English language 2º Bachillerato

UNIT 1 - REVIEW OF CONTENTS

GRAMMAR

Present simple and present continuous

1) Write the verbs in present continuous or present simple.

1. Where is Nigel? ______________________ (he/have) a bath upstairs.

2. ______________________ (I/not listen) the radio very often.
3. Listen! Somebody ______________________ (sing).
4. How often ______________________ (you/watch) TV?
5. Lisa is very tired ______________________ (she/want) to go home now.
6. I’m sorry, ______________________ (I/ not understand). Can you repeat it, please?
7. It’s really late. ______________________ (I/go) home now. ______________________ (you/come)
with me?

What time ______________________ (your father/finish) work in the evenings?

You can turn off the CD plater. ______________________ (I/ not listen) to it.
8. Martin ______________________ (not like) meat ______________________ (he/prefer) fish.
9. The girl in the painting ______________________ (play) the piano.
10. My dog’s not dangerous. He ______________________ (not bite).
11. Why ______________________ (you/wear) sunglasses? It’s ______________________ (rain)!

2) Correct the following sentences.

1. He’s always having dinner at 9 o’clock. _________________________________________

2. Do you watching TV now? _____________________________________________________
3. She never driving carefully. ____________________________________________________
4. Do he sings well? ____________________________________________________________
5. What do you look for? My car keys. _____________________________________________
6. She doesn’t have her passport with her. _________________________________________
7. He is working for us several time of the year. _____________________________________
8. What do you do? I prepare for tomorrow’s exam __________________________________

3) Complete the sentences with the present simple, present continuous or imperative form
of the verbs in brackets.

1. I ______________________ (see) my grandparents in Cantabria every year.

2. ______________________ (close) the window! It’s cold!
3. We ______________________ (move) house at the moment.
4. I ______________________ (try) to get to Manaus. Is there another flight?
5. ______________________ (not go) near the water! You might fall in!

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Past simple, past continuous and past perfect

1) Write the past participle form of these regular and irregular verbs

hate __________ tell __________

make __________ keep __________
speak __________ give __________
draw __________ pay __________
call __________ come __________
choose __________ walk __________
win __________ throw __________

2) Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple or past continuous.

1. Mark __________________ (hear) a cry for help while he __________________ (swim) in

the sea.
2. Mary __________________ (close) the window because it __________________ (rain).
3. I __________________ (read) a magazine when the doorbell __________________
(ring).
4. Pete __________________ (play) in the football final when he __________________
(score) a brilliant goal.
5. The last time I __________________ (speak) to Mark he __________________ (study)
law in Manchester.
6. I __________________ (phone) my mother because I __________________ (be) worried
about her health.

3) 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. I __________________ (call) her twice before she finally sent me a message.
3. It was the first time he __________________ (hear) such beautiful music.
4. Laura __________________ never __________________ (be) good at dancing so she
was very nervous.
5. My parents __________________ always __________________ (refuse) to let me stay out
late so I was surprised when they said yes.
6. By the time I got home, I __________________ (lose) my wallet.

4) Choose the correct option: past simple or past perfect.

1. He walked into the bus station only to find that the bus left / had left.
2. Lucas was very happy. He got / had got what he was looking for.
3. I was going to leave when I remembered / had remembered I didn’t have the key.
4. When I went to the stadium I realized / had realized that the match had been
postponed.
5. My sister moved to the house where she lived / had lived when she was a little girl.
6. When I was having a shower I heard / had heard the phone ringing. 


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4) Complete the text using the past simple, past continuous or past perfect forms of the
verbs in brackets.

A few years ago I 1 _________________________ (be) lucky enough to visit Australia with my
girlfriend. We 2 _________________________ (hear) that it was easy to hire a camper van so
we 3 _________________________ (decide) to drive up the east coast to Queensland to see
the Great Barrier Reef. While we 4 ____________________ (travel), we 5 ___________________
(live) in the van and 6 _________________________ (cook) on the beach. It was great fun!
However, one weekend we 7 _________________________ (lose) our credit cards and had no
money until the banks opened again. We 8 ______________________ (park) the van and went
to the beach to discuss what we could do. Unfortunately, while we 9 _________________ (sit)
on the beach, the police 10 ____________________________ (take) away our van because it
was illegally parked! So we had no money and nowhere to live until Monday morning!

Present Perfect and Present Perfect Continuous

1) Complete the sentences with the present perfect form of the verb in brackets.
1. Andrés _____________ 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. My mum and dad _____________ (teach) me the most in life.
5. Cristian _____________ (not score) eighteen goals so far this season.
6. Where _____________ she _____________ (be) all morning?

2) Choose the correct option. 3) Choose the correct option.

1. I’ve been here for / since 3 o’clock. 1. Have you ever / already seen an opera?
2. They’ve known each other for / since many 2. I’ve already / just seen Pam. What’s she
years. doing here?
3. Nobody has heard from Carla for / since 3. They haven’t called me yet / already.
Saturday. 4. Carol has already / yet scored twenty
4. My mum has been in her new job for / points in this match.
since three weeks. 5. We’ve ever / never eaten Spanish ham
5. She hasn’t called me for / since the party. before.
6. He has played for Arsenal for / since 2006. 6. I’ve yet / already called him three times
7. My grandparents have been married for / today.
since forty years. 7. Do you ever / never go the gym?
8. It hasn’t rained for / since about three 8. I’m sorry, I haven’t made a reservation
weeks. 
 already / yet. 


4) Complete the sentences using the present perfect continuous and/or present perfect.
1. That man _____________ (stand) outside for hours.
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2. He _____________ (see) Alexandra a lot recently.
3. How long _____________ you _____________ (wait) for your sister?
4. Ann _____________ (garden) all afternoon. She _____________ (plant) a lot of rose bushes.

5) Rewrite the following sentences using the present perfect or the past perfect.
1. The concert started at 8 p.m. We arrived at 8.15.
When we arrived, the concert ____________________________________________________

2. Sarah lived in London when she was a little girl. She lives in London now.
Sarah ____________________________________________________ all her life.

3. I arrived home at 8 p.m. and dinner was prepared. Susan cooked it.
Susan ____________________________________________________ before I got home.

4. Karen stopped going out with Tom. After that, she went to university.
By the time she went to university,__________________________________________________

5. I started having dancing lessons. One week later I broke my leg.

I ____________________________________________________ when I broke my leg.

Grammar
The future
The future
Match the future sentences (1-8) with the uses (A-F).
1 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.

2 2)Choose the correct options.

Rewrite the sentences. Use the future continuous or the future perfect.
1 This is the last English class so I expect the teacher gives / will give us an exam.
1. 2 This time
OK, let’s meettomorrow,
later. I ’m callingI’m/ ’llgoing
call youtothis
have dinner with my grandparents.
afternoon.
3 Are you going out / Will you go out tonight?
________________________________________________________________________________
4 What will you do / are you going to do after dinner tonight?
5 Hold on, the music’s very loud and I can’t hear you. I turn / ’ll turn it down.
2. 6 Next summer,
I think we ’ll still be /I’rewill
still travel roundnext
being together Europe
year. by myself.
7 They’ve won the last seven matches. They ’re not going to lose / ’re not losing the next one.
__________________________________________________________________________:_____
8 The timetable shows that the next bus will leave / leaves in ten minutes.
My grandparents
3 3. Correct the sentences.
first knew each other when they were 23.
By the time they are 87, __________________________________________________________
1 I think that in a few years all students are having tablets at school.

Will youstarted
4. 2 Kate play tennis after school
working today?
at this company two years ago.
In two years, ____________________________________________________________________
3 Look at the grey sky! Do you think it snows this afternoon?
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4 Sara called me and we will meet at the gym later.

5 Look at the poster. The festival is going to go on until the end of next week.
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.
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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.
5.6 I’ll
Your uncle
call you is building
at 8 o’clock this will
tonight. What house.
you He will(do) finish
then?next month.
In7 aI hope
month, 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. This time next year, I’m going to live with my cousin in London.
6 ________________________________________________________________________________
Complete the sentences with the correct future form of the verbs in brackets. Sometimes there is more than one possible
answer.

7.1 When I retire, my

By 2020, I probably
grandson is going to(go) and live
study by the sea.
abroad.
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.
8.5 We
Joe and his(have) sistera party on Friday.
haven’t Do you want
spoken to come?
to each other since 2012
6 The phone is ringing. you (answer) it? My hands are dirty.
By 2020, ________________________________________________________________________
7 This time tomorrow, Paul and I (get) married.
8 Oh no, look at this mess! What we (do)?
3) Read the dialogue and circle the correct option: a, b or c.
7 Read the dialogue and circle the correct option: a, b or c.
Sophie: So 1 anything interesting this weekend?
Anna: Yes, my sister 2 married tomorrow.
Sophie: Really? That 3 fun.
Anna: Yes, I hope it will. My cousins 4 from Australia today. The plane 5 this evening at seven o’clock so my dad
and I 6 them up from the airport.
Sophie: I suppose your sister will be anxious.
Anna: Yes, a lot of people are coming to the wedding but I keep telling her that on Monday she’ll be on her honeymoon. She 7
on the beach in Miami!
Sophie: Miami? That’s nice. What’s her fiancé’s name?
Anna: Jorge. He’s from Spain. They 8 together for three years by tomorrow. His family’s travelling tomorrow from
Santander. They 9 at a hotel. He’s got a small family so there won’t be very many of them at the wedding. I 10
my Spanish with them.
1 a will you do b will you have done c are you doing
2 a will get b is getting c is going to get
3 a will be b is c is being
4 a come b will come c are coming
5 a will arrive b will have arrived c arrives
6 a are going to pick b will be picking c will pick
7 a will lie b will be lying c is lying
8 a will have been b will be c are going to be
9 a will stay b will have stayed c are going to stay
10 a will practise b am going to practise c am practising

Used to and would

Choose the best answers to complete the sentences.

1. Very few people used to / use to have theOut internet

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2. The Brazilian Amazon wouldn’t / didn’t use to be a holiday destination.
3. Hotels would / wouldn’t to look after their customers.
4. When I was a kid, we would / would to climb trees.
5. You did use to / Did you use to travel by train?