The future

Exercise 1
Some of these sentences are correct, and some have a word which should not be there.
If the sentence is correct, put a tick (/). If it is incorrect, cross the unnecessary word
out of the
sentence and write it in the space.
They're probably going to knock the building down. √
We are be going to get a dog soon. be

1 The bus is leaves at eight twenty.

2 The doors of the theatre are about to open.
3 The meeting will be start at half past seven.
4 The festival is for to take place in June.
5 My friend will be calling here tomorrow morning.
6 We were going to eat in the restaurant, but it was full.
7 I have to register for my course before the classes will begin.
8 I will to have finished lunch by two o'clock.

Exercise 2
Put in a form of the verb. Use the future continuous (will be doing), the future perfect
(will have done) or was/were going to.
► It's quite a long way, isn't it? We'// have walked (walk) about five miles by the time
we get back, I'd say.
1 It'll be better if you don't ring at one o'clock. We………………………….. ...
(have) lunch then.
2 I………………. .......... (drive) over and see you, but there's something
wrong with the car.
3 I've got loads of work. I expect I ..................... (work) all night. And I'm not
looking
forward to it.
4 I'll have much more time next week because I…………………………….. (do) all
my exams then.
5 We……………………………… (buy) that computer game, but they don't
make it for the kind of
computer we've got.
6 I know you'll put on a wonderful show. You .............(have) so much practice
by the time you perform it that it's sure to be brilliant.

Exercise 3
Complete the conversation. Use will, be going to or a present tense. Choose the best form.
Sometimes more
than one answer is correct.
Peter: Hello. Where are you going?
Polly: To my evening class. I'm learning Swedish. And next week (►) /'// have (I / have)
a chance to
speak it for real. (1)……………………………… (I / go) to Sweden for three
weeks.
(2)………………………………. (I / leave) on
Friday. (3)……………………………… (I / visit)
some friends there.
Peter: (4) …………………………… (that / be) nice.
Polly: Well, I'd better hurry. My lesson (5) ..................... (start) at half past seven, and
it's
twenty-five past now.
Peter: OK. Come and see me when (6) .................................... (you / get) back from
Sweden.
Polly: Thanks. (7) ............................(I / send) you a postcard.
 Present and past tenses

Exercise 1
Complete the conversations. Put in the correct form of each verb.
► A: Are you ready?
B: I won't be a moment. I'm doing (I / do) my hair.
1 A: Could you tell me your address?
B: Well,……………………………..(I / live) in a friend's house at the moment.
Luckily..........……. .....................(I / find) a place of my own now, but I can't
move in until next week.
2 A: Is this your CD?
B: No, it isn't mine……………… ...................(I / think)………………(it / belong)
to Peter.
3 A: Can I borrow your calculator, please?
B: Well,…………………… ........ (I / use) it to work out these figures at the
moment……………… .............. (I / want) to finish doing them, now
that…………………………. (I / start).
4 A: Why can't you wash your dirty plates sometimes? ...........................………. (you / leave)
them in the sink most of the time.
B: OK, sorry. The last few weeks ................................. (I / have) so little
time.......................................... (I / rush) around all the time.

Exercise 2
Read the story and write the missing words. Use one word only in each space.
One day a man was (►) walking past a house in Bournemouth when he (1)………………………......a
woman's voice shouting for help. The man (2) ..................…………. someone
(3) probably trying to murder her. He ran to a phone box and
(4) the police. The police came quite quickly, but by now the shouting had
(5) . However, the man (6)......... ……………………. quite sure that he
(7)…………………………… heard cries for help. When the police (8)………………………….. on the
door, there was no answer. So they broke down the door and went in. Inside the house was a woman who
had just (9)………………………….. out of the shower. She explained to the police that she had
(10)…………………………… singing along to the Beatles song 'Help!'.

Exercise 3
Write the correct answer in each space.
► This isn't my first visit to London. I've been here before.
a) I'm b) I've been c) I was
1 I've got my key. I found it when................................ for something else.
a) I looked b) I've looked c) I was looking
2 Sorry, I can't stop now. .........................................to an important meeting.
a) I go b) I'm going c) I've gone
3 I can't get Tessa on the phone........................................ all afternoon.
a) I'm trying b) I try c) I've been trying
4 The bank told me last week there was no money in my account. ............................................. it all.
a) I'd spent b) I spent c) I was spending
5 There's a new road to the motorway. ......................................... it yesterday.
a) They'd opened b) They opened c) They've opened
 Conditionals

1 Type l and type 2

Complete the conversation. Put in the correct form of the verb. You may need to
use will or would. Matthew: I haven't forgotten your birthday, you know. If you
like, I'll book (I / book) a table for Thursday at our favourite restaurant.

Emma: My birthday is on Wednesday, Matthew. You're playing basketball

then, aren't you? If you
cared for me, (1)…………………………….. (you / not / play) basketball on my
birthday.
Matthew: What's the difference? If (2)………………………………. (we / go) out
on Thursday, it'll be just
the same. If (3)………………………………. (I / not / play), I'd be letting the team
down.
Emma: Yes, I suppose (4)………………………………...(it / be) a disaster if you
missed one game. Well, if (5) …………………. (you / think) more of your friends
than you do of me, you can forget the whole thing.
Matthew: I just don't understand you sometimes, Emma.
Emma: If (6)………………………. (you / think) about it, you'd understand.
And I think (7)………………………………(it / be) better if we forgot all about
my birthday.
Matthew: Don't be silly, Emma. If you get into one of your bad moods,
(8) …………………………………(it / not / do) any good.
Emma: If you were interested in my feelings, (9) ........ ………. (I / not / get)
into a bad mood.

2 Type 2 and type 3

Complete the conversations. Put in the correct
form of the verb. Use the past simple, the past
perfect, would, or would have.

► Mike: You look tired.

Harriet: Well, if you hadn't woken (you / not / wake) me up in the
middle of the night, I wouldn't be (I / not be) so tired.
1 Rita: Is Trevor a practical person?
Laura: Trevor? No, he isn't. If .. ……………………. (he / be) practical,
…………………………….(he / put) those shelves up a bit quicker.
It took him ages.
2 Tom: Why are you sitting in the dark?
David: Let's just say that if ..................................(I / pay) my electricity bill last
month,
................................... (I / not be) in the dark now.
3 Matthew: Why are you so angry with me? All I did yesterday was
play basketball.
Emma: If ................................. (you / love) me,
…………………………….(you / not / leave) me here all alone on my
birthday.
 For, since, ago and before

1 For and since

Put in for or since.
Daniel: How long have you been learning English?
Ilona: Well, I studied it for five years at school, and I've been having evening
classes (1) ………………last summer. That's when I left school.
Daniel: And you're staying here (2) .... three months?
Ilona: That's right. I've been here (3)…………… the end of April. I'm going to
London (4) ........ a week before I go home.

2 For and since

Look at the pictures and say how long people have been there.
Use these phrases: at his desk, in bed, in the garden, in the shop, on the road

► She's been in the shop for half an hour.

1 ..................................................................................................... …
2 …………………………………………………………………………………..
3 ..........................................................................................................
4 .........................................................................................................

3 For, since or ago?

Put in a phrase with for, since or ago.
► I got here an hour ago. ~ What! You mean you've been waiting for an hour ?
1 The phone last rang at four o'clock. ~ So you've had no calls ………………... ..?
2 I haven't been to the dentist for ten years. ~ You last went to the
dentist…………………......?
3 I last saw Rachel on Monday. ~ Haven't you seen her ……………. ...?
4 We've had six weeks without rain. ~ Yes, it hasn't rained ……………….
5 It's three years since Laura got married. ~ Really? Has she been
married…………………………?
6 It's eight months since my brother had any work. ~ He lost his job
…………………...?
7 Mrs Miles was taken ill three weeks ago. ~ You mean she's been
ill……………………………, and
nobody's told me!

4 Ago or before?
Put in ago or before.
► This film looks familiar. Didn't we see it at the cinema about two years ago ?
1 The road was wet when the accident happened. It had stopped raining only half an
hour………….
2 My telephone is working now. They repaired it a week .…………………..
3 A young man threw himself off this bridge last year. His girlfriend had left him two
days .………….
 Countable and Uncountable Nouns

1 A potato or potato? A sport or sport? (A-B)

Complete the conversations. Choose the correct form.
► Can I pick an apple/some apple from your tree? ~ Yes, of course.
1 I think sport/a sport is boring. ~ Me too. I hate it.
2 We ought to buy some potato/some potatoes. ~ OK, I'll get them.
3 I think painting/a painting is a fascinating hobby. ~ Well, you're certainly very good
at it.
4 Did you hear noise/a noise in the middle of the night? ~ No, I don't think so.
5 Is there cheese/a cheese in this soup? ~ Yes, a little.
6 I had conversation/a conversation with Vicky last night. ~ Oh? What about?
7 Shall I put a chicken/some chicken in your sandwiches? ~ Yes, please.
8 Are you a pacifist? ~ Well, I don't believe in war/a war, so I suppose I am.
9 It isn't fair. ~ No, life/a life just isn't fair, I'm afraid.
10 What's the matter? ~ You've got some egg/some eggs on your shirt.

2 A paper or paper? (C)

Complete the conversations. Put in these nouns: business (x2),
experience (x2), glass, iron, light, paper, space, time. Put a/an or
some before each noun.
► Harriet: Did you manage to park in town?
Mike: It took me ages to find a space. And all I wanted was to buy some paper to
wrap this present in.
1 Sarah: Are you busy tomorrow?
Mark: I'm meeting someone in the office. We've got…………………………
to discuss.
2 Trevor: Do you think I need to take………………………. with
me for my shirts?
Laura: Oh, surely the hotel will have one.
3 Vicky: I was going to have some juice, but I can't find
Rachel: If you turned .……………………… on, you might be able to see properly.
4 Claire: I've never met your brother.
Mark: Oh, he's usually very busy because he runs……………………… . . . But
he's been ill recently. The doctor has ordered him to spend ……. resting.
5 Daniel: How did your interview go?
Emma: Well, I didn't get the job. I think they really wanted someone
with………………………for
the work, and that's what I haven't got. So it was a bit of a waste of time.
And the train
coming back was two hours late. That's…………………………I don't
want to repeat.

3 Countable or uncountable? (A-D)

Complete Claire's postcard to her sister. Choose the correct form.
The island is very peaceful. (►)Life/A life is good here. Everybody moves at a nice slow
pace. People have (1) time/a time to stop and talk. It's (2) experience/an experience I
won't forget for a long time. There aren't many shops, so I can't spend all my money,
although I did buy (3) painting/a painting yesterday. Now I'm sitting on the beach
reading (4) paper/a paper. The hotel breakfast is so enormous that I don't need to have
lunch. I've just brought (5) orange/an orange with me to eat later. I've been trying all
the different (6) fruit/fruits grown in this part of the world, and they're all delicious.
 Reported Speech (Questions)

Reported questions
These people are at the tourist information centre. What do they want to know?

Example: She wants to know what the most interesting sights are.
Example: He wants to know if the centre has got a town plan.
1 ……………………………………………………….….
2 …………………………………………………………….
3 …………………………………………………………...
4 ..........................................................................................

Asking for information

You need information. Ask for it using Could you tell me ... ? or Do you
know . . . ?
►Where are the toilets? (tell) Could you tell me where the toilets
are?
1 Can I park here? (know)
2 How long does the film last? (tell)
3 How often do the buses run? (know)
4 Are we allowed to smoke? (know)
5 What time is the flight? (tell)
6 How much does a ticket cost? (tell)

The tense change

Barry Douglas, Zedco Chief Executive, is talking to a reporter about his
business career. He can still remember his first job interview after leaving
school.
Interviewer: Barry:
? 'Where do you live?' The interviewer asked me where I lived.
? 'Have you worked before?' She asked me if I had worked before.
1 'Why do you want the job?' She wanted to know
2 'How did you hear about it?' I remember she asked
3 'Are you fit?' She wondered
4 'Can you work on Saturdays?' Then she asked me
5 'How will you travel to work?' She wanted to know
6 'Have you got a bicycle?' And she asked me
7 'How much do you hope to earn?' She also asked
8 'When can you start?' And finally she asked
 Question Tags

1 Question Tags
You are at a barbecue. Add tags to help start a friendly
conversation.
These sausages are delicious, aren't they7. ~ They certainly are.
You haven't lived here long, have you ? ~ No, only three months.

1 It's quite a big garden, ...................... ? ~ Yes, there's plenty of

room.
2 There aren't many people here yet,........................ ? ~ No, but
it's still quite early.
3 You're Rachel's friend,...................... ? ~ Yes, I'm Vicky.
4 You came in a sports car, .....................? ~ That's right.
5 These burgers look good,........................ ? ~ I can't wait to try
them.
6 We can sit on the grass,.........................? ~ I think it's dry
enough.
7 The weather forecast wasn't very good,
……………………………..? ~ No, it wasn't.

2 Question Tags
Complete the conversation. Put in the question tags.
Emma: You don't really want to go out with me any more, do
you7.
Matthew: Of course I do. But I need a bit of time to myself
sometimes.
Emma: You get plenty of time to yourself, (1)............... ?
Matthew: Emma, you know what I feel for you.
I've told you enough times, (2) ................... ?
Emma: Yes, you have. And you're quite happy, (3) ............ ?
You don't mind, (4) ....................... ?
The situation doesn't bother you, (5) ............... ?
Matthew: Why are we arguing? There's nothing to argue about,
(6)………………………….... ?
Emma: You can't ever look at things from my point of view, (7) ……………………... ?

3 Requests and suggestions

What would you say in these situations? Write sentences with a
question tag. Use the word in brackets. ► You want to look at a
newspaper. Daniel might have one, so ask him. (haven't) You
haven't got a newspaper, have you?

1 Suggest to Vicky that you both listen to some music. (Let's)

2 Warn David not to do anything silly. (Don't)

3 You need a train timetable. Emma might have one, so ask her.

(haven't)

4 Ask Rachel to pass you the salt. (Pass)

 THE PASSIVE VOICE

Exercise 1

Change the sentences from active to passive (uses especially

indirect passive).

1. Doctors use this medicine widely.

2. They deliver milk before 8 a.m.

3. When I came to the service station, they were still repairing my car.

4. Jack walked to school yesterday.

5. Don't worry, our people will meet the group at the airport.

6. This man is installing a new xerox in the office.

7. We stayed in a three-star hotel.

8. The police arrested the wrong man mainly because they confused

the names which the witness had given them.

9. They threw him into prison and deprived him of his property.

10. The leaves fell to the ground.

11. Have you received the message yet?

12. People are destroying large areas of forest every day.

13. Mary's cat ran away last week.

14.I hope they will have completed the repairs by tomorrow.

15. Some people were using the tennis court, so we couldn't play.

16. No one has solved that problem yet.

17. Did someone invite you to the party?

18. I agree with you, gentlemen.

19. This news surprised me.

20. Mr. Lee will teach this class.

 Verb + to-infinitive or ing-form

Exercise 1
Complete the conversations. Put in a to-infinitive or an ing-form.
► A: I hear you sometimes sail
to France in your boat.
B: That's right. I really enjoy
sailing.
1 A: Are you going to organize our trip?
B: Yes, of course. I've agreed................. it.
2 A: You wear a uniform at work, don't you?
B: Yes, 1 have to, although I dislike ............it.
3 A: Do you think they'll approve the plan?
B: Yes, I'm quite sure they'll decide ........... it.
4 A: What time will you be back?
B: Oh, I expect…………………… . back some time around
nine.
5 A: Did I remind you about the dinner tonight?
B: Yes, thank you. You keep ................. me.
6 A: Was your decision the right one, do you think?
B: Yes, luckily. In the end it proved……………………. the
best thing for everyone.
7 A: Do you still work at the post office?
B: No, I gave up…………...... there last year.
8 A: Have ICM bought the company?
B: Well, they've offered................... it.
9 A: I'm sorry you had to wait all that time.
B: Oh, it's all right. I didn't mind ..................

Exercise 2
Make sentences from the notes.
► Tessa / want /
buy / a new coat
/ soon
Tessa wants to
buy a new coat
soon.
1 we / must / avoid / waste / so much time

2 sometimes / a country / refuse / take part / in the Olympics

3 I / like / see / the Rocky Mountains / some day

4 I / mean / give / Judy / a nice welcome / yesterday

5 I / always / like / see / my doctor / once a year

6 the buses / usually / stop / run / before midnight

7 I / can't face / get up / at five / tomorrow

8 last year / we / make / an agreement / work / together

9 yesterday / you / promise / carry on / shoot / the film

10 my father / seem / get / better / now