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GRAMMAR
1. Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous of the verbs in
brackets.
1.Complete the exercise with sentences in past continuous and the verbs in brackets.
2. Complete the sentences using the correct verb forms. Use the past simple and the past
continuous.
3. Complete the dialogue using the past simple or the past continuous of the verb in
brackets.
-Sarah: Hi, Bryan. I (1)________ (hear) you had an accident last Monday. What (2) ________
(happen)?
-Bryan: I (3)_______ (change) a bulb when I (4)________ (fall) off the chair
--Bryan: Yes, she (10)______________ (drive) a bit fast when she (11)____________ (crash)
against a tree but she seems to be fine now.
-Sarah: I’m happy to hear that. I (12)____________ (call) yesterday to know why you hadn’t
come to work.
VERBS + -ing
1. Complete the gaps in the sentences marked with (1) with one verb of the first box
and the gaps with (2) with the correct form of the verbs in the second box.
Sometimes more than one option is possible.
(1)
like love enjoy not mind prefer can’t
stand hate be into
(2)
go watch do travel make study
help swim
We use used to + infinitive when we talk about a habit or state that now has changed. The
negative form is didn’t use(d) to and it implies a habit we didn’t do in the past or something
that didn’t happen but we do or it happens now.
SUBJECT/OBJECT QUESTIONS
--Who was playing tennis yesterday in --Which car runs faster? Mercedes or
the school? Ford?
--Paul and John were playing tennis --Mercedes runs faster than Ford
yesterday in the school
--How much did your new car cost? --Who did you see yesterday in the
mall?
--It cost me about €20,000.
--I saw my best friend Robert in the
mall.
1. Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
*I saw my friend Paul yesterday in the mall: Who did you see yesterday in the mall?
* I saw my friend Paul yesterday in the mall: Who saw your friend Paul yesterday in the
mall.
1) Mark’s father often played in the street when he was young
5) Now people usually talk on their cell phones because it is cheaper than before
6) Now people usually talk on their cell phones because it is cheaper than before
*Past Perfect formation: HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE (-ed for regular verbs or third column of the
irregular verb list)
*Use opposed to past simple: Past perfect expresses an action that happened before another
action in past.
I had never had English classes before I started with my Irish teacher
1. Complete the sentences with verbs below. Put the verbs into the past perfect.
There are two verbs you do not need.
1) I didn’t go to the cinema with the others because I__________________ the film before.
2) All the fans were disappointed because their team________________the match.
3) _______ever__________to France before you spent your holidays last year in Paris?
4) We were very tired at the end of the race because we_____________for one hour.
6) When I was in the street I realised that I __________________ the keys at home.
1) I didn’t go/hadn’t watched the film last night because I already saw it/ had already
watched it in the cinema.
3) When Paul arrived/had arrived at the airport the plane already took off/had already
taken off.
4) Our best friend died/had died some days before so we were/had been all very sad
those days.
5) I was never/had never been to the USA before I went/had gone there last year.
6) I didn’t go/hadn’t gone to the concert because I didn’t buy/hadn’t bought the
tickets.
3. Complete the text using the past perfect or past simple of the verb in brackets.
Yesterday I did not have a good day. At first I (1)_______________ (get up) with plenty of
energy but then things (2) ___________(start) going wrong. I (3) ___________ (run) out of
hot water just precisely when I was having a shower, and it’s winter! Then, I was driving
to my office when a police car (4) ___________ (stop) me. The policeman (5)
___________ (tell) me I had to pay a fine because I (6) ___________ (drive) too fast. He
also (7) ___________ (say) to me that my driving license (8) ___________ (expire) some
time before and I had to pay another fine. My problems anyway (9) ___________
(not/finish) at that moment of the day. When I arrived at my office my boss (10)
___________ (not be) happy at all because he said (11) I ___________ (be) already late
several days that month. Later when I (12) ___________ (take) the car to go back home I
found that some thieves (13) ___________ (steal) my i-pod because I (14) ___________
(forget) to lock the car’s doors. At the end of the day I (15) ___________ (go) directly to
bed. I didn’t want to know anymore about this awful day.
PRESENT PERFECT
**Actions that we haven’t done in I have never been to the USA but I want to go
our life (never) or we haven’t done
but we expect to do later (yet, still) I still haven’t found the wallet I lost yesterday
** Actions that have finished recently I’ve just finished my homework and I can go out
(using just)
They have just come back from holidays. They’re so
excited.
ALREADY: After
chatting for months we
have already met
BETWEEN THE EVER: Have you ever played
SUBJECT AND PP volleyball or is it your first
time?
AT THE END OF THE YET: I haven’t done YET: Have you made your
SENTENCE my homework yet bed yet?
2. Look at Bryan’s list of things he has/hasn’t done in his life or we don’t know and
correct the sentences behind. Use already, yet and still in the corrections.
get married () travel to East Asia (X) meet his girlfriend’s family (X)
adopt a pet ()
buy his own house(?) find his dream job () be to Russia (x)
- When the time is unfinished (today, this - When the action and the time are finished
week, this year…)
I played football yesterday
I have played football today
I bought a car last week
- When we do not know the time.
I didn’t buy a car yesterday
I have bought a car
I taught English for four years but now I
- An action that started in the past and work as a translator
continues in the future
She used to play football when she was a
I have taught English for four years child but now she doesn’t do much sport
1) Present perfect/ past simple. Complete the dialogue with the correct tense.
Kim: (1) ______________ you ever ______________ (try) to make a tortilla?
Pep: I (2) ______________ (try) once about two years ago, but the tortilla (3)
______________ (be) disgusting. Since then I
(4) ______________ (not make) another tortilla.
Kim: I think you (5) _________ (learn) how to make tortillas when you lived in Madrid. How
long (6) ____________ (live) there?
Pep: I (7)___________ (live) there from 2006 to 2009 and then I moved to Barcelona.
Kim: so you have already (8)____________ (be) in Barcelona for two years, do you like the
city?
Pep: Yes, I’m enjoying it a lot but I (9)________ (not visit) the most important monuments
yet, as Montjuich Castle or Camp Nou stadium
Kim: well, I (10)______________ (never/be) in Camp Nou stadium but I’m for Real Madrid
so I don’t feel like going very much
Pep: that’s a good reason!
2. Complete the sentences using the present perfect or the past simple form of the
verbs.
*Use: the contrast between an action that has been completed (simple) and an action that
still can continue (continuous).
I’ve been reading this book all morning. I’m really enjoying it.
She has done her homework and now her parents will let her go out (she has finished her
task).
She has been doing her homework but she hasn’t finished yet.
I /YOU/WE/THEY HAVE
+ BEEN + MAIN VERB +
ING
HE/SHE/IT HAS
3) I don’t know where my pen must be but I(look for)_________________ it for the whole day.
4) Paul won’t come to the party tomorrow because he (cut)_______________ her finger
6) You (run)_________________ for a long time. You should stop for a while and take a rest.
1 I ___________________________ (wait) for her since one o’clock but she still
__________________ (not turn up).
2 They ____________________ (never date) but they _____________________________
(see) each other in the office for months and they really like each other.
3 What ___________________________ (do)? I ____________________ (be) worried about
you.
4 After they ____________________(discuss) for hours they________________ (finally
reach) an agreement.–
5 I __________________ just __________________ (finish) the first half of the race – I
_____________ ______________ (run) for hours!
MODAL VERBS
1) It’s Carol’s birthday. We____________buy a gift for her, don’t you think?
2) You_____________ride your bike without a helmet. It’s obligatory to wear a helmet.
3) I’m happy because I______________work this week-end. I’m free to decide what I
want to do.
4) You_____________smoke so much. It might be dangerous for your health.
5) At her office Paula___________start at 9 and finish at 6 from Monday to Thursday but
on Friday she_____________stay later than 3 pm.
6) Where’s Alfred? I don’t know but he___________be in the gym. He sometimes goes at
this time.
7) Where’s Alfred? He___________be in the gym. He always goes at this time. I’m sure
he’s there.
8) Are you telling me you bought that fantastic t-shirt for only €15? That_________be
true! It’s too cheap!
9) Helen _____________come to the party tomorrow. She’s very busy now and she’s not
very likely to appear.
10) John and Lisa are thinking of coming to see us this week-end so we__________see
them after such a long time. It’d be great.
1. I can’t/ mustn’t/ may not go to Susan’s party. I have a lot to study so I’ll decide it
tomorrow.
2. You can’t/mustn’t/ don’t have to buy a car for only 1000€. It’s too cheap!
3. Scientists say in the future we will can/will be able to/ don’t have to clone human
cells
4. It’s obligatory to wear uniform in El Valle school. Everybody doesn’t have to/must/can
wear it.
5. Sorry sir but you can’t / may / must smoke here. It’s prohibited.
6. When I was young I may/must/could play tennis very well. Now I find it hard.
8. I must /don’t have to/can give up smoking. It’s really bad for my health
10. She has been laughing the whole day. She must/should/can feel so happy
FUTURE TENSES
**General predictions
2. Complete the dialogues with the correct forms of will or going to of the verbs in
brackets.
1. A: I’ve just seen we’ve run out of tomatoes. I (1)____________(go) to the grocery to
buy some.
B: But look at the grey clouds. It (2)_________________ (rain).
A: Really? I (3)____________(take) an umbrella then.
B: Yes, you’d better take it. By the way, what (4)_________________ (do) this evening?
A: I (5)____________ (play) tennis with my brother and a friend. We need someone
else. Would you like to come?
B: It sounds great. I (6)______________ (go) with you!
2.
A: I’ve been thinking and I’ve decided that I (7)_________ (visit) London next month. I
want to see the match between Manchester Utd and Chelsea.
B: You can’t be serious! I (8)__________ (go) with you. I love football and that match
(9)_____________ (be) so exciting! Who do you think is the favourite?
A: I’m sure Manchester (10)____________ (win). They have the best team
B: I agree with you. Ok, I’ve to go now. I was putting on my tracksuit because I
(11)__________________ (do) some exercise in the park
A: I don’t think that’s a good idea. I think you (12)__________________ (get) soaked with
this rain
3. Complete the dialogue using the present simple or present continuous form of the
verbs in brackets.
Dave Hi, Steph. (1) ___________________ (come) finally on the trip to Rome next week?
Steph Yes, do you happen to know what time the bus to the airport (2)______________
(depart)?
Dave At four o’clock on Friday, I think. Tomorrow I (3)_____________ (meet) my boss at
9.00 to ask him if I could leave earlier. I (4)_____________(work) from 8.30AM to
5.00 PM that day so I might need to take a taxi.
Steph I understand. On Friday I (5)_____________ (have) classes until 4.00 PM so I’ll
leave earlier as well. By the way, what (6) ______________ (do) this evening?
Dave I think I’ll stay at home all day. (7)______________ (pass) through the
neighborhood? Come and see me if so.
Steph I will, if you finally take a taxi to go to the airport don’t forget the plane
(8)____________ (take off) at 8.00 PM.
Dave I won’t. See you tomorrow, Steph!
SO/SUCH/TOO/ENOUGH/NOT ENOUGH
SO + ADJ= He is so handsome that I love him.
SUCH (A)+ (adj) + NOUN= He is such a handsome boy that I love him.
2.Rewrite the sentences. Include the words in brackets in the correct place.
Example: You’re not old enough to get married. You’re only 14!
- The length of the swimming-pool is not enough to hold a competition. (too short)
- Granada is such a beautiful city. (so)
PASSIVE VOICE
We have to transform the verb into the passive voice by adding the verb be in the same
tense as the original sentence + past participle.
**PAST SIMPLE: WAS / WERE + PARTICIPLE The game was finished at 5:30
**PAST CONTINUOUS: WAS / WERE + BEING + PARTICIPLE The game was being played
yesterday between 7 and 9 pm
**PRESENT PERFECT: HAVE / HAS + BEEN + PARTICIPLE All the food has been eaten
**PAST PERFECT: HAD + BEEN + PARTICIPLE The coke had been drunk by the
children
**Be going to: AM / IS /ARE + GOING TO BE + PARTICIPLE : The exam is going to be done
tomorrow
1.Rewrite these sentences in passive. Don’t write the agent if it’s not necessary.
8) The Egyptians had built the Pyramids centuries before the Europeans arrived
10) They will have made the film before the end of the year
2.Complete the sentences with the active or passive forms of the verbs in the box. There
are two verbs you don’t need to use.
design sell watch use hand in make speak watch build catch
increase
13) The council______________a new bridge to cross the river (present continuous).
3. Complete the text.Use the correct present passive form of the verbs in brackets.
7 The Egyptians had built the Pyramids centuries before the Europeans had been
arrived
*Reflexive pronouns: used when the subject does the action and also “receives” it
*Each other: used to express reciprocal actions (there must be at least two subjects
involved).
REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
SINGULAR PLURAL
I look after myself We look after ourselves
You look after yourself You look after yourselves
He looks after himself They look after themselves
She looks after herself
It looks after itself
1. Choose the right reflexive pronoun or each other to complete the sentences
1) I cut____________ shaving this morning
2) We got out of the swimming-pool and we dried______________ with each one’s
towel.
3) The two dogs looked at______________for some seconds before they started
fighting.
4) You’ll only learn if you do it_______________
5) Paul has been angry with his brother for years and they don’t talk
to_______________.
6) James has a shaving machine and he cuts his hair________________.
7) Sometimes I say to_____________that I must think twice before I talk
8) We used to be close friends but now we haven’t seen_____________for ages.
RELATIVE PRONOUNS
3) This is the actress about who I told you / This is the actress who I told you about
5) What’s the name of that film which you are interested in? / What’s the name of
that film which in you are interested?
2. Make sentences. Use words from each column and who, where, whose or which.
1 ___________________________________________
___________________________________________
2 ___________________________________________
___________________________________________
3 ___________________________________________
___________________________________________
4 ___________________________________________
___________________________________________
5 ___________________________________________
___________________________________________
6 ___________________________________________
___________________________________________
7 ___________________________________________
___________________________________________
3.Join the sentences with a relative pronoun (who, where, which, whose) removing the
words which we don’t need to use in the new sentence. Example:
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
MAKE/LET
She made me so sad when she told me she was seriously sick (she got me sad)
1.Complete the sentences with make and let in the right tense
3. Will you_________me borrow your laptop for a composition I’ve got to do this
week-end?
4. My teacher won’t_______us retake the exam if we get more than 6 in the global
one.
6. I’ll__________my daughter take a summer job if she passes all the subjects.
CONDITIONALS
**1st conditional: used to talk about facts that will certainly happen under certain conditions
IF + PRESENT, PRESENT
**2nd conditional: unreal, imaginary situations in the present or situations that probably won’t
happen:
If I were rich, I would buy the most expensive and fastest car in the market (I’m not rich)
I would feel so happy if I were given that job (but I don’t have much chance)
**3rd conditional: unreal past situations, situations that did not happen. We can talk about
imaginary consequences of those actions.
I would have never met my best friend Paul if I hadn’t moved to Valencia when I was a child
(I moved to Valencia and that’s why I met Paul)
I wouldn’t have failed if I had studied more (I failed because I didn’t study)
1. ______________________________________ Write sentences in 1st conditional
with the verbs in brackets.
1) We__________ (vote) for the government if they___________(not raise) the taxes.
2) Unless she_________(propose) it to me, I___________(join in) her campaign.
3) If I_________(go) to the art museum, I know I___________(get) fascinated.
4) If he __________(finish) his homework early, we________(meet) him in the park.
5) She__________(come) to the party unless she____________(have) a lot to study.
4. You/come/if/I/send/you/an invitation?
1) If I were you/had been you, I wouldn’t buy/wouldn’t have bought that car. It’s too
expensive and you don’t earn so much money.
3) I wouldn’t be/wouldn’t have been so disappointed with her if she told/had told me
the truth but she didn’t.
4) I would feel/would have felt really sad if we lost/had lost the final. I hope we win!
5) If she ate/had eaten less, she wouldn’t get sick/ wouldn’t have got sick but
fortunately now she’s cured.
6) If they came/had come to my party yesterday, I would get/have got so happy but
they didn’t want to come.
7) I think if you asked/had asked her to go out with you she would accept/would have
accepted but you never dare!
8) Would you go diving/ would you have gone diving with me next summer if you
had/had had enough money?
GERUNDS INFINITIVE
After some verbs (see list on workbook): I After some verbs (see list on workbook): I
spend too much time thinking of my need to find my keys or I won’t be able to go
problems back home
2. Complete the sentences using the gerund or infinitive of the verbs in brackets.
1 I’m not in the mood for __________ (tell) jokes.
2 I’m going to get a Saturday job _________ (buy) a new computer.
3 _________ (read) is my favourite hobby.
4 We enjoyed _________ (see) you again.
5 I’m looking forward to _________ (go) on holiday.
6 She needs _________ (concentrate) on her work.
7 I’m seriously thinking of_______________(buy) a new house.
8 I can’t afford_________________(spend) my holidays abroad. It’s too expensive.
9 I’ve decided________________(apply) for that job in the USA. I hope to get it!
10 _______________________________________ She can’t stand____________(study)
maths. She really hates them.
4) I’m going to a music academy because I want to learn to play the piano.
7) She’s not very happy in Madrid because she misses to meet her friends and her
family.
VOCABULARY
be: careful early hungry late lucky right scared sixteen years old thirsty
wrong
have: a break a good time a lie-in a look a party a shower dinner something to
eat
1. Complete the sentences with the expressions above.
Nouns: generations
birth boom craze death fashion gadget hairstyle icon invention look
peace war
Uses of get
get a bus get a driving licence get a goal get a job get away get better get a
present get dark get home get the flu get tired get together get to school
get up get upset
1. Choose one of the words about generations or the right use of get in the right
tense to complete the sentences.
Verbs: relationships
ask (someone) out fancy finish with flirt with get married get on well
with go out with have an argument with have got a lot in common
introduce to meet split up
Extreme adjectives
call on cut down on get over give up go without take up turn off work out
1. Use some of the medical science words to match the following definitions:
2. Complete the text with the phrasal verbs above in the right tense:
beach holiday city break day trip five-star accommodation luxury hotel
return flight skiing gear train ticket travel companion winter sports
1. Read the definitions and write the correct word that matches the definition
Adjectives: fashion
Verbs: design export grow import manufacture produce shop supply work
1. Vocabulary: fashion. Fill in the blanks with some of the fashion vocabulary.
2. My friend is a great hip hop fan and he always wears ______________ jeans.
3. Your skirt is a bit_____________. You should go shopping and buy a new one.
4. These shoes are quite ________________. I can’t walk very well. I need a bigger size.
5. I have to wear tie and suit at work but I love___________clothes for the week-ends.
6. These trainers are very ___________ for all sports because they’re light and
comfortable.
7. It’s very ___________ to wear jeans if you’re doing sport
2. Commerce vocabulary. Match some of the words learned in class with the
definitions below
annoy/annoyed/annoying bore/bored/boring
embarrass/embarrassed/embnarrassing excite/excited/exciting
shock/shocked/shocking surprise/surprised/surprising
worry/worried/worrying
1 She’s just __________ her hair. She used to be blonde and now she’s kind of brown
hair.
2 Bob Marley was well-known for his ______________.
3 I’ve just had my hair cut but I’m going to let my _________________ grow like
Wolverine in the film X-men.
4 I have a new __________ on my shoulder. I hope my mother doesn’t see it!
5 That man with the long ___________ is my uncle. He never shaves it!
6 I like wearing_______________and_______________around my neck.
7 I need some make-up on my face. Where’s the_____________?
8 _______________________________________ Your nails need a
bit________________. Do you want to borrow mine?
2.Complete the sentences with verbs and adjectives about feelings. Use the verbs in
the right tense.
Verbs: policies
ban build cut elect introduce lower raise spend tax vote
1 Match some of the words about nations and government with the following definitions.
1 The government should______________ heavy lorries from the town centre. They are
really dangerous for people.
2 I don’t know who_______for in the next elections.
3 Citizens complain that the government does not_________enough money on health.
4 The minister plans to______________ the school leaving age to 18 years old.
5 We should_________the richest people if we want to get more money for education.
WRITING
1. Make the following writings on a sheet of paper.
Writing 1. Write an opinion essay about the school rules in El Valle. Try to follow the
proposed structure and the expressions learned in class. Use modal verbs to express
obligation, lack of obligation, suggestion, prohibition and conditionals as in the following
examples. 100-120 words.
**Useful words. Have a look at addition and contrast connectors learned in class:
besides, however, on the other hand, also…as well as sequence connectors: in the
first place, secondly, finally…
Writing 2. You’re taking a foreign friend on holiday with you in the summer. Write an email
about your plans for the holiday. Use the ideas to help you as well as
Paragraph 1: ask him/her to remind you about his/her trip data from England so that
you can pick him/her up at the airport
Paragraph 2: Plans for what to do when you’re there
We are going to …
Paragraph 3: …Other plans you might propose
We could also do…
100-120 words
Writing 3
Write about yourself and your vision of the world following these guidelines. Use present
perfect, past simple and feelings vocabulary. (100-120 words).
Paragraph 1: say something about the countries you have visited and when and the
things you liked the most in your trips: (I have been to..., I saw, met...).
Paragraph 2: expose your current vision about the world today. How do you see the
world now? What do you like about it? What annoys you?: I find it especially
interesting, what really annoys me is...
Paragraph 3: tell how you see yourself in the future and your future vision about the
world: As far as the future is concerned, I’m not very optimistic because...