Grammar Revision
2. Listen again and answer these questions. Write complete sentences.
1. What’s Millie doing this morning?
2. What does she do nearly every Saturday?
3. What’s she looking for?
4. What’s Lisa wearing?
B. PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
1. Choose the right tense.
1. Water boils/is boiling at 100·C.
2. When do you get/are you getting up?
3. We have/are having English classes every day.
4. Do you wear/are you wearing a new hat?" "Yes, do
you like/are you liking it?"
5. "Look! She comes /is coming."
6. "Where is Paul?" "He plays/is playing football with
Derek."
2. State or action? Choose the right variant.
1. I see/am seeing Becky on Monday.
2. She weighs/is weighing 100 kilos. She eats too much.
3. Don't disturb me. I listen/am listening to music.
4. You look/are looking great.
5. I think/am thinking he can drive a car.
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5. What’s she doing this morning?
6. What does she do whenever she goes to town?
7. What’s Millie looking at right now?
8. What does Lisa want Millie to do now?
7. "Where is mum?" ‘She is in the bathroom.
She does/is doing the laundry."
8. "I go/am going to visit Laura tonight. She
leaves/is leaving to New York in the morning."
When does she come /is she coming back?" "I don't
know."
9. We spend/are spending holidays in Spain.
10. Laura usually goes/is going to school by bus,
but today her mum drives/is driving her to school.
6. Laura has/is having two cars.
7. I come /am coming from Spain.
8. She tastes/is tasting vanilla ice cream. It's
delicious.
9. He is/is being a very polite person.
10. Why do you smell/are you smelling these cakes?
3. Use the correct tense-form of the verbs in brackets.
There is a traffic jam in the street. Most of the people 1 (try).............................................. to get to work. They
all 2 (work) ......................................... in the city but few of them 3 (live) ........................................ there. They 4
(feel) ............................................... very angry and frustrated at the moment because the traffic 5 (hardly move)
................................................ Traffic jams like this 6 (happen) ............................................... every day. The problem
7 (get) ............................................... worse all the time.

4. Choose the correct sentence.

1. a Donald walks along Buckingham Road every 5. a I am not wanting to eat. I am not hungry.
day and crosses it on his way to school. b I do not want to eat. I am not hungry.
b Donald is walking along Buckingham Road 6. a She is wearing a pink dress.
every day and crossing it on his way to school. b She wears a pink dress.
2. a He often suffers from headaches. 7. a He is buying a new car every year.
b He is often suffering from headaches. b He buys a new car every year.
3. a Professor Brown believes that most of our 8. a The dress belongs to my sister.
cities die. b The dress is belonging to my sister.
b Professor Brown believes that most of our 9. a ·’I'm still having breakfast," she says.
cities are dying. b ‘I still have breakfast," she says.
4. a "Where are you going?", Lorna asked. 10. a Are you always getting up so late?
b “Where do you go?". Lorna asked. b. Do you always get up so late?

5. Identify the mistakes in the following sentences and correct them.

1. I'm busy at the moment. I talk over the phone.
2. I'm not knowing where he is.
3. I look at the pictures at the moment.
4. What do you read, Freddy? I don't read. I write.
5. They are picking the apples in September.
6. My brother lives with us until he can find a flat of 15. I’m liking a good cup of coffee after lunch.
his own.
7. They have dinner now.
8. The train is arriving at 7.30.
9. He is drinking coffee in the morning.
10. Our English friends come to our place on
Monday.
11. Tom is looking well.
13. I’m not having enough money for a long holiday
this year.
16. I must lose weight – I’m weighing over 80 kilos.
17. Maria is going to the shops every Saturday
morning.

6. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. My father ……………………… (know) all about mending cars, but nothing about bicycle.
2. – Why ……………………… (you wear) my coat?
– Oh, I’m sorry. It ……………………… (look) like mine in this light.
3. This pie ……………………… (smell) a bit odd. What’s in it?
4. I …………… (like) the jacket of this suit, but unfortunately the trousers …………… (not fit) me anymore.
5. You’re very quiet this evening. What ……………………… (you think) about?
6. – I ……………… (have) no idea what this sentence ………………… (mean). Can you translate it?
– No, sorry. I ……………………… (not understand) it either.

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7. – ………………… (you see) those men near the door? They …………… (look) at us very strangely.
– Yes. You’re right. ………………….………… (you recognize) them from anywhere?
– No, but they certainly ………… (seem) to know us. They …………… (come) across to speak to us.
8. – What ……………………………… (you do) in the kitchen?
– I ……………………………………… (just make) some coffee.
– Well, go away. I …………………… (not want) your help. Our guests ……………………… (wait) for
their dessert, and you …………………………….…… (get) in my way!
9. I played football at school, but now I ……………………… (prefer) swimming or tennis.

7. Decide whether to use Present Simple or Present Continuous.

1. Sometimes Susan (to watch) ……… science fiction films, but she normally (to prefer) …….… love stories.
2. Look! Mr. Cooper (to work) …………………. He usually (to start) …………… work at about 8 o’clock.
3. We (to go) ……………………………… to a football match next Saturday.
4. Can you (to answer) ………………… the phone, please, I (to have) ……………… a bath right now.
5. I never (to eat) ………………… spinach, but we (to have) …………………… some this evening.
6. When I (to see) ………………………… him, we always (to go) ………………………… to a pub.
7. We usually (to meet) ………………………… when we (to go) ………………………… to work.
8. Listen! Mrs. Jones (to play) ……………… the piano. You can (to hear) …………… her very clearly.
9. When John (to sleep) ………………………, he sometimes (to talk) ………………………………
10. Sorry, Mr. Smith, I cannot (to speak) ………… to you right now, because I (to be) ………… very busy.
11. Paul and Tim (to go) ….… to London three times a year, but next summer they (to stay) ……….… at home.
12. Occasionally he (to go) …………… to the cinema, but he (to go) …… to the theatre at least once a week.
13. John (not/to be) ………………………… here, he (to work) …………………… late this evening.
14. At the moment I (not/to like) ……………………………… fish.
15. Peter always (to sing) …………………………… while he (to have) ………………………… a bath.
16. Look! It (to rain)………………………… outside, so we can’t (to go) ……………… to the beach.
17. Susan (to hate) …………… potatoes, because she (to think) …………… they (to be) ……… bad for her.
18. I must (to go) ………………… home now, because my parents (to wait) ………………… for me.
19. Sam can’t (to go) ………… to Mexico next summer, so he (to visit) ………………… his grandmother.
20. Mary (to love) ………………… chocolate, and she (to eat) …………….……… some every day.

8. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs in the box

behave, come, cost, eat, enjoy, feel, go, have, have, have,
like, love, realize, say, serve, show, smile, stay, take, visit

Dear Stephanie,

How are you? We’re fine. Our trip round the States (1)……………………. well and we
(2)……………………. ourselves very much. One good surprise is that things (3) ……………………. less
here than back home. For example, this weekend we (4)……………………. in a motel beside a lake. We
(5)……………………. a room with a beautiful view for only $35 per night.

The only thing we (6) (not)……………………. much is the food. Restaurants (7)…………………….
dinner rather early. We (8) (never)……………………. at six o’clock at home so we (9)
(not)……………………. hungry then and Americans (10)……………………. very big meals. Apart from
that, we (11)……………………. a wonderful time. We (12)……………………. lots of interesting little
towns and we (13)……………………. the scenery.

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 People here (14)……………………. in a very friendly manner towards strangers, all the shop
assistants (15)……………………. at us, and everyone (16)……………………. ‘Have a nice day!’ At
home, the TV (17) (always)……………………. us bad news stories about the States, but in fact, when
you (18)……………………. here, you (19)……………………. it’s a really great place.

We (20)……………………. Lots of photos to show you.

Much love,

Mick and Mary

PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS IN PASSIVE VOICE

Passive voice is used when the focus is on the action. It is not important or not known who or what
is performing the action.
Example: The book is open.
In the example above, the focus is on the fact that the book is open. I do not know, who opened it.
Sometimes a statement in passive is politer than active voice, as the following example shows:
Example: A mistake is made.
In this case, the focus is on the fact that a mistake is made, but we do not blame anyone
Form of Passive
Subject + finite form of to be + Past Participle (3rd column of irregular verbs)
Example: A letter is written.
When rewriting active sentences in passive voice, note the following:
 the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive sentence
 the finite form of the verb is changed (to be + past participle)
 the subject of the active sentence becomes the object of the passive sentence (or is dropped)

Tense Subject Verb Object

Active: Rita writes a letter.

Simple Present Passive: A letter is written by Rita.

Present Active: Rita is writing a letter.

Progressive/Continuous
Passive: A letter is being written by Rita.

Active: Rita can write a letter.

Modal verbs Passive: A letter can be written by Rita.

Personal and Impersonal Passive

Personal Passive simply means that the object of the active sentence becomes the subject of the passive
sentence. So every verb that needs an object (transitive verb) can form a personal passive. Example: They
build houses. – Houses are built.

Verbs without an object (intransitive verb) normally cannot form a personal passive sentence (as there is no
object that can become the subject of the passive sentence). If you want to use an intransitive verb in passive
voice, you need an impersonal construction – therefore this passive is called Impersonal Passive.
Example: He says – It is said

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Impersonal Passive is not as common in English as in some other languages (e.g. German, Latin).
In English, Impersonal Passive is only possible with verbs of perception (e. g. say, think, know, believe, suppose,
etc.). Example: They say that women live longer than men. – It is said that women live longer than
men.
Although Impersonal Passive is possible here, Personal Passive is more common. Example: They say that
women live longer than men. – Women are said to live longer than men.
The subject of the subordinate clause (women) goes to the beginning of the sentence; the verb of perception
is put into passive voice. The rest of the sentence is added using an infinitive construction with 'to' (certain
auxiliary verbs and that are dropped).
Sometimes the term Personal Passive is used in English lessons if the indirect object of an active sentence is
to become the subject of the passive sentence.

The Present Simple, Passive Voice The Present Continuous, Passive Voice
S + (be) + past participle S + (be) + being + past participle

Singular Plural Singular Plural

I am told We are told I am being told We are being told

You are told You are told You are being told You are being told

He is told He is being told

She is told They are told She is being told They are being told

It is told It is being told

This tense is confusing because the verb "be" appears twice

1. Turn the following sentences into passive voice paying particular attention to the tenses.
1. He opens the door silently. 11. They can’t help you.
2. They are building a new town hall in our town. 12. They are just doing their homework.
3. We set the table when father is at home. 13. You do not write long letters.
4. The family is waiting for you now. 14. Does your mum pick you up from school?
5. Sheila is now drinking a cup of tea. 15. Is she preparing the party?
6. She pays a lot of money for bills. 16. Are they sending for you?
7. I draw a picture when I am in good mood. 17. What books are people reading this year?
8. They always wear blue shoes. 18. Is she watering the flowers?
9. I am writing a poem at the moment. 19. Does the police officer catch the thief?
10. She is taking a picture of him. 20. Are they talking about the meeting?

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2. Turn the following active constructions into passive paying attention to the modal verbs.

1. I can easily answer this question. 6. He must fill in the form.

2. She would carry the box for us. 7. They need not buy bread.
3. You should open the window. 8. He could not read the sentence.
4. We might play cards. 9. Will the teacher test our English?
5. You ought to wash the car.

3. Turn the following active constructions into impersonal passive.

1. People know that she is a good swimmer. 6. People believe that the robber has worked in the
2. They say that Francis is in hospital. bank.
3. They suppose that the new product will come 7. They think that the children are in bed.
out soon. 8. People know that cars pollute the environment.
4. His colleagues think that he is on holiday. 9. They find that the mission is impossible.
5. People believe that nuclear power stations are 10. They believe that she will win a gold medal.
dangerous.