Grammar
Grammar
Grammar
Sum up: The past simple is the most common way of talking about past events or
states which have finished.
( Note: there are irregular verbs such as go-> went, not goed)
Unfinished actions, states that started in the past and Finished actions, states:
continue to the present: ● I knew Julie for ten years (but then she moved
● I've known Julie for ten years (and I still know away and we lost touch).
her).
A finished action in someone's life (when the person is A finished action in someone's life (when the person is
still alive, life experience): dead):
● My brother has been to Mexico three times. ● My great-grandmother went to Mexico three
times.
A finished action with a result in the present: A finished action with no result in the present:
● I've lost my keys! (The result is that I can't get ● I lost my keys yesterday. It was terrible! (Now
into my house now) there is no result. I got new keys yesterday)
With an unfinished time word (this week, this month, With a finished time word (last week, last month,
today): yesterday):
● I've seen John this week. ● I saw John last week.
The present perfect (something has happened): lt The past simple (something happened) tells us only
always tells us about the situation now. about the past.
Past simple - Exercise
Yesterday was a typical working day for Laura. Write what she did or didn't do yesterday.
Answer:
1. Mother: I want to prepare dinner. Have you washed the dishes yet?
2. Daughter: I washed the dishes yesterday, but I have not had the time yet to do it today.
3. Mother: Have you already done your homework?
4. Daughter: No, I have just come home from school.
5. Mother: You came home from school two hours ago!
6. Daughter: Well, but my friend Lucy called when I arrived and I have just finished the phone call.
7. Mother: Didn't you see Lucy at school in the morning?
8. Daughter: Yes, but we did not have time to talk then.
Ask your friends ….
Future simple - Will
● It looks as if Jake will lose his job.
● The factory will open in July.
● I know! I’ll ask for a pay rise tomorrow.
● I’ll help you with the advertising campaign.
● I promise you you won’t lose your job.
● Will you give a presentation on the sales figures?
● No, I won’t give a presentation on the sales figures.
For requests, we can also use would, could or can. Would and could are more polite than
can and will.
● Would/could/can you give a presentation on the sales figures?
For refusals, we can also use couldn’t or can’t. Couldn’t is more polite than won’t and
can’t.
● No, I couldn’t/can’t give a presentation on the sales figures.
Note:
Future simple - Structure
● She will buy a cake tomorrow.
● My family will travel in HCM City next week.
● You’re going to pick up all of those toys right now. This room is a mess!
Will vs Be going to
WILL BE GOING TO
Answer: I will lend/ I will get / I am going to wash/ are you going to paint/ I am going to buy
Be going to
Ask your partner this question:
Present perfect I have made a cake. A cake has been made (by me).
Subject + has/have + (not) + been + past participle
Has/have + Subject + been + past participle?
Future simple I will make a cake. A cake will be made (by me).
Subject + will + (not) + be+ past participle
Will + subject + be + past participle?
Passive voice
Some verbs can have two objects. For example, give:
● Somebody gave the police (object 1) the information (object 2). (= Somebody gave
the information to the police.)
So it is possible to make two passive sentences:
● The police were given the information./ The information was given to the police.
Other verbs which can have two objects are:
ask - offer - pay - show - teach - tell
When we use these verbs in the passive, most often we begin with the person:
I've been offered the job, but I don't think I'll accept it. (= They have offered me the job)
You will be given plenty of time to decide. (= We will give you plenty of time)
I didn't see the original document but I was shown a copy. (= Somebody showed me)
Tim has an easy job - he's paid a lot of money to do very little. (= They pay him a lot)
Passive voice
1, The Egyptian pyramids ___ thousands of years 4, My car ___ this week, so I'm going to work by bus.
ago. ● is being repaired
● are built ● is been repair
● been built ● is repairing
● were built 5, Not enough of our rubbish ___.
2, Your letter ___ within 28 days. ● recycles
● will be answer ● is recycled
● will be answered ● is recycle
● will answer 6, The fire service still ___ the fire.
3, Chocolate ___ for over 4,000 years. ● wasn't put out
● has been produce ● is put out
● is been produced ● haven't put out
● has been produced 7, The underground connection ___ when I moved into the
house.
Answer: C/B/C/A/B/C/B ● is still being built
● was still being built
● was still building
Passive voice competition
Make 5 - 6 sentences in active and passive voice and then ask the other team to change
them into active or passive voice :’)
Relative clause
We use:
• who and whom for people
• which for things
• that for people or things
A. Relative clauses – Basic:
who, which, that
• A clause is a part of a sentence.
• A relative clause tells us which person or thing (or what kind of person or thing) the speaker
means.
We use WHO and THAT for PEOPLE We use WHICH and THAT for THINGS
The woman is a doctor. She lives next door. The car is red. It was bought last week.
🡪 The woman who/ that lives next door is a 🡪 The car which/ that was bought last week is
doctor. red.
(Sometimes you must use WHO, not THAT, (Sometimes you must use WHICH, not THAT,
for people) for things)
• You must use WHO/ THAT/ WHICH when it is the subject of the relative clause. (Don’t say “The
woman lives next door is a doctor.”)
A. Relative clauses – Basic
• Sometimes WHO/ THAT/ WHICH is the object of the verb 🡪 You can leave it out.
E.g. The dress (that) Lisa bought doesn’t fit her very well.
(Lisa bought the dress. 🡪 Lisa is the subject, that (= the dress) is the object)
Exercise 1. Make one sentence from two. Use who/ that/ which.
E.g. A girl was injured in the accident. She is now in hospital.
🡪 The girl who was injured in the accident is now in hospital.
a. A waitress served us. She was impolite and impatient. 🡪 The ...
b. A building was destroyed in the fire. It has now been rebuilt. 🡪 The ...
c. Some people were arrested. They have now been released. 🡪 The ...
d. A bus goes to the airport. It runs every half hour. 🡪 The ...
e. A party was held at Katy’s house. It was extremely expensive. 🡪 The ...
Keys
a. The waitress who/ that served us was impolite and impatient.
b. The building which/ that was destroyed in the fire has now been rebuilt.
c. The people who/ that were arrested have now been released.
d. The bus which/ that goes to the airport runs every half hour.
e. The party which/ that was held at Katy’s house was extremely expensive.
A. Relative clauses – Basic
Exercise 2. What do you say in these situations? Complete each sentence with a relative clause.
E.g. Your friend lost some keys. You want to know if he has found them. You say:
Have you found the keys you lost?
a. A friend is wearing a dress. You like it. You tell her:
I like the dress ..........................................................
b. A friend is going to see a film. You want to know the name of the film. You say:
What’s the name of the film .................................................................
c. You wanted to visit a museum. It was shut when you got there. You tell a friend:
The museum .......................................................... was shut when we got there.
d. You invited some people to your party. Some of them couldn’t come. You tell someone:
Some of the people ......................................................... couldn’t come.
e. Your friend had to do some work. You want to know if she has finished. You say:
Have you finished the work .........................................................?
f. You rented a car. It broke down after a few miles. You tell a friend:
The car ............................................................ broke down after a few miles.
A. Relative clauses – Basic
Keys
a. (that/which) you are wearing b. (that/which) you are going to see
c. (that/which) I/we wanted to visit d. (who/whom/that) I/we invited to my/our party
e. (that/which) you had to do f. (that/which) I/we rented
B. Relative clauses – Intermediate: whose, whom,
where, when
• We use whose as the possessive form of who (instead of his/ her/ their)
E.g. We helped some people – their car had broken down.
🡪 We helped some people whose car had broken down.
• We use whom instead of who when it is the object of the verb or preposition (nowadays
we often use who/ that)
E.g. Gina is a person whom I admire very much. = Gina is a person who/ that I admire ...
I like the people with whom I work. = I like the people who/ that I work with.
• We use when and where to make it clear which time or place we are talking about
E.g. I remember my twentieth birthday. It was the day when the tsunami happened.
The restaurant where we had lunch was near the airport.
B. Relative clauses – Intermediate
E.g. Luckily we had a good map, without which we would have got lost.
Mr.Lee, to whom I spoke at the meeting, is very interested in our proposal.
• All of/ most of/ none of/ some of/ both of/ etc. + whom/ which
E.g. We stayed at a beautiful hotel, the name of which I can’t remember now.
• Which: Joe got the job. This surprised everyone.
B. Relative clauses – Intermediate
E.g. What is the name of the man whose car you borrowed?
Keys
a. where b. who c. whose d. whom
e. where f. whose g. whom
B. Relative clauses – Intermediate
Exercise 2. Read the situations and complete the sentences using where.
E.g. You grew up in a small town. You went back there recently. You tell someone this.
🡪 I recently went back to the small town where I grew up.
a. You are thirsty and you want a drink. You ask a friend where you can get some water.
Is there a shop near hear ..........................................................?
b. You work in a factory. The factory is going to close down next month. You tell a friend.
The ................................................................. is going to close down next month.
c. You wanted to visit a museum. It was shut when you got there. You tell a friend:
The museum .......................................................... was shut when we got there.
d. Sue is staying at a hotel. You want to know the name of the hotel. You ask a friend.
Do you know the name of .........................................................?
e. You play footbal in a park on Sundays. You show a friend the park. You say:
This is the .............................................................. on Sundays.
Keys: a. where I can get some water b. factory where I work
c. where I wanted to visit d. the hotel where Sue is staying
e. park where I/we play football
Reduced relative clauses
Exercise 1. Make one sentence from two. Complete the sentences with an -ing clause.
C. Reduced relative clauses
Keys
2. the man sitting next to me on the plane 3. taxi taking us to the airport
4. path leading to the river 5. factory employing 500 people
6. a brochure containing the information I needed
C. Reduced relative clauses
Exercise 1. Make one sentence from two. Complete the sentences with an -ed clause.
Keys
2. damaged in the storm 3. suggestions made at the meeting
C. Reduced relative clauses
Exercise 3.
a. Complete the sentences using the following verbs in the correct
form: invite, live, offer, ring, call.
C. Reduced relative clauses
b. Use the words in brackets to make sentences using There is/ There was/ etc.
C. Reduced relative clauses
Keys
a.
3. living
4. offering
5. called
b.
3. There’s somebody coming.
4. There were a lot of people travelling.
5. There was nobody else staying there.
Conditional
1, Zero conditional : If + present simple, present simple
● If you add two and two, you get four.
=> General truths and general habits, definitions
2, First conditional : If + present simple, will + infinitive
● If it rains later, we'll stay at home.
=> Real conditions in the present or future, and their results is in the present or in the
future
● If the people from Greenpeace call, tell them I’ll call them back later.
=>To give conditional instructions
3, Second conditional : If +past simple, would + infinitive
● If I won the lottery, I would sail round the world.
=> Impossible things in the present / unlikely things in the future
4, Third conditional: If + past perfect, would + have + past participle
● If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam.
=> Things that didn't happen in the past and their imaginary results
Conditional
Conditional
Choose the correct conditional type and change the verbs in brackets.
Answer: will have/ looked/ had fed/ would understand/ would arrive/ would have had/
swim
Mixed conditional
Mixed conditional
Sometimes unreal conditional sentences are mixed.
1, Past and Present
If I had taken French in high school, I would have more job opportunities.
(But I didn't take French in high school and I don't have many job opportunities.)
Answer: wouldn’t be/ had said/ would have invited/ had taken/ wouldn’t have married/
would have called
Conditional
Translation test ( Past simple)
Please translate following sentences to English:
1, Phil đã hạ cánh ở Anh năm ngoái.
2, Anh hạ gục Tây Ban Nha vào trận đấu tối qua.
3, Vào ngày 20 tháng 7 năm 1969, Neil Armstrong đã trở thành người đầu tiên đặt chân
lên mặt trăng.
4, Chúng tôi thua trận tuần trước 3 điểm.
5, Dịch cúm Tây Ban Nha đã lây lan trên gần khắp trái đất vào mùa thu năm 1918, bao
gồm cả Bắc Cực.
Answer:
1, Phil landed in England last year.
2, England defeated Spain in the match last night.
3, On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to step on the moon.
4, We lost the match last week by three points.
5, The Spanish flu spread almost everywhere on Earth in the fall of 1918, including the Arctic.
Translation test ( will / be going to)
1, Tôi nghĩ Al Pacino sẽ đoạt giải diễn viên nam xuất sắc nhất.
2, Đức vừa mới ghi bàn, Anh sẽ lại thua.
3, Tôi đụng xe công ty tôi. Sếp chắc sẽ không vui lắm đâu!
4, Tôi nghĩ tôi muốn để lại phần nhà của mình cho vợ tôi trong suốt phần đời còn lại của
cô ấy, và sau đó nó sẽ chuyển cho con gái yêu quý của tôi.
Answer:
1, Al Pacino will win the award for Best Actor.
2, Germany have just scored. England are going to lose again.
3, I crashed the company car. My boss isn't going to be very happy!
4, I think I want to leave my share of my house to my wife for the rest of her life, and then
it will pass to my beloved daughter.
Translation test ( Passive voice)
1, Ngày tưởng nhớ và Ngày Cựu chiến binh được tổ chức vào ngày 11 của Tháng 11
hàng năm.
2, Tôi hy vọng rằng sự thật sẽ được tìm ra sớm.
3, - Công ty có chạy thử thiết bị hôm qua không?
- Có, nó đã được chạy thử.
4, Các cuộc thi thể thao mà sẽ được tổ chức vào Chủ nhật sẽ được rất nhiều người đến
xem.
Answers:
1, The Remembrance Day and the Veteran’s Day are celebrated on the 11th of
November every year.
2, I hope that the truth will be found out very soon.
3, - Did the company test the equipment yesterday?
- Yes, it was tested.
4, The sports competitions which will be held on Sunday will be visited by a lot of people.
Translation test ( Conditionals)
1, Chúng tôi có thể đã chi nhiều hơn cho các chuyến đi chơi và quà lưu niệm nếu chúng tôi đã
chọn một khách sạn rẻ hơn.
2, Nếu bạn đã nhờ tôi gợi ý trước khi bạn rời đi, tôi đã giới thiệu cho bạn một số nhà hàng tốt
quanh đây.
3, Tôi chắc rằng chúng tôi sẽ có quan hệ tốt hơn với người quản lý nếu cô ấy không đối xử với
chúng tôi một cách thiếu tôn trọng như vậy.
4, Nếu bất kỳ ai trả với tờ tiền năm nghìn lira, vui lòng đưa nó lên trước ánh sáng để kiểm tra
xem nó có phải là giả mạo không.
Answers:
1, We could have spent more on outgoings and souvenirs if we had chosen a cheaper hotel.
2, If you had asked me for suggestions before you left, I would have recommended you some nice
restaurants around here.
3, I'm sure we would be on better terms with the manager if she didn't treat us so disrespectfully all
the time.
4, If anyone pays with a five thousand lira note, please hold it up to the light to check if it’s a forgery.
Sum up