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Grammar EXTRA!  Answers

Unit 1  Worksheet 1 Unit 1  Worksheet 3 4 How many years have you been
singing?
Exercise 1 Exercise 1 5 She has been painting since she was
1 contain 2 matter 3 love 4 believe verb + ten.
5 suppose 6 know 7 like 8 prefer verb + verb +
gerund or 6 I haven’t been taking photos for very
gerund infinitive
infinitive long.
Exercise 2
avoid appear remember
1 I love junk food.
can’t help choose try Unit 2  Worksheet 2
2 What are you eating now?
dislike decide
3 I know chips aren’t very good for me. Exercise 1
enjoy expect
4 When I smell my mother’s cooking I a 1 had 2 been
get really hungry. keep pretend
stop b a 2 b 1
5 I’m cooking soup for dinner.
6 My diet includes lots of fresh fruit Exercise 2 Exercise 2
and vegetables. 1a 2b 3b 4a 5a 6a 7b 8a Jay White had always wanted to
be a writer. He wrote his first story
Exercise 3 Exercise 3 when he was five and sent it in to
1 I can’t believe you don’t like 1 I really enjoy relaxing after a a competition – it won! After he
chocolate. long day. had won the competition he started
2 ✔ 2 If I were you, I’d stop thinking about writing every day. His first book was
3 I prefer cheese to sweet things. it. It’s not going to help. published in 1979 when he was only
4 ✔ 3 I tried to go on a diet, but I didn’t lose 12. ‘I’d been writing for seven years
5 My boyfriend loves my cooking. any weight. but I was still really excited when my
4 I decided to listen to your advice. first book came out.’
Since then he has written more
Unit 1  Worksheet 2 5 She always appears to be unhappy
than 30 books. Last year he entered
but I don’t know why.
Exercise 1 6 I’m sorry but I couldn’t help eating all another competition. He chose to
1 Cooking 2 starting 3 cutting those chocolates. enter a book he had written when he
4 slicing 5 Keeping 6 adding was only nine. Why did he choose
7 I know it’s noisy, but can you try to
7 stirring 8 serving listen to me? this particular book? ‘I’d been thinking
about this story for a long time.
Exercise 2 8 Well, you could pretend to like it!
Although I was only nine when I
1 The disc is used for storing computer wrote it I thought it was one of the
files. Unit 2  Worksheet 1 best stories I had ever created.’ We
2 Walking every day is the best way to all wish Jay the best of luck in the
stay healthy. Exercise 1 competition.
1 have 2 has 3 have been
3 It’s used for keeping your eggs
4 has been 5 haven’t 6 hasn’t Exercise 3
warm.
7 have 8 has 9 have 10 been 1 I didn’t understand what was
4 After waking up I always need a cup 11 has 12 been happening because I hadn’t been
of coffee.
listening.
5 The alarm is set by pressing the red Exercise 2
2 I hadn’t been paying attention in
button twice. 1 have 2 since 3 appeared
class so I got all the answers wrong
6 Staying in touch with your friends is 4 been singing 5 for 6 made
in the test today.
very important.
Exercise 3 3 She had left by the time we arrived.
Exercise 3 1 How long have you been making 4 She was upset when we arrived
1 It’s a ruler. It’s for drawing straight films? because I had forgotten to tell her
lines. 2 He has appeared in three films. we’d be late.
2 It’s a paper clip. It’s for keeping 3 She’s been working as an actress for 5 He had been waiting for three years
pieces of paper together. four years. when she finally said she would
3 It’s a compass. It’s for finding 4 I haven’t been here very long. marry him.
your way. 5 They’ve known each other Exercise 4
4 It’s a coat hanger. It’s for hanging up since 2003. 1 By the time he was 29 he had
clothes. 6 Steven Spielberg has been directing written ten books.
5 It’s a fork. It’s for beating eggs. films since 1971. 2 I had been entering competitions
6 It’s a key. It’s for locking doors. for years before I won.
Exercise 4
1 How long have you been working as 3 She had never read a play by
an actor? Shakespeare until she went to
2 I’ve (have) been acting for five years. university.
3 He hasn’t made many films.

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4 I had been thinking of what to write 4 unknown, young, French Exercise 3

when suddenly I had a great idea for 5 comfortable, new, silver, German 1b 2e 3d 4a 5f 6c 7g
a story.
5 Before I was fifteen I had not Exercise 3
1 ✔ Unit 4  Worksheet 3
enjoyed reading.
6 It was New Year’s Day and it had been 2 It’s a huge, square, grey machine. Exercise 1
snowing for about twelve hours. 3 ✔ 1 had / would 2 was 3 had
4 She has a lovely, old, Spanish map.
Exercise 2
Unit 3  Worksheet 1 5 The Earth rotates most quickly at
1 would buy / won
the Equator.
Exercise 1 2 had / would sail
6 ✔
1 so 2 such 3 such 4 so 5 so 3 would visit / had
6 such 7 so 8 such 4 visited / would go
Unit 3  Worksheet 4 5 travelled / would see
Exercise 2 Exercise 1 6 would be frightened / saw
1 beautiful, new, black 1 will
2 enormous, old, American 2 the present simple Exercise 3
3 fantastic, long, white 1 I was on holiday
3 the present continuous
4 incredible, old, Spanish 2 I had enough money
4 going to
5 small, unknown, Russian 3 I didn’t have to
6 unknown, new, Chinese Exercise 2 4 I didn’t have to
7 fantastic, red, Italian 1 will happen 5 I could remember the answer.
8 beautiful, tall, Brazilian 2 takes off
3 is flying Exercise 4
Exercise 3 1 If I had enough time, I would visit
4 are going to leave / are leaving
1 What an amazing discovery! Australia.
2 The mobile was so expensive that I Exercise 3 2 ✔
couldn’t buy it. 1 is planning 2 will take 3 will cost 3 If only I was there.
3 I saw a beautiful, enormous, green 4 won’t 5 won’t be 6 will have 4 ✔
fish while I was swimming. 7 is going to ask 5 If only I had more time.
4 It was such an interesting book, I Exercise 4
want to read it again. 1a 2a 3a 4b 5a 6b 7b Unit 5  Worksheet 1
5 What a lovely hat!
6 It was such a good party that we Exercise 1
didn’t get home until 3.00am.
Unit 4  Worksheet 1 1b 2c 3a 4c 5b 6a
7 He was wearing a new black leather Exercise 1 Exercise 2
jacket. 1a 2b 3a 4a 5a 6b 1 had watched / have taken
8 What such an old car! 2 had known
Exercise 2
1 be going 3 would have bought
Unit 3  Worksheet 2 2 have invented 4 hadn’t told
Exercise 1 3 be driving 5 hadn’t phoned / have been
1b 2a 4 have found 6 had learnt
5 be working 7 wouldn’t have eaten
Exercise 2
6 have created Exercise 3
1 faster 2 more slowly
3 more quietly 4 most rapidly Exercise 3 1 I wish I had lived two hundred years
5 earlier 6 later / more rapidly 1 Life will have changed a lot by 2020. ago.
7 better 2 ✔ 2 ✔
3 ✔ 3 If he had succeeded, history would
Exercise 3
4 In 2020 people will be working have been different.
1, 4, 5 and 7.
longer hours. 4 Everyone knows my secret! If only I
Exercise 4 5 ✔ hadn’t told you.
1 incredibly 2 quite 3 really 6 Will we be eating different types of 5 ✔
4 very / incredibly 5 quite 6 extremely food in 2020? 6 If I hadn’t missed the bus, I wouldn’t
have been late.
Unit 3  Worksheet 3 Unit 4  Worksheet 2 Exercise 4
Exercise 1 1 had listened
Exercise 1
1b 2a 3a 4b 5a 6b 2 had studied
1a 2a 3b 4a 5b 6b
3 would have passed
Exercise 2 Exercise 2 4 had passed
1 enormous, round, orange 1 unless 2 If 3 When 4 Until 5 wouldn’t have left
2 ugly, old, grey, British 5 As soon as 6 Unless 6 had stayed
3 amazing, small, colourful

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7 would have gone Exercise 3 5 didn’t manage to

1 English is spoken in Australia. 6 could
Unit 5  Worksheet 2 2 ✔
Exercise 2
3 Romeo and Juliet was written by
Exercise 1 1 She went to France in order to learn
William Shakespeare.
1b 2d 3c 4a French.
4 I think you deserve to be given
2 We moved house so that my brother
Exercise 2 another chance.
could walk to school.
1 had to 2 don’t have to 3 could 5 ✔
3 I bought a guitar in order to play in
4 mustn’t 5 must 6 could 7 can’t 6 ✔ a band.
7 The rules for next year’s competition 4 He ran home so that he could watch
Exercise 3 should be changed.
1 must 2 could 3 mustn’t the football on TV.
8 ✔ 5 They sold their car in order to save
4 don’t have to 5 might / can’t
6 have to money.
Unit 7  Worksheet 2 6 I bought an umbrella so that I
wouldn’t get wet.
Unit 6  Worksheet 1 Exercise 1
1 fill in 2 come in 3 cut down on Exercise 3
Exercise 1
4 work out 5 look into 6 talk over 1 I couldn’t swim until I was thirteen
1a 2b 3a 4b 5a 6b
years old.
Exercise 2
Exercise 2 2 My friend was late but we managed
1c 2c 3a 4b 5c
1a 2b 3c 4b 5c to see all of the film.
Exercise 3 3 My sister worked in a café so that
Exercise 3 she could save money for her
1b 2c 3a 4b 5a
1 Julie asked me if I could help her. holiday.
2 Greg refused to speak to me again. 4 We went to a restaurant in order to
3 Inge suggested meeting later.
Unit 8  Worksheet 1
have a pizza.
4 Ralph pointed out that I was late Exercise 1 5 They weren’t able to come to the
again. 2 He could / was able to ride a bike. party because they were ill.
3 He couldn’t / wasn’t able to play the 6 I didn’t manage to buy you a
Unit 6  Worksheet 2 guitar. birthday present. I’m really sorry.
4 He couldn’t / wasn’t able to speak 7 I borrowed £15 so that I could buy a
Exercise 1 French. new top.
1 tested 2 made 3 repaired 4 taken 5 He could / was able to play tennis. 8 I managed to / was able to get the
5 stolen
6 He could / was able to solve difficult train at 8.00pm last night.
Exercise 2 maths problems.
1 had / got … painted
Exercise 2 Unit 8  Worksheet 3
2 have / get … mended 1 couldn’t Exercise 1
3 had / got … cut 2 could 1 let 2 make 3 make 4 let 5 let
4 had / got … fitted 3 managed to 6 make
5 have / get … cleaned 4 was able to
Exercise 2
Exercise 3 5 didn’t have to study
1 allowed to 2 let 3 let 4 made
1 bought 2 mended 3 realised 6 needn’t have
5 made 6 allowed to 7 made
4 installed 5 got 6 woke up 7 will have to 8 allowed to
Exercise 3 Exercise 3
Unit 7  Worksheet 1 1 had to 1 I was allowed to stay up and watch
Exercise 1 2 won’t need to the football on TV last night.
1 is/are being 3 were able to 2 He was made to do his homework
2 was/were 4 will need to before going out.
3 has/have been 5 weren’t able to 3 He was made to turn his music down
4 will/won’t be 6 will be able to because it was too loud.
5 to be 7 didn’t need to 4 She wasn’t allowed to go to the gig
6 be 8 weren’t able to yesterday.
9 aren’t able to 5 She’s not allowed to watch too much
Exercise 2 TV.
1 are being taught 6 My parents make me tidy my room
2 was called Unit 8  Worksheet 2 every Saturday.
3 be found Exercise 1 7 You shouldn’t make someone do
4 aren’t expected 1 managed to something they don’t want to do.
5 have been told 2 could 8 My sister let me borrow her bicycle.
6 won’t be allowed 3 couldn’t
4 was able to

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