UNIT 1 - Grammar

Present perfect
1. Write the past participles of these verbs.

Infinitive Past participle

be been
1 eat
2 see
3 drink
4 do
5 bring
6 come
7 break
8 open
9 read
10 ride
11 fly

2. Complete the sentences with the past participle of the verbs in brackets.

Example: I haven’t spoken (speak) to Jim.

1 Sam has _________ (write) a love letter to Ella.

2 My favourite actor has never __________ (win)

an Oscar.

3 The baby hasn’t ____________ (sleep) all afternoon.

4 My parents have ____________ (build) a house in

Lima.

5 We’ve ____________ (sing) karaoke.

3. been / gone: Complete the sentences with been or gone.

Example: She isn’t at home. I think she’s gone to work.

1 We’ve ______ to Mexico many times.

2 My cousin has ______ to Buenos Aires for the summer.

3 Dad isn’t at home at the moment. He’s ______ to the leisure centre.

4 Mark is going to Taiwan. He’s ______ abroad three times this year!

5 I’ve _______ to the shop and bought some milk.

4. Complete the chart with the correct forms of the present perfect.

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

they have they haven’t 1

played played
she has written 2 3

4
it hasn’t started 5

he has danced 6 7

8 9
Have we seen?

5. Choose the correct words.

Example: Have you ever / never been to Panama?

1 My dad has ever / never eaten sushi.

2 I’ve ever / never broken my leg.

3 Has Paul ever / never met a famous person?

4 My friend has ever / never flown on a plane.

5 Have your friends ever / never done a parachute

jump?

6. Complete the sentences with the past simple or present perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

Example: Mum cooked (cook) a nice dinner last night.

1 Pilar (see) that film at the cinema.

2 We (go) whitewater rafting.

3I (do) my homework.

4 My parents (give) me a bike for my birthday last year.

5 Ramon (do) a lot of exciting sports.

7. Choose the correct words.

Example: My grandparents didn’t eat / haven’t eaten Vietnamese food.

1 We did / have done our homework before dinner.

2 They didn’t fly / haven’t flown in a helicopter.

3 Jane made / has made paella yesterday.

4 Everyone went / has gone. Nobody is here.

5 My teacher didn’t go / hasn’t been to Acapulco.

UNIT 3 - Grammar
Should / Shouldn’t

Example: You should see a dentist if you have toothache.

1 It’s very late – I think you __________ go home.

2 You __________ stay in bed if you have a

temperature.

3 You _________ stay up late the night before a test.

4 You really ________ eat so many crisps.

2. Write the sentences in the correct order.

Example:

leave / outside / you / bike / shouldn’t / your / in / rain / the

You shouldn’t leave you bike outside in the rain.

1 at / the / should / 9 p.m. / concert / we / at / be

2 shouldn’t / Dad / on / work / Saturdays

3 take / an / should / you / umbrella / with / you

4 spend / Mark / more / should / studying / time

3. Write advice for these people. Use should and shouldn’t.

Example:

I seem to be putting on weight. (eat so much fast food)

You shouldn’t eat so much fast food.

1 I always do really badly in my end-of-year exams. (study more)

 2 The sea is quite dangerous here. (swim here)

3 I think this food has gone bad. (eat it)

4 My best friend is really upset. (call her)

Second conditional

4 Match the sentence halves.

Example:

1 If the bus arrived on time, d 5 Complete the sentences with the co

rrect form of the verbs in the box.
2 If the concert tickets were cheaper,

buy callsenjoy
3 If phone go
were free, meet visit win

4 If we used less paper,

Example:
5 If I did more exercise,
If you met my sister, you’d like her.
6 If I went to Australia,

1 If I had a million pounds, I a new

house.

2 If I the lottery, I’d travel around

a I would go and see my favourite singer. the world.

b I would call my friends more often. 3 They my party if they came.

c I would be fitter and healthier. 4 We travelling in Australia if we h

ad more money.
d I wouldn’t be late for school.
5 If we went to New York, we Cent
e I would take some beautiful photos.
ral Park.
f we would save more trees.

6. Write your answers to the questions.

1 What would you buy if your parents gave you some money for your birthday?
2 What would you do if you saw a crime?

3 What would you do if you won the lottery?

4 What would you say if a friend wanted to copy your homework?

UNIT 5 - Grammar
Past continuous

1. Choose the correct words.

Example:

My dad was / were watching a football match on TV.

1 I was / were reading a comic.

2 The students was / were studying in the library.

3 The children was / were playing outside.

4 Your dad was / were washing the car.

5 You was / were learning Spanish.

6 It was / were snowing this morning.

7 The cat was / were sleeping in the sun.

2. Complete the sentences with the affirmative (✓)

or negative (✗) form of the past continuous.

Example:

Bob was walking (walk) home. ✓

1 I thought they ________________ (live) in Vancouver. ✓

2 He ____________________ (wait) for his sister. ✗

3 Mr Brown ____________________ (teach) at 9 a.m. this morning. ✓

4 Dolores _________________________ (sing) in the concert. ✗

5 Dad __________________ (read) the newspaper. ✗

6 I ____________________________(play) basketball. ✓

7 She ________________ (visit) her best friend. ✗

8 We ________________(have) dinner. ✓

9 The children _____________________(watch) TV. ✗

3 Write questions in the past continuous and complete the short answers.

Example:

you / text / your friend / ?

Were you texting your friend?

Yes, I was .

1 Alice / study / English / ?

No,

2 he / draw / a picture / ?
Yes,

3 they / play / hockey / ?

Yes,

4 Frank / read / in the library / ?

No,

5 we / travel / by bus / ?

No,

While

4. Tick the correct option.

Example:

Were you sleeping when the phone …?

a rang ✓ b was ringing c rings

1 While we … to school, we saw Kyle.

a go b were going c went

2 The woman was shopping when the thief … her car.

a steal b was stealing c stole

3 While they were swimming in the sea, they …a dolphin.

a was seeing b saw c seen

4 I bought this bag when I … in Los Angeles.

a live b was living c were living

5 Was he doing the shopping when he … the shoplifter?

a saw b was seeing c see

Past continuous and past simple + when / while

5. Match the sentence halves.

Example:
1 When Jenny met Fred
c

2 Jake was spraying graffiti

3 Kevin dropped the bowl

4 I was playing with my dog

5 We were walking around t

he art gallery

a when a thief stole a painti

ng.

b while he was doing the w

ashing-up.

c he was living in Boston.

d when it ran out of the par

k.
6. Join the sentences using when or while.
e when the teacher saw hi
Example:
m.
I was watching TV. The fire started.

I was watching TV when the fire started

1 Tom broke his leg. He was skiing.

while .

2 My mum was living in New York. She met my dad.

when .

3 I was waiting for the bus. Jack called me.

While .

4 We arrived at the cinema. The others were waiting for us.

When
UNIT 6 - Grammar
The passive: Present simple

1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in thebox. Then write whether each sentence is active
(A) or passive (P).

are grown - cook - is kept - is used - send - win

Example:

Oranges are grown in Florida. P

1 The Boston Red Sox usually _______ their matches.

2 All the money _______ in the safe.

3 The hall ________for meetings and talks.

4 They ________ the pizzas in very hot ovens.

5 I ________ about 20 emails a day.

2. Choose the correct answers.

Example:

Concerts perform / are performed here in the summer.

1 A lot of people use / are used the library every day.

2 My mum bakes / is baked fantastic cakes!

3 They produce / are produced cars in that factory.

4 Italian don’t teach / isn’t taught in this school.

5 Everyone invites / is invited to the party.

3. Complete the sentences with the present simple passive form of the verbs.

Example:

Plastic is used to make a lot of everyday things. (use)

1 Mobile phones by most people nowadays. (carry)

2 Oranges in Canada. (not grow)

3 Baseball in many countries. (not play)

4 The show by millions of people. (watch)

5 Computer games all over the world. (play)

4. Reorder the questions. Then write the short answers.

Example:

actors / paid / a lot / of / money / are ✓

Are actors paid a lot of money?

Yes, they are.

1 bananas / in / Canada / are / grown ✗

2 spoken / in / Spanish / is / Australia ✗

3 the / information / is / on / stored / your / computer ✓

The passive: Past simple

5 Write sentences using the simple past passive form of the verbs.

Example:

the game / win / by the Manchester United

The game was won by Manchester United.

1 these pictures / paint / by Picasso

2 Treasure Island / write / by Robert Louis Stevenson

3 the award / not give / to Robert Pattinson

4 the doors / not lock / last night

5 the TV / repair / last week

6. Read the answers, then write the questions using the past simple passive.

Example:

The house was built in 1990.

When was the house built?

1 The church was designed by Christopher Wren.

Who ?

2 The first pocket calculators were sold in the 1970s.

When ?

3 DVDs were first produced in Japan.

Where ?