G&U S SetBU1

DEVELOPING SKILLS Set B
Unit 1 Tenses
Grammar & Usage
Grammar & Usage

Unit 1 Tenses
1.1
Present simple and present continuous
1.2
Present perfect and past simple
1.3
Present perfect and present perfect continuous
1.4
Past simple and past continuous
1.5
Past perfect and past perfect continuous
1.6
Tenses to talk about the future
Grammar Practice
Part A
Part B
Language Practice
Part A
Part B
Part C
Part D
Part E
Part C
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Unit 1 Tenses
Grammar & Usage
1.1 Present simple and present continuous

We use the present simple and present continuous for
different situations:
present simple
(e.g. I do)
to describe/talk about repeated actions or habits

Fiona drinks milk every morning.
My sisters are always late.
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present simple
(e.g. I do)
We often use the following adverbs or adverbials for

this purpose:
always
often every day/week/
usually
rarely
scarcely
never twice a month
sometimes
seldom
month/year
from time to time
frequently hardly once in a while

continually
occasionally once a week
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present simple
(e.g. I do)
to describe/talk about permanent situations

Ann lives in Shatin.
to describe/talk about general truths or facts

The Earth is round.
Cheung Chau lies to the south of Lantau Island.
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present continuous/am/is/are + -ing

(e.g. I am doing)
to describe/talk about actions in progress at or around

the time of speaking
I cant chat with you because I am studying.
He is still trying to adjust to life in Hong Kong.
Common adverbs/adverbials used for this purpose

include:
now
moment
at present currently
still
at the
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(e.g. I am doing)
to describe/talk about temporary situations

Andy is staying in a hotel while he is
in Hong Kong.
For temporary situations, we often use:

today
this week
these days
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(e.g. I am doing)
to describe/talk about changing or developing

situations
Your English is improving.
The weather is getting warmer.
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We form questions and negatives in the following way:

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Do you like comics? (question)
No, I dont like them. (negative)
Are you reading todays newspaper? (question)
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Reminder
Some verbs are never or rarely used in the continuous
form. These are stative verbs - that is, verbs which
describe a state rather than an action (jump, run, etc).
Stative verbs are grouped into the following categories:
1 verbs of feeling (like, love, hate, want, wish, prefer,
etc.)
2 verbs of thought (think, believe, know, understand,
remember, forget, etc.)
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3 verbs of perception (see, hear, smell, taste, etc.)

4 verbs of ownership (have, own, possess, belong, etc.)
5 verbs of measurement (equal, weigh, cost, etc.)
6 verbs of description (seem, look, appear, sound,
etc.)
7 others (agree, insist, suggest, refuse, include, contain,
owe, etc.)
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Some stative verbs, however, describe actions as well as

states and these can be used in the continuous form. Here
are some examples:
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stative
verbs
present simple
present continuous
think
I think shes right.

(= I believe/have the
opinion that )
Im thinking about it.

(= the action of thinking
at this moment)
see
I see what you

mean.
(= I understand what
you mean)
Im seeing the dentist

today.
(= Im going to visit the
dentist)
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stative
verbs
Grammar & Usage
present simple
present continuous
have
You have lovely blue

eyes.
(= you possess blue
eyes and this is
unlikely to change)
Im having lunch.
(= the action of eating)
feel
I feel hes making a

mistake.
(= I believe/have the
opinion that )
Im feeling tired.
(= a physical feeling that
usually passes)
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1.2 Present perfect and past simple

We use either the present perfect or past simple tense for
past actions, but we use them in differently, depending on
the time we are talking about:
present perfect/has/have + past participle
(e.g. I have done)
when we tell someone something that has a connection to

the present
I have received Carols letter.
(= I have the letter now.)
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(e.g. I have done)
when we talk about the present result of a past action

John has come back from Macau.
(= he is here now)
We can use the following adverbs:

now
just
already
ever
yet
never
etc.
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(e.g. I have done)
but not adverbs and adverbial phrases or clauses with a past
time reference, for example:
yesterday
last month
when you came
in 1978
two years ago
before he left
etc.
Has Tom left for school yet?

Yes, he left ten minutes ago.
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(e.g. I have done)
with for or since when we talk about something that

started in the past and continues up to the present
We are old friends. We have known each

other since we were small/for many years.
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past simple
(e.g. I did)
when a past action is not connected with the present

He was here
a while ago. He left
after he made a call.
Is Paul
here?
Compare:
B
No, he has left.
He left after he
made a call.
Is Paul
here?
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past simple
(e.g. I did)
to talk about something that happened within a specific

period of time in the past, using expressions such as:
for, from ... to, between ... and, etc.
We lived in Wan Chai from 1973 to 1982.
Then we moved to Shatin and lived there for
a year until my father bought a flat in Tai Po.
Compare:
We have lived in Shatin for a year.
(= We are still living there now.)
We lived in Shatin.
(= We dont live there now.)
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Have you
told Alice about the
hiking trip?
I tried but
she wasnt
home.
No, I havent (told her

about the trip). I didnt
have time to call her
last night. Did you tell
her about it?
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1.3 Present perfect and present perfect continuous

When we describe something that started in the past and
has been in progress up to the present, we can use either
the present perfect/has/have + past participle (e.g. I have
done) or the present perfect continuous/has/have been +
-ing (e.g. I have been doing).
We have lived/have been living here since 1998
/for many years.
We use the present perfect instead of the present perfect
continuous in the following situations:
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Situation
when the action is now

completed, but still has
an effect in the present
Examples/Remarks
It has stopped raining. Lets
go out for a walk.
Compare:
It has been raining all
morning. I wonder when it will
stop. (= It has not stopped
raining yet.)
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Situation
Examples/Remarks
when we talk about:

how many/how much
we have done,
how many things we
have done,
or
how many times we
have done something
Ive told you at least twice to

stop doing that. Why wont
you listen?
Compare:
Ive been telling you to stop
doing that. Why havent you
listened to me?
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Situation
when we talk about a

temporary situation
Examples/Remarks
Youve worked hard on this,
the manager said. You
deserve a break.
Compare:
Youve been working hard
on this. You deserve a break.
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A: Have you been waiting long? (question)
B: No, I havent (been waiting long).
negative
In fact, Ive only just arrived.
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1.4 Past simple and past continuous

We use the past continuous/was/were + -ing (e.g. I was
doing) for something which was in progress in or around a
specific time in the past:
A:
I called you last night at about ten, but nobody

answered the phone.
B:
Sorry, I didnt hear the phone ring. I was

having a shower.
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We often use the past continuous and simple past together

in the same sentence, where the past simple is a shorter action
that interrupts the longer (continuous) action:
They were playing computer games when I
long action
arrived.
short action
He fell while he was trying to get the kite from

short action
long action
the tree.
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1.5 Past perfect and past perfect continuous

We use the past perfect/had + past participle (e.g. I had
done) when we want to talk about an action in the past that
took place before another past action.
Compare:
I went to the party but I didnt see

Miriam. She had left before I arrived.
She isnt here. She left ten minutes
ago.
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We use the past perfect continuous/had been + -ing (e.g. I

had been doing) to talk about something which started
sometime before a past time and continued until or after it.
Compare:
He had been collecting stamps for

years when we became friends.
He had collected more than 200
foreign and local stamps by the time
we became friends.
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1.6 Tenses to talk about the future

We can talk about the future in a number of ways depending
on the situation:
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Situation
to talk about
something
which we think
or believe will
happen
Grammar & Usage
Tense/Structure
to use
simple future
(will + bare infinitive*)
Examples
I think shell accept our
invitation.
We also use will to express
determination, a promise, a
threat, etc.
Dont worry. We
will get him to agree.
Just promise you wont
tell anyone.
* = infinitive without to
No, I wont.
You have my
word.
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Situation
to talk about
our intention
Grammar & Usage
Tense/Structure
to use
be going
+ infinitive
Examples
Have you
told Ann?
Not yet. Im going

to call her tonight.
We also use this structure

when we are sure that something
will happen in the future because
of what we know or can see now.
Look out! The tree is
going to fall!
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Situation
to talk about
something that
have been
arranged or
planned to do
in the future
Grammar & Usage
Tense/Structure
to use
present
continuous/am/are/is
+ -ing
Examples
We are having dinner with
May this evening. Will you join
us?
When we make the decision
to do something at the moment
of speaking, we use will.
The telephone
is ringing.
Ill get it.
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Situation
to talk about
something that
will happen as
part of a fixed
timetable or
programme
Grammar & Usage
Tense/Structure
to use
present simple
Examples
The train leaves at 2.30 pm.
Dont be late.
We also use the simple
present for the future in adverbial
clauses of time and condition.
Ill give him the book when
I see him tomorrow.
If he shows up tomorrow,
Ill give him the book.
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Situation
to talk about
something that
will be in
progress at a
time in the
future
Grammar & Usage
Tense/Structure
to use
future continuous
(shall/will + be + -ing)
Examples
Dont come at eight. Well be
having dinner at that time.
We often use will you be (doing
something?) to ask about peoples
plans, especially when we want
someone to do something for us.
Will you be going to the
market this afternoon?
Can you buy me some
carrots?
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Situation
to say that
something will
be completed
by (not later
than) a certain
time in the
future
Grammar & Usage
Tense/Structure
to use
future perfect
(will have + past
participle)
Examples
Please call again after two.
Mr Chan will have returned
to the office by then.
You will probably hear from
me by tomorrow afternoon. I
will have read the report by
then.
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Grammar Practice
Fred and Carol are at the bus stop. Complete their
conversation using the words given on the right and the
correct tenses. The first one has been done for you. Teachers
Teachers notes
notes
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Fred
do you live
Where (1) _________________
, Carol?
Carol
(2)
(3)
My family lives in Shatin, but

_________________
Im/I am staying at my aunts
___________________
in Ho Man Tin at the moment.

Fred
Whys that?
Carol
(4)
My uncles/is in hospital and

_________________
(1) you/live
(2) my
family/live
(3) I/stay
(4) my
uncle/be
my aunt needs my help.
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Fred
Grammar & Usage
Im sorry to hear your uncle is unwell.

has he been
How long (5) _________________
in
(5) he/be
hospital?
Carol
he went
Three days - (6) _________________
(6) he/go
in on Tuesday morning. The doctor said

hed/would be
that (7) _________________________
(7) he/would/be
able to go home in a day or two.
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Fred
Grammar & Usage
(8)
Thats/is
___________________
great! By
have you heard

the way, (9) ____________________
(8) that/be
(9) you/hear
from Sandy?
Carol
(10)
She sent
_________________
me an email
her
last week saying that (11) ___________
parents bought/had bought a
____________________________
house in London. She said that they (12)
(10) she/send
(11) her
parents/
buy
(12) plan/move
are
planning/plan to move this July.
_________________________
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Fred
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(13)
Do you have
_________________
her new
(13) you/have
address?
Carol
Im afraid not.
Fred
Ill/will have to
Guess (14) _______________________
(14) I/have
to
wait a while before I can post anything to

her.
Carol
My bus is
Im sorry, Fred. (15) ________________
coming
_____________
. Ive got to go.See you!
(15) my
bus/
come
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Complete these sentences using the correct tense of the

verbs in brackets. The first one has been done for you.
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s/has been raining (rain) for three days non-stop. I

It ______________________
wonder when it will stop.
Teachers
Teachers notes
notes
ve/have been waiting (wait) at the bus stop for

We _________________________
at least twenty minutes, but theres still no sign of the bus.
is
I will tell you everything when the time ________________
(be) right.
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The play was so boring that most of the audience

left
_________________
(leave) before the final act.
lost
The woman told us that she had _________________
(lose)
her bag.
ll/will let
ve/
I _________________
(let) you know as soon as I _______
have made
_________________
(make) a decision, Gary promised.
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Clare will join us for the party tomorrow, even though she
s/is
_________________
(be) extremely busy at the moment.
contains
This box _________________
(contain) glassware. Please
handle it carefully.
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Read the first sentence, then form a negative sentence using

the given words. The first one has been done for you.
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eat/anything
havent/have not eaten anything
Im hungry. I ______________________________________
since breakfast.
do/anything
isnt/
Why dont you ask Pete to go with you? He ______________
is not doing anything
____________________________
this afternoon.
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be/keen on horror films
Grammar & Usage
Teachers
Teachers notes
notes
Sam offered to take Sarah to see the film, Dracula. Sarah

isnt/is not keen on
said no because she ________________________________
horror films
_____________________
.
4
pack/yet
They cant have dinner with us tonight. They need to catch
havent/
on early flight tomorrow and they _____________________
have not packed yet
________________________________________________
.
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refund/their money
didnt/did not
Theyre frustrated. The travel agency __________________
refund/hadnt/had not refunded their money
______________________________________________
as
promised.
finish/it
She asked me if she could keep the book for a little longer
hadnt/had not finished it
because she ______________________________________
.
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take/my advice
didnt/
I told him not to wear jeans to the interview, but he _______
did not take my advice
_________________________________
.
be/back
wont/
My grandparents are in Guangzhou. They ______________
will not be back until the end of the month.
____________________
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You need some information. Ask your friend a question, using

the given words and any other words you need to complete the
sentence. The first one has been done for you.
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you/have
Do you
Id better write down your telephone number. ___________
have/Have you
__________________________
a pen that I can borrow?
he/still/work
Is he still
I havent seen your brother for some time. ______________
working/Does he still work
______________________________________
for the bank?
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you/learn
have you
Your Putonghua is excellent. How long __________________
been learning
______________________
it?
she/get
I didnt know that Judy collects stamps. How many
has she got
stamps _________________________
?
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you/take
Will you be taking/
Weve got a long weekend ahead. _____________________
Are you going to take/Will you take
_______________________________________
a short trip?
you/get
did you get
Your dress is gorgeous. Where ____________________
it?
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she/like
Im thinking about sending your sister some flowers.
Does she like
_____________________
roses?
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Read the first sentence, then make another sentence using the
words in brackets. You may need to add your own words. The
first one has been done for you.
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Megan is in the kitchen. (she/help/her mother)

Shes/is helping her mother.
_________________________________________________
________________________________________________
You lied to me. (I/never/talk/you/again)

Ill/will never talk to you again./
_________________________________________________
Im/am never going to talk to you again.
________________________________________________
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I see Molly often. (we/be/in/the same swimming class)

Were/are in the same swimming class.
_________________________________________________
________________________________________________
Eve is my best friend. (we/know/each other)

Weve/have known each other
_________________________________________________
for years.
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Paul wont be able to join us tomorrow. (he/take/his cousins)

Hes/is taking his cousins
_________________________________________________
to the beach.
Mr Smith passed away last night. (he/suffer from/cancer/for

quite some time)
Hed/had been suffering from cancer for quite
_________________________________________________
some time.
________________________________________________
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She hasnt seen Max for months. (she/miss/him/a lot)

She misses him a lot.
_________________________________________________
________________________________________________
Pete didnt come to the party. (I/think/he/be/out of town)

I think hes/is out of town.
_________________________________________________
________________________________________________
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Hurry, Kate! (the taxi/wait)

The taxi is waiting
________________________________________________
.
We need to leave now!
10 Mr Tsui likes travelling. (he/be/many countries)

Hes/He has been to many countries.
________________________________________________
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Language Practice
Complete Lindas letter to Andrew using the words on the
right. Use the correct form of the verbs given. The first one
has been done for you.
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Dear Andrew
flies
How time (1) _______________
! A month has
(1)
fly
left/has left
passed since we last met. Claire (2) ___________
(2)
leave
s/is
for England to get away for a while. She (3) _____
(3)
be/still/feel
split with Jason. According to Linda, Jason (4)
(4)
cheat
cheated
was
______________
on her while he (5) __________
(5)
be
still feeling
____________________
quite bitter about her
in Australia last December.
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have
Ever since then, Claire and Jason (6) _________
(6)
have
ve/have gone
they (7) _____________________
their separate
(7)
go
will get
ways, I hope that Claire (8) ________________
(8)
get
will move/are moving to

class? Her family (9) _____________________
(9)
move
s/is still
New Zealand soon, but she (10) _____________
(10)
had
______________
endless arguments. Now that
over him soon.

Remember Helen Chui - the head girl of our
undecided about whether to go with them or

_____________
be/still/
undecide
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preparing
m/am
As for me, I (11) ____________
busy _________
(11)
be/prepare
havent/
for my exams. I still (12) _________________
(12)
not/decide
(13)
be
have not decided

__________________________
what to do this
is
summer, but my final exam (13) __________
on
June 7th. When do your holidays begin?
Write soon!
Linda
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Grammar & Usage
Read the following news clipping and use the information in

it to complete Annas diary entry. Use ONE word for each
blank. One has been done for you as an example.
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March 25
8.30 p.m.
I just (1) with Tony on the phone. He sounded
(1)
spoke
___________
(2)
a/the
___________
(3)
off
___________
quite cheerful for someone who had missed

(2) long-awaited
school outing. Tony has the
flu and was told by the doctor to take a week

(3) school.
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He seemed pleased to hear (4) me and
(4)
from
___________
thankfully, his fever has (5) down and hes (6)
(5)
gone
___________
much better now. The last time I called, Tony
(6) feeling/getting
___________
(7) too
(7)
was
___________
(8)
ll/will
___________
sick to speak on the phone. Hopefully,
he (8) be out and about very soon.
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10 p.m.
(9)
feeling
___________
should (10) listened to Mrs Luis advice. She
(10)
have
___________
said that we should (11) care of ourselves by
(11)
take
___________
(12) wholesome
(12) eating/having
___________
Oh, no! I think Ive got the flu! Im (9) weak

and feverish and my head is killing me. I
food and (13) regular exercise.
This helps our bodies (14) illnesses.
doing/getting
/taking/
(13) ___________
(14)
fight
___________
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The following is a story Garys grandfather told Gary.

Complete the story using the appropriate form of the verbs
in the box. Use each word ONCE only. The first one has
been done for you.
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(1)
practised*
___________
when I had already (2) up and was about to
(2)
locked
___________
leave, a pale young girl came (3) up to me
(3)
running
___________
When I was young, I (1) medicine in a poor

part of town. I worked late and was often the
last person to leave the surgery. One evening,
pleading, Doctor, my mother is very ill.

Please come and see her.
* The different spelling of the verb: practise (BrE), practice (NAmE)
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I (4) all day and was feeling very tired, but
had been
(4) ___________
working
there was something in her voice that (5) my
(5)
touched
___________
She (6) me in silence through a maze of dark
(6)
led
___________
alleys. Soon we (7) to a row of shabby
(7)
came
___________
(8)
go
___________
heart, so and I said, Take me to her.
squatter huts. The girl pointed to one of them

and gestured for me to (8) in.
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Unit 1 Tenses
Grammar & Usage
I (9) open the door and found a woman (10)
(9)
pushed
___________
on a small bed in the corner. She (11) very ill.
(10)
lying
___________
(11)
looked
___________
I (12) myself to her, examined her and then
(12)
introduced
___________
(13) her
(13)
gave
___________
(14)
turned
___________
an injection. I will see you again
tomorrow, I said. I (14) around to

speak with the girl, but there was no sign of
her.
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Grammar & Usage
Wheres your daughter? I asked the

woman.
My daughter? The womans voice trembled

and there (15) tears in her eyes as she spoke.
My little girl (16) a week ago in a hit-and-run
___________
were
died
(16) ___________
(15)
accident.
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DEVELOPING SKILLS Set B

Grammar & Usage

Grammar & Usage

Present simple and present continuous

Present perfect and past simple

Present perfect and present perfect continuous

Past simple and past continuous

Past perfect and past perfect continuous

Tenses to talk about the future

DEVELOPING SKILLS Set B

Grammar & Usage

1.1 Present simple and present continuous

to describe/talk about repeated actions or habits

DEVELOPING SKILLS Set B

Grammar & Usage

We often use the following adverbs or adverbials for

often every day/week/

never twice a month

from time to time

frequently hardly once in a while

occasionally once a week

DEVELOPING SKILLS Set B

Grammar & Usage

to describe/talk about permanent situations

to describe/talk about general truths or facts

DEVELOPING SKILLS Set B

Grammar & Usage

present continuous/am/is/are + -ing

to describe/talk about actions in progress at or around

Common adverbs/adverbials used for this purpose

DEVELOPING SKILLS Set B

Grammar & Usage

present continuous/am/is/are + -ing

to describe/talk about temporary situations

For temporary situations, we often use:

DEVELOPING SKILLS Set B

Grammar & Usage

present continuous/am/is/are + -ing

to describe/talk about changing or developing

DEVELOPING SKILLS Set B

Grammar & Usage

We form questions and negatives in the following way:

Do you like comics? (question)

No, I dont like them. (negative)

Are you reading todays newspaper? (question)

DEVELOPING SKILLS Set B

Grammar & Usage

DEVELOPING SKILLS Set B

Grammar & Usage

3 verbs of perception (see, hear, smell, taste, etc.)

DEVELOPING SKILLS Set B

Grammar & Usage

Some stative verbs, however, describe actions as well as

DEVELOPING SKILLS Set B

Grammar & Usage

I think shes right.

Im thinking about it.

I see what you