Grammar and Vocabulary. Revision-2

Grammar Unit 1
Present perfect simple and present perfect

Past simple, past continuous and used to
continuous
1 Choose the correct option.
4 Choose the correct options to complete the
They used to go / going on holiday to the rules.
seaside.
We use the present perfect continuous / simple to
1 What were you / you were talking about earlier?
talk about an action which is unfinished.
2 I didn’t bought / buy this computer. My parents
We use the present perfect (1) continuous /
got it for me.
simple to focus on the present (2) progress /
3 We didn’t use / used to care about animals, but
result of an action which is finished.
we do now.
We use (3) for / since to talk about how long
4 Ben wasn’t / didn’t doing his homework when I
something has lasted and (4) for / since to talk
rang.
about when something (5) ended / started.
5 Did use you / you use to work in your parents’
shop when you were sixteen? 5 Complete the dialogues with one verb in the
present perfect simple and one in the present
2 The tenses in bold are incorrect. Write them perfect continuous.
correctly.
A My friend has started (start) writing a blog.
Did the film use to start at two o’clock B Really? I haven’t seen (not see) it.
yesterday? 1 A Where’s Fin? I ________________ (not have)
Did the film start at two o’clock yesterday? time to talk to him all evening.
1 Jordan was lucky he didn’t sleep when the fire B He’s in his room. He ________________
started. (study) since six.
_______________________________________ 2 A Meg _______________ (plan) the campaign
2 My parents were knowing each other for years for days.
before they got married. B I know, but she ________________ (not
_______________________________________ finish) yet.
3 I used to get up at six this morning. 3 A I ______________ (know) Ray for six months.
_______________________________________ B Oh?
4 When the bully saw the teacher, he was A Yes, he ______________ (teach) me to drive.
running away. 4 A Ethan _______________ (repair) his car all
_______________________________________ morning.
5 While Mariella walked along the street, she fell. B Yes, and he still _______________ (not fix) it.
_______________________________________ 5 A ________________ (the boys / go) to bed?
B Yes, they ______________ (sleep) for hours.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the verbs using the past simple, the past
continuous or used to. Sometimes more than
one answer is possible.
I lost my purse while I was going (go) to school.
1 I _________________ (not be) a very good
swimmer, but now I am.
2 What _________________ (you / do) after you
heard the news?
3 She _________________ (break) her leg twice
last year!
4 Where _________________ (they / travel) when
they missed their train?
5 We _________________ (dance) when the
music suddenly stopped.
6 _________________ (you / watch) a lot of TV
when you were younger?
SPECTRUM 4
Grammar Unit 1
Present perfect simple and continuous
6 Choose the correct option.

Lauren has been doing her homework ____ six
o’clock.
a since b for
1 Jacob hasn’t seen his cousins for ____ .
a last year b ages
2 I haven’t made any new friends since ____ .
a I left school b two years
3 He’s been working in the bike shop ____ 2015.
a for b since
4 Mum and Dad have been married for ____ .
a 2002 b fifteen years
5 The boys have been chatting ____ three hours.
a for b since
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Vocabulary Unit 1
4 Match the two halves of the sentences.
Personal qualities
1 It was great that so many people got ___
1 Find seven adjectives in the wordsearch. 2 It took my granddad some time to get ___
3 Having Pete in the team made ___
T D E D I C A T E D E U
4 It’s important that you get ___
D I K T Q H F S Q U M S 5 If everyone makes ___
E C I Y L O Z Y Y O Z E
A a big difference to how we played in the match.
P B N P J U F M U U V N
B a big effort, we’ll finish very soon.
E Z D T T T M P T H W S C involved in organizing the party.
N H L A L G F A S L Z I D used to using a mobile phone.
E permission from your parents before you go.
D S U P P O R T I V E B
A B X E O I F H C D K L Extra vocabulary
B C Z N P N U E L Z E E
5 Complete the review with the words in the box.
L H I G Y G A T T Q I Y banks dam habitat park shade wild
E M O P T I M I S T I C
Hart Forest Wildlife Park, Stoneborough
I F R T T A R C H R S K I visited this large wildlife park recently, and really
enjoyed it. Their largest animals include a pack of
2 Underline the correct words. wolves, a family of black bears and five lions. It was
We can’t stay at that hotel. Be sensible / a sunny day when we visited, and the lions were
dependable. It costs over €1,000 a night! resting in the (1) ________ of a large tree, so we
1 Alice is nice to everyone and often helps people. didn’t see much of them. But the wolves and bears
She’s very kind / truthful. were great. My favourites were the otters and water
2 I think many teenagers are optimistic / voles, who had a large river enclosure. The beavers
supportive about the future; they think things were building a (2) ________ in the water, and the
will be fine. voles had a nest in the (3) ________ at the side of
3 She’s very sympathetic / outgoing and finds it the river. Of course, the most exciting way to see
easy to make new friends. animals is in the (4) ________ , but the park’s
4 When I’ve got a problem, Rajesh is very owners have made an excellent effort to create
supportive / cruel. He always has helpful ideas. good copies of the animals’ natural (5) ________ .
5 Jasmine always does what she says she’ll do. I recommend this park as a great day out.
She’s a really outgoing / dependable person.
6 I don’t feel sympathetic / sensible about your
Requesting and giving information
school problems. You didn’t work all year!
7 Dad works ten hours a day, six days a week –
6 Number the conversation in order.
he’s very truthful / dedicated to his job.
___ B Sure. Let me explain how it works. You
work one day a week. It’s unpaid, but
Collocation: get and make
you get good work experience.
___ A I’ll do that! Thanks a lot. Bye!
3 Complete the sentences with got or made.
___ B Have a look on our website.
I got the feeling that dad was angry with me.
1 A Hello. I’d like some information about
1 He ____ a good impression on his teachers
volunteering at the wildlife park,
because he always did his homework on time.
please.
2 She ____ better at chess because she practised.
___ B What you do is fill in the application
3 We ____ the most of the day by going for a walk.
form, and then come for an interview.
4 Yesterday, I ____ a decision. I’m going to
___ A Oh, OK. Where can I get a form?
university.
___ A That sounds great. How can I apply?
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What animals does the passage mention?

What is the beavers' activity mentioned?

Grammar Unit 1

Present perfect simple and present perfect

Present perfect simple and continuous

6 Choose the correct option.

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