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Exercise 1  Present tenses and future forms Exercise 2  Past tenses and Present Perfect
Complete the blog with the correct form of the verbs in Complete the conversation with the correct form of the
brackets. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple, Past Perfect, Past
Continuous, or Present Perfect (Continuous).
J = Jake  P = Paula
A day in the life of . . . J Hi Paula, I haven’t seen (not see) you for ages.
My name’s Roxanne and I’m a student at Manchester How are you?
University. I ’m studying (study) Physics. Everyone P Well, I’m OK now, but I (1) (be) in
(1) (think) that students have an easy life, hospital last month.
but I (2) (work) really hard all the time. As J You’re kidding! What (2) (happen)?
well as my studies, I (3) (have) a part-time P I (3) (have) an accident while I
job in a pub. My friends and I (4) (enjoy) (4) (enjoy) myself on holiday. After my
life in Manchester, but it isn’t all fun. friends and I (5) (be) in the resort for a
week and I (6) (try) at least six different
My day usually (5) (begin) at about adventure sports, I (7) (break) my ankle.
7.00, when I go jogging. My best friend, Louise, J So (8) you (hurt) yourself
often (6) (come) with me. I while you (9) (parachute) or something?
(7) (arrive) at the university at about P Er, no. I (10) (slip) on the reception floor
9.15. When I (8) (not have) lectures, I’m after the cleaner (11) (wash) it.
expected to be at the lab to do my own research, so I J Oh, that’s awful!
never (9) (lie) in bed all day! P Yeah, and all my mates (12) (think) it was
very funny.
My boyfriend and I (10) (not see)
J Poor Paula. Are you OK now?
much of each other at the moment, because he
P My boyfriend (13) (look after) me, but I
(11) (do) exams soon. He’s in his final
(14) (walk) with a stick for weeks. And
year and when he finishes, he (12) (go)
I (15) (not be) able to go to work since
abroad to do voluntary work in Africa. I know I
before my holiday.
(13) (miss) him a lot and life
J What a shame. You (16) always
(14) (not be) the same, but we hope
(be) such an active person.
to see each other in the holidays.
P Mmm, no more adventure sports for me for a while.
Help! It’s 5.30 and I need to get ready for work. It
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(15) (take) 20 minutes to get to the
restaurant, so I (16) (continue) my blog
a bit later . . .

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Exercise 3  Questions and answers Exercise 4  Modal verbs

Complete the questions and answers with the correct Choose the correct words.
auxiliary verb. Example You should / should to give up smoking.
Example Where does Sally work? 1 The earth’s population may / will definitely continue
In a department store in the city centre. to grow.
1 What James like doing? 2 I’m not sure of the date of the party. It will / might be
He enjoys sailing and skiing. the 1st or the 2nd.
3 We weren’t allowed / mustn’t use calculators when I
2 you have a nice anniversary? was at school.
Yes, we  , thanks. We went out for dinner. 4 I haven’t decided what to buy Dad. I’ll get / I might get
3 Andy working abroad at the moment? him some socks.
No, he  . He’s on holiday. 5 Why didn’t the children have to / must go to school
4 Why you answer the phone when I called yesterday?
6 Do / Are you allowed to park here?
you? 7 I don’t think people won’t / will give up using their
Sorry, I having a shower so I didn’t hear it. cars.
5 Sarah been working here long? 8 You can take an extra week for the report. You
No, she  . She started about a month ago. don’t have to / mustn’t finish it until Monday.
6 What you doing when we had the 9 We had to / must cancel our holiday due to last week’s
floods.
power cut? 10 People should / have to pay taxes. It’s the law.
I cooking dinner.
7 What Bill look like? 10
He’s short and fat.
8 What colour eyes the baby got? Exercise 5  Passive
Brown, just like his mum. Complete the sentences with the correct passive form of
9 What your new boss like? the verbs in the box.
She’s nice. Very friendly and easy-going.
manufacture  announce  demolish  build  speak 
10 you ever been to the USA? test  publish  give  grow
Yes, we  . We went there last year.
Example Cars are manufactured in Germany.
16 1 You can’t drive through the city centre because the old
Town Hall at the moment.
2 Our house in the 1990s.
3 Maize and soybeans in the USA.
4 I think children today too much freedom.
5 The death of the president on the news a
few moments ago.
6 English all over the world.
7 None of our products on animals.
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Exercise 6  Correct the sentences Exercise 8  Word building

Correct the mistake in italics in each sentence. Make the new words in brackets from the base words.
Example I am a writer for ten years. have been
base word new words
1 My sister use to be a model. use useful (positive adjective)
2 Did you ever lived in New Zealand? (1) (negative adjective)
3 How many children is she having? (2) (positive noun)
4 She works in Paris since last summer. agree ( 3) (opposite verb)
5 Don’t take the train. I give you a lift to (4) (positive noun)
work. act ( 5) (adjective)
6 You don’t allowed to take photographs (6) (noun – a job)
in here. kind ( 7) (opposite adjective)
7 He’s unemployed now; he lost his job (8) (positive noun)
because he has been late too many times. understand ( 9) (adjective)
8 I’m not sure, but I will see you at the (10) _________ (opposite verb)
gym later. arrange ( 11) (noun)
9 I must leave before the end of the film (12) (verb meaning ‘again’)
last night.
10 Does your business do well at the 12
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Exercise 7  Vocabulary
Choose the correct words.
Example He’s got a well-paid work / job .
1 The pizza was enormous, I couldn’t eat the hole / whole
thing.
2 Put the oven on to fry / roast the chicken.
3 Can you find / look up Henry’s number in the phone
book?
4 I liked the film but I was disappointed / disappointing
in the ending.
5 How good / well do you speak Italian?
6 Thanks for looking for / after the cats while we were
away.
7 I try not to drive careless / carelessly.
8 I need to a new hammer / spade to dig the garden.
9 Would you like a peace / piece of cake?
10 ‘Why did you take / pick up jogging?’ ‘I wanted to get
some exercise.’
11 Will you chop / peel the herbs for the sauce, please?
12 We rowed / rode from one side of the lake to the other.

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