Grammar

1 Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.

1 A: ……………… (see) your boss today?

B: No, she ……………… (go) to the other office on Mondays.

2 A: Karim ……………… (think) of working in a cafe this summer.

B: That's a good idea. He ……………… (have) lots of free time.

3 A: ……………… (you/catch) the bus to work?

B: Yes, but today I ………..………… (go) on foot because the weather is nice.
4 A: John ………..………… (work) over-time these days.
B: No wonder he ……. (look) tired.

5 A: What ………..………… (Louis/do) after class every day?

B: He …………… (hang out) with his friends.

6 A: ………..………… (Mike/often/travel) in his job?

B: Yes, he ………..………… (fly) to Paris tomorrow.

2 Fill in: out (x4), up, down, for.

Last night, a fire broke 1) …………… at popular Italian restaurant Mario’s on Grange Street. The fire completely
destroyed the building but fortunately, everyone who was inside escaped before it burned 2) …………… .
Restaurant owner, John Little, immediately called 3) …………… help when he couldn’t put 4) …………… what
started as a small fire in the kitchen. The lights suddenly went 5) …………… as customers were eating but staff
quickly guided everyone outdoors to safety. Once the fire service arrived, it didn’t take long before the last
flames died 6) …………… . Today, local residents are helping John Little to clean 7) …………… the area so that
Mario’s can soon serve its delicious food once more.

3 Complete the email with the present perfect, the present perfect continuous or the past
simple of the verbs in brackets.

Hi Rosemary,

How are you? I’m having a great time here in London. It’s a beautiful city. Sorry I 1) ……………………………….
(not/write) before now, but I 2) ………………………………. (spend) all my time sightseeing. So far,
3) …………………………. (see) Buckingham Palace, The Palace of Westminster and I 4) …………………………. (go) to the
Victoria & Albert Museum yesterday. I 5) ………………………………. (just/book) my ticket for the London Eye. I’m
going tomorrow, I can’t wait! I 6) ………………………………. (already/buy) some souvenirs but I’m going shopping
again for more.

See you when I get back,

Cassie

4 Complete the sentences with have been (to) or have gone (to) in the correct form.

1 Donald ……………………………… New York five times already.

2 My neighbours ……………………………… on holiday so I’m looking after their cat.
 3 Edwina ……………………………… visit her sister for the week.
4 Peter doesn’t want to go to Spain again, he ……………………………… there lots of times.
5 I ……………………………… Paris twice this month already.

5 Complete the dialogue by putting the verbs in brackets into the correct form. Use past
simple, past perfect or past perfect continuous.

A: Hi, Ollie. Are you ok? You look worried.

B: Hello, Anne. I’m a little worried, yes. I can’t find my mobile phone. I think somebody 1) ……………………
(steal) it while I wasn’t paying attention.
A: Oh dear! What 2) …………………… (you/do) before you 3) …………………… (realise) it was gone?
B: Well, I was really tired because I 4) …………………… (study) for hours. So, I went and 5) ……………………
(buy) a drink at the library café. When I 6) …………………… (come) back to my table, somebody
7) …………………… (take) my phone from my bag!
A: Oh, dear. Well, it’s lucky you 8) …………………… (not/leave) your wallet while you were away from the
table, too. Let’s go to the police station and make a report.

6 Put the adjectives in the correct order.

1 The man drove away in a(n) …………………… (old, red, small) car.
2 She was wearing a(n) ………………………… (black, long, woollen) jumper.
3 He was carrying a(n) ………………………… (metal, long, dangerous) object in his bag.
4 They stole my ………………………… (gold, favourite, French) necklace.
5 I don’t want you to walk alone through ………………………… (dark, city, scary) streets.

7 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense to form conditionals. What type of
conditional is each sentence?
1 If he ……………….. (save) more money, he 4 You can’t install this program unless you
could have bought a better laptop. …………….. (have) a really powerful computer.
2 If I were you, I ……………….. (update) your 5 If you had asked, I ……………….. (help) you
antivirus software. set up your computer.
3 The TV ……………….. (not/work) if you don’t 6 If I owned a robot, I ……………….. (make) it to
plug it in. do all my chores.

8 Rewrite the sentences using wishes.

1 John would like to have a laptop, but he doesn’t.

......................................................................... 4 It’s too cold, I would like it to get warmer.
.........................................................................
2 I didn’t save my project.
......................................................................... 5 Neil doesn’t know how to write a computer
program.
3 Mary wanted to buy a different mobile phone.