... focus on phrasal verbs, prepositions and
particles, and collocations.
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6 Rewrite each sentence beginning as shown. Use a participle clause.
a) Norman collected ... describe states.
Sally used to be a dancer.
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2 Underline the most suitable verb form in each sentence. The first one is done for
you.
a...
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For, since, ago See Grammar 14 for contrast between these time expressions. ... been writing my homework all evening! I didn't know it would take so
long.
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After It's/This is the first/ second...
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Fixed • Present continuous
arrangements and The present continuous is used ... wall, we (have) a cup of tea,
j) We (climb) over the wall as soon as it (get) dark.
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Explanations
Present simple • Facts which are always true
The ... tell us what life
(4) (be) like, based on data describing past...
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Moving house
I ... it your habit?)
Are you sleeping enough? (What is happening at the moment?)
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6 Put each verb in brackets into either the present simple or the present ... drive this kind of car?
ever
Have this kind of car before
c) This...
... mind telling me
h) What do you think of London?
Do you think you could tell me
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Explanations
With tense • Summary of tense changes
changes Tenses ... afternoon.
h) Christine told Michael she had lost her lighter the night before.
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... appear in the Practice section.
Without tense • Present ten...
...
• Were
Were is often used instead of was in formal language. Note that were is not
stressed in speech.
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9 Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown. ... the brown pair.
Explanations
Real/likely
situations: first
conditional
Unreal/imaginary
situations: second
conditional
• With if
A first conditional describes a real or likely s...
... new job.
We wish you a happy New Year.
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5 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do ... year I had new tiles put on the roof.
I'm having my hair cut this afternoon.
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a) My car h...
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4 Put each verb in brackets into a suitable verb form.
A friend in ... body as much as sugar (19)
(damage) our teeth, they (20) (ban) immediately'
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j) My parents made me study every night.
was
I every night by my...
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9 Make one sentence from each group of sentences, beginning ... His sister is staying with us.
This is Jack, whose sister is staying with us.
6.i
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That's the girl...
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• In and at: places
In refers to towns, countries and the 'inside' ... near to where we are now
h) The children can sit behind you in the back seats
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10 Look carefully at each line. Some of the lines are correct, and some ... sentence can end with a preposition.
Paul didn't have...
... he D who
13) A far
B much C many D often
14)
A to
B in
C at
D out
15) A who
B since C before D eventually
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3 Put one suitable word in each ... weather.
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7 Replace the word or phrase in italics with one of the words or phrases given
(A-C), so that the meaning stays the same.
a) The weathe...
... WORKS
j) We advertised the job in the paper. PUT
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3 Underline the most suitable word.
a) Sue came first in the 5000 metre competition/game/race.
b) Jack ... competition in the open air
1) Everyone agreed that United were the best team
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10 Decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each sp...
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a) ... used to live on the river on a boat.
h) When I went to boarding school I felt very sick at first.
i) Our first home was on the estate on Oakwood Hill.
j) Pour yourself a drink and make yourself ... The waitresses in this restaurant all wear white aprons/dungarees/rob...
... I'd have liked it more if it had looked like someone I knew.
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5 Put each verb in brackets into a suitable verb form. ...
j) I really enjoyed our trip to the theatre. I wish we (go)
more often.
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GRAMMAR 8 WISHES AND RELATED FORMS
I'd rather The cons...