Grammar Out and About
Grammar Out and About
2 Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs in Exercise 1.
1 Last summer, my friend and I around the south of France. We really ourselves.
2 you at the end of the film? I thought it was really sad.
3 Sarah is very angry. What you to her? You to her yesterday.
4 I my grandmother an email yesterday with a photo but she (not) how to open the attachment!
5 My mobile phone on the floor but the screen (not). That was lucky!
6 I didn’t see the accident. It all very quickly.
7 My PC was making a strange noise so I using it and it off.
8 We to open the box with a knife but my dad himself. There was blood everywhere!
5 Complete the sentences with the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1 I (make) my dinner at 8 o’clock last night.
2 Joe and Sam (use) the wrong program in IT yesterday.
3 Who was that guy you (dance) with at the party?
4 Paula (come) home from school when she saw an accident.
5 In 1999 my father (live) in Dublin. That’s where he met my mother.
6 He (open) the box when he cut his finger.
7 This time last week, we (visit) my grandmother.
8 I (sit) at the back of the classroom so I couldn’t see the screen.
9 Andrew (insert) a photo into his document when the teacher stopped the class.
10 I (start) to do my homework when my friend sent me a message.
7 Complete the sentences with the past simple or the past continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1 I (switch off ) the computer because it (make) a strange noise.
2 My dad (listen) to classical music when I (arrive) home from school.
3 We (play) video games when my mum ,(say) ‘Turn the volume down!’
4 My cousin (meet) his wife, Bianca, while he (live) in Italy.
5 My little sister (draw) a picture while I (study) for my French exam.
6 While they (try) to fix the computer, all the lights (go out).
7 When we (leave) school yesterday, it (pour) with rain.
8 When you (see) Paul, he (wear) a black jacket?
9 I (try) to log on when the WiFi (stop) working.
10 While Dad (print) an article, the printer (run out) of paper.
8 Complete the story with the correct past tense form of the verbs in brackets.
Sometimes I hate computers! Once, when I 1 (try) to do my English homework on my laptop, the battery
2 (run out). I 3 (lie) on my bed and I was listening to music on Spotify. It helps me to concentrate.
I4 also (chat) to my friend Daniel on Facebook. OK, so I 5 (not concentrate) very hard on my
homework and I 6 (forget) to plug in my laptop!I didn’t notice that the battery was getting low. I was just finishing the
essay when the screen 7 (go) black. I 8 (lose) everything. I 9 (scream)
in frustration. My dad 10 (come) running into my bedroom. I 11 almost (cry) so he
12 (give) me his laptop. I 13 (try) to remember everything in my essay – it 14 (be) quite difficult
especially because Daniel was sending me lots of funny videos. Anyway, while I was watching one, the WiFi stopped working.
In the end it was probably better because I 15 (manage) to finish the essay.
2 Complete the sentences with the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Andres always (want) to be a professional footballer.
2 You (not stop) talking since you got here!
3 you (see) my new laptop? It’s really cool!
4 Cristiano Ronaldo (score) eighteen goals so far this season.
5 My dad just (buy) a new car.
6 What you (do) to your hair? It’s pink!
7 My mum and dad (teach) me the most in life.
8 Where you (be) all morning?
9 I (not pass) all my exams this year so I’m disappointed.
10 My brother (fall) in love with a girl from France.
5 Complete the sentences with the past perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Before yesterday’s match, they (not win) any of their matches.
2 Before last year, she never (be) to Granada.
3 I (call) her twice before she finally sent me a message.
4 It was the first time he (hear) such beautiful music.
5 John always (think) that he wasn’t a good basketball player.
6 Laura never (be) good at dancing so she was very nervous.
7 My parents always (refuse) to let me stay out late so I was surprised when they said yes.
8 I never (drink) beer before that day. It wasn’t very nice.
9 By the time I got home, I (lose) my wallet.
6 Rewrite the sentences with the word in brackets in the correct place.
1 I don’t think I’ve tried surfing. (ever)
2 I had heard such an inspiring story. (never)
3 Have you asked your parents? (yet)
4 He had seen the film twice. (already)
5 I’ve finished reading the most amazing book. (just)
6 Had you studied English before you came here? (already)
7 I don’t think he has finished. (yet)
8 Have you seen the film Titanic? (ever)
2 Complete the story with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the present simple, past simple, present perfect or
past perfect.
When Kakenya Ntaiya from Kenya was fourteen, she 1 (make) a deal with her father. He would let her finish high
school or she 2 (threaten) to run away. Maasai girls didn’t usually finish high school, but her father 3
(accept). Ntaiya said, ‘I had always liked going to school and I 4 (always dream) of being a teacher.’ But Ntaiya
5 (be) engaged to be married since the age of five and spent a lot of her childhood learning how to be a good
Maasai wife. However, she was very good at school and she 6 (win) a scholarship to go to the USA. The villagers
where she lived 7 (collect) money for her flight and Ntaiya 8 (promise) to come back to help the village.
When she 9 (finish) her degree she 10 (work) for a while at the UN and then got a doctorate. In 2009, she
11 (set) up a primary school in her old village.This school 12 now (help) more than 150 girls
to get a good education. Ntaiya 13 (keep) her promise to her village. The girls at the school 14 (want)
to be teachers, doctors or lawyers. But there 15 (be) problems. At first the villagers 16 (not want) to give
Ntaiya the land for the school but many parents now17 (realise) how important a good education can be for their
daughters.
Modals
1 Match the two parts of the sentences.
1 I’ve put on a bit of weight so A What do you think I should wear?
2 Your hair is very long. B Don’t you think you ought to start it now?
3 Tom was really rude and C I probably ought to exercise more.
4 I know you have a test tomorrow but D you shouldn’t worry so much about passing or failing.
5 You said a really horrible thing to Cristina E so you shouldn’t eat too many biscuits.
6 You’re going to have dinner in an hour F you should never speak to him again.
7 I’m going to a party tonight. G Don’t you think you should get it cut?
8 You’ve got a lot of homework. H so I think you ought to apologise to her.
5 Complete the sentences with the correct form of a modal verb to express ability, obligation, prohibition or to give advice.
1 You really pay much attention to Philip. He’s always making fun of everyone. (advice)
2 At our school, all the students wear a uniform. (obligation)
3 We print out these pages because the printer’s not working. (ability)
4 You sit down on that bench because the paint is wet. (prohibition)
5 OK, you hand in the homework tomorrow. I’ll give you until Friday. (obligation)
6 When my dad was younger he use a computer. No one had ever taught him. (ability)
7 My brother thinks I get my hair cut. He says it’s too long. (advice)
8 I’ve been calling Paul all day but I speak to him yet. (ability)
9 My mum worked in the USA so she speak English at work. (obligation)
10 We’re installing some new software so you switch off the computer. (prohibition)
6 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box and the correct modal verb. Sometimes there is more than one possible
answer.
write down • watch • cut down • remember • complete • listen to • use • ride • tell
1 If you don’t like the film, I think you something else.
2 You the exam in 30 minutes but you a calculator. This is the non-calculator exam.
3 I on the amount of sugar I eat. My teeth are terrible!
4 You music while you’re studying. You can’t concentrate.
5 When I was five, I a bike.
6 You me – I can keep a secret.
7 Did you everything the teacher said in your notebooks?
8 Were you the password when you logged on?
Have you ever left your house without your keys? I have. Several times! I 1can / could remember one time very well. I 2had to /
must go out for a few minutes to buy some bread. I thought to myself: ‘I 3don’t have to / mustn’t forget my keys.’ I closed the front
door and I suddenly realised I had forgotten my keys! ‘Now I 4 won’t be able to / couldn’t get back in later,’ I thought. I 5 had to /
must think quickly. No problem, I thought, I 6 am able to / can call my mum.
She 7 will can / will be able to let me in. Then I realised I’d also forgotten my mobile phone! Without my keys or my mobile phone
I 8 would have to / have had to go to Manu’s house – he’s a friend who lives down the road. So I went to Manu’s but he wasn’t in
so I 9 had to / must explain to his mum what had happened. ‘You 10 should / must give a key to one of your neighbours,’ she said.
Then I remembered that Mrs García next door had a key! Anyway, Mrs García gave me the key and I 11could / was able to get
back into the house. Then I realised … I’d forgotten to buy the bread!
Relative clauses
1 Complete the sentences with the correct relative pronoun. Sometimes there is more than one possible answer.
1 I know a girl has a snake as a pet.
2 Is this the place the accident happened?
3 Have you got any music I might like?
4 It’s a video of a baby father is singing to her.
5 I think it was 2005 the programme was first shown.
6 ‘At Long Last Leave’is one of the episodes of The Simpsons was broadcast in 2011.
7 Claudia is the girl little brother loves watching reality shows.
8 This is the book I was telling you about yesterday.
9 The music I’m listening to is by a band called The Strypes.
Walt Disney
1 The Wonderful World of Disney, , was first broadcast in 1954.
2 The first series, , showed different animated cartoons from the Disney studios.
3 One of the presenters was Ronald Reagan, .
4 The programme moved to the channel NBC in 1961, .
5 The Magical World of Disney is now on Disney Junior, .
6 Mickey Mouse, , was originally called Mortimer.
7 Wayne Anthony Allwine, , married Russie Taylor, , in 1991.
8 Walt Disney, , died of lung cancer in 1966.
4 Tick (✓) the sentences in which the relative pronoun can be omitted.
1 No, Tuesday was the day when we had two Maths classes.
2 I think it was Dan whose grandfather had an accident last year.
3 The man who she talked to said he was from France.
4 On the second day we visited Oviedo, where I bought those red shoes.
5 Is that the girl who says she was on X Factor?
6 The Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, which is the second most
popular tourist site in Madrid, is the home of Real Madrid.
7 The series that I watched yesterday was fantastic.
8 He lives in the town that we visited last year.
8 Complete the sentences with the correct relative pronoun. Use who, whose, which, that, where or when. Sometimes there
is more than one possible answer.
1 The demonstrations occurred at a time people were angry about unemployment.
2 Do you know any of the people camped out in the square all night?
3 I know someone brother was injured in the protests last year.
4 I’m going on a march this weekend has been organised by campaigners against climate change.
5 The stadium is going to be built in an area many poor people live.
6 We are protesting about the changes are planned for education and health.
9 Tick (✓) the sentences in which the relative pronoun can be omitted.
1 My grandmother remembers the time when there was a lot of racial discrimination against
African-Americans in the USA.
2 Some of the protestors who were arrested last month are still in prison.
3 The message that we want to give the government is that young people need a future.
4 Most of the demonstrations took place in the capital, where opposition to the government is strongest.
5 We took part in the demonstrations, which we heard about on the internet, because we wanted
to protest about the government’s economic policies.
6 The street art that the activists created became an important part of the protest movement.
7 The peaceful protest that began last week has grown very rapidly into a nationwide movement.
8 The news reports which I’ve seen have been very inaccurate.
11 Complete the text with the correct relative pronouns. Sometimes there is more than one possible answer.
In 2014 there was a protest in Rio de Janeiro against increased fares for public transport. For a daily commuter
1 earns the minimum wage, the proposed increase of 25 centavos was too much. The demonstration began
peacefully as the protestors gathered outside the cathedral, 2 is in the city centre. They then marched towards the
Central Station, 3 some activists jumped over the barriers and seized control of the ticket machines. The police fired
tear gas at the crowd and the activists threw petrol bombs. Several commuters, 4 were on their way home from
work, were hurt.
In June 2013 there were similar protests against increased fares in Sao Paulo, 5 developed into a nationwide
movement against corruption, poor public services and the high cost of hosting the football World Cup in 2014. Further
protests followed a few months later, 6 teachers went on strike over their pay.
Protestors are not only taking to the streets – they are also presenting their own versions of events through apps
7 allow them to broadcast live online. Some new independent media collectives, 8 members are ‘citizen
journalists’, are now reaching large audiences through the internet.
On Saturday hundreds of people gathered in Market Square to protest against the closure of Redvale’s factory. Redvale, 1
, is a major employer in the town. A spokesperson for the company said that they are being forced to close the
factory because of competition from overseas. However, the employees 2 thought the company could have done
more to keep the factory open. ‘Management could invest in new machinery, 3 ,’
claimed the union spokesperson, Sam Miller. Other employees felt hurt by the company’s decision. ‘Lots of us have worked for
the company for years and feel bitter about this,’ said Gina Wilson, 4 and . ‘I don’t want to have to move to
find another job. This is the community 6 and it’s not easy to find other work, so I’m worried about the future.’ People
watching the protest were sympathetic. ‘Times have changed,’ commented one person 7 . ‘The days 8
have gone. It’s much harder for employees now.’
The future
1 Match the future sentences (1–8) with the uses (A–F).
1 I’ve eaten too many sweets. I’m going to be sick! A action scheduled for a particular time
2 Oh, no! There’s no milk. Oh, well. I’ll just go out and buy some. B plan or intention
3 What time does the train leave tomorrow? C prediction based on evidence
4 The film is called The Wolf of Wall Street. I think you’ll really like it. D definite plan or future arrangement
5 I’m having lunch with my cousin tomorrow. It’s her birthday. E prediction based on opinion
6 I bought the new Artic Monkeys album. I’m going to listen F spontaneous decision
to it later.
7 It’s only 9 o’clock in the morning and it’s already 30 degrees!
It’s going to be really hot today.
8 I haven’t been feeling very well so I’m going to the doctor later.
5 Complete the sentences with be or have and the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1 By this time tomorrow, I’ll (finish) all my exams.
2 Come and visit me and my cousin tomorrow afternoon. We’ll (play) video games.
3 I’ll (wait) for you when you get to the station.
4 In December, my sister will (be) in London for three years.
5 By the time we get to Paris, we’ll (take) three different trains.
6 I’ll call you at 8 o’clock tonight. What will you (do) then?
7 I hope I’ll (get) married by the time I’m thirty.
8 We’ll (have) dinner when the match begins. We’re going to miss the start!
6 Complete the sentences with the correct future form of the verbs in brackets. Sometimes there is more than one possible
answer.
1 When I retire, I probably (go) and live by the sea.
2 You have to get up early tomorrow. The plane (leave) at 7 o’clock.
3 Call me at 9 o’clock. I (finish) my breakfast by then.
4 From now on, I (study) hard every day. I don’t want to fail my exams.
5 We (have) a party on Friday. Do you want to come?
6 The phone is ringing. you (answer) it? My hands are dirty.
7 This time tomorrow, Paul and I (get) married.
8 Oh no, look at this mess! What we (do)?
Reported speech
1 Complete the statements in reported speech.
1 ‘I’ll be amazed if I finish the race.’
He said that he the race.
2 ‘Simon can’t come to the party tomorrow.’
Diane told us that Simon to the party .
3 ‘I’m listening to music and my brother’s watching TV.’
Mary said to music and TV.
4 ‘They’re not going to be happy when they see this.’
He said that to be happy when .
5 ‘Eva wants to go and see a film this evening.’
Carl said that Eva and see a film .
6 ‘Ursula will call you next week.’
She told me that Ursula week.
7 ‘My family went to France last year.’
Andy said to France .
3 Look at the questions that students are asking about courses at a university. Rewrite them as reported speech.
1 ‘What will I be able to study at this university?’
The first student asked .
2 ‘How can I find out about summer courses?’
Another one asked .
3 ‘How much does the English course cost?’
Tom wanted to know .
4 ‘When is the German course going to start?’
He also wanted to know .
5 ‘Why aren’t they offering Chinese courses?
Another student asked .
6 Did they have a summer course last year?
She also asked .
This comedy is about an office worker, Adam, and his friends and family. In this episode, his friend Lucy 1 him to
stay with her, but then 2 him of stealing quite a large amount of money from her. Adam denies this, but she doesn’t
believe him and she 3 to tell the police. Adam 4 to help Lucy find the real thief and so they begin to
watch all the visitors who come to the house. Eventually they discover that it is Lucy’s brother who has taken the money. He 5
taking it and 6 that he is in debt because he’s lost his job. Lucy
7 to Adam for wrongly accusing him, and 8 she never really thought he’d taken it. She 9 her
brother not to steal from her again and she also 10 to lend him some money.
13 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Sometimes there is more than one possible
answer.
1 Laura admitted my bike without asking me. (take)
2 The coach threatened Joe from the team if he didn’t do what he was told. (drop)
3 The two men claimed anything unusual. (not/see)
4 The lifeguard warned us (not/swim) because the sea was too rough.
5 I promised late. (not/be)
6 The doctor explained my arm in two places. (I/break)
7 Andres invited me camping with him and his brother. (go)
8 My boyfriend apologised me. (not/believe)
9 The woman in the seat next to me on the plane offered seats with me. (change)
10 My History teacher accused me my essay from the internet. (copy)
14 Rewrite the sentences as reported speech. Use the appropriate reporting verbs (accuse, admit, etc.).
1 ‘I’m sorry for shouting at you,’ I said to her.
2 ‘Don’t expect therapy to solve everything,’ she told me.
3 ‘Would you like to join my band?’ Manuel asked me.
4 ‘You were rude to your uncle and aunt,’ Mum said to me and my sister.
5 ‘I’ve seen Gravity about 20 times!’ Maria said.
6 ‘I’ll send you the link to the review I read,’ Irene said to me.
7 ‘We recorded the actors before we started making the animation,’ he said.
8 ‘I’ll send you to the headteacher if you keep misbehaving,’ she said to him.
9 ‘Yes, I did forget to blow up the balloons,’ Martin said.
10 ‘I’ll get the tickets today,’ Antonio said.
Conditionals
1 Read the sentences. What kind of conditional are they? Write 0, 1st, 2nd or 3rd.
1 You’ll be late for school if you don’t hurry up.
2 If you leave milk out of the fridge, it goes off.
3 I wouldn’t have come to this party if you hadn’t convinced me to come.
4 If I have time this evening, I’ll call you.
5 The journey wouldn’t have taken three hours if there hadn’t been so much traffic.
6 If you don’t water this plant every day, it dies.
7 I would probably take a break if I was tired.
8 If I had my camera, I’d take a few photos.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Zero conditionals
1 If you (forget) to take your umbrella, it always (rain).
2 If you (not drink) water, you (get) thirsty.
First conditionals
3 Your mum (not be) pleased if you (splash out) on those shoes.
4 If you (look after) your little brother, I (buy) you that new jacket.
Second conditionals
5 If I (have) more time, I (take) more exercise.
6 If my parents (have) a holiday home in the mountains, I definitely (take) advantage of it.
Third conditionals
7 I (believe) him if you (not tell) me he was lying.
8 If I (see) her at school, I (speak) to her.
4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 If she had told me to wait, I (take) a seat.
2 If you smack Jane, I (tell) Mum.
3 I wouldn’t have walked to school if I (know) it was going to rain.
4 If you (write) in pencil, you can correct your mistakes more easily.
5 I’m sure your dad would tell you the truth if you (ask) him.
6 If these don’t fit, I (try on) another pair of jeans.
5 Rewrite the sentences with the words in brackets so that they have the same meaning.
1 We’ll go out for dinner on Friday if Ben gets back from his trip on time. (unless)
2 We’ll go to the beach tomorrow if my mum lends me her car. (provided)
3 I’ll be allowed to go to the party if I do all my homework. (as long as)
4 I’ll speak to you in English if you speak to me in Spanish. (condition)
8 Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first.
1 John was able to fix my computer because he’s an expert.
John wouldn’t have .
2 You are always interrupting me so I won’t be able to finish this.
If you don’t .
3 OK, I agree to make dinner but you have to buy the food.
I’ll .
4 I don’t speak any French because I don’t live in France.
I’d be able to .
5 I’m sorry I didn’t call you but I was really busy.
If I hadn’t .
6 I didn’t pass my exams because I didn’t study enough.
If I .
7 You’re not free tomorrow so I won’t call you.
I’d call .
2 Complete the sentences with the correct active or passive form of the verbs in brackets.
1 The rubbish (collect) every day.
2 Hold on, Robert’s on the phone. He (tell) me all about the party yesterday. It’s hilarious!
3 Their new album (release) next month.
4 I can’t get in touch with Joe. I (call) him three times today.
5 Susan just (offer) a job with a timber firm in Scotland.
6 I (grow up) in a small town near Cardiff.
7 The students (order) to stop writing by the examiners.
8 By the time the new recycling system started, we (send) three letters about it.
5 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Aluminium 1 (discover) only about 150 years ago and at that time it 2 (consider) more valuable than silver.
But now we 3 (use) it in lots of things – drinking cans, of course but also cars and windows. It
4 even (use) in some medicines, like aspirin. One advantage of aluminium is that it 5 (can/
recycle) easily – we 6 (put) our cans into the yellow bins with the cartons and plastic. The cans
7 (have to/clean) first and then they 8 (melt down) into large blocks. Nothing 9 (lose) in the
process, which makes aluminium 100% recyclable. It 10 (think) that one day we might be able to keep reusing the
aluminium we 11 already (use). The recycling process is also very quick. A drinks can
12 (can/recycle) and made into another can in less than six weeks.
8 Complete the sentences with the correct active or passive form of the verb in brackets. Sometimes more than one tense is
possible.
1 The understanding of the body (transform) by the discovery of X-rays.
2 MRI technology (now/use) as an alternative way of looking into the body.
3 Ella (suffer) from severe headaches for several months.
4 Carlos had some trouble sleeping while he (take) those tablets.
5 you (tell) to stay in bed, or can you get up?
6 I (never/do) yoga before last week’s class but I found it really enjoyable.
7 I think you (help) by therapy if you felt like having it.
8 Dr Smith (discuss) all your treatment options with you next week.
9 My mental health (affect) by the stress I’m under at the moment.
10 Two student doctors watched while I (examine) by the doctor.
11 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Some people say that symptoms of depression (can/reduce) by having a pet.
2 You (might/keep) in hospital for a week after your operation next month.
3 Natalia’s lucky. She (could/injure) in the accident.
4 People (should/now/educate) about the health risks associated with high levels of screen-viewing.
5 I (must/affect) by the stress of the exams because I got ill as soon as they were over.
6 You (should not/send) home from hospital before you were ready.
7 The anxiety I experienced last year (may/cause) by changing schools and losing my grandmother.
8 You (will/ask) to remove all your make-up before your operation.
12 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box and the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the present tense.
be • cause • have • improve • increase • protect • reduce • suffer
1 Spending time in nature helpful for depression. (believe)
2 One in six young people in the UK from anxiety. (estimate)
3 Changes in the chemicals of the brain migraines. (think)
4 Exercise the risk of major illnesses such as heart disease and cancer by up to 50%. (know)
5 Tai chi mental health. (say)
6 Some foods special health benefits, such as reducing the symptoms of depression. (claim)
7 Being stressed your chances of becoming ill. (consider)
8 Washing your hands regularly you from getting colds. (know)