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[Pages:16]A) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the nouns in brackets.

1. Portugal has some beautiful ........................................................... . (beach) 2. ........................................................... underground is one of the oldest in the world. (London) 3. We need more ........................................................... before deciding. (information) 4. Could I have a ........................................................... of water, please? (glass) 5. The park is full of palm ........................................................... . (tree) 6. This gymnasium is for ........................................................... only. (woman) 7. ........................................................... and gentlemen, welcome to the show. (lady) 8. My friend Milena works in a ........................................................... shop. (furniture) 9. Paula is always asking me for ........................................................... . (advice) 10. At the weekend, they often go walking in the ........................................................... . (mountain)

B) Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

1. Carlos is my nephew / niece. 2. David and Carla's / David and Carlas' house is practically on the beach. 3. Hey, I've got a / some fantastic news! 4. Their price / prices are the lowest in town. 5. Have you got a copy of yesterday's / yesterday newspaper? 6. The children need some new clothes / cloth. 7. My mother has two brothers / sisters ? Eva and Luc?a. 8. Let's have some wine / wines. 9. I've just bought some / a new trousers. 10. Don't forget to brush your teeth / tooth!

C) Identify and correct the errors in these sentences.

1. Both my fathers are retired. 2. At night, the city centre is full of youngs. 3. In the autumn, the leafs fall from the trees. 4. I like your pyjama. 5. Have you seen Magdas' new car? 6. Can you put that plates in the cupboard, please? 7. This is my dog. It's name is Fred. 8. He fell over last night and hurt him.

D) Rewrite these sentences substituting the words underlined with pronouns.

1. David's girlfriend is French. 2. Gloria's star sign is aquarius. 3. Those books belong to Sara. 4. Excuse me, does this dog belong to you? 5. The coast has beautiful beaches. 6. This CD belongs to my brother. 7. Jessica is a friend of mine. 8. Our parents are both retired. 9. Look at Paul and Elisa! 10. Can you post these letters today, please?

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E) Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

1. Is this / that your car at the end of the street? 2. Rio de Janeiro is famous for its / it carnival. 3. I've forgotten to bring mine / my camera. 4. We've had an argument. We're not speaking to ourselves / each other. 5. A: Where's your homework?

B: I haven't finished them / it yet. 6. Meg has lost her / his purse. 7. These / Those are my children: Sam, Nick and Mark. 8. A: Is this your / their coat?

B: No, mine / my is the red one. 9. Thanks for a lovely evening. I really enjoyed myself / me. 10. My old jacket doesn't fit my / me anymore!

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A) Complete the sentences with a, an or the.

1. It was ....................... exciting film. 2. They were brought up in ....................... small town. 3. I've never seen ....................... ice-hockey match. 4. A: Where are you going?

B: To ....................... library. 5. A: What do you do?

B: I'm ....................... mechanic. 6. Bring ....................... coat and ....................... umbrella. It's going to be cold and wet. 7. A: When did you last speak to David?

B: About ....................... week ago. 8. Have you got ....................... time? 9. There was ....................... accident last night.

B) Decide if it is necessary to complete the sentences with the.

1. We're flying to ....................... Stansted Airport. 2. Have you ever been up ....................... Eiffel Tower? 3. I prefer swimming to ....................... football. 4. Let's meet outside ....................... Prado museum. 5. My brother studied at ....................... Manchester University. 6. Do you work with ....................... computers? 7. What are we having for ....................... dinner tonight? 8. Could I speak to ....................... Mr Parker, please? 9. I'm cold. Can we switch on ....................... heating? 10. ....................... Andes is the longest range of mountains in the world.

C) Identify and correct the errors in these sentences.

1. A: What time's your exam? B: At the nine o'clock tomorrow morning. 2. Do you go to cinema much? 3. I'm English teacher. 4. The last night I went out with my friends. 5. My sister loves the singing and dancing. 6. I saw two interestings films last week. 7. Physics is the more difficult subject I am studying. 8. He was wearing a leather dark jacket. 9. I am much taller that my father. 10. It was an experience very enjoyable.

D) Rewrite the sentences including the adjectives in the correct order and position.

1. Somebody left a jacket at the party last night. [leather / brown / beautiful]

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2. When we got home we had a bowl of soup. [tomato / hot / delicious]

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3. My uncle's got a sheepdog. [old / German / big]

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4. He always wears a raincoat. [plastic / green / long]

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5. There was nobody else at the station except a man who was reading a newspaper. [middle-aged / tall / thin]

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A) Rewrite these sentences putting the adverbs in the correct position.

1. It rains in the north of Spain. (heavily) (often) 2. Richard closed the door. (silently) 3. Have you eaten raw fish? (in your town) (ever) 4. Have you finished your dinner? (yet) 5. They've arrived. (from the airport) (just) 6. We saw no one. (last night) (in the street) 7. What time do you get up? (on Sunday morning) (usually) 8. The soup wasn't cold for me to eat. (enough) 9. He had an accident because he was driving. (fast) (too) 10. My sister is complaining about the same things. (always)

B) Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

1. My father works very hard / hardly. 2. Pedro speaks English very good / well. 3. Our car runs very fastly / fast. 4. His brother sings beautifully / beautiful. 5. The police nearly / near discovered the criminal. 6. We're leaving early in the morning / in the morning early. 7. My brother arrived home late / lately last night. 8. My father buys the newspaper everyday / every day. 9. We've already / yet seen that film. 10. Is the baby still / yet sleeping? No, he's just woken up.

C) Identify and correct the errors in these sentences.

1. We spend seldom the summer at home. 2. Listen to the teacher very carefuly. 3. They don't play very well football. 4. I did the exercise easyly. 5. If you have teethache, you'd better go to the dentist. 6. Where do you usually eat your meals: in the kitchen or in the dinning room? 7. Have you heard the whether forecast for tomorrow? 8. Shall we go to the swiming pool today? 9. My brother is autoconfident.

D) Complete the sentences with compound nouns or compound adjectives.

1. I always write my shopping .............................................. before I go to the supermarket. 2. Our train is delayed. We'd better go to the waiting .............................................. . 3. Second .............................................. books are usually quite cheap. 4. Excuse me, is this watch water ..............................................? 5. Red .............................................. people usually have freckles, too. 6. My boss is such a bad .............................................. man. 7. Spanish students usually leave high .............................................. at the age of 18. 8. Have you seen my high .............................................. shoes? I can't find them. 9. Are you still working full ..............................................? 10. I had my blood .............................................. taken at the chemist's this morning.

E) Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

1. My aunt had a mental downbreak / breakdown last night. 2. I don't really like quick food / fast food. 3. Hillary is a beautiful long-hair / long-haired girl. 4. The teacher wants some feedback / backfeed from the students at the end of the class. 5. Who's the headmaster / masterhead of this school? 6. The Cross Red / Red Cross helps a lot of people all over the world. 7. Living in the city has more backdraws / drawbacks than advantages. 8. We always buy some home-made / made-at-home products. 9. I've got two handed-left / left-handed brothers.

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10. Patricia's a really working-hard / hard-working person, isn't she?

A) Complete the sentences with some, any, much, many, little, few, neither, both, none or all.

1. A: Would you like ....................... coffee? B: Yes, please. 2. I've got a ....................... books upstairs that might interest you. 3. ....................... Norway nor Finland belong to the European Community. 4. A: Do your friends like flamenco? B: No, ....................... of them like it. 5. A: Is there any milk in the fridge? B: No, there isn't ....................... . 6. I haven't got ....................... money left, so I can't buy her a present now. 7. A: Have you got ....................... friends? B: Yes, I've got a lot. 8. ....................... Indur?in and Olano are famous cyclists. 9. [Loudspeaker at the airport] Your attention, please. ....................... passengers proceed to gate n? four. 10. A: Is there any water left in the bottle? B: Yes, there's still a ....................... .

B) Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

1. All / None the students are having a break now. 2. There isn't somewhere / anywhere to park in this area. 3. Is there any / anything we can do for you? 4. I haven't got much / many time to waste. 5. There were a lot / few of people at the party. 6. She liked every / each of the presents she was given. 7. Both / All Susan and Peter are taking part in the competition. 8. My parents are neither rich or / nor famous. 9. Some / Any of my friends have a driving licence. 10. Most / Most of my students speak two languages.

C) Rewrite these sentences using the correct order.

1. A: I like coffee very much. B: So I do. 2. How long you have lived in this town? 3. I'm doing well, am not I? 4. The ambulance took to hospital the man. 5. What nationality you are? 6. A: We don't speak Russian. B: Neither we do. 7. Hardly we had arrived home when the telephone rang. 8. Under no circumstances you must do it again. 9. We live in a house very beautiful near the sea. 10. You can swim?

D) Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

1. You don't like pizza, don't you / do you? 2. Lovely weather, is it / isn't it? 3. How / What is the weather like in the south of Spain? 4. What colour of / What colour hair has she got? 5. Let's go to the cinema, shall we / shan't we? 6. Someone's talked to her, haven't they / hasn't he? 7. A: I've got a new bike. B: So have / So do I. 8. No sooner had he left home than / when he realised he hadn't taken his documents. 9. Not only does he play tennis, but too / also basketball and golf. 10. On no account must they / they must know the truth.

E) Identify and correct the errors in these sentences.

1. Both of they live in the same block of flats. 2. This is most interesting film. 3. Those twins are very intelligent. None of the m has ever failed an exam. 4. I've got very few money at the moment. 5. How you usually go to school? 6. A: Who did tell you that story? B: Richard did. 7. Sam broke the window, didn't Sam? 8. Let's leave now, isn't it?

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9. We usually go by bus to school.

A) Complete the sentences using the present simple.

1. A: What time do you usually ...................................... up? B: At 7 o'clock in the morning. 2. After breakfast, Mary always ...................................... a shower. 3. A: ...................................... George like tomatoes? B: Yes, very much. 4. A: Do you like pop music? B: No, I ...................................... . 5. We often ...................................... shopping by car. 6. My father ...................................... the washing-up every day. 7. What ...................................... you and your friends do at the weekend? 8. If you ...................................... hard, you'll pass all your exams. 9. John ...................................... a lot; that's why he's so fat. 10. I always ...................................... water when I'm thirsty.

B) Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

1. The children watch / see TV in the afternoon. 2. I wonder why she never hurrys / hurries. 3. Kate takes / take her children to school every day. 4. My train leaves / lives at 4.30. 5. I not know / don't know what to do tonight. 6. Jane and her friends doesn't / don't like fast food. 7. We have / don't have lunch at home. 8. Frank never walks / walks never to school. 9. The police is / are next door now. 10. Why is / are there so many people in the street?

C) Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.

1. We _______________________________ (watch) TV every night. 2. The children _______________________________ (play) upstairs now. 3. _______________________________ (you / want) to go to the park for a walk? 4. I _______________________________ (work) for a marketing company at the moment. 5. My parents _______________________________ (travel) around the world this month. 6. A: Where's Mary? B: She _______________________________ (study) in her room. 7. My son _______________________________ (get up) early every day. 8. A: Why _______________________________ the boy (run)? B: He's late for school. 9. I _______________________________ (try) to open this box but I can't. Could you help me? 10. We never _______________________________ (drink) coffee at night.

D) Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

1. We never have / are never having lunch at home. 2. The students do / are doing an exam now. 3. This year we study / are studying French. 4. Today we don't watch / aren't watching TV. 5. We usually have / are having cornflakes for breakfast. 6. A: What shall we do tonight? B: Why aren't we going / don't we go to the cinema? 7. It is getting / gets dark. Will you turn the lights on, please? 8. Take your umbrella! It rains / is raining. 9. My sister works / is working as an air- hostess at the moment. 10. He is having / has dinner with us tomorrow.

E) Identify and correct the errors in these sentences.

1. Phil want to stop studying now. 2. What time have you dinner? 3. We usually go to shopping on Saturdays. 4. We not need any help. 5. Who does this book belongs to? 6. He's unbearable. He always talks about himself. 7. Why are you puting the books on this shelf? 8. What time are you comeing back? 9. I work in a pizza restaurant at the moment.

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10. This year we learn a lot of History.

A) Rewrite these sentences in the past simple. Change every day for yesterday.

1. We take the bus to go to school every day. 2. Mary doesn't have breakfast at 8 o'clock every day. 3. Do you go to work by car every day? 4. I write several letters every day. 5. My train stops 5 minutes before reaching the main station every day. 6. My brother reads the newspaper every day. 7. They come back home late every day. 8. It rains every day; that's why I feel a bit depressed. 9. Mum buys the bread at the baker's next door every day. 10. Our English teacher asks us a lot of questions every day.

B) Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

1. My brother was born / borned in Italy. 2. Did you see / saw my friends at the party last night? 3. I didn't understood / understand the teacher's explanation. 4. The headmaster welcame / welcomed all the students in the assembly hall. 5. What time did the train leave / left? 6. The police was / were inside the building for two hours. 7. I'd rather they went / go first. 8. We got married ago two years / two years ago. 9. The film was not / not was very good. 10. We heard / heared a terrible noise last night.

C) Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.

1. We ________________ (look) through the window when suddenly we ________________ (see) the accident. 2. My sister ________________ (play) tennis in the park when it ________________ (begin) to rain. 3. Rob ________________ (fall) off his bike while he ________________ (cycle) home. 4. While we ________________ (watch) TV, the lights ________________ (go) out. 5. As it ________________ (get) cold, we ________________ (turn) the heating on. 6. I ________________ (take) out my coat because I ________________ (be) hot. 7. Shirley ________________ (read) the newspaper while her husband ________________ (cut) the grass. 8. What ________________ (you/do) when we ________________ (phone) you yesterday? 9. While I ________________ (write) to my pen friend, I ________________ (get) a letter from her. 10. They ________________ (be) very sad when they ________________ (hear) the bad news.

D) Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

1. I wasn't knowing / didn't know you were having dinner. 2. My brother woke up while we had / were having breakfast. 3. We turned the lights on because it was / were getting dark. 4. A: What were you doing / did you do at 8 o'clock yesterday evening? B: I was walking in the park. 5. He was cooking when he realised / was realising he had no salt. 6. The children were playing upstairs when suddenly someone broke / was breaking the window with a stone. 7. The police was / were searching the warehouse when the bomb exploded. 8. When I got up this morning, it was / was being very cold. 9. Did they look / Where they looking at the picture when the alarm sounded? 10. I was sleeping when someone knocked / knocks at the door.

E) Identify and correct the errors in these sentences.

1. Charles wents shopping an hour ago. 2. I thinked that you were younger. 3. We founded his wallet in the basement. 4. She didn't want nothing to drink. 5. What did you last night? 6. I heard a noise outside while I cleaned my teeth. 7. We saw a limousine while we waited for the bus. 8. As I walked home, it began to rain. 9. Someone rang the bell but she wasn't opening the door.

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10. I visited my aunt because she was being ill.

A) Complete the sentences using the present perfect or present perfect continuous of the verbs in brackets.

1. We ......................................................................... (wait) for the bus for about twenty minutes. 2. Joan can't come because she ......................................................................... (break) her leg. 3. ......................................................................... (you / finish) your exercises yet? 4. They ......................................................................... (work) for that company since 1989. 5. Where ......................................................................... (she / find) my wallet? 6. This is the best meal I ......................................................................... (ever / eat). 7. It's the first time I ......................................................................... (fly). 8. Fiona ......................................................................... (just / arrive) home from school. 9. The ground is wet because it ......................................................................... (rain) heavily during the night. 10. I ......................................................................... (cook) all morning.

B) Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

1. He hasn't been working in this factory for long / since long. 2. I've been living in this town for last year / since last year. 3. It's the most interesting book I've ever / never read. 4. Turn the TV off, will you? You have watched / have been watching it for over two hours. 5. Yesterday I saw / have seen Fred at the station. 6. What have you been doing? We haven't seen / didn't see you for ages. 7. We've known / been knowing them for three years. 8. How much time / long have you been waiting? 9. She has been / been being a bus driver since 1998. 10. The baby has been slept / sleeping for most of the day.

C) Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple and the past perfect simple or continuous.

1. My parents ________________ (already / go) to bed when I ________________ (get) home. 2. My father ________________ (work) for that company for 40 years before he ________________ (retire). 3. I ________________ (close) the window because it ________________ (begin) to rain. 4. The policeman ________________ (ask) us how long we ________________ (wait) for the bus. 5. I ________________ (take) the car to the garage because it ________________ (break) down. 6. My friends _____________ (say) it _____________ (be) the most beautiful film they ____________ (ever/see). 7. Sheila ________________ (be) very tired because she ________________ (work) for ten hours. 8. When we ________________ (go) out, the rain ________________ (just stop). 9. Why ________________ (you / lie)? I wish you ________________ (tell) the truth. 10. I ________________ (feel) awful because I ________________ (eat) too many cakes.

D) Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

1. They had been painting all morning when it has started / started to rain. 2. It was the first time I flew / had flown. 3. If only I had known / knew you were coming tonight, I'd have prepared more food. 4. If you would have gone / had gone to the party, you'd have enjoyed it. 5. Mary was ill because she has / had been eating too many chocolates. 6. We had been painting the fence for / since two hours when the postman approached. 7. We didn't realise it was your mother although we had seen / have seen her several times before. 8. The children had eaten / ate an ice-cream after they'd finished their homework. 9. We had just / yet cleaned the house when they arrived. 10. What had / have you been doing when I phoned you yesterday?

E) Identify and correct the errors in these sentences.

1. My father works in this office since 1990. 2. We live in this town for five years. 3. Wait a minute. I haven't already finished my breakfast. 4. Hurry up! You were in the bathroom for an hour. 5. It's the first time I eat a Chinese meal. 6. The ground was wet. It had been rained all night. 7. They had been waiting for the bus since twenty minutes. 8. It was the first time I took a taxi. 9. We have just arrived home when the phone rang.

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10. When we got to the station, the train had left yet.

A) Complete with will; will have + past participle; will be + ing; going to or present continuous.

1. ......................................................................... (you/help) me with this table, please? I can't lift it. 2. Tell me about your plans. Where ......................................................................... (you/spend) your summer holidays? 3. Look at those clouds! I think it ......................................................................... (rain). 4. She phoned to say that she ......................................................................... (arrive) at the airport tomorrow at noon. 5. Hurry up! The film ......................................................................... (start) by the time we get to the cinema. 6. At this time next week I ......................................................................... (fly) to New York. 7. If you come with us, we ......................................................................... (be) very happy. 8. A: Don't do it again. B: Don't worry, I ......................................................................... . 9. I ......................................................................... (give) you a lift to the office tomorrow if you like. 10. By the year 2050, the population ......................................................................... (rise) to 10 billion.

B) Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

1. At this time next week, we will travel / will be travelling to France. 2. Unless you run, you will / are going to miss the train. 3. A: Will / Shall we go to the cinema tonight? B: All right, then. 4. I think I am eating / going to eat less because I'm too fat. 5. Oh, I feel awful. I think I am being / going to be sick. 6. A: Can someone open the door? B: I'll go / I'm going. 7. They will have finished / are finishing the building by next week. 8. I go / am going to give up smoking soon. 9. A: Give my kind regards to your family. B: Thank you. I certainly will / am going to. 10. I promise I won't do / won't have done it again.

C) Rewrite these sentences beginning with the words provided.

1. I'll phone them when I get home. As soon as... 2. I was reading and my brother was watching TV at the same time. While... 3. She hasn't written a letter for a long time. It's a long time... 4. It was warm so I opened the window. I opened the window... 5. We waited for the children to finish their homework before we went out. We didn't go out until... 6. I was allowed to get into the disco because I'm 19 years old. As... 7. I put on my coat because it was cold. It was cold... 8. We had run out of milk, so we just had some black coffee. We just had some black coffee... 9. It's three weeks since I last saw her. I haven't... 10. We arrived home. Dad hadn't prepared dinner yet. We arrived home before...

D) Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences.

1. A: Why's the baby crying? B: Because / As he's hungry. 2. It's two years since I have visited / visited the dentist. 3. We were watching TV when / while suddenly the lights went out. 4. I'll send you a postcard when I will get / get there. 5. We looked through the window when we heard / were hearing the noise. 6. I went out while the children were studying / studied. 7. So / As you can sing, you could sing a song to us. 8. I was hungry so / as I ate a sandwich. 9. It's a long time since we last / lately went to the theatre. 10. Don't go out until / as long as it stops raining.

E) Identify and correct the errors in these sentences.

1. We go to study harder for the English exam. 2. Let's go to the cinema tonight, will we? 3. It is being sunny tomorrow morning. 4. At this time tomorrow we'll be drive to the countryside. 5. A: Remember to write to us. B: I promise I'm going to. 6. I'll tell them about my new job when I'll see them tonight. 7. Go back home before it will get dark. 8. Because are you so sad? 9. It was very cold, so that I turned the heating on.

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