GRAMMAR 1
Correct this question:
How many countries have you been visiting?
How long have you read this book?
How many countries have you visited?
How long have you been reading this book?
Make this sentence negative:
Both of them like football.
Neither of them likes football.
Say the missing words:
1. take a sleeping _____
2. be a ____ sleeper
1. take a sleeping pill
2. be a light/heavy sleeper
Say not strong adjectives:
delicious, gorgeous, filthy
delicious - tasty
gorgeous - beautiful
filthy - dirty
1. What can you do if you feel PECKISH?
2. Where can you go if you want to WANDER?
3. What things can be a HIGHLIGHT of your holiday?
If you feel peckish, you can have a sandwich.
You can wander around a park or along the beach.
A trip to a theme park or visiting a well-known monument can be a highlight of your holiday.
Choose the correct verbs:
You mustn’t/don’t have to wear a suit, but you should/can if you want.
You don’t have to wear a suit, but you can if you want.
Which word is not correct?
Has she ever/yet/just emailed you?
Has she ever/just emailed you?
Which preposition?
1. worried ______
2. keen _____
3. angry ______ someone
1. worried about
2. keen on
3. angry at someone
Which adverb?
a fairly/really brilliant
b incredibly/absolutely hot
a really brilliant
b incredibly hot
COMPLETE WITH PAST SIMPLE OR PAST PERFECT
By the time she ____ (meet) Jack, he ____be) married three times
When I got home I ___ (realise) that I ___ (leave) my keys at the office.
She ___ (buy) me a book but I ___ (already read) it
By the time she MET Jack, he HAD BEEN married three times
When I got home I REALISED that I LEFT my keys at the office.
She BOUGHT me a book but I HAD ALREADY READ it
Fill in the gaps in this question:
What _____ they talking ______?
What are they talking about?
Say the question tags:
1. You’re Tim, ___________?
2. He called you, ______?
1. You’re Tim, aren't you?
2. He called you, didn't he?
Say the strong adjectives:
1. cold
2. tired
3. small
1. cold - freezing
2. tired - exhausted
3. small - tiny
Say the adjectives for these nouns:
a fashion
b tradition
c adventure
a fashionable
b traditional
c adventurous
Traffic in my city is really annoying. (A BIT, AT TIMES)
Old people complain a lot. (GENERALLY SPEAKING, TEND TO)
Young people drive very fast. (TEND TO, RATHER)
Traffic in my city can be a bit annoying at times.
Generally speaking, old people tend to complain a bit.
Young people tend to drive rather fast.
Which of these are state verbs?
prefer, cook, happen, want, understand, watch
prefer, want, understand
Choose the correct verb form:
Have you tried talk / talking to him about it?
Why don't you talk / talking to him about it?
Have you tried talking to him about it?
Why don't you talk to him about it?
Fill in the gaps in these phrasal verbs:
1. Could you look _____my cat?
2. I saw my brother _____ at the airport.
1. Could you look after my cat?
2. I saw my brother off at the airport.
Fill in the gaps with travel, get or go on:
a ____ into a car
b ____ business class
c ____ a cruise
a GET into a car
b TRAVEL business class
c GO ON a cruise
IN WHICH SENTENCES CAN YOU REPLACE PAST SIMPLE WITH 'USED TO'?
Tim started school in 1998.
He went to school by bus.
He didn't like school.
When he graduated, he got a job in a cafe.
Tim started school in 1998.
He USED TO GO / WENT to school by bus.
He DIDN'T USE TO / DIDN'T LIKE school.
When he graduated, he got a job in a cafe.
For or since?
1. _____ two years
2. _____ last week
3. _____ ages
1. for two years
2. since last week
3. for ages
Choose the correct form:
1. Taj Mahal is definitely worth to visit / visiting.
2. Don't bother to go / going to museums. They're boring.
1. Taj Mahal is definitely worth visiting.
2. Don't bother going to museums. They're boring.
Choose the correct verbs:
a meet/take deadlines
b take/work overtime
c take/be a workaholic
a meet deadlines
b work overtime
c be a workaholic
Give an example of:
one annoying behaviour you might need to put up with in your workplace
one reason why you might not want to put your friends up for a night
put up with messy colleagues
you might not want to put your friends up for a night because you lack space
COMPLETE WITH PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOUS
Once, when I was quite young, I ___ (walk) by a lake in a park and I ___ (fall) into the water. I ___ (not know) how to swim, and as I ___ (wear) a lot of clothes. Luckily two men ___ (run) around the park and they ___ (see) me.
Once, when I was quite young, I WAS WALKING by a lake in a park and I FELL into the water. I DIDN'T KNOW how to swim, and as I WAS WEARING a lot of clothes. Luckily two men WERE RUNNING around the park and they SAW me.