be: present simple

theres / there are

1 Complete the sentences. Use the affirmative

of be.
My names Sally.
1 I _____ fourteen years old.
2 My brothers _____ called Jake and Ollie.
3 We _____ from Abingdon, in the UK.
4 Jake _____ sixteen and Ollie _____ nineteen.
5 Jake and I _____ students at Elliott School.
6 Ollie _____ at Bristol University.

6 Write sentences. Use the affirmative and negative

of theres / there are.
1 three books / on the desk
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
2 a purple pen / in my pencil case
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
3 bags / in front of the desk
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
4 a rubber / on the desk
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
5 red chairs / in the classroom
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
6 a black book / in your bag
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

2 Make the sentences in exercise 1 negative.

My name isnt Sally.
1 _______________________________________
_______________________________________
2 _______________________________________
_______________________________________
3 _______________________________________
_______________________________________
4 _______________________________________
_______________________________________
5 _______________________________________
_______________________________________
6 _______________________________________
_______________________________________

have got
3 Complete the sentences. Use the affirmative ()
or negative () of have got.
Alicia has got a blue school bag.
1 I __________ brown eyes.
2 Lee __________ any brothers and sisters.
3 Gina __________ long, fair hair.
4 She __________ a red pen.
5 We __________ an English class today.
6 They __________ their books.
4 Correct the mistakes. Change the bold words.
1 Sammy havent got the new Coldplay album.
_______________________________________
2 Adam and Saras got their English books today.
_______________________________________
3 Alistair and Martin hasnt got any sisters.
_______________________________________
5 Underline the correct options.
1 Has Maria got / Maria has got freckles?
No, she havent / hasnt.
2 Has / Have we got grandparents?
Yes, we has / have.
3 Have you / Youve got a pencil case?
No, havent / I havent.
4 Has / Have your dog got a name?
Yes, it s / has.
5 Have got the students / Have the students got
English books?
No, they not / havent.

7 Complete the questions and short answers.

1 __________________ any pencils?
No, there __________ .
2 __________________ a cat under the sofa?
Yes, __________ is.
3 __________________ a CD in the CD player?
__________ , there isnt.
4 __________________ any girls in your class?
Yes, there __________ .
5 __________________ a park near your house?
__________ , there isnt.
6 __________________ a computer in your
classroom?
__________ , there is.

Present simple
1 Write sentences. Use the present simple
affirmative () and negative ( ).
1 Yolanda / have / a shower / at 8 a.m.
_______________________________________
2 Bruno and Mark / like / going shopping.
_______________________________________
3 Ulrike / live / near the beach.
_______________________________________
4 Kyle / watch / TV / in the evenings.
_______________________________________
5 Simon / finish / his homework / before 6 p.m.
_______________________________________
2 Complete the questions and short answers about
the people in exercise 1.
1 _______ Yolanda _______ a shower at 8 a.m.?
_______ , she _______ .

2 _______ Bruno and Mark _______ going

shopping?
_______ , they _______ .
3 _______ Ulrike _______ near the beach?
_______ , she _______ .
4 _______ Kyle _______ TV in the evenings?
_______ , he _______ .
5 _______ Simon _______ his homework
before 6 p.m.?
_______ , he _______ .
3 Complete the dialogue. Use the present simple
affirmative, negative and interrogative.
Mark What (1) _________________ (you / do) at the
weekend?
Ben Well, I (2) _________________ (not / get up)
early on Saturdays. I have a tennis lesson at 11
a.m. That (3) _________________ (finish) at
12:30. My brother Jake
(4) _________________ (have) a judo class at
the same time but he
(5) _________________ (not like) it very much.
But I (6) _________________ (love) playing
tennis. After that, were quite tired.
Mark So (7) _________________ (you / relax) in the
afternoon?
Ben Yes, we (8_________________ . Jake usually
(9) _________________ (watch) DVDs and I
(10) _________________ (listen) to music.

Adverbs of frequency
4 Complete the sentences. Use adverbs of frequency.
1 Do you _ _ _ _ _ go to discos?
2 Freddie _ _ _ _ _ _ arrives late!
3 We _ _ _ _ _ go ice skating because there isnt an
ice rink in our town.
4 I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ listen to classical music.
I think its boring.
5 Ben _ _ _ _ _ _ _ walks to school.
6 Dave _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ watches videos after school.

5 Put the words in the correct order.

1 usually / music. / to / Hank / heavy metal / listens
_______________________________________
2 in / happy / Im / maths lessons. / never
_______________________________________
3 the Internet / chats / Frank / at weekends. / always
/ on
_______________________________________
4 goes / Sheena / swimming. / often
_______________________________________
5 late. / is / Pete / never / almost
_______________________________________
6 sometimes / does / her homework / Katie / on the
bus.

_______________________________________

Present continuous
1 Complete the sentences. Use the present
continuous.
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2
3
4
5
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Vera and John ________________ TV.

The doctors ________________ a patient.
The taxi drivers ________________ a break.
My sister ________________ at university.
The hairdresser ________________ my hair.
She ________________ a letter at the moment.

2 Rewrite the sentences in exercise 1 as questions.

Then write short answers.
1 _______________________________________

2
3
4
5

_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

_______________________________________
6 _______________________________________
_______________________________________

Present continuous with future

meaning
3 Look at Ians diary for next week and complete
the sentences. Use the present continuous.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

11 a.m. go to the dentists

12.30 p.m. meet Brian at the caf
7.00 p.m. have dinner with Susie
8.00 p.m. watch DVD with Tim
Afternoon play tennis with Andy
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1 On Monday, Ian ______________ (go) to

the dentists.
2 On Tuesday, he ______________ (meet) Brian.
3 He and Susie ______________ (have) dinner on
Wednesday.
4 He ______________ (watch) a DVD with Tim on
Thursday.
5 He and Andy ______________ play) tennis on
Friday afternoon,
6 At the weekend, he ______________ (study).
4 Write questions about Ians diary. Use the present
continuous. Then answer them.
What / Ian / do / on Monday?
What is Ian doing on Monday?

Hes going to the dentists.

1 When / Ian / play tennis?
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
2 What / he / do / with Tim?
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
3 What / he / do / at the weekend?
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
4 Who / have / dinner / with Ian / on Wednesday?
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
5 Where / Ian and Brian / meet / on Tuesday?
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
6 Who / DVDs with / Thursday?
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

can / cant
5 Correct the mistakes. Change the bold words.
1 I can to swim very well.
_______________________________________
2 Javier doesnt can speak French.
_______________________________________
3 Iris can drive a car?
_______________________________________
4 Our mechanic can repairs all types of cars.
_______________________________________
5 Fred no can cook at all.
_______________________________________
6 Can Mike singing?
_______________________________________

6 penguins / big / ducks

_______________________________________
_______________________________________
7 I / bad / at maths / Julie
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
8 seals / good / swimmers / bears
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
2 Correct the mistakes. Change the bold words.
1 London is weter than Madrid.
_______________________________________
2 Its sunnyer in Rome than in Edinburgh.
_______________________________________
3 Meat is more expensive that vegetables.
_______________________________________
4 Penguins are gooder at swimming than ducks.
_______________________________________
5 People are intelligenter than animals.
_______________________________________
6 Mikes dogs are more noisy than mine.
_______________________________________
7 Bears are worser at fishing than sharks.
_______________________________________
8 Crocodiles are more longer than salamanders.
_______________________________________

Superlative adjectives
3 Look at the fact files and write sentences. Use the
superlative of the short adjectives.
Madrid
Rain: 50cm
Temperature: 14C
Mountain: Pealara (2,428m)

Comparative adjectives
1 Write comparative sentences.
1 whales / heavy / sharks
_______________________________________

_______________________________________
crocodiles / dangerous / salamanders
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
the Nile / long / the Mississippi
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
my room / tidy / my brothers room
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
monkeys / intelligent / frogs
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

Brazilian rainforest
Rain: 250cm
Temperature: 28C
Mountain: Pico de Neblina (2,994m)

Alaska, USA
Rain: 20cm
Temperature: -15C
Mountain: Mount McKinley (6,194m)

rainy
The Brazilian rainforest is the rainiest place.
1 dry
_______________________________________
2 hot
_______________________________________

3 high
_______________________________________
4 cold
_______________________________________
4 Complete the sentences. Use the superlative of
the long and irregular adjectives.
1 Geography is ___________________________
(interesting) subject.
2 These trainers are _______________________
(comfortable) shoes Ive got.
3 My dad is ______________________________
(bad) dancer in the world!
4 Marios is ______________________________
(good) pizza restaurant in our town.

Comparative adjectives
1 Write comparative sentences.
1 whales / heavy / sharks
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
2 crocodiles / dangerous / salamanders
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
3 the Nile / long / the Mississippi
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
4 my room / tidy / my brothers room
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
5 monkeys / intelligent / frogs
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
6 penguins / big / ducks
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
7 I / bad / at maths / Julie
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
8 seals / good / swimmers / bears
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
2 Correct the mistakes. Change the bold words.
1 London is weter than Madrid.
_______________________________________
2 Its sunnyer in Rome than in Edinburgh.
_______________________________________
3 Meat is more expensive that vegetables.
_______________________________________
4 Penguins are gooder at swimming than ducks.
_______________________________________
5 People are intelligenter than animals.
_______________________________________
6 Mikes dogs are more noisy than mine.
_______________________________________

7 Bears are worser at fishing than sharks.

_______________________________________
8 Crocodiles are more longer than salamanders.
_______________________________________

Superlative adjectives
3 Look at the fact files and write sentences. Use the
superlative of the short adjectives.
Madrid
Rain: 50cm
Temperature: 14C
Mountain: Pealara (2,428m)

Brazilian rainforest
Rain: 250cm
Temperature: 28C
Mountain: Pico de Neblina (2,994m)

Alaska, USA
Rain: 20cm
Temperature: -15C
Mountain: Mount McKinley (6,194m)

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3
4

rainy
The Brazilian rainforest is the rainiest place.
dry
_______________________________________
hot
_______________________________________
high
_______________________________________
cold
_______________________________________

4 Complete the sentences. Use the superlative of

the long and irregular adjectives.
1 Geography is ___________________________
(interesting) subject.
2 These trainers are _______________________
(comfortable) shoes Ive got.
3 My dad is ______________________________
(bad) dancer in the world!
4 Marios is ______________________________
(good) pizza restaurant in our town.

Past simple negative and

interrogative
1 Correct the mistakes. Change the bold words.
1 Dan didnt liked his birthday present.
_______________________________________

2 Nina doesnt enjoyed the film last night.

_______________________________________
3 I not saw you at the party.
_______________________________________
4 We didnt be late.
_______________________________________
5 Katie no went out alone.
_______________________________________
6 Chris doesnt had a shower yesterday.
_______________________________________
2 Write sentences. Use the past simple negative.
1 Shakira / not make / a new album / last month.
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
2 My dad / not study / French / at school.
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
3 Teresa / not go out / with Dan / on Friday.
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
4 We / not be / at home / on Saturday.
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
5 You / not have / a party / for your birthday.
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
3 Complete the questions about the information in
exercise 2. Then write short answers.
1 __________________ a new album last month?
_____________________ .
2 __________________ French at school?
_____________________ .
3 __________________ Dan on Friday?
_____________________ .
4 __________________ at home on Saturday?
_____________________ .
5 __________________ a party for your birthday?
_____________________ .
4 Complete the text. Use the past simple negative
or interrogative.
No soap operas, no marriage!
A woman in India recently got divorced because of
soap operas! She loved the programmes, but her
husband (1) _________________ (not want) her to
watch them. They had a lot of arguments about it, so
life (2) _________________ (not be) easy for the
family. We (3) _________________ (not have)
anything in common, she said.
So what (4) ____________________
(the judge / decide) in the divorce court? The man
(5) ____________________ (not allow) his wife to
make decisions, so I gave her a divorce, he said.
And what (6) ____________________ (the husband /

think) about this? We dont know because he

(7) _________________ (not talk) to reporters.

there was / there were

5 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of
there was / there were.
1 There ____________ some popular talent shows
on TV.
2 ____________ werent any chat shows on
Tuesday.
3 ____________ there a horror film on TV?
4 Was ____________ anything good on TV
last night?
5 ____________ there any good parties at
the weekend?
6 ____________ there a comedy programme
on Wednesday?
6 Write questions. Use the correct form of
there was / there were. Then write short answers.
1 any documentaries / on TV / last night?
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
2 any food / in the fridge?
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
3 any good actors / in the film?
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

Past continuous
1 Write sentences. Use the past continuous
affirmative and negative.
1 I / have / a party.
_______________________________________
2 We / not watch / TV / at nine oclock.
_______________________________________
3 Jenny / swim / very well.
_______________________________________
4 Tim / not wear / a coat.
_______________________________________
5 Sam and Tina / write / emails.
_______________________________________
6 I / not make / a cup of tea.
_______________________________________
2 Rewrite the sentences in exercise 1 as questions.
Then complete the short answers.
1 _______________________ a party?
_________ , I _________ .
2 _______________________ TV at nine oclock?
_________ , we _________ .
3 _______________________ very well?
_________ , she _________ .
4 _______________________ a coat?
_________ , he _________ .
5 _______________________ emails?
_________ , they _________ .

6 _______________________ a cup of tea?

_________ , I _________ .
3 Correct the mistakes in the past continuous
sentences. Change the bold words.
1 I was writting a letter when you phoned.
_______________________________________
2 Tom didnt playing football last night.
_______________________________________
3 We wasnt doing our homework at eight oclock.
_______________________________________
4 You were talking on your mobile phone?
_______________________________________
5 Ed wasnt siting down when the teacher arrived.
_______________________________________

Past simple and past continuous

4 Complete the sentences. Use the past continuous
of the verbs in the box.
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1 We _________________ for a bus when it started
to rain.
2 I _________________ a DVD when the
TV broke.
3 I _________________ when the accident
happened.
4 They _________________ their homework when I
called.
5 I _________________ to the teacher when he
asked me a question.
5 Correct the mistakes. Change the bold words.
1 We were listening to the radio when we were
hearing our favourite song.
_______________________________________
2 Jake ate his lunch when he heard the fire alarm.
_______________________________________
3 Alicia walked to school when she got a text
message from Joshua.
_______________________________________
6 Complete the text. Use the past simple or the past
continuous.
It was only half past nine in the morning and Jack (1)
_________________ (have) a bad day. At half past
eight, he (2) _________________ (wake up) late.
Then someone (3) _________________ (phone) him
when he (4) _________________ (have) a shower.
He (5) _________________ (go) to answer the
phone but there were some clothes on the floor and
he (6) _________________ (fall) over. Now he (7)
_________________ (travel) to hospital and his right
arm (8) _________________
(be) broken.

Countable and uncountable nouns

1 Underline the correct options.
Theres a milk / pear.
1 There are some grape / grapes.
2 Theres some eggs / olive oil.

3 There isnt any bread / walnut.

4 There are some oysters / salmon.
5 There arent any bean / eggs.
2 Rewrite the sentences in exercise 1 as questions.
Then complete the short answers.
Is there a pear?
Yes, there is.
1 ______________ any ______________ ?
Yes, ______________ .
2 ______________ any ______________ ?
Yes, ______________ .
3 ______________ any ______________ ?
No, ______________ .
4 ______________ any ______________ ?
Yes, ______________ .
5 ______________ any ______________ ?
No, ______________ .

some and any

3 Complete the dialogue. Use some and any.
A
Do we need to buy (1) _________ ingredients
to make this cake?
B
Lets see. Weve got (2) _________ eggs.
Theres (3) _________ butter too.
A
Yes here are the eggs. But there are only two
and we need four. We need to buy
(4) _________ more.
B
OK.
A
I cant see (5) _________ butter here.
B
Oh no I forgot! I made (6) _________
sandwiches last night and I used
(7) _________ butter. Sorry!
B
OK, so we need (8) _________ eggs and
butter. Is that everything?
A
No there isnt (9) _________ sugar or flour.
B
Lets go shopping then!

How many / How much ?

4 Complete the questions. Use How many or How
much.
1 ______________ bread is there?
2 ______________ pieces of toast do you want?
3 ______________ litres of milk should we buy?
4 ______________ olive oil do we need?
5 ______________ butter is there in the recipe?
6 ______________ apples can you eat?
7 ______________ orange juice have we got?
8 ______________ people are coming to dinner?
5 Match answers ah with questions 18 in
exercise 4.
a) Not much. Maybe half a litre. ______
b) Three please with butter and jam. Im really
hungry! ______
c) Only a little. Its for the salad dressing. ______
d) Three Jim, Tom and Daisy. ______
e) We dont need any. Weve got two litres. ______
f) Theres lots brown and white. ______
g) Not many. I dont like fruit. ______

h) About 200 grams. We need to buy some more

before we can make the biscuits. ______

should / shouldnt
6 Correct the mistakes. Change the bold words.
1 Paul should to eat more fruit and vegetables.
_______________________________________
2 Harry doesnt should drink cola every day.
_______________________________________
3 I should drink more water?
_______________________________________
4 You no should go to bed late every night.
_______________________________________
5 Should we eating chips for breakfast?
_______________________________________
6 Carla shoulds do more sport.
_______________________________________

going to
1 Complete the sentences. Use going to and the
verbs in the box.
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1 Lisa and Dan ___________________________
married in July.
2 Eric ___________________________ in a shop
this summer.
3 I ___________________________ a new laptop
this weekend.
4 I ___________________________ history at
university next year.
5 You ___________________________ late for
your English class.
6 We ___________________________ to the USA
for our holiday next year.
2 Make the sentences in exercise 1 negative.
1 _______________________________________
_______________________________________
2 _______________________________________
_______________________________________
3 _______________________________________
_______________________________________
4 _______________________________________
_______________________________________
5 _______________________________________
_______________________________________
6 _______________________________________
_______________________________________
3 Complete the questions. Use going to. Then
complete the short answers.
1 _________ Mark ______________ (study) ICT?
No, he _________ .
2 _________ you ______________ (use) the
computer today?
Yes, I _________ .

3 _________ you ______________ (buy) the

camcorder this weekend?
No, I _________ .
4 _________ the students ______________ (finish)
their technology project this term?
No, they _________ .
5 _________ you and Tim ______________ (get)
engaged soon?
Yes, we _________ .
4 Correct the mistakes. Change the bold words.
1 Nina going to sell her desktop computer.
_______________________________________
2 Youre going to study German?
_______________________________________
3 We not going to visit our cousins this weekend.
_______________________________________
4 Lilys going turn off her mobile phone.
_______________________________________
5 Pete isnt going to buying a new TV.
_______________________________________
6 My parents dont going to get a new car.
_______________________________________

must / mustnt
5 Complete the rules. Use must or mustnt and the
verbs in the box.
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1 You ______________________ on the computer
all day. Its bad for your eyes.
2 You ______________________ the computer at
the end of the day.
3 We ______________________ or drink in the
computer room.
4 Nina broke her mums laptop so now she
______________________ for a new one.
5 You ______________________ mobile phones in
hospitals.
6 You ______________________ films from illegal
websites.
6 Rewrite the sentences. Use must or mustnt and
the bold verbs.
1 Its dangerous to use a mobile phone when youre
driving a car.
You ___________________________________
_______________________________________
2 Its important that you give me your essay
before next Friday.
You ___________________________________
_______________________________________
3 Students arent permitted to wear trainers at
school.
Students _______________________________
_______________________________________
4 Its important to read the instructions.

You ___________________________________
_______________________________________

will
1 Write sentences. Use will or wont.
1 Sam and Ian / be / sixteen in May.
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
2 The weather / not be / nice at the weekend.
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
3 Ben / win / the race.
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
4 We / have / lunch / before the match.
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
5 Dan / not go / to the party.
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
2 Complete the questions. Use will and the
information in exercise 1. Then complete the
short answers.
1 ___________________ sixteen in May?
______________ , they ______________ .
2 ___________________ nice at the weekend?
______________ , it ______________ .
3 ___________________ the race?
______________ , he ______________ .
4 ___________________ lunch before the match?
______________ , we ______________ .
5 ___________________ to the party?
______________ , he ______________ .
3 Correct the mistakes. Change the bold words.
1 Vinnie will to be fifteen in February.
_______________________________________
2 Lesley no will see her cousins this weekend.
_______________________________________
3 Youll still be at this school next year?
_______________________________________
4 The cinema wont is open at 5 p.m.
_______________________________________
5 Will Karim pass his exams?
Yes, hell.
_______________________________________

First conditional
4 Match 18 with ah to form first conditional
sentences.
1 If the sea is too cold, ...
___
2 If Tim tries hard, ...
___
3 Ill buy that CD ...
___
4 If it rains, ...
___
5 I wont finish my homework ...
___
6 If you arrive late at the cinema, ... ___
7 If the phone rings, ...
___

8 Our journey will be quicker ...

___

a) if I have enough money.

b) Ill answer it.
c) if we go by train.
d) we wont go to the park.
e) he wont fail his exams.
f) if I dont start it now.
g) you wont see the beginning of the film.
h) we wont swim.
5 Complete the first conditional sentences. Use will
or wont and the verbs in the box.
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1 If the weather
is good, help
we ______________
not have
study
skateboarding this afternoon.
2 I ______________ the teacher if I dont
understand the exercise.
3 If I go to university, I ______________ maths.
4 If we dont finish our work, Mr Barnes
_____________ angry with us.
5 If you cant do your homework, I ______________
you later.
6 If I make a shopping list, I ______________ what
I need to buy.
7 If she eats more fruit and vegetables, Maria
______________ better.
8 If we go to India, we ______________ time to go
to Thailand.