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UNIT 1 UNIT 1 EXERCISES

1.1  Verb to be  Ex. 1–4 1 Complete the sentences. Use am, is, or are.
Positive 1 How are you?
2 I           fine, thanks.
I ’m I’m = I am
3 Patrick           my brother.
He He’s = He is 4 We           both 23 years old.
She ’s She’s = She is 5 Katy and Paul           married.
It from Bristol. It’s = It is
2 Complete the second sentence with the negative
We We’re = We are form of the verb to be.
You ’re You’re = You are
They They’re = They are 1 Marco’s 21. He isn’t 22.
2 Tom and Kate are from Manchester. They
Negative           from London.
3 I’m a nurse. I           a doctor.
I ’m not from Italy. I’m not = I am not  NOT  I amn’t
4 You’re a good student. You           a bad
He He isn’t = He is not student.
She isn’t She isn’t = She is not 5 We’re French. We           Italian.
It It isn’t = It is not 6 She’s single. She           married.
married?
We We aren’t = We are not
3 Complete the questions. Use What, Where,
You aren’t You aren’t = You are not
Who, How much, or How old.
They They aren’t = They are not
1 How old are you? I’m 22.
Questions with question words Answers 2              is Nick? He’s at home.
’s your name? Alicia 3              is this? It’s £40.
What ’s her surname? Johnson. (What’s = What is) 4              is your job? I’m a teacher.
’s his phone number? 07773 321456 5              is that? It’s Alex.
are you from? 4 Match a question with a short answer.
Where London.
’s she from? (Where’s = Where is)
1 Is she married? a No, it isn’t.
’s Lara? 2 Are you a doctor? b Yes, she is.
Who She’s my sister. (Who’s = Who is)
’s she? 3 Is it hot outside today? c No, he isn’t.
How 4 Are your classmates nice? d No, I’m not.
Fine, thanks. 5 Is he from Italy? e Yes, they are.
are you?
How old I’m 22. NOT  I have 22 years.
5 Complete the conversation. Use my, your, her,
Yes/No questions Short answers or his.
he Yes, he is. NOT Yes, he’s. Ann Hi, (1) My name’s Ann. What’s (2)          
Is she nice? No, she isn’t. name?
it Yes, it is. NOT Yes, it’s Nick Hi! (3)           name’s Nick. This is my
sister. (4)           name’s Maria.
Yes, I am./No, I’m not.
you Ann Hi. This is my brother. (5)           name is
Are married? Yes, we are./No, we aren’t.
Tom.
they Yes, they are./No, they aren’t.
6 Rewrite the sentences. Use the possessive ’s.
1 Jane + book Jane’s book
1.2  Possessive adjectives  Ex. 5
2 my friend + bag                
my 3 my family + house                
your 4 John + son                
What’s his name? 5 Andrea + brother                
her 6 his wife + name                
its
our
This is your house.
their

1.3  Possessive ’s  Ex. 6

my wife’s name = her name = the name of my wife
Andy’s dictionary = his dictionary
my parents’ house = their house

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UNIT 2 UNIT 2 EXERCISES

2.1  Present Simple he, she, it  Ex. 1–2 1 Change the sentences from positive to negative.
1 The Present Simple expresses a fact which is always true, or true 1 Olivier comes from Belgium. Oliver doesn’t come from Belgium.
for a long time.
2 Sandra works in a school.                                 
He comes from New Zealand.  She works with her husband.
3 Bill speaks Japanese.                                  
2 The Present Simple also expresses a habit or a routine. 4 My sister has two children.                                 
He often goes to the gym.  She walks her dog every day. 5 Lucy goes to Greece every year.                                 
Positive 6 Peter studies art at college.                                 
He 2 Make questions.
She lives in Hungary.
1 study / Harry / German / at school / does / ?
It
Does Harry study German at school?
Negative 2 does / she / live / where / ?
                                                  
He
3 does / come / this stamp / where / from / ?
She doesn’t live in Belgium. doesn’t = does not
It                                                   
4 sports / does / enjoy / she / what / ?
Question                                                   
he 5 Guy / does / have / a / dog / ?
Where does she live?                                                   
it
3 Write the third person singular form of the verbs.
Yes/No questions Short answers 1 do does 4 buy          
2 watch           5 have          
he Yes, he does.
in America? 3 listen           6 walk          
Does she live No, she doesn’t.
in France?
it Yes, it does.

2.2  Spelling of the third person singular  Ex. 3

1 Most verbs add -s in the third person singular.
wear  ➞ wears  speak ➞ speaks  live ➞ lives
But go and do are different. They add -es.
go  ➞ goes  do ➞ does
2 If the verb ends in -s, -sh, or -ch, add -es.
finish  ➞ finishes  watch ➞ watches
3 If the verb ends in a consonant + -y, the -y changes to -ies.
fly  ➞ flies  study ➞ studies
But if the verb ends in a vowel + -y the -y does not change.
play  ➞ plays
4 Have is irregular.
have  ➞ has

2.3  Pronouns
1 Subject pronouns come before the verb.
He likes them.   I love him.   She wants it.
2 Object pronouns come after the verb.
He likes them.   I love him.   She wants it.

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UNIT 3 UNIT 3 EXERCISES

3.1  Present Simple  Ex. 1–2 1 Complete the sentences.
Positive 1 I don’t watch TV every day. (not watch)
2 John and Kate           French and German. (speak)
I
3 Nadia often           running before breakfast. (go)
We
live 4 I           six days a week. (work)
You
They 5 My brother           the piano, he plays the guitar. (not
in New York.
play)
He
6 We           in the city centre. (not live)
She lives
It 2 Make questions and short answers. Use the Present Simple.
Negative 1 he / like / swimming / ?
Does he like swimming?
I No, he doesn’t.
We
don’t 2 you / have / a computer / ?
You
They                                                   
live in New York.
Yes,              .
He 3 they / live / in Paris / ?
She doesn’t
It                                                   
Yes,              .
Question 4 she / work / start / at 9.00 / ?
Where do you live?                                                   
Where does he live? No,              .
Yes/No questions Short answers 5 we / have / any bread / ?
Do you like playing cards? Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.                                                   
Does she go out on Sunday? Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t. Yes,              .

3.2  Adverbs of frequency  Ex. 3 3 Put the adverb in the correct place.
1 George walks to work. (always) George always walks to work.
0% 50% 100%
never sometimes often usually always 2 Sandra watches TV. (never)                             
3 You don’t go running. (often)                            
1 These adverbs usually come before the main verb. 4 I have toast for breakfast. (usually)                         
She never goes out on Sunday. 5 They play golf. (sometimes)                             
I sometimes work late.
I often eat in a restaurant. 4 Find and correct two incorrect sentences.
I usually go to bed at about 11.00.
1 Vicky loves listen to the radio.
We always stop work at 6.00.
                                                  
They come after the verb to be.
2 My sister likes going shopping.
She’s always late.
I’m never hungry in the morning.                                                   
3 They love reading.
2 Sometimes and usually can also come at the beginning or the end
of a sentence.                                                   
Sometimes we go out. We go out sometimes. 4 David likes to cooking.
Usually I walk to school. I walk to school usually.                                                   
3 Never and always don’t come at the beginning or the end of a
sentence.
NOT Never I go to the theatre.
Always I have tea in the morning.

3.3  like/love + verb + -ing  Ex. 4

When like and love are followed by another verb, it is usually the
-ing form.
I like cooking.
She loves listening to music. 
I don’t like studying.

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UNIT 4 UNIT 4 EXERCISES

4.1  There is . . . /There are . . .  Ex. 1–2 1 Match the two halves of the sentences.
Positive 1 Is there a any biscuits?
2 There are b a computer.
is a sofa. (singular)
There 3 Are there c a car park?
are two bedrooms. (plural) 4 There isn’t d two girls.

Negative 2 Complete the sentences. Use the verb to be (+, –, or ?).

isn’t a shower. (singular) 1 (?) Are there any books?
There 2 (–) There              any champagne.
aren’t any pictures. (plural) 3 (+) There              five glasses.
Yes/No questions Short answers 4 (?)              there a dictionary?
5 (–) There              any magazines.
Yes, there is. 6 (+) There              a black dog.
Is a table?
No, there isn’t.
there 3 Complete the sentences. Use some or any.
Yes, there are.
Are any photos? 1 There are some photos on the shelf.
No, there aren’t.
2 Are there           glasses on the table?
3 There are           eggs in the fridge.
4.2  How many . . . ? 4 There aren’t           plates in the cupboard.
How many bathrooms are there? 5 Are there           students in the classroom?

4 Underline the correct word in italics.

4.3  some/any  Ex. 3
1 I like this / these clock.
Positive 2 Do you want those / that books?
There are some pictures. some + plural noun 3 These / this flowers are beautiful!
Negative 4 How much is that / those skirt?
There aren’t any glasses. any + plural noun 5 Is this / these your coat?
Question 6 This/Those is a picture of my mother.
Are there any books? any + plural noun

4.4  a lot of
She has a lot of clothes.

4.5  this, that, these, those  Ex. 4

1 We use this/these to talk about people/things that are near to us.
I like this picture. How much are these mugs?
2 We use that/those to talk about people/things that aren’t near to
us.
Can you see that man? Who are those children outside?
3 We can use this/that/these/those without a noun.
This is lovely. That’s horrible.
Can I have this? These are my favourite.
I don’t like that. I don’t want those.

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UNIT 5 UNIT 5 EXERCISES

5.1  can/can’t  Ex. 1–2 1 Correct the sentences.
Can and can’t have the same form in all persons. 1 Tanya can sing, but she couldn’t dance.
There is no do or does.
Tanya can sing, but she can’t dance.
Can is followed by the infinitive (without to).
2 Mark could to swim two years ago, but he couldn’t ride a
She can swim.
He can’t dance.  NOT  He doesn’t can dance. bicycle.
                                                  
3 Do you can play tennis?
5.2  was/were  Ex. 3
                                                  
Was/Were is the past of am/is/are. 4 What you can say in French?
Positive                                                   
I/He/She/It was in Paris yesterday. 5 Could you to write your name when you were four?
                                                  
We/You/They were in England last year.
2 Write sentences that are true for you. Use can/can’t or
Negative could/couldn’t.
I/He/She/It wasn’t at school yesterday. 1 I              play an instrument.
2 I              use a computer.
We/You/They weren’t at the party last night. 3 I              fly a plane.
Question 4 I              cook.
Where were you yesterday? 5 I              ride a bike when I was six.
Was he at school? Yes, he was. / No, he wasn’t. 6 I              swim when I was two.
We use was/were with born, not am/is/are. 7 I              speak two languages when I was eight.
Where were you born?  NOT  Where are you born? 8 I              swim when I was seven.

3 Rewrite the sentences in the past. Use was or were.

5.3  could/couldn’t  Ex. 1–2 1 I’m in London. I was in London.
Could is the past of can. 2 They are at a party.                                    
Could and couldn’t have the same form in all persons. 3 Where are you?                                       
Could is followed by the infinitive (without to).
2 You aren’t at school.                                    
Positive 5 She’s at home.                                        
I 6 Are they in the restaurant?                                 
He/She/It could swim. 7 Where’s David?                                      
We/You/They 8 We aren’t at work.                                    
Negative
I
He/She/It couldn’t dance.
We/You/They
NOT  He didn’t could dance.
Question
I
What could he/she/it do?
we/you/they

Yes/No questions Short answers

Yes, she could.
drive?
Could you/she/they/etc. Yes, they could.
cook?
No, we couldn’t.
NOT  Do you can drive?

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UNIT 6 UNIT 6 EXERCISES

6.1  Past Simple – spelling of regular verbs 1 Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets. Use the
1 The normal rule is to add -ed. Past Simple.
work  ➞ worked 1 I stopped playing football at 5 p.m. (stop)
start  ➞ started 2 She           in a café last summer. (work)
If the verb ends in -e, add -d. 3 You           John last week. (not see)
live  ➞ lived
love  ➞ loved 4        he           to university? (go)
5 Sarah           in New York in 2002. (live)
2 If the verb has only one syllable and one vowel and one
consonant, double the consonant, and add -ed. 6 When        they           ? (arrive)
stop  ➞ stopped 7 Peter           to travel round Europe. (decide)
plan  ➞ planned 8 Luke           two dogs and a cat. (have)
3 Verbs that end in a consonant + -y change to -ied. 9 When        the film           ? (finish)
study  ➞ studied 10 They                 the film. (not watch)
carry  ➞ carried
2 Write short answers that are true for you.
6.2  Past Simple  Ex. 1–3 1 Did you watch TV last night?
                                                  
The Past Simple expresses a past action that is finished.
2 Did you and your friends go out last weekend?
I lived in Rome when I was six.
She started school when she was four.                                                   
The form of the Past Simple is the same in all persons. 3 Did your father teach you to ride a bike?
Positive                                                   
4 Did your parents read to you when you were a child?
I                                                   
He/She/It lived in London in 1985.
You/We/They 3 Write the Past Simple of the verbs.
Negative 1 walk walked 6 write          
We use didn’t + infinitive (without to) in all persons. 3 see           8 run          
4 eat           9 sing          
I
He/She/It didn’t live in Madrid. 5 become           10 hear          
You/We/They 4 Put the time expressions in the correct column.
Question morning  night  afternoon  year  evening  week
We use did + subject + infinitive (without to) in all persons.
last yesterday
I              morning    
When
did he/she/it go?
Where                          
we/you/they
                         
Yes/No questions Short answers
5 Number the times in chronological order, 1–6. (1 is the
you No, I didn’t. nearest time)
she like the film? No, we didn’t.
Did yesterday morning
they enjoy the party? Yes, she did.
etc. No, they didn’t. last year
last week
yesterday afternoon
6.3  Irregular verbs 1 last night
To be is irregular and has two forms in the past:
be  ➞ was/were
Other irregular verbs have only one form in the past:
go  ➞ went
can  ➞ could
  See irregular verbs p158

6.4  Time expressions  Ex. 4–5

night
month
last week morning
year yesterday afternoon
Saturday evening

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UNIT 7 UNIT 7 EXERCISES

7.1  Past Simple 1 Underline the correct preposition.
For the forms of the Past Simple, see Unit 6. 1 They met on / at / in 11 June.
He published his theory of relativity in 1905. 2 Kate was born in / at / on the 1980s.
Man landed on the moon in 1969.
3 We play tennis on / in / at weekends.
The Berlin Wall came down in 1989.
4 She bought the flat at / on / in May.
Questions 5 What did you do in / at / on Monday?
When did it happen?
6 I usually have breakfast in / at / on 7.30.
How long ago did it sell?
How much pocket money did you get? 7 I was born on / in / at 1990.
8 Did you see Mark on / in / at Saturday evening?
But:
How many people died in the war? 2 Change the adjectives into adverbs.
How many programmes were there?
1 good well 4 hard                
2 happy                 5 angry                
7.2  Time expressions  Ex. 1
3 fast                 6 noisy                
in/at/on 3 Complete the sentences with the adjective or the adverb.
the twentieth century / 1924 / the 1990s 1 She drives very carefully. (careful / carefully)
in
winter / summer / the evening / the morning / September 2 Peter speaks Chinese very              . (fluent / fluently)
3 It was a very              journey. (slow / slowly)
on 10th October / Christmas Day / Saturday / Sunday evening
4 He got a very              mark in the exam. (bad / badly)
at seven o’clock / weekends / night 5 I opened the letter              .(immediate / immediately)
6 You play golf very              . (good / well)
ago
I went there ten years / two weeks / a month ago.

7.3  Adverbs  Ex. 2–3

Adjectives describe nouns.
a big dog  a careful driver
Adverbs describe verbs.
She ran quickly. He drives too fast.
To form regular adverbs, add -ly to the adjective. Words ending
in -y change to -ily.

Adjective Adverb
Some adverbs are irregular.
quick quickly
slow slowly Adjective Adverb
bad badly
careful carefully good well
real really hard hard
immediate immediately early early
easy easily fast fast

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UNIT 8 UNIT 8 EXERCISES

8.1  Count and uncount nouns  Ex. 1 1 Write C (countable) or U (uncountable).
There are countable nouns. These can be singular or plural. 1 magazine C 5 apple       
a book  ➞  two books   an egg  ➞  six eggs 2 money        6 bread       
There are uncountable nouns. 3 homework        7 fruit       
bread  rice 4 CD        8 lamp       
Some nouns are both.
We’d like three ice-creams, please.   Do you like ice-cream? 2 Underline the correct word in italics.
1 Can I have any / some milk, please?
8.2  some and any  Ex. 2 2 Do they have some / any sandwiches?
3 There are some / any oranges.
We use some in positive sentences with uncount nouns and plural
nouns. 4 Would you like any / some coffee?
5 Are there any / some tomatoes?
There is bread
some on the table. 6 I haven’t got some / any bread.
There are oranges
3 Make questions. Then write answers that are true for you.
We use some in questions when we ask for things and offer things. 1 you / like / ice-cream / do / ?
Do you like ice-cream?
Can I have coffee, please?
some                                                   
Would you like grapes? 2 plane / a / would / like / you / to / fly / ?
                                                  
We use any in questions and negative sentences with uncount nouns                                                   
and plural nouns.
3 do / like/ going / you / to / restaurants / ?
Is there water? I don’t know if there is any water.                                                   
Does she have children? I don’t know if she has any children.                                                   
any 4 where / you / would / like / go / to / for / your / holiday / next. / ?
We haven’t got rice.                                                   
There aren’t people.                                                   
5 you / would / to / like / be / millionaire / a / ?
                                                  
8.3  would like  Ex. 3                                                   
Would is the same in all persons. 6 sort / what / like / do / you / of / films / ?
We use would like in offers and requests.                                                   
Positive                                                   

I/He/She 4 Complete the sentences. Use is, are, some, any, much, or
’d like a cup of coffee. ’d = would many.
We/You/They
1 How much sugar is there?
Yes/No questions Short answers 2 I’d like           water, please.
Yes, please. 3           there any bread?
Would you/he/she/they like a biscuit?
No, thank you. 4 How           people did you see?
5 There           some letters for you.
8.4  How much . . . ? and How many . . . ?  Ex. 4 6 Have you got           money?
We use How much … ? with uncount nouns.
How much rice is there?  There isn’t much rice.
We use How many … ? with plural count nouns.

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UNIT 9 UNIT 9 EXERCISES

9.1  Comparative and superlative adjectives  Ex. 1–2 1 Write the comparative and superlative form.
London is bigger than Paris. 1 easy     easier     ➞   the easiest  
Paris is more romantic.
2 boring              ➞             
It’s the most exciting place!
This is the best restaurant in the world. 3 far              ➞             
4 noisy              ➞             
Form
Adjective Comparative Superlative 5 nice              ➞             
6 bad              ➞             
old older the oldest
One-syllable safe safer the safest 7 hot              ➞             
adjectives big bigger* the biggest* 8 quiet              ➞             
hot hotter* the hottest*
2 Tick the correct sentence in each pair.
Adjectives noisy noisier the noisiest 1 ✓ My TV’s bigger than yours.
ending in -y dirty dirtier the dirtiest
My TV's more big than yours.
Two or more 2 She’s the prettyest girl I know.
boring more boring** the most boring**
syllable She’s the prettiest girl I know.
beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful
adjectives 3 It’s the worse film in the world.
good better the best It’s the worst film in the world.
Irregular
bad worse the worst 4 Tommy’s the quietest student in the class.
adjectives
far further the furthest Tommy’s the most quiet student in the class.
* Adjectives which end in one vowel and one consonant double 5 Museums are boringer than parks.
the consonant. Museums are more boring than parks.
fit  ➞ fitter  thin ➞ thinner
** Most two-syllable adjectives use more and most, but some two 3 Make sentences. Use have got (+, –, or ?).
syllable adjectives use -er/-est. 1 (+) I / a brother
modern ➞ more modern ➞ most modern Have you got a brother?
polite ➞ more polite ➞ most polite 2 (?) you / a pet
quiet ➞ quieter/quietest                                                   
clever ➞ cleverer/cleverest
3 (–) they / a car
1 We can make a comparison stronger using much and a lot.                                                   
London is much more beautiful than Paris. 4 (?) we / any money
Dave’s a lot more handsome than Pete.                                                   
2 Adverbs also have comparatives. 5 (–) he / a computer
He works harder than you.                                                   
Can you come earlier than 8.30?
6 (+) it / a cinema
                                                  
9.2  have got and have  Ex. 3
Have got means the same as have to talk about possession, but the
form is very different. We often use have got in spoken English.

have got
She has got a garden.
I haven’t got a garage.
Have you got any money? Yes, I have. / No, I haven’t.

have
I have a cat.
He doesn’t have a car.
Does she have a sister? Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.
Past
The past of both have and have got is had/didn’t have.
We had a lovely holiday.
I didn’t have a happy childhood.
What did you have for lunch?
When I was young I had a bike.
I didn’t have any money.

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UNIT 10
nobody/nothing/nowhere
10.1  Present Continuous  Ex. 1–2 1 The forms nobody/nothing/nowhere can be stronger than not
anybody/anything/anywhere.
1 The Present Continuous describes an activity that is I didn’t buy anything.
happening now. I bought nothing. (= stronger, more emphatic)
She’s wearing jeans. 2 We use these forms as the subject of a sentence.
I’m studying English.
Nobody loves me.
Positive and negative Nothing is cheap these days.
I’m watching TV. 3 We use them in one word answers.
They aren’t watching TV. ‘Where did you go?’  ‘Nowhere.’
Question 4 We don’t use two negatives.
What is she thinking? NOT  I didn’t see nobody.  I didn’t see anybody.
Yes/No questions Short answers NOT  Nothing isn’t easy.  Nothing is easy.
Are you having a good time? Yes, we are.
Is my English getting better? Yes, it is.
Are they having a party? No, they aren’t.
Spelling of verb + -ing
1 Most verbs add -ing. UNIT 10 EXERCISES
wear  ➞ wearing
go  ➞ going
2 If the infinitive ends in -e, drop the -e and add -ing. 1 Complete the sentences. Use the Present Continuous.
write  ➞ writing 1 He’s studying maths at university. (study)
smile  ➞ smiling 2 I              a book at the moment. (not read)
3 When a one-syllable verb has one vowel and ends in a consonant, 3 Be quiet! I              my homework. (do)
double the consonant and add -ing. 4        they              ? (work)
sit  ➞ sitting 5 He              the party. (not enjoy)
get  ➞ getting
6        you              the film? (enjoy)
10.2  Present Simple and Present Continuous  Ex. 3 2 Write the -ing form.
1 The Present Simple describes things that are always true, or 1 write writing
true for a long time. 2 stop          
I come from Switzerland. 3 travel          
He works in a bank. 4 go          
2 The Present Continuous describes activities happening now, 5 dance          
and temporary activities.
6 read          
I’m working very hard this week.
Why are you wearing yellow trousers? 3 Complete the sentences. Use the Present Simple or
Continuous.
10.3  something/nothing . . .  Ex. 4 1 Juan comes from Barcelona. (come)
THING something/anything/everything/nothing 2 I can’t talk now. I              my lunch. (eat)
BODY somebody/anybody/everybody/nobody 3 Why        you              now? (laugh)
WHERE somewhere/anywhere/everywhere/nowhere 4 She always              nice clothes. (wear)
5 We’re late!        you              ? (come)
something/anything . . .
The rules are the same as for some and any. 4 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
Positive everybody  anywhere  something  nobody  
I’d like something to eat. anything  nothing
Somebody phoned you.
1 I’m hungry. I want something to eat.
Negative
I didn’t go anywhere. 2 I didn’t buy              at the shops.
I don’t know anybody. 3 I can’t find my keys              .
4 I can’t cook dinner. There’s              in the fridge!
Question
Does anybody know the answer? 5              likes the teacher. He’s really boring.
Would you like something to drink? (= an offer) 6              did their homework this week. Our teacher’s
very happy.

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UNIT 11 UNIT 11 EXERCISES

11.1  going to  Ex. 1 1 Complete the sentences. Use going to (+, –, or ?).
1 Going to expresses a person’s plans and intentions. 1 (+) Look! It’s going to be a lovely day!
She’s going to be a ballet dancer when she grows up. 2 (?)        Bill              see Dan tonight?
We’re going to stay in a villa in France this summer. 3 (–) I              study this weekend.
2 We also use going to when we can see now that something is sure 4 (+) Be careful! You              fall.
to happen in the future. 5 (–) We              play football today.
Look at those clouds. It’s going to rain. (= I’m sure.) 6 (?)        you              cook dinner tonight?
Positive and negative 7 (+) He              pass the exam.
8 (–) I              work tomorrow.
I ’m
have a break. 9 (?)        they              stay with us?
He/She/It ’s (not) going to stay at home.
be late. 2 Rewrite the sentences. Use an infinitive of purpose.
We/You/They ’re 1 I’m going out because I want to walk the dog.
I’m going out to walk the dog.
Questions
2 They’re saving money because they want to buy a flat.
am I                                                   
have a break? 3 She’s going to the bank because she wants to get some cash.
When is he/she/it going to
stay at home?                                                   
are we/you/they 4 Nick is running because he wants to get fit.
                                                  
5 You are studying because you want to learn English.
11.2  going to and the Present Continuous  Ex. 2
                                                  
1 The Present Continuous can also describe a future intention. 6 I’m going to the chemist’s because I want to buy aspirin.
I’m playing tennis this afternoon.
                                                  
Jane’s seeing her boyfriend tonight.
2 Often there is little difference between going to and the Present
Continuous to refer to future time.
I’m seeing Peter tonight.
I’m going to see Peter tonight.
3 With the verbs to go and to come, we usually use the Present
Continuous.
We’re going to Paris next week.
Joe and Tim are coming for lunch tomorrow.
NOT We’re going to go ….
We’re going to come …

11.3  Infinitive of purpose

The infinitive can express why a person does something.
I’m saving my money to buy a CD player.
(= I want to buy a CD player.)
We’re going to Paris to have a holiday.
(= We want to have a holiday.)
NOT I’m saving my money for to buy a CD player.
I’m saving my money for buy a CD player.

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UNIT 12 UNIT 12 EXERCISES

12.1  Present Perfect  Ex. 2–3 1 Tick the correct sentence in each pair.
1 The Present Perfect is formed with have/has + past participle. 1 ✓ I went to Finland last year.
2 The Present Perfect refers to an action or experience that I have been to Finland last year.
happened at some time before now. 2 Have you ever met a famous person?
She’s travelled to most parts of the world. Did you ever meet a famous person?
Have you ever been in a car accident?
3 Kate’s not here. She’s been to Paris.
Positive and negative Kate’s not here. She’s gone to Paris.
I/We/You/They have 4 You have met him when you were six.
(not) been to the Czech Republic. You met him when you were six.
He/She/It has
2 Complete the sentences. Use the Present Perfect (+, –, or ?).
I’ve been = I have been
We’ve been = We have been 1 (+) He’s travelled all over the world. (travel)
They’ve been = They have been 2 (?)           you ever           this film? (see)
Question 3 (–) We                 on holiday this year. (be)
4 (+) They                 your letter. (read)
have I/you/we/they
Where been? 5 (?)           Bill           the shopping? (do)
has she/he/it 6 (–) We                 the card yet. (send)

Yes/No questions Short answers 3 Write short answers that are true for you.
Have you been to Russia?   Yes, I have./No, I haven’t. 1 Have you ever been to Manchester?
                                                  
been and gone
2 Have you taken any exams this year?
She’s gone to Portugal. ( = she’s there now)
                                                  
She’s been to Portugal. ( = now she has returned)
3 Have any of your friends ever played in a rock band?
                                                  
12.2  Past Simple and Present Perfect  Ex. 1 4 Has your best friend ever lied to you?
1 If we want to say when an action happened, we use the                                                   
Past Simple not the Present Perfect. 5 Has the lesson finished yet?
She went to Russia two years ago.  I was in a crash when I was
10.                                                   
2 Notice the time expressions used with the Past Simple. 4 Put the adverb in the correct place.
last night / yesterday / in 1990 / at three o’clock / on Monday 1 Have you finished the report? (yet)
Have you finished the report yet?
2 I’ve been to Australia. (never)
12.3  Indefinite time  Ex. 3
                                                  
Ever, never, yet, and just refer to indefinite time. 3 Tom has called. (just)
ever and never                                                   
We use ever in questions. 4 Has Bill lived in London? (ever)
Have you ever been to Russia?                                                   
We use never in negative sentences. 5 I haven’t started cleaning the kitchen. (yet)
I’ve never been to Russia.                                                   

yet and just

We use just in positive sentences.
I have just done it (a short time before now).
We use yet in negative sentences and questions.
Have you done your homework yet?
I haven’t done it yet (but I’m going to).

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