a jazz band. When the war started, he ____________(try) to
join the Air Force, but he ___________(end) up in the Navy. In the Atlantic, a German torpedo
______________(rip) a hole in the side of his ship, and the ship sank. Only five men
______________(escape). They _____________(sail) in a lifeboat back to England. Then he met
my grandmother, and they ______________(marry) after only three weeks. He says now that he
________________(want) to marry her very quickly in case he _______________(die) in the
war.

2. Emily Carr, British Columbia's most famous artist, ______________(be) born in 1871. Her
parents _______________(die) when she was still a teenager. She _____________(study) art in
San Francisco and Paris, but when she _____________(come) back to Victoria, she
_____________(keep) a house called "The House of All Sorts", where she ____________(be)
the landlady. Many years later, she _______________(begin) painting again. To find subjects for
her paintings, she ________________(take) trips into the forests of British Columbia, and she
often _______________(meet) with the First Nations people and ________________(paint)
them too. Emily Carr also ________________(write) several books, and she
______________(win) the Governor General's Award for one of them.

3. The day .......... terribly. My alarm .......... and I .......... the house with only 1 hour to spare
before the plane .......... due to take off. Luckily there .......... very little traffic and I .......... at the
airport with 30 minutes to spare. I .......... in at the gate and .......... for a coffee. Just as I ..........
down , the announcer .......... my flight. I .......... my coffee quickly, too quickly in fact as I ..........
some on my shirt. I .......... the sign to the departure gate and .......... through passport control. I
.......... down in the departure lounge. It .......... full of teenagers, obviously a school trip. And then
I .......... that terrible announcement, the one you don't want to hear. There .......... a problem
with the engine. I .......... around for a place to get another coffee. I .......... a drinks machine so I
.......... over to get some. I .......... in my money and .......... the button for black coffee. When I
.......... up the cup, it .......... only water. At that moment, the hostess .......... that the plane was
delayed because of bad weather.

4.2. Past continuous tense.

1. Complete the sentences, putting the verbs in the past continuous form.

1. I ________________ letters all day yesterday. (write)

2. You ________________ very slow about it. (be)
3. You ________________ on the phone for hours and hours. (talk)
4. They ________________ much business before lunch. (do NEGATIVE)
5. She ________________ to me all week. Silly cow. (speak NEGATIVE)
6. It ________________ for long. (rain NEGATIVE)
7. What ________________ you ________________ when I phoned yesterday? (do)
8. ________________ you ________________TV when it happened? (watch)
9. What ________________ you ________________ at the party? (wear)
 10. He ________________ horrible to everyone, the nasty pig! (be)

2.Complete the sentences, putting the verbs in the past simple or past continuous.

1. They…………………foe me when I………………at the station. (wait/arrive)

2. She………………….in the sea when I …………….her. (swim/see)
3. …………………….. they………………….tennis when it …………………
4. raining? (play/start)
5. She………………….when she……………….the news. (cry/hear)
6. We………………….home from the theatre when the police………………..
7. us. (drive/stop)
8. Everyone………………….quiet when the concert…………………. (go/begin)
9. When she………………….him, he…………………….quite ill.
10. (leave/become)
11. You………………………in a restaurant when I first………………………
12. you. (work/meet)
13. I……………………..very angry when I……………………the letter.
14. (feel/read)
15. It…………………….when I…………………….(rain/get up)
16. We…………………..down in the lift when suddenly it……………………..
17. (go/stop)
18. ……….they………………….dinner when you………………to see them?
19. (have/call)
20. When the doorbell……………I ………….up and…………….it.
21. (ring/get/answer)
22. When I ………………the door, a friend………………..there. (open/stand)
23. When I ………………..back at the car park, my car wasn’t there. I ………….
24. it to the police. (arrive/report)

3. Complete the paragraphs using the past continuous or the past simple of the verbs in brackets.

1. It was midnight and I was alone in the house. Outside it………………………...

(rain) very hard. I……………….(get) ready to go to bed when I suddenly heard a strange noise
outside my room in the corridor. Then, when I looked at the door, I noticed that
someone………………..(turn) the handle! I…………………(rush) over to the door and
quickly…………………..(turn) the key in the lock. Then I ………………..(ask) in a trembling
voice: ‘Who is it?’

2. It was early evening and it……………………(begin) to get dark in the surgery of Doctor
Nigel Harris. The young, handsome doctor………………..(stand) looking sadly out of the
window when there was a quiet knock at the surgery door. The door………………(open) and Dr
Harris…………………..(turn) round to see the young girl who had just entered the room. She
was very beautiful. With a sad smile the doctor ……………………(ask): ‘Are you the new
nurse?’

3. I………………….(sit) in the big chair in Henry’s barber’s shop at the time.

Henry………………..(cut) my hair with his big pair of scissors when we heard the sound of
horses outside. The noise was so loud that we………………..(go) over to the window to look.
Through the window we could see at least twenty gunmen riding into town. Henry
immediately…………………………(go) over his desk and …………………….(put) on his gun
and Sheriff’s badge.

4.3. Past perfect simple tense.

1. Peter arrived late at different places yesterday. What had happened when he arrived at each
place?

1. the station his train/already/leave

2. the theatre the play/already/start
3. the post office it/already/close
4. the furniture shop they/sell/the table he wanted
5. his friend’s house his friend/go out
6. the football stadium the game/nearly/finish

2. Choose the correct form.

1. The office was empty when the police arrived. The robbers had left/left.
2. We had just started lunch when the telephone had rung/rang.
3. When I opened the safe, the money had disappeared/disappeared.
4. Andrew was late for school yesterday. When he got to the classroom, the lesson had
started/started.
5. They waited until everyone was ready and then they had started/started the meeting.

3. Put one verb in each sentence into the past perfect simple and the other verb into the past
simple.

1. Mario ___________ (feel) very nervous when he first drove in Britain because
he________________ (not /drive) on the left before.
2. Andrew_______________ (do) the test before, so he ____________________
(find) it very easy.
3. I___________________(not/laugh)at the joke because I___________________ (hear) it
before.
4. We__________________ (leave) the restaurant when we___________________
(have) dinner.
5. When I found my wallet I___________________ (discover) that somebody
_____________________(took) the credit cards out of it.

4. Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using either the past perfect or the past simple tenses.

1. By the time we got to the cinema the film ___________(to start), so we missed the first
five minutes.
2. When I rang the bell there was no answer. The neighbour told me that
they_______________(to go out) about half an hour ago.
3. I saw Casablanca for the first time last night. I ____________(to see) it before.
 4. I feel fat. I __________(to have) a huge lunch.
5. I spent a week in Miami recently. I ______________ (to not be) there before.
6. There was so much to see in Toledo. I ______________ (to want) to see everything but
there wasn't enough time.
7. If I______________ (to know) about the concert, I would have gone.
8. If you ______________ (to take) my advice, it wouldn't have happened.
9. We would have had an argument, if she______________ (to mention) politics.
10. If you ______________ (to not park) there, you wouldn't have got a parking fine.

11. They found the body on a building site. It ______________ (to mutilate "in the
passive!").
12. She told me she ______________ (to buy) a new car.
13. When he arrived, Eve wasn't there. She had left about five minutes before.
14. When we arrived back in Spain, they ______________ (to lose) our luggage. We only
had to wait to two days to get it back though, and they delivered it to the house.
15. When I ______________ (to get back), nobody had done the washing up. I was furious.

UNIT 5. FUTURE TIME.

1. Derek is 18 years old now. What will he be like in 10 years from now? How will his life be
different then? Complete what Derek says using will/won't.

1. I hope I /have a job in 10 years time.

2. Perhaps I / have a good job.
3. I probably / not / be very rich
4. I / not / look the same as I do now.
5. I think I / be married.
6. I / probably / have children.

2. Complete the sentences using I'11 or I won’t and the verbs in the box.

go answer not go put on not have

lend wait

1. 'I haven't got any money.' 'Haven't you? Oh,____________________ you some if you like.'
2. 'The telephone is ringing.' 'Oh,______________________ it.'
3. I'm a bit cold. I think_________________________ on a sweater.
4. 'Would you like something to eat? ________________________anything at the moment,
thank you. I'm not very hungry.'
5. 'I'm going out for a walk.' 'It's raining.'
'Oh, is it? Well,____________________ out now, then,___________________ until it's
stopped.'

3. Peter wants to see Sally. He is talking to her on the telephone. Complete the conversation
using will/won 't.

Peter: Will you be at home this evening, Sally?

Sally: Well, I'm working late. I don't expect I_______________ (finish)until after 9.00, so I
__________________ (not/be) home until quite late.
Peter: Oh, I see. What about tomorrow? _________________ (you/be) free for lunch?
Sally: No, I'm afraid I ___________________(be) in a meeting at lunchtime.
Peter: What time do you think _________________(the meeting/end)?
Sally: I'm not sure, but it probably _______________(not/finish)before 2.00. Listen, Peter, why
don't we meet for a coffee after work tomorrow evening?
Peter: What time__________________(you/be) finished tomorrow?
Sally: I _________________(be) free by 6.00.
Peter: All right. I ________________(meet) you at your office at 6.0(), then.
Sally: Right. I__________________(see) you then.

4. Complete the sentences using will or going to and the verbs in brackets.

1. 'Someone told me that you're moving from London.' 'That's right. I

____________________(live) in Manchester.'
2. 'Would you like to come to my house this evening?' 'Yes, all right. I __________________
(come) at 9 o'clock.'
3. I don't feel very well. I think I__________________ (faint).
4. 'It's Simon's birthday soon. I've decided to buy him the new Blues Brothers
record.' 'Oh, he doesn't like the Blues Brothers any more.' 'Oh, really? Well,
_______________________(get) him something to wear.'
5. Oh, no! Look at those cars! They_____________________ (crash)!
6. 'I could lend you some money if you like.' 'Could you? I__________________ (pay) you back
on Friday.'

5. Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets using either the will or going to form of the future tense.

1. Sally: There's no milk left!

Betty: Oh. I _______________ some from the shop. (get)
2. The population of Valencia _______________ 2 million by the year 2010. (reach)
3. Mum: I told you to tidy up your room.
Son: Sorry, Mum, I forgot. I _______________ it after lunch.(do)
4. Sally: Why don't we meet for coffee on Friday morning?
Willy: Sorry. I can't. I _______________ the doctor then. (see)
5. "Tomorrow _______________ a bright and sunny day everywhere in Spain, except in La
Coruña," said the weatherwoman. (be)
6. Look at that big black cloud. I think it _______________ . (rain)
7. Sally: What are your plans for the week-end?
Betty: Brad Pitt phoned. We _______________ on a picnic. (go)
8. Betty: Have you booked the flights yet?
Sally: Don't worry. It's all organized. I _______________ to the travel agent's tomorrow
morning. (go)
9. In the future people _______________ bigger houses. (have)
10. If we miss the bus, we _______________ a taxi. (take)
11. Next month I _______________ a DVD player. (buy)
12. When _______________ you _______________ another party? (have)
13. I've got to go to the dentist this morning. _______________ you _______________
with me? (come)
14. Oh no! I think I _______________ . (sneeze)
 15. Fanny: I can't open this jar.
Leslie: Give it to me. I _______________ it. (do)

6. Complete the sentences in A using the will be + -ing form. Find a question in B to go with
each sentence.
A B
1. I___________ (go) past the post office. Would you like to borrow it?
2.____________ (you /speak) to Robert? Shall we get one for you?
3. I ___________ (not / use) my car tonight. Can you give her something?
4. We___________ (get) some concert tickets. Could I have a lift?
5. When ____________(you /visit) Sue again? Shall I post your letter?
6. ________________ (you /drive) into town today? Can you give him a message?