147 Grammar Bank

12A
time expressions
past present future
last night
yesterday
the day before yesterday
last week
the week before last
today
this week
tonight
tomorrow
the day after tomorrow
next week
the week after next
12A
times of day
8am 9am 10am 11am 12pm 1pm 2pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 6pm 7pm
frst thing in
the morning
late afternoon
mid-afternoon
early afternoon
evening
mid-morning
late morning
>> Now go to exercise 12.1 to practise.
12C
present continuous future
Use the present continuous to talk about future arrangements.
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Im working tomorrow. Im not working tomorrow. Am I working tomorrow?
Youre taking a day off
next week.
You arent taking a day off
next week.
Are you taking a day off
next week?
He / She / Its leaving
tonight.
He / She / It isnt leaving
tonight.
Is he / she / it leaving
tonight?
Were meeting him for
lunch.
We arent meeting him for
lunch.
Are we meeting him for
lunch?
Theyre going home
after the lesson.
They arent going home
after the lesson.
Are they going home
after the lesson?
short answers
Yes, I am. No, Im not.
Yes, you / we / they are. No, you / we / they arent.
Yes, he / she / it is. No, he / she / it isnt.
>> Now go to exercises 12.2 and 12.3 to practise.
12C
wh- questions
Use wh- questions to ask for information.
Use who to ask about people. Whos coming to the party tonight?
Use what to ask about
things / activities.
What are you doing tomorrow?
What are we having for dinner tonight?
Use where to ask about places. Where are you meeting Peter?
Use when to ask about times. When are they going on holiday?
Use why to ask about reasons. Why is she leaving work early?
Use how much / how many to
ask about quantity.
How many people are coming to the meeting?
How much money are you taking on holiday?
>> Now go to exercise 12.4 to practise.
12D
going to for future intentions
Use going to to talk about future intentions.
An intention is something you decide to do.
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Im going to lose
weight.
Im not going to lose
weight.
Am I going to lose
weight?
You / We / Theyre going
to join a gym.
You / We / They arent
going to join a gym.
Are you / we / they going
to join a gym?
He / She / Its going to
learn Japanese.
He / She / It isnt going to
learn Japanese.
Is he / she / it going to
learn Japanese?
short answers
Yes, I am. No, Im not.
Yes, you / we / they are. No, you / we / they arent.
Yes, he / she / it is. No, he / she / it isnt.
>> Now go to exercise 12.5 to practise.
12.1 Order the activities 18.
a Justin got up early this morning.
b Justins got a meeting frst thing tomorrow.
c Its 11 oclock now. Justins having his mid-morning break.
d Justin and Holly went to the cinema last night.
e Hollys party is the day after tomorrow.
f 1 Justin phoned Holly late yesterday afternoon.
g Justins got another meeting early tomorrow afternoon.
h Justin and Holly are going on holiday next week.
12.2 Complete the text. Use these verbs in the correct form.
drive fnish have meet visit watch
Its Friday and Lyndas fnishing work early today.
1
She her husband, Paul, at four oclock.
2
They to Edinburgh tonight.
3
They
Lyndas family. Its Lyndas sisters birthday and
4
she a party tomorrow evening. Paul doesnt
want to go. Theres a big football match this weekend and
5
Pauls friends it in the pub.
12.3 Write sentences using the present continuous.
Example I work this Saturday Im working this Saturday.
1 she meet him bus station tomorrow
2 I not have lunch Harry Friday
3 you go cinema tonight ?
4 he do anything at weekend ?
5 we buy new car Saturday
6 they arrive today tomorrow ?
7 we not go on holiday this year
8 I take my daughter dentist after lunch
12.4 Write wh- questions.
Example Where are you going? Were going to the park.
1 ? Pablo and Jim are coming to the pub.
2 ? Im wearing my blue dress tomorrow.
3 ? Grans meeting Arif at the airport.
4 ? Justins catching the train to Paris tonight.
5 ? Thirty people are coming to her party.
6 ? Im getting him a hat for his birthday.
12.5 Order the words to make sentences.
Example re improve to English going our We
Were going to improve our English.
1 going study I next m to weekend
2 Panos do is going to homework on his Sunday
3 re going we tomorrow buy car new to a
4 use to are they the this evening going Internet
5 speak going English we every day to re
6 Satomi at the s watch going a flm weekend to
7 to learn next going Jim s year French
8 going we to arent this arrive afternoon late