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LINGUA INGLESE
B1 ENGLISH GRAMMAR
DOTT.SSA FREDERIKA GEBHARDT
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INDEX
TEST YOUR GRAMMAR p. 3
UNIT 1 WORD ORDER p. 5
UNIT 2 VERB TENSES p.10
UNIT 3 VERB FORMS -INFINITIVE AND –ING, PASSIVE p.25
UNIT 4 MODAL AUXILIARIES, CONDITIONAL FORMS, REPORTED SPEECH p.30
UNIT 5 NOUNS, QUANTIFIERS, PRONOUNS, ARTICLES p.37
UNIT 6 ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS,PREPOSITIONS, CO-ORDINATION p.45
UNIT 7 PREPOSITIONAL AND PHRASAL VERBS, EXPRESSIONS, p.51
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED, FALSE FRIENDS
PRACTICE TEST p.59
APPENDIX I ACTIVE AND PASSIVE TENSES p.62
APPENDIX II IRREGULAR VERBS p.64
APPENDIX III NUMBERS AND TRENDS p.67
KEY TO EXERCISES p.69
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TEST YOUR GRAMMAR
Choose the correct alternative. 1. I have __________ breakfast at seven o’clock. / a / the / -- / 2. Whose are __________ bags? / this / these / that / 3. Susan is __________ sister. / my / the my / mine / 4. Give __________ the book, please. / to him / he / him / 5. I’m afraid I don’t have __________ information. / an / much / many / 6. They __________ to the disco. / go never / ever go / never go / 7. Janet is a medical student and studies __________. / hardly / hard / lot / 8. In the Antarctic __________ a lot of snow. / it is / there is / it has / 9. I’m not going __________ this weekend. / somewhere / nowhere / anywhere / 10. When __________ football? / do play Peter / plays Peter / does Peter play / 11. Ann is a __________ cook than I am. / best / good / better / 12. I’m reading a very __________ book. / interesting / interested / interest / 13. __________ colour is the new car? / Which / What / How / 14. Water __________ at 100°C. / boils / is boiling / boiled / 15. Where is __________? / the John’s book / the book of John / John’s book / 16. I’m learning English __________ find a job. / to / for / for to / 17. I read the article __________ the newspaper. / in / on / at /
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18. He was born __________ 10th
April. / in / on / at / 19. The man __________ lives next door is French. / who / what / which / 20. His mother wants __________ a dentist. / that she be / her to be / her to do / 21. I __________ to the cinema last night. / have gone / went / have been / 22. They __________ their mother in hospital tomorrow. / going to / will to / are going to / 23. The painting __________ yesterday. / was finished / had finished / was finishing / 24. I enjoy __________ tennis. / to play / playing / play / 25. I ___________. / like very much coffee / very like coffee / like coffee very much / 26. He’s lived in London __________ five years. / for / since / from / 27. She would like to study in England if her English__________. / would improve / improved / will improve / 28. I’ll call you as soon as I ___________ home. / will get / get / shall get / 29. He __________ speak French fluently when he was in France. / should / could / might / 30. Do you know what __________ ? / is the time / the time is / time / 31. I have lived in Venice for ten years, so I __________ everywhere. / used to walk / am used to walking / used to walking / 32. We didn’t hear what the teacher was ___________. / telling / saying / speaking / 33. It is hard to __________ children nowadays. / grow up / bring up / pull up /
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UNIT 1 WORD ORDER
The fundamental word order in an English sentence rarely changes. The usual affirmative construction is Subject +
Verb + Direct Object and time expressions are generally placed at the end of the sentence:
Subject Verb Direct Object
He made a cake yesterday
The artist painted the picture in the 15th
century
John spent some money last week
Transitive verbs may have an indirect object which precedes the direct object:
Subject Verb Indirect Object Direct Object
He gave Jane a flower
They sent me a letter
I will buy her a book
If the indirect object follows the direct object, then a preposition (usually for or to) is required:
Subject Verb Direct Object Preposition Indirect Object
He gave a flower to Jane
They sent a letter to me
I will buy a book for her
Some verbs that are not immediately followed by the indirect object are: explain, describe, mention and discuss.
He explained the plan to me
They described the project to us
The interrogative construction is also S+V+O, but the subject may be preceded by the question word in a content
question, and an auxiliary:
Q word Auxiliary Subject Verb Complement
What did you do this morning?
Did he see the film?
Is he coming tomorrow?
Question words are: why, where, which, when, who, whose, how + long/far/big/much/many/old etc.
If the element questioned is the subject, there is no variation from the affirmative form:
Q word Verb Complement
Who wrote the play?
What caused the fire?
Which book won the Booker prize?
Whose bag was stolen?
How many students came to the lesson?
INTERROGATIVE
Exercise 1 Formulate questions asking about the underlined words.
1. I went to Susan’s house yesterday. __________________________________________
2. Shakespeare wrote Romeo and Juliet. __________________________________________
3. They went to Rome to study the architecture there. __________________________________________
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4. She prefers white wine to red. __________________________________________
5. They’re going to Scotland this summer. __________________________________________
6. Dave loves Susan. __________________________________________
7. Nothing happened. __________________________________________
8. They’re going to Venice by train. __________________________________________
9. It took them 30 years to build the bridge. __________________________________________
10. Stephen King has written over 40 novels. __________________________________________
Exercise 2 Formulate questions for the following answers.
1. She can speak four. _____________________________________________________
2. We had fish and salad. _____________________________________________________
3. She plays tennis every day. _____________________________________________________
4. Because it’s cold! _____________________________________________________
5. Last year. _____________________________________________________
6. John wrote the letter. _____________________________________________________
7. I saw Susan and Jane. _____________________________________________________
8. He’s twenty-two. _____________________________________________________
9. My favourite food is pasta. _____________________________________________________
10. At ten o’clock. _____________________________________________________
11. I think they are in the kitchen. _____________________________________________________
12. I prefer the blue dress. _____________________________________________________
13. To get some money. _____________________________________________________
14. The book is hers. _____________________________________________________
15. She is blonde with blue eyes. _____________________________________________________
The negative construction of a sentence is formed by the word not placed directly after the auxiliary verb and before
the main verb:
Subject Aux + not Verb
He does not like music
We are not going home
They have not been to the museum
Negation can also be provided by adverbs and sometimes by another element in a sentence, which is more formal,
but remember that sentences can only contain one negative element to convey negation:
He has never been to France (= He hasn’t ever been to France)
They have no money (= They don’t have any money)
NEGATIVE
Exercise 3 Write the following sentences in the negative form.
1. He lives in a house. ____________________________________
2. They work in an office. ____________________________________
3. They’re eating at the moment. ____________________________________
4. Shakespeare wrote novels. ____________________________________
5. Anne has got three dogs. ____________________________________
6. We’ve been to Africa. ____________________________________
7. He can play the piano very well. ____________________________________
8. The train left at six. ____________________________________
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9. I found the books I wanted. ____________________________________
10. He’s going to buy a new car. ____________________________________
11. They were cleaning the windows yesterday afternoon. ____________________________________
12. We have to wear a uniform at school. ____________________________________
13. He will be in his office. ____________________________________
14. The film had started when we arrived at the cinema. ____________________________________
Exercise 4 Rewrite the negative sentence using a more formal construction.
1. There wasn’t anything to do. ___________________________________
2. I don’t have any money. ___________________________________
3. I decided not to give him any help. ___________________________________
4. She can’t find her keys anywhere. ___________________________________
5. We didn’t see anybody. ___________________________________
WORD ORDER INVERSION
Word order is often reversed for:
1) emphasis: It is Bach that I most appreciate ( I most appreciate Bach)
2) inversion after negative adverbs: Never have I seen such a wonderful picture (I have never seen such a wonderful
picture)
3) in reported questions: Do you know what the time is? He asked me if I could swim
4) in more formal relative sentences: The girl to whom you spoke / The girl who you spoke to (informal)
5) in conditional structures when if is omitted (more formal): Had I arrived earlier, I would have seen her
Be careful with the position of adjectives and adverbs (manner, place, time): He ran fast to the station yesterday
morning. (See Unit 6 for the position of adjectives and adverbs of time, manner and place)
Make sure affirmative sentences start with the subject, also in the passive form:
The windows were cleaned The documents are being photocopied
WORD ORDER
Exercise 5 Write the words in the correct order.
1. spend / he / in Japan / next year / his holiday / will _______________________________________
2. where / the post office / you / know / do / is? ________________________________________
3. last week / had / at school / an exam / they ________________________________________
4. him / she / did / why / tell / a lie? ________________________________________
5. never / to / we / been / Germany / have ________________________________________
6. play / you / tennis / how often / do? ________________________________________
7. me / you / going to / help / are ? ________________________________________
8. likes / she / very much / jazz ________________________________________
9. what / does / he / look / like? ________________________________________
10. gave / present / they / me / a wonderful ________________________________________
11. to / meaning / the / explained / she / me ________________________________________
12. who / present / you / that / gave /? ________________________________________
13. who / is / Tim / it / the / wrote / letter ________________________________________
14. is / long / the / how / lesson? ________________________________________
15. photocopied / documents / the / were ________________________________________
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EMPHASIS
Exercise 6 Rewrite the sentence with the emphatic form It is/was…. that/who, with emphasis on the underlined
word.
1. John gave me the flowers. ___________________________________
2. Vermeer painted the picture. ___________________________________
3. I went to Paris. ___________________________________
4. Columbus discovered America in 1492. ___________________________________
5. We are learning French. ___________________________________
Exercise 7 Rewrite the sentence in a more emphatic form beginning with the underlined negative adverb.
1. I have never seen such a wonderful painting. ___________________________________
2. He rarely went to the cinema. ___________________________________
3. We seldom speak to our neighbors. ___________________________________
4. They had hardly arrived at the beach when it started raining. ___________________________________
5. We had never heard such terrible news. ___________________________________
SUBJECT
Note that the English language must always have a subject in the sentence. Some exceptions are the imperative form,
but the subject (you) is implied:
Sit down! Don’t laugh!
If there is no natural subject, then a ‘dummy’ subject is required, such as It and There.
It can refer to time, the weather, distance and temperature:
It’s 4 o’clock It’s raining It’s 3 kilometres to Venice It’s hot today
It can also be followed by an adjective and that phrase or an infinitive form:
It is likely that prices will go up It’s nice to see you again
It can also introduce a formal passive construction:
It is said that power corrupts It is thought that the government will raise taxes
There refers to something that exists in a particular place:
There is a cat in the garden There are a lot of people dying of hunger
IT/THERE + BE
Exercise 8 Complete the sentence with it or there and a form of the verb to be.
1. If __________ any difficulty with this exercise, let me know.
2. ___________ ages since I saw you.
3. __________ too cold to swim today.
4. __________ plenty of time before we catch the train.
5. __________ a terrible flood yesterday.
6. Look ! __________ snowing .
7. How far ________ to Milan from Venice?
8. ___________ dangerous to drive in the fog.
9. __________ a lot of nice people here.
10. __________ 8th
December today.
11. ___________ said he is French.
12. ___________ a very strong wind tomorrow.
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POSITION OF ADJECTIVES IN A SENTENCE
Adjectives generally precede the nouns they modify:
She bought a green dress. I caught an early train.
When more than one adjective precedes the noun, there is usually a precise order:
opinion age shape colour origin material purpose
a magnificent 18th
-century square brown French mahogany table
It is unusual, however, to find so many adjectives in the same sentence. (See Unit 6 for more about adjectives).
Exercise 9 Write the adjectives in the following sentences in the correct order.
1. brown / a pair of / leather / shoes / dirty _________________________________________________
2. yellow / some / long / curtains / cotton _________________________________________________
3. shirt / white / a / Italian / beautiful / silk _________________________________________________
4. antique / an / teapot / silver _________________________________________________
5. authentic / typewriter / an / Victorian _________________________________________________
POSITION OF ADVERBS IN A SENTENCE (see Unit 6 for more about adverbs)
Order of adverbs: manner, place and time:
I usually go to the cinema at the weekend. He usually arrives home at 6 p.m.
Note the position of the following adverbs:
Manner: He likes music very much She softly spoke into his ear
Time: We left the meeting early They are arriving on Monday January 4th
Place: We have lived there all our life They sang loudly here yesterday
Frequency: We often order a takeaway pizza He is always late She has never been to Venice
Purpose: He went to the shops to buy some bread He studied hard to pass the exam
Degree: The exam we did was quite difficult They worked well enough
Sentence: Unfortunately, he arrived too late to catch the train Sadly, it was her last performance
Exercise 10 Put the adverb in brackets in the appropriate place in the sentence.
1. She plays the piano. (well)
2. The scientists hold the annual conference in the hall. (usually)
3. I would like to see your house. (very much)
4. He didn’t run fast to catch up with her. (enough)
5. Her latest novel is good. (rather)
6. I got lost, but someone gave me directions to the station. (fortunately)
7. I have finished your book and will return it. (tomorrow)
8. They like the new design. (quite)
9. She was the centre of attention. (often)
10. I’m sure that he told me. (fairly)
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UNIT 2 VERBS AND TENSES
Exercise Match a verb with a phrase.
1. become at 6 o’clock 6. catch some milk
2. begin a house 7. choose a car
3. break a book with you 8. do a dress
4. bring a glass 9. drink something
5. buy a doctor 10.drive a train
11. eat treasure 16. get a plant
12. fall someone’s name 17. give to London
13. find off a chair 18. go a ball
14. fly a sandwich 19. grow a present
15. forget in a plane 20. hit a sandwich
21. hear a promise 26. lie a cake
22. hold the table 27. lose someone do something
23. keep someone’s hand 28. let down on the bed
24. lay a song 29. make at the station
25. lead a group of people 30. meet the keys
31. pay fast 36. see a song
32. read a bike 37. sell on a chair
33. ride early 38. send a film
34. rise a book 39. sing a car
35. run for the meal 40. sit a letter
41. speak a photo 46. teach the lesson
42. stand English 47. tell about someone
43. steal at the bus-stop 48. think a letter
44. swim the jewels 49. understand somebody something
45. take in the sea 50. write how to do something
TENSE AND ASPECT
English has few verb forms:
Present infinitive and base form: (to) walk run
Present simple third person: walks runs
Past simple: walked ran
Present participle/Gerund: walking running
Past participle: walked run
Tense refers to the location of an event or action in time. There are only two tenses in English: present simple and
past simple. The tense is marked by an inflection of the verb:
Susan watches television every evening. (present tense) Susan watched television last night. (past tense)
Reference to other times can be made in different ways, using modal auxiliaries, for instance:
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Susan thinks she will watch the news tonight if she has time. (simple future time)
Susan has watched a really exciting tennis match. (present perfect)
Aspect refers to how an event or action is to be viewed with respect to time, rather than its location in time. Aspect
always includes tense, and the auxiliaries are in the past, present or future. There are three aspects: simple (base
form, past form) progressive (to be + present participle), perfect (to have + past participle). Look at Appendix I for
the various verb forms in the active voice.
IDENTIFYING ASPECT
Exercise 12 Say whether the following aspects are simple, perfect or progressive.
1. Jane bought a new car. _________________________________________________
2. I think we have already seen this film. _________________________________________________
3. They are driving to the theatre. _________________________________________________
4. Simon has left his book on the bus. _________________________________________________
5. We are leaving today. _________________________________________________
6. Ok, we’ll go at six. _________________________________________________
7. Jane took a photo. _________________________________________________
8. The sun was shining. _________________________________________________
9. He wants a new computer. _________________________________________________
10. They’ll be coming on the 8 o’clock train. _________________________________________________
IDENTIFYING TIME AND ASPECT
Exercise 13 Identify the verb tense and aspect or time of the following sentences. The table in Appendix I will help
you.
e.g. I was having a bath when the doorbell rang. (past progressive and past simple)
He will be thirty tomorrow. (future simple)
1. He is looking for his keys. _________________________
2. She wakes up at 6.00 am every day. ________________________
3. I have been writing letters all morning. _________________________
4. The meeting will start at 4 o’clock. _________________________
5. He fell off his chair. _________________________
6. They have decorated their room. _________________________
7. They will have finished all their exams by next month. _________________________
8. The film had started when they arrived at the cinema. _________________________
9. Susan had been gardening all morning before it started to rain. _________________________
10.We will be lying on the beach at this time tomorrow. _________________________
SIMPLE ASPECT
The simple aspect is used for actions that occur at a specific time:
Susan rarely watches television. (habitual action)
Susan watched a good film last night. (action completed in time before speaking)
The present and past simple require a form of the auxiliary do followed by a verb in the infinitive form in the
interrogative and negative form of the verb:
Do you like music? I don’t eat meat.
Does he go to school? He doesn’t understand.
Did they see the film? They didn’t go out.
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Present simple: In the affirmative form the third person verb adds -s or -es to the base form: He calls me every day
she watches TV at night .
Verbs ending in a consonant + -y drop the -y and add –ies: she studies a lot
Verbs ending in a vowel + -y add –s: He often plays tennis
Past simple: In the affirmative form the verb is either regular (base form + ed) or irregular (altered) and the same form
is used for all persons:
I / he / we / they liked the film He / we / you bought a newspaper
Verbs ending in a consonant + -y drop the -y and add –ied: she studied all night
Verbs ending in a vowel + -y add –ed: They stayed in a luxury hotel
Short verbs ending in one vowel and one consonant double the final consonant: He dropped his glass
Note: the auxiliary do is never used with the verb to be:
Are you English? He isn’t at home
Was I too early? They weren’t busy that day
PRESENT SIMPLE
general truths: Christmas is on 25th December
habitual action: I go to the gym every evening
describing art/literary works: The painting represents the artist’s dream
timetables: The train leaves at 6 o’clock
programmed future event: Term ends on Friday
subordinate clause in future time: We’ll phone you if we have an answer
TIME EXPRESSIONS
Every (day), on (Saturdays), now, nowadays, these days, once/twice/three times a week/month, in the
morning/afternoon/evening, at night, at weekends, adverbs of frequency (usually, never etc.) , all the time.
Exercise 14 Complete the sentences in the present simple with a verb from the box.
send speak wake up play live
listen watch drive work arrive
1. They __________ in Venice in a large flat by the Grand Canal.
2. I ___________ to the radio every morning.
3. He often __________ to the coast at weekends.
4. She always __________ me a postcard when she’s on holiday.
5. The train __________ at 7 pm this evening.
6. I __________ early every morning.
7. We both __________ the piano at school.
8. That boy __________ a lot of television in the evenings.
9. He __________ in a bank in London.
10. She __________ three languages fluently.
Exercise 15 Write questions using the auxiliary do or does.
1. where / you / live? _________________________________________
2. you / smoke? _________________________________________
3. when / the train / leave? _________________________________________
4. what / you / do? _________________________________________
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5. she / work / a lot? _________________________________________
6. what time / he / catch/ the train in the morning? _________________________________________
7. why / they / run every morning? _________________________________________
8. we / need / a ticket to see the show? _________________________________________
9. where / you both / usually / meet? _________________________________________
10. he / often go / to the cinema? _________________________________________
Exercise 16 Complete the sentences with a verb in the present simple.
Jane 1. ___________ from London. She 2. ___________ 24 and she 3.__________ in a bank. She 4. ___________ got
2 brothers and 1 sister. She 5.__________ with her parents in a house in the suburbs. Every day Jane 6.__________
the bus to work and it 7.__________ often crowded in the morning. Jane 8.__________ her job because there
_________ a lot of nice people there. Every summer she 9. __________ on holiday to Italy because she 10.
__________ Italians and especially Italian food. In fact, she 11. _________ a lot of pasta and 12. __________ a lot
wine while she 13. _________ there. In her spare time, Jane 14. __________ novels and biographies, and she 15.
__________ films.
PAST SIMPLE
completed action occurring in past before time of speaking: Susan came an hour ago
habitual actions in the past: I walked to school every day when I was young
past subjunctive in hypothetical conditions: If I won the lottery, I would travel
reported speech: She asked me if I played the piano
TIME EXPRESSIONS
yesterday, the day before yesterday, last night / week / month / year/, ago, at one time, at that time, in those days, in
the 16th
century, in the last century, in 1950, in the 1960s, on Monday, when I was young.
Exercise 17 Rewrite the sentences in the past simple.
1. I always wake up at 6 o’clock.
I ______________________________________________________ yesterday.
2. They have a shower every day.
They ___________________________________________________ last night.
3. He makes a cup of tea in the morning.
He _____________________________________________________ yesterday morning.
4. We eat Indian food at the weekend.
We _____________________________________________________ last weekend.
5. She drives to work.
She ____________________________________________________ yesterday.
6. We always go home by train.
We ____________________________________________________ yesterday afternoon.
7. He runs every evening.
He _____________________________________________________ yesterday evening.
8. They drink red wine at night.
They ___________________________________________________ last night.
9. He writes letters to his friend every week.
He _____________________________________________________ last week.
10. We spend our holidays in Ireland.
We ____________________________________________________ last month.
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PAST SIMPLE- INTERROGATIVE/NEGATIVE
Exercise 18 Write the interrogative and negative forms of the sentences.
1. you / learn / French / at school? _________________________________________________
2. why / he / go / out / so early? _________________________________________________
3. when / they / arrive / at the airport? _________________________________________________
4. he / not-stay / at home / yesterday. _________________________________________________
5. we / not-see / her / for a long time. _________________________________________________
6. who / you / speak to / at the meeting? _________________________________________________
7. which / dress / you / choose? _________________________________________________
8. I / not-pay / a lot / for the jacket. _________________________________________________
9. he / understand / the question? _________________________________________________
10. we / not-know / about the accident. _________________________________________________
Exercise 19 Complete the sentences with a verb in the past simple.
Last summer I 1. ___________ my holiday in Venice. I 2. ___________ in a lovely hotel near St. Mark’s Square and the
people there 3. _____________ very friendly. I 4. _____________ for long walks around Venice and I 5. __________ a
lot of beautiful monuments. I also 6. __________ a water-bus to the islands, which 7. ___________ fascinating,
especially Murano which 8. _____________ glass ornaments and lamps. In fact, I 9. ___________ some souvenirs for
my friends- a beautiful glass necklace and a colourful vase. I also 10. __________ the Biennale art exhibition, which 11.
__________ very interesting. I 12. __________ up the Bell tower, too- there 13. ___________ a lot of steps! I 14.
_____________ quite a few postcards to my friends and I 15. __________ sad to leave.
PROGRESSIVE ASPECT
The progressive aspect indicates an incomplete action. The progressive auxiliary be in the present, past or future
form is followed by the present participle form of the verb in the interrogative, negative and affirmative:
Present: He is listening. He isn’t listening. Is he listening?
Past: They were singing. They weren’t singing. Were they singing?
Future: We will be travelling. They won’t be travelling. Will they be travelling?
Verbs ending in –e remove the –e and add –ing: take taking
Verbs ending in –ie change to –y: die dying
Short verbs ending in one vowel and one consonant double the final consonant: stop stopping
Verbs ending in -y add –ing: stay staying
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
temporary action: He’s studying at the moment
future event: I’m meeting my professor tomorrow
TIME EXPRESSIONS
at present, at the moment, for the time being, now, currently, this week/month/year.
Exercise 20 Write the sentences in the affirmative, interrogative and negative forms of the present progressive.
1. She / study/ now.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
2. We / listen / to the politician.
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_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
3. They /write/ to the bank.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
4. I / have / lunch / at the moment.
________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
5. He / teaching / his friend to speak English.
_______________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
PRESENT SIMPLE/PRESENT PROGRESSIVE
Dynamic and state verbs
Dynamic verbs (describing an action) can be used in the progressive form. State verbs (describing a state) are not usually used in this form. Some verbs can be both dynamic and state, depending on their meaning. Some state verbs are:
like weigh love hate
prefer remember forget believe
mean seem understand want
need know belong own
doubt recognize cost owe
matter contain suppose astonish
concern detest wish satisfy
Some verbs that can be both:
think look feel be
have hear taste
see appear smell
Exercise 21 Write the correct form of the verb in brackets according to the meaning.
1. I _________ (think) you are wrong.
2. He __________ (have) a shower at the moment.
3. Jane ________ (not see) what I mean.
4. This box __________ (weigh) a lot!
5. We __________ (prefer) the sea to the mountains.
6. The actor __________ (appear) in the new film that comes out tomorrow.
7. They _________ (seem) to know what they are talking about.
8. He ___________ (not understand) anything.
9. What do these words __________ (mean)?
10. I certainly __________ (agree) with you.
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Exercise 22 Complete the sentences with the words from the box.
stay speaks doesn’t think are taking do you have
is thinking take is having is speaking is staying
1. She _____________________ about buying a car.
2. We ______________________ 2 exams next week.
3. We always __________________ in a hotel when we are on holiday.
4. ________________________ a computer in your office?
5. She ____________________ at the conference next week.
6. He __________________________ with his friends during the holidays.
7. She _________________________ it’s a good idea.
8. I __________________________ the bus every day.
9. He _________________________ a bath at the moment.
10. She _________________ French and German fluently.
Exercise 23 Choose the correct form and pay attention to the time expression.
1. What (are you doing/do you do) under the table? What’s the matter?
2. Where (is he going / does he go) every day with that suitcase?
3. I (am reading / read) a fascinating book in this period.
4. They (aren’t working / do not work) at the moment.
5. (Is it raining / does it rain) hard? – I need to go out.
6. We never (are listening / listen) to what he says.
7. I usually (am cleaning / clean) my house on Saturdays.
8. He (is smoking / smokes) a lot nowadays.
9. I (am taking / take) the dog for a walk as it’s sunny now.
10. (Do you ever dream/ Are you ever dreaming) at night?
SHORT ANSWERS
Exercise 24 Match the answers to the questions.
1. Are they coming to the party? a. No, she doesn’t.
2. Do we have to pay for it? b. No, they aren’t.
3. Is she coming back? c. No, we aren’t. We don’t have any money.
4. Does she eat meat? d. Yes, it is.
5. Is it still raining? e. No, I don’t think she is.
6. Does it always rain a lot here? f. No, they don’t.
7. Do they have everything they need? g. Yes, I am. He’s very late.
8. Are you waiting to see the doctor? h. No, I don’t.
9. Do you see your cousin very often? i. Yes, it does at this time of year.
10. Are we going to Greece this year? j. Yes, we do.
PAST PROGRESSIVE
description of unfinished action at exact time in the past: At 3.30 we were travelling on the train.
continuing action in the past often in relation to action in simple past which may interrupt progressive action: I was
watching TV when the lights went out.
describing scenes or simultaneous actions: While I was cooking my husband was gardening.
Note: State verbs are not used in the past progressive.
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TIME EXPRESSIONS
while, when, at + time, during.
Answer the following questions.
What were you doing at:
1. 6 p.m. yesterday evening? _______________________________________________________
2. 9 a.m. this morning? _______________________________________________________
3. 11 p.m. last Saturday? _______________________________________________________
4. 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoon? _______________________________________________________
5. 2 a.m. 3 days ago? _______________________________________________________
Exercise 25 Write the questions in the past progressive and answer them.
1. the girls / play / basketball? No, they / play / football.
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2. Jane / sing? No, she / listen to / music.
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3. you / wait / for the bus? No, I / look at / the shop.
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4. he / laugh /? No, he / cry.
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5. the cat / sleep? No, it / eat.
WHILE/WHEN
Exercise 26 Match the sentences and insert while or when.
1. I was driving … a. we saw the strange man. _____________________________
2. He was cooking … b. they were listening to Jazz. _____________________________
3. They were having a drink… c. I had an accident. _____________________________
4. We were leaving the theatre… d. he cut himself. _____________________________
5. She fell asleep… e. she was watching the film. _____________________________
PAST PROGRESSIVE / PAST SIMPLE
Exercise 27 Write the verbs in the past progressive or past simple form.
1. When I last ___________ (see) him, he ___________ (run) along the street.
2. Jane _________ (wait) for me when I ___________ (arrive) late last night.
3. Mike __________ (not / believe) me when I __________ (tell) him the news.
4. While I __________ (tidy) up my room, I _________ (find) some old letters.
5. What _________ (you / do) when I ___________ (phone) you this morning?
PERFECT ASPECT
The perfect aspect describes a complete action:
Present perfect: Susan has watched a wonderful programme.
Past perfect: Susan had watched the documentary before.
The perfect auxiliary have in the present, past or future tense is followed by the past participle form of the verb
regular –ed or irregular in the interrogative, negative and affirmative:
Present: He has taken some photos. He hasn’t taken any photos. Has he taken any photos?
Past: They had robbed the bank. They hadn’t robbed the bank. Had they robbed the bank?
Future: We will have finished our exams by June.
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PRESENT PERFECT
action started in past and influences present: The cat has broken the vase again
unspecified time of action in the past: He’s been to Australia twice
period not finished at time of speaking: I’ve written 3 letters so far this morning
Note: contrary to the perfect form in Italian, the present perfect in English is not only a past tense. Think of it as a
‘bridge’ connecting the past to the present.
The verb ‘to go’ has two past participles:
She has been to London = she went there and she came back.
She has gone to London = she went and she hasn’t come back yet.
Adverbs of frequency go between the auxiliary and the past participle:
He has never been to Rome.
TIME EXPRESSIONS
since (specific point in time), for (period of time), ever, never, yet, already, lately, recently, this week/month/year, until
now, up to now, so far, it’s the first/second/third time, all my life, before.
Exercise 28 Write the sentences in the affirmative, interrogative and negative forms of the present perfect.
1. I (pass) my exam.
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2. He (lose) his keys.
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3. We (tidy) the room.
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4. She (finish) her work.
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5. They (send) me some money.
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Exercise 29 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb.
1. I _______________ (be) very busy lately.
2. _______________ (you-see) a film recently?
3. We ________________ (not-finish) our meal, yet.
4. They _______________ (buy) two new chairs for the garden.
5. What _______________ (you-do) with my book? I can’t find it!
6. Mary _______________ (teach) for 30 years now.
7. He ________________ (write) 3 letters so far.
8. Where _______________ (he-go)? He should be here now.
9. Thank you for inviting me. I ________________ (have) a wonderful time here.
10. We _______________ (meet) a really nice person. His name’s Mike.
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FOR/SINCE
Exercise 30 Complete the following sentences with for or since.
1. It hasn’t rained __________ June.
2. We have been married __________ 10 years now.
3. I’ve known John __________ a long time.
4. We have known each other _________we were children.
5. They have had this car __________ 2008.
6. She has been ill _________ several days.
7. We haven’t seen her _________ last summer.
8. He hasn’t eaten anything _________ this morning.
9. This jacket is very old. I have had it _________ ages.
10. It has been hot __________ May.
JUST/ALREADY/YET/EVER/NEVER/STILL
Apart from still, which goes before the auxiliary have, the other adverbs go between the auxiliary and the past
participle:
He still hasn’t found his keys. Have you ever been to France? We have just arrived.
Yet is used in the interrogative and negative form and expresses expectation of something to happen:
Has your lesson started, yet? We haven’t finished the course, yet.
Note: Yet placed at the beginning of a sentence expresses ‘but’ or ‘nevertheless’:
Jane says she’s speaks French fluently, yet I have never heard her speak it.
just already yet ever never still
Exercise 31 Complete the sentences with one of the words from the box.
1. Bob __________ hasn’t phoned me. I’m getting worried.
2. Have you ___________ eaten porridge?
3. We have ___________ seen this film, but we’ll watch again as it’s a classic.
4. Sue has ___________ come back form her holiday in Greece-she’s so brown!
5. Have you finished your exams, ___________?
6. I have ___________ been to Turkey, but I would love to go.
7. They haven’t installed my phone, __________.
8. Has she __________ worked in a restaurant?
9. The books I ordered __________ haven’t arrived. Where are they?
10. I have ___________ visited Rome, but it would be nice to go there again.
PRESENT PERFECT / PAST SIMPLE
Exercise 32 Put the verb in brackets in the correct form. Use the present perfect or past simple and pay attention
to the time expression.
1. Everything is ok. We __________ (not / have) any problems so far.
2. Mary __________ (not / go) to work yesterday because she was tired.
3. John __________ (be) to Australia, but he is back now.
4. They __________ (not / finish) building the bridge, yet.
5. My sister __________ (get) married in London 10 years ago.
6. –Is Bob still here? –No, he __________ (just / go) out.
7. How many plays __________ (Goldoni / write)?
8. How long __________ (you / know) Tom?
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9. I __________ (never / meet) that man in my life.
10. He __________ (drive) to London last week.
Exercise 33 Choose the most appropriate verb form. 1. Susan has lived/lived in Venice for 10 years, but she left in 2006.
2. The Titanic has sunk/sank in 1912.
3. Someone has stolen/stole my bike! Now what shall I do?
4. Janet has been/went to Scotland three times this month.
5. Maria has graduated/graduated from University last February.
6. I have seen/saw the film The Matrix five times. I’m going to see it again tomorrow.
7. She has walked/walked to work for the last four weeks.
8. When they were young, they have lived/lived in France.
9. Oh dear! I have torn/tore the page. I’ll have to write everything again.
10. We have lost/lost our way to the house yesterday, but then found it eventually.
11. I haven’t seen/didn’t see you since you went on holiday.
12. Shakespeare certainly hasn’t written/didn’t write this play.
13. We haven’t completed/didn’t complete the exercise, yet.
14. She last has gone/went to the theatre 5 years ago.
15. More details have emerged/emerged about the death of the politician now.
PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
emphasis of continuing character of action from past to present: It has been raining for 3 hours now
action that has recently stopped: John is hot. He has been gardening.
action or situation that is temporary: We have been living in Venice for 2 weeks now.
The present perfect progressive focuses on the duration of an action, not on the finished action and its result.
Compare:
How long have you been writing letters? – I’ve been writing letters all morning.
How many letters have you written so far? – I have written 5 letters.
TIME EXPRESSIONS
for, since, how long, all morning/week/month/year, lately, recently.
Exercise 34 Complete the sentence with the present perfect continuous form.
1. They _______________ (work) for 4 hours now.
2. She ________________ (dream) ever since she saw that lovely man.
3. Why are you crying? –I_________________ (watch) a sad film.
4. I’m so tired. I _____________ (study) all night.
5. We ____________ (collect) rare books for several years.
6. It ______________ (rain) since yesterday.
7. He ______________ (learn) English since last year.
8. I ______________ (wait) for the bus for over an hour.
9. He _________________ (work) in the bank for over a year.
10. She _________________ (sleep) for 12 hours now.
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PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE / PRESENT PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
Exercise 35 Choose the correct form of the present perfect.
1. His face is familiar, but I (have forgotten / have been forgetting) his name.
2. You look tired. – Yes, I (have run / have been running) all day.
3. We (have seen/ have been seeing) this film several times.
4. (Have you watched/ Have you been watching) the new crime series on TV?
5. He (hasn’t been eating/hasn’t eaten) anything for ages.
6. The baby (has cried/ has been crying) all night.
7. He (has had / has been having) a shower and now he feels better.
8. We (have been listening/ have listened) to music all evening.
9. They ( have done / have been doing) these exercises for over two hours now.
10. I (have been knowing / have known) them for a long time.
PAST PERFECT
The perfect auxiliary had followed by the past participle form of the verb regular –ed or irregular.
action taking place in the past preceding another action in the past: the train had left when I arrived at the station
past unreal events in hypothetical statements: If I had studied English better, I wouldn’t have failed the exam
reported speech: He said he had gone to the shops the day before
The past perfect is generally used together with the past simple form, to denote an earlier action. Compare:
When I arrived home, the children went to bed. (First I arrived and then the children went to bed)
When I arrived home, the children had gone to bed. (First the children went to bed and then I arrived)
TIME EXPRESSIONS
since (specific point in time), for (period of time), ever, never, yet, already, this week/month/year, it was the
first/second/third time, all my life, before, by the time.
Exercise 36 Write the sentences in the interrogative and negative form.
1. I had forgotten to bring my ticket.
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2. I had slept the night before.
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3. She had lost her wallet on the train again.
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4. We had visited London before.
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5. They had seen a lion before.
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PAST PERFECT/PAST SIMPLE
Exercise 37 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. When I __________through Bologna I __________about the good times I __________ there as a student. (walk;
think; spend)
2. As soon as she __________ cleaning the floors she __________ gardening. (finish; start)
3. After I ___________ the letter, I _________ that I ___________ the wrong address. (post; realize; write)
4. John __________ me if I __________ away on holiday. (ask; be)
5. When I __________ home last night, my family ___________ to bed. (get; go)
6. We __________ worried about John because we _________ several times but he ____________ the phone. (be;
call; not answer)
7. When I __________ home, I __________ that a burglar __________ my computer. (arrive; see; steal)
8. She __________ James on the street yesterday and he _________ her that he __________ ill for two weeks. He still
____________ well. (meet; tell; be; not look)
9. I __________ out of the window last night because I _________ some noises and I ___________ that my cat
_________ in a tree. (look; hear; find; get stuck)
10. I ____________ Susan to the party but she _______________ come because she ___________other plans. (invite;
can; make)
PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
continuing action in the past preceding or interrupted by another past action: I had been reading for ten minutes
before the lights went out
emphasis of continuing character of action from earlier past to more recent past: It had been raining for 3 hours now
action or situation that was temporary: We had been living in Venice for 2 months.
The past perfect progressive focuses on the duration of an action, not on the finished action and its result. Compare:
How long had you been writing letters? – I’d been writing letters all morning.
How many letters had you written? – I had written 5 letters.
TIME EXPRESSIONS
for, since, how long, all morning/week/month/year, before.
Exercise 38 Look at the situation and write a sentence with the past perfect progressive form of the verb.
1. There was a smell of burnt chips. Someone / fry.
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2. The children were dirty. They / play / in the garden.
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3. Jane was crying. She / cut / onions.
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4. David was very red. He / sunbathe / all day on the beach.
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5. The garden was under a foot of snow. It /snow/ all night.
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PAST PERFECT SIMPLE / PAST PERFECT PROGRESSIVE
Exercise 39 Complete the sentences with the past perfect simple or progressive form.
1. It was the first time that he ________________ (invite) me to lunch.
2. We _______________ (drive) for about an hour when we saw the hotel.
3. It ____________ (be) a tiring day and I was exhausted.
4. What _____________ (you-do) before I phoned you?
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5. They ______________ (watch) TV when the earthquake happened.
6. We ____________ (never-see) a snake before.
7. By the time he ________________ (finish) his homework it was well after midnight.
8. When we arrived at the cinema the film ______________ (start).
9. He ______________ (study) English for 3 years when he started the new course.
10. When the waiter arrived with our food, we _________________ (wait) half an hour.
USED TO DO / TO BE USED TO DOING / WOULD
To be used to doing (adjective + preposition + gerund) expresses being accustomed to doing something in the
present: I am used to getting up at 6.00 am. Are you used to going to bed late?
Used to do (verb + infinitive) expresses an action done regularly in the past, but not now (or vice versa):
I used to swim a lot when I was young. He didn’t use to drive a car to work, but now he does.
Would + infinitive without to describes a past routine without contrasting it with the present: Every day he would
take the n° 34 bus to the station and then he would catch the train to London.
Exercise 40 Complete the sentences using one of the expressions above with the verb in the correct form.
1. He ______________________ (smoke) cigarettes, but now he smokes cigars.
2. We ______________________ (work) in this small room, despite the conditions.
3. I ______________________ (drive) on the left now I’m living in Britain.
4. My mother ______________________ (tell) me a story at bedtime when I was young.
5. ______________________ (you/play) the piano when you were young?
6. We ______________________ (not/eat) so early in the evening. We usually eat at 8.00 pm.
7. This contemporary artist ____________________ (do) a lot of sketches before painting the final portrait.
8. I never ______________________ (walk) to work, but now I need the exercise.
9. There _______________________ (be) a bookshop here, but now there is a clothes shop.
10. He _______________________ (take) the dog out for a walk every evening.
FUTURE TIME
There are no inflected forms to express the future, so other alternative forms are used:
Arrangement: He is having lunch with Mary on Friday. (present continuous)
Fixed programme: The train arrives in Venice at 10.40. (present simple)
Personal intention: We are going to have a party tomorrow. (be + going to + infinitive)
Immediate future: Careful! You are going to fall. (be + going to + infinitive)
Immediate future: Google is about to buy a social network. (to be + about to + infinitive)
Spontaneous decision: There are no buses now. I think I will get a taxi. (will + infinitive without to)
Offering to do something: I’ll help you with those bags. Shall I open the door?
Request: Will you open the window, please?
Asking for suggestion: What shall I / we do this evening? (shall + infinitive without to)
Promise: I’ll write to you when I get there. (will, shall + infinitive without to)
Prediction: Don’t worry about her. I’m sure she will arrive. (will + infinitive without to)
Time clause: He will phone when/ if /as soon as he gets home. (will in main clause, present tense
in subordinate clause)
Formal future arrangement: The Queen is to visit Italy soon. (to be + infinitive of verb)
Continuing action in the future: I will be studying every evening next week. (will + be + present participle)
Action completed some time in the future: We will have finished painting the room by the time you get back from
your holidays. (will + have + past participle)
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Continuing action completed at some time in the future: She will have been studying English for one year by the end
of term.
TIME EXPRESSIONS next weekend /week/month/year, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, in three days’/weeks’/months’ time, by. Exercise 41 Complete the sentences using one of the future forms above and the correct form of the verb.
1. Look out! We _______________ (crash) the car!
2. The phone is ringing. I _______________ (answer) it.
3. The film _______________ (begin) at 10.
4. I ________________ (not / work) tomorrow, so we can go to the beach.
5. I haven’t got any money. What ________________ I (do)?
6. If you ________________ (touch) that plate, you _____________ (burn) yourself.
7. She ________________ (apply) for the job that was advertised in the newspaper.
8. The Pope ______________ (visit) Turkey in November.
9. You _______________ (go) to France, I promise.
10. I don’t think the exam ______________ (be) very difficult.
11. Jane ________________ (work) on her thesis for the next 3 months.
12. By the time I arrive home, the workers _______________ (repair) my TV.
13. During the next century the climate _______________ (become) warmer.
14. The guided tour ________________ (leave) from the hotel at 8 a.m. tomorrow.
15. I think I___________________ (go) to bed early tonight – I’m tired.
TIME CLAUSES WITH FUTURE EVENTS
In time clauses with reference to future time, the main (independent) clause has a future reference, but the
subordinate (dependent) clause remains in the simple present. The subordinate clause usually starts with a time
adverbial such as when, after, before, as soon as, until.
main clause: subordinate clause:
I’ll come home as soon as I finish the test.
We’re going to speak to her when we see her.
If the sentence starts with a subordinate clause, the two clauses are separated by a comma:
When we get home, we’ll have a shower.
Before he goes, he’ll phone you.
Exercise 42 Match the clauses with a time adverbial.
1. We won’t get home a. he reads it carefully.
2. I’ll phone him b. I have a holiday.
3. She won’t have breakfast when c. the weather is fine.
4. I will go mad after d. you study hard.
5. He will go for a swim tomorrow before e. they have finished their exams.
6. We will go to the restaurant as soon as f. you see him.
7.He isn’t going to sign the contract until g. after midnight.
8. You won’t pass the exam if h. I get into the office.
9. They are going to celebrate unless i. the concert.
10. You will recognize him j. she goes out to work.
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Exercise 43 Write the verbs in brackets in the present or future form.
1. Unless you ___________ (do) some shopping, you _____________ (not-eat) this evening.
2. I __________ (get) in touch with Joe when I ______________ (arrive) in France.
3. As soon as you ___________ (finish) your test, you ___________ (have) the results.
4. By the time they _________ (return), he _____________ (be) ready.
5. We _________ (go) into the garden after you _________ (visit) the house.
6. He _________(think) about the restoration before he _________ (consider) buying the house.
7. What __________(you-do) if you ___________(not-have) enough money?
8. What __________(happen) when the company __________ (be) reorganized?
9. I _________ (ask) Mary about her mother when I ____________ (phone) her.
10. As soon as you _____________(get) off the bus, you ____________ (see) my house.
UNIT 3 INFINITIVE AND –ING FORM, THE PASSIVE FORM
INFINITIVE
Note the forms of the infinitive: present infinitive: to tell continuous infinitive: to be telling perfect infinitive: to have told perfect continuous infinitive: to have been telling present infinitive passive: to be told perfect infinitive passive: to have been told INFINITIVE AS NOUN
The infinitive or an infinitive phrase can be used as a noun: To play the piano is her dream / Her dream is to play the
piano.
If the action is used in a general sense, the -ing form can be used: Learning English is not easy.
ADJECTIVE + INFINITIVE
However, it is more usual to use the construction introduced by it:
It is her dream to play the piano. It is not easy to learn English
Sometimes the infinitive may be part of a construction with for:
It is easy for you to say that.
Exercise 44 Write the infinitive form of the verb in brackets.
1. He was lucky __________ (be) alive.
2. It was nice __________ (meet) you.
3. I’m glad _________ (hear) that you are better.
4. It is important ________ (have) a meeting.
5. Are you ready _________ (eat) now?
ADJECTIVE WITH TOO AND ENOUGH
The following constructions take the infinitive form:
too + adjective + infinitive: The tea is too hot to drink.
adjective + enough + infinitive: It is not warm enough to go out.
Note: we do not say too much before an adjective. Enough precedes a noun: There are enough chairs.
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Exercise 45 Rewrite the sentence with too or enough.
1. She is too old. She shouldn’t drive. ______________________________________________________.
2. He is not old enough. He shouldn’t drink alcohol. ____________________________________________.
3. We are too tired. We can’t continue studying. ______________________________________________.
4. The child is too short. He can’t reach the biscuits. ___________________________________________.
5. I am not strong enough. I can’t lift the box. ________________________________________________.
NOUN and PRONOUN + INFINITIVE
The infinitive can follow the noun and pronoun to show what can be done to them:
I have a lot of work to do. (I have a lot of work that I must do).
Would you like something to eat? (would you like something that you can eat?).
Exercise 46 Replace the phrase in italics with a phrase with an infinitive form.
1. I have nothing that I can wear this evening. ________________________________________________.
2. He hasn’t got anything that he can do at the moment. _______________________________________.
3. There is a lot that we can talk about. _____________________________________________________.
4. There are so many books that I must read for my studies. ____________________________________.
5. There is nowhere that we can go on Saturdays. _____________________________________________.
VERB + INFINITVE
Some of the most common verbs followed by the infinitive form:
aim
allowed
arrange
ask
attempt
be
begin
care
choose
continue
decide
expect
fail
forget
hope
manage
*mean
offer
plan
prefer
proceed
promise
refuse
*remember
say
start
*stop
threaten
*try
want
wish
*Can have both infinitive and –ing form with different meanings:
Compare: a) I remember seeing the Queen when I was young b) Remember to lock the door when you go out a) I
stopped seeing my friend as we had quarrelled b) I stopped to visit my friend on the way back from Venice a) I
tried taking an aspirin for my headache b) I tried to lift up the heavy box
a) I didn’t mean to hurt you b) Going to university means studying a lot
a) I suggest you go to the library tomorrow b) He suggested having a picnic
Exercise 47 Replace the phrase in italics by an infinitive form.
1. She threatened that she would shoot him. _________________________________________________.
2. We hope we’ll arrive early. _____________________________________________________________.
3. I promised that I would send a postcard. __________________________________________________.
4. He reminded me that I had to see my lawyer. _______________________________________________.
5. We remembered that we had to lock the door._______________________________________________.
VERBS + BARE INFINITIVE
Apart from modal auxiliary verbs, the following verbs take the bare infinitive:
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make: They made him work twice as hard as the others.
let: My parents let me stay out at night when I was young.
dare: He didn’t dare go out in the snow because it was dangerous.
help: I will help you do your homework.
suggest: I suggest you study more.
would rather: I’d rather stay at home than go out this evening.
Had better: you’d better study if you want to pass your exam.
INFINITIVE OR BARE INFINITIVE
Exercise 48 Choose the correct infinitive form.
1. I want __________ (go) on holiday.
2. He planned ___________ (build) a house.
3. They suggested I ____________ (buy) a car.
4. We will arrange ____________ (meet) as early as possible.
5. He refused ____________ (participate) in the project.
6. He’d better ___________ (hurry) up or he’ll be late.
7. I daren’t __________ (tell) him about the broken vase!
8. Will your parents __________ (let) you go to the party?
9. He managed __________ (finish) the essay on time.
10. We stopped ____________ (admire) the shops on the way.
VERB + COMPLEMENT + INFINITIVE
Some verbs require a complement before the infinitive of the verb: He told me to go home.
The most common verbs are:
advise
allow
challenge
command
enable
encourage
forbid
force
invite
order
permit
persuade
recommend
remind
request
tell
Note: The verb want if followed by a complement follows the same rule: They wanted him to be a doctor.
Exercise 49 Complete each sentence with your own ideas.
1. Hot weather encourages people to _____________________________________________.
2. Why did they allow__________________________________________________________?
3. We have told _______________________________________________________________.
4. He persuaded _______________________________________________________________.
5. My doctor has advised_________________________________________________________.
INFINITIVE OF PURPOSE
The infinitive is also used to express purpose:
He went to the bank to get some money (He went there because he wanted to get some money).
Note: do not use for in this case. For + gerund is used to express the general purpose of a noun:
This is a tool for cutting things.
Exercise 50 Replace the phrase in italics by an infinitive form of purpose.
1. We went to the travel agents because we wanted to book a flight. ______________________________.
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2. He started the course because he wanted to learn French. _____________________________________.
3. They went to Egypt because they wanted to see the pyramids. _________________________________.
4. I am studying because I want to become a doctor. ___________________________________________.
5. He will buy a car because he wants to drive to work. _________________________________________.
-ING FORM
The –ing form has a wide variety of functions:
- It is a present participle used as part of a progressive aspect: The bus is waiting.
- the -ing form (gerund) acts as a noun: Smoking is bad for you.
- It is used as an adjective: It was a boring film.
- the -ing structure takes the place of a relative clause: Students wishing to enrol (students that wish to enrol)
- the -ing form follows a preposition: I look forward to meeting you.
VERBS + -ING FORM
avoid consider deny detest
dislike enjoy finish hate
imagine like love mind
practice remember resist risk
spend(time) stop suggest try
waste (time)
Exercise 51 Complete the sentences with your own ideas.
1.I enjoy _______________________________________________________________________________________.
2. I hate _______________________________________________________________________________________.
3. I spend my evenings ___________________________________________________________________________.
4. I don’t mind __________________________________________________________________________________.
5. I can’t resist ___________________________________________________________________________________.
6. I don’t want to waste my time _____________________________________________________________________.
7. I have tried to avoid ____________________________________________________________________________.
8. I suggest ______________________________________________________________________________________.
VERB + INFINITVE /-ING
Exercise 52 Put the verb in brackets in the infinitive with or without ‘to’ or –ing form.
1. Put that cigarette out! You are not allowed _________ in here. (smoke)
2. It’s hot in here. Would you mind _________ the window? (open)
3. He found the work difficult but he managed _________ the exam. (pass)
4. I never read Shakespeare now, because they made me _________ it at school. (study)
5. Where would you like _________ tonight? (go)
6. I suggest we __________ of a plan. (think)
7. Her doctor advised her _________ a specialist. (see)
8. He spends all his time _________ comics. (read)
9. My parents weren’t very strict. They let me __________ out late in the evenings. (stay)
10. This new job means __________ to get up early. (have)
11. They avoided ___________ the subject. (mention)
12. He doesn’t enjoy __________ TV at all. (watch)
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13. I stopped ___________ at the view halfway up the mountain. (look)
14. He remembers ___________ a horse in the mountains when he was young. (ride)
15. If you don’t know his telephone number, try ___________ it up in the phone book. (look)
Exercise 53 Film titles often begin with a gerund or infinitive form of the verb. Write the correct form of the verb
in brackets.
1. _____________________________(save) Private Ryan.
2. _____________________________(catch) a Thief.
3. _____________________________(be) John Malkovich.
4. _____________________________(kill) a Mockingbird.
5. _____________________________(regard) Henry.
6. _____________________________(have) and Have Not.
7. _____________________________(raise) Arizona.
8. _____________________________(die) For.
9. _____________________________(educate) Rita.
10. ____________________________ (be) or Not ______ (be).
THE PASSIVE VOICE
The Passive form (see Appendix I) of the verb is made up of a tense of the verb to be plus the Past Participle:
Active: Someone has borrowed my book. Passive: My book has been borrowed.
The Passive is used when there is little interest in, or knowledge of, the agent of the action, and more interest in the
action or its result. If it is necessary to identify the agent of the action, the preposition by is used:
The project was undertaken by an architect.
Note: In English there is also the passive form of the progressive aspect:
They are cleaning the windows. The windows are being cleaned
They were photocopying the documents. The documents were being photocopied.
A more formal passive construction to describe beliefs, opinions etc. uses the impersonal It:
It is said he has won numerous awards. (They say he has won numerous awards).
It is believed that the Government is thinking of imposing new taxes. (They believe the Government is thinking of
imposing new taxes).
Exercise 54 Complete the sentences with a passive construction, using the verbs in brackets and in the tense
suggested.
1. The play (write) by Shakespeare. (past simple) ______________________
2.These books (not read) by children. (present simple) ______________________
3. A new art gallery (open) next month. (future simple) ______________________
4. I (tell) to go to the information desk. (past simple) ______________________
5. She is lucky as she (leave) a lot of money by her aunt. (present perfect) ______________________
6. I realized that I (rob) when I opened my bag. (past perfect) ______________________
Exercise 55 Rewrite the sentences in the passive form. Add the agent only where necessary.
1. The police have arrested the thief. ___________________________________
2. The fierce dog bit the man on his leg. ___________________________________
3. Christopher Wren designed this church. ___________________________________
4. The government is going to increase taxes next month. ___________________________________
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5. Scientists are making progress in cancer research. ___________________________________
6. They were painting the room when I came in. ___________________________________
7. Someone has taken my phone. ___________________________________
8. They will mend the roof next week. ___________________________________
MODAL AUXILIARY PASSIVE FORM
The Passive can be used with modal auxiliary verbs:
Modal + be + past participle: The work must be done today. The coat should be taken to the dry cleaner’s.
Modal + have been + past participle: The painting should never have been sold.
Exercise 56 Rewrite the sentences in the passive form.
1. You must walk the dog every day. ____________________________
2. He should post the letter now. ____________________________
3. They will handle the vase with care. ____________________________
4. They have to photocopy the documents. ____________________________
5. Somebody could have called the doctor. ____________________________
UNIT 4 MODAL AUXILIARIES AND OTHER AUXILIARIES, CONDITIONAL FORM, REPORTED SPEECH
MODAL AUXILIARIES
Modal auxiliary verbs have the following characteristics:
There is no infinitive form of these verbs; they are followed by the bare infinitive of the verb (apart from ought to);
there is no s in the third person singular present; they do not need the auxiliary do to form the interrogative and
negative forms; they have no –ed and –ing forms. The modal auxiliaries are:
can, could, will, would, shall, should, ought to, may, might, must Some forms are known as semi-modals, as they share some, but not all the characteristics:
to be able to, have to, to be allowed to, would rather, to be going to, had better
Ability: I can swim. I could ride a bicycle when I was 5. I have been able to speak English since I was at school.
Permission: Can/Could/May/Might I use your phone? We were allowed to leave the lesson early.
Obligation: You must study more. You have to drive on the left in Britain. They had to go to hospital. Did you have to
tidy your room when you were young? I will have to climb the stairs. The lift is out of order.
Prohibition: You mustn’t touch that dog. It’s dangerous. He wasn’t allowed to go out.
Necessity: The child needs to have his own room. Her hair needs cutting.
No necessity: You don’t have to / don’t need to / needn’t come with me if you don’t want to.
Advice: You should / ought to go to bed - you look tired. He had better study harder.
Offers: I’ll help you with your homework. Shall I open the window?
Requests: Can / Could / Will / Would you buy me a newspaper, please?
Past habit: He used to / would play football when he was ten.
Preference: We would rather stay at home than go out.
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Probability: Stephen may/might be here, but I’m not sure. The bus should be here by now. Dogs can be difficult to
educate. This painting can’t be a Picasso-there’s no signature. You must be tired after such a hard day. She must have
been tired. He can’t have known.
Exercise 57 Rewrite the sentences using one of the modal verbs above.
e.g. I want permission to go home early = Can/Could/May I go home early?
1. I would like to use your phone. _______________________
2. Jane has the ability to play the violin. _______________________
3. The doctor has advised me to stop smoking. _______________________
4. I would like to help you pick up that heavy suitcase. _______________________
5. It is prohibited to smoke in here. _______________________
6. It is not necessary to wear a uniform. _______________________
7. I order you to tidy your room. _______________________
8. When I was six, I was able to play the piano. _______________________
9. Open the door, please. _______________________
10. It would be better if you studied harder. _______________________
11. He can drive now. He started to drive when he was 18. _______________________
12. I advise you to read that book. _______________________
13. It isn’t necessary for you to go to the shops today. _______________________
14. It was obligatory for me to take the dog for a walk every day. ______________________
15. It is prohibited to wear a miniskirt in church. Change your clothes. _______________________
16. It is necessary to clean the floor. _______________________
17. It is possible that the painting is by Vermeer. _________________________
18. It isn’t possible that your brother is here-he’s in America! ________________________
19. I would prefer to go to the cinema. _________________________
20. It would be better if you left early to catch the train. ________________________
MUST / HAVE TO
Exercise 58 Complete the sentences with a form of must or have to.
1. I’m tired. I __________ go to bed early tonight.
2. Mary ___________ go to school on Saturdays.
3. We __________ fly to London for a meeting next week.
4. You __________ visit us again soon.
5. He __________ cook because his wife is away.
6. __________ (you) pay taxes if you live abroad?
7. He __________ study harder if he wants to pass the exam.
8. She __________ go to the post office to renew her passport.
MUST NOT / DON’T / DOESN’T HAVE TO
Exercise 59 Complete the sentences with a form of must not or don’t/doesn’t have to
1. Passengers __________ speak to the bus driver.
2. I’m lucky. I __________ go to work on Saturdays.
3. My daughter __________ ask permission to go out at night.
4. You __________ go near that building. It’s falling down!
5. Schoolchildren __________ wear a uniform in Italy.
6. You ___________ smoke in the restaurant.
7. You __________ come to the party if you don’t want to.
8. There is enough bread for lunch. You __________ buy any more.
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Exercise 60 Need(s) doing / Need(s) to do / Needn’t do
1. You __________ (buy) any more milk. There is enough in the fridge.
2. He __________ (feed) the cat twice a day.
3. We __________ (bring) our umbrellas today. It’s sunny.
4. The car __________ (repair).
5. They __________ (provide) more information.
MODALS EXPRESSING DEDUCTION AND POSSIBILITY
The modals must, will, may, might, can’t and could also express deduction and possibility.
Present The man must be extremely rich to own a Rolls Royce.
She must be working a lot at the moment. She’s never at home.
You’ve just had lunch. You can’t be hungry.
Ask Susan, she may/might know the answer.
The phone is ringing. It could be my mother.
If you speak to her, she will tell you she doesn’t want to know.
Exercise 61 Complete the sentences using one of the modal verbs above.
1. You’ve been working all day. You ___________ be very tired.
2. The restaurant __________ be very good because it’s always empty.
3. Where’s John? He __________ be in his office.
4. Don’t phone Mary now. She ___________ be busy.
5. I don’t know when they are coming. They __________ be here any time now.
Past The phone rang but I didn’t hear it. I must have been asleep.
Jo is very tired. She must have been studying all night.
Tom drove straight into the wall. He can’t/couldn’t have seen it.
Where’s my dictionary? You may/might have left it on the bus.
I think he will have finished his exam by now.
Exercise 62 Complete the sentences using one of the modal verbs above.
1. The house is empty next door. The neighbours __________ gone away.
2. The exam __________ been very easy as only half the students passed.
3. -Where’s my mobile phone? –I don’t know. You __________ put it in your bag.
4. Jenny isn’t at home. She ___________ gone to work.
5. He ____________ been feeling depressed after his wife’s death.
DIDN’T NEED TO DO / NEEDN’T HAVE DONE
I didn’t need to get up early, so I didn’t.
I needn’t have got up early, but it was sunny, so I did.
Exercise 63 Rewrite the sentence using one of the modals above. 1. I bought some bread but there was already plenty in the cupboard. ______________________________________________________________________________
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2. He took an umbrella when he went out, but it didn’t rain. ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. It wasn’t necessary to hurry to catch the train as there was still lots of time, so we had a coffee. ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. She took her camera on holiday, but she never used it. ______________________________________________________________________________ 5. It wasn’t necessary for Tim to explain the situation, as everybody already knew. ______________________________________________________________________________ SHOULD HAVE DONE / HAD TO DO
I should have got up early this morning. Now I’ll be very late! I was late home because I had to finish some work in the office. Exercise 64 Rewrite the sentence using one of the modals above. 1. Why didn’t you go to see the doctor? You _________________________________________________________________________ 2. Jane couldn’t come yesterday evening because there was a lot of work to do. Jane _________________________________________________________________________ 3. We left before the end of the meeting to go home early. We ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. It was a great party last night. Why didn’t you come? You ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. I waited a very long time for the bus. I _____________________________________________________________________________
Exercise 65 Choose the correct alternative.
1. The box looks heavy. (Would/Will/Shall) I help you?
2. I don’t understand this exercise. (May/Could/Shall) you explain it to me?
3. The water is too deep. You (mightn’t/mustn’t/don’t have to) go swimming.
4. I’m really tired. I (could/should/ought) go to bed.
5. He (can’t/shouldn’t/might) have stolen the car. He was abroad at the time.
6. Susan is late again. She (can’t/must/should) have missed the train.
7. Jane (had to/should have/must have) work at the weekend.
8. The bus is usually on time. It (ought to/ might/can) be here by now.
9. It’s the law. You (might/could/have to) pay taxes.
10. I’m really sick. I know I (mustn’t/shouldn’t/can’t) have eaten all that ice-cream last night!
OTHER FUNCTIONS OF AUXILIARY VERBS
Auxiliary verbs can be used:
in short answers: Is he Italian? –Yes, he is. Can he swim? –No, he can’t.
agreements and disagreements with statements: London is very expensive. –Yes, it is. This film is terrible. –
No, it isn’t.
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additions to affirmative statements: so + auxiliary verb + subject
She is English and so am I. He likes music and so do I.
additions to negative statements: neither/nor + auxiliary verb + subject
I don’t have much money and neither does he. He can’t swim and nor can I.
question tags: after affirmative statements a negative interrogative is used:
He is coming, isn’t he? She went there, didn’t she?
after negative statements a normal interrogative is used:
They didn’t go there, did they? He hasn’t come, has he? He never arrives on time, does he?
Some colloquial exceptions are: I’m early, aren’t I? Let’s eat, shall we?
Affirmative additions to negative statements:
He doesn’t like Bach, but I do. They didn’t go there, but I did.
Emphasis: You do look well! Do sit down.
Exercise 66 Complete the sentences with the correct form of an auxiliary verb.
1. She was out all day and so ___________ I.
2. They didn’t see him and neither ___________ we.
3. He doesn’t write as well as I __________.
4. You can’t speak French, __________ you?
5. Let’s have a drink, ___________we?
6. I’m slow, __________ I?
7. I don’t like meat, but he __________.
8. They never listen, _________ they?
9. Has he arrived? –Yes, he __________.
10. He’s been to Paris, __________ he?
CONDITIONAL Conditionals are made up of a main clause and a subordinate clause beginning with if or unless: If they don’t study, they will never pass the exam. Unless you turn off the music, I’ll get angry. I would go now if I were you. He would never do that job unless he were paid enough. Conditional 0 (situation always true if something happens): If I’m late for school, my father gives me a lift.
Conditional 1 (possible result): If I find your watch, I’ll tell you. If you don’t sleep, you’re going to be tired.
Conditional 2 (imaginary result): I’m sure Jane would understand if you explained the situation to her.
If I were you I would go to the doctor.
Conditional 3 (past situation with hypothetical result): If I had known you were in hospital, I would have gone to visit
you.
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CONDITIONAL 1 Exercise 67 Match the phrases and connect them with if.
1. I’ll drive to work a. they can afford it.
2. we have enough money b. if he continues speaking.
3. they will buy the car c. we’ll go on holiday.
4. you give me the phone number d. I miss the bus.
5. we’ll fall asleep e. I’ll phone her.
CONDITIONAL 2 Exercise 68 Put the verbs into the correct tense. 1. If I _________ (have) enough money, I ___________ (buy) a house. 2. It __________ (be) lovely if we ___________ (can go) on holiday together. 3. If I __________ (be) you, I __________ (consult) a lawyer. 4. We __________ (come) to the party if we __________ (not-have) so much work. 5. If I __________ (win) the lottery, I __________ (travel). CONDITIONAL 3 Exercise 69 Rewrite the sentences using the third conditional form. e.g. I didn’t know you were ill, so I didn’t visit you = If I had known you were ill, I would have visited you. 1. I didn’t listen to him, so I got lost._______________________________________________________. 2. My teacher didn’t explain the rule, so I didn’t understand. ___________________________________. 3. I fell down the stairs because I didn’t see the cat. ___________________________________________. 4. She wasn’t careful so she broke the glass. _________________________________________________. 5. He met his future wife because he went to the rock concert. ___________________________________. Exercise 70 Complete the sentences using one of the conditional forms above. 1. If we __________ (catch) the 10.30 train to Venice, we __________ (arrive) in time.
2. You don’t look healthy. If you __________ (take) more exercise, you _________ (feel) better.
3. If I ___________ (be) president, I _________ (change) a lot of things.
4. If you __________ (break) a bone, it ________ (hurt) a lot.
5. The view was great. If I _________ (have) a camera, I _________ (take) some pictures.
6. We _________ (enjoy) the holiday more last week if the weather ___________ (be) better.
I WISH/IF ONLY Reference to present time: Wish /If only + noun/pronoun + simple past: I don’t have much time now = I wish / If only I had more time. Wish / If only + noun/pronoun + past subjunctive of verb ‘to be’: You are not here but I would like you to be here = I wish / If only you were here. Wish / If only + same noun/pronoun as subject + could: I can’t fly = I wish / If only I could fly. Wish / If only + different noun/pronoun from subject + would: You don’t tidy your room, but I want you to tidy it = I wish you would tidy your room. Exercise 71 Rewrite the sentences with I wish + present time reference. e.g. I want a new car = I wish I had a new car. 1. You are not here. I wish _______________________________________________________________.
2. She wants to be young again. She wishes__________________________________________________.
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3. He wants to be able to fly. He wishes _____________________________________________________.
4. I don’t want to be fat. I wish ____________________________________________________________.
5. They want to have more time. They wish __________________________________________________.
Reference to past time: Wish / If only + noun/pronoun + past perfect: I didn’t go to university. Now I have a badly-paid job = I wish / If only I had gone to university. Exercise 72 Rewrite the sentences with I wish + past time reference. e.g. I didn’t study hard at University = I wish that I had studied hard at University. 1. We didn’t know about the train strike. We wish____________________________________________.
2. I said some terrible things. I wish ________________________________________________________.
3. He forgot to post the letter. He wishes ____________________________________________________.
4. She broke the precious vase. She wishes __________________________________________________.
5. I didn’t tell her about the change in the timetable. I wish _____________________________________.
Write a few of your own wishes, relating to the present or past.
1. I wish ______________________________________________________________________________.
2. I wish ______________________________________________________________________________.
3. I wish _______________________________________________________________________________.
4. I wish ______________________________________________________________________________.
REPORTED SPEECH
When reporting what somebody says, unless we report the speech on the same day, we go back a tense. Always check
pronouns, place and time expressions and tenses and aspect.
Direct speech Reported speech
Present simple Past simple
Present progressive Past progressive
Past simple +progressive Past perfect simple + progressive
Present perfect simple +progressive Past perfect simple + progressive
Past perfect simple + progressive No change
Future – is / are going to Was/ were going to
Future – will Would
Conditional 1 Conditional 2
Conditional 2+3 No change
Yesterday The day before
Tomorrow The next day, the following day, the day after
Reporting statements: “I speak French” = She said that she spoke French.
“I am going to University” = He said that he was going to University.
Reporting questions: “Why do you smoke?” = He asked me why I smoked.
“Do you like beer?” = He asked me if / whether I liked beer.
Requests: “John, sit down, please”. = She told John to sit down.
“Jane, don’t open your book”. = He told Jane not to open her book.
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Other reporting verbs: promise, refuse, offer, decide, agree + (not) to do; ask, advise, encourage, remind, invite +
someone + (not) to do.
Exercise 73 Report the following statements.
1. He said, “This is my chair.” He said ___________________________________________________.
2. She said, “ I went to the cinema yesterday.” She said ________________________________________.
3. He said, “I am writing a book.” He said ___________________________________________________.
4. She said, “I’ll do it tomorrow.” She said ___________________________________________________.
5. They said, “We have never been to Paris.” They said ________________________________________.
6. He said, “I would do it if I could.” He said _________________________________________________ .
7. “We’re waiting for the new teacher.” They said ____________________________________________.
8. “I have made a mistake.” She said _______________________________________________________.
Exercise 74 Report the following questions.
1. “What’s the time?” she asked. She asked _______________________________________________.
2. “How are you?” Jane asked me. Jane asked me __________________________________________.
3. “Where’s the bank?” he asked. He asked me ____________________________________________.
4. “Where have you been?” His mother asked. His mother asked_______________________________.
5. “Do you like chocolate?” Tom asked. Tom asked _________________________________________.
6. "How many people live in this town?", asked Robert. Robert asked ___________________________.
7. “Why is he leaving?”, asked Susan. Susan asked ___________________________________________.
8. “Was the party a success?”, asked Tom. Tom asked _________________________________________.
REPORTING VERBS
Exercise 75 Complete the sentences with one of the reporting verbs from the box.
refused promised offered decided
advised reminded invited agreed
1. “You really should go to the doctor.” He ___________________________________________________.
2. “I will certainly post the letter.” She ______________________________________________________.
3. “Ok, I’ll help you.” He __________________________________________________________________.
4. “I’m going to wash the car.” She __________________________________________________________.
5. “I certainly won’t pay the bill.” He ________________________________________________________.
6. “We’ll help you to cook.” They __________________________________________________________.
7. “Don’t forget to lock the door.” He _______________________________________________________.
8. “Would you like to go for a pizza?” They __________________________________________________.
UNIT 5 NOUNS, QUANTIFIERS, PRONOUNS, ARTICLES
COUNTABLE/UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Countable nouns have a singular and plural form, whereas common uncountable and proper nouns only have a
singular form and are followed by a singular verb. Here are some examples:
news advice furniture information knowledge
luck economics luggage progress permission
weather work traffic homework money
behaviour music literacy environment perspective
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Plural nouns can have both singular and plural forms, but sometimes only have a plural form:
people police clergy trousers scissors
clothes pyjamas binoculars glasses scales
Collective nouns, which are countable, are followed by the singular when considered as a group and plural when
considered as individuals. Some examples are:
audience class committee crowd family
public staff team jury group
Some nouns are both countable and uncountable, and may change their meaning as a result:
work space light wood business
hair talk evil experience iron
glass cold time rubber paper
Exercise 76 Choose the most appropriate alternative.
1. His advice (is/are) helpful.
2. There is still (a/-) light on in your bedroom.
3. It’s difficult to find (a/-) work at this time of year.
4. She has (a/-) long blonde hair.
5. I can’t come out because I have (homework/homeworks) to do.
6. She wants (a/-) permission to look at the documents.
7. This information (is/are) useful.
8. The news on television (was/were) terrible.
9. You can find the complete (work/works) of Shakespeare on the Internet.
10. The students are making a lot of (progress/progresses).
11. We had (a/-) lovely time on holiday.
12. They are carrying out (a/-) research on medieval manuscripts.
13. She didn’t have (a/-) luggage when she travelled.
14. Do you have (an/-) iron I can borrow?
15. The lecturer will read out (a/-) paper on archaeology in Greece.
16. I have (an/-) experience in teaching children.
17. The (talk/talks) between China and the USA will take place on Monday .
18. You have (a/-) wonderful furniture.
19. The people (is/are) not happy with this idea.
20. The police (is/are) investigating the incident.
QUANTIFIERS WITH COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Quantifiers go before a noun and modify it.
Countable nouns Uncountable nouns Both
Many much Some/any
a few a little most
Few little enough
Neither A good/great deal of a lot of/lots of
None plenty of
all / both
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A few /few, a little/ little
There is a difference between using few / little with or without the indefinite article:
A few students came to the lesson means not many students came, but this is still positive.
Few students came to the lesson means not enough students came and this is negative.
I have a little time to help you means I have not much but enough time.
I have little time to help you means I don’t have enough time.
Some / any with singular countable nouns
some means “unspecified”: Some idiot broke my camera. Some day I’ll travel.
any means “almost every” or “no particular” in affirmative sentences: Take any book you want. Phone any time.
Exercise 77 Complete the sentences with one of the quantifiers above. More than one answer is possible in some
cases.
1. I think I have __________ sugar left if you need it.
2. __________ Jane nor Mary lives in Venice.
3. _________ of the people I know have a computer.
4. Would you like ___________ wine?
5. _____________ of the time I just go out to eat.
6. He doesn’t like meat very ___________.
7. There are _________ chairs in the classroom. We need to get others.
8. How __________ children do you have?
9. There isn’t _________ pasta for everyone. Buy some more.
10. She has two cats. __________ are very sweet.
11. The train leaves in 30 minutes, so we have ____________ time. Let’s have a coffee.
12. How ___________ information do you need?
FORMAL NEGATION
Formal written English tends to use a negative form with a positive verb form to give a negative meaning:
There isn’t any evidence = There is no evidence
They didn’t see anybody = They saw nobody
Not much and not many can be replaced by little and few:
Not much evidence is left = Little evidence is left
There are not many chairs = There are few chairs
Exercise 77 Write the negative sentences in a more formal way.
1. I don’t know anybody. _____________________________________________________
2. He didn’t go anywhere. _____________________________________________________
3. We haven’t done anything wrong. _____________________________________________________
4. Some people don’t have any respect. _____________________________________________________
5. They don’t have any money left. _____________________________________________________
6. They didn’t ever confess to the crime. _____________________________________________________
7. I don’t need any more chairs. _____________________________________________________
8. We didn’t have much difficulty. _____________________________________________________
9. There aren’t many possibilities. _____________________________________________________
10. Not many people know this. _____________________________________________________
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POSSESSIVE FORMS OF NOUNS
In the possessive form the apostrophe goes before the -s after singular nouns, but after the -s after plural nouns: My brother’s name is Peter The doctors’ responsibilities If the word has an irregular plural form, the apostrophe comes before the –s: women’s rights children’s toys
The possessive can also be used with time expressions: today’s lesson in three weeks’ time
Note: Do not put an apostrophe before a plural used with figures or acronyms: the 1960s their IQs are high
Exercise 79 Insert the apostrophe where appropriate.
1. I think Mozarts best opera is The Marriage of Figaro.
2. The musicians wives are accompanying them on the tour.
3. Tom and Susans house is very old.
4. The Womens Movement was very strong in the 1970s.
5. I only had five hours sleep last night.
Inanimate objects generally avoid using the possessive form and form a compound noun. A compound noun is a combination of two or more nouns: coffee cup history book
In compound nouns, nouns are used in their singular forms: processor of words = word processor
The plural is added to the principal noun in the compound: tea cups toothbrushes mothers-in-law Do not confuse the possessive of it (its) with the contraction it’s (it is): its location is unknown it’s in the
church.
Exercise 80 Rewrite the following sentences as compound nouns. 1. Course for the study of computers. __________________________________________
2. Research concerned with ancient manuscripts. __________________________________________
3. Issues regarding university reform. __________________________________________
4. Texts used for art history. __________________________________________
5. Course for the appreciation of oil painting. __________________________________________
PRONOUNS Exercise 81 Complete the table.
Subject object possessive reflexive
I mine
you yourself
He him
She hers
it itself
You yourselves
We ours
theirs themselves
Exercise 82 Substitute the words in italics with a pronoun. 1. I borrowed a book from Eric. ____________________________________________________________. 2. Why don’t we invite Tom and Sue to our party? ____________________________________________. 3. Is this your coat? _____________________________________________________________________. 4. Jack phoned my husband and me. _______________________________________________________. 5. Did you say you gave Mary a present? ____________________________________________________. 6. Is that coat Harry’s? __________________________________________________________________. 7. I don’t like the smell of fried fish. ________________________________________________________.
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8. This house is Stephen and Samantha’s. ___________________________________________________. 9. She will send Bill and you a postcard. _____________________________________________________. 10.Tom and I would like to go away for the weekend. __________________________________________. REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS AND RECIPROCAL PRONOUNS These are not so common in English as in other languages. Some examples of verbs that use a reflexive pronoun are: remind, teach, blame, cut, hurt, help, enjoy. They can be used to emphasize a noun or pronoun: We met the President himself. Other verbs may use a reflexive pronoun, but only if the action is unusual: He managed to wash himself despite his broken arm. Do not confuse the reflexive pronouns with the reciprocal pronouns each other and one another: Susan and Jane looked at each other = Susan looked at Jane and Jane looked at Susan Susan and Jane looked at themselves in the mirror = Susan looked at herself and Jane looked at herself Exercise 83 Complete the sentences with a reflexive pronoun or reciprocal pronoun where necessary. 1. He enjoyed ___________ on holiday.
2. You should relax ___________more often.
3. My parents met ___________ when they were in Paris.
4. I taught __________how to play chess.
5. I don’t feel ___________ well today.
6. You don’t look well. You should take care of ___________ better.
7. Children should help ________ at school.
8. I could not concentrate ___________ on the lesson.
9. The couple gave ____________ a kiss and said goodbye.
10. I made this cake ___________.
RELATIVE CLAUSES AND PRONOUNS
Relative pronouns and adverbs are used in relative clauses to join sentences together to avoid repetition.
Relative pronouns
relative pronoun use example
Who subject/object pronoun -people The man who gave you a lift
Which subject/object pronoun -things The book which is on the table
Whose possession –people + things The man whose wife is a writer
Whom object pronoun –people (formal) The woman to whom I wrote
That subject/object pronoun –people +
things (only in restrictive relative
clauses)
The picture that hangs on the wall
The girl that I met yesterday
Relative adverbs
relative adverb use example
When time expression The year when we got married
Where place The house where he lived
Why reason The reason why he left
RESTRICTIVE RELATIVE CLAUSES
Restrictive relative clauses define a general term or expression. No commas are used:
The man who gave you a lift is my father.
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Object pronouns (but not subject pronouns) in restrictive clauses can be omitted:
The girl (that) I met yesterday is French.
Exercise 84 Join the restrictive clauses with a relative pronoun or adverb.
1. People live in Italy. They are called Italians.
The people ___________________________________________________________________________
2. I chose the dress. It was the cheapest.
I ________________________________________________________________________________
3. We slept in the hotel. It was very comfortable there.
The hotel ____________________________________________________________________________
4. That is the professor. His wife is Russian.
That is the professor _________________________________________________________________
5. The dictionary is on the table. It is mine.
The dictionary _______________________________________________________________________
Exercise 85 Say whether the following pronouns are subject (S) or object (O) pronouns. Which sentences can omit
the relative pronoun?
1. Do you know the man who I was talking to?
2. Do you know the man who was talking to me?
3. The books that are on the shelf are dusty.
4. The books that we borrowed from the library must go back.
5. That is a museum which I love.
6. That is a museum that is 500 years old.
7. I’ll stay in a town which is near the sea.
8. I’ll stay in a town that I have never visited before.
NON-RESTRICTIVE RELATIVE CLAUSES
Non-restrictive relative clauses add information to the initial term, but do not define it. Commas are used, and the
relative pronoun that cannot be used. The relative pronouns cannot be omitted:
Professor Smith, who teaches Biology, is very nice. I went to a see play by Goldoni, which was performed at the Fenice
Theatre.
Compare the following statements:
a) My sister who lives in London came to visit me.
b) My sister, who lives in London, came to visit me.
Which sentences states that I have only one sister? Which sentence states that I have more than one sister?
Exercise 86 Join the relative clauses with a relative pronoun. Remember to use commas.
1. Charles Darwin was the grandson of a physician. Charles Darwin was born in 1809.
Charles Darwin__________________________________________________________________________
2. He met John Henslow at Cambridge. John Henslow was professor of biology.
He met _____________________________________________________________________________
3. Darwin sailed on the HMS Beagle. Darwin acted as a naturalist on board the ship.
Darwin ____________________________________________________________________________
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4. The voyage took 5 years. It included Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego.
The voyage _________________________________________________________________________
5. In 1859 Darwin completed the Origin of the Species. It sold out the day of publication.
In 1859 ___________________________________________________________________________
6. The Church upheld creationism. It attacked him as a blasphemous radical.
The Church ________________________________________________________________________
FORMAL / INFORMAL RELATIVE CLAUSES
Formal Informal
The woman to whom I spoke The woman (who) I spoke to
This man about whom I was telling you This man (who) I was telling you about
The book for which we were looking The book (which) we were looking for
The year in which we got married The year when we got married
The house in which he lived The house where he lived
The reason for which he left The reason why he left
Exercise 87 Change the sentences from formal to informal.
1. These are our friends with whom we went on holiday to Greece.
____________________________________________________________________________________
2. That was the month in which there was the flood.
__________________________________________________________________________________
3. Do you know the reason for which she lost her job?
____________________________________________________________________________________
4. The professor to whom I spoke was in a hurry.
__________________________________________________________________________________
5. We climbed to the top of the mountain, from which we had a wonderful view.
___________________________________________________________________________________
CLAUSES WITH PARTICIPLE CONSTRUCTIONS
Relative pronouns can be substituted with a present or past participle:
Past participle: The vase which was broken by Jane has now been repaired = The vase broken by Jane has now been
repaired
Present participle: The manual which contains all the instructions is helpful = The manual containing all the
instructions is helpful.
Exercise 88 Rewrite the sentences substituting the relative pronouns with a present or past participle.
1. The painting that was stolen from the gallery has been found recently.
______________________________________________________________________________________
2. The girl who brought our meal was Spanish.
___________________________________________________________________________________
3. Students who wish to do the exam must enrol by Friday.
_____________________________________________________________________________________
4. The mushroom which was eaten by my friend was poisonous.
__________________________________________________________________________________
5. People who think about going on holiday should book early.
____________________________________________________________________________________
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ARTICLES a + singular noun with initial consonant;
an + singular noun with vowel sound; a + singular noun
with initial consonant sound;
a + job;
What + a + adjective + countable noun;
The + singular or plural countable nouns when noun is
specific;
the + uncountable nouns indicates specific reference;
omission of articles expresses a generic meaning;
omission of article in the case of member of an
institution;
the + noun to indicate a category;
the + hotels, newspapers;
the + decades, but not for specific years;
the + superlative form, but omission before possessive
adjectives
Geographical uses of the: groups of islands, federal
states, rivers, seas, oceans, areas, deserts, forests, gulfs
and peninsulas.
A temple.
An arch. A European.
He is a doctor.
What a beautiful day!
The queen The old lady is feeding the cats in the park.
Tea is a popular drink in Britain.
He goes to university. He went to hospital
The tourist is becoming very selective.
The Ritz. The Times.
The 1960s. 1969
The best wine. His car
The Philippines, the USA. The
Mediterranean. The Nile. The Atlantic Ocean.
The Middle East. The Sahara Desert.
The Black Forest. The Gulf of Mexico.
Exercise 89 Complete the sentences with a, an, the or no article. 1. He studies the relation between ___________ experience and ___________ knowledge.
2. __________my theory was correct.
3. The holiday was _________ best I had ever had.
4. She lived for many months in ___________ USA.
5. He works as __________ dentist.
6. I love __________ classical music.
7. Have you ever been on ___________ River Seine?
8. That sounds like __________ European name to me.
9. We usually have ___________ lunch at 1.00 pm.
10. Do you remember __________ 1980s?
11. __________ smoking is not permitted here.
12. He didn’t feel well so he went to ___________ hospital.
13. ___________ dog is said to be man’s best friend.
14. __________ Henry VIII was famous for his many wives.
15. ___________ Lake Como is in northern Italy.
16. __________ power leads to __________ corruption.
17. He comes to Italy twice __________ year.
18. She is __________ best known for her work in medicine.
19. Did you play tennis __________ last year?
20. This is __________ last time I clean the floor!
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UNIT 6 ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS, PREPOSITIONS, LINK WORDS
ADJECTIVE POSITION Adjectives have only one form used for singular and plural nouns and they generally precede the nouns they modify:
a magnificent table two beautiful girls
Note: Demonstrative adjectives change before plural nouns:
This cat these cats that bag those bags
When more than one adjective precedes the noun, the nouns are usually not separated by and, except after verbs
such as be, seem appear and look:
There is a large, red box. The box is large and red.
Adjectives of quality can also be used as nouns when they represent a class of person:
Rich people = the rich poor people = the poor
Note: this expression refers to a group of people, not to an individual. For individuals we say:
a poor man or a young person.
There is also a precise order (see unit 1):
a magnificent 18th
-century square brown French mahogany table.
It is unusual, however, to find so many adjectives in the same sentence.
COMPOUND ADJECTIVES
Compound adjectives may be formed with a noun, adjective or adverb and a present participle or a past participle: a
middle-aged lady a well-preserved tower a brightly-coloured dress long-lasting fame
Exercise 90 Complete the sentences to form compound adjectives. 1. The castle is known very well. It is a _______________________________________________________.
2. The work on this house never ends. The work is ____________________________________________.
3. The student speaks English. She is an _____________________________________________________. 4. The consequences of these actions reach far. They are _______________________________________.
5. The vase is painted by hand. It is_________________________________________________________.
6. That dress is made very well. It is ________________________________________________________.
Many compound expressions contain numbers:
The tower is 90 feet high = It is a 90-foot high tower. The walls are 15 feet thick = They are 15-foot thick walls.
Note: the plural forms remain singular, as adjectives do not have a plural form.
Exercise 91 Complete the following sentences as shown above.
1. The castle was built in the 12th
century. It is a ______________________________________________.
2. The bridge is 400 years old. It is a ________________________________________________________.
3. The table is 3 feet long. It is a ___________________________________________________________.
4. The wall is 5 metres thick. It is a _________________________________________________________.
5. The project will continue for 5 years. It is a ________________________________________________.
6. The poem was written in the 16th
century. It is a_____________________________________________.
7. The boy is 14 years old. He is a _________________________________________________________.
8. The walk is 5 miles. It is a ______________________________________________________________.
9. The tree is 10 metres high. It is a ________________________________________________________.
10. The holiday lasted 3 weeks. It was a ____________________________________________________.
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PARTICIPIAL ADJECTIVES
Present participle adjectives are active and mean ‘having this effect’: The book is interesting.
Past participle adjectives are passive and mean ‘affected in this way’: I am interested in this book.
Exercise 91 Complete the sentences with –ing or –ed.
1. I was __________ (surprise) when he passed the exam.
2. The film was very __________ (excite).
3. She is __________ (bore) with her job.
4. These exercises are __________ (confuse).
5. When he finished studying he was __________(exhaust).
6. The news isn’t at all __________ (interest).
7. The children thought the documentary was __________ (fascinate).
8. He is __________ (convince) that he will win the race.
9. The ancient castle is __________ (amaze).
10. She doesn’t seem to be __________ (interest) in the project.
ADJECTIVES + PREPOSITIONS
Prepositions that follow adjectives can often be different from those used in Italian. Always learn the adjective with
the preposition. Some examples are:
interested / involved / rich / located /situated + IN
accustomed / adjacent / close / contrary /dedicated/connected/opposed/related/similar/attached /exposed/
limited/opposed/relevant + TO
aware/capable/afraid / conscious/ convinced / full/made + OF
suitable/famous/responsible / known + FOR
doubtful/worried/serious + ABOUT
associated / pleased/popular/ compatible / consistent/ covered / equipped/ familiar + WITH
good/bad + AT
surprised/astonished/amazed + BY
Exercise 93 Complete the sentences with an appropriate preposition.
1. The archeological site is located _________ Crete.
2. Are you interested _________ philosophy?
3. We weren’t aware __________ the danger involved.
4. He’s worried _________ the exam.
5. I’m not good _________ mathematics.
6. The place is famous _________ its cooking.
7. You can’t be serious _________ moving abroad!
8. He’s afraid __________ spiders.
9. I’m trying to find websites relevant __________ Astrology.
10.This house is suitable __________ a large family.
ADJECTIVES AND COMPARISON
One-syllable adjective: comparative – bigger superlative – the biggest
The house is older than mine. It is the oldest in the neighbourhood
Two-syllable or more adjectives: comparative - more important superlative – the most important
The book is more interesting than the film. It is the most interesting book I’ve read this year.
However, adjectives ending in –y add –ier and –iest:
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The kitchen is dirtier than I thought. It is the dirtiest.
Exercise 94 Comparative and relative superlative Complete the table.
adjective comparative superlative
good
worse
happy
interesting
farther/further
modern
Exercise 95 Write sentences with the comparative form.
1. I’m __________________________ my sister Jane. (young)
2. His room is ______________________ hers. (tidy)
3. That sport is ____________________ it looks. (dangerous)
4. We need _____________________ details about the holiday. (far)
5. Her French accent is _____________________ mine. (bad)
Exercise 96 Write sentences using the superlative form of the adjective in italics.
1. He’s a good driver, probably ____________________.
2. It’s a fascinating film, ________________________ I’ve ever seen.
3. The dress is pretty, in fact it’s ______________________ I have.
4. This book is boring, _____________________ I’ve read so far.
5. The house is modern, ______________________ in town.
Exercise 97 Choose the comparative or superlative form.
1. John’s car is newer than /newest mine.
2. Your work is better than / the best in the class.
3. Have you read his later / latest novel?
4. The film is the longest / longer than two hours.
5. This tea is the worst / worse than I’ve drunk.
To reinforce comparative structures much, far, a great deal can be added:
His house is much bigger than mine. She is far more intelligent than I am. They can work a great deal better.
For parallel increase we use the + comparative form … the + comparative form:
The bigger the house, the better.
To express equality we use “as + adjective + as”: Jane is as tall as Tom.
Exercise 98 Rewrite the following sentences with as/not as + adjective + as.
1. Jane is less tall than Simon. Jane _________________________________________________________.
2. The box is very light, like a feather. The box _______________________________________________.
3. The lake is less deep than the sea. The lake ________________________________________________.
4. I’ve had 4 drinks, the same number as you have had. I’ve had _________________________________.
5. John eats less than Tony. John __________________________________________________________.
The absolute superlative in English is usually formed by adding very before the adjective: It’s very important.
However, we often substitute the adjective with an absolute adjective:
very big = huge very small = tiny very hungry = starving very tired = exhausted very cold = freezing
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ADVERBS
(for position of adverbs see Unit 1).
Adverbs of manner are usually formed by adding the suffix –ly to an adjective: slow = slowly
There are some exceptions: good = well
Some adverbs retain the same form as the adjective: hard, fast, early, late, high, low
Some adjectives ending in –ly cannot be used as adverbs: lovely, friendly, daily, weekly
Exercise 99 Choose the most appropriate form.
1. The children listened careful / carefully to the teacher.
2. He drives fast/fastly.
3. I didn’t sleep very good / well last night.
4. They have a week / weekly grammar test.
5. She always gives me a friendly / friendlily smile.
COMPARISON OF ADVERBS OF MANNER
The comparative and superlative of adverbs is formed by adding more and most to the positive form:
She speaks French more quickly than I do
There are some exceptions: well better best
badly worse worst
fast faster fastest
hard harder hardest
early earlier earliest
little less least
much more most
He sings well, but she sings better. He sings best. The train arrived earlier than I expected. He writes worse than I do.
Exercise 100 Complete the sentences with a form of the adverb in brackets.
1. He drove ____________ than ever along the motorway. (fast)
2. She plays tennis __________ than me. (good)
3. I think he works __________. (hard)
4. He acts __________ than anyone I know. (badly)
5. If you can come ___________ that would be fine. (early)
Adverbs of time are usually placed at the end of the sentence. However, they can start a sentence to emphasize the
time element: We will start working today. Today we will start working and tomorrow we will continue.
Adverbs of frequency are usually placed after the simple tenses of to be: The train is often late
Before the simple tenses of other verbs: They rarely go out
Before the past participle in compound sentences: She has always tried to improve her English
Adverbs of purpose use the infinitive form of the verb with to: She’s learning English to find a job. (see Unit 3).
Exercise 101 Put the adverbs in the correct place in the following sentences.
1. They have been to London. (never)
2. We went to the sea when we were young. (rarely)
3. This phenomenon hadn’t been seen before. (ever)
4. We are in a hurry. (always)
5. She spoke very. (softly)
6. I don’t know him. (well)
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7. We’ll see him. (tomorrow)
8. Do you go to the cinema on Saturdays? (usually)
9. How do you play football? (often)
10. She drives. (fast)
PREPOSITIONS ON / AT / IN / TO
Exercise 102 Complete the sentences with on, at, in or to where necessary.
1. She works _______Saturdays.
2. I was born ________August.
3. I was born _______December 3rd
.
4. What are you doing _______this evening?
5. I’ll see you again _____ Monday.
6. See you _______the morning.
7. Let’s go ______ the country _______the weekend.
8. Are you free ______next Monday?
9. I’m seeing the dentist________10 o’clock.
10. The train leaves____ten minutes.
11. He is going _________ today.
12. She was born _______1970.
13. They prefer to work______night.
14. The plane arrives _____the airport _______five o’clock.
15. They arrived _______England yesterday_____ afternoon.
PREPOSITIONS AFTER VERBS
Some of the most common verb and preposition combinations:
account / apply / apologise / care / search + FOR
accuse / approve / consist / take advantage / take care / think + OF
adapt / adjust / agree / belong / listen / look forward / prefer /relate / talk + TO
comment / concentrate / congratulate (someone) / depend / rely / + ON
agree / deal / provide (someone) + WITH
argue / care /complain / talk / speak / think / laugh / worry + ABOUT
Note: Verbs such as tell, discuss, phone, meet, and enter are not followed by a preposition:
We had to discuss the problem. Please phone me as soon as possible.
Exercise 103 Complete the sentence with an appropriate preposition where necessary.
1. I am certainly looking forward __________ seeing you at Christmas.
2. We will have to deal ___________ the problem as soon as possible.
3. Don’t worry ________ the exam!
4. Please concentrate __________ the lesson.
5. I want to apologise _________ the delay.
6. I don’t think he approves _________ us at all.
7. You will have to adjust __________ your new lifestyle.
8. He phoned _________ me last night.
9. What were you laughing __________ when I saw you?
10. It all depends _________ whether it will be sunny or not.
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CO-ORDINATION
Joining independent clauses
The following coordinating conjunctions are used to join independent clauses:
For (‘because’), And, Nor, But, Or, Yet (‘but’), So
A comma usually precedes the conjunction: The weather was hot, so I went to the beach.
Exercise 104 Join the independent clauses with an appropriate conjunction.
1. This film is particularly interesting, __________ the director was blind when he made it.
2. She walked into the room, __________ she looked for her friend.
3. She has been to France for a long time, __________ she can’t speak French.
4. We could go out, __________ we could stay at home and watch a DVD.
5. I was extremely tired last night, _________ I went early to bed.
6. She hasn’t written, __________ has she phoned me.
Conjunction pairs
Conjunction pairs show the relationship between ideas in a sentence. The most common are:
both … and, either … or, neither … nor, rather … than, whether … or, not only… but also.
He has both a computer and a mobile phone.
I should either exercise more or eat less.
I am neither rich, nor famous.
We would rather watch a video than go out.
Have you decided whether you will apply for the job or not?
He is not only very good-looking, but also rich.
Exercise 105 Complete the sentences with one of the pairs above.
1. I will finish my work ____________ today _________ tomorrow.
2. I don’t like him very much. He is _________ intelligent __________ ambitious.
3. I don’t know __________ I will call them __________ not.
4. She would __________ have a pizza __________ pasta.
5. The lecture was __________ long, _________ boring.
6. I hate __________ cleaning __________ ironing.
Joining dependent and independent clauses
Subordinate conjunctions usually introduce dependent clauses. The most common are:
Although / though + verb phrase: Although / Though it was raining, they still played the football match.
Because / As / Since + verb phrase: We ate quickly because / as / since we had to return to work.
Unless / if + verb phrase : Unless you study / If you don’t study harder, you won’t pass the exam.
In spite of / Despite + noun phrase: In spite of / Despite the bad weather, we still had a picnic.
While + verb phrase: He is American, while she is Dutch.
So that + verb phrase: We are saving money, so that we can buy a house.
Exercise 106 Choose the most appropriate alternative.
1. Although / Despite he was tired, he carried on working
2. She has a job, while / unless I am unemployed.
3. The price of petrol is high because / so that I won’t use my car so often.
4. In spite of / Though what you say, I still think we should talk to him.
5. He bought a new computer as / while the old one no longer worked.
6. Unless / If you hurry up, you will miss the train.
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7. He won’t believe me, although / so that I told the truth.
8. She spoke to him although / since she didn’t recognize him.
9. So that / As you have finished early, you can go home.
10. Because / Although we are busy, we are hardly ever at home.
UNIT 7 PREPOSITIONAL AND PHRASAL VERBS, EXPRESSIONS, WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED, FALSE FRIENDS
PREPOSITIONAL VERBS
A prepositional verb is a verb + preposition:
I’m waiting for you. I’m looking at the proposal.
The preposition is placed before the object:
I looked for the book. ( not I looked the book for)
Prepositions: about, after, at, for, from, in, into, of, on, to, with.
Some of the most common prepositional verbs:
account for agree with apply for ask for
associate with believe in care about care for
consist of cope with deal with decide on
depend on listen to look at look after
look for look into pay for rely on
see to suffer from talk about talk to
Inseparable verb constructions
Exercise 107 Match the verb with a definition.
call for find by chance
carry on recover from an illness etc.
come across increase / decrease
get on/off continue
get over take care of
get on with seek
go up / down require
go on enter / leave bus, train, plane
look after continue
look for have good relationship
run out of begin flight
take off be short of
Exercise 108 Rewrite the sentences substituting the formal phrase in italics with a prepositional verb in its correct
form.
1. Prices will increase next month.____________________________________________________________
2. Doctors are seeking a cure. _____________________________________________________________
3. He continued speaking for 3 hours. _________________________________________________________
4. We have to take care of 5 children. _________________________________________________________
5. I think we are getting short of bread. There is only one loaf left. _________________________________
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6. This emergency requires a lot of helpers. ____________________________________________________
7. Leave the bus at the next bus-stop. ________________________________________________________
8. While I was cleaning my room I found some old letters. ________________________________________
9. I have a good relationship with my sister. __________________________________________________
10. She is slowly recovering from a long illness. _______________________________________________
Exercise 108 Complete the sentences with an appropriate prepositional verb in its correct form in each space.
apply for ask for see to deal with explain to
look after pay for suffer from take on get on with
He’s a nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital. He 1. __________ the job last year and was 2. __________ at Christmas. Nurses
don't earn much and they even have to 3. __________ their own uniforms. The nurses are all 4. __________ a pay
rise. It is very tiring work 5.__________ the elderly patients and 6.__________ all their needs, but he 7. ___________
all of them. He often 8.__________ backache and has to 9.__________ the administration that he needs time off to
10. __________ this problem.
PHRASAL VERBS
A phrasal verb is a verb + adverb:
He took the patient away. It is time to go out now.
The adverb can be placed either before or after the object:
I turned down the job.
I turned the job down.
I turned it down. (Note: do not place the pronoun after the particle).
Adverbs: about, away, back, down, in, off, on, out, over, round, through, up.
Some phrasal verbs are easy to understand:
I put the book back on the shelf then looked round for another book to take out of the library.
Sometimes the phrasal verb corresponds to another one-word verb:
She always turns up (= arrives) at the last minute.
He turned down ( = refused) all the jobs he was offered.
Adverbs used in phrasal verbs often have common meanings:
UP (= completely) UP (= increasing)
I have used up all my spare money buying CDs. The numbers of deaths are going up all the time
DOWN (= completely to the ground) DOWN (= decreasing)
I fell down and broke my arm. The price of petrol is going down.
ON (= connect) ON (= continue)
Please switch on the heating. After secondary school, many young adults go on to study
at university.
OFF (= away, departing) OFF (= disconnect)
Don’t put off going to the doctor any longer. She broke off her relationship.
OVER (= from beginning to end)
It is always important to think over the issue carefully.
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Separable phrasal verbs
Exercise 110 Match the phrasal verb with a definition.
break off recognise, distinguish
bring about raise
look up cause (something to happen)
make out start a business etc.
put off Remove
put up Discontinue
set up lower; reject
take off connect/disconnect an appliance
turn on/off consult a reference book
turn down Postpone
Exercise 111 Rewrite the sentences substituting the formal phrase in italics with a phrasal verb.
1. Please lower the volume of the radio. _____________________________________________________
2. Initiatives were launched to cause government change. ______________________________________________
3. You will have to remove your clothes for the x-ray. ___________________________________________
4. The government has just raised the price of gas. _____________________________________________
5. The meeting will be postponed until next Monday. __________________________________________
6. I find it difficult to distinguish these signs. __________________________________________________
7. They discontinued their relationship. ______________________________________________________
8. He refused the invitation. _______________________________________________________________
9. They have decided to start their own commercial activity. _____________________________________
10. If you don’t know the meaning of the word, find it in a dictionary. _____________________________
Exercise 112 Complete the sentences with an appropriate particle from the box.
up down off on out for
1. I’m afraid we’ve missed the flight. The plane took __________ five minutes ago.
2. Try looking __________ his phone number in the directory.
3. The number of births in Italy has gone __________ in the last decade. There are fewer children around.
4. Please turn _________ the radio. The music is giving me a headache.
5. I hope to be taken ___________ as an accountant in the near future.
6. Were you looking ___________ me? I was out in the garden.
7. He was so drunk that it was difficult to make __________ what he was saying.
8. I hope he will carry ________ with his English.
9. They are generous. They will pay __________ my courses.
10. The appointment has been put _________ until next month.
OTHER COMMON EXPRESSIONS
TO BREAK
to break down Their marriage broke down after only two years.
to break off John broke off our engagement only a week before the wedding.
to break out The First World War broke out in 1914.
to break up with Breaking up with your girl or boy friend may be a cause of stress.
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to break the law Google has broken Internet privacy laws.
to break a habit I want to break the nasty habit of biting my fingernails.
to take a break If you are feeling tense, take a break and go for a walk.
Exercise 113 Complete the expressions with break.
1. The car broke __________, so we had to walk.
2. An epidemic of cholera has broken _________ in India.
3. Nobody could agree and the meeting broke _________ early.
4. You must break that annoying _________ of chewing on your hair.
5. Apparently, Britons break ________ regularly through speeding and not wearing a seat-belt.
TO BRING
to bring about The Mediation service will try to bring about a reconciliation.
to bring down I won’t buy that computer until they bring down the price.
to bring up a child It isn’t easy to bring up children nowadays.
to bring up a subject Human trafficking is a difficult subject to bring up.
To bring back It is thought that the Italian lire might be brought back.
Exercise 114 Complete the expressions with bring.
1. What made you bring ________ that terrible subject?
2. They were brought __________ never to tell lies.
3. Some people want to bring _________ the death penalty.
4. Land reform brought __________ a great change in the lives of common people.
5. The ministers agreed that oil prices should be brought __________.
TO LOOK to look after Please look after the dog while I’m away. to look out It is crucial that you look out when you cross the street. to look for If you have enough money, you should look for another flat. to look into The Government is looking into the possibility of launching a new 24-hour help-line. to look forward to The children were looking forward to Christmas. Exercise 115 Complete the expressions with look.
1. He is looking __________ to a nice meal at home.
2. The police are looking __________ the robbery.
3. I have looked ___________ my glasses everywhere, but i still can’t find them.
4. Look __________! You’re going to hit the car.
5. She will help look _________ my mother when I’m out.
TO PUT
to put off He has put off his appointment with the doctor until next week.
to put out The firemen put out the fire while the policemen held back the crowd.
to put in You should put in an application for that vacant post.
to put by I’m putting by some money for my holidays.
to put (somebody) up While my room was being painted my neighbour put me up for a few days.
to put up with I don’t know how you can put up with that awful noise!
(something/someone)
Exercise 116 Complete the expressions with put.
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1. I can’t put __________ the visit any longer.
2. We have to put __________ that terrible barbecue smell every evening.
3. Please put _________ your cigarette now.
4. If I put ___________ a little money every week, I’ll be able to buy a computer.
5. Joe very kindly put me _________ for the night, as it was too late to go home.
TO TAKE
to take into account Employers must take into account the needs of people working for them.
to take on In English nouns can often take on the function of adjectives.
to take place The event will take place at the weekend.
to take advantage of You should take advantage of the discounts in that shop.
to take up Bob wants to take up golf when he retires.
to take over Steve will take over his father’s business.
Exercise 117 Complete the expressions with take.
1. I have always wanted to take __________ yoga. 2. There were no funds so the exhibition never took __________. 3. He took _________ the job when I left. 4. You really should take __________ of his offer. 5. The book doesn’t take __________ recent scientific research.
TO GET
to get (receive) help, treatment, advice
to get (find/buy) tickets, clothes, food
to get (become) worried, better, worse, ill, pregnant, close to someone, old
to get (arrive) home, to the airport
to get (catch) a bus, train, plane
to get on /off a bus, train, plane
to get on with your work, job, someone
to get in / out of a car, taxi
to get over an illness, a shock, a death
to get dressed, changed, married, divorced
to get rid of something
to get used to something, doing something
Exercise 118 Substitute the phrase in italics with an expression for get.
1. I was becoming really bored with the lesson. ______________________________________________
2. We have decided to divorce. ___________________________________________________________
3. Continue with your work, please. ________________________________________________________
4. He found it difficult to recover from his wife’s death. ________________________________________
5. We must throw out all that old furniture in the garage. ______________________________________
6. I’ll come as soon as I have put some clothes on. ____________________________________________
7. When tourists come to Venice they have to get accustomed to walking. ________________________
8. Where did you find that lovely dress? ____________________________________________________
9. He became really angry when I told him.__________________________________________________
10. We’re catching the train at 6 p.m. _______________________________________________________
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TO KEEP
to keep an appointment, a promise, in touch, track of something, an eye on, a
record of something
to keep + noun/pronoun + adjective Exercise will keep you fit.
to keep (on) + -ing He keeps asking stupid questions.
to keep up If you want to keep up your English you must practise.
to keep up with It’s difficult to keep up with him- he walks too fast!
Exercise 119 Substitute the word or phrase in italics with an expression for keep.
1. If you travel on business you need to know what is happening with your expenses. _________________
2. If at first you don’t succeed, continue to try. ________________________________________________
3. This coat will help you stay warm. ________________________________________________________
4. Could you watch the children while I go out?. ______________________________________________
5. You must maintain the repayments to your creditors. ________________________________________
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED
MAKE / DO Make means to produce something while do means to perform an action. MAKE: friends, an excuse, a mistake, a photocopy, an effort, an excuse, an improvement, a decision. DO: your homework, the shopping, someone a favour, exercises, your best, well/badly, research, a course.
Exercise 120 Complete the sentence with a form of make or do.
1. It is not easy to ___________ friends in a new town.
2. Let’s ___________ an excuse and not go out tonight.
3. I _________ quite well in my test yesterday.
4. Redecorating the house has really __________ an improvement.
5. Could you ___________ the shopping today? I’m too busy.
6. We will have to __________ a decision quite soon.
7. You haven’t __________ too many mistakes on your homework.
8. Could you __________ me a favour and buy me a newspaper?
9. How many photocopies do we need to __________?
10. There are a lot of exercises to __________.
HAVE / TAKE
HAVE: a bath, a meal, fun, a party, a look, an argument, an experience, a chat, a dream. TAKE: a train/bus/plane, a photo, a seat, time off, an interest in something, a trip, charge of something. Exercise 121 Complete the sentence with a form of have or take.
1. I __________ a lot of experience in accounting.
2. I’m sure you’ll __________ fun on holiday.
3. Yesterday we __________ a trip to the seaside.
4. I think he’s __________ an interest in me.
5. Unfortunately we __________ an argument about the car.
6. She has _________ a lot of photos of her cat.
7. Come in and ____________ a chat.
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8. I really need to __________ some time off and relax.
9. Please come in and __________ a seat.
10. Would you like me to ___________ a look at your homework?
ALL / WHOLE / EVERY + -THING/BODY
All + noun has a general meaning: All animals should be respected.
All (of) the+ noun is more specific: All of the animals in the zoo need to be moved.
All can be used with singular, countable and countable nouns and adjectives. It is not preceded by an article: All of the
time They are all old
Whole is used with singular countable nouns. It is preceded by the article the: We played the whole day
Every (thing, body) is used with singular nouns: Everybody is so nice. We meet every week
Exercise 122 Choose the most appropriate answer.
1. I spent the all / whole month preparing for my exam.
2. Everybody / All wants to have a mobile phone.
3. She remembered all / everything that she had learned.
4. Have you read the whole / all of “War and Peace”?
5. Physical exercise should be a part of whole / every day.
6. Let’s forget the all / whole thing.
7. When I was young the milkman brought the milk every / all morning.
8. Yesterday it snowed all / every day.
9. All / Whole the people at the meeting were professionals.
10. I spoke to all / every of them.
OTHER (S) / EACH OTHER / ANOTHER
Other can be used with countable or uncountable nouns: I saw her only the other day. I prefer the other chocolate.
Each other is a reciprocal pronoun referring to two people: They never talk to each other.
One another is a reciprocal pronoun referring to more than two people: They all nervously looked at one another.
Others refers to nouns in the plural: Jane is here, but where are the others?
Another is used with countable nouns and refers to something which is extra or different: Have another drink. Have
you got this dress in another colour?
Exercise 123 Choose the most appropriate answer.
1. They phone each other / another every day.
2. Could I have other / another cup of coffee, please?
3. The other / others people were surprised when they heard.
4. Please come back other / another time.
5. We haven’t told the other / others, yet.
6. I saw him the other / another day.
7. She borrowed some others / other books from the library.
8. Some another / other people have rented the house.
9. We go there every other / another day.
10. They really love one another / other.
SAY / TELL
Say and tell are reporting verbs. Say does not require and indirect object, but tell must have an indirect object: He
says that he is going to University. She told me she would phone.
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You can tell a joke/the truth/ a lie.
Exercise 124 Complete the sentences with a form of say or tell.
1. He didn’t __________ a word.
2. You should _________ the truth.
3. Could you _________ me the time, please?
4. What did you just __________?
5. He _________ he wasn’t coming.
6. We _________ them not to go.
7. He _________ a funny joke.
8. She was always good at _________ stories.
9. At the moment I can’t _________ whether I’ll be there or not.
10. He _________ a lie.
AS / LIKE
Like is a preposition and means ‘similar to’. It is followed by a noun, pronoun or present participle.
Some music, like disco, is awful. He’s a student, like me. This cereal is like eating paper.
As is a conjunction and can also mean ‘similar to’. It is followed by a subject + verb. As can also be a preposition, but in
this case it means ‘in the position/form of’.
Write the essay as I showed you. He has to make important decisions as the curator of the museum
Exercise 125 Complete the sentences with as or like.
1. He worked _________ a doctor in Africa.
2. Sometimes she behaves _________ a child.
3. I’ll do it _________ agreed.
4. We regard them ___________ friends.
5. He was late, _________ usual.
SUCH / SO
Such a + adjective + noun: It’s such a nice day. They were such nice people.
So + adjective/adverb: You’re so kind. He went so fast.
Exercise 126 Complete the sentences with such or so.
1. I’ve never seen __________ many students in class.
2. It was __________ a lovely day that we went out for a walk.
3. She’s __________ a kind person.
4. She painted ___________ well.
5. We’re having __________ bad weather.
FALSE FRIENDS
Many words to be found in the English language seem familiar to Italian students, but the meaning is often different.
See Appendix III for the most common words.
Exercise 127 Substitute the following words in italics with the correct word.
1. We went to buy some books from the local library.
2. The museum is actually undergoing restoration.
3. Admission prices were extremely economic.
4. The professor spoke on the argument of archaeology in the Near East.
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5. Control your letter when you have finished it.
6. Students must assist the seminars.
7. Did you see the notice on television last night?
8. Have you seen Jane ultimately?
9. The historic spoke about WWI.
10. The number of visitors to the museum this year has broken all primates.
PRACTICE TEST
Choose ONE alternative.
1. When you come out of the lift, you (will see / see / are seeing) 2 doors.
2. The information you gave me (were / was / have been) interesting.
3. I do the same things every day. My job is very (boredom / bored / boring).
4. We (have already / already have / has already) finished the test.
5. The phone's ringing. (Might / Will / Do) you answer it?
6. There is too (many / lot of / much) traffic in London.
7. I attended the course (for / to / for to) perfect my French.
8. Who (does live / lives / living) in that strange house?
9. I went there to see (what was the problem / what the problem / what the problem was).
10. I've worked here (since / from / by) I left school.
11. While you were in Rome you should (visit / have visited / be visiting) the Coliseum.
12. My sister and I send e-mails to (ourselves / each other / one another) every week
13. You won't change her mind, so there is (any / none / no) use in trying.
14. The company (founded / was founded / has been founded) in 1920.
15. I think you are (doing / making / taking) a big mistake!
16. Did you come to lessons (on / -- / the) last week?
17. When we (got / reached / arrived) at the station, the train was leaving.
18. If I lost my job, I (will / would / --) have problems finding another one.
19. I enjoyed the meal. -So (do / did / am) I.
20. We went to Mestre, (that / -- / which) is a town in Italy.
21. They are looking (for / forward / after) a hotel for the night.
22. I don’t know what (is the time / the time is / the time).
23. I wish you (don’t / can’t / wouldn’t) talk so much!
24. Never (seen I / I have seen / have I seen) such terrible art!
25. Would you like (some / any / a) wine?
26. I am going (to / in / at) New York this summer.
27. Could you (take / make / do) this photo of the sea?
28. He is very interested (to / at / in) philosophy.
29. When I was young, I (used to play / used to playing / would playing) the guitar.
30. Does she work in the bank? – Yes, she (is / does / works).
31. I’m early, (amn’t /am /aren’t) I?
32. She (still / yet / already) hasn’t written to me!
33. I love (-- / the / a) Italian wine.
34. I knocked on the door, but (anybody / nobody / nothing) answered.
35. The floor needs (clean / cleaned / cleaning).
36. I remember (to see / see / seeing) the famous actor when I was young.
37. I’d like (to meet / meeting / meet) that person one day.
38. Did your parents make you (tidy / to tidy / tidying) your room when you were young?
39. I’m really worried (for / at / about) the exam tomorrow.
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40. He has a (four-years-old / four-year / four-year-old) son.
Translate the following sentences.
1. Queste informazioni sono interessanti.
2. Non può venire ora. Sta facendo il bagno.
3. Che bella giornata!
4. Maria studia filosofia?
5. Quale penna voi? Quella blu o quella nera?
6. Ha i capelli lunghi.
7. Guarda! Nevica.
8. Ha vissuto qui fino a ieri.
9. Sono qui da ore.
10.Sono qui dalle nove.
11. E’ mai stata all’estero?
12.E’ tutta la mattina che scrivo lettere.
13. Vado in palestra una volta a settimana.
14.Mr Smith fa il medico.
15.Sono le sue.
16. Dovresti mangiare di più – sei troppo magra.
17.Non devo alzarmi presto domani – è domenica.
18.So parlare il francese da 2 anni.
19.Non occorre che tu venga domani.
20.Susan non può aver preso il libro.
21.Partiamo sabato sera.
22.Se fossi in te non andrei là.
23.L’auto che Tom ha comprato è italiano.
24.Stephen King, i cui libri sono molto famosi, è molto ricco.
25.Volevano che gli studenti comprassero i libri.
26.Ho paura di volare.
27.Questo quadro fu dipinto da Rembrandt.
28.Si pensa che Jack sia molto ricco.
29.Il ragazzo mi chiese se conoscevo la città.
30.Jane mi disse di rilassarmi.
31.Mi disse di non aprire la finestra.
32.Guarda l’aereo che sta decollando.
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Choose the correct alternative. Controversy over 'Caravaggio' painting A painting 1. __________ (that / what / who) was sold for £75,000 three years ago 2. __________ (had to / could / couldn't) be worth millions after experts authenticated it as a 3. __________ (opera / works / work) by Italian master Caravaggio. Art dealer Clovis Whitfield said he 4. __________ (did / made / found) the discovery when he examined Apollo the Luteplayer for a 5. __________ (clientele / client / customer). It had been sold at Sotheby's in New York 6. __________ (in the / in / at) 2001, where the catalogue listed it 7. __________ (as / such as / like) possibly by Carlo Magnone. But Sotheby's insists that the painting is not by Caravaggio. Mr. Whitfield, an expert in 17
th Century art, said
his interest 8. __________ (in / on / at) the painting started when he saw it in the auction catalogue. He said a 17th
Century description of a 9. __________ (Caravaggio's / Caravaggios' / Caravaggio) painting by biographer Giovanni Baglione corresponded with Apollo the Luteplayer, making it worth investigating. After the painting 10. _________ (was cleaning / was cleaned / cleaned), x-rays were taken, which showed changes in the painting, suggesting it was an original, rather 11. __________ (that / than / then) a copy. There were incisions that are characteristic of Caravaggio. There is a version of the 12. __________ (similar / like / same) painting in Russia's Hermitage Museum, which might be a second original. Sotheby's said a 13. __________ (great deal / number / numerous) of experts had attributed the painting to Magnone. They remain confident with 14. __________ (there / their / they're) cataloguing and 15. __________ (research / researches / researcher).
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APPENDIX I TENSES: ACTIVE VOICE
PAST:
simple progressive perfect perfect progressive
I watched I was watching I had watched I had been watching
They were watching
He graduated in Archaeology in 1996.
I was having a bath when the telephone rang.
When they arrived at the cinema, the film had already started.
When she first met him he had been learning English for 2 years.
PRESENT:
simple progressive perfect perfect progressive
I watch I am watching I have watched I have been watching
He watches He is watching He has watched He has been watching
She never eats meat. They often have pizza for dinner.
He is studying French at the moment.
They have visited most European countries in the last 20 years.
I have been reading all morning.
FUTURE:
simple progressive perfect perfect progressive
I shall/will watch
I shall/will be watching I shall/will have watched I shall/will have been
watching
He will watch He will be watching He will have watched He will have been watching
The meeting will start at 2 o’clock.
At this time tomorrow we will be travelling by train to Vienna.
He will have finished all of his exams by this time next year.
How long will she have been studying when she graduates?
PARTCIPLES: Present: watching Past: watched
INFINITIVES:
simple progressive perfect perfect progressive
To watch
To be watching To have watched To have been watching
It is important to arrive on time.
She would prefer to be reading a good book now.
We would like to have seen the Queen when we were in London.
He seems to have been drinking a lot recently.
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TENSES: PASSIVE VOICE
PAST:
simple progressive perfect
I was watched I was being watched I had been watched
They were watched They were being watched
The letter was sent yesterday.
The windows were being cleaned when I arrived home.
The rubbish had already been taken away before 7 o’clock this morning.
PRESENT:
simple progressive perfect
I am watched I am being watched I have been watched
He is watched He is being watched He has been watched
The documents are usually created in Word format.
The article is being written at the moment.
He has been told that he will get a promotion.
FUTURE:
simple perfect
I shall/will be watched I shall/will have been
watched
He will be watched He will have been watched
That man will be arrested if he drinks and drives!
The exhibition will have been visited by 500,000 people by the end of the year.
PARTCIPLES: Present: being watched Past: having been watched
INFINITIVES:
simple perfect
To be watched
To be have been watched
The pills are to be taken twice a day after meals.
He is thought to have been captured in Africa.
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APPENDIX II IRREGULAR VERBS
BASE FORM PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE
arise arose arisen alzarsi, sorgere
awake awoke awoken svegliarsi
be was/were been essere, stare
beat beat beaten battere, picchiare
become became become diventare
begin began begun iniziare
bend bent bent piegare, piegarsi
bite bit bitten mordere
bleed bled bled sanguinare
blow blew blown soffiare
break broke broken rompere
bring brought brought portare
build built built costruire
burn burnt/burned burnt/burned bruciare, scottare
buy bought bought comprare
catch caught caught afferrare, prendere
choose chose chosen scegliere
come came come venire
cost cost cost costare
cut cut cut tagliare
deal dealt dealt trattare
dig dug dug scavare
do did done fare
draw drew drawn disegnare
dream dreamt/dreamed dreamt/dreamed sognare
drink drank drunk bere
drive drove driven guidare
eat ate eaten mangiare
fall fell fallen cadere
feel felt felt sentire, sentirsi
fight fought fought combattere
find found found trovare
fly flew flown volare
forget forgot forgotten dimenticare
forgive forgave forgiven perdonare
freeze froze frozen congelare
get got got /gotten (Am. E) diventare, ottenere
give gave given dare
go went gone andare
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grow grew grown crescere
hang hung hung appendere
hang hanged hanged impiccare
have had had avere
hear heard heard sentire, udire
hide hid hidden nascondere, nascondersi
hit hit hit colpire, picchiare
hold held held tenere
hurt hurt hurt far male, ferire
keep kept kept mantenere, tenere
know knew known sapere
lay laid laid distendere, porre
lead led led condurre, guidare
learn learnt/learned learnt/learned imparare
leave left left lasciare, partire
lend lent lent prestare
let let let lasciare, permettere
lie lay lain giacere, star sdraiati
light lit/lighted lit/lighted accendere, illuminare
lose lost lost perdere
make made made creare, fare
mean meant meant significare, voler dire
meet met met incontrare, conoscere
pay paid paid pagare
put put put mettere
read read read leggere
ride rode ridden cavalcare, andare (in)
ring rang rung suonare
rise rose risen sorgere
run ran run correre
say said said dire
see saw seen vedere
sell sold sold vendere
send sent sent mandare, spedire
set set set mettere, sistemare
shake shook shaken agitare, tremare
shine shone shone brillare
shoot shot shot sparare
show showed shown mostrare, far vedere
shut shut shut chiudere
sing sang sung cantare
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sink sank sunk affondare
sit sat sat sedere, sedersi
sleep slept slept dormire
smell smelt/smelled (Am.E) smelt/smelled annusare, sentire
speak spoke spoken parlare
spell spelt/spelled (Am. E) spelt/spelled formare con lettere
spend spent spent spendere
stand stood stood stare (in piedi)
steal stole stolen rubare
stick stuck stuck attaccare, attaccarsi
strike struck struck colpire, scioperare
swim swam swum nuotare
take took taken portare (via), prendere
teach taught taught insegnare
tear tore torn strappare
tell told told dire, raccontare
think thought thought pensare
throw threw thrown lanciare, tirare
understand understood understood capire
wake woke woken svegliare, svegliarsi
wear wore worn indossare, portare
win won won vincere
write wrote written scrivere
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APPENDIX III NUMBERS AND TRENDS Cardinal numbers 1 one 11 eleven 21 twenty-one 2 two 12 twelve 22 twenty-two 3 three 13 thirteen 23 twenty-three 4 four 14 fourteen 24 twenty-four 5 five 15 fifteen 25 twenty-five 6 six 16 sixteen 26 twenty-six 7 seven 17 seventeen 27 twenty-seven 8 eight 18 eighteen 28 twenty-eight 9 nine 19 nineteen 29 twenty-nine 10 ten 20 twenty 30 thirty 31 thirty-one 70 seventy 1,000 a thousand 40 forty 80 eighty 1,000,000 a million 50 fifty 90 ninety 60 sixty 100 a hundred
1) When reading a number of three or more figures or writing it in words, we place and before the word denoting tens or units: 104 a hundred and four 2,986 two thousand nine hundred and eighty-six 2) Numbers after twenty are written with a hyphen: twenty-one thirty-four Otherwise all numbers are written as separate words: 101 one hundred and one 3) Either a or one can be used before hundred, thousand, million: 100 a/one hundred 150 a/one hundred and fifty 4) The words hundred, thousand, million are never made plural unless used with general reference to a large number: two hundred There were hundreds of birds in the trees. five thousand Thousands of people went to the concert. 5) Unlike Italian, in English the comma is used to divide groups of numbers: 1,000 2,300 45,000 and the point is used to indicate decimals: 1.5 (one point five) 4.56 (four point five six) 6) The definite article is never used before percentages: The value of the shares increased by 10% He got a 5% pay rise Ordinal numbers 1
st first 11
th eleventh 21
st twenty-first
2nd
second 12th
twelfth 22nd
twenty-second 3
rd third 13
th thirteenth 23
rd twenty-third
4th
fourth 14th
fourteenth 24th
twenty-fourth 5
th fifth 15
th fifteenth 25
th twenty-fifth
6th
sixth 16th
sixteenth 26th
twenty-sixth 7
th seventh 17
th seventeenth 27
th twenty-seventh
8th
eighth 18th
eighteenth 28th
twenty-eighth 9
th ninth 19
th nineteenth 29
th twenty-ninth
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10th
tenth 20th
twentieth 30th
thirtieth 31
st thirty-first 70
th seventieth 1,000
th thousandth
40th
fortieth 80th
eightieth 1,000,000th
millionth 50
th fiftieth 90
th ninetieth
60th
sixtieth 100th
hundredth 1) Ordinal numbers written as figures add the last two letters of the written word: first - 1st second - 2nd third - 3rd fourth - 4th 2) Ordinal numbers are usually preceded by the definite article: the first day the twentieth week the eighth day 3) The titles of Kings, Wars etc. are written with Roman figures but are read with ordinal numbers: Elizabeth II (Elizabeth the second) World War II (the second World War) 4) Ordinal numbers are used when reading dates: 9th December = the ninth of December 25th June = the twenty-fifth of June 5) Dates can be written in different ways: 9th December December 9 December 9th Note that American English tends to put the month before the day: December 9 This requires attention when writing dates in figures: 9.12.1999 = 9th December 1999 (British English) = 12th September 1999 (American English) 5) Years are usually read in pairs: 1900 = nineteen hundred 1450 = fourteen fifty 1990 = nineteen ninety 1066 = ten sixty-six but 1901 = nineteen oh one 6) Decades are expressed with the plural form: the 1900s = the nineteen hundreds the 1920s = the nineteen twenties the 1850s = the eighteen fifties the 1660s = the sixteen sixties Approximate reference may be made with early, mid and late: the early 1980s = 1980 to 1984 the mid 1980s = 1984 to 1986 the late 1980s = 1986 to 1989
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KEY TO EXERCISES
Exercise 1 1. Whose house did you go to? 2. Who wrote Romeo and Juliet? 3. Why did they go to Rome? 4. Which wine does she prefer? 5. When are they going to Scotland? 6. Who loves Susan? 7. What happened? 8. How are they going to Venice? 9. How long did it take them to build the bridge.? 10. How many novels has Stephen King written? Exercise 2 (suggestions) 1. How many languages can she speak? 2. What did you have for lunch? 3. How often does she play tennis? 4. Why are you closing the window? 5. When did you go to Scotland? 6. Who wrote the letter? 7. Who did you see? 8. How old is he? 9. What’s your favourite food? 10. When’s your appointment? 11. Where are the cups? 12. Which dress do you prefer? 13. Why did you go to the bank? 14. Whose book is this? 15. What does she look like /What is she like? Exercise 3 1. He doesn’t live in a house. 2. They don’t work in an office. 3. They aren’t eating at the moment. 4. Shakespeare didn’t write novels. 5. Anne hasn’t got three dogs. 6. We haven’t been to Africa. 7. He can’t play the piano very well. 8. The train didn’t leave at six. 9. I didn’t find the books I wanted. 10. He isn’t going to buy a new car. 11. They weren’t cleaning the windows yesterday afternoon. 12. We don’t have to wear a uniform at school. 13. He won’t be in his office. 14. The film hadn’t started when we arrived at the cinema. Exercise 4 1. There was nothing to do. 2. I have no money. 3. I decided to give him no help. 4. She can find her keys nowhere. 5. We saw nobody. Exercise 5 1. He will spend his holiday in Japan next year 2. Do you know where the post office is? 3. They had an exam at school last week. 4. Why did she tell him a lie? 5. We have never been to Germany. 6. How often do you play tennis? 7. Are you going to help me? 8. She like jazz very much. 9. What does he look like? 10. They gave me a wonderful present. 11. She explained the meaning to me. 12. Who gave you that present? 13. It is Tim who wrote the letter. 14. How long is the lesson? 15. The documents were photocopied. Exercise 6 1. It was John who gave me the flowers. 2. It was Vermeer who painted the picture. 3. It was Paris that I went to. 4.
It was in 1492 that Columbus discovered America. 5. It is French that we are learning.
Exercise 7
1. Never have I seen such a wonderful painting. 2. Rarely did he go to the cinema. 3. Seldom do we speak to our
neighbors. 4. Hardly had they arrived at the beach when it started raining. 5. Never had we heard such terrible news.
Exercise 8
1. there ; 2. It is; 3. It’s; 4. There is; 5. There was; 6. It’; 7. Is it; 8. It’s; 9. There are; 10. It is; 11. It is;
12. there is.
Exercise 9
1. A pair of dirty brown leather shoes. 2. Some long yellow cotton curtains. 3. A beautiful whote Italian silk shirt. 4.
An antique silver teapot. 5. An authentic Victorian typewriter.
Exercise 10
1. She plays the piano well. 2. The scientists usually hold the annual conference in the hall. 3. I would like to see your
house very much. 4. He didn’t run fast enough to catch up with her.5. Her latest novel is rather good. 6. I got lost,
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but fortunately someone gave me directions to the station. 7. I have finished your book and will return it tomorrow.
8. They quite like the new design. 9. She was often the centre of attention. 10. I’m fairly sure that he told me.
Exercise 11
1. become a doctor. 2. begin at 6o’clock. 3. break a glass. 4. bring a book with you. 5. buy a house. 6. catch a train.
7. choose a dress. 8. do something. 9. drink some milk. 10. drive a car. 11. eat a sandwich. 12. fall off a chair. 13.
find treasure. 14. fly in a plane. 15. forget someone’s name. 16. get a sandwich. 17. give a present. 18. go to
London. 19. grow a plant. 20. hit a ball. 21. hear a song. 22. hold someone’s hand. 23. keep a promise. 24. lay the
table. 25. lead a group of people. 26. lie down on the bed. 27. lose the keys. 28. let someone do something. 29.
make a cake. 30. meet at the station. 31. pay for the meal. 32. read a book. 33. ride a bike. 34. rise early. 35. run
fast. 36. see a film. 37. sell a car. 38. send a letter. 39. sing a song. 40. sit on a chair. 41. speak English. 42. stand at
the bus-stop. 43. steal the jewels. 44. swim in the sea. 45. take a photo. 46. teach how to do something. 47. tell
somebody something. 48. think about someone. 49. understand the lesson. 50. write a letter.
Exercise 12
1. simple; 2. Perfect; 3. Progressive; 4. Perfect; 5. Progressive; 6. Simple; 7. Simple; 8. Progressive; 9. Simple; 10.
Progressive.
Exercise 13
1. present progressive; 2. Present simple ; 3. Present perfect progressive; 4. Future simple; 5. Past simple; 6.
Present perfect simple; 7. Future perfect; 8. Past perfect; 9. Past perfect progressive; 10. Future progressive;
Exercise 14
1. They live in Venice in a large flat by the Grand Canal. 2. I listen to the radio every morning. 3. He often drives to
the coast at weekends. 4. She always sends me a postcard when she’s on holiday. 5. The train arrive at 7 p.m. this
evening. 6. I wake up early every morning. 7. We both play the piano at school. 8. That boy watches a lot of
television in the evenings. 9. He works in a bank in London. 10. She speaks three languages fluently.
Exercise 15
1. Where do you live? 2. Do you smoke? 3. When does the train leave? 4. What do you do? 5. Does she work a
lot? 6. What time does he catch the train in the morning? 7. Why do they run every morning? 8. Do we need a
ticket to see the show? 9. Where do you both usually meet? 10. Does he often go to the cinema?
Exercise 16
1. comes; 2.is; 3. Works; 4. Has; 5. Lives; 6.catches/takes; 7.is 8. Likes/loves; 8. Are; 9. Goes; 10. Likes/loves; 11.
Eats/has; 12. Drinks; 13. Stays; 14. Reads; 15. Watches.
Exercise 17
1. woke up; 2. Had; 3. Made; 4. Ate; 5. Drove; 6. Went; 7. Ran; 8. Drank; 9. Wrote; 10. Spent.
Exercise 18
1. Did you learn French at school? 2. Why did he go out so early? 3. When did they arrive at the airport? 4. He did
not stay at home yesterday. 5. We did not see her for a long time. 6. Who did you speak to at the
meeting? 7. Which dress did you choose? 8. I did not pay a lot for the jacket. 9. Did he understand the question? 10.
We did not know about the accident.
Exercise 19
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1. spent; 2. Stayed; 3. Were; 4.went; 5.saw; 6. Caught/took; 7.was; 8. Had/ sold; 9. Bought; 10. Visited; 11. Was; 12.
Went; 13. Were; 14. Sent/wrote; 15. Was.
Exercise 20
1. She is studying now/ She isn’t studying now. Is she studying now?
2. We are listening to the politician/We aren’t listening to the politician/Are we listening to the politician?
3. They are writing to the bank/They aren’t writing to the bank/ Are they writing to the bank?
4. I am having lunch at the moment/I’m not having lunch at the moment/ Am I having lunch at the moment?
5. He is teaching his friend to speak English/ He isn’t teaching his friend to speak English/ Is he teaching his friend to
speak English?
Exercise 21
1. think; 2. is having; 3. doesn’t see; 4. Weighs; 5. Prefer; 6. Is appearing; 7. Seem; 8. Doesn’t understand; 9. Mean;
10. Agree.
Exercise 22
1. is thinking; 2. are taking; 3. Stay; 4. do you have; 5. is speaking; 6. is staying; 7. doesn’t think; 8. Take; 9. is
having; 10. Speaks.
Exercise 23
1. are you doing; 2. Does he go; 3. Am reading; 4. Aren’t working; 5. Is it raining; 6. Listen; 7. Clean; 8. Is Smoking; 9.
Am taking; 10. Do you dream.
Exercise 24
1. Are they coming to the party? b. No, they aren’t. 2. Do we have to pay for it? j. Yes, we do. 3. Is she coming
back? e. No, I don’t think she is. 4. Does she eat meat? a. No, she doesn’t. 5. Is it still raining? d. Yes, it is. 6.
Does it always rain a lot here? i. Yes, it does at this time of year. 7. Do they have everything they need? f.
No, they don’t. 8. Are you waiting to see the doctor? g. Yes, I am. He’s very late. 9. Do you see your cousin very
often? h. No, I don’t. 10. Are we going to Greece this year? c. No, we aren’t. We don’t have any money.
Exercise 25
1. Were the girls playing basketball? No, they were playing football.
2. Was Jane singing? No, she was listening to music.
3. Were you waiting for the bus? No, I was looking at the shop.
4. Was he laughing? No, he was crying.
5. Was the cat sleeping? No, it was eating.
Exercise 26
1. I was driving when I had an accident.2. While he was cooking he cut himself. 3. They were having a drink while
they were listening to Jazz. 4. We were leaving the theatre when we saw the strange man. 5. She fell asleep while
she was watching the film.
Exercise 27
1. saw, was running; 2. Was waiting, arrived; 3. Didn’t believe, told; 4. Was tidying, found; 5. What were you doing,
phoned.
Exercise 28
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1. I have passed/ I haven’t passed/ Have I passed? 2. He has lost/ he hasn’t lost/ has he lost? 3. We have tidied/We
haven’t tidied/ Have we tidied? 4. She has finished/ she hasn’t finished/ has she finished? 5. They have sent/ have
they sent? / they haven’t sent.
Exercise 29
1. have been. 2. Have you seen? 3. haven’t finished. 4. have bought. 5. have you done? 6. has taught. 7. has
written. 8. has he gone? 9. have had. 10. have met.
Exercise 30
1. since. 2. for. 3. for. 4. since. 5. since. 6. for. 7. since. 8. since. 9. for. 10. since.
Exercise 31
1. still. 2. ever. 3. already. 4. just. 5. yet. 6. never. 7. yet. 8. ever. 9. still. 10. already.
Exercise 32
1. haven’t had. 2. didn’t go. 3. has been. 4. haven’t finished. 5. got. 6. has just gone. 7. did Goldoni write. 8. have
you known. 9. have never met. 10. drove.
Exercise 33
1. lived. 2. sank. 3. has stolen. 4. has been. 5. graduated. 6. have seen. 7. has walked. 8. lived. 9. have torn. 10.
lost. 11. haven’t seen. 12. didn’t write. 13. haven’t completed. 14. went. 15. have emerged.
Exercise 34
1. have been working. 2. has been dreaming. 3. have been watching. 4. have been studying. 5. have been collecting.
6. has been raining. 7. has been learning. 8. have been waiting. 9. has been working. 10. has been sleeping.
Exercise 35
1. have forgotten. 2. have been running. 3. have seen. 4. have you been watching. 5. hasn’t eaten. 6. has been
crying. 7. has had. 8. have been listening. 9. have been doing. 10. have known.
Exercise 36
1. Had you forgotten to bring your ticket?/I hadn’t forgotten to bring my ticket. 2. Had you slept the night before? / I
hadn’t slept the night before. 3. Had she lost her wallet on the train again? / She hadn’t lost her wallet on the train
again. 4. Had we visited London before? / We hadn’t visited London before. 5. Had they seen a lion before? / They
hadn’t seen a lion before.
Exercise 37
1. was walking; thought; had spent. 2. had finished; started. 3. posted; realized; had written. 4. asked; had been. 5.
got; had gone/went. 6. were; had called; didn’t answer. 7. arrived; saw; had stolen. 8. met; told; had been; didn’t
look. 9. looked; heard; found; had got stuck. 10. invited; couldn’t; had made.
Exercise 38
1. Someone had been frying. 2. They had been playing in the garden. 3. She had been cutting onions. 4. He had been
sunbathing all day on the beach. 5. It had been snowing all night.
Exercise 39
1. had invited. 2. had been driving. 3. had been. 4. had you been doing. 5. had been watching. 6. had never seen. 7.
had finished. 8. had started. 9. had been studying. 10. had been waiting.
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Exercise 40
1. used to smoke. 2. are used to working. 3. am used to driving. 4. used to / would tell me. 5. Did you use to play. 6.
are not used to eating. 7. would /used to do/ is used to doing. 8. used to walk. 9. used to be. 10. is used to taking.
Exercise 41
1. we are going to crash. 2. I’ll answer. 3. begins. 4. am not working. 5. shall I do. 6. touch; will burn. 7. is
applying/is going to applying. 8. is to visit. 9. shall go. 10. will be. 11. will be working. 12. will have repaired. 13. will
become. 14. will be leaving. 15. I’ll go.
Exercise 42
1. We won’t get home until after midnight. 2. I’ll phone him as soon as I get into the office. 3. She won’t have
breakfast before she goes out to work. 4. I will go mad unless I have a holiday. 5. He will go for a swim tomorrow if
the weather is fine. 6. We will go to the restaurant after the concert. 7. He isn’t going to sign the contract until he
reads it carefully. 8. You won’t pass the exam unless you study hard. 9. They are going to celebrate after they have
finished their exams. 10. You will recognize him when you see him.
Exercise 43
1. do; won’t eat. 2. will get; arrive. 3. finish; will have. 4. return; will be. 5. will go; have visited. 6. will think;
considers. 7. will you do; do not have. 8. will happen; is. 9. will ask; phone. 10. get; will see.
Exercise 44
1. to be. 2. to meet. 3. to hear. 4. to have. 5. to eat.
Exercise 45
1. She isn’t old enough to drive. 2. He isn’t old enough to drink alcohol. 3. We are to tired to continue studying. 4.
The child is too short to reach the biscuits. 5. I’m not strong enough to lift the box.
Exercise 46
1. I have nothing to wear. 2. He hasn’t got anything to do. 3. There is a lot to talk about. 4. There are so many books
to read. 5. There is nowhere to go.
Exercise 47
1. She threatened to shoot him. 2. We hope to arrive early. 3. I promised to send him a postcard. 4. He reminded
me to see my lawyer. 5. We remembered to lock the door.
Exercise 48
1. to go. 2. to build. 3. buy. 4. to meet. 5. to participate. 6. hurry. 7. tell. 8. let. 9. to finish. 10. to admire.
Exercise 49 (suggestions)
1. stay outside. 2. her to leave? 3. him not to use the computer. 4. me to buy the coat. 5. her to do some tests.
Exercise 50
1. to book a flight. 2. to learn French. 3. to see the pyramids. 4. to become a doctor. 5. to drive to work.
Exercise 51 (suggestions)
1. playing tennis. 2. eating fish. 3. watching TV. 4. taking the dog for a walk. 5. eating that cake. 6. discussing this
matter. 7. going to the dentist. 8. going to the park.
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Exercise 52
1. to smoke. 2. opening. 3. to pass. 4. study. 5. to go. 6. think. 7. to see. 8. reading. 9. stay. 10. having. 11.
mentioning. 12. watching. 13. to look. 14. riding. 15. looking.
Exercise 53
1. Saving Private Ryan. 2. To Catch a Thief. 3. Being John Malkovich. 4. To Kill a Mockingbird. 5. Regarding Henry. 6.
To Have and have Not. 7. Raising Arizona. 8. To Die For. 9. Educating Rita. 10. To Be Or Not To Be.
Exercise 54
1. was written. 2. are not read. 3. will be opened. 4. was told. 5. has been left. 6. had been robbed.
Exercise 55
1. The thief has been arrested. 2. The man was bitten on his leg by the fierce dog. 3. This church was designed by
Christopher Wren. 4. Taxes are going to be increased next month. 5. Progress is being made in cancer research. 6.
The room was being painted when I came in. 7. My phone has been taken. 8. The roof will be mended next week.
Exercise 56
1. The dog must be walked every day. 2. The letter should be posted now. 3. The vase will be handled with care. 4.
The documents have to be photocopied. 5. The doctor could have been called.
Exercise 57
1. Can I use your phone? 2. Jane can play the violin. 3. I should stop smoking. 4. Shall I help you pick up the suitcase?
5. You mustn’t smoke in here. 6. You must /have to wear a uniform. 7. You must tidy your room. 8. I could play the
piano. 9. Will you open the door? 10. You’d better study harder. 11. He has been able to drive since he was 18. 12.
You should read that book. 13. You needn’t go to the shops today. 14. I had to take the dog for a walk every day. 15.
You mustn’t wear a miniskirt in church. 16. The floor needs cleaning. 17. The painting may be by Vermeer. 18. It
can’t be your brother. 19. I’d rather go to the cinema. 20. You’d better leave early.
Exercise 58
1. must. 2. has to. 3. have to. 4. must. 5. has to. 6. Do you have to? 7. must. 8. has to.
Exercise 59
1. mustn’t. 2. don’t have to. 3. doesn’t have to. 4. mustn’t. 5. don’t have to. 6. mustn’t. 7. don’t have to. 8. don’t
have to.
Exercise 60
1. needn’t buy. 2. needs to feed. 3. needn’t bring. 4. needs repairing. 5. need to provide.
Exercise 61
1. must. 2. can’t . 3. may/might. 4. will. 5. may/might.
Exercise 62
1. must have. 2. can’t have. 3. may/might. 4. will have. 5. must have.
Exercise 63
1. I needn’t have bought some bread. 2. He needn’t have taken an umbrella. 3. We didn’t need to hurry. 4. She
needn’t have taken her camera. 5. He didn’t need to explain the situation.
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Exercise 64
1. You should have gone to see the doctor. 2. Jane had a lot of work to so. 3. We had to leave before the end of the
meeting. 4. You should have come to the party. 5. I had to wait for the bus a very long time.
Exercise 65
1. Shall. 2. Could. 3. mustn’t. 4. should. 5. can’t. 6. must. 7. had to. 8. ought to. 9. have to. 10. shouldn’t.
Exercise 66
1. was. 2. did. 3. do. 4. can. 5. shall. 6. aren’t. 7. does. 8. do. 9. has. 10. has.
Exercise 67
1. I’ll drive to work if I miss the bus. 2. If we have enough money, we’ll go on holiday. 3. They will buy the car if they
can afford it. 4. If you give me the phone number, I’ll phone her. 5. We’ll fall asleep if he continues speaking.
Exercise 68
1. had; would buy. 2. would be; could go. 3. were; would consult. 4. would come; didn’t have. 5. won; would travel.
Exercise 69
1. I wouldn’t have got lost if I had listened to him. 2. If my teacher had explained the rule I would have understood.
3. If I had seen the cat, I wouldn’t have fallen down the stairs. 4. If she had been careful, she wouldn’t have broken
the glass. 5. If he hadn’t gone to the rock concert, he wouldn’t have met his future wife.
Exercise 70
1. catch; will arrive. 2. took; would feel. 3. were; would change. 4. break; hurts. 5. had had; would have taken. 6.
would have enjoyed; had been.
Exercise 71
1. I wish you were here. 2. She wishes she were young again. 3. He wishes he could fly. 4. I wish I weren’t fat. 5.
They wish they had more time.
Exercise 72
1. We wish we had known about the train strike. 2. I wish I hadn’t said some terrible things. 3. He wishes he had
posted the letter. 4. She wishes she hadn’t broken the precious vase. 5. I wish I had told her.
Exercise 73
1. that was his chair. 2. she had gone to the cinema the day before. 3. he was writing a book. 4. she would do it the
day after. 5. they had never been to Paris. 6. he would do it if he could. 7. they were waiting for the new teacher. 8.
she had made a mistake.
Exercise 74
1. She asked what the time was. 2. Jane asked me how I was. 3. He asked me where the bank was. 4. His mother
asked him where he had been. 5. Tom asked me if/whether I liked chocolate. 6. Robert asked him how many people
lived in the town. 7. Susan asked why he was leaving. 8. Tom asked if /whether the party was a success.
Exercise 75
1. He advised me to go to the doctor. 2. She promised to post the letter. 3. He agreed to help me. 4. She decided to
wash the car. 5. He refused to pay the bill. 6. They offered to help him cook. 7. He reminded me to lock the door. 8.
They invited us to go for a pizza.
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Exercise 76
1. is. 2. a. 3. --. 4. --. 5. homework. 6. --. 7. is. 8. was. 9. works. 10. progress. 11. a. 12. --. 13. --. 14. an. 15. a.
16. --. 17. talks. 18. --. 19. are. 20. are.
Exercise 77
1. some. 2. Neither. 3. Most. 4. a little. 5. Most. 6. much. 7. few. 8. many. 9. enough. 10. Both. 11. plenty of. 12.
much.
Exercise 78
1. I know nobody. 2. He went nowhere. 3. We have done nothing wrong. 4. Some people have no respect. 5. They
have no money left. 6. They never confessed to the crime. 7. I need no more chairs. 8. We had little difficulty. 9.
There are few possibilities. 10. Few people know this.
Exercise 79
1. I think Mozart’s best opera is The marriage of Figaro. 2. The musicians’ wives are accompanying them on the tour.
3. Tom and Susan’s house is very old. 4. The Women’s Movement was very strong in the 1970s. 5. I only had 5 hours’
sleep last night.
Exercise 80
1. A computer study course. 2. Ancient manuscript research. 3. University reform issues. 4. Art history texts. 5. An
oil painting appreciation course.
Exercise 81
Subject object possessive reflexive
I me mine myself
You you yours yourself
He him his himself
She her hers herself
It it its itself
You you yours yourselves
We us ours ourselves
They them theirs themselves
Exercise 82
1. him. 2. them. 3. yours. 4. us. 5. her. 6. his. 7. it. 8. theirs. 9. you. 10. We.
Exercise 83
1. himself. 2. --. 3. each other. 4. myself. 5. --. 6. yourself. 7. each other. 8. --. 9. each other. 10. myself.
Exercise 84
1. The people who live in Italy are called Italians. 2. I chose the dress which was the cheapest. 3. The hotel where we
slept was very comfortable. 4. That is the professor whose wife is Russian. 5. The dictionary that is on the table is
mine.
Exercise 85
The following sentences have object pronouns so the relative pronouns can be omitted: 1, 4, 5, 7.
Exercise 86
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1. Charles Darwin, who was the grandson of a physician, was born in 1809. 2. He met John Henslow at Cambridge,
who was professor of biology. 3. Darwin, who sailed on the HMS Beagle, acted as a naturalist on board the ship. 4.
The voyage, which took 5 years, included Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego. 5. In 1859 Darwin completed the Origin of
the Species, sold out the day of publication. 6. The Church, which upheld creationism, attacked him as a blasphemous
radical.
Exercise 87
1. These are our friends we went to Greece with. 2. That was the month when there was the flood. 3. Do you know
the reason why she lost her job? 4. The professor i spoke to was in a hurry. 5. We climbed to the top of the
mountain, where we had a wonderful view.
Exercise 88
1. stolen from the gallery. 2. bringing our meal. 3. wishing to do the exam. 4. eaten by my friend. 5. thinking about
going.
Exercise 89
1. --; --. 2. --. 3. the. 4. the. 5. a. 6. --. 7. the. 8. a. 9. --. 10. the. 11. --. 12. --. 13. The. 14. --. 15. --. 16. --; --. 17.
a. 18. --. 19. --. 20. the.
Exercise 90
1. well-known castle. 2. never-ending. 3. English speaking teacher. 4. far-reaching. 5. hand-painted. 6. well-made.
Exercise 91
1. 12th
-century castle. 2. 400-hundred-year-old bridge. 3. 3-foot-long table. 4. 5-metre-thick wall. 5. 5-year project.
6. 16th
-century poem. 7. 14-year-old boy. 8. 5-mile walk. 9. 10-metre-high tree. 10. 3-week holiday.
Exercise 92
1. surprised. 2. exciting. 3. bored. 4. confusing. 5. exhausted. 6. interesting. 7. fascinating. 8. convinced. 9.
amazing. 10. interested.
Exercise 93
1. in. 2. in. 3. of. 4. about. 5. at. 6. for. 7. about. 8. of. 9. to. 10. for.
Exercise 94
Adjective comparative superlative
Good better the best
Bad worse the worst
Happy happier the happiest
Interesting more interesting the most interesting
Far farther/further the farthest/furthest
Modern more modern the most modern
Exercise 95
1. younger than. 2. tidier than. 3. more dangerous than. 4. further than. 5. worse than.
Exercise 96
1. the best. 2. the most fascinating. 3. the prettiest. 4. the most boring. 5. the most modern.
Exercise 97
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1. newer. 2. the best. 3. latest. 4. longer. 5. the worst.
Exercise 98
1. not as tall as Simon. 2. is as light as a feather. 3. is not as deep as the sea. 4. as many drinks as you. 5. doesn’t eat
as much as Tony.
Exercise 99
1. carefully. 2. fast. 3. well. 4. weekly. 5. friendly.
Exercise 100
1. faster. 2. better. 3. hard. 4. worse. 5. earlier.
Exercise 101
1. They have never been to London. 2. We rarely went to the sea when we were young. 3. This phenomenon hadn’t
ever been seen before. 4. We are always in a hurry. 5. She spoke softly. 6. I don’t know him well. 7. We’ll see him
tomorrow. 8. Do you usually go to the cinema on Saturdays? 9. How often do you play football? 10. She drives fast.
Exercise 102
1. on. 2. in. 3. on. 4. --. 5. on. 6. in. 7. to; at. 8. --. 9. at. 10. in. 11. --. 12. in. 13. at. 14. at; at. 15. in; --.
Exercise 103
1. to. 2. with. 3. about. 4. on. 5. for. 6. of. 7. to. 8. --. 9. at. 10. on.
Exercise 104
1. yet/for. 2. and. 3. yet. 4. or. 5. so. 6. nor.
Exercise 105
1. either...or. 2. neither ... nor. 3. whether ... or. 4. rather ... than. 5. not only ... but also. 6. both ... and.
Exercise 106
1. Although. 2. while. 3. so. 4. In spite of. 5. as. 6. unless. 7. although. 8. although. 9. As. 10. Because.
Exercise 107
call for require
carry on continue
come across find by chance
get on/off enter / leave bus, train, plane
get over recover from an illness etc.
get on with have good relationship
go up / down increase / decrease
go on continue
look after take care of
look for seek
run out of be short of
take off begin flight
Exercise 108
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1. go up. 2. looking for. 3. went on. 4. look after. 5. running out of. 6. calls for. 7. Get off. 8. came across. 9. get on
with. 10. getting over.
Exercise 109
1. applied for. 2. taken on. 3. pay for. 4. asking for. 5. looking after. 6. seeing to. 7. gets on with. 8. suffers from. 9.
explain to. 10. deal with.
Exercise 110
break off discontinue
bring about cause to happen
look up consult a reference book
make out recognise, distinguish
put off postpone
put up raise
set up start a business etc.
take off remove
turn on/off connect/disconnect an appliance
turn down lower; reject
Exercise 111
1. turn down. 2. bring about. 3. take off. 4. put up. 5. put off. 6. make out. 7. broke off. 8. turned down. 9. set up.
10. look it up.
Exercise 112
1. off. 2. up. 3. down. 4. off/down. 5. on. 6. for. 7. out. 8. on. 9. for. 10. off.
Exercise 113
1. down. 2. out. 3. up. 4. habit. 5. the law.
Exercise 114
1. up. 2. up. 3. back. 4. about. 5. down.
Exercise 115
1. forward. 2. into. 3. for. 4. out. 5. after.
Exercise 116
1. off. 2. up with. 3. out. 4. by. 5. up.
Exercise 117
1. up. 2. place. 3. over. 4. advantage. 5. into account.
Exercise 118
1. getting. 2. get a divorce. 3. get on with. 4. get over. 5. get rid of. 6. got dressed. 7. get used to. 8. get. 9. got. 10.
getting.
Exercise 119
1. keep track of your expenses. 2. keep on trying. 3. keep you warm. 4. keep an eye on. 5. keep up with.
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Exercise 120
1. make. 2. make. 3. did. 4. made. 5. do. 6. make. 7. made. 8. do. 9. make. 10. do.
Exercise 121
1. have. 2. have. 3. took. 4. taken. 5. had. 6. taken. 7. have. 8. take. 9. take. 10. take.
Exercise 122
1. whole. 2. Everybody. 3. everything. 4. whole. 5. every. 6. whole. 7. every. 8. all. 9. All. 10. all.
Exercise 123
1. other. 2. another. 3. other. 4. another. 5. others. 6. other. 7. other. 8. other. 9. other. 10. another.
Exercise 124
1. say. 2. tell. 3. tell. 4. say. 5. said. 6. told. 7. told. 8. telling. 9. say. 10. told.
Exercise 125
1. as. 2. like. 3. as. 4. as. 5. as.
Exercise 126
1. so. 2. such. 3. such. 4. so. 5. such.
Exercise 127
1. bookshop. 2. currently. 3. economical. 4. topic/subject. 5. Check. 6. attend. 7. news. 8. lately. 9. historian. 10.
records.
Practice Test
1. will see. 2. was. 3. boring. 4. have already. 5. Will. 6. much. 7. to. 8. lives. 9. what the problem was. 10. since.
11. have visited. 12. each other. 13. no. 14. was founded. 15. making. 16. --. 17. arrived. 18. would. 19. did. 20.
which. 21. for. 22. the time is. 23. wouldn’t. 24. have I seen. 25. some. 26. to. 27. take. 28. in. 29. used to play .
30. does. 31. aren’t I. 32. still. 33. --. 34. nobody. 35. cleaning. 36. seeing. 37. to meet. 38. tidy. 39. about. 40.
four-year-old.
Translation
1. This information is interesting. 2. He can’t come now. He’s having a bath. 3. What a lovely day! 4. Does Maria
study Philosophy? 5. Which pen do you want? The blue one or the black one? 6. She has black hair. 7. Look! It’s
snowing. 8. He lived here until yesterday. 9. I have been here for hours. 10. I’ve been here since 9 o’clock. 11. Has
she ever been abroad? 12. I’ve been writing letters all morning. 13. I go to the gym once a week. 14. Mr Smith is a
doctor. 15. They are his/hers. 16. You should eat more – you’re too thin. 17. I don’t have to/needn’t get up early
tomorrow - it’ s Sunday. 18. I have been able to speak French for 2 years. 19. You needn’t/don’t need to come
tomorrow. 20. Susan can’t have taken the book. 21. We’re leaving on Saturday evening. 22. If I were you I wouldn’t
go there. 23. The car (that/which) Tom bought is Italian. 24. Stephen King, whose books are very famous, is very rich.
25. They wanted the student s to buy the books. 26. He is afraid of flying. 27. This picture was painted by Rembrandt.
28. It is thought that Jack is very rich. 29. The boy asked me if/whether I knew the town. 30. Jane told me to relax.
31. He told me not to open the window. 32. Look at the plane taking off.
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1. that. 2. could. 3. work. 4. made. 5. client. 6. in. 7. as. 8. in. 9. Caravaggio. 10. was cleaned. 11. than. 12. same.
13. number. 14. their. 15. research.
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