... . ã
43a 1 for 2 for 3 since 4 for 5 for 6 since 7 since 8 since 9 for 10 for
43b 1 I studied for 2 She's worked , since. 3 I worked for 4 I've lived
since 5 He's been for 6 I haven't ... found found
break broke broken fly flew flown
bring brought brought forget forgot forgotten
build built built forgive forgave forgiven
burn burnt/ burnt/ get got got
burned burned
burst burst burst ... going to be in the office until 6 o'clock.
96a 1 until 2 before 3 until 4 until 5 before 6 before 7 until 8 until
9 before 10 before
166
indefinite article 8-9, 13-14
indirect speech 105,...
... working.
—
He
She
It
We
You
They
isn't
aren't
working.
Negative with not Negative with n't
USE
ã For an action in progress now:
I'm reading a grammar book now.
What are you looking at?
She isn't eating at the moment.
Practice
Rewrite ... They're not keys - they're (I/she)
6 I don't think its room: I think it's (you/they)
7 The police asked me for address. (I)
3
Verbs
33 Present Simple and Continuous: short forms
Check
Someone ... 26-27
adverbs 27-29
VERBS
The present tense
present simple and continuous 30-37
The past tense
past simple and continuous 38-48
present perfect 48-56
The future tense
present continuous as future...
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Elaine ... football
43
To the student
Grammar Practicefor Pre- IntermediateStudents gives short, clear explanations
of all the main areas of English grammar, and provides practice exercises for
you to do.
There ... working.
—
He
She
It
We
You
They
isn't
aren't
working.
Negative with not Negative with n't
USE
ã For an action in progress now:
I'm reading a grammar book now.
What are you looking at?
She isn't eating at the moment.
Practice
Rewrite...
... Bread, cheese, butter, information, news, food, and money are all uncountable nouns.
>ã Exercise 14 for some and any.
Practice
Write 'C for countable, 'U' for uncountable.
apple
water
boy
milk
table
pen
bread
cup
computer
money
C
U
cheese
tooth
car
grass
person
road
chair
bicycle
hand
flour
I
information
butter
sugar
tree
garden
book
news
bus
wine
house
... (stupid)
28
well
badly
little
better
worse
less
best
worst
least
far
farther/
further
farthest/
furthest
Practice
Write the correct form of adverbs for these sentences.
1 She works harder than all the others, (hard)
Verbs
32 Present Simple: short answers
FORM
Positive Negative
Notes
ã ... the Gobi Desert.
Practice
Write the names of the places below in two columns, those with the and those
without the.
River Seine
Luxembourg
Istanbul
Pyrenees
Chile
Solomon Islands
with the
River...
... last one. (difficult)
19 Comparatives
> Exercise 18 for adjectives with one syllable, and with three syllables or more.
ã Adjectives with two syllables
a) generally use more-
careful -> ... He's listening to the radio, (question)
15 You're playing with my football, (question)
30 Present Simple/Present Continuous
Practice -
In your notebook, write these sentences putting the ... happiest; pretty > prettiest (y changes to i);
narrow > narrowest
ã Adjectives with three syllables or more use most:
expensive > most expensive; dangerous > most dangerous;
comfortable...
... working.
—
He
She
It
We
You
They
isn't
aren't
working.
Negative with not Negative with n't
USE
ã For an action in progress now:
I'm reading a grammar book now.
What are you looking at?
She isn't eating at the moment.
Practice
Rewrite ... taller; comfortable, more comfortable)
ã Adjectives with one syllable (tall, great, short, etc.) add er:
tall —>taller; great —> greater; short —> shorter
Adjectives that end with e just ... to the boys parents for some time.
We talked to the boys' parents for some time.
We talked to the boy's parents for some time.
Nouns, adjectives and adverbs
Practice
Complete these...
... yourself a point for each correct answer. Score \_\
Put the verb into either the gerund or the infinitive with to form.
1 Do you enjoy ? (cook)
2 I've decided a new job. (look for)
3 Are you ... Give yourself a point for each correct answer. Score [_]
Part E
Complete the sentences with a preposition or adverb.
1 The man walked the hotel and asked the receptionist for
a room.
2 We were ... date
Practice
In your notebook, rewrite the sentences substituting the underlined words with a
phrasal verb from the box. Write the sentences
a) with the object after the verb and particle;
b) with...
... and what as object + question form of verb:
You asked Steve. Who did you ask? Steve.
ã Who stayed with you?
but Who did Jane stay with? (Preposition at the end.)
Practice
Write the questions.
1 ... it relates to ( = connects
with) a noun in the larger sentence.
FORM
ã Relative clauses are often indicated by who (for people) and that (for things
and sometimes for people). The relative clause ... he's home.
128
Prepositions
96 until, before, after
ã before and after can be followed by a noun, pronoun, clause or gerund:
I'll see you after lunch
John arrived before me.
She phoned...
... Questions are formed for the present simple and past simple by using do,
does, or did:
They work here. Do they work here?
She lived here. Did she live here?
> Exercise 28 and 34 for present simple ... for: buy, find, get, make.
verb + indirect object without to or for + direct object:
Give
Buy
l.O.
him
your mother
D.O.
the money.
a present.
Note: that it is not possible to use the second form ... Stella.
She said that her name was Stella.
FORM
Speaker's words Reported statement
present simple —* past simple
present continaous —> past continuous
Practice
Write these sentences in indirect...
... wait for me. I can get a taxi home.
(= It is not necessary for you to wait for me, but you can wait if you want to.)
Practice
66a Complete the sentences with have + to-infinitive in the correct form ... cleaned it yesterday.
6 We forget to lock all the doors before we go away.
7 They sit in the sun for too long. They might
get burnt.
8 We stay in a hotel in London. We can stay with
my cousin.
9 He ... I don't want tonight.
8 They offered the children for the evening.
9 They're planning with us for the weekend.
10 He agreed us with our problem.
101
Gerunds and infinitives
68 like,...
... Complete the sentences with a present passive. Use the followings verbs.
72
ship pick drink take dry
roast prepare sell sort plant
Growing and preparing coffee
1
The soil .is.prepared
The berries
by ... called zero conditional.
FORM
if + present simple
If you press the button,
If you go in the best seats,
or present simple
The machine switches off
You get a free drink
present simple
the machine ... (you travel) a lot before you (get) this job?
7 I (work) in a factory before I (become) a teacher.
8 She (drive) a lot before she (have) the accident.
9 That old radio (work) before I (drop) it.
10...
... to.
ã With the verbs go and come, it is better to use the present continuous.
ã Present continuous + time word is generally used for plans arranged for a
particular time in the future.
Practice
In ... you.
53 when + Present Simple to describe the future
FORM
when +
When
As soon as
Before
After
If / Unless
present simple
I see him.
future simple
T'll phone you.
USE
The present simple is ... arrives.
65
Verbs
43 Present Perfect + for/ since
USE
ã The present perfect + for/ since is used when something started in the past
and is continuing now.
I've worked here for six years, (and...
... working.
—
He
She
It
We
You
They
isn't
aren't
working.
Negative with not Negative with n't
USE
ã For an action in progress now:
I'm reading a grammar book now.
What are you looking at?
She isn't eating at the moment.
Practice
Rewrite ... verbs
FORM
ã Regular verbs have the same form for all persons (I, you, he, she, etc.):
Notes
ã Irregular verbs are different in the positive >ã Exercise 36.
ã Remember to use the infinitive without ... He's listening to the radio, (question)
15 You're playing with my football, (question)
30 Present Simple/Present Continuous
Practice -
In your notebook, write these sentences putting the...
... happiest; pretty > prettiest (y changes to i);
narrow > narrowest
ã Adjectives with three syllables or more use most:
expensive > most expensive; dangerous > most dangerous;
comfortable ... fast.
Practice
Write the adverbs.
quick
slow
fast
careful
stupid
dangerous
good
hard
quickly
clever
nice
bad
intelligent
polite
rude
brave
early
Verbs
THE PRESENT TENSE
28 Present Simple
FORM
Positive ... last one. (difficult)
19 Comparatives
> Exercise 18 for adjectives with one syllable, and with three syllables or more.
ã Adjectives with two syllables
a) generally use more-
careful ->...