Preface

Grammar, Conversation, and Reading for TOEFL has been prepared based on my long experience in teaching
English, and it has been compiled from some books and specially provided only for internal use at STIE
Kesatuan. The purpose of the module is to make the students familiar with basic grammar along with the daily
conversation which is equipped with the TOEFL reading material. The units presented in the module are
deemed to be among the most common ones. Hence, even though this module is far from being perfect, it has been
meant, at least to cover all the necessary topics for the purpose mentioned above. Meanwhile, to have further
knowledge about the TOEFL itself, the students will have another module for the next semester. It will focus on the
real grammar commonly administered in the real PBT (paper‐based TOEFL test).

In the future, for the purpose of betterment of the module, improvement will be made by providing more
exercises for the whole units and skills including the materials for the listening section. For the TOEFL
Grammar Module, efforts will be focused on the new TOEFL format, particularly the iBT (internet‐Based
TOEFL). Nevertheless, suggestions would be happily welcome in order to gain enrichment of the content and
smooth process of compiling the next edition of the module.

On this occasion, thanks should go to those who have shared a helping hand so that the module could be finished
and reach our students at STIE Kesatuan.

Bogor, 02‐06‐2019

Tarida Marlin Surya Manurung

 CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Simple Grammar and Conversation

Unit 1 The Simple Present Tense 1
Unit 2 The Present Continuous Tense 7
Unit 3 The Simple Past Tense 11
Unit 4 WH-questions 19
Unit 5 The Past Continuous Tense 22
Unit 6 The Present Perfect Tense 27
Unit 7 The Simple Future Tense with will and to be going to 31
Unit 8 The Simple Future Tense with Present Continuous and Simple Present 35
Unit 9 The Future Continuous Tense & The Future Perfect Tense 38
Unit 10 The Passive Voice 40
Irregular Verbs 43
 Grammar
Conversation
 Unit 1
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IMPLE PRESENT

THE SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE is used for habitual activities, repeated activities,
general truth activities, and present condition.

Examples:
Habitual or Repeated Activities
Generally, sentences describing such activities use adverbs of frequency:

seldom often sometimes

frequently always
every day never every
every month week
3 times a moth 2 times/twice a week every
Sunday/on Sundays

1.I am here almost every day. 3. They are always happy

2. She goes to IPB twice a week. 4. We often go to Jakarta

Activities of General Truth

1. Water consists of hydrogen and oxygen.
2. Most animals kill only for food.
3. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
4. The world is round.

Notes: The sentences presented above state that something was true in the past, is
true in the present, and will be true in the future. It is used for general statements of
fact.

Present Condition
1. I am happy now.
2. She is a student and she goes to IPB.
3. They work in Jakarta but live in Bogor.
4. Mr. Andy teaches English at that University.
5. They are married and have three children.

The formula of SIMPLE PRESENT is divided into two parts:

The formula using action verbs and the formula using to

be:
 Formula 1 - with to be (linking verbs)

Subject + to be (is, are, am) ….

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He/She/It + is….. They/We/You + are….. I + am…...
Subjects and to be are usually contracted:

I am…. (I’m) She is …(She’s)

You are …. (You’re) He …(He’s)
They are … (They’re) It is …(It’s)
We are … (We’re)

 Formula 2 - with action verbs

Subject + ordinary verb(-s/es)

I go to school every day. They sometimes visit me.

We live in Jakarta. You seldom send me a
letter.

If the subject is he, she, or it the verb is given a suffix (-s/-es) .

She goes to the market twice a week. He

visits his grand father once a month.
I have a dog. It likes to bark at a strange man.

Compare formula 1 and formula 2. In formula 1 we have to be - is, are, am (linking verbs)
while in formula 2 we have no to be. Hence, we can conclude that to be (is, are, am) is only
used in formula 1 (if the sentence has no action verbs).

Look at the sentences using to be. They are usually followed by noun, adjective, adverb of
place, adverb of time, or adverb of place and time:

1. Positive Sentences 2. Interrogative Sentence

a. She is (She‘s) a dance instructor. a. Are you from Singapore?

b. We are (We’re) in Jakarta. b. Is it a good book?
c. My father is (My father’s) sick. c. Are they single?
d. They are lawyers. d. Is Marry always on time?
e. Wendy is pretty. e. Is the secretary sick today?
f. Linda and Tony are happy. f. Is he a teacher?
g. I am at home this morning. g. Am I pale?
h. It is nine o’clock.
i. He is very kind.
3. Negative Sentence 4. Negative Interrogative Sentence

a. The dogs are not (aren’t) vicious. a. Isn’t she a doctor?

b. The man is not (isn’t) kind. b. Aren’t they from Sweden?
c. I am not happy. c. Aren’t we in the same class?
d. She is not d. Isn’t the teacher angry?
e. The mountain climber is not brave. e. Aren’t Fred and Liz students?

am and not are not contracted

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Exercise 1
Insert the correct to be in the blank space of each sentence. Then change them into Negative,
Interrogative, and Negative Interrogative:

1. Robert ….. from England.

2. My father and mother ….. happy.
3. Susan ….. very sad.
4. The lecturer ….. satisfied.
5. They ….. in Ontario now.
6. We ….. tired after the long journey.
7. Her cat ….. hungry.
8. Susan and Jenny ….. sisters.
9. The girl ….. in a hurry.
10. The boy ….. scared.

Here is more about the conjugation of verbs in The Simple Present Tense:

1. If the su bject is one of the followings (sing ular third per son/singular noun): she, he, it,
Rosy, Mr John, the cat, the pen etc., end the ve rb with suffix –s,or –es. If the subject is
one of the followings - we, you, they, I, Toni and Tina, the shoes, the cars etc., we do
not need suffix –s atau –es.

 She goes to school by bus

 He likes pop music very much
 It makes him very happy
 Ann cleans the house every morning
 We go to school by bus, too.

Varied suffixes –s or –es for singular third person:

a. Verbs ending in ss, x, ch, o, or sh use suffix –es.
 She kisses her daughter before she leaves home.
 He washes his clothes on Sunday morning.
 Mr. Ahmad teaches English in a high school.
 Ann goes to the office by bus.
 He boxes in the championship twice a year.

b. Verbs ending in y preceded by a consonant use suffix –es after y is changed into i.
 She sometimes cries if she feels so sad.
 He always tries hard to do the best.
 My mother usually carries her hand bag is she goes shopping.

c. Verbs ending in y preceded by vocal use suffix –s.

 He often plays football in the afternoon.
 She always obeys her mother’s advice.
 Ann usually buys some vegetables in the market.

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Study the examples below:

I. With I/We, You, or They

Positive Sentences Interrogative Sentences

1. I go to college on foot 1. Do you go to college on foot?
2. We sometimes stay in Jakarta. 2. Do my parents sometimes stay in
3. They have three houses in the Jakarta?
Netherlands. 3. Do they have three houses in the
Netherlands?
Negative Sentences Negative Interrogative Sentences
1. I do not (don’t) go to college on foot 1. Don’t you and your brother go to
2. Luke and Dan don’t stay in Jakarta college on foot?
very often. 2. Don’t we sometimes stay in Jakarta?
3. They don’t have three houses in the 3. Don’t the Smiths have three houses
Netherlands. in the Netherlands?

II. With He, She, It

Positive Sentences Interrogative Sentences
1. He goes to college on foot. 1. Does he go to college on foot?
2. She sometimes stays in Jakarta. 2. Does she sometimes stay in Jakarta?
3. I have a house. It has three rooms. 3. Does the house have three rooms?
Negative Sentences Negative Interrogative Sentences
1. Judith does not (doesn’t) go to 1. Doesn’t he go to college on foot?
college on foot. 2. Doesn’t she sometimes stay in
2. Samy doesn’t stay in Jakarta. Jakarta?
3. The house doesn’t have three 3. Doesn’t it have three rooms?
rooms.

Exercise 2A

In the blank spaces on the right, write the simple present form of the verbs.

1. John ……….. (like) to study English. (likes)

2. Helen …….. (have) many friends in this school.
3. We ……… (study) in the same class.
4. William also ………. (study) in our class.
5. He and I ……….. (be) goods friends.
6. Both of our English teachers …………. (be) Americans.
7. They …………. (explain) the lesson very clearly.
8. There ………. (be) many students absent today.
9. I ……….. (watch) television every night.
10. My father ……….. (listen) to the radio every night.

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Exercise 2B
Do this the same way as exercise 2A.

1. The children ………. (play) in the park every afternoon.

2. There ………. (be) someone at the door.
3. Helen ………… (live) on Church Street.
4. William ………. (go) to the movies almost every night.
5. We always ………… (come) to school by bus.
6. Henry ………… (do) his homework very carefully.
7. He never ………… (make) many mistakes in spelling.
8. You ………. (be) older than I.
9. We both ……… (want) to learn English well.
10. They ……….. (have) much work to do today.

Test 1

Give the correct form of the verbs between parentheses. Then change the sentences into
Interrogative, Negative, and Negative Interrogative:

1. Shirley (go) to college by bus every day.

2. Sony and Tini (be) classmates.
3. Mr. Tugiono (watch) soccer games on TV.
4. The problem (be) difficult enough.
5. The students (understand) the explanation.
6. Maya (be) very happy today.
7. We (send) letters to him every month.
8. My brother (like) mathematics very much.
9. Sebastian (study) music in Germany.
10. They (be) from China.
Conversation
Conversation 1

Practice the conversation below with your friend beside you:

Tina: Hi. I see you here all the time. Do you come here every day?
Ray: No...Well, I have breakfast here before class.
Tina: Oh, are you a student?
Ray: Yes. I’m a law student.
Tina: Really? I’m in the business school.
Ray: Oh. So do you live around here?
Tina: Well, I live about 29 miles away, in Laguna Beach.
Ray: So, are you from California?
Tina: Well, I’m from Chicago originally, but my family lives here now.

Repeat the conversation above but give the information about you. 5

Match the questions and answers. Then ask and answer the questions with a partner but
give your own answers.
 1. Do you live around here? a. Yeah. Well, I play on a softball team.
2. Are you from here originally? b. Yeah, I work at a restaurant on the weekends.
3. Do you have a part-time job? c. No, they live in a small town near the ocean.
4. Do you like sports? d. No, I’ from Rio originally.
5. Do you have brothers and sisters? e. No, I’m an only child.
6. Do your parents live around here? f. No, I live near the beach.

Conversation 2

Practice reading the conversation below:

Mrs. Smith: Hello, Mrs. John. How are you?

Mrs. John : Fine, thanks. How’s your boy,
Andy?
Mrs. Smith: He’s a bit tired. You know, he goes to school at eight o’clock every morning. He
doesn’t get home till after four, then he does his homework after tea. It often takes him a couple
of hours to finish it.
Mrs. John : Poor boy. They work hard at school nowadays, don’t they? Does he like it?
Mrs. Smith: School, you mean? Yes, he does. He likes his teachers, and that always make a
difference.
Mrs. John : Yes, it does. Does he go to school by bus?
Mrs. Smith: No, he walks. He likes walking. He meets some of his friends at the corner and
they go together.
Mrs. John : What does he do when it rains?
Mrs. Smith: My husband takes him in the car. He passes the school on the way to the office.

Now answer the questions but you should close your book.

1. When does Andy go to school?

2. When does he do his homework?
3. Does he like school or does he hate it?
4. How does he get to school?
5. Where does he meet his friends?

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 Unit 2
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS TENSE is used to express something that is in progress
at present or when spoken.

Formula:

Subject to be (is, am, verb+ing

are)
The nurse is curing the injury on the patient’s
stomach now

Interrogative, Negative, and Negative Interrogative sentences have the same construction
as the sentences in the Simple Present Tense with to be:

I am (I’m) reading a good novel now.

Are you reading a good novel?
am not reading a good novel.
Aren’t you reading a good novel now?

Usage:

 To express something or activities in progress when spoken

 Floritte is washing her hair now.

 Reza is waiting for the bus now.
 Ms Cindy is working with computer now.
 Look, some university students are having a meeting now.
 Look, somebody is climbing up the window.

 To express something or activities in progress at present, this month, or this week.

 Mr. Bush is writing another book for publication this month.

 He is taking a computer course in this city.
 He is trying to improve his English now.

 To express something or activities that are going to be done or happen soon or in the
near future as planned.

 He is studying for the exam.

 They are having a meeting tomorrow morning.
 I am taking my mother to the party tonight.
Some verbs which are considered Non-progressive verbs cannot be used in the Present
Continuous Tense. They can still be used with this tense but the meaning is different. Hence, if
you want to use them in a present situation, you can put them in the Simple Present Tense:

Believe Hear Need Understand Remember Realize

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Belong Love Know Want Seem
Forget Hate prefer See
Exercise 1A
Write the sentences below either in the present continuous tense or the simple present tense.

1. The doorbell ………. (ring) very often.

2. The doorbell ……….. (ring) now.
3. He ……… (write) many letters to his parents.
4. John is busy now. He ……… (write) a letter.
5. Mr. Jones ……… (smoke) a cigarette now.
6. He ……… (smoke) more than a package of cigarettes every day.
7. Look! He ……… (smoke) a cigarette now.
8. It ……… (rain) a great deal during the spring months.
9. Look! It ………. (begin) to rain.
10. Listen! Someone ……….. (knock) at the door.

Exercise 1B

1. The bus always ………. (stop) at this corner.

2. The bus ………… (stop) for us now.
3. I always ……… (get) on the bus at this corner.
4. Mr. and Mrs. Smith ………. (build) a new home on Second Avenue.
5. We …….. (have) English lessons three times a week.
6. We …….. (have) our English lessons now.
7. Look! Helen …….. (wave) to us from across the street.
8. William always ……… (come) to school by bus.
9. Be quite or you will wake the baby. She ………. (sleep).
10. She ………. (sleep) about fourteen hours a day.
Exercise 2A

1. I am sorry. I (not/remember) his address.

2. Don’t disturb her. She (do) a lot of homework now.
3. Susie (call) all the clients at the moment?
4. Our children (play) in the park every afternoon.
5. Helen (know) the answer to the question.
6. Where is William? He (goes) to school.
7. We always (go) to school by bus.
8. Henry and Mina (not/do) their task at this moment.
9. He often (make) many mistakes in spelling?
10. They both (want) to learn English well.

Exercise 2B 8

1. She (forget) my name.

2. You (know) all the answers to the questions?
 3. Where is Doddy? I (think) he (watch) TV in his room.
4. We sometimes (go) to school by bikes.
5. They (read) magazines in the living room now.
6. She (not/do) her homework in the evening.
7. The book (contain) all the information you need.
8. The children (play) in the park at this moment.
9. Luke and Sandy (not/do) their task every day.
10. The guests (not/have) dinner now.

TEST 2

Present Continuous or Simple Present.

1. Excuse me, (you/speak) English?

2. Tom (have) a shower at the moment.
3. They (not/watch) television very often.
4. Listen! Somebody (sing)
5. She’s tired. She (want) to go home now.
6. How often (you/read) a newspaper?
7. ‘Excuse me, but you (sit) in my place.’ ‘Oh, I’m sorry.’
8. I’m sorry. I (not/understand. Please more slowly.
9. ‘Where are you, Roy?’ ‘I’m in the sitting-room. I (read).’
10.What time (she/finish) work every day?
11. You can turn off the radio. I (not/listen) to it.
12.He (not/usually/drive) to work. He usually
(walk).

Conversation
Conversation 1

Complete the conversation. Use the simple present or present continuous. Then
practice with a partner.

Teri : Hi. How you (do)?

Ruth : Not bad. Actually, I (have) a cold again. But I’m
OK. Teri : Oh, that’s too bad. So, what you (do)
today?
Ruth : My classmate Sally’s here. We (plan) an end-of-term party. Everybody (want) some live music thi
Teri : No, that (be) my brother. He (play) his guitar. He (practice) every
morning. Ruth: Hey, (be) he free on Saturday? he ----- (want) to play at our party? We
(need) somebody like him.
Teri : you (kid)? He’s only ten!

Conversation 2

Practice reading the conversation with a partner:

George: Hello, Anne. What are you doing? 9

Anne : What I usually do at this time of night. I’m watching
TV. George: Do you always watch TV at this time?
Anne: Yes, I watch the news. I’m also smoking a cigarette and having a drink
George: How many cigarettes do you smoke a day?
Anne : You are very nosey, aren’t you? I smoke about fifteen ,
I think. George: What are you drinking?
Anne : Heavens, you’re even worse than I thought. I am having a gin and tonic, if
you must know. For your information, I usually have a gin and tonic and a cigarette
when I watch the news, which I do every night at this time if I don’t go out.
George: Actually, that’s what I’m ringing you about. Are you going out tonight, by any chance?
Anne : No, I am going to stay at home. Why?
George: Well, I’m going to the theatre and I’ve got a spare ticket, so-
Anne : That’s very kind of you, George. But my sister’s coming for a meal
and – George: Again?
Anne : What do you mean, again? She comes every
week. George: I’m beginning to think you don’t want to see
me.
Anne : What makes you say that?
George: You always have an excuse whenever I ask you out.

Read it again with RELUS (read, look up, and say)

Pair work: Create a conversation like the one above. Student A invites student B to do
something or to go somewhere. Student B refuses with different reason.

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 Unit 3
SIMPLE PAST
THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE is used for activities or a situation that happened and terminated
in the past with the time signal mentioned. Generally the sentences of the SIMPLE PAST
include the following words or phrases:

1. last ----- last week, last month, last year, etc.

2. ago ----- 2 days ago, 3 days ago, 4 months ago, etc.
3. yesterday, just now, in February 2000, in 1975, etc.

Like the SIMPLE PRESENT, the formula of the SIMPLE PAST also divided into two parts,
one with to be (linking verbs) and the other with verbs:

 PART 1 (with the past form of to be)

Subject + to be (were, was)…..

With they, we, you we use were,

With I, he, she, and it we use
was.

 PART 2 (with verbs of the past form)

Subject + past form

Compare the constructions in part 1 and the one in part 2. In part 1 we have to be of the past
form (were, was) while in part 2 there is no to be. Hence, to be is only used in the sentences
where there is no verb.

Below are some examples using both parts.

With to be:

SUBJECTS were, was Adjective, noun, or adverb

 The hospital was  comfortable 10 years
ago.
 The judge and the were famous in our country
Man 5 years ago.

With verbs:

SUBJECTS Past verb

 The clown approached the employees, engineers, and
treasurers yesterday.
 The citizens  elected the judge as mayor of Bandung 10
years ago.
Notes:

1. Verbs of the simple past are divided into two forms:

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A. Regular verbs with suffix -d/-ed as in graduated, landed, invited, visited, etc.

B. Irregular verbs as presented on page ....

 2. All the verbs are applicable for all subjects.

4. In Interrogative, Negative, and Negative Interrogative sentences we use the same

construction as presented in the Simple Present Tense, but the to be, do, and does are changed
into the past form.

With to be

1. I was in Jakarta yesterday.

Were you in Jakarta yesterday?
I was not (wasn’t) in Jakarta yesterday.
Weren’t you in Jakarta yesterday?

2. She was very curious last

night. Was she very curious
last night? She wasn’t very
curious last night. Wasn’t she
very curious last night?

With verbs

1. They attended the meeting in Bandung last month.

Did they attend the meeting in Bandung last
month? They didn’t attend the meeting in Bandung
last month.
Didn’t they attend the meeting in Bandung last month?

2. Ms Baker wrote the draft of the speech two days

ago. Did she write the draft of the speech two days
ago? She didn’t write the draft of the speech two
days ago. Didn’t she write the draft of the speech
two days ago?

Notes:
We recommend that you memorize the irregular verbs presented on page ....
Exercise 1A

Rewrite the sentences below in The Simple Past Tense:

1. His father and mother are happy.

2. Suyitno studies Arabic with his friend.
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3. Susan is very sad.
4. They watch the program on TV.
 5. The people are satisfied.
6. Our lecturer explains us the lesson very clearly.
7. Her cat is hungry.
8. Pat likes the weather in Malang.
9. I am in a hurry.
10. The boy sometimes rejects the food.

Exercise 1B

1. Sunarto and Bento are police officers.

2. Edith types all the letters for the boss.

3. Mr. Moore is always busy.

4. The teacher often turns to sleepy students.

5. They are in Pakistan.

6. Wendy and I work in Jakarta.

7. Her cat is beautiful.

8. Julie stores the goods carefully.

9. We are extremely hungry.

10. The personnel manager sometimes chairs the meeting.

Exercise 2A

Provide the past form of the verbs in the parentheses.

1. I (sleep) more than ten hours last night.

2. He (buy) that car last year.

3. Mr. Smith (lose) a hundred dollars at the races yesterday.

4. It was after ten o’clock when she (leave).

5. I didn’t understand what he (mean).

6. The police (catch) the thief last night after a long search.

7. Helen (bring) her little brother to class yesterday.

8. The maid (sweep) each of the rooms carefully.

9. The President’s speech (deal) with the subject of taxes.

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10. Miss Jones (teach) us English last semester.

11. I (think) that I could not come to the lesson today.

 12. When John won the prize, his family naturally (feel) very proud of him.

13. The dog put his tail between his legs and (creep) out of the room

14. The teacher asked them to stop, but the two boys (keep) on talking.

15. The little girl (kneel) beside her mother and prayed

16. Where did you leave your notebook? I (leave) it on the bus.

17. I (mean) to call you yesterday, but I forgot.

18. Although we did not arrive home until late, the cook

(keep) the dinner hot for us.

19. Where did you buy your new hat? I (buy) it in Burdine’s.

20. I (feel) very weak all day yesterday.

Exercise 2B

Do this the same way as in exercise A

1. Our team (win) both games last week.

2. I (find) this book on the bus yesterday.

3. I (meet) him several years ago in Washington.

4. Last year the Republican party (hold) its convention in Chicago.

5. We (sit) in the first row at the theater last evening.

6. The lighting (strike) two houses in our block last week.

7. Where did you read about the accident? I (read) about

it in yesterday’s newspaper.

8. The police worked on the case for several months before they finally

(find) the thief.

9. The guide (lead) us down one long hall after another.

10. John (hang) up his hat and coat as soon as he came in.

11. Our troops (fight) well, but enemy was too strong.

12. Where did you hold the meeting? We (hold) it in the school auditorium.

13. What did the dog dig up? He (dig) up two old bones. 14

14. The sun (shine) all day yesterday.

 15. They (feed) the prisoners only bread and water.

16. We (stand) in line an hour in order to buy tickets for the show.

17. Where did she hang the picture? She (hang) it in the living oom.

18. I (read) that book several years ago.

19. The gun went off accidentally and he (shoot) his best friend.

20. I (hold) his hat and coat while John fixed the tire.
TEST 3

Copy the reading below but fill the blanks with the correct verbs or to be provided
between parentheses:

Last summer, we …1... (decide) to go to Thailand on vacation. We …2… (be) very excited
because it …3…(be) our first trip there. We …4… (spend) two days in Bangkok. Of course, we
…5… (take) a river bus to the floating market. We …6…(buy) some delicious fruit there.
Things …..7….. (not be) very expensive. The next day we …8…(go) to a very interesting
temple called the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. We …..9…..(not have) time to visit any
other tmemples. However, we …..10….. (visit) two historic cities – Ayuthaya and Sukhothai.
Both
…..11…..(have) really interesting ruins. Everything …..12…..(be) great. It …..(13)…..
impossible to say what …..(14)…..the best thing about the trip. What about you?
…..(15)….. you go somewhere on your last vacation, too?

Conversation

Conversation 1
Read the conversation with a partner.
Ramon: That’s a great baseball shirt, Ling. Are you from Seattle?
Ling : Um, kind of. I lived there, but I wasn’t born there.
Ramon: Oh, yeah? Where were you born?
Ling : In Sao Paulo, actually.
Ramon: Sao Paulo? Brazil?
Ling : Yeah. My parents were born in Hong Kong, but they moved to Sao Paulo in 1986,
just before I was born.
Ramon: Wow. How long did you live there?
Ling : Until I was six. Then we moved to the
U.S. Ramon: To Seattle?
Ling : Yeah. We lived there for ten years, and we came here to San Fransisco about
three years ago.
Ramon: Huh. So did you grow up bilingual?
Ling : Well, we always spoke Chinese at home. I couldn’t speak English until I
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Read it again with RELUS (read, look up, and say

Complete the sentences. Use the conversation above to help you.

1. Ling’s family left Hong Kong .......... 1986.

2. Ling Lived in Sao Paulo .......... six years.
3. Her family stayed there ..........she was six.
4. They moved to Seattle, ..........they came to San Francisco.
5. They moved to San Francisco three years ..........

Conversation 1
Practice reading the conversation. Then answer the questions:

Pamela: That was good. I really enjoyed that. Thank you so much for asking
me. Bill : Not at all ...Pamela ....
Pamela: Did you watch TV last night?
Bill : No, I didn’t. I hardly ever watch television. Pamela....
Pamela: I did. I watched the football match. It was quite
exciting. Bill : Pamela .....
Pamela: But it finished in a draw. Both teams played well, though. Actually, I tried to ring you,
but you weren’t in.
Bill : Did you?
Pamela: Yes. I wanted to tell you it was
on. Bill : Why?
Pamela: Because it was so exciting. All the fans shouted and clapped and cheered so
much you could hardly hear the commentator. And I know how much you like football.
Bill : No, I don’t. I hate it.
Pamela: Really? But you used to play it at school, didn’t you?
Bill : Yes, I did. But I stopped playing years ago. Listen, Pamela....
Pamela: What’s the matter? You look as white as a sheet. Is there anything wrong?
Bill : Yes, I’m afraid there is. I’ve got to tell you something.
Pamela: What?
Bill : I didn’t bring any money with me. I can’t pay the bill.

 Repeat the conversation but look at your partner longer.

 Close your book and answer the questions.

1. What did Pamela enjoy?

2. What did she watch on TV last night?
3. How did it finish?
4. Why did Pamela try to ring Bill?
5. Did Bill use to play football at school?
6. Why can’t he pay the bill?
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 Unit 4
WH-QUESTIONS
Now let us discuss how to make WH-questions or informative questions using question
words like WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY, WHO (as subject), WHOM (as object), and
HOW.

Wh-questions are also called informative questions because the answers given are
informative, not like the answers for yes/no questions that can be answered with short
answers that include yes or no:

Yes/No questions
1. Did you go to Jakarta yesterday? Yes, I did.
No, I didn’t.

2. Are you from the USA? Yes, I am.

No, I am not.

3. Do you understand the handbook? Yes, I do.

No, I don’t.

Wh-questions
1. What did you do last night? I went to Jakarta.
2. What happened to them this morning? They had a flat tire.
3. What are the students doing now? They are doing the exercises.
4. When did you go to Jakarta? I went to Jakarta yesterday.
5. Where is Liana from? She is from Singapore.
6. Why is she studying hard tonight? She is doing a test tomorrow.
7. How does your brother go to campus? He goes to campus on foot.
8. Who is sitting over there? My sister-in-law is (sitting over there).
9. Who are those people? They are the staff members of the company.
10. Who lives in this big house? A widower lives there.
11. Who called me last night? A man called you.
12. Whom did you visit last week? I visited my grand father.
13. Whom does Ms John teach twice a week? She teaches Linda.

Notes: A. To make Wh-questions we can use the construction used in yes/no questions before
inserting the question words.

B. For wh-questions with the simple present tense and the simple past tense yang using who
or what, we don’t need do/does or did, as presented in numbers 3, 8 and 9 if in the sentences
there are verbs.

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Exercise 1

Make Wh-questions based on the underlined words below:

1. Robert is from England.

2. My father and mother are happy.
3. David ordered some food for the party yesterday.
4. John likes to study English.
5. Helen has many friends in this school.
6. We study in the same class.
7. The lecturer is satisfied.
8. They are in Ontario now.
9. We are trying to contact him now.
10. Her cat went out of the house last night.

Exercise 2

1. Susan and Jenny are sisters.

2. The girl is in a hurry.
3. Tini took the books to the library this morning.
4. I go to college on foot.
5. We are staying in Jakarta.
6. They have three houses in the Netherlands.
7. My friend and I studied English yesterday.
8. We sometimes stay in Jakarta.
9. They visit me once in a while.
10. He goes to campus by bike.

TEST 4
Do this like the previous exercises:

1. She sometimes stays in Jakarta.

2. I have a house. It has three rooms.
3. Susan is very sad.
4. The boy is doing his homework now.
5. They came here two days ago.
6. The plane landed safely.
7. The two children are very cute.
8. We were in a hurry this morning.
9. The workers are having lunch now.
10. The personnel manager and the secretary always come on time.
Conversation
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A. Have a conversation with a partner using the questions below:
 1. Where do you live?
2. What’s your address?
3. Where are you from?
4. Where were you born?
5. Do you come from a big family?
6. What do you do?
7. What do your parents do?
8. How many brothers and sisters do you have?
9. Are you the oldest or the youngest child in your family?
10. What do you think your sister, brother, son, daughter, father, or mother is doing
now? (Chose one of them).
11. What is your hobby?
12. What do you usually do in leisure time?
13. What do you do on the weekend?
14. Did you do something special yesterday?
15. Where did you go last Sunday?
16. Did somebody call you yesterday afternoon?
17. Whom did you text this morning?
18. When did you begin to study English seriously?
19. Why do you study English?
20. Where do you prefer to live? Explain.
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B. Ask your friend some questions of your own.
C. Some of you take turns telling the class about your partner.

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Unit 5
PAST CONTINUOUS
THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE is used to express an activity or action happening or
in progress in the past.

Formula: Subject + was/were + verb-ing

SUBJECT To be 2 Verb –ing

was, were
The children were ridiculing the clown yesterday

This Tense is often used with The Simple Past Tense. For this purpose we need connectors like
when or

while.

Illustration:

A: What happened just now?

B: Someone knocked on the door.
A: What was Roy doing when someone knocked on the door?
B: He was reading a book.
A: What did he do when someone knocked on the door?
B: He stopped reading and opened the door.

Examples with when and while:

1. When I came in, the secretary was typing on the computer.

2. I left the office when he was telephoning the agent.
3. When we were serving our clients, the phone rang.
4. While father was having dinner, his friend called.
5. Sony turned on the radio while his mother was reading a newspaper.
6. While she was typing, I was sorting the letters.

Notes: A. Each of the sentences above is the result of combining two simple sentences about
two activities in the past
B. The connector when can be placed in the beginning or the middle of the sentence.
C. Like when the connector while can also be placed in the same place, but
it is followed by the clause that has past continuous.
D. When combining two clauses with past continuous, we use the connector
while, as written in number 6 above.

Exercise 1A 20
Provide the past continuous of the verbs between parentheses on the right.
 1. I …….. (sleep) when you telephoned. (was sleeping)
2. We …….. (sit) in the park when it began to rain.
3. The sun ………. (shine) brightly when I got up this morning.
4. I ……… (walk) down Broadway when I met him.
5. We ………. (have) lunch when she called.
6. John ……… (study) when I went to see him last night.
7. He fell while he ………. (play) in the park.
8. They ……… (drive) to Chicago when the accident happened.
9. The teacher ……… (write) on the blackboard when we entered
the classroom.
10. She fell while she ………. (get) off the bus.

Exercise 1B

1. My mother ………… (prepare) dinner when I got home.

2. I ………. (have) lunch when I first felt sick.
3. It ……… (rain) hard when I left home.
4. But when I arrived at school, the sun ………. (shine).
5. Helen ………. (talk) with John when I passed them in the hall.
6. They ……… (watch) television when we called on them.
7. I ……….. (have) lunch when you telephoned.
8. Both children ……… (sleep) when I went into the room.
9. The man ………. (suffer) greatly when the ambulance arrived.
10. You probably dropped your purse while you ………. (get) off the bus.
Exercise 2A

Copy the sentences below and decide whether they are simple past tense or past
continuous tense:

1. I (sleep) well last night.

2. I (sleep) when the telephone (ring).
3. When I (get) up this morning, the wind (blow) hard.
4. It (rain) hard last night.
5. It (rain) hard when I (leave) home.
6. The child (fall) while he (play) in the park.
7. He (play) in the park all afternoon.
8. We (have) dinner when you (telephone).
9. I (read) two new books last week.
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10. When we (get) there, John (read) the newspaper as usual.
Exercise 2B

1. I (write) several letters last night.

2. I (write) a letter when you (call) me.
3. The sun (shine) brightly when I (get) up this morning.
4. The telephone (ring) just as I (leave).
5. Mr. Smith (drive) to Chicago in his new car.
6. The accident (happen) while he (drive) to Chicago.
7. The boys (play) baseball all afternoon yesterday.
8. John (fall) and (hurt) himself while he (play) baseball.
9. We (see) Helen at the movie last night.
10. We (meet) Mary just as she (get) off the bus.

TEST 5

Rewrite the sentences and put the verbs into the past continuous or simple past:

1. When we (go) out, it (rain).

2. I wasn’t hungry last night. I (not/eat) anything.
3. (you/watch) television when I (phone) you?
4. Jane wasn’t at home when I went to see her. She (work).
5. I (get) up early this morning. I (wash).
6. The postman (come) while I (have) breakfast.
7. We (meet) Joan at the party. She (wear) a red dress.
8. The boys (break) a window when the (play) football.
9. I was late but my friends (wait) for me when I (arrive).
10. I (get) up at 7 o’clock. The sun (shine), so I (go) for a walk.
11. He (not/drive) fast when the accident (happen).
12. Margaret (not/go) to work yesterday. She was ill.
13. ‘What (you/do on Saturday evening?’ ‘I went to the cinema.’
14. ‘What (you/do) at 9.30 on Saturday evening?’ ‘I (watch) a film in the cinema.’
Conversation
Conversation 1
Nicole: So how was your ski trip? Did you have a good time?
Barry : Yeah, I guess. I sort of had an accident.
Nicole: Oh, really? What happened? Did you hurt yourself?
Barry : Yeah, I broke my leg.
Nicole: Oh, no! How did it happen? I mean, what were you doing?
Barry : Well, actually, I was talking on my cell phone....
Nicole: While you were skiing? That’s kind of dangerous.
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Read the conversation again with RELUS.

Match the sentences and follow-up questions. Then compare with a partner.

1. I burned myself last night. a. Oh, no! Who was driving?

2. Did you notice my black eye? b. Did you hurt yourself?
3. My dad hurt himself at the gym. c. Oh, were you cooking?
4. I fell out of bed last night. d. Yeah. How did you get it?
5. My sister sprained both her wrists. e. He did? What happened? Was he lifting
6. My mom and I had a car accident. weights?
f. How did that happen? What was she
doing?

Conversation 2
Anne : George. What on earth are you doing
here? George: I was looking for you.
Anne : You know my boss doesn’t like you coming here during office hours. What do you
want? George: What were you doing last night when I rang you?
Anne : What time did you ring me?
George: About seven. I told you I was going to ring you.
Anne : So you did. Are you sure you dialled the right number?
George: Of course I am. I tried three times, and in the end I got so fed up that I asked of my friends
to try. She said your phone was off.
Anne : Oh, now I remember. I left my cell on the desk. I was writing some emails and I didn’t
want to be disturbed. What did you want anyway?
George: Nothing in particular. I was going to ask you to the pictures, that’s all.
Anne : Oh, I see. As a matter of fact, I was working hard.
George: I though you said you were writing
emails. Anne : So I was. I find that very hard
work.

Repeat the conversation with RELUS.

What do you think about George? Do you think it is good for him to visit Anne at the office?

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 Unit 6
PRESENT PERFECT
THE PRESENT PERFECT TENSE is used in the following conditions:

1. Something that took place in the past without the time signal.
2. Something that has happened until the time of speaking.

Usually this tense include the following words:

for, since, lately/recently

Like SIMPLE PRESENT and SIMPLE PAST, PRESENT PERFECT also has two
constructions, one with to be and the other with verbs:

 Formula 1 – with to be

Subject + has/have + been + adjective, noun, or adverb

Subject he, she, or it is followed by has

Subject I, they, we, you is followed by have

 Formula 2 – with verbs

Subject + have/has + verb 3 (past participle)

Compare the formula 1 and formula 2. In the formula 1 we have to be 3 (been) while in formula 2
we have no to be 3 but past participle of the verb.

Subject have/has To be 3 adjective, noun, or adverb.

(been)
 The tenants have been  bored with lecture of law
 I have been  lonely and bored

Subject have/has Verb 3 (past participle)

 The security guard Has talked and explained the
crime to the judge in the
court
 My elder brother Has written some books

The Present Perfect in Positive, Interrogative, Negative, and Negative Interrogative:

1. She has phoned the agent.

(+) Has she phoned the
agent? She hasn’t phoned
the agent. (-) Hasn’t she
phoned the agent?
2. They have spoken to the headmaster of the school.
(+) Have they spoken to the headmaster of the
school? They haven’t spoken to the headmaster of 24
the school. (-) Haven’t they spoken to the
headmaster of the school?
 3. Bruce has been our office boy for two years.
(+) Has Bruce been our office boy for two
years? Bruce hasn’t been our office boy for
two years. (-) Hasn’t Bruce been our office
boy for two years?

To make it easy for to do the exercises below, check again the list of irregular verbs on page....

Exercise 1

Give the correct form of the verbs (simple past or present perfect).

1. We are now living on 17th Street where we (live) for almost five years.
2. From 1989 to 1999 we (live) on 16th Street.
3. John (begin) to study English as soon as he arrived in the United States.
4. He (study) English continuously since then.
5. Helen (study) French when she was in high school
6. The first World War (begin) in 1914 and ended in 1918.
7. It (last) for four years.
8. We ((be) in California since 1975.
9. They (live) in California since 1975.
10. My last car was a Chevrolet. I (have) it for four four years.

Exercise 2

1. My present car is Buick. I (have) it for two years.

2. John and I are good friends. In fact, we (be) good friends for
more than ten years.
3. We (become) friends when we were students in the university.
4. Dr. Smith (be) our family doctor ever since we moved to this town.
5. Before he came to the United States, John (work) as a carpenter.
6. Mrs. Reese, who is in the hospital, (be) there for almost six months.
7. My present teacher is Miss Jones. I (study) with her for two years.
8. My former teacher was Miss Miller. I (study) with her for two years.
9. I (see) Helen two days ago.
10. I (be) sick all last week.

TEST 6
Ubahlah Tenses kalimat-kalimat di bawah ini menjadi The Present Perfect Tense:

1. Are his father and mother happy?

2. Suyitno doesn’t study Arabic with his friend. 25
3. Susan is very sad.
4. They watch the program on TV.
 5. The people are not satisfied.
6. I didn’t sleep more than ten hours last night.
7. He bought that car last year.
8. Did Mr. Smith lose a hundred dollars at the races yesterday?
9. It was after ten o’clock when she left.
10. I didn’t understand what he meant.
11. They are in Pakistan.
12. Do Wendy and I work in Jakarta?
13. Her cat is beautiful.
14. Does Julie store the goods carefully?
15. We are extremely hungry.
16. The personnel manager sometimes chairs the meeting.
Conversation

Practice the conversation below with a partner

Hugh : You’re late home, Wendy. Where have you been?
Wendy: I’ve been to the hairdresser’s.
Hugh : The hairdresser’s? Haven’t you already been there this week?
Wendy: Yes, I have. I went last Tuesday. But I didn’t like the way he did it. As a matter of
fact, this is the first time he’s done it nicely.
Hugh : It looks the same to me.
Wendy: That’s a typical man’s remark. Have you had tea
yet? Hugh : No. I was waiting for you.
Wendy: Well, we haven’t got much time, you know. Have you forgotten we’re going to the
cinema?
Hugh : The cinema? This is the first I’ve heard of it.
Wendy: Hugh, I told you this morning. I mean, I asked you, and you promised to take me.
Hugh : What’s on anyway?
Wendy: ‘The Scotsman in Brussels’.
Hugh : I’ve seen it.
Wendy: When did you see it?
Hugh : I saw it last week. I went with Jim.
Wendy: You never told me you went to the cinema with Jim last week.
Hugh : Do I have to tell you everything?
Wendy: Yes, of course you do. We’re married, aren’t we? Anyway, I haven’t seen it and I’m
going tonight even If I have to go by myself.
Hugh : I hope you enjoy it. I thought it was awful.

 Repeat the conversation with

RELUS. Ask your friend...

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where Wendy has been
why Hugh hasn’t had tea yet
why they haven’t got much
time when Hugh saw the film
who he went with
who Wendy’s married to

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 Unit 7
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IMPLE FUTURE with Will and to be going to

A. Future actions

Study the difference between will and going

to: Sandy is talking to Helen:

Sandy: Let's have a party
Adrian: That's a great idea. We'll invite lots of people.

We use will when we decide to do something at the time of speaking. The speaker has
not decided before. The party is a new idea.

Later that day, Helen meets Dave:

Sandy: Adrian and I have decided to have a party. We're going to invite lots of people.

We use (be) going to when we have already decided to do something. Sandy had
already decided to Invite lots of people before she spoke to Dave.

Compare:
* 'George phoned while you were out.' 'OK. I'll phone him back.'
but * 'George phoned while you were out.' 'Yes, I know. I'm going to phone him back.'

* 'Ann is in hospital.' 'Oh really? I didn't know. I'll go and visit

her.' but * 'Ann is in hospital.' 'Yes, I know. I'm going to visit her
tomorrow.'

B. Future happenings and situations (predicting the future)

Sometimes there is not much difference between will and going to. For example, you can say:
* I think the weather will be nice later.
* I think the weather is going to be nice later.
When we say 'something is going to happen', we know (or think) this because of the
situation now. For example:

* Look at those black clouds. It's going to rain. (not 'it will rain' - we can see the clouds now)
* I feel terrible. I think I'm going to be sick. (not 'I think I'll be sick' - I feel terrible now)

Do not use will in situations like these. In other situations, it is safer to use will:
* Tom will probably arrive at about 8 o'clock.
* I think Ann will like the present we bought for her.
Exercise 2

Complete the sentences using will ('ll) or going to.

1. A: Why are you turning on the

television? B: I'm going to watch the
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news. (I/watch)

2. A: Oh, I've just realised. I haven't got any money.

B: Haven't you? Well, don't worry. --- you some. (I/lend)

3. A: I've got a headache.

B: Have you? Wait there and --- an aspirin for you. (I/get)

4. A: Why are you filling that bucket with

water? B: --- the car. (I/wash)

5. A: I've decided to repaint this room.

B: Oh, have you? What color --- it? (you/paint)

6. A: Where are you going? Are you going

shopping? B: Yes, --- something for dinner.
(I/buy)

7. A: I don't know how to use this

camera. B: It's quite easy. --- you.
(I/show)

8. A: What would you like to eat?

B: --- a sandwich, please. (I/have)

9. A: Did you post that letter for me?

B: Oh, I'm sorry. I completely forgot --- it now. (I/do)

10. A: The ceiling in this room doesn't took very safe, does
it? B: No, it looks as if --- down. (it/fall)

11. A: Has George decided what to do when he leaves school?

B: Oh, yes. Everything is planned. --- a holiday for a few weeks and then --- a
computer programming course. (he/have, he/do)

Exercise 2

Read the situations and complete the sentences using will ('ll) or going to.

1. The phone rings and you answer. Somebody wants to speak to

Jim. CALLER: Hello. Can I speak to Jim, please?
YOU : Just a moment. --- him. (I/get)

2. It's a nice day. You've decided to sit in the garden. Before going outside, you tell your
friend. YOU : The weather's too nice to stay indoors. --- in the garden. (I/sit)
FRIEND: That's a good idea. I think --- you. (I/join)

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 3. Your friend is worried because she has lost an important
letter. YOU : Don't worry about the letter. I'm sure --- it.
(you/find) FRIEND: I hope so.

4. There was a job advertised in the paper recently. At first you were interested but then
you decided not to apply.
FRIEND: Have you decided what to do about that job that was advertised?
YOU : Yes, --- for it. (I/not/apply)

5. You and a friend come home very late. Other people in the house are asleep. Your
friend is noisy.
You: Shhh! Don't make so much noise. --- everybody up. (you/wake)

6. John has to go to the airport to catch a plane tomorrow morning.

JOHN: Ann, I need somebody to take me to the airport tomorrow morning.
ANN : That's no problem. --- you. (I/take) What time is your flight?
JOHN: 10.50.
ANN : OK. --- at about 9 o'clock then. (we/leave)

Later that day, Joe offers to take John to the airport.

JOE : John, do you want me to take you to the airport?
JOHN: No thanks, Joe. --- me. (Ann/take)

Conversation
Conversation 1

Practice the conversation with a partner:

Andrew: I can’t believe we just have one more year of

college! Beth : I know.
Andrew: What are you going to do when you graduate?
Beth : Well, I may go to law school if I get good grades next
year. Andrew: Oh, I’m sure you will.
Beth : Well, you never know. My parents will be disappointed if I don’t go into law.
They’re both lawyers.
Andrew: Wow. That’s a lot of pressure.
Beth : Yeah. And after I graduate, I’ll be able to work in their
firm. Andrew: Uh-huh. Well, that’s good.
Beth : Yeah, but I don’t really want to be a lawyer....I want to be a journalist. I guess I
need to decide before I go home for the summer.
Andrew: Well, good luck!

Repeat the conversation with RELUS.

Create a dialogue like the one above. Change the situation a little. Tell your friend what
your parents want you to be and what you really want to be.

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IMPLE FUTURE with Present Continuous and Simple Present

We use the Simple Future to mention future activities, and Present continuous can be used
for future meaning

Example situation:

We are stenting a renal artery on Monday.

I am having dinner with a medical representative
tomorrow. He is going to the dentist on Tuesday morning.

In all these examples, the subjects have already decided and arranged to do these things.

So use the present continuous to say what you have already arranged to do.

* A: What are you doing on Saturday

evening? B: I'm going to the theatre.

* A: What time is Linda arriving tomorrow?

B: At 09.30. I'm meeting her at the train station.

* I'm not working tomorrow, so we can go out somewhere.

* Ian isn't playing football on Saturday. He's hurt his leg.

The present continuous is more natural for arrangements. Do not use will to talk about
what you have arranged to do:

* What are you doing this evening?

* Alex is getting married next month.

The simple Present can also be used for future meaning when we talk about
timetables, programs etc. (for example, for public transport, cinemas etc.):

* The train leaves Plymouth at 11.30 and arrives in London at 14.45.

* What time does the film begin?
* It's Wednesday tomorrow.

You can use the present simple for people if their plans are fixed like a timetable:
* I start my new job on Monday.
* What time do you finish work tomorrow?

Exercise 1

A friend of yours is planning to go on holiday soon. You ask her about her plans. Use the
words in brackets to make your questions.

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 1. (where/go?) Where are you going? Scotland.
2. (how long/stay?) Ten days.
3. (when/go?) Next Friday.
4. (go/alone?) No, with a friend of mine.
5. (travel/by car?) No, by train.
6. (where/stay?) In a hotel.

Jenny wants you to visit her but you are very busy. Look at your diary for the next few days
and explain to him why you can't come.

Jenny : Can you come on Monday evening?

You : Sorry but I'm playing volleyball……
(1) Jenny : What about Tuesday evening
then?
You : No, not Tuesday I …… (2)
Jenny : And Wednesday evening?
You : …… (3)
Jenny : Well, are you free on
Thursday? You : I'm afraid not
…….(4)

Have you arranged to do anything at these times? Write (true) sentences about yourself.

1. (this evening) I'm going out this evening. or I'm not doing anything this evening.
or I don't know what I'm doing this evening.
2. (tomorrow morning) I ---
3. (tomorrow evening)
4. (next Sunday)
5. (choose another day or time)

Exercise 2

Put the verb into the more suitable form, present continuous or present simple.

1. I'm going (go) to the theatre this evening.

2. Does the film begin (the film/begin) at 3.30 or 4.30?
3. We --- (have) a party next Saturday. Would you like to come?
4. The art exhibition --- (open) on 3 May and --- (finish) on 15 July.
5. I --- (not/go) out this evening. I --- (stay) at home.
6. '--- (you/do) anything tomorrow morning?' 'No, I'm free. Why?'
7. We --- (go) to a concert tonight. It --- (begin) at 7.30.
8. You are on the train to London and you ask another
passenger: Excuse me. What time --- (this train/get) to
London?
9. You are talking to Ann:
Ann, I --- (go) to town. --- (you/come) with me?
10. Sue --- (come) to see us tomorrow. She --- (travel) by train and her
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Conversation
Practice the dialogue with your friend beside you:

Tim: Hello. Is that you, Sue?

Sue: Yes, it is. Who’s
speaking?
Tim: This is Tim speaking. How are you?
Sue: Fine, thanks. How are you?
Tim: Not too bad. What are you doing?
Sue: Well, at the moment I’m watching television. There’s a very good film on.
Tim: Oh, sorry to disturb you. I’m only calling to ask you….what are you doing tonight?
Sue: I’m going to the theater with my sister. She’s coming here first for a meal.
Tim: Oh? What are you going to eat?
Sue: We’re going to have an omelette. My sister’s bringing some eggs and a bottle of red wine.
We’re going to eat about seven o’clock.
Tim: What are you going to see?
Sue: I’m not sure. She’s buying the tickets. It’s going to be a surprise.
Tim: Well, have a good time.
Sue: Thanks.
Tim: When am I going to see you again?
Sue: What about tomorrow? I’m not going out tomorrow.
Tim: I’m leaving for Paris in the afternoon. I’m going there on business for a couple of days.
Sue: Oh. See you next week then. Have a good trip.

Close your book and answer the questions below:

1. What’s Sue doing at the moment?

2. What’s she doing tonight?
3. What are they going to eat?
4. What’s Sue’s sister bringing?
5. When are they going to eat?
6. When’s Tim leaving for Paris?
7. Why’s he going to Paris?
8. How long’s he going for?
9. Who’s buying the theatre tickets?

Repeat the conversation above but use your own words.

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 Unit 9
FUTURE CONTINUOUS
& FUTURE PERFECT

Future Continuous is made with

will + be + verb-ing,

while Future Perfect with

will + have + past participle

A. The Future Continuous is used for a situation that will be happening at certain
time in the future

Study this example situation:

1. The midwife will be helping the patient deliver a baby tomorrow afternoon.
2. By this time next week, I will be examining the woman.
3. She will be leaving for the clinic by 6 o’clock tomorrow morning.
4. This time tomorrow I will be attending the conference about drugs and the CNS.
5. Will you be attending to my patients this evening?

B. The Future Perfect is used to talk about activity that will have happened
before another activity.

Study the example:

1. The doctor will have finished the operation if you come by this afternoon.
2. Ingrid will not have retired till 2009.
3. Tina and Dody will have been married for 10 years by February next year.
4. I think the liver will already have arrived by the time we begin the transplantation.
5. Next year I will have worked in this hospital for 20 years.

Exercises

A. Read about Colin. Then you have to tick (V) the sentences which are true. In
each group of sentences at least one is true.

Colin goes to work every day. He leaves home at 8 o'clock and arrives at work at about 8.45.
He starts work immediately and continues until 12.30 when he has lunch (which takes about
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an hour). He starts work again at 1.15 and goes home at exactly 4.30. Every day he follows the
same routine and tomorrow will be no exception.

1. At 7.45 4. At 12.45
a. he'll be leaving the house a. he'll have lunch
b. he'll have left the house b. he'll behaving lunch
c. he'll be at home (V) c. he'll have finished his lunch
d. he'll be having breakfast (V) d. he'll have started his lunch

2. At 8.15 5. At 4 o'clock
a. he'll be leaving the house a. he'll have finished work
b. he'll have left the house b. he'll finish work
c. he'll have arrived at work c. he'll be working
d. he'll be arriving at work d. he won't have finished work

3. At 9.15 6. At 4.45
a. he'll be working a. he'll leave work
b. he'll start work b. he'll be leaving work
c. he'll have started work c. he'll have left work
d. he'll be arriving at work d. he'll have arrived home

B. Put the verb into the correct form, will be (do)ing or will have (done).

1. Don't phone me between 7 and 8. We'll be having (we/have) dinner then.

2. Phone me after 8 o'clock. --- (we/finish) dinner by then.
3. Tomorrow afternoon we're going to play tennis from 3 o'clock until 4.30. So
at 4 o'clock, --- (we/play) tennis.
4. A: Can we meet tomorrow
afternoon? B: Not in the
afternoon. --- (I/work).
5. B has to go to a meeting which begins at 10 o'clock. It will last about an
hour. A: Will you be free at 11.30?
B: Yes, --- (the meeting/finish) by that time.
6. Tom is on holiday and he is spending his money very quickly. If he continues like this,
--- (he/spend) all his money before the end of his holiday.
7. Chuck came to Britain from the USA nearly three years ago. Next Monday it
will be exactly three years. So on Monday, --- (he/be) in Britain for exactly three
years.
8. Do you think --- (you/still/do) the same job in ten years' time?
9. Jane is from New Zealand. She is travelling around Europe at the moment. So far
she has travelled about 1,000 miles. By the end of the trip, --- (she/travel) more
than 3,000 miles.
10. If you need to contact me, --- (I/stay) at the Lion Hotel until Friday.
11. A: --- (you/see) Laura
tomorrow? B: Yes, probably.
Why?
A: I borrowed this book from her. Can you give it back to her?

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 Unit 10
PASSIVE VOICE
The PASSIVE is used by using the following formula:

Subject + to be + past participle

The following examples of Passive Construction are presented in some:

ACTIVE PASSIVE

Simple Present
The factories distribute clothes The cloth is distributed by the factories
every year. every year
Simple Past
The clown approached the The employees were approached by the
employees yesterday. clown yesterday
Present Perfect
My father has called a technician. A technician has been called by my father.
Present Continuous
Tom is typing the letter. The letter is being typed by Tom
The Simple Future
They will check the blood pressure The blood pressure of the patient will be
of the patient before the operation. checked before the operation.
The Past Continuous
They were carrying the injured The injured person was being carried on a
person on a stretcher to the stretcher to the hospital.
hospital.
Past Perfect
They had dispatched the cargo The cargo had been dispatched when we
when we arrived. arrived.
Future Perfect
She will have begun the meeting if The meeting will have been begun if you
you come at nine thirty tomorrow. come at nine thirty tomorrow.

Not all active sentences can be changed into passive as you can see below:

David has lived in Bogor since last January.

Peter and Nina have worked at the company for five years.
He has been very sick lately.
Alice went to Egypt last month.
They are jogging in the park.
I am very happy.

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Sentences 1, 2, 4, 5 have verbs but they have no objects, and sentences 3 and 6 have no
verbs and objects. Hence, the sentences cannot be changed to Passive.

Exercise 1

Change the following sentences into passive:

1. My younger brother studies mathematics.
2. William also writes a letter every week.
3. They explain the lesson very clearly.
4. I read a newspaper every night.
5. Floritte is washing her hair now.
6. Look, the technician is repairing my tape player now.
7. She brought the package of books last night.
8. He painted the house last week.
9. Loraine has finished the work.
10. We have called the men.

Exercise 2

1. She sent the documents last week.

2. Bobby also cleans the house every week.
3. He and I have invited the man.
4. I read a magazine every night.
5. Linda is installing a program now.
6. Look, my daughter is holding the doll now.
7. They serve the guests very patiently.
8. She broke the vase last night.
9. Susan has written the letter.
10. My younger sister drives the car sometimes.

TEST 7
Change the sentences below into passive sentences if possible:

1. Our lecturer explains the lesson very clearly.

2. Jack went to Jakarta by bus yesterday.
3. Her cat has been hungry.
4. Does your mother cook Chinese food every day?
5. Pat likes to stay here very much.
6. I have seen her at the hospital.
7. The manager didn’t order the computers yesterday.
8. The boy rejected the food this morning.
9. Are Wendy and I working in Jakarta at present?
10. Her cat ate all the food.
11. Julie stores the goods carefully.
12. We are extremely hungry.
13. The personnel manager sometimes chairs the meeting.
14. We sometimes don’t understand his explanation.
15. Did Sheila buy the tickets herself?

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Further Discussion about the Passive Voice

We actually use the passive for the following purposes:

1. Describing a process or procedure

2. Writing in a formal style
3. Reporting unconfirmed information

1. When describing a process we use the passive because we are more concerned
with the process itself than who carries it out. For example, here is a description of
the wine making process:

Wine is made from the fermented juice of grapes. Grapes are picked at optimum sugar /
acidity levels. After picking, the grapes are taken to the winery, de- stemmed and
crushed in a variety of presses. The juice is then clarified by settling or by centrifuge,
yeast and sugar are added and the wine is left to ferment in tanks. When fermentation
is finished the wine is poured into a clean tank to stabilise, it can then be filtered and
bottled and left to mature.

2. When writing in a formal style (e.g. reports, minutes of meetings) we often

choose an impersonal style by using the passive and beginning sentences
with it.

It was agreed to increase the share capital.

It was considered to be an unacceptable alternative.
It has now been decided to postpone the proposed construction. It
was agreed that the share capital should be increased.
It was felt that some economies had to be made.

Other verbs used in this pattern include:

announce claim discover estimate expect know
mention propose recommend suggest think
understand

3. When the statement is speculative we use the passive of say, think consider,
believe followed by an infinitive. This structure is common in newspaper
reporting:

The minister is said to be in favour of decreasing corporation tax. The

board is thought to be in favour of a merger.
He is considered to be the best chairman the company has ever had. The
terrorists are believed to want a new ceasefire.

Check your understanding

1. Passives are used when we ae interested in who has done something rather than what is done.
2. Passives are used when the focus is on what is done rather than the people who perform the action.
3. The object of an active verb corresponds to the subject of a passive verb.
4. Passives are common in an informal style.
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 IRREGULAR VERBS

Past Past
Present Preterite Participle Present Preterite Participle
(be) am, is, are was/were Been y laid laid
beat beat beaten lead led led
become became become leave left left
begin began begun lend lent lent
bend bent bent let let let
bite bit bitten lie lay lain
blow blew blown light lit lit
break broke broken lose lost lost
bring brought brought make made made
broadcast broadcast broadcast mean meant meant
build built built meet met met
burst burst burst pay paid paid
buy bought bought put put put
catch caught caught quit quit quit
choose chose chosen read read read
come came come ride rode ridden
cost cost cost rise rose risen
cut cut cut run ran run
deal dealt dealt say said said
dig dug dug see saw seen
do did done seek sought sought
draw drew drawn sell sold sold
drink drank drunk send sent sent
drive drove driven set set set
eat ate eaten shake shook shaken
fall fell fallen shoot shot shot
feed fed fed sit sat sat
feel felt felt sleep slept slept
fight fought fought speak spoke spoken
find found found spend spent spent
flee fled fled spread spread spread
fly flew flown stand stood stood
forbid forbade forbidden steal stole stolen
forget forgot forgotten strike struck struck
forgive forgave forgiven take took taken
get got gotten teach taught taught
give gave given tear tore torn
go went gone tell told told
grow grew grown think thought thought
have had had throw threw thrown
hang hung hung understand understood understood
have had had wake woke waken
hear heard heard wear wore worn
keep kept kept weep wept wept
kneel knelt knelt l win won won
write wrote written
know knew known

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