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Grammar Review

Present Simple and Present Continuous


1. Choose the correct answer.

Past Simple and Past Continuous


4.  Write sentences using the words below. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

1.  Im angry with William. I am not talking / dont talk to him. 2. Listen! My sister is singing / sings in the shower. 3. This cheese tastes / is tasting strange. 4. Are you thinking / Do you think Ann is pretty? 5. Laura is walking / walks to school every day.
2.  Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

1.  your brother / watch TV / when / you / get home / ?

Was your brother watching TV when you got home?


2.  you / finish / the / English homework / yesterday / ?

Did you finish the English homework yesterday?


3. I / not eat sushi / when / I / in Japan / last year / .

I didnt eat sushi when I was in Japan last year.


4.  last year / Susie / work / in a shop / while / study / .

1. The sun

sets

(set) in the west.

2.  Please dont disturb me. I (study). 3.  I still

am studying

Last year, Susie was working in a shop while she was studying.

5.  Complete the e-mail with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

4.  (go) to the cinema on Friday nights?

dont know (not know) the answer. Do go you always having does
(weigh)? (have) a picnic next this parcel

are 5.  We Sunday.
6.  How much

[email protected]

weigh

Dear Rob, Youre lucky that you missed the 80s tribute bands began concert last night. It 1. (begin) 2. refused badly. The organisers (refuse) to open the doors to the arena early, even though it 3. was snowing (snow) heavily. Then, when let they finally 4. (let) people in, 5. went nearly everyone (go) to the coffee kiosks to buy a hot drink, but guess what? The espresso machines 6. werent working didnt get (not work). Things 7. (not get) better during the concert. All of the bands 8. sounded (sound) terrible because there was something wrong with the sound system. And while the last band 9. was playing (play), the 10. went out lights suddenly (go out). Too bad I spent so much money on a ticket! See you on Friday, Gina.

3.  Complete the school newsletter page with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

Coming Soon  Dont forget! Our school 1. is participating (participate) in the annual Community Action Day on 23rd September. Sign up now to volunteer!  Mark your calendar: The Film Club 2. meets (meet) every Monday at 3. are showing 8 pm. Next week, they 4. stars (show) Up in the Air. It (star) George Clooney.
5. Do want  you (want) to learn how to cook? Next Friday afternoon, the chef is offering from Angies Restaurant 6. (offer) a free basic cookery lesson to all interested students. Contact Mona in the office for details.


Viewpoints 2 Workbook B Burlington Books

Grammar Review

Present Perfect Simple and Past Perfect Simple


6.  Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Use the Present Perfect Simple or Past Perfect Simple. Do not change the original meaning of the sentences.

Present Perfect Simple and Past Simple


8.  Complete the sentences with a time expression below.

in 2004 already yesterday just never then yet 1. A:  Londons one of my favourite cities. What do you think of it? B: I dont know. Ive B: No, thanks. Ive

1.  Sherry doesnt know how to ride a bicycle. (never)

Sherry has never ridden a bicycle (before). I have known Dan for three years.

2. I didnt know Dan until three years ago. (for) 3.  Jane finished her work. Then she went to the cinema. (after)

never

been there.

2. A: Do you want to borrow this book?

already read it twice.

4.  I met Robs new girlfriend for the first time last night. (before) 5.  I didnt see Anne at the school picnic. She left before I arrived. (by the time)

3. A: Are you having a driving lesson later today? Jane went to the cinema after she had finished her work. / After Jane had finished B: No, I had one yesterday . her work, she went to the cinema. 4. A: Have you already been to the library? B:  No. I met Jane for breakfast, and we went to the shopping centre. B:  We got him puppy.

I had never met Robs new girlfriend before last night. / Before last night, I had never met Robs new girlfriend. By the time I arrived at the school picnic, Anne had left. / Anne had left by the time I arrived at the school picnic.

then

5. A: How long have you had your dog?

in 2004 , when he was a

7.  Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect Simple, Past Perfect Simple or Past Simple.

6. A: Is Lisa coming to visit this weekend? B: Im not sure. She hasnt decided

yet

During the past decade, the increasing presence of has led mobile phones 1. (lead) to a rise in public discussion related to their use. In recent years, have done researchers 2. (do) studies on their possible health effects. And lately, many places 3. have made (make) it illegal to hold a phone while driving. But for many people, the biggest problem of mobiles is rude behaviour including loud, personal conversations, and the use of phones in cinemas and restaurants. Some people are starting to fight this. During a play in New York in September 2009, the plays two stars, Daniel Craig and Hugh Jackman, 4. shouted (shout) at a man in the audience rang when his mobile phone not only 5. 6. didnt silence (ring) several times, but he (not silence) it. And Amy Alkon, an American writer, called once 7. (call) a man to complain 8. had forced (forced) her to listen that he to his loud conversation earlier that day in a caf. How 9. did get she (get) his phone number? He said it loudly during his phone call, wrote and Ms Alkon simply 10. (write) it down.

7. A:  Someone delivered this parcel for you a few minutes ago. Hurry up open it!

just B:  Wait a minute. Ive walked through the door. I want a cup of coffee first!

9.  Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple.

heard (hear) of the Klingon you language? It is a language featured in many of the Star Trek films. Marc Okrand, an American linguist, 2. invented (invent) Klingon in the early
1.

Have

1980s. The complex language was an immediate hit with Star Trek fans. Since then, they 3. have bought (buy) over a quarter of a million copies of the Klingon wrote dictionary that Okrand 4. (write). 5. have established In addition, they (establish) Klingon study groups, websites and fan clubs. They also 6. have published (publish) books and released CDs on the language. People who are fluent in Klingon can finally read a Klingon translation of the Shakespeare play began Hamlet, a project that 7. (begin) 8. greeted several years ago. They probably (greet) that news by saying, buy' ngop. Thats Klingon for Thats great news!


Viewpoints 2 Workbook B Burlington Books

Future Simple, be going to and Present Continuous with Future Meaning


Complete the dialogues with the correct form 10.  of the verbs in brackets. Use the Future Simple, Present Continuous or be going to. There may be more than one possible answer.
1. Are / Are / Will A:  you (see) Bill tonight?

Future Perfect Simple and Future Continuous


12. C  omplete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs below. Use the Future Continuous or Future Perfect.

seeing / going to see / see

buy not practise play score go not see move not run 1.  By this time tomorrow night, John will have played in his 100th game for our team, but he hopes that at this time next year, he will be scoring goals for Manchester City.

B:  No. I 2. am studying / (study) for my history am going to study exam. A:  Do you know what Bill 3. B:  Im not sure, but he 4. play probably games with his brother.

is doing / is going to do (do)? will


(play) computer

A:  Who 5. is going to bring (bring) food to the picnic on Saturday? B:  David 6. is going to make /(make) is making enough sandwiches for everyone. And he 7. is also going to stop (stop) on the way to buy large bags of crisps. A: OK. So I 8.

is bringing /

will be going 2. I  really miss Sue. I know I to visit her in three months time, but by then, we wont have seen each other for six months.
3. I  wont because I then.

be running in the race on Sunday wont have enough by practiced

will bring
9.

(bring) fizzy drinks.

4.  By the end of the week, he will have bought furniture, and on will be moving into his Saturday, he new flat.
 omplete the dialogues with the correct form 13. C of the verbs in brackets. Use a future tense. There may be more than one possible answer.

B:  Good. Do you think we (need) anything else? A: I dont think so.

will need

11. Write a logical continuation with the words in brackets. Use the Future Simple or be going to.

1. A: Why does Emma want to learn French? B:  She will be visiting (visit) her boyfriends family in France in the summer.

is going to visit /

1.  Those are beautiful earrings. (Mum / love / them)

2. A: Im sorry, but theres no more milk.

Mum will love them.

will B:  In that case, I tea instead of coffee.

have

(have)

2.  I cant wait to move to New York! (I / move / there / in a few months)

Im going to move there in a few months.

3. A:  What time do you want to meet tomorrow morning?

3. We have got plenty of time. (we / not be / late) We wont be late. 4.  Relax. (you / pass / the / driving test / tomorrow) You will pass the driving test tomorrow. 5. Be careful! (you / spill / the coffee)

will B:  After ten. I breakfast by then.

have had

(have)

4. A: Do you have plans for tonight?

B:   Yes. I am going to go / (go) to a am going basketball game with my dad. B:  Yes, and in a moment, we are going to drive / (drive) over it.

5. A: Is that the Golden Gate Bridge?

Youre going to spill the coffee!

6. A:  Im looking forward to seeing Laura tonight. B:  Oh, I forgot to tell you. She isnt coming / (not come).

will be driving

isnt going to come


Viewpoints 2 Workbook B Burlington Books

Grammar Review

Review of Tenses
1 4.  Complete the sentences with a suitable word or time expression below.

 omplete the passage with the correct form 16. C of the verbs in brackets.

how long by then while never in the future always when at three in the morning 1.  Were bringing Sam at ten oclock tonight. By then , all the guests will have arrived for his surprise party.

at three in the morning? always 3.  She goes to the yoga class


on Tuesdays because she likes the teacher. 4.  Shes an excellent windsurfer. I think shell win a lot of championships in the future . 5.

2.  Why was your dog barking

How long

have you known Rita?

6.  Did you cry

when

the film ended?

7.  Janis was talking on the phone while she was cutting vegetables.

caught hen Jamie Oliver 1. (catch) the publics attention in 1999 with his first television series The Naked Chef, he was only 23 years old. By that time, despite his young age, already had he 2. (already / have) ten years of cooking experience. Since the series 3. ended (end) in 2001, Oliver 4. has built (build) an impressive 5. employs business empire that (employ) over 2,000 people and includes a cookware brand and several restaurants. And, of course, Oliver 6. has already written (already / write) ten cookery
books, and 7. will probably write (probably / write) more in the coming years. But more importantly, is using / uses Oliver 8. (use) his fame and fortune to help others and to encourage healthy eating. established In 2002, he 9. (establish) the Fifteen Foundation, which trains and employs young people in restaurant work. Among the foundations graduates are former drug addicts and youth who 10. were (be) once in trouble with the law. Olivers 2005 television series about the poor quality of Britains school lunch programme eventually 11. led (lead) to the government providing millions of pounds to improve it, and his 2008 series Jamies Ministry of Food used a reality-show format to show how to prepare healthy meals easily and cheaply. are waiting Millions of fans 12. (wait) to see what hell do next but with his history, theres little doubt that it will be both entertaining and educational.

never 8.  Ive journal. Its private.

let anyone read my

1 5. Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Do not change the original meaning of the sentences. Make any necessary changes.

1. Is this your first time in San Francisco? (before)

Have you been to San Francisco before? How long have you lived in this flat? While we were flying, I watched a film. / I watched a film while we were flying. Those sunglasses belong to me. What smells delicious?

2. When did you move into this flat? (how long) 3. I watched a film during the flight. (while) 4. Those are my sunglasses. (belong)

5. What is that delicious smell? (smells) 6.  He finished the report on Thursday night and handed it in on Friday. (the night before)

On Friday he handed in the report which / that he had finished the night before.


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