3 OPTIMISE YOUR GRAMMAR | Standard B1

Present perfect simple and
continuous
1 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the verbs in brackets.
1 I        never        to the USA
before. I’m really looking forward to this trip. (be)
2        you        dinner yet? I
haven’t, and I’m really hungry. (have)
3 Jason              the guitar in a
group for two years, and he loves it. (play)
4 They              here long, but
they’ve already made a lot of friends. (not study)
5        you        Annie’s room
lately? It is so untidy! (see)
2 Complete the sentences with the words
from the box.
already | ever | for | never | still | yet
1 A: Have you finished using the
computer       ?
2 B: Yes, I’ve        turned it off.
3 There is        some pasta in the oven if
you’re hungry.
4 I’ve been playing the guitar        years.
I love it!
5 A: Have you        been to South
America?
6 B: No,       .
4 Find the mistake in each sentence and
correct it.
1 My mum gave me a lot of good advices before I
went on the trip.       
2 They bought several new pieces of furnitures
when they moved house.       
3 There wasn’t many news about the new
president.       
4 Do you think we need a lot of woods to start a
fire?       
Unit round-up
5 Choose the best answer (A, B or C) to fill
each gap.
Camping Caper
(1)    to America? Yes, I have. In fact, we spent
our last holiday in the south of the United States.
We were there (2)    two weeks on a camping
trip. It was fantastic! We explored the Grand
Canyon and Bryce and Zion national parks. I
(3)    keen on outdoor activities, so it was the
perfect holiday for me. We did (4)    different
things like hiking, climbing and rafting. We
collected (5)    for campfires, and the guide
gave us (6)    about the local wildlife. My dad
travels (7)    for work, so it was great to spend
so (8)    with him. We (9)    a few times over
the years, but this was definitely the most exciting
experience. We all enjoyed it so much that we’ve
(10)    booked another holiday for next year.

Countable and uncountable nouns 1 A Have I ever B Did I ever go CH

 ave I been
3 Complete the sentences with the words been going
from the box. Use each expression only 2 A since B for C just
once. 3 A have always B have always C was
been being been
a few | a large amount of | a little
4 A much B an amount of C a number of
a lot of | many | much
5 A some wood B a lot of woods C much wood
1              people have 6 A many B a lot of Ca
 lot of
recommended Greece for a holiday, but more information information informations
have suggested the Canary Islands. 7 A an amount B much C a lot
2 How              time do you think 8 A many time B much time C many times
we should give the students for this test?
9 A have been B have been Cd
 id went
3 The police could only release              camped camping camping
information to us.
10 A yet B still C already
4 There aren’t              glasses in
the cupboard. Are there any in the other room?
5 That is              foreign
currency you’ve got there. Where are you going?
6 There are so              package
holidays to choose from. I don’t know where
to start.

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