Grammar reference – Coursebook pp132–142: Answer key
Unit 1
Present simple, past simple, present progressive
1 2 rained; decided 3 isn’t 4 don’t drive 5 saw; got
6 doesn’t eat 7 is talking 8 was; didn’t have; didn’t go
2 2 did 3 do 4 are 5 did 6 did 7 does 8 are
Unit 2
Present perfect 1 – for experience
2 seen; seen 3 written; wrote 4 done; did 5 studied; studied
6 met; met
Present perfect 2 – with for and since
2 for about fifteen years 3 for five years 4 since 2008
5 since school 6 since he left university
Unit 3
Nouns with prepositional phrases
1 2 from 3 on 4 with 5 in/from 6 with 7 in/with 8 with 9 on 10 in
2 2 Grilled salmon with potatoes is my favourite dish.
3 Do you have the cheese plate with fruit bread today?
4 The soup of the day is tomato with basil.
5 I’d like the fresh fruit salad with cream for dessert, please.
6 Can we have two coffees with milk and sugar, please?
Unit 4
Past progressive
1 2 were, doing 3 was raining 4 wasn’t using 5 was playing
6 was driving 7 Was, doing 8 wasn’t feeling
2 2 were having 3 wasn’t listening 4 lived 5 were having; arrived
6 saw; was living 7 met; was standing 8 were working; had
Unit 5
have to, can
1 1 have to 2 don’t have to 3 can’t 4 has to 5 don’t have to 6 can
7 can’t; have to 8 can’t; have to
2 2 Can you manage your bank account online?
3 How often do you have to work or study at weekends?
4 How many years do children in your country have to go to
school?
5 Can people in your country join the army when they’re 16?
6 Do you ever have to use English for your work or studies?
7 What things do you have to do tomorrow?
8 Can students in your country go to university without paying?
Unit 6
Comparing things
1 1 wetter 2 the most relaxed 3 happier 4 good
5 more energetic 6 worst 7 interesting 8 best
2 1 Running the marathon is the most difficult thing I’ve ever
done.
2 I’m usually more cheerful when it’s sunny.
3 Getting a bus is as easy as getting a taxi.
4 I think frozen vegetables are as good as fresh ones.
5 My brother is the most intelligent person I know.
6 Organised holidays are the worst way to travel.
7 Doing exercise is a healthier way to get fit than dieting.
8 This summer isn’t as nice as last summer.
Unit 7
will, might, may
2 won’t 3 might 4 ’ll 5 might 6 ’ll 7 won’t 8 might not
Real conditionals
2 ’m 3 ’ll be; don’t 4 come; must come 5 ’re; ’ll love 6 ’s; ’ll leave
7 go; will 8 should leave; don’t
Unit 8
some and any
1 2 any rice 3 some cash 4 some old friends 5 some information
6 any hotels 7 some emails 8 any help
2 1 any 2 any 3 some 4 any 5 some 6 some
Passives
1 1 This bill was sent two weeks ago.
2 The Great Wall of China was started in the 6th century BC.
3 Are these offices cleaned every morning?
4 The telephone was invented by Alexander Bell.
5 My sister’s books were lost in the post.
6 Radium was discovered by Maria Skłodowska-Curie.
7 Two-thirds of the Earth is covered with water.
8 John F. Kennedy was killed in Dallas in 1963. (Or: ... in
Dallas in 1963.)
2 1a was built 1b built 2a includes 2b are included 3a was given
3b gave 4a are drunk 4b drink
Unit 9
Present perfect 3 – Giving news
1 2 ’ve won 3 has, died 4 ’ve made 5 ’ve seen 6 ’ve failed
7 ’s left 8 ’ve written
2 2 Have you decided to go?
3 Have you opened it?
4 Have you changed your phone number?
5 Has anyone seen her today?
6 Have the marketing team finished it?
7 Have you started making the dinner?
8 Has she received it?
3 1 gone 2 been 3 been 4 gone
Unit 10
Future plans and arrangements
1 1 does, arrive 2 are, going to do 3 ’m going to finish
4 leaves 5 ’re going to visit 6 starts
2 2 ’m going 3 ’re getting 4 ’re away 5 ’m phoning 6 ’s in
Unit 11
would
1 would, would, wouldn’t, wouldn’t, would, wouldn’t
2 2 wouldn’t be 3 ’d look 4 wouldn’t want 5 ’d invite
6 wouldn’t spend 7 ’d help
Unit 12
Infinitives and gerunds
1 1 to be 2 repeating 3 to see 4 to get 5 to pass 6 going
7 driving 8 to go
2 1 speaking 2 to find 3 learning 4 to relax 5 cooking
6 visiting 7 to do 8 going
Unit 13
used to, would
1 1 used to believe 2 didn’t use to like 3 used to think 4 used to
live 5 used to work 6 used to / would play 7 used to / would buy
8 used to / would get up
2 1 What kind of clothes did you use to wear?
2 How did people use to travel before planes?
3 Where did you use to play as a child?
4 What food did you use to eat at college?
5 Where did you use to go on holiday?
6 What did people use to do before electricity?
Unit 14
Unreal conditionals
1 2 had; ’d buy 3 met; ’d like 4 ’d look; had 5 could; ’d do
6 ’d go; didn’t have to 7 ’d be; used 8 had; ’d move
9 lived; would be 10’d be; didn’t eat
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