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Grammar Reference exercises

UNIT 1 EXERCISES

1 Is the verb in bold an auxiliary verb (A) or a full verb (F)?

1 A We’ve seen this movie before.
2 F We had a wonderful meal at Angie’s.
3 __ Did anyone call last night?
4 __ We did the dishes before we went to bed.
5 __ We weren’t using your MP3 player, honestly!
6 __ Where were Andy and Lou at lunchtime?
7 __ Philippa never does her homework.
8 __ What have you done with my pen?
9 __ Why are you looking so sad?
10 __ We’ve bought a new car recently.

2 Match the sentences 1–8 with tenses a–h.

1 d My children always do their homework.
2 __ I’ve had this book for a week.
3 __ Portuguese is spoken in Brazil.
4 __ The Egyptians built the Pyramids.
5 __ What were you doing an hour ago?
6 __ If you are looking at the Vatican, which city are you standing in?
7 __ When was the film Titanic made?
8 __ We had left the lights on all night.
a Simple Past
b Present Continuous
c Simple Present passive
d Simple Present
e Past Continuous
f Past Perfect
g Simple Past passive
h Present Perfect

3 Make these sentences negative.

1 Simon has lived here for a long time.
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2 I went to America last year.
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3 I’m working very hard.
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4 She’s arriving this afternoon.
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5 They were laughing at you.
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