Intermediate Grammar Practice Worksheets

Life Answer Key

Unit 1a 2
1 I haven’t heard from Tom since the day
1 of your birthday party.
1 has 2 We’ve worked really hard on this project
2 is becoming for the last six months.
3 becomes 3 Dave hasn’t been very happy for the last
4 do you come few days. Has anything happened between
5 is living you two?
6 ’m standing 4 They’ve lived in the same house for as
7 ’s coming long as I can remember.
8 never starts 5 She’s had a bad back since the baby was
9 do you take born.
10 Do you understand 6 I’ve always been interested in music,
ever since I was a small child.
2 7 He hasn’t spoken to his mother since he
1 get up left home.
2 ’m starting 8 I’ve waited for a long time for this
3 usually arrive opportunity.
4 check
5 ’m working 3
6 are currently visiting 1 have you lived
7 have 2 have you known
8 is increasing 3 have you studied
9 ’re also making 4 have you had
10 ’s getting Students’ own answers.

3 Unit 2b
1 do you get up
2 are you starting work 1
3 do you (usually) arrive 1c 2a 3c 4b 5b 6a
4 are you doing/working on 7c 8c 9b 10 c
5 visit the website
6 Is … increasing 2
7 Is it getting 1 Can you to help me?
2 Can you to stay late at work tonight?
Unit 2a 3 correct
4 When do they to plan to get married?
1 5 correct
1 hasn’t been, for fifteen years 6 How long did you to work here?
2 hasn’t played, for four years 7 correct
3 ’ve lived, since I was a 8 Will you to be able to finish the project
4 ’ve had, for a very long time on your own?
5 ’ve known, since they were 9 You mustn’t to drive so fast on this road.
6 haven’t seen, for weeks and weeks 10 correct
3 Unit 3b
1 coming
2 looking 1
3 having 1 had recently finished
4 to present 2 had just offered
5 use 3 had never worked
6 to press 4 had always wanted
7 typing 5 had closed
8 give 6 had already booked
9 carrying 7 had even started
8 had just come back
Unit 3a 9 hadn’t found
10 had come
1
1 were 2
2 was 1 did you meet
3 wasn’t, was 2 had his company offered
4 were 3 Had he ever worked
5 was 4 did his company tell
6 weren’t 5 did Mark feel
7 wasn’t 6 Had he already booked
8 were 7 did you help
8 did he go
2
1 were you doing 3
2 Were you having 1 Had
3 invited 2 met
4 was trying 3 ’d seen
5 didn’t know 4 hadn’t spoken
6 were waiting 5 had left
7 was speaking 6 did
8 finished 7 happen
9 was just looking 8 had had
9 got
3 10 ’d only just come back
1 was walking 11 decided
2 was
3 was shining Unit 4a
4 were singing
5 walked 1
6 saw 1 The car is going to crash into the wall.
7 picked 2 The vase is going to fall off the shelf.
8 was 3 She is going to have a baby.
9 crossed 4 The cat is going to catch the mouse.
10 was writing 5 They are going to play tennis.
11 read 6 The branch is going to break.
12 looked
13 walked 2
14 was dreaming 1 ’ll
2 ’ll
3 ’ll
4 ’ll
5 Will 4
6 won’t 1 Have you tried
7 won’t 2 have
8 ’ll 3 ’ve been
4 went
3 5 did you think
Students’ own answers. 6 Have you ever thought
7 have
Unit 4b 8 spoke
9 did he say
1
1 He’s going to travel round the world. 5
2 He’s going to become a fire-fighter. 1 Did you eat well when you were in
3 They’re going to get married. London?
4 She’s going to try something exciting. 2 This is only the second time I’ve slept in
5 He’s going to buy a Ferrari. a tent.
6 He’s going to start his diet next week. 3 I’ve never been here before. It’s really
7 She’s going to have a long holiday. beautiful.
8 She’s going to grow her own food. 4 Have you ever been to Australia? I’d
love to go.
2 5 He’s visited so many interesting places
1✓ 2✗ 3✓ 4✗ 5✗ 6✓ in these last three months.
7✓ 8✗ 9✗ 10 ✓ 6 Did you enjoy the film last night? Yes,
we did. It was great.
3 7 Is this the first time your kids have
Students’ own answers. visited Disneyland?
8 I saw Paul yesterday at the swimming
Unit 5a pool.

1 Unit 5a(2)
1 ’ve eaten
2 has, won 1
3 Has, met 1c 2f 3b 4h 5d 6e
4 haven’t done 7g 8a
5 Have, been
6 haven’t been 2
7 Have, studied 1 Don’t throw that away! I haven’t
8 Has, seen finished it yet.
2 I’ve just spoken to Polly. She’s coming
2 at two o’clock.
1 Have you ever travelled abroad? 3 There’s no need to clean the kitchen.
2 Have you ever been to a live concert? I’ve already done it.
3 Have you ever taken part in a sports 4 Have you spoken to Simon yet? He’s
competition? called you a couple of times.
4 Have you ever been on TV? 5 Jo and Matt are so happy. They’ve just
had their first baby.
3 6 Don’t make any lunch. I’ve already
Students’ own answers. eaten.
7 Careful! I’ve just painted the front door.
It hasn’t dried yet.
3 Unit 6a
1 Have you phoned
2 sent 1
3 ’s already bought 1 have to
4 went 2 need to
5 promised 3 must
6 gone 4 mustn’t
7 ’ve packed 5 need to
8 haven’t called 6 don’t need to
9 ’ve already booked 7 don’t have to
8 must
4
Students’ own answers. 2
1 don’t have to
Unit 5b 2 don’t have to
3 mustn’t
1 4 don’t have to
1 hasn’t been, for fifteen years 5 have to
2 hasn’t played, for four years 6 mustn’t
3 ’ve lived, since I was a
4 ’ve had, for a very long time 3
5 ’ve known, since they were 1 must answer
6 haven’t seen, for weeks and weeks 2 needn’t take
3 sometimes have to work
2 4 mustn’t smoke
1 I haven’t heard from Tom since the day 5 must go
of your birthday party. 6 need to get
2 We’ve worked really hard on this project
for the last six months. 4
3 Dave hasn’t been very happy for the last Students’ own answers.
few days. Has anything happened between
you two?
4 They’ve lived in the same house for as Unit 6b
long as I can remember.
5 She’s had a bad back since the baby was 1
born. 1a 2d 3f 4e 5c 6b
6 I’ve always been interested in music,
ever since I was a small child. 2
7 He hasn’t spoken to his mother since he 1 don’t have
left home. 2 often go
8 I’ve waited for a long time for this 3 is
opportunity. 4 ’ll take
5 see
3 6 will you let
1 have you lived 7 usually covers
2 have you known 8 is
3 have you studied
4 have you had 3
Students’ own answers. 1 you study
2 it rains
3 John wants to
4 we can’t get a babysitter
5 you don’t water it 5 smallest
6 highest
4 7 least expensive
Students’ own answers. 8 most northern

Unit 7a 3
1 more beautiful
1 2 better
1 busier 3 the best
2 harder 4 the quickest
3 less efficient 5 faster
4 fatter 6 the most comfortable
5 slower 7 the busiest
6 fitter 8 worse
7 healthier 9 the worst
8 less stressed
9 more quickly Unit 8a
10 more efficiently
1
2 1 may not
1 longer 2 both
2 better 3 might
3 more stressed 4 must
4 greyer 5 can’t
5 less stressed
6 shorter 2
7 more healthily 1 must be
8 happier 2 can’t be
3 might know
3 4 can’t be
Students’ own answers. 5 may belong
6 must be
4
Students’ own answers. 3
1 can’t
Unit 7a(2) 2 must
3 can’t
1 4 might
1 most fascinating 5 must
2 most spectacular 6 can’t
3 highest 7 might
4 easiest 8 must
5 most popular
6 most southern Unit 9a
7 smallest
8 most unforgettable 1
1 an
2 2 some
1 coldest 3a
2 hottest 4a
3 fastest 5 some
4 most visited 6a
7a Unit 9b
8a
9 some 1
10 some 1 were grown
11 a 2 are produced
12 a 3 are used
13 some 4 are eaten
14 a 5 is used
15 a 6 was introduced
7 were brought
2 8 are caused
1 apples
2 boxes 2
3 buses 1 is bought
4 children 2 is eaten
5 families 3 were thrown away
6 feet 4 was started, the ‘Love Food Hate Waste’
7 songs organisation
8 teeth 5 were persuaded to waste less food
9 toys
10 watches 3
1 Pasta was first brought to Italy by Marco
3 Polo.
1 wine 2 Pasta is now eaten by people all over the
2 pasta world.
3 rice 3 Tomatoes were first grown in South
4 cheese America by tomato growers.
5 sugar 4 The first cookbook with tomato recipes
6 water was written in Naples by a writer.
7 bread 5 Parmesan cheese is made in Italy by the
8 toothpaste cheese makers of Parma.
6 The cheese is made by cheese makers
4 with cow’s milk.
1 I’d like some information about the new
English course. 4
2 Excuse me, can I ask you for some Students’ own answers.
advice?
3 Quiet, please. I have some important Unit 10a
news to give you.
4 correct 1
5 Have you got any money I can borrow? 1a 2d 3f 4c 5b 6e
6 I’m sorry, I haven’t got any time to talk.
I’m late for work. 2
1 where
5 2 whose
1 a: times, b: time 3 who
2 a: lights, b: light 4 which
3 a: room, b: rooms 5 when
4 a: glass, b: glasses
5 a: paper, b: papers 3
6 a: cakes, b: cake Answers 3 and 4
4 Unit 11a
1 which stores information
2 where you can relax 1
3 whose new song we like so much 1 Yesterday, he said that he was happy to
4 who controls the traffic help.
5 when you feel a little special 2 They said that they were going out at
seven.
5 Students’ own answers. 3 She said that she had done all her
homework.
Unit 10b 4 He thought that they had forgotten his
birthday.
1 5 The politician said that she wanted to
1 If I won the lottery, I’d give the money improve people’s lives.
to charity. 6 The team said they weren’t going to win.
2 He’d be a great basketball player if he 7 She said that she was busy so she
were taller. wouldn’t come.
3 I’d have more energy if I did some 8 He said that he didn’t know if he could
exercise. come.
4 He wouldn’t mind if you asked for some
help. 2
5 If I didn’t have a car, I’d go to work by 1 were going out
bus. 2 couldn’t meet
6 If I were you, I’d stop worrying about it. 3 were having
4 would be
2 5 had booked
1 won 6 weren’t going to
2 would
3 I’d buy 3
4 needed 1 I know how to drive it.
5 I’d give 2 I am going to be an astronaut when I
6 Would grow up.
7 I knew 3 I’ll be home early.
8 would 4 I can play the guitar.
9 I had
10 I’d start Unit 12b
11 I’d open
12 I started 1
13 I’d want 1 arrived / have
2 hadn’t / have called
3 3 wouldn’t have / hadn’t
1 didn’t have to work this morning, I’d 4 have found out / hadn’t
have 5 could have / tried
2 had enough time, I’d go 6 wanted / have found
3 had enough money, I’d buy
4 knew how to drive, I’d be 2
1 wouldn’t have been / if he had done his
4 homework
Students’ own answers. 2 hadn’t gone to bed / wouldn’t be
3 had told me it was / would have brought
4 wouldn’t have passed / you hadn’t
helped
5 would have said / I had seen
6 had been / would have missed

3
1 should have
2 would have
3 might have
4 wouldn’t have
5 shouldn’t have
6 could have

4
1 were
2 didn’t I see you
3 had looked
4 would have seen
5 didn’t wave
6 was
7 had sent
8 could have gone