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© present simple and continuous, action
and non-action verbs
© future forms
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© present perfect and past simple
© present perfect + for since,
present perfect continuous
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© comparatives and superlatives:
adjectives and adverbs
© articles: a / an, the, no article
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© can, could, be able to (ability and
possibility)
© have to, must, should
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© pasttenses
© present and past habits and states:
usually and used t0
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© the passive: be + past participle
© modals of deduction: might, can’t, must
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© first conditional and future time clauses +
when, until, etc.
@ second conditional
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© reported speech: sentences and questions
© gerunds and infinitives
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@ third conditional
© quantifiers
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@ relative clauses
@ question tags1A
present simple and continuous, action and
non-action verbs
present simple: tive, he works, etc.
1 Iworkin abank. She studies Russian,
We don’t have any pets. jack doesn’t wear glasses
Where do you live? Does your brother have a car?
2 She usually has cereal for breakfast
Pm never late for work,
We only eat out about once a month,
1 Weuse the present simple for things that are always true or
happen regularly
+ Remember the spelling rules for thied person singular,
eg lives, studies, watches.
+ Use ASI (Auxiliary, Subject, Infinitive) or QUASI
(Question word, Auxiliary, Subject, Infinitive) to help you
with word order in questions. Do you know David? What
time does the film start?
2. Weoften use the present simple with adverbs of frequency,
© asaly newer or expressions of equenc, 2 eery dey
+ Adverbs of frequency go before the main yerb, and after be.
+ Expressions of frequency usually go atthe end of the
sentence or verb phrase.
present continuous: be + verb +-ing
A Whoare you waiting for?
B P’m waiting for a friend.
A Isyour sister still going out with Adam?
B No, they broke up. She isn'e going out with anyone at the
a Complete the sentences with the present simple or
present continuous forms of the verbs in brackets,
We don't travel very far when we're on holiday.
(not travel)
1 [think you _
magazines. (spend)
2 What we ____for dinner? (have)
3 Doyouusually your holidays in
advance? (book)
4 four mum —__
‘on holiday? (take)
1__Iealian at the moment. (learn)
We
t00 much money on
__ many clothes with her
s
6 many souvenirs abroad, (not buy)
a _____ the sunshine today? (enjoy)
8 1___tocontact the travelagent. (try)
9
0
youll
Ifyou think street food is unsafe, -it, (noteat)
1___tohaveabreak soon. (want)
‘+ We use the present continuous (not the present simple) for
actions in progress atthe rime of speaking, eg things that
are happening now or around now. These are normally
temporary, not habitual, actions,
+ Remember the spelling rules, e.g. living, studying, geting,
‘+ Wealso use the present continuous for future arrangements
(ee 1B).
action and non-action verbs
A Whatare you cooking?
B 'm making pasta
A Great! Hove pasta.
A What are you looking for?
B Mycarkeys
A ['llhelp you in amoment,
B ButInei
them now!
+ Verbs which describe actions, e.g, cook, make, can be used
in the present simple or continuous. I'm making the lunch.
Tusually make the lunch atthe weekend.
* Verbs which describe states or feelings (not actions), e.g,
love, eed, be, are non-action verbs. They are not usually
‘used in the present continuous, even ifwe mean ‘now’
+ Common non-action verbs are agree, be, believe, belong,
Aepend, forget, hate, hear, know, like, love, matter, mean, need,
prefer, realize, recognize, remember, sem, suppose,
Verbs than can be both action and non-action
‘A few verbs have an action and a non-action meaning,
eg. have and think.
Ihave a cat now. = possession non-action)
‘can't talk now. m having lunch. = an action
| think this music's great. = opinion (non-action)
What are you thinking about? = an action
b Gircs)the correct form, present simple or present
continuous.
rms
instructions.
{need Tm needing some black pepper fr this dish,
‘Are you expecting | Do you expect the postman?
I'm no liking | [don like spinach very much,
My brother goes going swimming every Thursday
‘They build | are building a new house
send {Vn sending a text to my frien.
older big> bigger easy> easier
tmodern> more modern dificult» more dificult
+ Irregular comparative adjectives:
good> better —bad> worse —_far> further
+ One-syllable adjectives ending in -e
stressed > more stressed
hored> more bored
tired > more tired
2 Wecan also use (not) as + adjective + asto make
‘comparisons.
Object pronouns (me, him, atc.) after than
‘and as
‘After than or as we can use an object pronoun
(me, him, her, etc) or a subject pronoun (he,
she, etc] + auxiliary verb.
‘She's taller than me. OR She's taller than | am.
NOT She's
Theyre not as busy as us. OR Theyre not as
busy as we are. NOT They
the same as
We use the same as to say that two people,
places, things, etc. are identical,
Her dresss the same as mine.
a Complete with the comparative or superlative of the
bold word (and than ifnecessary)
Henry is much taller than Antony. tall
comparing two actions
1 My father drives faster than me.
You walk more quickly than Ido.
Liverpool played worse today than last week,
2 Max doesn't speak English as well as his wife does.
Idon't earn as much as my boss.
1 Weuse comparative adverbs to compare two actions,
+ Regular comparative adverbs: spelling rules
fast> faster slowly>moreslowly carefully > more carefully
+ Irregular comparatives:
well> better badly > worse
2 Wecanalso use (not) as + adverb + asto make comparisons.
superlatives
Kevin isthe tallest player in the team,
Oslo is the most expensive capital city in Europe.
TThe small bag is the least expensive,
Lucy is the best student in the class.
Who dresses the most stylishly in your family?
‘That's the worst wo've ever played.
+ Weuse superlative adjectives and adverbs to compare people, things, or
actions with all oftheir group.
+ Form superlatives like comparatives, but use -est instead of -erand most |
east instead of more [ les.
+ Wenormally use the before superlatives, but you can also use possessive
adjectives, e-g, my best friend, their mast famous song.
+ We often use a superlative with present perfect + ever, eg. Ie'sthe best hook
Tveever read,
inafter superlatives
Use in (NOT of) before places after a superative.
It’s the longest bridge inthe world. NOT of the world
Its the best beach in England. NOT ofEnglend
b_ Complete with one word.
Our holiday was Jess enjoyable than we expected,
because of the rain,
1 That’s____cat 'veeverseen. big 1 Ithink he should drive slowly:
2 Working hardis ‘way to passexams. good 2 Lean getreadyas quickly ____you can
3 This flight will get you to Greece __the next 3 Shes the best violinist 've_ heard.
fone. soon 4 Themeeting took much than we thought it
4 One Canada Square is one of London's ‘would. Ie lasted for three hours!
buildings. tall 5 This has been coldest spring since records
5 Who cancun ? fast began.
6 That'sa much. solution, sensible © Mylaptop is most expensive possession.
7 He drinks only the very _wines. fine 7 Edinburgh is the _ beautiful city in the UK.
8 This year light colours are they were last 8 [told him that his behaviour was worse__mine.
year, fashionable 9. Thope you feel soon.
‘9 Youcan buy that DVD _____on Amazon. cheaply 10 Where is the tallest building the world?3B
articles: a/ an, the, no article
a/an
1 Isaw an old man with a dog.
2 Ie’sanice house. She’sa lawyer.
3. Whatanawfal day!
4 Thave classes three times a week.
+ Weusea an with singular countable nouns:
1 the fist time you mention a thing { person.
2 when you say what something is or what
somebody docs.
3 in exclamations with What...!
4 in expressions of frequency.
the
1 Tsawan old man witha dog.
‘The dog was barking
2. My father opened the door.
‘The children are at school
3. The moon goes round the Earth,
4 I'm going to the cinema tonight.
5 les the best restaurant in town.
a Giro the correctanswers
kG ects bcase eyes
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1 Ahmed will visi his parents next week |
the next week. They have a lovely house [
the lovely house.
2 Thisis really bad news the bad news.
You should visit her in a hospital |
the hospital she's been taken t.
3. Eating the apples /applesis part of
the healthy [a healthy diet.
4 Wego to the poo! | poot at the health
club once aweek j once the week.
5. My mother is good gardener | a good
‘gardener. She grows the beautiful flowers
beautiful flowers.
6 The phone | Phone downstairs rang very
early, while I was still in the bed / be.
7 Are you ready for the exam | exam? Have
you finished the revising | revising?
8 My cousin has the horse | a horse; she goes
for a ride | the ride as often as she can.
9 When I go to gym | the gym like to use
the exercise bikes | exercise bikes.
10 I think work experience [the work
experience is more useful than the good
cexara results [ good exam results
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+ Weuse the:
1. when we talk about something we've already mentioned.
when i's clear what you're referring to.
when there's only one of something.
‘with places in a town, e.g. cinema and theatre.
‘wich superlatives,
no article
1 Women usually talk more than men.
Love is more important than money.
2 She's not arhome today.
I get back from work at 5.30,
3. Inever have breakfast.
4 See younext Friday.
+ Wedon'tuse an article:
1 when we are speaking in general (with plural and uncountable nouns).
Compare
love flowers. (= flowers in general)
Tlove the flowers in my garden. (=the specific flowers in my garden)
2 with some nouns (eg. home, work, school, church, after at 10 | from.
before meals, days, and months.
4 before next | last + day, week, et.
Complete with a / an, the, or ~(=no article).
A Are you sure the satnay is working properly?
B Yes, it is—there’s the side road we've just
passed
1A Does your younger brother own__car? of
B Yes, he bought __second-hand one
from. {garage over the road.
2. A What time shall [book our meal at theatre restaurant?
half before
3 A Are youcooking green beans?
B About anhour and performance.
B Yes, got them at local market this morning
4A Which bus will ake me to ‘contre?
B Youneed cone that leaves from outside town hall
5A What time does train leave?
B I don't know. Pd better check _departure time online,
6 A Doyoulike Italian food?
B Yes, very much, There's___excellent Italian restaurant near
bank in my village
7 A Did Robbie send you__ message last week?
B Yes, he emailed me ust before he went on __ holiday.
8 A Cant buy batteries here?
B No, sorry, but you can buy them in shopon
9 A Why were you late? Was there__ problem?
B Yes, my car broke down and I had to make call to
emergency services.10
4A
can, could, be able to (ability and possibility)
can could
Tean speak three languages fluently,
Jenny can’t come tonight. She's il.
My cousin could play the violin when she was three,
‘They couldn’e waic because they were in a hurry,
Could you open the door for me, please?
*+ canis a modal verb. Itonly has a present form (which can be used with
future meaning) and a past or conditional form (could.
+ Forall other tenses and forms, we use he ableto 4 infinitive,
be able to+ infinitive
1 Luke has been able to swim since he was three.
Td like to beable to ski.
love being able to stay in bed late on Sunday morning.
You'll be able to practise your English in London,
2. Fortunately, [am able to accept your invitation,
My colleagues weren’table to come to yesterday's meeting
a Complete with the correct form of be able to (ELE
orl).
Colin wasn'table to complete the course due to illness.
1 you
Wednesday?
2 Iwent out last night, so
homework on time.
3 Yesterday you asked me if find out where
Emily lived. 'm sorry, but ve had no luck
come for an interview next
complete all my
‘you joinus for dinner this evening?
51 accompany you tomorrow, as have an Al
appointment atthe doctor's
6 Thank you for your kind invitation. I'm glad to say :
we accept.
7 Wehope that after his operation, Roger walk :
again.
8 'mgoing abroad on holiday so check my 7
emails for two weeks.
9 You take that knife onto the plane~i could '
be used to hurt someone.
10 Atthis point I
will be repaired.
6
predict when your computer
9
10
Could you open the door
for me, please?
1 Weuse beable to + infinitive for ability and
possibility, especially where there is no form of
can, eg, fature, present perfect, infinitive and
gerund, etc.
2 Wesometimes use be able tin the present and
past (instead of can j could), usually if we want to
‘be more formal.
b_ Gireld)the correct form, Tick 7 ifboth are possible.
I'm sorry | won't can (GE aBIETD go dancing tonight.
Can the children Are the children abe to come to out
house for tea?
You can't | notable to use your cheap ticket on this
From the top of that hill you can [ beable to see for
miles.
I couldn't | wasn't able to drive to my parents’ house
because of the fog
Can you | Are you able to speak German?
Would those who can | are able to please join us for the
reception,
If practised more Ican / would be able to pass my
diving test later chs year.
Now that they have more money, they'll ean / be able to
start building their new house.
Was the doctor able to | Could the doctor tell you the
reason for your headaches?
I can't { weren't able to understand what the lecturer is
saying,4B
have to, must, should
have to / must (+ infinitive)
1 You have to wear a seat belt in a car.
Do you have to work on Saturdays?
Thad ¢o wear a uniform at my primary school
Pit have to get up early tomorrow. My interview is at 9.00.
2 You must be on time tomorrow because there's atest.
You must remember to phone Emily —it’s her birehday.
3. Tlove the Louvre! You have to go when you're in Paris,
‘You must see his film — it’s amazing!
+ have 10 and must are normally used co talk about obligation or
something that iis necessary to do.
1 have isa normal verb and itexists in all tenses and forms,
eg-alsoasa gerund or infinitive,
2 mustisa modal verb. Itonly exists in the present, butitcan be
used witha furure meaning,
3 You can also use have to or must for strong recommend:
B have to or must?
Have to and musthave a very similar meaning, and you
can usually use either form.
Have tois more common for general, external obligations,
for example rules and laws.
‘Mustis mare common for specific (.¢. on one occasion) or
personal obligations. Compare:
Ihave to wear a shirt and tie at work. t's the rulein this
‘company.
Imust buy new shit tis anes tooo now t's my
‘own decision)
have got to
Have got tol often used instead of have to or must in
spoken English, e.g, I've got to go nove It's very ate.
a Complete with the correct form of have to
Fl orf).
‘Doyou haveto leave very early in the morning?
1 You should check carefully before you travel, as you may.
obtainavisa. El
2 He's abrilliant pianist. 'm sure he
practise alot.
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don't have to
‘You don’t have to pay~ this museum is free.
‘You don’t have to go tothe party ifyou don't want to.
mustn't
You mustn’t park here.
‘You mustn’t eae that cake it's forthe party
+ Weuse don't have to when there is no obligation to do
something, and mustn't when something is prohibited.
+ don'thave to and mustn't are completely different. Compare:
Youdon't have ta drive we can geta train. (= You can drive it
‘you wane to, butit’s nor necessary / obligatory.)
You musin' drive along this stret. (= I's prohibited, against che
law, NOT Youdon'ehavetodriventong thisstreet)
+ You can often use can’t or not allowed to instead of must
You mustn't] can’t] re not allowed to park here.
should / shouldn't + infinitive)
You should take warm clothes with you to Dublin.
Iemight be cold at night.
You shouldn’e drink so much coffee, Ie isn't good for you,
I think che government should do something about
unemployment,
+ shoulldis notas strong as must | have to. We use itto give advice
‘ran opinion — to say if we think something is che right or
wrong thing to do.
‘+ shouldisamodal verb, The only forms are should | should’.
+ You can use ought 10 ought not to instead of should | shoulda’.
You ought to take warm clothes with you to Dublin
You ought not to drink o much coffee.
b Gal tnecoreet form Tick¥ ifboth are
poss
‘You must | have to water these plants every
day.
1 Please excuse me, I must should catch the
3 ____you_show proof ofage before you were 9.30... train
allowed into the club? 2 Youshouldn’ | musty’ always think people
4 We'll take our umbrellas so we worry about the rain. [2] dislike you.
5 you ever {goto hospital? 3 You don't have 0 mustn't smoke in
6 You____take plenty of cool clothes when you goto India, restaurants
2 reece i eee 4 Silvio hasto { must report toa police station
8 Tilikerocome, butl__ see how I eel later every day.
9 you usually ‘vairlong tobe sesved inthis $ Wehave to | should find someone to look
101
look around for very long before I saw my brother
after our dog while we're away.
6 Do you have to | Must you speak so loudly?5A
past tenses past perfect: had + past participle
past simple:
orked, stopped, went, had, etc. ‘When chey turned on the TY, the match had already
She was born in Berlin.
‘They got married last year,
On the way to Rome we stopped in Florence for che night.
‘The plane didn’t arrive on time.
‘What time did you get up this morning?
‘+ Weuse the past simple for finished actions in the past (when
‘we say, ask, or know when they happened).
past continuous: was/ were + verb + -ing
1 What were you doing at six o'clock last night?
2. Iwas driving along the motorway when itstarted snowing,
3. While I was doing the housework the children were
playing in the garden,
4 Iewasacold nightand itwas rai
in che sitting room,
1g. was watching TV
‘We use the past continuous to talk about an action in progress
ata specific time in the past.
‘We often use the past continuous to describe past action in
[progress which was interrupted by another action (expressed
in the past simple).
3. We often use the past continuous with while for ewo actions
happening at the same time.
4 Weoften use the past continuous to describe the beginning of
astory or aneedote,
a Gireld)the correct form
Robert ran jown the street when he
tripped and fel
1 Were you understanding | Did you understand the lesson
today?
2 Wearrived atthe cinema quite late. The film started
already | had already started.
3. Wewere playing {played on the beach when heavy rain
started to fll
4 What have you been doing? I've been waiting | [waited
for my friend to arrive.
5 We had lived | lived in Spain for five years
6 went { was going shopping very early last Saturday.
7 Iwas stroking | stroked the bird's feathers when it
bieme
8 Iwasn’thungry, sol didn'teat | wasn't eating very much,
lunch,
9. By the time I got home, my husband had cooked |
‘cooked the dinner.
finished.
‘As soon as [shut the door, I realized that'd left my keys on
the rable
‘We couldn't get a table inthe restaurant because we hadn’t
booked.
+ Weuse the past perfect when we are talking about the past,
and we want to talk about an earlier past action. Compare:
When John arrived, hey went out. (= first John arrived and
then they went out)
When John arrived, they had gone out. (= they went out before
John arrived)
using narrative tenses together
Iewasa cold night and it was raining, I was watching TV in
the sitting room, Suddenly [heard a knock at the door. I got
up and opened the door. But there was nobody there, The
person who had knocked on the door had disappeared.
+ Use the past continuous (was maining, was watching) to set the
+ Use the past simple (heard, got up, etc.) o say what happened,
+ Use the past perfect (had knocked had disappeared) to say
what happened before the previous past action.
Complete with the past simple, past continuous, or
past perfect.
Thad a great idea for a new website, but someone
had thought of it already. (have, think)
1 The man on the door us in because he said
we suitable proof of age. (not let, not have)
2 Thelightsin the houses._ brightly as
we the village. (shine, approach)
3 When we — at the campsite we could see that
our friends already. (arrive, leave)
41 heavy books all day, 901 very
tired. (carry, fel)
5 The audience loudly when the star
‘onto the stage. (clap, step)
61 return the library book because
with it. (not can, not finish)
7 The couple never up hope that their daughter
‘would be found, even though she __many years
ago. (give, disappear)
8 The owner of the bookshop that. yesterday
told me she ‘a bookshop in London
previously. (open, own)5B
present and past habits and states: usually and used to
1 usually get up at 8,00 during the week.
Idon’e normally go out during the week.
English houses usually have gardens,
Do younormally walk to work?
2. Weused to go to France for our holidays when Iwasa child,
He didn'cuse to do any exercise, but now he runs marathons.
Inever used to like football, but | watch itevery week now.
We used to be close friends, but we don't alk to each other any more,
‘That building used to be a restaurant, but itclosed down last year.
Did they use to live in the city centre?
Didn'c you use to have long hair?
1 For present habits we can use usually or normally + present simple.
NOT Fused to getup nt8-06.
2 For past habits we use used to | didn't use to + infinitive
+ used to does not exist inthe present tense. NOT Fuse togetup at 8.00-
carn heroes
+ Werse sed ro for things that were true over period of time in the
past. Used to often refers to something which is not true now.
used to do alot of sport. (= 1did alot of sport for a period of time in the
past, but now I don't)
+ Weoften use never used to instead of didn't use to,
+ used to | didn’t use o can be used with action verbs (e.g go, do) and non-
action verbs eg. be, have)
‘+ Wecan also use the past simple to describe past habits (often with an
adverb of frequency)
We (often) went to France for our holidays when Iwasa child.
[lived in the city centre until I got married
a Complete with used to (©. or{Z) and a verb from the lst.
miss do catch travel stay buy
dream ride think send believe
We used to dream of living abroad, but then we realized we were
happy where we were.
you____ Christmas cards to your aunts and
uncles?
‘many vegetables, but we buy plenty now. E]
__you before you got your present obi
you can still ride a bicycle, ifyou____one when you
were small
5 you____the bus to work?
6 1___iewas important to dress smartly all the time, but now
Pmanot so sure.
7 She in ghosts, but then she saw one. [
8 Before I could alk to my sister on Skype, I_really
her.
9. My parents with us very often, but now they vise
regularly.
10 Before I boughta car, toworkon the train.
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used to or past simple?
‘We can use used toor past simple for
fepedted actions or states, andthe moaning
is the same.
used to live in Leeds as a child. lived in
Leeds asa child
But ifthe action happened only once, or we
mention exact dates or number of times, we
have to use past simple.
| went to Paris last year. NOT Hised to-geto
Paris last year.
Jack caught the train to London four times
last week NOT Jeckused-to-catel-the train to
London four tines last weet,
any more and any longer
We often use not..any more / any fonger
{not now) with the present simple to
contrast with used to
{used to go to the gym, but don (go) any
more / any tonger.
beused toand get used to
Don't confuse used to / didn't use to (do sth)
with be used toor get used to (doing st.
‘amused to getting up early every day
tam accustomed tot. always dot soit is
not a problem for me)
{ola can't get used to living inthe UK.
She cant get accustomed tot. tis a
problem forher)
Are the highlighted verb forms right ¥ or
wrong X? Correct the wrong ones.
Jobn didn’t used to think he was clever. x
didn’t use to think
Spring flowers used to come up in our
garden every year.
‘We usually go out on Saturday nights.
‘My mother always use to make her own
clothes.
Look! I'm sure that’s famous actor. Didn't
he used to be in that show we liked?
‘My father didn’c use to suggest I should be a
teacher, but [wanted to become an artist.
Do you usually go abroad for your holidays?
In the first part of the twentieth century,
‘many mare people use to go to church.
He can't used to waking up early.
Didn'e they use to own a house by the sea?6A
the passive: be + past participle
1 Alotof films are shot on location.
‘Our caris being repaired today.
[Andy's bike has been stolen.
‘The director died when the ilm was being made.
You'll be picked up at the airport by one of our staf.
This bill has to be paid tomorrow:
2. Batman Begins was directed by Christopher Nolan.
[Alot of fms are shot on location.
The play bases [&baseonateue story.
1A Harry Potter film shows] is being shown at
the local cinema,
2 You'll take | be taken to the station by our
driver.
3 Ican't geta refund because the shoes bought |
‘were bought in America.
4. Viewers amaze | are amazed by the interior
shots in Downton Abbe)
5 Amanda plays | splayed tennis once a week.
6 My mother’s dog takes | istaken for a walk
every morning,
ean play the erumpet because I've never
taught | been taught
8 Does the new show open | been opened next
week?
9 Ididn’t buy Sally che DVD for her birthday
because I knew someone else had already
bought | had already been bough it for her.
10. Wewere horrified to learn that the car had
stole { had been stolen.
1 Weoften use the passive when it’s not said, known, oF
important who does an action.
[Andy's bike has been stolen, (= Somebody has stolen Andy's
Dike, We don't know who.)
2 Ifyou want to say who did the action, use by.
+ We can often say things in two ways, inthe active or in the
passive. Compare:
Batman Begins was directed by Christopher Nolan. (= the
focusis more on the film)
(Christopher Nolan directed Batman Begins in 2005. (= the
focus is more on Nolan)
+ We form negatives and questions in the same way asin
active sentences.
Some films aren’t shot on location.
Isyour car being repaired today?
+ We often use the passive ro talk about processes, for
example scientific processes, and in formal writing, such as
‘newspaper reports.
Then the water is heated to 100 degrees.
‘Many buildings inthe city have been damaged by the
earthquake.
b_ Rewrite the sentences with the passive. Only use by if necessary.
They haven't told me when the interview will ake place.
Thaven’t been told when the interview will take place
1 You need to book tickets well in advance.
Tickets =
2 They're building anew roundabout at the end of the road.
Anew roundabout _
3 William Shakespeare wrote the history play Richard IIL,
The history play Rickard I1l__
4. A group of reporters were chasing the footballer.
The footballer _
‘The drama teacher designed the set for the school play.
‘The set for th
6 Someone sent me some beautiful flowers as a thank you.
I
7 They always hold a special celebration in the village at Easter,
A special celebration _
8 People consider the Argentinian Lionel Messi to be one of the
world’s greatest footballers.
‘The Argentinian Lionel Messi
9 Has anyone ever interviewed you on TV?
school play _
Have you___ a ?
10 More people are accessing high-speed internet every day.
High-speed internet__6B
modals of deduction: might, can’t, must
‘might / may (when you think something is possibly true)
‘Tony's phone is switched off. He might be on the plane now,
or just boarding
Laura might not like that skirt. IU not really her style
don't know where Kate is. She may be at workor atthe gym,
Pm surprised that Ted isn't here, He may not know thatthe
‘meeting is today.
can't (when you are sure something is impossible / not true)
‘Nigel can’t earn much money in his job. He's stil living with
his parents.
‘That woman can’t be Jack's wife, Jack’s wife has dark hair.
‘must (when you are sure something is true)
‘The neighbours must be out. There aren't any lights on in the
house.
Your sister must have a lot of money if she drives a Porsche.
@ Match the sentences.
He could be farmer.
He might not have much hair.
He must be trying to catch a train,
“He might be going on holiday.
He could bea win,
He must be bored.
He can'tbe from the UK.
He may be starting to write a book.
He might be home soon,
He might not be able to attend.
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He's running along the street.
He's staring out of the window.
He doesn't speak English.
He's been working in his room for a long time.
He phoned to say he's left the office,
He's wearing 2 work shireand jeans
His brother looks very similar to him,
He's wearing a big cap.
He told me he's very busy at the moment.
He's carrying a suitcase.
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+ Weoften use might / may, can't, or must to say how sure oF
certain we are about something (based on the information we
have).
+ Wedon’tuse can instead of might / may, NOT Heeanbeom the
planenow.
+ Inthis context the opposite of mustis can't.
‘Theneighbours must be out, There aren't any lights on in the
hhouse. | The neighbours can't be out. All the lights are on in the
house. NOT Fheneighboursmustn'+beont.
‘The neighbours must be out. There
aren't any lights on inthe house.
‘The neighbours cant be out
Allthe lights are onin the house
‘+ Wecan use could instead of might in positive sentences,
Jack could (or might) beat the party ~'m not sure.
+ Weoften use be « gerund after might | must /can'.
‘They must be having a party the musics very loud.
b_ Cover 1-9, Look at A-J and try to remember the start of the sentence.
© Complete with must, might (not), or can't,
‘A Which country has the largest population in the world?
B I'mnot quite sure, but I think it might be China.
1 A IsMary OK?
B Yes, but she seems so tired. She
working too hard,
2 A There’sno one here.
B They haveall gone home.
3A My friend has accused me of stealing her phone,
B Surely she ____think you would do that?
4A Thaven'tseen that shop before
B Norhavel. It have just opened.
5 A Lasked Pete what he’s doing next year, but he won't
tell me.
B Well, he
have been
actually know yet.
6 A Ohdear, P've run out of onions.
B There be some in the cupboard.
7A I think I'd like to live in a cottage in the country.
B You ‘mean that. You'd be lonely so far
away from the town!
8 A Ishe our new teacher?
B No, he
teacher.
9 A Ohno! Have we missed the last train?
B Maybe~there bbe any more trains this
be, He's too young to bea
evening
10 A There's a new person in the office, he seems
B Tknow.[thinkI___ask her to be my friend
‘on Facebook.7A
first conditional and future time clauses + when, until, etc.
first conditional sentences: future time clauses
+ present simple, will/ won't+ infinitive
1 Ifyou work hard, you'll pass your exams.
‘The boss won't be very pleased if we're lae for the meeting.
2. Come and see us next week if you have time.
3. Alison won't get into university unless she gets good grades,
won't go unless you go too.
‘+ Weuse first conditional sentences to talk about possible future situation
and its consequence.
1. Weuse the present tense (NOT the future) after fin first conditional
sentences. NOT:
2. We can also use an imperative instead of the wiliclause.
3. We can use unless instead of f..not in conditional sentences.
‘She won't get into university unless she gets qood grades ifshe doesn’t get
good grades.
‘As soon as you get your exam results, call me.
‘We'll have dinner when your father gets home.
won't go to bed until you come home
Til have a quick lunch before Heave.
Afeer [finish university, Pl probably take a year
‘off and travel
‘+ Use the present tense (NOT the furure) after when,
4s soon as, stl, before, and after to talk about the
farure,
‘The boss wont be very pleased if we're late forthe meeting,
bb Girels)the correct word or expression.
Complete with the present simple or future with will
Ifyou take the beach towels, 'Ltake the
ssuncream. (take)
1 Letme know ifyou___ itbefore Ido. (find)
2. She won'tbe able to attend college if
she (not register)
3. You wont find the best bargains unless you
onthe first day of the sale, (arrive)
4 Bob ____histrain if he doesn't hurry
(miss)
Youn‘ postalewer @iE5|i/youhave puta stamp
onit.
Don’ forget to put the milkin che fridge before | after
you've bought it
I shall be disappointed if / until you don't write to me.
We'll leave until assoon as you're ready.
Ican’thelp you unless you explain the problem.
‘The men will sel fresh fish on the beach before / when
5 You never your revision done ifyou the boat comes in
don'tstartsoon. (get) 6 When | Unlessitrains soon, the flowers in the garden
6 Ifyou pass the test,you__a good chance of will de
getting the jab. (have)
7 We'llgo outand celebrate ifwe
results. (achieve)
8 You'll be in danger of getting a fine unless you
more slowly. (drive)
or youalifehome from the party fyou let me
now whae time to pick you up. (give)
10 Ifyou don't tidy your room, you
‘game. (not go)
good
tothe
10
I think you should ask your parents for advice before |
after you make a final decision.
‘Sam knew he had to keep driving when {until he
reached his destination.
Sandra hopes to go to Manchester University if] when
she can get the necessary grades.
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second conditional
second conditional sentences: i+ past simple, would / wouldn't infinitive
+ Wecan also use could instead of would in the other
clause,
2 Afterifwecan use was or were with Ihe, and
1 1fThad ajob, Pd get my own flat. she.
IeDavid spoke good English, he could get a job in that new hotel
Iwould get on better with my parents if I didn't live with them.
Iwouldn’t do that job unless they paid mea really good salary.
3. We often use second conditionals beginning
If lwere you, Fa. to give advice. Here we don't
normally use f1 was you.
2 your sister were here, she'd know what to do,
Iie was warmer, we could have 2 swim,
3 Iflwere you, I'd buy a new computer,
‘+ Weuse the second conditional to talk about a hypothetical /imaginary
present or future situation and its consequence.
Ifthad ajob...
don’t have a job, I'm imagining it)
® First or second conditional?
If have time, help you. (= this is a real
situation, i's possible that Il have time ~ first
conditional)
If had time, fd help you. = this is a
hypothetical / imaginary situation, | don't
actually have time ~ second conditional)
would / wouldn't + infinitive
We also often use would / wouldn't + infinitive
(without an ifclause) when we talk about
imaginary situations.
My ideal holiday would be 2 week in the
Bahamas.
"td never buy a car as big as yours.
1 Weuse the past simple after if, and would | would’ + infinitive in the
other clause.
a Write second conditional sentences.
1 (not need) to buy a new computer if this one (not be)
always crashing
I wouldn't need to buy a new computer fthis one wasn't
always crashing.
1 I (not want) to live in the city centre if (have) young
children
2 you (come) to the dance next Wednesday if we (go)
together?
(intend) to go out this evening, I (not buy) the
ingredients for cooking dinner
4 if (be) your sister, I (stop) going out with that boy
immediately
5 I (love) tolive in Australia for a year if (think) Icould
getajob there
6 when he was younger, my brother (not get) into the
water unless | (swim) along with him
7 ifsomething bad ever (happen), Marion (cope) very
well
8 [think your friend (enjoy) that a
time to read it carefully
9. (spend) more time at home if I (feel) more welcome
there
le if she (take) the
10 even ifie (not work) last time, I try) acupuncture again,
b_ First or second conditional? Complete with the correct
form of the verb,
Ifyou don'elike i, we'll exchange it, no problem.
(exchange)
‘Most people say that they would like to retive if they
were rich, (like)
1 Ifyou don’t save money when you're young, you
that you had later on in life. (wish)
2 1____the bill if hadn't lost my purse. (pay)
3 Iwould love to have acat, if ina
second-floor flat. (not ive)
4 Ifwe ___upabichigher, we'llbe able to see for
miles, (climb)
5. Ifyou had to pick one book to take to a desert island,
which you _? (choose)
6 Iwouldn't study English if _. (not have to)
7 Ourfriends on holiday if they had the
time. (go)
8 Those tomatoes
them. (not grow)
9 Il take my raincoat to keep dry ifit___
10 Ifwe ean sell our flat, we
year. (buy)
if you don’t water
(rain)
ahouse next8A
reported speech: sentences and questions
reported sentences
direct statements
teavelling’”
‘Tim leaving tomorrow.
‘Tlalways love you.’
[passed the exam!
‘Tve forgotten my keys
reported statements
She said (that) she liked travelling,
He told her (that) he was leaving the next day.
He said (that) he would always love me.
‘She told me that) she had passed the exam,
He said (that) he had forgotten his keys
Tean't come ‘She said (that) she couldn't come.
‘Umay be late. He said (that) he might be late.
‘Tmust go. She said (that) she had to go.
+ Weuse reported speech to report (eto tell another person) what
‘someone sad.
‘+ When the reporting verb (aid, told, etc.) sn the past tense, the tenses in
the sentence which is being reported usually change ike this:
present > past
will> would |
past simple | present perfect > past perfect
+ Ifyou report what someone sad on a different day
or ina different place, ome other time and place
‘words can change, ¢.g. tomorrow >the next day,
here> ther, this > tat, te
‘Tilmeet you here tomorrow? He said hell meet me
therethenext day.
‘and tell
Be careful after said don't use a person or
‘an object pronoun:
He said he was tired. NOT He-saidme--
After told you must use a person or pronoun:
Sarah told Cally that she would calf her. NOT
Sorat tne table
He told me he was tired, NOT Hetald-he was:
‘When tenses don't change
\When you report what someone said very soon after they saidit, the
tenses often stay the same as in the original sentence.
‘Adam ‘I can't come tonight.’
fve just spoken to Adam and he said that he can’t come tonight.
Jack ‘really enjoyed my trp.’
Jack told me that he really enjoyed his trp,
reported questions
direct questions reported questions
‘Areyoumarried?" She asked himifhe was
married,
‘Did she phone? He asked me whether she
had phoned.
“What's your name?’ Lasked him what his name
“Where do you live?’ They asked me where Flived.
‘+ When you report a question the tenses change as
in reported statements.
‘+ Some modal verbs change, e.g. can> could, may > might, must» had to.
‘Other modal verbs stay the same, e.g. could, might, should, etc,
*+ You usually have to change the pronouns, e.g. Tlikejazz Jane sid that she
liked jazz
+ Using that after said and told is optional
a Complete the sentences using reported speech,
‘can’t afford to buy this dress?
My sister said she couldn't afford to buy that dress.
1 ‘You can hardly expect me to drive back tonight.” 1
My husband said __,
‘Tm sorry we won't beable to come to the wedding”
My niece said
3 ‘Lwon’tbe buying a new car after all” 3
Rob said
4 ‘T’m nor sure I want to go to Spain this summer.’ 4
Ellie said
“Thope you don’t break my expensive vase.’ 5
My mother said
6 ‘Istanbul is my favourite city”
My friend said
“You should get more exercise.”
My doctor told me
“I saw wild bears in the mountains’
The speaker told us
+ When a question doesn't hegin witha question
word, add if(or whether)
‘Doyou wanta drink?" He asked me if] whether |
wanted a drink
+ You also have to change the word order to subject
+ verb, and not use do j did.
b_ Complete the sentences using reported speech.
“When are you two going tothe hotel in Venice?"
Jess asked us when we were going to the hotelin Venice.
"When will we receive our grades?”
‘The student asked the teacher
“Did you find the spices you needed?"
My flatmate asked me
“Did youremember your passport?"
AliaskedJen
“What do you think of the band?"
Lindsey asked me
“Which newspaper do you want?”
She asked him
“Have you bought clothes online before?"
Mum asked me
“Do you enjoy performing live?”
The presenter asked the group
“How long will you be travelling for?”
Lasked hergerunds and infinitives
gerund (verb + -ing)
1 'mnot very good at remembering names.
Katie's given up smoking.
2 Driving at nightis quite tiring.
‘Shopping is my favourite thing to do at weekends,
3 Ihate not being on time for things.
don’t mind getting up early
‘+ Weuse the gerund (verb + ing)
1 after prepositions and phrasal verbs,
2 asthe subject ofa sentence,
3 after some verbs, eg. hate, spend, don't mind,
+ Common verbs which take the gerund include: admit, avoid, deny,
dislike, enjoy, feel like, finish, hate, keep, like, love, mind, miss,
practise, prefer, recommend, spend time, stop, suggest, and phrasal
verbs, e.g. give up, goon, etc
+ The negative gerund = not + verb + ing
the infinitive with to
1 My flacisvery easy to find.
2. Liam is saving money to buy a new cas,
3 My sisterhasneverlearned to drive. Try not to makea noise.
+ Weuse the infinitive + 0
1 after adjectives.
2. toexpress a reason or purpose.
3 after some verbs, e.g, want, need, learn.
+ Common verbs which take the infinitive include: (can’t) afford, agree,
decide, expect, forget, help, hope, learn, need, offer, plan, pretend,
promise, refuse, remember, seem, try, want, would like
+ The negative infinitive = not to + verb,
a Gireid)the correct form.
ee
1 Vmreally keen working out | to work outhow to use my
new iPhone.
2. Becareful not tripping | not to trip over the step.
3 Emily is really good at making | 10 make desserts. 2
4 The safest method of to send | sending the documents is 3
by email
5 Wecarried on to walk | walking until we reached the 4
village,
6 Remember not watering | not to water the plants too
often.
7 Running { To run is good exercise.
8 You need wearing | to wear warm clothes in cold weather.
9) My father enjoys not to have / not having to work every
day. 9
The school hopes setting up [ to set up a breakfast club.
1 Pleasecan you
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+ More verbs take the infinitive than the gerund,
* These common verbs can take either the infinitive
or gerund with no difference in meaning: start,
begin, continue, eg, It started to rain. Ir started
raining,
BP Werb + person + infinitive with to
We also use the infinitive with to after some
verbs, eg. ask, tell want, would lke * person.
Can you ask the manager to come?
She told him nat to worry,
‘want you to do this now.
Wed realy like you to come.
tthe infinitive without to
1 Tean'e drive.
Wemust hurry.
2. Shealways makes me laugh,
My parents didn’t let me go out last night.
+ Weuse the infinitive without 10
1 after most modal and auxiliary verbs.
2 after makeand et
P Verbs that can oko a gorundor anintative,
Dat the meanings ferent
Try to be on time. (= make an effort to be on
ie
Ty doing ogo (dot ef you the)
Remember to phone hin. dor forget 0
son
Iramanter necting hin yor gu haves
rmemery of
Complete with a verb from the ist in the correct form.
“say not continue take call investigate
type_send_be_hi
not wait
like to takea picture of the river valley
me your contact details?
My ambition i Fluent in several languages.
She's been trying, him since yesterday
evening,
Please complete the online form by
answers in the spaces.
We told the bus driver
Tm not good at —
The paper sent journalist
your
for youif you're late
the story,
‘The dog must be here somewhere~it's
probably
After much discussion, we decided _
scheme.
_ with the9A
third conditional
You wou have fost yourjob
IfPd known about che meting, !Would have gone. ‘fyouhadt been ate over dy.
[James hadn't gone on that training course, he wouldn't
have met his wie.
‘You wouldn't have lost yout job if youhadn't been late
every day
‘Would you have gone o the party ifyou'd known Lisa
was there?
‘+ We normally use third conditional sentences to talk about
hhow things could have been differentin the past, ie. for
hypothetical / imaginary situations. Compare:
Yesterday I got up late and missed my train, (= the real situation)
Ifthadn't got up late yesterday, Twouldn’t have missed my train.
(the hypochetical or imaginary past situation)
‘+ Tomakea third conditional, use f+ past perfect and would
hhave + past participle
+ The contraction ofboth had and would st
‘+ Wecan use might or could instead of would to make the result
less certain,
If sheld studied harder, she might have passed the exam.
a Match the phrases.
She wouldn'thave slipped intherain LF] A we wouldn't have met and fallen in love.
1 TW have spoken to my boss [2B ifyou'd done more revision.
2 They mighthave stayed friends [5 C Iwouldn’thave asked him to come with me.
3 [fd realized how ill he was [5] D twouldn’thave got into this mess.
4 Hewouldn'thave asked his sister to doit [[] E_ ifweld known that the neighbours were so noisy.
5 Youmight have got better marks LL] F ifohehedn'theentesuctraharry:
6 Ifwehadr’t worked in the same office, ["]_G ifhe'd phoned usto say he would be late.
7 IfTdlistened tomy mother’sadvice, [[] Hi if ’dthoughtit would help.
8 We'd never have bought this house (5) 1. ifhe'd known how much work she had to do.
© Wewouldn'thave worried about Phil [[] J _ifthey’d spent more time together.
b Cover A-J. Look at 1-9 and try to remember the end of the sentence.
‘¢ Complete the third conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs,
Lfwe hadn'tintended to vist you, we would have rold you well in advance. (not intend, tell)
1 ier all the prices online, 1 ‘more than [needed to. (not compare, spend)
2 You _____ more about the play ifyou the books [told you to read. (learn, read)
3 Ifthey therisks, they ___that skydive. (understand, not attempt)
4 She she could use my computer unless she __ my permission. (not assume, ask)
5 IfAmy she was going away fora whole year, |__ tolook after her pet snake. (explain, not agree)
6 Ifwe the streetsigns, we __ the wrong way. (not see, go)
7 Ifl_______itany later to phone the theatre, I _ tosee the show. (leave, not be able)
8 We ___ moreabout the resortifwe ___itout before staying there. (know, check)
9 Ifyou ‘me with my project, I iton time. (nothelp, not finish)
10 Ifmy grandmother ____ the useful electronic tems we have today, her life __ alot easier. (own, be)9B
quantifiers
large quantities
1. Myuncleand aunt have alot of money.
‘Nina has lots of clothes,
2 James eats alot.
3 There aren't many cafés near here.
Do you have many close friends?
Do you watch much TV?
[don't eat much chocolate.
4 Don'trun, We have plenty of time
1. Usea lot of or lots ofin El sentences.
2. Use alot when there is no noun, eg, He talksa lot. NOT
Hetntksniot of
3 much | many are normally used in[]sentences and|
alot ofcanalso be us
4 Use plenty of
but
sentences. (= more than enough)
‘small quantities
1 A Doyouwant some more ice cream?
B Justalieele
‘The town only has few cinemas.
2 Pmso busy that Ihave very little time for myself
Sarah isn't popular and she has very few friends.
1 Uselittle + uncountable nouns, ew + plural countable nouns.
+ alittleand afew=some, butnotalor.
2 very lietle and very ew = not much | many.
a the correct answer. Tick ¥ if both are possible.
Pe
‘Their daughter has far too much j new toys.
1 There are very few | very little books inthis library that
are of any use.
We haven't any | have no vegetables for dinner.
‘The suitcase is much too | enough heavy for me to carry.
Do yout have many | much spare time for hobbies?
‘There are plenty of [a lot of people who would agree
with that argument.
Too many | Too much information can be confusing.
Only a little | a few passengers can afford to travel first
lass,
8 Do you have too many { enough time to pick me up from
the airport?
Most | Many of my friends own a smartphone.
10 Too much / Too many teachers in one room can be a
problem,
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more or less than you need or want.
1 Idon'tlike this city. k's too big and it's too noisy.
2 There's too much traffic and too much noise.
‘There are too many tourists and too many cars.
3 There aren't enough parks and there aren't enough trees.
‘The buses aren’ frequent enough.
‘The buses don’t run frequently. en
‘There's too much traffic and too much nase.
1. Use 00 + adjective.
2 Use t00 much + uncountable nouns and too many + plural
‘countable nouns,
3. Use enough before a noun, eg, enough eggs, and after an
adjective, e.g It ign'tbig enough, or an adverb, e.g. You aren't
walking fast enough.
zero quantity
1 There isn't any room in the car.
We don't have any eggs.
2 There’sno room inthe car, We have no eggs.
3. A How many eggs do we have?
B None. I've used them all
1 Useany (+ noun) forzero quantity with a=]verb.
2. Use no + noun with afz)verb.
3 Use none (without a noun) in shore answers.
b Tick ¥ the correct sentences. Correct the mistakes in
the highlighted phrases.
‘There are plenty of opportunities for volunteering.
‘There are too little chairs in this room. 00 few chairs
1 Justalittle cream willbe fine for me, chank you.
2. Idon’t eat much eggs for breakfast.
3. Thope that no animals were harmed in the making of
this film,
4 Don't you have no books on economics?
5 We had to cancel the trip because there weren't much
people that wanted to go.
6 The people next door are making too much noise.
7 ‘There was no need for you to bring a gift, but thank
you anyway.
8 A Did you buy some cheap DVDs?
B No, [didn’t buy none.
9. These days, to0 few children learn a foreign language
at school.
10 Ifyou wait enough long, you'll get to the front of the
‘queue.
= —____10A
relative clauses
defining relative clauses (giving essential information)
1 Julia’s the woman who | that works in the office
with me.
It’sa self-help book which / that teaches youhow to
‘That's the house where I was born.
Is Frankthe man whose brother plays for
Manchester United?
It’s a plant whose leaves change colour in spring.
3 've just had a texe fom the giel (who / that) I met
con the flight to Pais.
TThiss the new phone (Which / that) [bought yesterday.
‘To give important information about a person, place, or
thing use relative clause (=a relative pronoun + subject)
‘verb,
1 Use the relative pronoun who for people, which for
things / animals, and where for places,
* You can use that instead of who or which,
*+ Youcannot omit who J which {that | wherein this
Kind of clause. NOT fulia’sthewomar-works the:
offtensetiome,
2 Use whose to mean ‘of who' or ‘of which’
3. who, which, and that can be omitted when the verbs
in the main clause and the relative clause have a
different subject, e.g. She's the girl met on the plane,
+ where and whose can never be omitted, eg
NOT Isthatshewomandogr harks?
a Complete with who, which, where, or whose.
‘That's the couple who bought our house,
1 My mother’s gold bracelet, ___
been stolen.
2 Thisisthe beach \we swim every summer.
3 The jacket Thought especially for the wedding
doesn’t fit me any more.
is quite valuable, has
rnon-defining relative clauses (giving extra non-essential information)
This painting, which was painted in 1860, is worth millions
of pounds,
Last week I visited my aunt, who's nearly 90 years old
Burford, where my grandfather was born, is a beautiful little town,
‘My neighbour, whose son goes to my son's school, has just rematied.
+ Non-defining relative clauses give extra (often non-essential
information) ina sentence, Ifthis clause is omitted, che sentence still
makes sense,
‘This painting, whichwas painted in4860- is worth millions of pounds,
+ Non-defining relative clauses must go between commas (or acomma
and a full stop),
+ Inchese clauses, you can't leave out the relative pronoun (who, which,
ete)
+ Inthese clauses, you can’t use that instead of who { which, NOT'This
Eee
‘This painting, which was painted in 1960, is worth milions of pounds
b_Lookat the sentences ina. Tick ¥ the sentences
where you could use that instead of who { which
(Gircld the relative pronouns which could be left
© Add commas where necessary inthe sentences,
My cousin, who lives in Sweden, is coming to
stay with us.
4 ‘The party is in Bristol, __weused to live. 1 The photo that I showed you was taken last year.
5 The address list. -yousent me is out of date. 2 The school which is situated in the middle of the
6 Alisha, _sister also works here, i joining our team. village has only 100 children
7 [showed the policeman the place__1had lost my 3. We're going to Scotland where my parents were
phone. born. :
8 The cakes I bought yesterday were delicious. 4 ‘The car which my brother has just bought is
9. May introduce Maria, _ brother, Tim, you already very big
know. 5. Christ Church college which isin Oxford was
10 Paul, catches the same train as me, works on the used as one ofthe locations forthe Harry Potter
floor above mine films.
11 The lesson swe had yesterday was really interesting, 6 The flowers which I bought my wife lasted for
12 Iewas Elaine ____ told me about the new shoe shop in neatly two weeks.10B
question tags
question tags
positive verb, negative tag
Ie’s cold soday,isn'eit?
You're Polish, aren't you?
‘They live in Ankara, don't they?
‘The match finishes at 8.00, doesn’ it?
Your sister worked in the USA, didn't she?
‘We've met before, haven’t we?
You'll be OK, won't you?
You'd go on holiday with me, wouldn't you?
+ Question tags (she? aren’ they? do yout, die we
something you already thinkis rue,
Your name's Maria, isn't it?
+ To forma question tag use:
negative verb, positive tag
She isn’t here today, is she?
Youaren’t angry, are you?
‘They don't smoke, do they?
Lucy doesn’t eat meat, does she?
You didn’t like the film, did you?
Mike hasn’tbeen to Rome before, has he?
You won't ell anyone, will you?
‘Sue wouldn't quit her job, would she?
1c? etc.) are often used to check
~the correct auxiliary verb, eg. do | does, be for the present, did for the past,
will/ won't for the future, ere,
pronoun, eg ke; it, they, etc
ifthe sentence is negative.
a Match the phrases,
‘negative auxiliary verb ifthe sentence is positive, and a positive auxiliary verb
‘You've been here before, (Cl A can'tyou?
1 You always told me the ruth, OB arenttyou?
2 You!l feel happier when you'veheard from him, L]_C. aven*-you?
3. You haven’ told anyone, OD didwe your
4 You're former student ofthis school, Cl & haveyou?
5. Surely you can do me this one favour, CF wontyou?
6 You don'texpectto hear from her again, FG wouldn't you?
7 You could give him a second chance, x wiltyour
8 You do knove what will happen if you say that, Ct doyour
9 You wor't leave without saying goodbye, (J J couldn'tyou?
10 You'd know him if you saw him again, OX dontyou?
b_ Complete with a question tag (are you?, isn't, etc).
You didn't think fd forgotten your bicthday, did you?
1 If we miss tha trai, there's another one an hour later, 2
2 Your father works in the financial district, ___?
3. House prices ae stil singin some places, ?
44 That isn't your catup that ere, ?
5. You weren't planning to drive home tonight, 2
Your sister is
The girls won't get into trouble,
‘You were the last person to see the suspect, 2
© That's the celebrity we saw on holiday
10 ‘The wild flowers have been beautiful this year,__?
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