Grammar activity answers

1A verb be: I and you 5B  simple present: we, you, they;
a 2 you  3 I  4 you  5 you Wh- questions
b 2 Are  3 am  4 ’re  5 ’m not  6 ’m a 2 live  3 have  4 Do, have  5 like 
c 2 Are you  3 I am  4 Am I  5 aren’t  6 You’re 6 Do, read  7 read  8 don’t read  9 watch
b 2 What do they usually have for breakfast?  3 Do they
1B  verb be: he, she, it drink / like orange juice?  4 What do they drink? 
a 2 Is  3 isn’t  4 he  5 is  6 he  7 isn’t  8 ’s 5 Where do you work?  6 Do you have a cell phone?
b 1 ’s  2 Is  3 it  4 Is  5 isn’t  6 ’s  7 Is  8 is 6A  simple present: he, she, it
c 1 ’s  2 from  3 she  4 isn’t  5 Is  6 is  7 Is  3 He works  4 He doesn’t eat / have  5 He studies 
8 isn’t  9 ’s 6 He doesn’t read  7 He watches 
8 He doesn’t drive / have
2A verb be: we, you, they
a 2 Is, ’s  3 Are, ’re  4 ’m not, ’m  5 aren’t, ’re  6B  adverbs of frequency
6 Are, aren’t  7 ’re  8 Are, aren’t, ’re a 2 usually  3 never  4 sometimes  5 usually 
b 3 No, they aren’t. They’re in Portuguese.  4 Yes, she 6 Sometimes
is.  5 No, they aren’t. They’re American.  6 Yes, they b 1 always  2 never  3 sometimes  4 usually
are.  7 Yes, they are.  8 No, they aren’t. They’re from
Scotland. 7A  word order in questions
2B  Wh- and How questions with be a 2 What’s your last name?  3 How do you spell it? 
4 Do you always take the number 10 bus?  5 Where
2 Where are you?  3 What’s the address?  4 What’s do you work?  6 Are you a tour guide?  7 Do you like
your first name?  5 What’s your last name?  6 How your job?  8 What time do you finish work?
do you spell it?  7 How old are you?  8 What’s your
address?  9 What’s your zip code?  10 What’s your b 1 Do you prefer the summer 
home phone number?  11 What’s your cell number? 2 do you do in the summer  3 ’s your favorite sport

3A  a / an; singular and plural nouns 7B  can / can’t

a 3 glasses  4 a photo  5 an umbrella  6 windows a 2 can’t  3 Can  4 can’t
b 3 What are they? They’re watches.  4 What are b 2 Can, help  3 can study  4 can’t wear  5 Can, swim
they? They’re dictionaries.  5 What is it? It’s a credit 6 can come
card.  6 What is it? It’s a camera.  7 What are they?
8A  present continuous
They’re gloves.  8 What is it? It’s a wallet.
a 2 She’s wearing boots. She isn’t wearing shoes. 
3B  this / that / these / those 3 He isn’t speaking English. He’s speaking French. 
2 That  3 these  4 these  5 those  6 this  7 that  4 They’re playing tennis. They aren’t playing soccer.
8 this  9 This  10 That  11 these 5 We aren’t staying with friends. We’re staying at a
hotel.  6 I’m visiting Rome. I’m not visiting Paris.
4A  possessive adjectives; possessive s
8B  present continuous or simple present?
a 2 your  3 his  4 our  5 my  6 their  7 its  8 her
a 3 drinks  4 isn’t drinking  5 ’s drinking 
b 2 Sarah’s cat  3 Pablo’s sister  4 Mr. White’s class 6 doesn’t, take  7 ’s taking  
8 ’re eating  9 don’t, eat 
4B adjectives
10 don’t, watch  11 ’m watching 
a 2 is old  3 are big  4 is long  5 are cheap  12 aren’t having  13 have
6 is slow.
b 2 ’re expensive coats  3 ’s a new laptop  9A  there is / there are
4 ’re tall women / girls  5 ’re small chairs  a 3 There are some pillows.  4 There’s a shower. 
6 ’s a fast car 5 There aren’t any lamps.  6 There isn’t a bathtub.
b 3 Is there a gym? No, there isn’t. 
5A  simple present: I and you
4 Is there a gift shop? Yes, there is. 
a 2 don’t  3 do  4 do  5 Do  6 don’t  7 Do  8 don’t 5 Is there a swimming pool? Yes, there is. 
b 3 have  4 Do, live  5 don’t  6 don’t like  6 Are there any elevators? No, there aren’t.
7 Do, like  8 do  9 like

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9B  simple past: be
2 wasn’t  3 were  4 was  5 weren’t  6 were 
7 was  8 Was  9 was  10 was  11 Was 
12 wasn’t  13 was  14 Were  15 were  16 were 
17 was  18 were  19 was  20 weren’t 
21 were  22 wasn’t  23 was

10A  simple past: regular verbs

2 They traveled to Costa Rica.  3 They stayed in a
hotel in the jungle.  4 They arrived at the hotel in a
small boat.  5 They didn’t check their email. 
6 They tried some new foods.  7 They walked in the
jungle with a guide.  8 They didn’t watch TV.  9 They
relaxed on the beach.  10 They liked their vacation
very much.

10B  simple past: do, get, go, have

2 had  3 did, do  4 went  5 had  6 did, have 
7 had  8 did, go  9 got  10 Did, do  11 Did, have 
12 didn’t have  13 Did, get up  14 didn’t do 
15 Did, go  16 got

11A  object pronouns: me, him, etc.

2 you  3 us  4 them  5 me, them  6 it  7 him 
8 her  9 it  10 them  11 him  12 you

11B  more irregular verbs

2 left  3 didn’t have  4 Did, find  5 found  6 got 
7 saw  8 did, do  9 told  10 bought  11 went 
12 met  13 gave  14 thought  15 Did, see 
16 sent  17 said  18 drove

12A future: be going to
a 3 ’m going to start  4 are, going to work  5 ’m going
to work  6 ’re going to help  7 Is, going to go  8 isn’t 
9 Are, going to come  10 ’m not  11 ’m going to be 
12 are, going to do  13 ’m going to swim  14 are,
going to stay  15 ’m not going to stay  16 ’m going to
camp  17 are, going to come  18 ’m not going to come

12B  review of past, present, and future

4 Did she read the new book by John Grisham last
month?  5 I’m taking pictures of my friends at a
party now.  6 He usually watches a movie on TV on
Saturday evening.  7 It isn’t raining now.  8 James
usually plays the guitar in his band.  9 Kate and
Marco are going to study Japanese next year.  10 I
bought a new camera last week.  11 Maria didn’t wear
a suit to work last Friday.  12 Did they stay at the
Savoy Hotel last year?  13 He writes a blog about his
trips every year.  14 Christopher is going to celebrate
his birthday in Guayaquil next year.

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