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UNIT 1 EXERCISES
1.1 Verb to be Ex. 1–4
1 Complete the sentences. Use am, is, or are.
Positive 1 How are you?
I ’m I’m = I am 2 I am fine, thanks.
3 Patrick is my brother.
He He’s = He is 4 We are both 23 years old.
She ’s from Bristol. She’s = She is
It It’s = It is 5 Katy and Paul are amarried.

We We’re = We are 2 Complete the second sentence with the

You ’re You’re = You are negative form of the verb to be.
They They’re = They 1 Marco’s 21. He isn’t 22.
are 2 Tom and Kate are from Manchester. They
Negative are not from London.
3 I’m a nurse. I am not a doctor.
I ’m not from Italy. I’m not = I am not NOT I amn’t
4 You’re a good student. You are not a bad
He He isn’t = He is not student.
She isn’t She isn’t = She is 5 We’re French. We are not Italian.
It married? not It isn’t = It is 6 She’s single. She is not married.
not
We We aren’t = We are not 3 Complete the questions. Use What,
You aren’t You aren’t = You are not Where, Who, How much, or How old.
They They aren’t = They are 1 How old are you? I’m 22.
not 2 Where is Nick? He’s at home.
Questions with question words Answers 3 How much is this? It’s £40.
’s your name? 4 What is your job? I’m a teacher.
Alicia
What ’s her surname? Johnson. (What’s = What is) 5 Who is that? It’s Alex.
’s his phone number? 07773 321456
4 Match a question with a short answer.
are you 1 Is she married? a No, it isn’t.
Where London. (Where’s = Where is)
from? ’s she
2 Are you a doctor? d b Yes, she is.
from?
3 Is it hot outside today ?a c No, he isn’t.
’s Lara?
Who She’s my sister. (Who’s = Who is) 4 Are your classmates nice? e d No, I’m not.
’s she?
5 Is he from Italy? c e Yes, they are.
How Fine, thanks.
are you? 5 Complete the conversation. Use my, your,
How old I’m 22. NOT I have 22 years. her, or his.
Yes/No questions
he Short
Yes, heanswers
is. NOT Yes, he’s. Ann Hi, (1) My name’s Ann. What’s (2) your
Is she nice? No, she isn’t. name?
it Yes, it is. NOT Yes, it’s Nick Hi! (3) my name’s Nick. This is my
sister. (4) her name’s Maria.
Yes, I am./No, I’m not.
Are you married? Ann Hi. This is my brother. (5) his name
Yes, we are./No, we
aren’t. is Tom.
they Yes, they are./No, they aren’t. Andy’s dictionary = his dictionary
my parents’ house = their house
1.2 Possessive
adjectives Ex. 5

my
your
What’s his name?
her
its
our
This is your house.
their

1.3 Possessive ’s Ex.

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1 Jane + book Jane’s book
2 my friend + bag my friend’s bag
3 my family + house my family’s
house
4 John + son John’s son
5 Andrea + brother Andrea’s brother
6 his wife + name his wife’s name

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2.1 Present Simple he, she,
1 Change the sentences from positive to negative.
it Ex. 1–2
1 Olivier comes from Belgium. Oliver doesn’t come from Belgium.
1 The Present Simple expresses a fact which is always true, or
2 Sandra works in a school. Sandra doesn’t work in a school
true for a long time.
3 Bill speaks Japanese. Bill doesn’t speak Japanese
He comes from New Zealand. She works with her husband.
4 My sister has two children. My sister doesn’t have any
2 The Present Simple also expresses a habit or a routine. children
He often goes to the gym. She walks her dog every day. 5 Lucy goes to Greece every yearLucy doesn’t go to Greece every year
Positive 6 Peter studies art at college. Peter doesn’t study art at
college
He
She lives in Hungary.
2 Make questions.
It
1 study / Harry / German / at school / does / ?
Negative Does Harry study German at school?
2 does / she / live / where / ?
He
She doesn’t live in Belgium. doesn’t = does not Where does she live ?
It 3 does / come / this stamp / where / from / ?
Where does this stamp come from ?
Question 4 sports / does / enjoy / she / what / ?
he What sports does she enjoy ?
Where does she live? 5 Guy / does / have / a / dog / ?
it Does Guy have any dog ?
3 Write the third person singular form of the verbs.
Yes/No questions Short answers 1 do does 4 buy buys
he Yes, he does. 2 watch watches 5 have has
Does live in America?
she No, she doesn’t. 3 listen listens 6 walk walks
in France?
it Yes, it does.

2.2Spelling of the third person singular Ex. 3

1 Most verbs add -s in the third person singular.
wear ➞ wears speak ➞ speaks live ➞ lives
But go and do are different. They add -es.
go ➞ goes do ➞ does
2 If the verb ends in -s, -sh, or -ch, add -es.
finish ➞ finishes watch ➞ watches
3 If the verb ends in a consonant + -y, the -y changes to -ies.
fly ➞ flies study ➞ studies
But if the verb ends in a vowel + -y the -y does not
change. play ➞ plays
4 Have is
irregular. have
➞ has

2.3Pronouns
1 Subject pronouns come before the verb.
He likes them. I love him. She wants it.
2 Object pronouns come after the verb.
He likes them. I love him. She wants it.

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3.1 Present Simple Ex. 1–2
1 Complete the sentences.
Positive 1 I don’t watch TV every day. (not watch)
I 2 John and Kate speak French and German. (speak)
We 3 Nadia often goes running before breakfast. (go)
You live
4 I work six days a week. (work)
They in New York. 5 My brother doesn’t play the piano, he plays the guitar.
(not play)
He 6 We don’t live in the city centre. (not live)
She lives
It 2 Make questions and short answers. Use the Present Simple.
1 he / like /
Negative swimming / ? Does he
I like swimming? No, he
We doesn’t.
You don’t
2 you / have / a computer / ?
They live in New York. Do you have a computer ?
Yes, I have .
He 3 they / live / in Paris / ?
She doesn’t
It Do they live in paris ?
Yes, they live .
Question 4 she / work / start / at 9.00 / ?
Where do you live? Does she start working at 9.00 ?
Where does he No, she doesn’t .
live?
5 we / have / any bread / ?
Yes/No questions Short answers Do we have any bread ?
Do you like playing cards? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
Does she go out on Sunday? Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t. Yes, we have .

3 Put the adverb in the correct place.

3.2 Adverbs of frequency Ex. 3 1 George walks to work. (always) George always walks to work.
0% 50% 100% 2 Sandra watches TV. (never) Sandra never watches TV
never sometimes often usually always 3 You don’t go running. (often) You don’t often go running
4 I have toast for breakfast. (usually) I usually have toast for
1 These adverbs usually come before the main breackfast
verb. She never goes out on Sunday. 5 They play golf. (sometimes) They sometimes play golf
I sometimes work late.
I often eat in a restaurant. 4 Find and correct two incorrect sentences.
I usually go to bed at about
11.00. We always stop work at 1 Vicky loves listen to the radio. Vicky loves listening to the
6.00. radio
They come after the verb to be.
She’s always late. 2 My sister likes going shopping.
I’m never hungry in the morning.
2 Sometimes and usually can also come at the beginning or the end 3 They love reading.
of a sentence.
Sometimes we go out. We go out sometimes. 4 David likes to cooking. David likes cooking
Usually I walk to school. I walk to school
usually.
3 Never and always don’t come at the beginning or the end of
a sentence.
NOT Never I go to the theatre.
Always I have tea in the morning.

3.3 like/love + verb + -ing Ex. 4

When like and love are followed by another verb, it is usually the
-ing form.
I like cooking.
She loves listening to
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4.1 There is . . . /There are .
1 Match the two halves of the sentences.
.. Ex. 1–2
1 Is there a any biscuits?
Positive 2 There are b a computer.
3 Are there c a car park?
is a sofa. (singular)
There 4 There isn’t d two girls.
are two bedrooms. (plural)
2 Complete the sentences. Use the verb to be (+, –, or ?).
Negative 1 (?) Are there any books?
isn’t a shower. (singular) 2 (–) There any champagne.
There 3 (+) There five glasses.
aren’t any pictures. (plural)
4 (?) there a dictionary?
Yes/No questions Short answers 5 (–) There any magazines.
6 (+) There a black dog.
Yes, there is.
Is a table?
No, there 3 Complete the sentences. Use some or any.
there
isn’t.
1 There are some photos on the shelf.
Yes, there are.
Are any photos? 2 Are there glasses on the table?
No, there
aren’t. 3 There are eggs in the fridge.
4 There aren’t plates in the cupboard.
5 Are there students in the classroom?
4.2How many . . . ?
How many bathrooms are there? 4 Underline the correct word in italics.
1 I like this / these clock.
4.3some/any Ex. 3 2 Do you want those / that books?
3 These / this flowers are beautiful!
Positive 4 How much is that / those skirt?
There are some pictures. some + plural noun
5 Is this / these your coat?
Negative 6 This/Those is a picture of my mother.
There aren’t any glasses. any + plural noun
Question
Are there any books? any + plural noun

4.4a lot of
She has a lot of clothes.

4.5this, that, these, those Ex. 4

1 We use this/these to talk about people/things that are near to us.
I like this picture. How much are these mugs?
2 We use that/those to talk about people/things that aren’t near to
us.
Can you see that man? Who are those children outside?
3 We can use this/that/these/those without a noun.
This is lovely. That’s horrible.
Can I have this? These are my favourite.
I don’t like that. I don’t want those.

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5.1 can/can’t Ex. 1–2
1 Correct the sentences.
Can and can’t have the same form in all
persons. There is no do or does. 1 Tanya can sing, but she couldn’t dance.
Can is followed by the infinitive (without to). Tanya can sing, but she can’t dance.
She can swim. 2 Mark could to swim two years ago, but he couldn’t ride
He can’t dance. NOT He doesn’t can dance. a bicycle.

5.2was/were Ex. 3 3 Do you can play tennis?

Was/Were is the past of
4 What you can say in French?
am/is/are. Positive
I/He/She/It was in Paris yesterday. 5 Could you to write your name when you were four?
We/You/They were in England last year.

Negative 2 Write sentences that are true for you. Use can/can’t or
could/couldn’t.
I/He/She/It wasn’t at school yesterday. 1 I play an instrument.
We/You/They weren’t at the party last night. 2 I use a computer.
3 I fly a plane.
Question 4 I cook.
Where were you yesterday?
Was he at school? Yes, he was. / No, he wasn’t. 5 I ride a bike when I was six.
6 I swim when I was two.
We use was/were with born, not am/is/are. 7 I speak two languages when I was eight.
Where were you born? NOT Where are you born?
8 I swim when I was seven.

5.3could/couldn’t Ex. 1–2 3 Rewrite the sentences in the past. Use was or were.
Could is the past of can. 1 I’m in London. I was in London.
Could and couldn’t have the same form in all persons. 2 They are at a party.
Could is followed by the infinitive (without to). 3 Where are you?
Positive 2 You aren’t at school.
I 5 She’s at home.
He/She/It could swim. 6 Are they in the restaurant?
We/You/They 7 Where’s David?
8 We aren’t at work.
Negative
I
He/She/It couldn’t dance.
We/You/They
NOT He didn’t could dance.
Question
I
What could he/she/it do?
we/you/they

Yes/No questions Short answers

Yes, she could.
Could you/she/they/etc. drive?
Yes, they could.
cook?
No, we
couldn’t.
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6.1 Past Simple – spelling of regular verbs
1 Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets. Use
1 The normal rule is to add -ed. the Past Simple.
work ➞ worked
1 I stopped playing football at 5 p.m. (stop)
start ➞ started
If the verb ends in -e, add -d. 2 She in a café last summer. (work)
live ➞ lived 3 You John last week. (not see)
love ➞ loved 4 he to university? (go)
2 If the verb has only one syllable and one vowel and 5 Sarah in New York in 2002. (live)
one consonant, double the consonant, and add -ed. 6 When they ? (arrive)
stop ➞ stopped 7 Peter to travel round Europe. (decide)
plan ➞ planned
8 Luke two dogs and a cat. (have)
3 Verbs that end in a consonant + -y change to -ied.
9 When the film ? (finish)
study ➞ studied
carry ➞ carried 10 They the film. (not watch)

2 Write short answers that are true for you.

6.2Past Simple Ex. 1–3
1 Did you watch TV last night?
The Past Simple expresses a past action that is finished.
I lived in Rome when I was six.
2 Did you and your friends go out last weekend?
She started school when she was four.
The form of the Past Simple is the same in all persons.
3 Did your father teach you to ride a bike?
Positive
I 4 Did your parents read to you when you were a child?
He/She/It lived in London in 1985.
You/We/They
3 Write the Past Simple of the verbs.
Negative
We use didn’t + infinitive (without to) in all persons. 1 walk walked 6 write
3 see 8 run
I
didn’t live in Madrid. 4 eat 9 sing
He/She/It
You/We/They 5 become 10 hear

Question 4 Put the time expressions in the correct column.

We use did + subject + infinitive (without to) in all persons. morning night afternoon year evening week
I last yesterday
When did go?
he/she/it morning
Where
we/you/they

Yes/No questions Short answers

5 Number the times in chronological order, 1–6. (1 is
you No, I didn’t. the nearest time)
Did she like the film? No, we didn’t.
enjoy the party? yesterday morning
they Yes, she did.
etc. No, they last year
didn’t. last week

6.3Irregular verbs yesterday afternoon

1 last night
To be is irregular and has two forms in the past:
be ➞ was/were
Other irregular verbs have only one form in the past:
go ➞ went
can ➞ could
See irregular verbs p158

6.4Time expressions Ex. 4–5

night
month
last week morning
year yesterday afternoon
Saturday evening

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7.1 Past Simple
1 Underline the correct preposition.
For the forms of the Past Simple, see Unit 6.
1 They met on / at / in 11 June.
He published his theory of relativity in
1905. Man landed on the moon in 1969. 2 Kate was born in / at / on the 1980s.
The Berlin Wall came down in 1989. 3 We play tennis on / in / at weekends.
4 She bought the flat at / on / in May.
Questions
When did it happen? 5 What did you do in / at / on Monday?
How long ago did it 6 I usually have breakfast in / at / on 7.30.
sell? 7 I was born on / in / at 1990.
How much pocket money did you get? 8 Did you see Mark on / in / at Saturday evening?
But:
How many people died in the war? 2 Change the adjectives into adverbs.
How many programmes were 1 good well 4 hard
there? 2 happy 5 angry
3 fast 6 noisy
7.2 Time expressions Ex. 1
3 Complete the sentences with the adjective or the adverb.
in/at/on 1 She drives very carefully. (careful / carefully)
the twentieth century / 1924 / the 1990s 2 Peter speaks Chinese very . (fluent / fluently)
in 3 It was a very journey. (slow / slowly)
winter / summer / the evening / the morning / September
4 He got a very mark in the exam. (bad / badly)
on 10th October / Christmas Day / Saturday / Sunday evening
5 I opened the letter .(immediate / immediately)
at seven o’clock / weekends / night 6 You play golf very . (good / well)

ago
I went there ten years / two weeks / a month ago.

7.3 Adverbs Ex. 2–3

Adjectives describe nouns.
a big dog a careful
driver Adverbs describe verbs.
She ran quickly. He drives too fast.
To form regular adverbs, add -ly to the adjective. Words ending
in -y change to -ily.

Adjective Adverb
Some adverbs are irregular.
quick quickly
slow slowly
bad badly
careful carefully
real really
immediate immediately
easy easily

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hard hard
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1.1 Count and uncount
1 Write C (countable) or U (uncountable).
nouns Ex. 1
1 magazine C 5 apple
There are countable nouns. These can be singular or plural. 2 money 6 bread
a book ➞ two books an egg ➞ six eggs
3 homework 7 fruit
There are uncountable nouns.
bread rice 4 CD 8 lamp
Some nouns are both. 2 Underline the correct word in italics.
We’d like three ice-creams, please. Do you like ice-cream? 1 Can I have any / some milk, please?
2 Do they have some / any sandwiches?
1.2some and any Ex. 2 3 There are some / any oranges.
We use some in positive sentences with uncount nouns and plural 4 Would you like any / some coffee?
nouns. 5 Are there any / some tomatoes?
There is bread 6 I haven’t got some / any bread.
some on the table.
There are oranges 3 Make questions. Then write answers that are true for you.
1 you / like / ice-cream / do / ?
We use some in questions when we ask for things and offer things. Do you like ice-cream?
Can I have coffee, please?
some 2 plane / a / would / like / you / to / fly / ?
Would you like grapes?

We use any in questions and negative sentences with uncount nouns

and plural nouns. 3 do / like/ going / you / to / restaurants / ?
Is there water? I don’t know if there is any water.
Does she have any children? I don’t know if she has any children. 4 where / you / would / like / go / to / for / your / holiday / next. /
?
We haven’t got rice.
There aren’t people.
5 you / would / to / like / be / millionaire / a / ?
1.3would like Ex. 3
Would is the same in all persons.
6 sort / what / like / do / you / of / films / ?
We use would like in offers and requests.
Positive
I/He/She
We/You/They
’d like a cup of coffee. ’d = would 4 Complete the sentences. Use is, are, some, any, much, or
many.
Yes/No questions Short answers 1 How much sugar is there?
Yes, please. 2 I’d like water, please.
Would you/he/she/they like a biscuit? 3 there any bread?
No, thank you.
4 How people did you see?
5 There some letters for you.
1.4How much . . . ? and How many . . . ? Ex. 4
6 Have you got money?
We use How much … ? with uncount nouns.
How much rice is there? There isn’t much rice.
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9.1 Compara
1 Write the comparative and superlative form.
tive and superlative adjectives Ex. 1–2
1 easy easier ➞ the easiest
London is bigger than 2 boring ➞
Paris. Paris is more 3 far ➞
romantic.
4 noisy ➞
It’s the most exciting place!
5 nice ➞
This is the best restaurant in the world.
6 bad ➞
Form 7 hot ➞
Adjective Comparative Superlative
8 quiet ➞
old older the oldest
One-syllable safe safer the safest 2 Tick the correct sentence in each pair.
adjectives big bigger* the biggest* 1 ✓ My TV’s bigger than yours.
hot hotter* the hottest* My TV's more big than
Adjectives noisy noisier the noisiest yours.
ending in -y dirty dirtier the dirtiest 2 She’s the prettyest girl I
know. She’s the prettiest girl I
Two or more
boring more boring** the most boring** know.
syllable
beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful 3 It’s the worse film in the
adjectives
world. It’s the worst film in
good better the best
Irregular the world.
bad worse the worst
adjectives 4 Tommy’s the quietest student in the class.
far further the furthest
Tommy’s the most quiet student in the
* Adjectives which end in one vowel and one consonant class.
double the consonant. 5 Museums are boringer than parks.
fit ➞ fitter thin ➞ thinner
Museums are more boring than parks.
** Most two-syllable adjectives use more and most, but some
two syllable adjectives use -er/-est. 3 Make sentences. Use have got (+, –, or ?).
modern ➞ more modern ➞ most modern
polite ➞ more polite ➞ most polite 1 (+) I / a brother
quiet ➞ quieter/quietest Have you got a brother?
clever ➞ cleverer/cleverest 2 (?) you / a pet
1 We can make a comparison stronger using much and a lot.
London is much more beautiful than Paris. 3 (–) they / a car
Dave’s a lot more handsome than Pete.
2 Adverbs also have 4 (?) we / any money
comparatives. He works harder
than you. 5 (–) he / a computer
Can you come earlier than 8.30?
6 (+) it / a cinema
9.2have got and have Ex. 3
Have got means the same as have to talk about possession, but the
form is very different. We often use have got in spoken English.

have got
She has got a garden.
I haven’t got a
garage.
Have you got any money? Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.

have
I have a cat.
He doesn’t have a car.
Does she have a sister? Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.
Past
The past of both have and have got is had/didn’t have.
We had a lovely holiday.
I didn’t have a happy
childhood. What did you have
for lunch?
When I was young I had a bike.
I didn’t have any money.
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nobody/nothing/nowhere
10.1 Present Continuous 1 The forms nobody/nothing/nowhere can be stronger than not
Ex. 1–2 anybody/anything/anywhere.
I didn’t buy anything.
1 The Present Continuous describes an activity that is I bought nothing. (= stronger, more emphatic)
happening now.
2 We use these forms as the subject of a sentence.
She’s wearing jeans.
Nobody loves me.
I’m studying English.
Nothing is cheap these days.
Positive and negative 3 We use them in one word answers.
I’m watching TV. ‘Where did you go?’ ‘Nowhere.’
They aren’t watching TV.
4 We don’t use two negatives.
Question NOT I didn’t see nobody. I didn’t see anybody.
What is she thinking? NOT Nothing isn’t easy. Nothing is easy.
Yes/No questions Short answers
Are you having a good time? Yes, we are.
Is my English getting better? Yes, it is.
Are they having a party? No, they aren’t.
Spelling of verb + -ing UNIT 10 EXERCISES
1 Most verbs add -
ing. wear ➞
wearing go ➞ 1 Complete the sentences. Use the Present Continuous.
going
1 He’s studying maths at university. (study)
2 If the infinitive ends in -e, drop the -e and add -ing.
2 I a book at the moment. (not read)
write ➞ writing
smile ➞ smiling 3 Be quiet! I my homework. (do)
3 When a one-syllable verb has one vowel and ends in a consonant, 4 they ? (work)
double the consonant and add -ing. 5 He the party. (not enjoy)
sit ➞ sitting 6 you the film? (enjoy)
get ➞ getting
2 Write the -ing form.
10.2 Presen 1 write writing
t Simple and Present Continuous Ex. 3 2 stop
1 The Present Simple describes things that are always true, 3 travel
or true for a long time. 4 go
I come from 5 dance
Switzerland. He works 6 read
in a bank.
2 The Present Continuous describes activities happening now, 3 Complete the sentences. Use the Present Simple
and temporary activities. or Continuous.
I’m working very hard this week. 1 Juan comes from Barcelona. (come)
Why are you wearing yellow trousers? 2 I can’t talk now. I my lunch. (eat)
3 Why you now? (laugh)
10.3 something/nothing . . . Ex. 4 4 She always nice clothes. (wear)
THING something/anything/everything/nothing 5 We’re late! you ? (come)
BODY somebody/anybody/everybody/nobody
4 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
WHERE somewhere/anywhere/everywhere/nowhere
everybody anywhere something nobody
something/anything . . . anything nothing
The rules are the same as for some and any.
1 I’m hungry. I want something to eat.
Positive 2 I didn’t buy at the shops.
I’d like something to eat.
3 I can’t find my keys .
Somebody phoned you.
4 I can’t cook dinner. There’s in the fridge!
Negative
5 likes the teacher. He’s really boring.
I didn’t go anywhere.
I don’t know 6 did their homework this week. Our
anybody. teacher’s very happy.
Question
Does anybody know the answer?
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UNIT 11 UNIT 11 EXERCISES

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11.1 going to Ex. 1
1 Complete the sentences. Use going to (+, –, or ?).
1 Going to expresses a person’s plans and intentions.
1 (+) Look! It’s going to be a lovely day!
She’s going to be a ballet dancer when she grows
up. We’re going to stay in a villa in France this 2 (?) Bill see Dan tonight?
summer. 3 (–) I study this weekend.
4 (+) Be careful! You fall.
2 We also use going to when we can see now that something is
sure to happen in the future. 5 (–) We play football today.
Look at those clouds. It’s going to rain. (= I’m sure.) 6 (?) you cook dinner tonight?
7 (+) He pass the exam.
Positive and negative 8 (–) I work tomorrow.
I ’m 9 (?) they stay with us?
have a
He/She/It ’s (not) going to break. stay 2 Rewrite the sentences. Use an infinitive of purpose.
at home. be
We/You/They ’re late. 1 I’m going out because I want to walk the dog.
I’m going out to walk the dog.
Questions 2 They’re saving money because they want to buy a flat.
am I
have a 3 She’s going to the bank because she wants to get some cash.
When is he/she/it going to break? stay at
home?
are we/you/they 4 Nick is running because he wants to get fit.

5 You are studying because you want to learn English.

11.2 going to
and the Present Continuous Ex. 2 6 I’m going to the chemist’s because I want to buy aspirin.
1 The Present Continuous can also describe a future intention.
I’m playing tennis this afternoon.
Jane’s seeing her boyfriend tonight.
2 Often there is little difference between going to and the
Present Continuous to refer to future time.
I’m seeing Peter tonight.
I’m going to see Peter tonight.
3 With the verbs to go and to come, we usually use the
Present Continuous.
We’re going to Paris next week.
Joe and Tim are coming for lunch tomorrow.
NOT We’re going to go ….
We’re going to come
…

11.3 Infinitive of purpose

The infinitive can express why a person does something.
I’m saving my money to buy a CD
player. (= I want to buy a CD player.)
We’re going to Paris to have a
holiday. (= We want to have a
holiday.)
NOT I’m saving my money for to buy a CD
player. I’m saving my money for buy a CD
player.

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UNIT 12 UNIT 12 EXERCISES

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12.1 Present Perfect Ex. 2–3
1 Tick the correct sentence in each pair.
1 The Present Perfect is formed with have/has + past participle.
1 ✓ I went to Finland last year.
2 The Present Perfect refers to an action or experience that
I have been to Finland last year.
happened at some time before now.
2 Have you ever met a famous
She’s travelled to most parts of the world.
Have you ever been in a car accident? person? Did you ever meet a famous
person?
Positive and negative
3 Kate’s not here. She’s been to Paris.
I/We/You/They have Kate’s not here. She’s gone to Paris.
(not) been to the Czech Republic.
He/She/It has 4 You have met him when you were
six. You met him when you were six.
I’ve been = I have been
We’ve been = We have been 2 Complete the sentences. Use the Present Perfect (+, –, or ?).
They’ve been = They have been
1 (+) He’s travelled all over the world. (travel)
Question 2 (?) you ever this film? (see)
have I/you/we/they 3 (–) We on holiday this year. (be)
Where been? 4 (+) They your letter. (read)
has she/he/it 5 (?) Bill the shopping? (do)
Yes/No questions Short answers 6 (–) We the card yet. (send)
Have you been to Russia? Yes, I have./No, I haven’t. 3 Write short answers that are true for you.
been and gone 1 Have you ever been to Manchester?
She’s gone to Portugal. ( = she’s there now)
She’s been to Portugal. ( = now she has returned) 2 Have you taken any exams this year?

12.2 Past Simple 3 Have any of your friends ever played in a rock band?
and Present Perfect Ex. 1
4 Has your best friend ever lied to you?
1 If we want to say when an action happened, we use
the Past Simple not the Present Perfect.
She went to Russia two years ago. I was in a crash when I 5 Has the lesson finished yet?
was 10.
2 Notice the time expressions used with the Past Simple.
4 Put the adverb in the correct
last night / yesterday / in 1990 / at three o’clock / on Monday place.
1 Have you finished the report? (yet)
12.3 Indefinite time Ex. 3 Have you finished the report yet?
2 I’ve been to Australia. (never)
Ever, never, yet, and just refer to indefinite time.

ever and never 3 Tom has called. (just)

We use ever in questions.
Have you ever been to Russia? 4 Has Bill lived in London? (ever)
We use never in negative
sentences. 5 I haven’t started cleaning the kitchen. (yet)
I’ve never been to Russia.

yet and just

We use just in positive sentences.
I have just done it (a short time before now).
We use yet in negative sentences and questions.
Have you done your homework yet?
I haven’t done it yet (but I’m going to).

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