ВЕ GO/NG ТО, PRESENT CONТINUOUS, PRESENT SIMPLE

Complete these sentences using Ье going to, will, the Present Continuous or the
Present Simple. Use the verbs in brackets.
1 Look, that car оvег there ................ (crash)! 6 Niпa often ................ (visit) her parents.
2 I can't соте tonight because 1 ................ 7 I ................ (Ье) rich one day!
(stay in) to watch TV. 8 According to my diary, we ................ (meet)
3 The Pгime Minister ................ (travel) to at 3pm tomorrow.
Bгussels tomorrow. 9 We ................ (win) the European Cup
4 The match ................ (start) at 3pm as always. next year.
5 Don't worry about the car; I ................ 10 The National Theatre ................ (celebrate)
(phone) fог а taxi. its thirtieth anniversary s0011.

Put the verb in brackets into the most suitaЫe form of the future.
. .
1 'What ................ you ................ th'1s еvепшg.?' (dо) 'Nothшg.'
'Well, ................ we ................ to that new pizzeria?' (go)
2 In 2004 the Olympic Games ................ in Athens. (take place)
3 Which showing do you want to go to? The Шm ................ at nine and eleven. (start)
4 I ................ work at five - so shall we meet at а quarter past? (finish)
5 Seven о'clock isn't possiЫe as I ........................ something else then. (do)
6 This lesson is boгing. When ................ it ................ to ................ ? (finish)

Underline the most suitaЫe form of the future in the following text.

AQUARIUS
А11 Aquarians this month (1) get off/ are getting off to а good start witl1 some good
news оп the home front. The news (2) is helping!will help to relax recent tensions апd
give you the chance to make а fresh start. There (3) shall/will Ье lots of new things оп
other froпts this moпth. It really (4) is going to be/is being а time of great opportuпity.
А special person ( 5) shall соте/ is coming iпto your life s0011 - and you mustп't thiпk
this (6) is going to Ье / is being just aпother frieпdship. At work, you (7) are needing /
will need to rise to пеw challeпges tl1at (8) are testing / will test your character to the
utmost. If you (9) make / are making а wroпg move, you (10) will рrоЬаЫу reg1·et /
рrоЬаЫу regret it. In short, this is а month which (11) will bring / shall bring тапу
opportunities but there (12) will Ье! are being risks, too, so Ье careful!

WOMAN: I'm getting married оп Saturday and we're having а traditional wedding.
MAN: Are уои having а white wedding?
WOMAN: Yes, and I'm going to wear ту grandmother's dress.
MAN: And what's your grandmother going to wear?

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 FIRST AND SECOND CONDIТIONALS

Practice
Complete the sentences using these words and phrases.

was leaving can't might starts ат would Ье becomes take should

1 IfI ................ not busy,I'll visit you. 6 If you don't give me more infoпnation,I
2 If he ................ careful, he wouldn't break ................ help you.
things. 7 If а fire ................ , the alarm goes off.
3 If he were slimmer, he ................ much 8 Уои ................ make your own food if you
more attractive. don't like my cooking.
4 If she ..........'...... Prime Minister, she'll raise 9 ................ more exercise and you'll soon feel
taxes. better.
5 Unless you stop wasting time, I'm ................ 10 If the weather improves, I ................ go for
right now. а stroll.

Write two sentences using the information. Complete the second sentence so that it is as
Гhе first should express а likely event and the similar in meaning as possiЫe to the first
econd а less likely but still possiЫe event. sentence, using the word given. Do not
change the word given.
Example: we leave at eight / we arrive on time
likely: lf we leave at eight o'clock, Example: Нег job is tiring because she doesn't
we'II arrive on time. have а seci-etary. not
less likely: lf we left at eight o'clock, If she had а seci-etary, her job would
we'd arrive on time. not Ье so tiring.
1 am not busy / соте and pick you up 1 Give us your vote and we promise to make
likely: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . this coнntry great again. long
less likely: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . We'll make this country great again
_ уои fall / break your leg ............................................... us your vote.
likely: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 There will Ье no more unemployment, if we
win the elections. jobs
less likely: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
If we соте to роwег, .....................................
3 I drink too much wine / 1 feel sleepy
............................ for eveгybody.
likely: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 We will build more schools if we can
less likely: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . afford to. enough
-1 you get the job / you have more freedom Provided .......................................................
likely: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... , we will build more schools.
less likely: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 They won't let you into the theatre without а
5 the questions Ье easy enough / everyone pass ticket. unless
the test You can't get into the theatre .........................
likely: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............................................. а ticket.
less likely: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Bring your sun lotion because а heatwave is
possiЫe. case
Bring your sun lotion ....................................
.............................................. а heatwave.

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 THIRD CONDITIONAL

� Make Third Conditional sentences for each of the following

situations. Begin with the words given.
Ехатрlе: I was tired. I went to bed early.
If I hadn't felt tired, 1 wouldn't have gone to bed early. or:
If I hadn't felt tired, 1 would have gone to bed later.
1 I didn't have enoнgh money. I didn't take а taxi.
If .......................................................................................................... .
2 I wasn't iпteiested iп the film. I didn't go to the cinema.
If .......................................................................................................... .
3 We took the wioпg tшning. We aпived late.
If .......................................................................................................... .
4 Romeo thoнght Jнliet was dead. Не committed sнicide.
Romeo woнldn't .................................................................................... .
5 OliveI was punished. Не asked for moie food.
If Oliver ................................................................................................ .
6 The building had weak fouпdatioпs. It fell dowп.
The building wouldn't have .................................................................... .
7 I didп't go dowпstaiis. I was afraid of the dark.
I might ................................................................................................. .
8 Уои didп't run fast. You didn't соте fiist.
You coнld .............................................................................................. .
9 I didn't kпow she was the examiпeI. I made а silly joke.
Had ...................................................................................................... ·
10 She didn't have а car. She couldп't have diiveп theie.
If she .................................................................................................... .

Fill each space in the following text with one suitaЫe word.

AII the difference

I often wonder how my life would have the most minute details: а split-second
...... ..... ... (1) different if on that decision which makes all the difference.
particular day I .. ............ (2) walked in ............. (9) I ever have found romance at
the other direction. Or what .............. (3) all ............. (10) I hadn't met Francesca
have happened if - in those few seconds - that day and if she ............. (11) decided
I .............. (4) walked just а little Ьit not to walk on that path beside the trees?
faster? She wouldn't .............. (5) been I couldn't possiЬly ..... .... .... (12) done
аЫе to do what she did, say the things she what I did in my life if we ............. (13)
said. lf it .............. (б) not been for these not met on that bright, sunny morning.
shy words of greeting, I would not And if the sun had not ............. (14)
.............. (7) here now - I would рrоЬаЫу shining and the Ьirds singing, she would
............. (8) in the same city I grew up рrоЬаЫу have ............. (15) even spoken
in. It is amazing how our lives depend on to me.

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 FUTURE CONТINUOUS AND FUTURE PERFECT

Complete these pairs of sentences using the Future Simple, the Future
Continuous or the Future Perfect. Use the verb given in brackets.
1 а ................ part in our play? You're а really go d actor, we need you! (take)
Ь I know you're а keen member of the drama group. 1 suppose you ................ part
in the play this year. (take)
2 а 1 ................ in London next year, still doing the same old job. (Ье)
Ь 1 ................ in London for ten years Ьу next June. (Ье)
3 а Ву Friday, 1 ................ this new book Ьу Marquez. (finish)
Ь If I don't have too much work this year, 1 think 1 ................ all of Marquez's
11ovels. (finish)
4 а This time tomorrow, Maria ................ оп а beach in Majorca. (sunbathe)
Ь I expect she ................ until she gets badly burnt - that's what she did last year.
(sunbathe)
5 а Don't make too much noise after midnight - 1 ................ soundly, 1 hope.
(sleep)
Ь Wake те up Ьу nine o'clock- 1 ................ loпg enough Ьу the11. (sleep)
6 а We ................ to Australia later this summer. It's а long flight. (fly)
Ь It's strange that when we get to Sydney, we ................ half way round the world.
(fly)
7 а Look, 1 сап give you а lift to the station - 1 ................ that way anyway. (drive)
Ь You'll Ье late for your tгаiп - 1 ................ you to the station if you like. (drive)

Fill in the spaces using the Future Simple, the Future Continuous or the
Future Perfect of the verb in brackets. The first (О) is given as an example.
ROSA When shall 1 .�Q.1!1�.r.i?.L!r!�. (О соте round)? 1s Thursday still ОК?
млюл Well, don't соте at six - 1 ................ (1 work) then.
ROSA What time do you think you ................ (2 Ье) free?
MARIA Let's see, 1 ................ (3 work) оп the maпuscript all day as I told you,
and I expect 1 ................ (4 complete) the secoпd chapter Ьу about seven. ОЮ
ROSA Yes, because 1 ................ (5 Ье) quite busy at about six tomorrow as well. l've
got an appointment with ту dentist and I don't think she ................ (6 finish)
much before seven.
MARIA Well, we really must Ье getting оп with the book, you know - Ьу the end of
this month we ................ (7 work оп) the project for а whole year. It's taking
far too long.
ROSA Yes, 1 ................ (8 jump) for joy when it's finished.
MARIA Ме too. Ву the way, ................ (9 go) near the post office?
ROSA РrоЬаЫу. It's not far from the dentist.
MARIA You see, I've been expectiпg ап important parcel and I think it
................ (10 arrive) Ьу Thursday. If you ................ (11 go) past there
anyway, could you collect it for те?
ROSA No proЫem. So, 1 ................ (12 see) уои later. Буе for now.

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 ТНЕ FUTURE

Match the first sentence (1-14) with the second sentence (a- n) to make short exchanges.
Ехатрlе: О + о
(О 'Look at all those dark clouds.') а 'Shall I have а word with her?'
1 'Mum, I've dropped my glass of milk.' Ь '1'11 Ье with you in just а minute.'
2 'The meeting will Ье held on Tuesday at 3pm.' с 'That's easy. I'm going to get а job
that earns me lots of money.'
3 'What time did she say she's going to get here?' d 'Thanks. That will Ье very helpful.'
4 'I told her to tidy her room but she won't.' е 'Actually she's going to have а ЬаЬу.'
5 'How much longer are you going to Ье?' f 'Never mind. Accidents will happen.'
6 'I feel awful. 1 think I'm going to faiпt.' g 'I'm not sure I'll Ье аЫе to соте.'
7 '1'11 соте and help you clear the attic iп а moment.' h 'She'll рrоЬаЫу Ье hеге Ьу 9.30.'
8 'Tessa seems to have gaiпed а lot of weight.' '1'11 call the doctor right away.'
9 'Shall we go поw? I've had enough.' J 'Let's just have fish апd chips.'
10 'Will you please shut the door?' k 'Perhaps I'll see you tomorrow.'
11 'What shall I get for dinпer?' 'No, 1 won't. Do it yourselfl'
12 'When am I going to see you agaiп?' m 'Аге you? I'll соте with you.'
13 'What do you thiпk you'll do wheп you finish?' n 'ОК. I'll just get your coat.'
14 'I'm just going to go to the post office.' (о 'Yes, there's going to Ье а stoгm.')

Complete the conversation using will!won't, shall/shan't, going to/not going to

and the verbs given at the end of the lines. The first is given as an example.
Rosл н.1, wh at ................
are you ......doing · ?.
. ........ tь·1s evenшg do
................ 1 ................ (1) round? соте
млюл Not this evening. 1 ................ (2) busy till late. Ъе
ROSA When do you think it ................ (3) coпvenieпt for me to рор rouпd? Ье
MARIA Well, ................ we ................ (4) the dates? check
Have you got your diaгy haпdy? Now, let's see. Today is Tuesday the 20th
so tomorrow ................ (5) Wedпesday 21st. 1 ................ (6) so busy Ъе
tomorrow - what about you? Do you thiпk you ................ (7) free? Ъе
Rosл 1 ................ (8) my dentist tomorrow. 1s Thursday ОК? see
MARIA Yeah. 1 think that ................ (9) fine. Ъе
ROSA ОК. What time ... ............. 1 ................ (10) round? соте
млюл I ................ (11) the house at all оп Thursday so I don't think leave
it ................ (12) а proЫem, whatever time you соте. Ъе
ROSA That's fine.
млюл And ... ............. you ................ (13) the manuscгipt with you? bring
Rosл Don't worry. I ................ (14) it. forget
млюл ОК. I ................ (15) you Thursday then. Cheers. see

Things will get worse Ьеfме they get better. (ENGLISH SAYING)
Things will get worse before they get worse. (PEssrмrsт)

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 FORMING ТНЕ PASSIVE

Practice
Fill in each space using the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Example: The police report that the missing person ............................ . (find)
The police report that the missing perso has been found.
1 The news ............................ every day from 6am to midnight. (broadcast)
2 At this very moment the suspect ............................ Ьу the police. (interview)
3 And now а newsflash. The President ............................ with committing perjury. (charge)
4 А new security system ............................ in all our offices in the next few weeks. (install)
5 Ву November 30 а new government ............................ . (elect)
6 There must Ье а mistake: the hotel bill ............................ Ьу ту wife. (рау)
7 When we got home, we realised the lюuse ............................. (burgle)
8 The building ............................ when а second bomb went off. (evacuate)
9 The Government says tax reforms ............................ in the new year. (introduce)
10 Newspapers in some countries ............................ in kiosks as well as shops. (sell)

� Rewrite these sentences in the passive.

1 We do not add any preservatives to our products.

2 The Government is now building а lot of new schools in the provinces.

3 The police have just arrested him on suspicion of murder.

4 Will they puЬlish her new book next month?

5 They will have completed the new motorway Ьу Christmas.

6 We haven't cleaned the house for weeks.

7 The company cut the water off because Mr and Mrs Dixon hadп't paid theiг bill.

8 They are going to open the new supermarket next week.

9 They couldn't use the car because the garage was seгvicing it.

1 О They puЬlish а lot of books on iпformation technology.

The service in the hotel was so bad that when I asked for а hot towel,
I was told to put а cold опе оп the radiator.

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 FORMING ТНЕ PASSIVE

Fill in the spaces in this text. Use а verb in the list and an appropriate form of
the passive. The first is given as an example.

ргвdисе interview (х2) design 1-eпovate award base build

consider (х2) show equip provide close visit

А REPORT
This report .h.�.f?. -���!:..':.�9.-!.. цt?!. at the request of the Hotel and Cateгing
Association. The sшvey on which the report ..................... (1) was carried out
between Mai·ch 25 and Mai-ch 30, 1999. Twenty hotel managers .....................
(2) for the pшposes of this report. The шajority of the hotels which
..................... ( 3) (all in the Brighton area) ..................... (4) in the last twenty
years and ..................... (5) to meet the needs of the modern tourist. One hotel
which ..................... (6) unacceptaЫe Ьу the Association ..................... (7) at
the end of the tourist season. Some of the older ones ..................... (8) recently
and also meet the highest standards. This ..................... (9) Ьу the fact that all
the hotels ..................... (10) witl1 modern facilities, f.гош swimming pools to
satellite TV. In addition. the usual services ..................... (11) (room service,
laundry service) and tl1e restaurant and bar service ..................... (12)
satisfactory in most cases. Most of the hotel staff who ..................... (13) wеге
highly qualified or experienced. Seventy-five per cent of the hotels in this report
..................... (14) а three or four staг rating Ьу the tourist board.

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 PAST CONTINUOUS, PAST PERFECT, PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Complete the sentences using the Past Continuous, Past Perfect or Past Perfect
Continuous. Use the verb given in brackets. Sometimes more than one answer
is possiЪle.
1 They stood under the shelter because it ................ (rain).
2 The roads were wet because it ................ (rain) all night.
3 Не was broke. Не ................ (spend) all his money.
4 I ................ (have) а nightmare when the alarm went off and woke те up.
5 His hands were covered in oil because he ................ (try) to fix the car all morning.
Unfortunately, he ................ (manage) to make it start.
6 When she opened the window she was happy to see it ................ (snow) lightly. In
fact, it ................ (snow) all night and snow ................ (cover) all the rooftops.
7 When Mrs Morgan came into the classroom, the pupils ................ (run) around
and ................ (scream) at the tops of their voices. They ................ (knock) over
chairs and desks and someone ................ (draw) funny pictures оп the board.
8 Although I ................ (set) off early, I got there late and everyone ................
(wait) for те to start the meeting; the chairperson told me they ................ (wait)
for а whole hour.
9 When we got back from our holiday we discovered that someone ................
(break) into our house. The burglars, however, ................ ( drop) а piece of paper
with an address оп it as they ................ ( climb) out of the window.

Fill each gap in this text with one suitaЪle word.

DISASTER!
About seventy years ago, а Dutch ship was ............ (1) near the North Pole; it
............ (2) heading for Blacklead Island. On the ship was а scientist, Edgar Greenhead,
who ............ (3) worked on the island for many years; he had ............ (4) conducting
research into the life of the local inhaЬitants, who were Eskimos (Inuits). Greenhead had
............ (5) away for а long holiday and now he was ............ (6) back to the island to
continue his work.
At about midnight, Greenhead felt very tired as he had ............ (7) writing his joumal
all day. After he had ............ (8) good-night to the captain, he ............ (9) down to his
caЬin. Outside there ............ (10) а strong wind, and the waves ............ (11) crashing
onto the side of the ship. Greenhead was just ............ (12) ready to climb into his bunk
when he suddenly ............ (13) а great crash. Не das '=d up on deck and although it
was dark he ............ (14) see that the ship ............ (15) run into an iceberg.

Веfоге John Kennedy Ьесате Pгesident in 1960 he had said that the state
of the соипtгу was bad; when lie Ьесате Pгesident he said things wеге just
as bad as he'd Ьееп saying tliey were.
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 PAST SIMPLE, PRESENT PERFECT, PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

Fill in the gaps with the correct verb. Use the correct form of the Past Simple or
Present Perfect. Use each verb once.

arnve go have hear do read tel1 invite соте explain Ьиу visit take look at

lnterview with Inteп1ie1;vu: ............ you ............ (,) time to do any

sightseeing yet?

Katerina Denuevo, Kateгina: Yes, I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (8 ) а stroll round

the Old Town. At one restaurant the 0\\'ller
film star ...................... (9) те to try some your
specialities; he ...................... (10) to ше some of
Intervieweг: You've пever Ьееп to our C0Шltry before, the secrets of your cuisine - the \\"ау you prepare
right? Wliat are уош fu·st impressioпs? mushrooms is excellent.
Katerina: I ................... (1) шаnу interestiпg things Inteгvieweг: What about the future: ............ you
about your country iп magaziпes and newspapers; (ever) .............. ........ (11) to see а fortune-teller.
before I ................... (2), people .................. (3) and do you read your horoscope?
те you were all very frieпdly, and when I Kate1·ina: I (never) .................... (12) my horoscoре.
.................... ( 4) at the airport evei-yoпe brougbl All I know is I'm а Scorpio!
те flowers. Апd it's true, уош shops are Iпtеп1iе1Л1ег: Will you саше here again;
wonderful! I (already) ...................... (5) some Katuina: As soon as I can. I ................... . ( 13
shopping - I .... .................. ( 6) а colourfнl scarf Krakбw yet wblch I ...................... Н sо
and some haпd-paiпted china. пшсh about.

Which country is Katerina visiting? Underline it.

France Poland Greece Spain

Fill each gap in the following text with one suitaЫe word. The first letter of each word is given.

Сап а famous astronaut

о
Armstrong has r.............. (8) to give in ervie s
adjust to life on Earth? about his private life. After Apollo 11, е
w............. (9) at NASA; he L........... .. (10) in
п July 16, 1969 Apollo 11 set off for the moon.
1971 to become ап engineering professor a-
After four days in space, Neil Armstrong
Cincinnati· University. In 1979 hе g ................ (11)
w .............. (1) down the ladder of the lunar
up teaching, and sinсе thеn he has ............. (12)
module and s.............. (2) onto the surface of the
working as а business соnSultant.
moon. It w.............. (3) а historic moment. Thirty
years later, the three astronauts who made history And rew Chatkiп, а space jourrna.ist, nas been
h.............. (4) never planned апу reunion to r................. (13) the Lives of the Apollo
celebrate the anniversary of man's first step оп the astronauts and has h............... (14) unique access
moon. The three spacemen have g.............. (5) а to them. Не has just w.......... ...... (15) а book оп
Ьit older and, although their attitude to life the subject. Не says that Armstrong is not а very
h.............. (6) changed over the years, they have easy man to know, although he is very warm once
r.............. (7) friends. you do get to know him.

'Flying? I've Ьееп to almost as тапу places as ту luggage!'

Вов НОРЕ

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 PAST SIMPLE, PRESENT PERFECT, PRESENT PERFECT CONТINUOUS

Present Perfect Continuous

We use the Present Perfect Continuous (present • The Present Perfect emphasises the idea of
form of have + Ьееп + -ing) to talk about actions completion (= the homework is finished); we
which started in the past and which continue up use the Present Perfect Continuous to indicate
to the moment of speaking. We use it especially that the action has lasted for а period and is
when we are interested in the duration of the incomplete. Compare:
action: J've read the newspaper today. (= Гvе
I've Ьееп waiting for а whole hour! finished it)
• Notice the difference between the Present J've Ьееп reading the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Perfect Continuous and the Present Peгfect : ( = I haven't finished it yet)

Present Perfect Present Perfect

• We often use the Present Perfect Continuous
Continuous with for and since (see ld):
Those potatoes have Ьееп boiling for ап hour.
I've done ту homework. I've Ьееп doing ту And the carrots have Ьееп boiling since
homework.
three o'clock.

Underline the correct tense in the following sentences.

1 I am writing in connection with the 10 I did not apply! have not applied for а job
advertisement which appeared! has appeared with your company before.
оп 3 December. 11 I hoped! have hoped that you would consider
2 I originally studied! have studied mechanical my application favouraЬly.
engineering at university and I graduated! 12 However, 1 have Ьееп waiting! have waited fог
have Ьееп graduating with а first-class degree. а reply for seveгal weeks and I still have not
3 I now completed! have now completed а received ! did not receive any answer.
postgraduate degree in business and
administration.
4 I've Ьееп trying/I've tried to find а
1 've wr:tten
permanent job for а consideraЬle time. So
5 Indeed, I have already worked / I have already rt1an� job appf ica-tions.
Ьееп working for several companies оп а
temporary basis. lt1 +act, 1 have been
6 In my first job, 1 was/ have Ьееп responsiЫe wri1:ing thert1
for marketing.
7 Гvе Ьееп applying / have applied for several
for
posts this year but I still did not manage/ have weeks.
not managed to find what I'm looking for.
8 The last job I applied/ have applied for
required applicants to speak some Japanese.
9 I started learning / have Ьееп learning Spanish
а few months ago but I did not obtain! have
not obtained а qualification in it yet.

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 PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONTINUOUS

Complete this letter with the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present
Continuous. Use each verb in the list once. The first (О) is given as an example.

stand seem -wt'ite- Ье make shine stay taste look cost feel

Dear Jill,
I .�m..w.i:-itin@. (О) to you from Granada where everything ................ (1) to Ье
going just fine; we ................ (2) nice and relaxed. We ................ (3) in а
gorgeous hotel just down the road from the Alhambra, which ................ (4) an
old fortress built Ьу the Moors. It ................ (5) at the top of the hill just
opposite our hotel and we can see this wonderful building through our window.
It ................ (6) absolutely magnificent! The hotel is lovely, but unfortunately it
................ (7) а lot to stay here! Eating out is great. Have you heard of
gazpacho? It's а cold cucumber and tomato soup which they ................ (8) with
oil, vinegar and garlic and it ................ (9) delicious.
Well, outside the sun ................ (10) so I'm off to get а Ьit of а suntan; I hope
everything's ОК back in Birmingham.
Lu,1

Read the text below and look carefully at each line. In most of the lines there
is one word too many, а word that does not fit grammatically. Write this
unwanted word on the right. If а line is correct, put а tick (✓). The first two are
given as examples.

ТНЕ GREENHOUSE EFFECT

О This week in Kyoto in Japan the latest conference ✓
00 оп the eпviroпшent is being takiпg place. The whole
1 world is today watchiпg to see what happeпs
2 as delegates fгош шоrе than 165 couпtries discuss
3 what шеаsшеs need not to Ье takeп to redнce the
4 fншеs that do create the Gгee11hoнse Effect. They
5 are hope to agree оп ways of гedнci11g the ашонпt
6 of сагЬоп dioxide апd otheг gases that we
7 send into the atшosphere. These gases to act the way а
8 gгeenhoнse does a11d, as а resнlt, the Earth is
9 Ье getti11g hotteг a11d lюtteг all the tiшe. The �
10 tешрегаtше it is risiпg gгadнally and
11 in 100 years' tiшe the Earth will Ье hotteг Ьу аЬонt 4°С.
12 The ргоЫеш is Ье gettiпg woгse as шаге сагs
13 are шаkе а11 appearance 011 our already crowded roads.
14 The solution in Kyoto is depends 011 what the Uпited States,
15 the шost powerful nation 011 Eart\1, feels is in its iпteгests.

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 PRESENT SIMPLE AND PRESENT CONТINUOUS

Complete these sentences using the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
Use the verb given in brackets.
1 Му sister ................ (wait) patiently for hег exam results.
2 We ................ (not travel) Ьу train very ofteп.
3 1 ................ (consider) accepting that job in Crete.
4 The film ................ ( end) with а dгamatic саг hase.
5 I'm sопу, 1 ................ (feel) too tired to go out this evening.
6 We ................ (have) а gгeat time here in London.
7 ................ you ................ (see) mllch of your brother these days?
8 We ................ (rely) on you to briпg the keys with you.
9 1 ................ (wish) people didп't smoke iп restaurants.
10 Who ................ you ................ (think) yoll are, speaking to те like that!

Complete these sentences using the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
Use the verbs given in brackets. Add never or always if this is also given.
1 1 ................ (use; never) ту moЬile phone if 1 ................ (drive).
2 1 ................ (like; always) to get post but 1 ................ (seem; never) to !1ave the time
to reply.
3 The heroiпe ................ (prefer) to Ье with Раш because James ................ (argue; always)..
4 Maria ................ (forget; always) what time the soap ................ (start).
5 You ................ (moan; always) about the state of the flat but you ................ (help; never) те.
6 Turtles ................ (lay; always) thei1· eggs on the same Ьеас\1; lюwevei-, they ................ (come;
never) iп winter.
7 Whether 1 ................ (go) swimmiпg or поt ................ (depend on; always) the weather.
8 1 ................ (shop; never) here agaiп - they ................ (Ье; always) so rude.
9 We ................ (smell; always) cookiпg wl1eп we ................ (pass) your lюuse.
10 Не ................ (borrow; always) mопеу but he ................ (рау; always) те back.

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 REPORTED SPEECH ( 1)

Match the first part ( 1-10) with an appropriate reporting verb (a-j).
'1.Ifyou do tl1at again, I'll leave,' а she whispered.
2. Tm now going to read out the Ь he answered.
results,' с she shouted.
3 'Could you bring me the wine list?'
-l 'Of course, Гll bring it right away,' d she threatened.
5 'Our team will easily beat yours; е s11e announced.
6 'Please give me another chance; f he claimed.
7 'Shhh! The baby's sleeping,' g he asked.
8.Tm innocent of all the charges; h she begged.
9 'First of all, you press the i he boasted.
button,' j he explained.
10'Careful! The water's deep!'
Finish these sentences using the information above. Use reported speech.
1 She threatened .......................................... . 6 Sl1e begged them ..................................... .
2 She announced that she ............................ . 7 She whispered that .................................. .
3 Не asked the waiter ................................... . 8 Не claimed .............................................. .
-! The waiter answered ................................. . 9 Не explained that .................................... .
5 Не boasted that ........................................ . 10 She shouted to us .................................... .

Complete the following letter using the correct form of а verb from the list.
The first (О) is given as an example.

-he- Ьиу make snow gzve mzss send cost have live plan
go love think еп;оу

Dear Rose,
Thanks for your letter. I've got lots of news for you this time. We went to see 'Titanic'. Everyone
had said it .......���........ (О) great and that nobody should .................... (1) it. There has
been а lot of puЫicity on ТV about it recently which told us how much it .................... (2) to
make and all that, and Liz and Tony saw it and said they .................... (3) it. I was а Ьit
disappointed - I didn't think it ....... . ............ (4) up to expectations. Anyway, I suggest you
.................... (5) and see it and .................... (6) up your own mind.
Ah, yes, I got а call from your uncle in Canada who said he .................... (7) you а parcel -
have you got it yet? Не said it .................... (8) there, and everything was white but he added
they always .................... (9) а heavy winter. Не also told me they .................... (10) а new
jeep and they .................... (11) to travel round the States in it in the summer. Не said he
.................... (12) us а ride in it if we popped over for а holiday. I replied that we
.................... (13) to go over if he agreed to рау all our expenses! Не laughed and said he
.................... (14) about it and let us know!

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 REPORTED SPEECH (2)

Change the following into indirect questions beginning with the words given.
1. Сап I have some more pocket money?
The Ьоу asked .............................................................................. .
2. Where were you born?
She asked him .............................................................................. .
3. How far is the stadium?
Не wanted to know ...................................................................... .
4. Are you still living in London?
She asked ..................................................................................... .
5 . Do you work in the central branch or in the provinces?
She asked him .................................................................. . ........... .
6. Are you going to give me the money or not?
She wanted to know ..................................................................... .
7. Did he bring the book back?
I didn't know ............................................................................... .
8. Who bought the Picasso painting ?
Не woпdered ................................................................................ .
9 Where did you get such а lovely pullover?
She asked her sister ....................................................................... .

Re-order these words to make yes/no and wh-questions which might Ье asked
at а job interview.
Example: trip/did/have/you/nice/а
Did you have а nice trip?
1 long/tl1e/take/how/did/journey 8 worked/how/as/editor/loпg/an/you/have
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t. ................................................................ ?
2 was/in/ snowing/it/Manchester 9 can/work/you/wheп/start
................................................................ ? ................................................................ ?
3 you/how/are/old 10 like/your/most/you/what/jоЫ do/about
................................................................ ? ................................................................ ?
4 were/where/born/you 11 us/you/told/who/about
................................................................ ? ································································ t.
5 here/you/lived/loпg/how/have 12 good/а/what/maпager/are/qualities/the/of
................................................................ ? ................................................................ ?
6 you/are/ married 13 expect /Ье/much/you/do/how/to/paid
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t.
, ................................................................ ?
уои /а/do/family/have 14 paid/last/in/much/how/you/being/were/
................................................................ ? jоЫ your
································································ .t

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 REPORTED SPEECH (2)

Read the text below and add the word which best fits each space.

1 have just been through the annual

hшniliation of buying а swimming
the maternity depaгtment to соvег шу
'mature hips'. I said that I would go tl1ere
costume. When I was young, some the ............... (7) day. I'll neveг have any
were designed for the fulleг figure and did а luck, I ............... (8) as I walked home.
good job. I wondeгed .. . .............. (1) I The next day I did find а plain Ыuе costшne
would find anything suitaЫe. After all, and the assistant invited me to enter the
today's stretch fabгics аге styled fог а Пatter сl1ашЬег of hопогs known as the fitting
shape. I saw one Погаl costume and гоош. As I pulled the costume on, I stared
............... (2) if I should tгу it on. I looked in disbelief - my whole bust had
Шее а hippopotamus! The sales assistant disappeaгed under my armpits! А young
tried to Ье kind. She wanted ............... (3) sales girl was standing at the exit.
know where I ..... .......... (4) going for my She asked me гather гudely ................. (9)
holidays and how long I ............... (5) Ье I was going to buy the costume or
away. At last she gave up and suggested ................. (10). I pushed it iпto her hands
................. ( 6) I looked for something in апd Пеd.

Read the following text carefully. Some of the lines are correct but in the others
there is а word which should not Ье there. If the sentence is correct, tick (✓) it.
If there is an incorrect word in the sentence, write it at the end in the space
provided. The first two are given as examples.

А JOB INTERVIEW
1 thiпk the interview went well. Не waпted to kпow whether а .whether
.
.... ........
numbeг of things about те and what I had been doing ✓
1 in the last few years. First, l1e asked me if I have had had
2 а пiсе trip down from Manchester and how long it
3 had been taken me to get there. Не also wanted to kпow
4 whether or it had been snowing in Manchester. The chitchat
5 оvег, he asked from me how old I was and where I was Ьоrп
6 although I had sent him my CV Ьу post. Не tl1e11 asked
7 l10w loпg I had I lived iп Maпchester and I told him. His
8 пехt question was the whetl1eг I was married апd whetl1er I had
9 а family ог not. 1 explaiпed him that I was sepaгated апd that
10 1 had one daughter. Не asked me how long did I ad worked as an
11 editor апd how much I was had being paid in my ргеsепt job. Не
12 asked me what was I lilced most about ту job апd who had told me
13 about their сатрапу. Tl1e main questioпs he asked ше were about the
14 qualities of а good maпager. Fiпally, he asked how nшch have
15 1 expected to Ье paid. 1 think the interview went very well.

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