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Starter Unit Basic Grammar

Name _______________________________________ Class __________________________ Date______________________

1 Circle the correct word.


1 Hurry up! She’s waiting for you / your!
2 Do you remember Joe and Stephanie? We met their / them at that party.
3 Sally really loves her / she new car.
4 Matt is great. I can tell his / him about all my problems.
5 A: Can we / us open the window?
B: No, don’t open it / them – it’s really cold.
6 Sarah often helps I / me with my homework.

2 Complete the sentences with the comparative adjectives in the box.


worse better more exciting older taller easier

1 Mary is taller than Sheila, by about 5 cm, I think.


2 The Maths exam last week was ____________________________________than I expected –
only 10 questions and all multiple choice!
3 I want to go paintballing for my birthday this year. I think it’s a lot
_______________________________________________________________________than bowling!
4 My mum’s car is ___________________________________than your mum’s. It’s from 1997.
5 This film is ____________________than that film we saw last week. The acting is terrible.
6 A: Which T-shirt looks ______________________ on me – the blue one or the yellow one?
B: The blue one, I think. It’s the same colour as your eyes.

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3 Complete the words to make the correct superlative form of the


adjectives in brackets.
1 Jack is t h e b e s t student in our class. He always comes first in everything.
(good)
2 Our neighbours live in t h _ b _ g g _ s t house in the street. They’ve got five
bedrooms! (big)
3 You need a lot of money in Tokyo because it’s one of t h _ m _ s t
e x p _ n s _ v _ cities in the world. (expensive)
4 Maria is t h _ f _ n n _ _ s t person I know. She really makes me laugh. (funny)
5 That film was terrible! In fact, it was t h _ w _ r s _ film I’ve ever seen. (bad)

4 Complete the sentences with the reflexive pronouns in the box.


myself himself herself yourselves themselves

1 Cats wash themselves a lot. They’re very clean animals.


2 I hurt____________________________________________last week while I was playing tennis.
3 Are you all enjoying_________________________________________________, boys and girls?
4 Lucy cut_______________________________________________while she was cooking dinner.
5 Peter often talks to______________________________________________when he’s stressed.

5 Circle the correct word.


1 I can’t find my mobile phone nowhere / anywhere. Can you help me look for it?
2 You don’t know who the Beatles are? You’re joking. Everyone / Someone knows
who they were!
3 It’s so boring here. There’s anything / nothing to do.
4 Come with me. There’s someone / no one I’d like you to meet. Simon, this is
Julia.
5 I’m sure I’ve seen you somewhere / nowhere before.

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Unit 1 Basic Grammar

Name _______________________________________ Class __________________________ Date______________________

1 Complete the sentences with the present simple verbs in the box.
’s has runs do live are

1 Peter runs three kilometres every morning.


2 What do they_____________________? They___________________________________teachers.
3 He _____________________________________________________________ a very good student.
4 Mary____________________________________________________a lot of work to do this week.
5 How many people ________________________________________________________in Madrid?

2 Write questions with the present simple Do or Does.


1 you / like / English?
Do you like English?___________________
2 Where / she / work?
______________________________________________________________________________________
3 Peter / always / arrive / early?
______________________________________________________________________________________
4 they / like / sports?
______________________________________________________________________________________
5 When / visit / your grandparents?
______________________________________________________________________________________

3 Match the questions in Exercise 2 with the answers.


a In a big company. 22
b No, he’s usually late.
c Yes, I do.
d Once a month.
e They only like tennis.

4 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

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1 never / you / He / anything / gives


He never gives you anything.
2 have / some cereal / I / for breakfast / always
______________________________________________________________________________________
3 in Spain / It / very hot / usually / in the summer / is
______________________________________________________________________________________
4 sometimes / goes / to the cinema / She / at weekends
______________________________________________________________________________________
5 to the doctor / once a year / goes / Peter
______________________________________________________________________________________

5 Complete the sentences. Use the present continuous verbs in the box.
’m studying are / doing ’s playing are / reading ’re cleaning

1 Sorry, I can’t help you now. I ’m studying for an exam.


2 You know what? He___________________________________________tennis with Rafa Nadal!
3 What __________________________________ they_______________________________________?
4 We_________________________________________________________the house. It’s very dirty!
5 What book ______________________________you_________________________________? (read)

5 Circle the correct words.


1 Omar comes / is coming from the North of Algeria.
2 He has / is having a big family: his parents and seven brothers and sisters.
3 The weather where he lives / is living is normally quite warm but now it rains /
is raining.
4 In the summer Omar and his friends go / are going swimming in the sea.
5 In his village, they build / are building a swimming pool so, next summer Omar
will swim there.
6 They love / are loving swimming!

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Unit 2 Basic Grammar

Name _______________________________________ Class __________________________ Date______________________

1 Complete the sentences with the phrases in the box.


made couldn’t / felt did / use to watch used to read didn’t enjoy didn’t
see

1 Tom used to read all the time, but now he just plays games on
his phone.
2 I_______________________________________________________ the party. It was very boring.
3 When you were younger, ___________________ you________________________horror films?
4 We_______________________________________him at school yesterday because he was ill.
5 I ________________________ eat anything last night because I______________________ sick.
6 Sally ______________________________________________a chocolate cake for my birthday.

2 Circle the correct form of the verb.


1 Jenny was playing / played video games when the phone rang.
2 I was going / went to the cinema yesterday.
3 She arrived while I was having / had a bath.
4 What were you doing / did you do yesterday at 7 pm?
5 Lola was having / had paella for lunch on Sunday.
6 We were walking / walked in the woods when the storm started.

3 Put the words in the correct order to make questions and answers.
Officer: you / What / were / doing / yesterday at 9 pm
1
What were you doing yesterday at 9 pm?
Paul: I / having dinner / in the kitchen / was
2
____________________________________________________________________________.
Officer: alone / you / Were
3
____________________________________________________________________________?
Paul: was / No, / I / with my friend Anna
4
____________________________________________________________________________.
Officer: any strange noises / you / hear / Did /
5
___________________________________________________________________________?
Paul: Yes, / a man outside singing / we heard / really badly!
6
____________________________________________________________________________ .

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4 Circle the correct words.


1 When I woke up / had woken up last Saturday, it rained / was raining and
very cold.
2 I had arranged / was arranging to go skiing and didn’t want to change my
plans just because of the weather.
3 When we arrived / had arrived at the ski station, it snowed / was snowing
heavily and very windy.
4 They had closed / closed the ski station half an hour earlier because of the bad
weather!
5 While we were waiting / had waiting for the bus back, we had / had had a
long lunch in a nice warm restaurant!

5 Correct the underlined mistake in each sentence. Use the verb tense in
brackets to help you.
1 I didn’t eat anything at the party because I had lunch before. (past perfect)
I didn't eat anything at the party because I'd had lunch before. ____________________
2 Lucas wasn’t going to class yesterday because he wasn’t feeling well.
(past simple)
______________________________________________________________________________________
3 When they introduced me to him, I realised that I met him somewhere before.
(past perfect)
______________________________________________________________________________________
4 It didn’t rain when we started our walk. (past continuous)
______________________________________________________________________________________
5 He didn’t phoned his mum yesterday. (past simple)
______________________________________________________________________________________
6 We were playing video games when he was arriving. (past simple)
______________________________________________________________________________________

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Unit 3 Basic Grammar

Name _______________________________________ Class __________________________ Date______________________

1 Complete the sentences with should or shouldn’t.


1 Paul’s got toothache. He should go to the dentist.
2 Susan__________________________________________________________revise for her exams.
3 You_____________________________________________help your parents around the house.
4 Kate______________________________________talk in class. The teacher gets really angry.
5 You look really tired! You_________________________________________________sleep more.
6 You_________________________________________________________spend so much money –
you__________________________________________________________save it for your holiday.

2 Complete the sentences with must or mustn’t.


1 You mustn’t eat so many sweets. It’s bad for your health.
2 You_______________________________________________smoke in the house – I don’t like it.
3 You____________________________come to the party. We’re going to have a great time!
4 I________________________________remember to buy some milk when I go to the shops.
5 You_____________________________________________drink coffee just before going to bed.
6 I’ve told you before – you____________________________use your mobile phone in class!

3 Circle the correct options.


1 I have a bad cold. You should / shouldn’t drink a cup of hot tea.
2 He isn’t very active. He should / shouldn’t play video games all the time.
3 Jane spends too much time watching TV. She should / shouldn’t help around
the house more.
4 I usually only get about four hours’ sleep. You should / shouldn’t sleep more.
5 My mother drinks seven cups of coffee every day. She should / shouldn’t drink
so much caffeine.

4 Complete the sentences using the options in the box and the verbs in
brackets.

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am allowed to am not allowed to is allowed to isn’t allowed to

1 I am not allowed to walk (walk) home from school alone, but I can with friends.
2 My sister_________________________________ (be) at home on her own. She’s too young.
3 I________________________ (play) video games during the week – only at the weekends.
4 My friend Sue___________________________(do) lots more things than I am – it’s not fair!
5 I________________________________(stay) out until 11 pm on Saturday nights. It’s great!

5 Complete the sentences with don't have to, has to and doesn't have to.
1 I can’t go to bed. I have to study for the exam.
2 He________________________________________________________________come if he is busy.
3 They_______________________________________________wear school uniform, poor things!
4 You’re lucky! You____________________________________do any homework this weekend.
5 My father says we_____________________________take the dog for a walk every morning
because he hasn’t got time.

6 Circle the correct option.


1 Mary, you mustn’t / don’t have to leave your room in this terrible mess!
2 I mustn’t / don’t have to do any more homework – I can go out with my friends.
3 You don’t have to / mustn’t smoke inside the building.
4 My mum says I mustn’t / don’t have to eat cake every day. It’s bad for me.
5 The children mustn’t / don’t have to make so much noise – the baby is asleep!

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Unit 4 Basic Grammar

Name _______________________________________ Class __________________________ Date______________________

1 Complete the sentences with the present perfect form of the verbs in
brackets.
1 He’s played (play) the violin in lots of places around the world. He’s very
famous.
2 Jennifer’s_______________________________________________________ (read) all his novels.
3 I’ve_________________________________________________(never meet) a famous rock star,
but Lucy has.
4 My sister has_________________________________________________(live) abroad for years.
5 My mum and I have_________________________________________(watch) the whole series
on television. We love it.

2 Match the beginnings with the endings of the sentences.


1 c Matt’s helped a graffiti all over our city.
2 They’ve put b football all his life.
3 We’ve seen c his parents to move house.
4 My father has played d my life. I love it!
5 Their music has changed e lots of jugglers in town recently.

3 Circle the correct form of the present perfect and just to complete the
sentences.
1 A: Where’s Johnathan?
B: He has just arrived / just has arrived. He’s in the kitchen.
2 I ’ve bought just / ’ve just bought these flowers for my mum.
3 The concert has just finished / finished just has. Let’s wait for them here.
4 Be quiet! Your sister ’s gone just / ’s just gone to bed.
5 Do you want to watch the match? It has just started / has started just.

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4 Put the words in the correct order to make questions with the present
perfect and ever.
1 you / Have / travelled / ever / to a foreign country?
Have you ever travelled to a foreign country?
2 she / ever / played / Has / a musical instrument?
______________________________________________________________________________________
3 Have / you / been / ever / to see live music?
______________________________________________________________________________________
4 you / Have / ever / downloaded / music from the Internet?
______________________________________________________________________________________
5 they / ever / met / Have / a famous person?
______________________________________________________________________________________

5 Match the questions and answers.


1 e Have you ever played a musical a Yes, I have, but I feel bad
instrument? about it.
2 Has anyone in your family ever been to b Yes, my mum often goes. She
the opera? loves it.
3 Have you ever met a famous musician? c No, never. I’m not really
interested in meeting anyone
like that.
4 Have you ever downloaded music from d Yes, once but I didn’t like it. It
the Internet? was boring.
5 Have you ever been to a classical concert? e No, never, but I love the
violin.

6 Complete the sentences with the correct present perfect form of the
verbs in brackets.

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1 It’s September. I have just started back at school. (start)


2 I ___________________ _________________ to learn to play the flute. (start)
3 _____________________ you ever__________________________ a musical instrument? (play)
4 I ________________________ ___________________________ an art club
on Fridays. It’s great fun! (join)
5 I _____________________ _______________________ a lot of new people,
which is great! (meet)

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Unit 5 Basic Grammar

Name _______________________________________ Class __________________________ Date______________________

1 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences or questions.


1 already / visited / We / have / the Science museum
We have already visited the Science museum.
2 hasn’t / a job / found / Maria / yet
______________________________________________________________________________________
3 Mark / hasn’t / still / seen / her
______________________________________________________________________________________
4 you / booked / yet / Have / a table?
______________________________________________________________________________________
5 Have / already / you / a text message / sent?
______________________________________________________________________________________

2 Match the questions with the answers.


1 Where’s Matt? a No, not yet. Just be patient!
2 Can I go out? b Really? I’ve already explained it twice!
3 Has he phoned? c It still hasn’t arrived.
4 Where’s the bus? d No, you haven’t finished your
homework yet.
5 I still don’t understand what we e He’s already left.
have to do.

3 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with already, yet or

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still.

1 Peter and Susan haven’t arrived yet . 2 The plane has___________________ taken off.

.
3 She_______________hasn’t tidied up her room. 4 He’s____________been shopping.

4 Complete the sentences with for or since.


1 I haven’t eaten since yesterday.
2 How long have you known Ana?_________________________________________________July.
3 We have been best friends_____________________________________________________2002.
4 Laura hasn’t visited me__________________________________________________two months.
5 They have lived in that beautiful house_____________________________________February.

5 Circle the correct words.


1
Anna: Have you ever been / Did you ever go to Italy?
2
Lola: Yes, I have been / went last year.
3
Anna: Have you liked / Did you like it?
4
Lola: I have loved / loved it! It’s so beautiful and the people are so friendly.
5
Anna: What have you done / did you do when you were there?
6
Lola: We have visited / visited lots of museums and galleries.

6 Complete the sentences with yet, already, for or since.


1 He hasn’t arrived yet . He’s late.
2 We have________________________________________________________visited lots of places.
3 Mr Smith has taught in this school______________________________________twenty years.
4 I’ve lived here____________________________________________________________September.
5 My father has been ill___________________________________________________a week now.

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Unit 6 Basic Grammar

Name _______________________________________ Class __________________________ Date______________________

1 Circle the correct word to complete the sentences with be going to.
1 Sam is / are going to play basketball with his friends later.
2 We is / are going to watch that new horror film next weekend.
3 My sister is / are going to visit her friend John later.
4 Are / Is you going to go the party next Saturday?
5 They is / are not going to do anything this evening – they’re really tired.

2 Look at Jennifer’s diary and complete the sentences with the present
continuous for the future.

1 On Monday, Jennifer is having her first driving lesson.


2 On Tuesday, she is___________________________________________________to the doctor’s.
3 On Thursday, she is__________________________________________________dinner with Joe.
4 On Friday, she is____________________________________________the guitar with her band.
5 On Saturday, she is_____________________________________ Jane at 7 pm at the cinema.

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3 Circle the correct option.


1
Sam: What do you do / are you doing next weekend, Lou?
2 3
Lou: Well, I play / ’m playing in a football match on Sunday morning. It starts
4
/ ‘s going to start at 8 am! I also revise / ’m also going to revise for
that Biology exam we’ve got on Tuesday.
5
Sam: Well, yes, so am I, but I don’t study / ’m not going to study all weekend!
6
Pamela has / ’s having a party on Saturday evening and I want to go. Do
you want to come?

4 Complete the sentences with much or many.


1 My mum never has much time to relax.
2 How___________________________________________________________money did you spend?
3 There weren’t________________________________________________students in class today.
4 I have to do a project about the environment but I don’t have________________________
information. Can you help me?
5 How______________________________________________________people came on Saturday?

5 Circle the correct word.


1
Helen: There’s only a few / a little milk left. Do you mind black coffee?
John: No, that’s fi ne. Is there anything to eat?
2 3
Helen: Yes, there are lots of / a little biscuits – three whole packets! How
much / How many would you like?
John: Um, three, please.
4
Helen: Here you are. And we’ve got lots of / much cake, too. My dad made two
yesterday! Would you like some?
5
John: Oh, no thanks. Just a few / a little biscuits is fine.

6 Correct the underlined mistake in each sentence.


1 How many money do we need to pay for everything?

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much
2 There were too much people at the concert – there was no space to move.
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
3 2,337 Facebook friends? That’s too much!
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
4 Have you got too many warm clothes with you? Skiing in January can be
freezing!
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
5 I didn’t have too many time to finish the exam – I needed another twenty
minutes.
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________

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Unit 7 Basic Grammar

Name _______________________________________ Class __________________________ Date______________________

1 Complete the sentences with will, won’t or may/might.


1 I may / might be able to go to tennis classes tomorrow, but I don’t know.
2 My friends_________________________call me later to go out. It depends on the weather.
3 What_______________________________the weather be like next Saturday, do you think?
4 Conventional telephones, or landlines,_________________________________________be the
main way of communicating in the future, I’m sure.
5 He_______________________________________________come over later. He told me he was
very busy and had lots to do.

2 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences or questions with
the future continuous.
1 Saturday / this time / at Julia’s party / dancing / be / We’ll / next
We'll be dancing at Julia's party this time next Saturday.
2 in New York / 30 / may / when / be / I’m / I / living
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
3 having / then / Don’t call / dinner / we’ll / at 9 pm / be / because
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
4 next / will / this time / week / you / doing / be / What / ?
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________

3 Circle the correct word to complete the sentences in the first


conditional.
1 If we study hard, we will pass / pass the exams, I’m sure.
2 If I will go / go out with my friends tomorrow, I’ll have a great time, I know.
3 If you will use / use your mobile in class, you’ll get detention.
4 My mother will get / get angry, if I forget the keys again.
5 If the computer won’t work / doesn’t work, we’ll have to phone the technician.

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4 Match the beginnings with the endings of the sentences.


1 If I win the lottery, a he’ll take us to the new shopping
centre.
2 I’ll stay at your house b if it doesn’t rain.
3 If my dad has time on Saturday, c if I lose this one.
4 My parents won’t get me a new mobile d I’ll buy you a car.
5 We’ll ride our bikes later e if my mum says I can.

5 Look at the photos. Then use the phrases in the box to complete the first
conditional sentences.

she wins some he’ll go to the beach the weather is bad we’ll visit

1 If he gets good marks in the exams, he’ll go to the beach to relax.


2 She’ll go clothes shopping on Saturday if______________________________ some money.
3 If we go to Paris,_____________________________________________________the Eiffel Tower.
4 We won’t go camping this weekend if_______________________________________________.

6 Complete the first conditional sentences with the correct form of the
verbs in brackets.
1 I’ll laugh a lot if you tell me a joke. (tell)
2 If I don’t do my homework tonight, my teacher____________________________angry. (be)
3 If the weather is bad this weekend, we_______________________________at home. (stay)
4 I’ll have a party in the garden if the weather________________________________nice. (be)
5 My parents will be very happy if I__________________________________my exams. (pass)

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Unit 8 Basic Grammar

Name _______________________________________ Class __________________________ Date______________________

1 Circle the correct word to complete the sentences in the second


conditional.
1 If it wasn’t snowing, we would play / play football.
2 If my friends were here, I would go / go out with them.
3 I would have / have a party if my parents weren’t at home.
4 My teacher would be upset if I didn’t hand in / don’t hand in the project.
5 If we had / have more money, we would go to the cinema.
6 I would understand / understand the German teacher if he spoke slowly.

2 Complete the sentences giving advice for each situation. Use the second
conditional and the verbs in the box.
spoke had gave spent ate

1 You eat too much!


If you ate less, you would feel better.
2 Your best friend is angry with you.
If you______________________________________to her/ him, things would be much better.
3 You never give your parents presents.
If you_____________________your parents birthday presents, they would be very happy.
4 Peter never wants to go out.
If he_________________________more time with his friends, he would have a great time.
5 Your brother is always at the beach.
If he_________________________________________a job, he wouldn’t be there all the time.

3 Answer the questions for you.

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1 What would you do if you had more free time?


I would...____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
2 Where would you go if you had lots of money?
I would go to…_______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
3 What would you say to your favourite singer if you met him/her?
I would say...________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
4 If you had a party, which famous person would you invite?
I would invite ...______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________

4 Match the sentence halves.


1 e Joe would visit Japan a if it wasn’t so cold.
2 If it was Saturday and we had enough b I would give everyone a job.
money,
3 I’d go to the swimming pool c if I were a teacher.
4 If I was the president, d he wouldn’t go to school.
5 If he had a cold, e if he spoke Japanese.
6 I wouldn’t give my students as many tests f we would go shopping.

5 Put the words in the correct order to make questions.


1 What / you / change / would / if / were / the head of your school / you?
What would you change if you were the head of your school?
2 Where / be / he / if / the weather / would / was nice?
______________________________________________________________________________________
3 If / in a different country / what / you / lived / you / would / do?
______________________________________________________________________________________
4 have / in the world / a holiday / go / where / you / If / could / anywhere / would
/ you?
______________________________________________________________________________________
6 Circle the correct words.
1 If I lived / would live in London, I visited / would visit the London Eye.

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2 If he was / would be nicer, it won’t / would be easier to speak to him.


3 We weren’t / would be more relaxed, if we have / had fewer classes.
4 If Peter had / would have more time, he would / wouldn’t go to the concert.
5 I bought / would buy a new laptop if I would have / had more money.

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Unit 9 Basic Grammar

Name _______________________________________ Class __________________________ Date______________________

1 Are the sentences active (A) or passive (P)?


1 Water is reused to water the plants. P
2 I recycle glass every week.
3 Houses are built all the time.
4 Plastic and cans can be reused in different ways.
5 You can use many types of material to make houses.

2 Complete the sentences about saving energy with is, isn’t, are or aren’t.
1 Bottles are reused to decorate the building.
2 Car tyres ______________ used to build roads.
3 Appliances ____________ left on stand-by.
4 No material ______________ wasted.
5 Computers _________________ turned off at night.
6 The heating _________________ left on all the time.

3 Circle the correct word to complete the sentences in the present simple
passive.
1 The streets are cleaned / is cleaned every morning.
2 A lot of money is spending / is spent on education.
3 Old paper is recycled / are recycled to use in Art class.
4 Paper and plastic are recycling / are recycled at our school.
5 Our school lunches aren’t making / aren’t made at our school.
6 Houses are built / is built with bricks, cement, wood, etc.

4 Complete the sentences with the correct past simple passive phrases in
the box.
was chosen were sold was born was considered
was brought up

1 Norah Jones was born in New York in 1979.

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2 When she was a girl, she ____________________________________________________________


to join the school choir.
3 She _________________________________________________________________________________
by her mother after her parents’ separation.
4 In 2002, her debut album____________________________________________________________
one of the best albums of the year.
5 More than four million copies________________________________________________and she
became an international star.

5 Put the words in the correct order to make questions.


1 was / When / the Empire State Building / opened?
When was the Empire State Building opened?
2 discovered? / America / When / was
______________________________________________________________________________________
3 painted / was / ‘Las Meninas’ / Who / by?
______________________________________________________________________________________
4 was / 5th Symphony / When / performed / Beethoven’s / first?
______________________________________________________________________________________

6 Now match the questions in Exercise 5 with the correct answers.


a 1808 4
b Velázquez
c 1931
d 1492

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