... continuous and the be going to form
48 The future simple
49 The present continuous and the future simple
50 will + infinitive and the be going to form
51 will + infinitive and the be going ... the verbs in brackets into the present continuous tense. In No. 25, have is used as
an ordinary verb and can therefore be used in the continuous tense.
1 She (not work), she (swim) in the river.
2 ... form
52 The future continuous tense
53 will + infinitive and the future continuous
54 won't + infinitive and the future continuous negative
55 Second person interrogative: will you and...
... him.
22 The twins used to play rugby.
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A PRACTICAL ENGLISH GRAMMAR
EXERCISES 1
CONTENTS
Articles
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1 Articles: a/an
2 Articles: the
3 Articles: a/an, the
4 Articles and possessive ... continuous and the be going to form
48 The future simple
49 The present continuous and the future simple
50 will + infinitive and the be going to form
51 will + infinitive and the be going ... perfect infinitive
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must + perfect infinitive is used for affirmative deductions.
can't/couldn't + infinitive is used for negative deductions.
needn't + perfect infinitive...
... if you were thinking of going by bus.
A: If I ring Peter –
B (interrupting): Oh, are you thinking of ringing Peter?
A: What did you say?
B: I asked if you were thinking of ringing Peter.
If I ... news in English.
10. writes in Spanish.
11. goes to Indian films. (Use a French film in the answer.)
12. talks English.
13. corrects the Spanish essays.
14. explains in English.
15. lectures in ... waiting for a taxi.
The student must disagree with the first remark and repeat it with
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12.30 listening to a lecture
2.15 playing tennis
2.45 resting
3.45 working in the garden
5.15 having...
... Grammar Exercises
Indefinite and Definite Articles
L 1.,Fill in the blank with the correct indefinite article (a, an, or some) for
each word.
1. ... Aren’t you ordering something?
3. Isn’t he drinking wine?
4. Don’t you know the waiter?
5. Doesn’t she have a meeting today?
6. Aren’t we going to the hotel?
7. Isn’t he making an appointment?
8. ... room at the Peachtree Plaza costs two nineteen a night.
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Exercise Answers
Exercise Answers
Indefinite and Definite Articles
1. a tourist
2. a month
3....
... for using the articles?
The indefinite article
(a / an)
is used with singular countable nouns referring to a non-unique
item in general:
ã separate objects, people, ideas, etc.
singular ... as a convenient
introduction in order to avoid breaking the flow with too many interruptions.
This year again, our research group will introduce new methods developed within the project CZ ... order to convey my points clearly to the
reader?
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Grammar
Six excellent career fields within mechanical engineering technology are heating, ventilating, and air
conditioning (HVAC); mechanical...
...
up, with, over
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Insert a suitable word in the following sentences.
1 He insisted . . . seeing the documents.
2 They succeeded . . . escaping . . . the burning house.
3 I am not interested ... Would you like . . . thing to drink? There's . . . very good beer in the f ridge.
102 Relatives: defining, non-defining and connective
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28 He last paid taxes in 1970.
29 I last ate ... an accident? ~
No. The window was too small. It (be) deliberate.
115 Auxiliaries + perfect infinitives
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Use the perfect infinitive of the verbs in brackets with a suitable auxiliary...