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Uni - Supplementary PDF
Uni - Supplementary PDF
SUPPLEMENTARY
EXERCISES
CONTENTS
1. Present Simple – to be
2. Present Simple – other verbs
3. Have got
4. Present Continuous
5. Present Continuous for the future
6. Present Simple/Present Continuous
7. Past Simple
8. Present Perfect – experience
9. Present Perfect – recent events
10. Present Perfect with for and since
11. Past Simple/Present Perfect
12. Going to future
13. Will future
14. Passive
15. Mixed tense practice
16. Adjectives, describing objects
17. Comparatives & Superlatives
18. Modal verbs
19. Mixed review practice
1.1 Write questions for these answers.
1) He’s James.
2) I’m Swedish.
3) She’s from Manchester.
4) It’s thick.
5) It’s ten o’clock.
6) It’s brown.
7) Yes, it is a window.
8) It’s under the window.
9) He’s twelve years old.
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I …………….. in Ferrara. I don’t …………….. to dance …………….. I study Chinese?
music.
You …………….. English. You don’t …………….. to …………….. you speak English?
university.
He …………….. a book in the He doesn’t …………….. TV. …………….. he live in Milan?
evening.
She …………….. volleyball. She doesn’t …………….. at …………….. she play tennis?
the weekend.
It …………….. at 7:15pm. My car doesn’t …………….. a …………….. the film have a
radio. good soundtrack?
We …………….. breakfast every We don’t …………….. …………….. we finish at
morning. Spanish. 3:00pm?
They …………….. lots of They don’t …………….. …………….. they listen to
money. coffee. classical music?
2.2 Make affermative (+), negative (-) or interrogative (?) sentences using the words given. Add any extra words
that are necessary.
2.3 Complete the gaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. The average American ___________ (watch) more than three hours television a day.
2. I ___________(send) Stuart a letter every Tuesday.
3. Josh normally ______________(practise) tennis for about four hours a day.
4. Where does Larry ___________ (buy) his shoes?
5. Anna isn’t here. She always __________(go) out for her lunch.
6. My husband and I ___________ (spend) a lot of money on holidays.
7. A good teacher always _____________(correct) our mistakes.
8. Young people in Britain ___________ (have) a meal in a restaurant once or twice a month.
2.5 Look at the answer and write the question. Pay attention to the underlined part and use a question word
from the box.
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Where Which When How often Why
How many What kind of How long What… like?
2.6 Make questions using the following information. Then ask and answer your questions with a partner/another
group.
GROUP A
2.7 Make true sentences about yourself using the following phrases and an adverb of frequency.
o eat in a restaurant
o visit cousins / aunts and uncles
o go to the beach in the summer
o go to the beach in the winter
o go skiing
o wash my car
o cook dinner
o go dancing
o see my mum / dad / brothers / sisters
2.8 Make sentences using the following words. Make any necessary changes.
1. often/use/e-mail/I/at work
2. drink/In my family/tea/never/we
3. My friend Jane/at the university/go to the gym/sometimes
4. you/clean the house/often/how ?
5. when I go on holiday/travel/always/by train
6. they/do/often/go to the supermarket ?
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3. We …………… dinner at eight o’clock.
4. I often go …………… on Wednesday afternoons.
5. His sister doesn’t …………… English.
6. Do you …………… from this country?
7. We …………… wine every night.
8. What time do they …………… breakfast?
9. What …………… he saying now?
10. I …………… home at five o’clock.
11. Are you …………… tennis?
12. What …………… of films does she watch?
3.1 Write sentences using either the verb “have got” or the verb “to be”. Use the positive or the negative.
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1. old you or have an watch got a one new?
2. your many got how children have friends?
3. your have what you in bag got?
4. James got sisters has brothers any or?
5. his sister my is to friend brother’s married.
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3. We aren’t listening …………… music.
4. …………… are they talking to?
5. He’s sleeping …………… the moment.
6. He’s …………… his new bike.
7. We’re having …………… now.
8. …………… are we doing?
9. We aren’t …………… a cup of tea.
10. What …………… your brother studying?
11. His sister’s …………… a shower.
12. …………… our daughter smoking?
5.1 Look at the information and make sentences about Matthew’s day:
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7:10 Breakfast meeting- Mr Wong (example): He’s having a breakfast meeting with Mr Wong at
7:10am.
11:05 Tennis- Miss Simpson
12:30 Lunch- Maria
1:45 meeting- Tom Holdsworth
3:50 shopping- Sarah
5:20 Annabel (at her new house)
8:00 Dinner- Louise
10:15 drinks- Jenny
5.2 Now write the questions for these answers, using the information from exercise 5.1.
1) At 12:30.
2) He’s playing tennis with Miss Simpson.
3) Louise.
4) They’re going shopping.
5) No, he’s having drinks with Jenny.
5.3 Use the words below to make two questions: the first a yes/no question, and the second an open question.
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5) your / sitting / in / I / chair / am ?
6) in / is / the / sunbathing / garden / David ?
6.2 Put these words in order to make answers, then match them to the questions from exercise 6.1
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Friday. homework.
She died in 1996. She _____________ to the Did _________ shopping
radio yesterday. yesterday?
The film ____________ at It didn’t snow last winter. _____ the lesson finish early?
10pm.
We studied History this We didn’t see Paul at the _____ we see Maria on Friday?
morning. concert.
They worked very hard. They didn’t _________ in a big _____ they enjoy the party?
house.
7.3 Use the verbs in brackets to complete the story with the past simple. Some of the verbs are irregular in the
past.
Cinderella ............ (lives) in a small village in the north of England. She ...... (has) two sisters; they ....... (are)
very ugly.
Cinderella .............. (works) hard all day. She ........... (cleans) the house and ............ (cooks) the meals and
.......................... (doesn’t have) time to relax.
Her two ugly sisters .......... (are) very lazy; they never ........ (do) anything. Cinderella ........ (is) very unhappy.
One day, a letter ........... (comes) to the house. One of the ugly sisters .......... (opens) the envelope and .........
(says), "Fantastic! There is a party at the Prince's house. I can wear my new red dress and Esmerelda can wear
her new blue dress, but Cinderella can't go because her dress is old and dirty and she hasn't got any shoes."
On Saturday at 8 o'clock, the ugly sisters ........... (go) to the party. Cinderella .......... (sits) in the kitchen. She
........ (is) very sad.
There ...... (is) a ring at the door. Cinderella ........... (opens) the door. There ........ (is) a woman. She ..........
(says), "Hello! I am your Fairy Godmother. Why are you sad?"
Cinderella ...... (says) "I want to go to the party but I haven't got any beautiful clothes."
The Fairy Godmother ........ (says) "No problem, here is a new dress and some glass shoes. Now you can go to
the party, but you must return before 12 o'clock." Cinderella ......... (says) "Thank you."
With the glass shoes and the red dress Cinderella ........ (looks) very pretty. She .......... (goes) to the party.
The party ......... (is) very good. The Prince ........... (asks) Cinderella to dance and they ............. (dance)
together for a long time. The Prince ....... (says) to Cinderella, "I like your dress and you are very pretty."
Cinderella ........ (is) very happy. She ........... (forgets) what time it ...... (is). Suddenly the clock rang.
Cinderella ........ (says), "Oh no! I must go. It is 12 o'clock." She ....... (runs) home, at the door of the Prince's
house she ........... (lose) her shoe.
I don’t usually do/did a lot at the weekend but last Sunday I was/were/had very busy. In the morning I get up/got
up/did get up really early, at 6:30am and go/went/didn’t go to the airport to meet my friend Stefan who
is/was/were Canadian. Then we go/went/did go to Warwick city centre and see/saw the castle there. It
is/was/were good fun and very interesting. Then we have/had/did have lunch in a café near the castle. After
that we relax/relaxed in the park for about an hour before going to Coventry. In Coventry we meet/met my friend
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James. James plays/played football for a local team so in the afternoon we watch/watched their football game.
In the evening we are/was/were very tired so we just relaxed at home and go/went to bed at 11:00pm!
8.1 Complete these questions in the present perfect with an appropriate verb in the past participle.
Now ask and answer the questions with a partner. If your partener answers “yes” ask if they have done it just
once or twice or many times.
8.2 Make affermative or negative sentences about your personal experiences using the present perfect and the
verb phrases below.
1) see a shark
2) eat sushi
3) go to Sicily
4) crash a car
5) play hockey
6) write a love letter
7) use a video camera
8) go scuba diving
9) sleep in a field
10) lose my wallet
11) break a bone
12) do karaoke
13) drive in a foreign country
14) touch a snake
9.1 Complete the sentences using “just” if necessary, and the present perfect form of the verb phrases in the
box.
1) last year
2) three weeks
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3) a long time
4) 1998
5) Monday morning
6) 10 minutes ago
7) more than 10 years
8) about 20 minutes
9) I was a child
10) 17th December
11) six months
12) I was born
10.2 Make one sentence using the present perfect from the information given.
10.3 Make true sentences about yourself using the verb phrases below and the present perfect with for or
since.
1) live in….
2) have my … (car, mobile phone, dog etc)
3) know my friend …
4) study ….
5) be in this classroom…
11.1 Use the time phrases in the box to complete the sentences below.
11.2 Make two questions for each of the following activities: the first using the present perfect and the second,
for further information, using the past simple. Use the example to help you.
eg. speak to a famous person Have you ever spoken to a famous person? Who was it?
1) cry at the cinema
2) do a bungee jump
3) have a horrible meal in a restuarant
4) perform at the theatre
5) study Spanish
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6) break a window
7) be on TV
8) write a poem
9) have dance lessons
10) read a book in English
11) cook dinner for 6 people or more
12) climb a mountain
11.3 Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verb in brackets.
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12.1 Make true affermative or negative sentences about yourself using the words given and the future with
going to.
Do you think…
1. it will be hot tomorrow?
2. you’ll be late for the lesson next Monday?
3. you’ll have problems with your car this week?
4. you will win the lottery this weekend?
5. it will rain tomorrow?
6. there will be a test next lesson?
7. you’ll go on holiday next year?
8. you’ll get any letters in the post tomorrow?
9. _____ will study English at the weekend?
10. Italy will win the next football world cup?
13.3 Choose the correct option in these sentences with predictions about the future.
Do you agree with the sentences in exercise 13.3? Mark “” if you agree and “X” if you don’t agree.
Now change the sentences to questions and ask your partner for his or her opinion.
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13.4 Write 8 sentences of your own with predictions about the future. Use the following topics for ideas.
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14.1 Underline all examples of the passive in the following text. Then say which passive tense each example is
(present simple passive, past simple passive etc).
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The idea of a link between England and France was first considered in the early 18 century. During the last
250 years, many different projects have been conceived.
In 1802, a tunnel for horses and carriages was proposed by Mathieu, a French engineer. In Mathieu’s drawings,
iron tubes were shown between the tunnel and the surface of the sea, to let light into the tunnel. In 1803,
engineers in Napoleon’s army also suggested building a Channel tunnel. The project was intended to enable
the French army to invade England.
The first detailed design of a Channel tunnel was done by another French engineer, Aime Thorne de Gamond,
in 1879.
Several bridges over the Channel have also been designed. In 1889 a bridge was proposed by the Frenchman,
Hersent. It was intended to carry trains over the sea. In 1925 a road bridge, with a central canal, was
conceived by Jules Jaeger, a Swiss engineer.
14.2 Change the underlined examples of the passive from exercise 15.1 into active sentences.
14.3 Change the sentences below into passives. Use “by …” only if necessary.
1. In the past, people could only cross the Channel by ferry, hovercraft or plane.
2. Today you can also make the journey through the ‘Chunnel’.
3. It is possible to take cars and trucks through the tunnel inside a special shuttle.
4. In July 1987 the French and British governments made the decision to build a tunnel under the Channel.
5. In February 1998, workers started work in France and England at the same time.
6. In May1994 Queen Elizabeth II and President Mitterrand opened the Channel Tunnel.
15.1 Make questions and answers using “how many times” and the verbs below in the correct tense:
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10) (see) your family next month?
1) Big
2) Cold
3) Expensive
4) Fast
5) New
6) Young
7) Long
8) Tall
9) Fat
10) Thick
11) Wide
12) Empty
13) Heavy
14) Rich
15) Dark
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Now write what you think are the answers to the questions.
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10. He’s …………… as strong as her.
18.1 Complete the sentences about life as a university student with “can” “can’t” “have to” or “don’t have to”.
As a university student, I …
1) …eat at my desk when I’m studying
2) …organize my own schedule
3) …make boring phone calls all day
4) …wear jeans if I want to
5) …start at 8:30 am on a Monday
6) …smoke during lessons
7) …listen to music while working
8) …be polite all the time
9) …work/study in the evening
10) …take a tea break whenever I want
11) …do a lot of writing
12) …stay in bed late in the morning
13) …go to a lot of meetings
14) …take time off if I need it
15) …go to work on Saturdays
18.3 Complete the following sentences about teachers and students with “should”, “shouldn’t” or “mustn’t”
according to your opinion.
1. I’m sorry, Sir, but you don’t have to / can’t / should go through that door. It’s private.
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2. A: I have a terrible headache and I feel sick.
B: I think you should / can / have to go to bed.
3. You don’t have to / can / have to wear jeans or trousers at work if you want to.
4. You shouldn’t / can’t / don’t have to speak English for this job, but it’s very useful when you’re travelling.
5. You shouldn’t / don’t have to / can smoke if you want to be healthy.
6. Passengers can / have to / should go through security before they get on the plane.
…………………………………………………………………
2. wife / cousin's / know / my / do / you?
…………………………………………………………………
3. hotel / the / is / left / the / of / new / supermarket / on / the?
…………………………………………………………………
4. your / all / yesterday / you / morning / did / homework / do?
…………………………………………………………………
5. yet / not / repaired / I / the / computer / broken / have
…………………………………………………………………
1. "……………………………………………………………?"
"Because she didn't have time."
2. "……………………………………………………………?"
"He’s only been there once."
3. "……………………………………………………………?"
"He’s playing football in the garden. "
4. "……………………………………………………………?"
"No, I hate it."
5. "……………………………………………………………?"
"I’m Spanish."
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8. I ………………… at home yesterday evening.
Choose the best option for each gap in the test. (10 points)
(1)_____ satellite is any object which orbits another object. All bodies that are part of the (2)_____ system, for
example the Earth and Jupiter, (3)_____ satellites. Most of (4)_____ bodies orbit the sun, (5)_____ others orbit
planets. For example, the moon (6)_____ the Earth. (7)_____ we use the term ‘satellite’, we usually mean an
artificial satellite. This is a man-made object that orbits the Earth, or (8)_____ body. However, scientists may
also (9)_____ the term for natural satellites, (10)_____ moons.
1. a) The b) A c) An d) One
2. a) sun b) star c) solar d) sky
3. a) am b) is c) are d) be
4. a) this b) that c) these d) those
5. a) but b) so c) because d) for
6. a) orbit b) orbits c) orbited d) orbiting
7. a) When b) Why c) What d) Which
8. a) type b) kind c) others d) another
9. a) use b) uses c) using d) used
10. a) so b) then c) but d) or
TOTAL - / 50 points
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