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Grammar Vocabulary
Present simple and present continuous I d for, since, during, yet, etc.
l b Past simple, present perfect simple, l e Suffixes (1)
present perfect continuous
l c Past continuous, past perfect simple,
past perfect continuous

E n tr y t e st
Q Choose the correct answer.
1 I stay / am staying at the Imperial Hotel until they get my flat ready.
2 The Amazon flows / is flowing into the Atlantic Ocean.
3 Buying a house becomes/is becoming more and more
expensive nowadays.
4 We haven't decided yet but we think / are thinking of moving house.
5 Whether we play on Saturday depends/ is depending on the weather. _____ / 5

Now look at ^ on pages 14-17.

Q Comple te the sentences. Use the past simple, present perfect simple
or present perfect continuous of the verbs in the box.
already / win discuss not find originate try

6 J a z z .............in the US around 1900.

7 He's a brilliant actor. At the age of thirty, h e .............several awards.
8 Even when we were children, our parents.............our family problems
with us.
9 T h e y .............to fix this pipe since this morning and it's still leaking.
10 Scientists s t ill.............a cure for cancer. S0S /5

Now look at ^ on pages 18-20.

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Q Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

11 About 100 people............ outside the theatre for tickets when we got there.
A queue B queued C were queuing D have queued
12 This time last week i ............ to London.
A drove B was driving C have driven D have been driving
13 By the time the teacher arrived, the classroom was empty. The students............
A left B were leaving C have left D had left
14 The witness claimed h e ............ the man before.
A didn't see B wasn't seeing C hasn't seen D hadn't seen f
15 I ............ a shower when the phone rang.
A had B was having C have had D have been having SCORE

Now look at ^ on pages 21-22.

Q Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

16 She's changed a lo t ............ she left school.
A for B since C during D after
17 I've been waiting in the ra in ............ hours!
A for B since C during D from
18 ............ I was coming home, I met my old English teacher.
A While B Since C During D Before
19 She was born in Yorkshire twenty-five ye ars............ .
A over B since C ago D before
20 I'v e ............ seen the film - I don't want to see it again.
A still B already C yet D before /5

Now look at ^ on pages 23-25.

@ Choose the correct answer, A, B, C or D.

21 How long have you been looking f o r ... ?
A employ B employer C employee D employment
22 I need a t in ....... . to open this tin of peas.
A open B opening C opener D opened
23 You have to be a very go od ............ to get a job as a chef.
A cook B cooker C cookery D cooked
74 Shp's doing an evening course in
A photograph B photography C photographic D photographer
7R P a c ing thp evam at surh a vnung age was nuite an
A achieve B achiever C achievement D achievable ____ /5

Now look at ^ on pages 26-27.

TOTAL SCORE /25

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Grammar
Present simple and present continuous

Present simple Present continuous

Form
Affirmative: They live in Cambridge. Affirmative: She’s waiting f o r Keith.
Question: Does he live in Brighton? Question: Are they having a good time?
Negative: I don’t live in London. Negative: I’m not talking to you!
Use
We use the present simple: We use the present continuous:
• for permanent situations. • for temporary situations:
I live in a flat. I’m staying with a frien d at the moment.
She works for an insurance company. • for situations that are changing:
• for repeated actions or habits: The weather’s getting hotter and hotter.
I use my mobile phon e every day. • for actions in progress at the moment of speaking:
We usually have dinner a t eight. I’m using Jo h n ’s mobile because I left mine at home.
• for general truths: You’re eating too fast!
The sun rises in the east. • for annoying habits, often with always:
Water boils at 100°C. You’re always borrowing money!
• when we tell stories or summarise the plot of a film
or book:
Our hero goes o ff to search f o r the treasure, which he
eventually finds after many adventures.

° When we use always with the present simple, it attitude verbs: dislik e , ha t e , like, love, n eed,
means ‘all the time’ or ‘every time’: p r e f e r , wa n t, wish
I always complain i f t h e service is had in sense/perception verbs: h e a r , see, sm ell, taste
restau ran ts. appearance, qualities: app e a r , l ook , r e s e m b le ,
° When we use always with the present s ee m, s o un d
continuous, it means ‘too often’. We use it to existence, being, possession: b e , b e lo n g to,
show that we find something annoying. c o m e ( f r o m), exist, hav e , la ck , ow n, possess
Y ou ’r e always c o mplain i n g t ha t waite rs a r e r u d e !
other verbs: consist of, co n tain , cost, d ep en d, fit,
include, matter, m e a n , need, ow e, suit, weigh
State verbs • We can use some state verbs with continuous
• We do not normally use certain verbs with the tenses but with a change in meaning.
present continuous, or other continuous tenses. Here are some examples:
These verbs describe a state, not an activity.
They are called state verbs and they include:
* mental /thinking verbs: ag ree , b elie v e , disag ree,
d o u b t, e xp ect, f o r g e t , imagin e , k n o w, n otice,
realise, r e m e m b e r , su pp ose, thin k, un d e r s ta n d

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Present simple Present continuous

He is friendly. (= It’s one of his qualities/ He is being friendly. (= behaving in a particular way)
characteristics.)
She has [got) a car. (= owns) She’s having dinner. (= eating)
They think it’s too expensive. {—believe) a They’re thinking o f buying a car. (= considering)
She looks sad. (= seems) She’s looking at you. (= turned her eyes in a particular
direction)
He feels what we did was wrong. (= thinks) H e’s feeling the b ab y ’s forehead. (jp touching)
Do you s ee what I mean? (= understand) I ’m seeing Alex on Friday. (= meeting)
This juice tastes good. (= has a particular taste) He’s tasting the milk to see i f it’s OK. (= putting it in
his mouth to check its quality)
It depends on the weather. (= The weather may change I’m depending on you. (= relying on)
the situation.)
She app e a r s to be very upset. (= seems) The Blues Band is appearing a t the Odeon on Saturday.
(= performing)

« We can use the verbs f ee l , l ook , a c h e and h u r t in the simple or the present
continuous form, with no change in meaning:
I fee l/’m fee lin g sick.
You look/’re looking tired.
My f ee t ache!are aching.
My leg hurts/is hurting.

Ch o ose the corre c t answ er.

0 W e (purely s ee d ’re rarely seeing each other now. 6 You m a k e / a r e ma k i n g goulash with meat,
1 I slee p / ’m slee pin g on Nick’s sofa until I find vegetables and paprika.
a place of my own. 7 I never do anything I f ee l / ’m f ee li n g is
2 I on ly w o r k / ’m o n ly w o rk in g there for a against my principles.
couple o f months - I’m going abroad in the 8 He app e a r s / ’s app e a r i n g to be very friendly
summer. but I don’t know him very well.
3 If you d o n ’t listen / a r e n ’t listenin g to the 9 There’s nobody at the door. You j u s t
radio, why don’t you switch it off? h e a r / ’re j u s t h e a r i n g things.
4 His only bad habit is that he talk s / is talk in g 10 So, what d o y o u t hi n k /a r e y o u thin k in g ? Is it
too loudly. a good idea?
5 So, in the first scene, we s ee / a r e s ee in g him
getting up. Then he g o e s o u t / is g o i n g o u t and
m ee ts / is m ee t i n g a strange woman.
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Q Com ple t e the sen t e nces. Use the prese n t sim ple or present con tinuous of the
verbs in bracke ts.
0 Diane’s father. pWv\S. (own) that restaurant over there.
1 My sister.............. (wait) patiently for her exam results.
2 W e .............. (not travel) by train very often.
3 I .............. (consider) accepting that job offer in Cambridge.
4 The film ..............(end) with a dramatic car chase.
5 I’m sorry, I .............. (feel) too tired to go out this evening.
6 W e .............. (have) a great time here in London.
7 .............. (you /see) much of your brother these days?
8 W e ..............(rely on) you to bring the keys with you.
9 I’m really sorry; I ..............(wish) I could help you.
10 W h o ............. (you /think) you are, speaking to me like that!

Q Com ple t e the sen te nces. Use the present sim ple or present con tinuous of the
verbs in bracke ts.
0 We . .dlw.dy.s .v is it.. (visit /always) my grandparents at weekends but Aunt Roberta
. ipeyeir cpw \ eS. (come / never) with us.
1 I .............. (use /never) my mobile phone if I ................(drive).
2 I .............. (get) lots o f emails every day but I ................(seem /never) to have the time
to reply!
3 The heroine.............. (prefer) to be with Paul because Jam es................(argue /always).
4 M aria..............(forget /always) what time the soap ................(start).
5 Y o u .............. (moan /always) about the state o f the flat but y ou ................(help /never)
me tidy it up!
6 S h e .............. (criticise /always) people! That’s why sh e ...........(not have) any friends!
7 Whether h e .............. (go out) or n o t................(depend /always) on how busy he is.
8 I .............. (shop /never) here - th ey ................(be /always) so rude!
9 W e .............. (smell /always) food cooking when w e................ (pass) her house.
10 H e ............. (borrow /always) money! And h e ................(pay /never) me back!

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Com ple t e the email. Use the present sim ple or present continuous of the verbs
in the box.
co st d ep en d go hav e l ook lo v e m ake stay still /stu dy taste w rite

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Hi Rosa,
I to you from an Internet café in the city centre. I (1)............. -
in a cheap hotel near Plaza Catalunya. I t (2)............. just forty euros a night - hot bad!
Barcelona is a really exciting city and I (3)............. a wonderful time! This morning I visited
the Sagrada Familia - a famous Catholic church in Barcelona. It’s really weird - i t (4).............
like a wedding cake! Later today I might go to the beach - i t (5)............. on the weather.
The food’s great. Crema Catalana is my favourite - 1 ju s t(6)............. it! It’s a dessert they
(7)............. here with cold custard and sugar on top. I t (8).............. absolutely delicious!
So, everything (9)............. well here. What about you? Is everything OK back in rainy
Milan? (10)............. (you) for your exam next week?
See you soon!
Paola
~~~~~~ ..: - : ~ ___ . . . . . ............. '.i t :— — . .~~.T~~~~Tfirr

Find and corre c t the m ist a k es in the se n t e nces.

0 It’s usually getting very cold here in the winter.
I f . usually. g e+ s c o ld . h e y e . iyr. +he. Wiyfey....................................
1 This week, the government holds a conference on nuclear energy.

2 Water is consisting of hydrogen and oxygen.

3 Things are get more and more expensive all the time. It really makes me angry!

4 I’ve got nowhere to live, so I stay with a friend for now.

5 Is this car belonging to you, sir?

6 You always moaning! Stop it!

7 In the novel, the story is taking place in Florence.