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be: affirmative and negative Possessive ’s

For singular nouns, add ’s to the noun.
Affirmative Negative
   Mark’s room  the student’s pen
Full form Short form Full form Short form For plural nouns, add ’.
I am I’m I am not I’m not    the teachers’ desks
You are You’re You are not You aren’t
For irregular plural nouns, add ’s.
He is He’s He is not He isn’t    the children’s teacher
She is She’s She is not She isn’t When there is more than one noun, add ’s to the last
It is It’s It is not It isn’t
noun only.
We are We’re We are not We aren’t    Noah and Ruby’s mother
You are You’re You are not You aren’t
They are They’re They are not They aren’t Usage
The possessive ’s shows that something belongs to
The verb be is after the subject (I, he, she, you …) a person.
   I am twelve.   He is from Berlin.    Richard’s book  the girls’ chairs
To make the negative form, add not after the verb.
   She is not good at art.   We are not into shopping. be: questions
In spoken or informal written English we use the
short forms. Short answers
   She isn’t good at art.  We aren’t into shopping. Questions
Affirmative Negative
Am I … ? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
Subject pronouns and possessive adjectives Are you … ? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.
Is he … ? Yes, he is. No, he isn’t.
Subject pronouns Possessive adjectives Is she … ? Yes, she is. No, she isn’t.
I my Is it … ? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.
you your
Are we … ? Yes, we are. No, we aren’t.
he his
Are you … ? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.
she her
Are they … ? Yes, they are. No, they aren’t.
it its
we our
you your In yes / no questions, the verb be is the first word of the
they their sentence before the subject.
   Are you into cycling?
Usage In spoken or informal written English, we use the short
We use subject pronouns in place of names (Jessica, forms of negative short answers.
Melisa, Tom …) or nouns (book, photo, friend …). We use    Is he twelve? No, he isn’t.
them when we know the person or thing we are talking Remember: There is no short form of affirmative
about. short answers.
   Jessica is from London.  She’s from London.    Are you into sport? Yes, I am. NOT Yes, I’m.
   This book is good.  It’s good. Usage
Remember: Subject pronouns cannot be left out of We use the verb be for personal information – ages,
a sentence. names, jobs and nationalities, and with be interested in,
   She’s from Oxford. NOT Is from Oxford. be into and be good at.
Possessive adjectives show that something belongs to    They’re teachers. They’re interested in art.
a person. We use them when we know the person or    He’s fourteen. He’s good at sport.
thing we are talking about.    We aren’t from Oxford.
   Dan is a good friend. His house is next to my house.    She isn’t Italian.
   Ann and Paul are interested in photography.
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this, that, these, those Usage

We use have got to talk about possession. It is also used
Singular Plural to talk about our families.
This is my brother Oscar. These are my friends Lola    We’ve got a good dictionary.
and Erin.    Ella hasn’t got a pencil in her bag.
That’s a cool bag. Those are nice photos.
   Have you got a laptop? No, I haven’t.
Use this and these for things that are close to the    I’ve got two brothers and a sister.
person who is speaking.    Has Jessica got a sister? Yes, she has. Her name’s Emily.
Use that and those for things that are further away    Have you got a brother or sister at this school? Yes, I have.
from the person who is speaking. My sister is in class 8B.

have got Question words: Where … ?, What … ?,

Affirmative Negative
Who … ?
I’ve got a pen. I haven’t got a pen.    Where’s your friend from?
You’ve got a pen. You haven’t got a pen.    What’s the capital of France?
He’s got a pen. He hasn’t got a pen.
   Who’s the president of their country?
She’s got a pen. She hasn’t got a pen. Use the question words Where, What, Who at
It’s got a pen. It hasn’t got a pen. the beginning of questions to ask about specific
information.
We’ve got a pen. We haven’t got a pen.
You’ve got a pen. You haven’t got a pen. In informal and spoken English we often contract the
They've got a pen. They haven’t got a pen. verb be with question words Where, What and Who.
   Who’s your favourite teacher?
We make the affirmative form with have got or has got    What’s her name?
plus the subject.    Where’s your classroom?
To make the negative form, use have not got or has not
got plus the subject.
In spoken or informal written English, we use the short
Conjunctions: and, or, but
forms ’ve got, ’s got, haven’t got and hasn’t got. To join words and sentences, use and.
   I’ve got a pen and a notebook.
Short answers    He’s twelve and he’s from London.
Questions
Affirmative Negative To talk about alternatives, use or.
Have I got a pen? Yes, I have. No, I haven’t.    Is his name Rory or Billy?
Have you got a pen? Yes, you have. No, you haven’t.    The mobile phone is under the table or under the bed.
Has he got a pen? Yes, he has. No, he hasn’t. To show contrast, use but.
Has she got a pen? Yes, she has. No, she hasn’t.    He’s into music, but he isn’t interested in art.
Has it got a pen? Yes, it has. No, it hasn’t.    Amy is five, but she’s very good at reading.
Have we got a pen? Yes, we have. No, we haven’t.
Have you got a pen? Yes, you have. No, you haven’t.
Have they got a pen? Yes, they have. No, they haven’t.

We make questions with have / has plus subject

plus got.
We make short answers with have, but without got.
   Yes, I have. NOT Yes, I have got.
Note that we do not make questions and negative
forms with do / does or don’t / doesn’t.
   Have you got a notebook? NOT Do you have got a
notebook?
   He hasn’t got a sister. NOT He doesn’t have got a sister.
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be: affirmative and negative 4 Choose the correct answers.

1 Complete the dialogues using the affirmative Hi! You’re Nathan. Their / Your / Her house is next
form of be. to my house.
‘This is my friend Samira.’ 1 We like cycling – it’s our / its / his favourite sport.
‘Hello Samira.’ 2 Michael is good at basketball and their / his / her
1 ‘Hello Ben. How things?’ brother is good at football.
‘Not bad.’ 3 I’m eleven, and my / its / his friend is twelve.
2 ‘This Jake and this 4 This is a good book. My / Its / His name is
Mark. They my friends.’ The Hunger Games.
‘Hi Jake! Hi Mark!’ 5 My sister is into films – their / her / our favourite
3 ‘I from Bristol.’ film is The Lego Movie.
‘Oh, my mum and dad from Bristol.’ 6 Anna and Lily are my friends. Her / Your / Their
4 ‘My brother into football.’ parents are from Australia.
‘Yes, he very good at it.’
5 ‘We Chris and Alex. We into Possessive ’s
skateboarding.’
5 Write the sentences with ’ in the correct place.
‘That’s cool.’
This is Davids favourite book.
This is David’s favourite book.
2 Write sentences using the negative form of be.
The students chairs are new.
Yasmin / interested in art The students’ chairs are new.
Yasmin isn’t interested in art.
1 Where is Marys notebook?
1 I / from the UK


2 This is the childrens classroom.
2 William and Lewis / brothers


3 What are the teachers names?
3 you / into video games


4 I like Marias photos.
4 David / good at football


5 Ryan and Anns house is next to my house.
5 we / fourteen

be: questions
Subject pronouns and possessive adjectives
6 Complete the questions and answers.
3 Complete the sentences with subject pronouns.
am
‘ Are you at school?’ ‘Yes, I .’
My brother Steven is eleven. He’s eleven.
1 ‘ Alice and Sophie twelve?’
1 Emre and Ahmet are from Marmaris.
‘No, they .’
’re from Marmaris.
2 ‘ the laptop on your desk?’
2 Jane is interested in music.
‘No, it .’
’s interested in music.
3 ‘ you OK?’
3 David and I are into chatting on the internet.
‘Yes, I .’
’re into chatting on the internet.
4 ‘ we near your house?’
4 You and Kate are good at art.
‘Yes, we .’
’re good at art.
5 ‘ your mum at work?’
5 This computer is very good.
‘Yes, she .’
’s very good.
6 ‘ you from Dublin?’
6 John is a teacher.
‘No, I .’
’s a teacher.

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this, that, these, those 4 Order the words to make questions. Then write
the short answers.
1 Choose the correct words.
Sam / got / Has / game / video / new / a / ?
This / That / These are my cousins, James and Has Sam got a new video game?
Lottie. Yes, he has  .
1 Look! That / Those / This laptops are expensive. 1 you / sister / Have / got / a / ?
2 These / Those / That student is in my class.
3 Happy birthday! These / That / This presents Yes, I  .
are for you. 2 friend / your / pet / Has / a / got / ?
4 Those / These / This is my friend Ollie.
5 Hey, those / that / this posters are cool. No, he  .
6 ‘Is your food good?’ ‘Yes, that / this / those 3 got / Has / Amira / brothers / two / ?
pizza is really tasty.’
Yes, she  .
have got 4 got / they / nice / a / Have / house / ?
Yes, they  .
2 Complete the sentences with the affirmative
form of have got. 5 new / we / teacher / Have / got / a / ?

Gemma is into reading. She ’s got
No, we  .
an interesting book.
1 We like animals. We
a yellow parrot. Question words: Where … ?, What … ?, Who … ?
2 I’m into in photography. I 5 Complete the questions with Where, What or Who.
a camera.
‘ Where ’s your bag?’ ‘It’s under the desk.’
3 Julia is interested in Italian food. She
1 ‘ ’s your favourite sports star?
a book about Italian cooking.
‘It’s Gareth Bale.’
4 Are you really into music? You
2 ‘ ’s your school?’ ‘It’s in London.’
big speakers in your room!
3 ‘ ’s your name?’ ‘It’s Mehmet.’
5 My cousin is good at football. He
4 ‘ ’s your sister?’ ‘She’s at home.’
a nice sports bag.
5 ‘ ’s your favourite food?’ ‘It’s
6 My mum and dad are really interested in films.
pasta.’
They a new TV.

3 Write affirmative or negative sentences using Conjunctions: and, or, but

have got. Use short forms where possible. 6 Complete the dialogues with and, or or but.
I / new mobile phone cover I like music and shopping.
I’ve got a new mobile phone cover.
1 ‘Have you got a brother?’ ‘Yes, I’ve got a
1 she / three sisters
brother, I haven’t got a sister.’

2 ‘What’s your favourite food?’ ‘I’m not sure. It’s
2 you / not / a notebook
Italian food Mexican food.’

3 ‘Who are your school friends?’ ‘They’re Chris,
3 we / a friend in Spain
Alex Jack.’

4 ‘What are your hobbies?’ ‘I’m really interested
4 he / not / a big desk
in sport, I’m not into reading.’

5 ‘Are you in this class that class?’
5 Jasmine and Ava / a nice teacher
‘This class.’

6 ‘What’s in your bag?’ ‘I’ve got three school
6 I / not / a good camera
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there’s, there are + a, an, some and any In negative short answers, we often use the short forms
isn’t and aren’t.
Affirmative Short form    No, there isn’t.
Singular There is a / an … There’s a / an …    No, there aren’t.
Plural There are some … – When asking about a specific number of people or
things, use How many … are there?
We use there is with a / an and singular nouns and
   How many cinemas are there? (There are) two.
there are with plural nouns.
   There is a market in my town.
   There’s an interesting monument near the station. Comparative adjectives
   There are some parks in this area. Short adjectives
In spoken or informal written English, we use the short
Regular add -er
form there’s. There are does not have a short form.
old → older
Negative Short form Ends with -e add -r
Singular There is not a / an … There isn’t a / an … safe → safer
Ends consonant +y remove -y and add -ier
Plural There are not any … There aren’t any …
pretty → prettier
To make the negative form, use there is not with Ends
singular nouns and there are not with plural nouns. consonant + vowel double consonant and add -er
In spoken or informal written English, we use the short + consonant big → bigger
forms there isn’t and there aren’t. We use any with
Long adjectives
plural nouns.
   There isn’t a cinema near here. modern → more modern
   There aren’t any good cafés in this street. Irregular adjectives
Usage good → better
We use there is / there are to express the existence or bad → worse
absence of someone or something. far → further
   There’s a new hotel in our city.
   There are some nice flats near the school. Usage
   There aren’t any Chinese restaurants in my town. We use comparative adjectives to compare things,
   Is there a shopping centre? No, there isn’t. places or people. The comparative adjective goes
before than.
Is there … ?, Are there … ?, How many … ?    This park is quieter than that big market.
   My school is more modern than your school.
Short answers    Are those office buildings bigger than the station?
Questions
Affirmative Negative    This small café is nicer than Luigi’s restaurant.
Is there a / an … ? Yes, there is. No, there isn’t.
   Is the book better than the new film?
Are there any … ? Yes, there are. No, there aren’t.
How many … are there? Four.    He’s noisier than his brother.
   Is your town more interesting than my town?
We use the question form Is there with a / an and a
singular noun.
   Is there a theatre in your area?
   Is there an Indian restaurant near here?
We use Are there with any and a plural noun.
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there’s, there are + a, an, some and any 4 Order the words to make questions. Then write
1 Complete the affirmative and negative sentences short answers.
with is, are, isn’t and aren’t. there / is / in / good / a / cinema / area / your / ?
Is there a good cinema in your area? Yes, there is.
There is a cinema on that big ship. ✔
1 There a shop near our school. ✘ 1 pens / there / are / any / bag / your / in / ?
2 There some cafés in the street. ✔
3 There an old bridge in Paris. ✔
2 library / is / a / there / in / school / your / ?
4 There any buses today. ✘
5 There a library here. ✘
6 There ten flats in the building. ✔
3 class / many / students / there / are / your /
2 Complete the text with a, an, some or any. in / how / ?

My town
My town isn’t very big and it isn’t a very good 4 your / any / school / are / interesting / places /
place for visitors! There aren’t 1
hotels here and near / there / ?
there aren’t 2
interesting monuments. There isn’t
3
train station – there’s only 4 bus station. 5 many / how / posters / in / bedroom / are /
But there are 5
interesting places for young your / there / ?
people here. There’s 6
park with 7 café,
there’s 8
exciting sports centre and 9

swimming pool too. There are 10 nice shops, Comparative adjectives

there’s 11
old theatre, and 12
new cinema –
it’s really cool!
5 Write the comparative adjectives.
small smaller
1 pretty 6 comfortable
Is there … ?, Are there … ?, How many … ? 2 easy 7 safe
3 Complete the questions and answers. You can use 3 fast 8 far
the words more than once. 4 bad 9 expensive
5 hot 10 new
are how is two there’s
many there isn’t
6 Complete the sentences with the comparative
‘ Is there a market?’ ‘No, there isn’t  .’ form of the adjectives in brackets and than.
1 ‘ there any restaurants?’ This theatre is older than that cinema. (old)
‘Yes, there  .’ 1 Your café is Luigi’s
2 ‘ many schools are there?’ restaurant. (popular)
‘There are 2 Our new flat is our old
 .’
house. (nice)
3 ‘ there a nice square?’
3 London is Rome. (big)
‘Yes, there  .’
4 James is Dan.
4 ‘Are any bookshops?’
(friendly)
‘No, aren’t.’
5 Are the shops in your town
5 ‘ many new streets are there?
the shops in this shopping centre? (good)
‘There are  .’ 6 These books are those
6 ‘ there a zoo?’ books from the library. (interesting)
‘No, there  .’ 7 Freya is her sister. (young)
7 ‘How bridges are there?’
‘ one.’
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Present simple: affirmative and negative Question Auxiliary

Subject Verb
Affirmative Negative word verb

I help at home. I don’t help at home. What does she play?

You help at home. You don’t help at home. Where do you study?
When does Harry get up?
He helps at home. He doesn’t help at home.
Who do they like?
She helps at home. She doesn’t help at home.
What time does the film start?
It helps at home. It doesn’t help at home.
How often do you watch TV?
We help at home. We don’t help at home.
You help at home. You don’t help at home. Put question words at the beginning of the question.
They help at home. They don’t help at home.    Where does he work?
Remember to include the auxiliary verb do / does in
The affirmative form is the base form of the verb
questions.
(infinitive without to). To make the third person
   Where do you live? NOT Where you live?
singular (he / she / it), add -s or -es, or for verbs ending
in -y, remove -y and add -ies. Usage
We use the present simple:
I sing she sings 1 to talk and ask questions about habits,
you go he goes routines and things that happen regularly.
   What time do you get up?
we study he studies
   Fatma eats breakfast at 8p.m.
To make the negative form, use do not or does not plus 2 to describe things that are always true, or
the base form of the verb. almost always true.
In spoken or informal written English, we use the short    I live in Kiev. My teacher doesn’t speak French.
forms don’t or doesn’t. 3 to talk about what we think, feel or like.
   I don’t get home late.    Do you like Turkish music? We love Italian food.
   He doesn’t get home late.
Adverbs of frequency
Present simple: questions
always ●●●●●
Short answers normally, usually ●●●●○
Questions
Affirmative Negative often ●●●○○
Do I wash the car? Yes, I do. No, I don’t. sometimes ●●○○○
Do you wash the car? Yes, you do. No, you don’t. never ○○○○○
Does he wash the car? Yes, he does. No, he doesn’t.
In sentences with be, adverbs of frequency go after the
Does she wash the car? Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t.
Does it wash the car? Yes, it does. No, it doesn’t. verb be.
   Robert is always friendly.
Do we wash the car? Yes, we do. No, we don’t.
However, with all other verbs, adverbs of frequency go
Do you wash the car? Yes, you do. No, you don’t.
Do they wash the car? Yes, they do. No, they don’t. before the verb.
   They often help with the housework.
In questions, adverbs of frequency always go after the
   Do they play video games? Yes, they do. subject.
   Do you watch TV a lot? No, I don’t.    Do you usually wash your face in the morning?
To make the question form, use do or does plus the    Are your brothers always noisy?
subject plus the verb.
We make short answers with do or does in the Usage
affirmative and don’t or doesn’t in the negative. We use adverbs of frequency to describe how often we
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Present simple: affirmative and negative 4 Write the questions. Then write short answers
that are true for you.
1 Complete the sentences using the affirmative
form of the verbs. Does your teacher live near the school? (your
teacher / live) Yes, she does.
chat eat go help love play study 1 in an office
building? (your mum / work)
Katy is very nice. She helps her
2 in the park?
friends with their homework.
(your friends / play football)
1 Ben and Dan are never quiet. They
3 in the library?
a lot!
(your best friend / study)
2 Robert is a good student. He all
4 to the cinema
the time.
every week? (you / go)
3 We often tennis after school.
5 in a big town?
4 Osman to school by train.
(you / live)
5 I’m interested in languages. I our
6 lunch in a café
English and French lessons! They’re great.
every day? (your dad / have)
6 Harry always a big lunch.

2 Make the sentences negative. Adverbs of frequency

Richard watches TV a lot. 5 Look at the key. Write sentences with the correct
Richard doesn’t watch TV a lot. adverb of frequency.
1 My grandfather gets up early.
always ●●●●●

normally, usually ●●●●○
2 I do my homework at school.
often ●●●○○
sometimes ●●○○○
3 They help with the housework. never ○○○○○

4 We go to school on foot. We get up at 7p.m. ●●●●●
We always get up at 7p.m.
5 You like the new shopping centre. 1 You help at home. ●●●●

2 I play computer games. ●●

Present simple: questions
3 This street is dirty. ●●●●●
3 Complete the questions in the dialogues.
‘Where do you live ?’ ‘I live in 4 She cleans the car. ●●●
London.’
1 ‘What time you ?' ‘I get up at 5 The people are friendly. ●●
7.30.’
2 ‘Where your father ?’ ‘My 6 Freddie walks to school. ○○○○○
father works in the library.’
3 ‘How your friends to
school?’ ‘They come to school by bus.’
4 ‘How often you ?’ ‘I read
every day.’
5 ‘What time your teacher
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Superlative adjectives We make the negative form with the subject plus can’t
(cannot) plus the base form.
Short adjectives In spoken and informal written English, we often use
Regular add -est the short form can’t.
cold → the coldest    Adam can’t run very fast.
Ends with -e add -st    Ostriches can’t fly.
strange → the strangest We make questions with can plus the subject plus the
Ends consonant +y remove -y and add -est base form.
noisy → the noisiest    Can you play a musical instrument?
Ends
   Can camels survive in cold places?
consonant + vowel double consonant and add -est Remember: Always use the base form of the verb with
+ consonant hot → the hottest can, not the full infinitive.
Long adjectives
   Rabbits can run fast. NOT Rabbits can to run fast.
Remember: Never use the auxiliary verb do / does in
common → the most common
questions with can.
Irregular adjectives    Can you dance? NOT Do you can dance?
good → the best
Usage
bad → the worst
Can is used to express ability and permission.
far → the furthest

Ability
Usage
We use superlative adjectives to compare three or more    I can speak French and German.
things, places or people. To make superlatives, put the    Can your sister swim?  Yes, she can.
before the adjective, and add -est to the adjective, or    Can you play tennis? No, I can’t.
most before longer adjectives.    Can your older brothers speak French? Yes, they can.
   The South Pole is one of the coldest places in the world.
   What is the hottest part of your country? Permission
   The mountain gorilla is one of the rarest animals in Africa.
   Can I watch that new programme on TV?
   The blobfish is one of the most interesting creatures in
   Yes, you can.
the sea.
   Can we go to the theatre tomorrow?
   London Zoo is the best zoo in the UK.
   No, you can’t.
   January is the worst month to visit this country.
   This is the furthest town from the capital city.
Remember: the always goes before the superlative. Questions with How … ?
   These giraffes are the most beautiful animals in the To make questions with How, use How plus an adjective
National Park. NOT These giraffes are most beautiful or adverb plus a verb.
animals in the National Park.    How heavy is a crocodile?
   Where is the highest mountain in this area? NOT Where is    How fast can an ostrich run?
highest mountain in this area?    How far is the station from here?
   How long is this wildlife programme?
can for ability and permission Use How many … ? to ask about the number of things.
   How many pandas are there in China?
To make the affirmative form of can, use the subject
   How many elephants are there in this zoo?
plus can plus the base form. Can has the same form for
I, you, she, he, it, we, you and they.
   I can play basketball. She can speak English.
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Superlative adjectives can for ability

1 Complete the sentences using the superlative form 3 Rewrite the sentences in the affirmative, negative
of the adjectives. or question form.
Crocodiles can’t swim. ✔
beautiful boring friendly good heavy
Crocodiles can swim.
modern noisy old strange
1 Kemal can play a musical instrument. ?
My mum always says ‘hello’ to people. She’s
the friendliest person in our street. 2 My uncle can’t speak English. ✔
1 That book is fantastic! It’s really interesting. It’s
one of books in the library. 3 Our cat can run very fast. ✘
2 My grandfather is 102. He’s
man in our town. 4 My grandmother can’t make clothes. ✔
3 Look! This animal is really weird and different! It’s
5 Elephants can survive in a very cold place. ✘
one of creatures in the zoo.

4 Our village is very pretty. It’s
6 Frogs can jump high. ?
village in the area.

5 Those mobile phones are new. They’re
7 Can your younger sister dance? ✔
phones in the shop.

6 Tom is never quiet. He’s one of
8 They can understand the old film. ✘
students in our class.
7 ‘Is that new film interesting?’ ‘No, it isn’t. It’s
film at the cinema!’ 4 Write questions with How … is … ? or How …
8 ‘What is animal in the zoo?’ can … ?
‘It’s that elephant. It’s about 3,000 kg.’ heavy / a camel / ?
How heavy is a camel?
2 Look at the information about three school bags. far / a bear / walk / in one day / ?
Write superlative sentences. How far can a bear walk in one day?
1 high / this mountain / ?
Bag A Bag B Bag C

How expensive? $9 $15 $18
2 fast / a whale / swim / ?
40 cm 30 cm 30 cm
How big?
x 50 cm x 35 cm x 40 cm 3 long / a scorpion / ?
How good? * ** ***
4 big / the national park / ?
Bag A is the cheapest. (cheap)
1 5 far / a giraffe / see / ?
(expensive)
2 6 cold / the North Pole / ?
(small)
3 7 fast / a spider / move / ?
(big)
4 8 expensive / a cat / ?
(good)
5
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Present continuous: affirmative and negative Present continuous: questions

Affirmative Negative Short answers
Questions
I’m studying. I’m not studying. Affirmative Negative
You’re studying. You aren’t studying. Am I listening? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
He’s studying. He isn’t studying. Are you listening? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.
She’s studying. She isn’t studying. Is he listening? Yes, he is. No, he isn’t.
It’s studying. It isn’t studying. Is she listening? Yes, she is. No, she isn’t.
We’re studying. We aren’t studying. Is it listening? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t.
You’re studying. You aren’t studying. Are we listening? Yes, we are. No, we aren’t.
They’re studying. They aren’t studying. Are you listening? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t.
Are they listening? Yes, they are. No, they aren’t.
We make the affirmative form of the present continuous
with the verb be and the -ing form of the verb. To make the question form, invert the verb be and the
   I’m looking at my English dictionary. -ing form.
   Fatma is speaking to the teacher.    Am I sitting here?
   We’re learning about life in China.    Is Alex playing football?
   You’re doing a difficult science question.    Are you checking the answer to that question?
To make the negative form, use the verb be plus not and    What are we studying?
the -ing form in both the affirmative and the negative.    Where are those students going?
In spoken or informal written English, we use short forms We make short answers with the verb be only, without
in both the affirmative and the negative. the -ing form.
   I’m reading the notes.    Are you learning Mandarin? No, I’m not.
   He isn’t listening to his friend.    Is Selin doing an exam? Yes, she is.
   They aren’t doing their homework.    Are they finishing their homework? No, they aren’t.

Spelling rules Present continuous and present simple

With the majority of verbs: add -ing. Usage
watch → watching check → checking We use the present continuous to talk about actions in
play → playing eat → eating progress. We often use it with words and phrases like at
the moment, now or today.
With verbs that end in -e: remove -e and add -ing.    Our teacher is speaking English now.
revise → revising have → having    They’re watching a video in class today.
move → moving make → making    Pavel and Tomas aren’t concentrating at the moment.
   Are we making notes from this book now?
With verbs that end in vowel + single consonant: We use the present simple to talk about routine or
double the consonant and add -ing. repeated action. We often use it with words and phrases
sit → sitting swim → swimming like always, usually, normally, often, sometimes, never,
run → running get up → getting up every day or every Friday.
   He gets the bus to school every day.
   I always get up at 7.00.
   They don’t usually help with the housework.
   Do you play football every Saturday?
Note that there are some verbs (stative verbs) which we
don’t usually use in the continuous form. These include:
understand, know, think, like, love, hate and want.
   I like history and art. NOT I’m liking history and art.
   I know the answer. NOT I’m knowing the answer.
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Present continuous: affirmative and negative 4 Write questions and short answers.
1 Write the -ing form of the verbs. you / study / English and German ? ✔
Are you studying English and German? Yes, I am.
ask asking 1 you / concentrate / on this TV programme / ? ✘
1 swim 5 sit
2 drink 6 repeat
3 run 7 survive 2 we / practise / our pronunciation / ? ✔
4 practise 8 fly

2 Complete the dialogues using the present 3 you / sit / in my chair / ? ✘
continuous form of the verbs.

chat  have help not eat
not study  not use  wash 4 your sister / make / some new clothes / ? ✔

‘Is Veronika in bed?’ ‘No, she’s having
breakfast at the moment.’ 5 they / revise / for the history exam / ? ✔
1 ‘Where’s Tamer?’ ‘He the car.’
2 ‘Can I go on the computer?’ ‘Yes. I
it at the moment.’ 6 he / read / that book about animals / ? ✘
3 ‘Is Mark doing his homework?’ ‘No, he

now. He’s in the garden.’
4 ‘Are you on the phone?’ ‘Yes, I
to my friend, Martina.’ Present continuous and present simple
5 ‘Is that giraffe in the zoo OK?’ ‘Not really, it 5 Complete the sentences using the phrases.
any food at the moment.’
6 ‘Are David and Anna busy?’ ‘Yes, they doesn’t work  get up isn’t working plays 
’s playing ’s talking talks ’re watching watch
with the housework.’
I get up early every morning.
Present continuous: questions 1 Eva and Grace TV for
3 Complete the questions using the present hours every day.
continuous. 2 Mohamed is at the park now. He
Ed We’re watching a fantastic TV programme! football.
Mike What are you watching ? 3 My dad in a shop. He’s a
1 Melisa I’m cooking dinner. teacher.
Nuran What  ? 4 Julia is into sport. She
2 Erin My mum is teaching the piano. basketball every day.
Megan Who  ? 5 Our grandfather has got a lot of friends. He
3 Ann Taylor Swift is singing a really nice song! to them every day.
Alice What  ? 6 My mum at her office
4 Dan Peter and Ben are going out now. today. She’s at the beach.
Mark Where  ? 7 ‘Where are your brothers?’ ‘They
5 Dad Those birds are flying high in the sky. a film about animals.’
Robbie Where  ? 8 My sister isn’t busy. She
6 Kemal My uncle is studying at university. to her friend Sophie on the phone.
Osman What  ?

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Countable and uncountable nouns + some, Verb + -ing

any, much, many and a lot of After the verbs like, love, prefer, hate and don’t mind, we
Countable nouns have a singular and a plural form. use the -ing form of the verb.
   apple  apples
Subject Verb -ing form
Use a / an with singular countable nouns.
I like cooking.
   a pear  an apple
You don’t like studying.
Countable nouns have a plural form.
   The apple is in the bag. He doesn’t hate chatting.
   The apples are in the bag. She loves swimming.
Uncountable nouns don’t have a plural form. It likes running.
   The soup is very healthy. NOT The soup are very healthy.
You prefer playing games.
Use the or no article with uncountable nouns. Don’t use
We hate singing.
a / an or numbers. They don’t mind waiting.
   meat, rice, the bread, the pasta
   NOT a meat, a rice, two breads, three pastas Be careful with the spelling of the -ing form. Check the
Use some, any and a lot of with plural countable nouns rules on page 90.
and uncountable nouns.
Usage
Use some in affirmative sentences for an undefined
We can use like, love, prefer, hate and don’t mind + -ing
amount of something.
to talk about everyday things that we like or don’t like.
   I’ve got some grapes.
   My sister loves running and playing basketball.
   There’s some pasta for lunch today.
   My brother prefers eating healthy food.
Use a lot of in affirmative sentences for a large quantity
   Do you like doing sport?
of something.
   There are a lot of sweets in this shop.
   There’s a lot of chicken for dinner. Imperatives
Use any in negative sentences and questions.
Affirmative Negative
   There aren’t any vegetables in this dish.
   There isn’t any soup on the menu. Eat healthy snacks. Don’t eat unhealthy food.
Go to bed early. Don’t go to bed late.
   Is there any cheese in that burger? Be quiet. Don’t be noisy.
Use much in negative sentences with uncountable
nouns. The imperative form is the base form of the verb. There
   There isn’t much bread in the shop. is only one form of the verb for the singular and plural.
Use many in negative sentences with plural    Be active! Cycle to school every day.
countable nouns.    Go to the doctor. You’re very ill.
   There aren’t many chips in the bowl. To make the negative form of the imperative, use don’t
Use not much and not many for a small amount and the base form.
of something.    Don’t eat a lot of sweets or unhealthy snacks.
   There isn’t much unhealthy food at our school.
Usage
   There aren’t many sandwiches in the lunchbox.
We use the affirmative form of the imperative to give
advice, instructions and orders.
   Drink more water. Read the questions. Sit down.
We use the negative form of the imperative to express
prohibition.
   Don’t eat before dinner. Don’t get up late. Don’t talk in
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Countable and uncountable nouns + some, Verb + -ing

any, much, many and a lot of 4 Write sentences with the -ing form.
1 Complete the table with the words. my grandmother / love / dance
My grandmother loves dancing.
boy camera cinema food fruit lesson  1 Osman / like / go / to the cinema
music pollution rain table
2 we / prefer / sit / on the sofa
Countable Uncountable
table 3 I / don’t mind / chat / in English

4 you / like / play tennis / ?

5 she / hate / swim / in the sea

2 Complete the text with a, an, some or any. 6 Denisa / not like / cook / at home

My breakfast, lunch and dinner 7 my brothers / hate / make notes / in class
by Jessica Perry

I always get up early and have breakfast at 7.30. I
usually have some cold milk, and 1 egg with
8 your dad / prefer / walk / or run / ?
2
brown bread, and a bowl of yoghurt.
At school, I have lunch with my friends at 12.30. I
usually have 3 juice, 4 enormous sandwich, Imperatives
5
crisps and 6
healthy snack like 7
apple, 8 pear or 9 grapes. I never have 5 Complete the sentences using affirmative or
10
nuts because I can’t eat them. negative imperative forms of the verbs.
At home, dinner is usually at 6.30. We have a lot of
different things. For example, we often have 11 drink  eat help kill listen 
meat with rice and vegetables. On Fridays we always get up repeat sing talk
have 12 big pizza each – that’s my favourite day! I
always drink 13 water with every meal – we never Don't eat sweets before dinner!
have 14 fizzy drinks at home.
1 a lot of water every day. It’s good
for you.
3 Complete the sentences with the words. 2 now! It’s very late.
3 that small spider! It isn’t dangerous.
a lot  a lot  a lot of  how many  how many 
how much how much many much 4 to this music! It’s fantastic!
5 Be quiet, Emma! in this exam.
Amira always has a lot of salad with 6 this word after me. The
her lunch. pronunciation is difficult.
1 apples do you eat every week? 7 Please with the housework. I’m
2 I don’t usually eat fruit for breakfast. very busy.
3 food is there in your lunchbox? 8 that song! We don’t like it.
4 Richard has got of sandwiches.
5 There aren’t chips with this meal.
6 burgers does David eat every week?
7 Do you drink of juice at home?
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there was, there were We make the affirmative form of past simple regular
verbs by adding -ed to the base form of the verb. Note
Affirmative Negative that the past simple has only one form for all persons
Singular of the verb.
There was a stadium. There wasn’t a swimming    I played football. You played golf. She played tennis.
pool. Irregular verbs each have their own past simple form.
Plural come → came do → did go → went
There were a lot of There weren’t any swimmers.
run → ran see → saw swim → swam
spectators.
win → won
There was and there were are the past simple forms of Usage
there is and there are. We use there was with singular We use the past simple to talk about finished actions in
forms and there were with plural forms. There wasn’t the past and actions that happened at a specific time.
and there weren’t are the negative forms.    We watched that football match last week.
   There was a big battle here 2,000 years ago.    She won an Olympic medal in 2016.
   There were different events in the Olympics.
   There wasn’t a cinema here before. Spelling rules: past simple affirmative
   There weren’t many cars thirty years ago.
With the majority of verbs, add -ed.
watch → watched check → checked
was, were
Affirmative Negative With verbs that end in -e, add -d.
like → liked live → lived
I was hungry. I wasn’t thirsty.
You were hungry. You weren’t thirsty.
He / She / It was hungry. He / She / It wasn’t thirsty. With verbs that end in a vowel + single consonant,
We / You / They were We / You / They weren’t double the consonant and add -ed.
hungry. thirsty. stop → stopped travel → travelled

The past simple affirmative form of the verb be is was

or were.
Past time expressions
   I was very quiet in class. We can use the past simple with a number of time
   We were tired after the game of football. expressions:
The past simple negative form is was not or were not. last week / month / year / weekend / Monday
We usually use the contractions wasn't or weren't. in the 18th century
   I wasn’t very fit last year. in 1995 / July 1825
   We weren’t in the library yesterday morning. yesterday
four days / three weeks / 200 years ago
Past simple: affirmative The time expressions usually go at the end of a
sentence or phrase, but they can also go at the
Regular Irregular beginning.
I played volleyball. I won a competition.    We visited London last year.
You played basketball. You won a gold medal.    Last year, we visited London.
He / She / It played rugby. He / She / It won a match.

We / You / They played hockey. We / You / They won a

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there was, there were Past simple: affirmative

1 Complete the sentences with there was, there 4 Complete the text using the past simple form of
wasn’t, there were or there weren’t. the verbs in brackets.
 There wasn't a big sports centre here before.
Last week, I played (play) in our school
1 a lot of fans at the rugby match –
volleyball team for the first time – it 1
30,000 of them! (be) exciting because we 2 (compete) in an
2 Last night, an interesting important competition!
programme on TV about the Olympic Games. First, we 3 (travel) by train to the next town
3 200 years ago any computers. and we 4 (go) to the new sports centre in the
4 This afternoon, a fantastic football centre of the town.
match on the radio. It was 6–5 in the end! After that, we 5 (practise) for thirty minutes
5 a cinema here in 1800, but and then we 6 (have) our first two games – we
a theatre.
7
(be) very happy because we 8
(win) them!
6 any eggs in the shop yesterday.
Our third game 9 (not be) easy. The players
in the other team 10 (be) very good and
was, were we 11 (become) tired. So, in the end, we
12
(not be) in the final of the competition.
2 Rewrite the sentences using the past simple form.
The race isn’t very exciting. When I 13 (come) home, I 14 (be)
The race wasn’t very exciting. really tired, but very happy. I want to play in the team again
next week!
1 He’s a famous skiing champion.

2 All the players are very good. Past time expressions

3 She isn’t in the gymnastics competition. 5 Complete the dialogues with the words.

ago in last last October week when
4 This football book isn’t expensive.
‘Are you watching that new TV programme?’ ‘No, it
5 Are you excited about the match? was last night.’
1 ‘When was your holiday?’ ‘It was two
6 Is he interested in that golf magazine? months  .’
2 ‘Is your father in the USA?’ ‘No, he was there
week.’
3 Write sentences with was, wasn’t, were or weren’t. 3 ‘Are you interested in horse-riding now?’ ‘No, I
that tennis match / very exciting ✔ was interested in it I was seven.’
That tennis match was very exciting. 4 ‘When was your sister born?’ ‘ 2004.’
1 you / very fast in the race ✔
5 ‘Is your brother ill?’ ‘No, he was ill a

ago and now he’s OK.’
2 our teacher / really happy this morning ✔
6 ‘When was that fantastic football match?’ ‘It

was in  .’
3 Merve and Esra / in the park earlier ✘

4 the journey / very long ✘

5 I / really tired / this afternoon ✔

6 Ryan / at school today ✘

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Object pronouns Past simple: questions

Subject pronouns Object pronouns Auxiliary verb Subject Verb
I me like the book?
I / you / he /
you you watch the film?
Did she / it / we /
he him see the actor?
you / they
she her win the race?
it it
we us We make the question form with the auxiliary verb did
you you plus the base form.
they them    Did you play a video game last night?
   Did he listen to that radio programme?
   I live near Peter. I live near him.
   Did she take the photo?
   The teacher said ‘hello’ to my brother and me. The
   Did they finish the book?
teacher said ‘hello’ to us.
Note that for things we use it (singular) or Question Auxiliary
them (plural). Subject Verb
word verb
   You’re into football. You’re good at it.
What
   I love volleyball and tennis. I’m good at them. help?
Where
   He lives next to the cinema. He lives next to it. When
I / you / he / play?
   They live near the shops. They live near them. did she / it / we / visit?
Who
you / they study?
Usage What time
teach?
How often
We use object pronouns in place of names or nouns.
We use them after verbs and prepositions.
Question words go at the beginning of questions.
   Where did the film director go to school?
Past simple: affirmative and negative    Why did she make that film?
Affirmative Negative    How many Oscars did they win?
   When did you first see the new film?
I looked at the photos. I didn’t look at the photos.
You liked that actor. You didn’t like that actor. Remember: don’t use did in questions with be.
   Was she interested in that film director?
He / She / It saw the film. He / She / It didn’t see    Were you at the cinema yesterday?
the film.
We make short answers with the auxiliary verb only.
We / You / They made a We / You / They didn’t    ‘Did you see the film?’ ‘Yes, we did.’
special picture. make a special picture.    ‘Did they enjoy the programme?’ ‘Yes, they did.’
   ‘Did Sara like this book?’ ‘No, she didn’t.’
To make the affirmative form of past simple regular    ‘Did you know that actor’s name?’ ‘No, I didn’t.’
verbs, add -ed to the base form of the verb. Irregular
verbs each have their own past simple form. Usage
We make the negative form of both regular and Use the past simple to describe events which happened
irregular verbs with did not plus the base form. We at a specific point in the past. For this reason, sentences
usually use the contraction didn’t. in the past simple often include a time phrase such as:
   I didn’t watch that Harry Potter film on Monday. yesterday, in 2014, two weeks ago, last year.
   She didn’t go to the film festival.    I saw her five minutes ago.
Remember: use didn’t to make the past simple negative.    We made this picture yesterday.
   Ididn’t see that famous actor on TV last night. NOT I not    I took that photo in 2014.
saw that famous actor on TV last night.    He won the Oscar last year.
But don’t use didn’t in negatives with be.
   That film wasn’t very good. We weren’t interested in
the story.
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Object pronouns 3 Complete the dialogues using the past simple.

Use the affirmative or negative form of the verbs
1 Complete the sentences with the words.
in brackets.
her him it me them them you 1 ‘I loved (love) that new Ed Sheeran
song on the radio earlier.’ ‘Really? I
My brother is into video games. But I’m not
(not like) it. I (prefer) his other
interested in them .
songs.’
1 I like my aunt. I visit every week.
2 ‘My brother (not do) any
2 This is a cool film. I really love .
homework last night.’ ‘Oh, my sister
3 Ed and Joe are at the cinema. Leo is with
(study) for hours but she
.
(watch) TV at the same time!’
4 I’m in a nice restaurant. My friend is sitting
3 ‘We (not have) a holiday this year.
next to .
What about you?’ ‘Yes, we (go) to
5 When my father is very hungry, I sometimes
our local beach every day and we
make a sandwich for .
(swim) in the sea. It was wonderful!’
6 You’ve got my dictionary. I gave it to
4 ‘I (not see) you on the bus this
.
morning. Where were you?’ ‘I
(get up) at 8.00 and I (leave) the
Past simple: affirmative and negative
house very late. I (run) really fast
2 Make the affirmative sentences negative and the but I (not get) the bus!’
negative sentences affirmative.
I talked to my friend on the phone earlier. Past simple: questions
I didn’t talk to my friend on the phone earlier.
1 We took a photo of that film star. 4 Write questions using the past simple. Then write
short answers.
2 Ann didn’t see the new James Cameron film. you / eat / a lot of sweets / earlier / ? ✘
Did you eat a lot of sweets earlier? No, I didn’t.
3 That actress had blonde hair. 1 Burak / score / a goal / in the match / ? ✔

4 He didn’t read the Harry Potter book.
2 your friends / go / to London / yesterday / ? ✔
5 Those actors became very famous.

6 I didn’t know the answer to his question. 3 Helen / start / university / last year / ? ✘

7 She sang a song from the film.
4 you / practise / your English / in the UK / ? ✔
8 It didn’t rain last night.

5 we / go / to that café / two weeks ago / ? ✘


6 you / spend time / with your grandparents / at
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be going to: affirmative, negative Usage

and questions We use be going to to talk about plans and intentions in
the future. We often use it for things we planned to do
Affirmative Negative before the moment of speaking.
I’m going to swim. I’m not going to run.
You’re going to swim. You aren’t going to run. will and won’t
He’s going to swim. He isn’t going to run.
She’s going to swim. She isn’t going to run. Affirmative
It’s going to swim. It isn’t going to run. I / You / He / She / It / We / You / They will stay here.
We’re going to swim. We aren’t going to run. Negative
You’re going to swim. You aren’t going to run. I / You / He / She / It /We / You / They won’t get wet.
They’re going to swim. They aren’t going to run.
Short answers
Questions
We make the affirmative form with the verb be and Affirmative Negative
going to plus the base form. Will I / you / he / Yes, I / you / No, I / you /
   We’re going to buy a guidebook on holiday. she / it / we / you / he / she / it / he / she / it /
To make the negative form, use the negative form of they stay? we / you / we / you /
they will. they won’t.
the verb be and going to plus the base form.
   They aren’t going to use a phrase book. We make the affirmative form with will plus the
In spoken or informal written English, we use short base form.
forms.    The weather will be cold and rainy tomorrow.
   He’s going to take insect spray.    We’ll go to the cinema.
To make the negative form, use won’t plus the
Short answers base form.
Questions
Affirmative Negative    We won’t go to the beach.
Am I going to cook? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.    Richard won’t swim in the sea.
Are you going to cook? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t. In spoken or informal written English we use short
Is he going to cook? Yes, he is. No, he isn’t. forms.
Is she going to cook? Yes, she is. No, she isn’t.    She’ll watch a DVD at home.
Is it going to cook? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t. We make the question form with will plus subject plus
Are we going to cook? Yes, we are. No, we aren’t. the base form. Question words like What, Where or
Are you going to cook? Yes, you are. No, you aren’t. When go at the beginning of the question.
Are they going to cook? Yes, they are. No, they aren’t.    Will you get up early on holiday?
   Where will you live when you’re older?
To make the question form, use the question form of
We make short answers with will.
the verb be and going to plus the base form. Question
   Will you be famous in the future? Yes, I will!
words like What, Where or When go at the beginning of
the question. Usage
   Is your brother going to travel to South America? We use will to talk about future predictions. We also
   Are we going to visit some museums on our trip? use it for offers, promises and things we decide to do at
   What are you going to do in Berlin? the moment of speaking.
   Where is your friend going to go on holiday?
To make short answers, only use the verb be without
going to.
   Are you going to walk in the mountains? Yes, I am.

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be going to: affirmative, negative 3 Order the words to make questions.

y. The and questions you / going / go / are / to / holiday / on / ?
ation.
Are you going to go on holiday?
1 Write sentences using the correct form of be going 1 are / where / you / stay / to / going / ?
s of to.

e Our plans for the family camping 2 going / are / your / parents / to / the river / in /
e in holiday next week … swim / ?
we / stay / in tents
rain. We’re going to stay in tents. 3 to / you / what / going / eat / are / ?
e
1 I / take / a big torch
4 is / going / dad / your / do / to / a barbecue / ?
2 my parents / buy / some new sleeping bags
? 5 going / you / take / are / wash bag / to / your / ?

3 my sister / carry / her things in a rucksack
6 to / when / you / going / back / are / come / ?
4 we / leave / our expensive camera at home

5 I / not use / my laptop will and won’t

6 my brother / not take / his skateboard 4 Complete the sentences using the affirmative or
negative form of will and the verbs in brackets.

7 we / not get up / late every morning I think Dan is ill. He won't come to school
tomorrow. (come)
’s
1 The weather is very good at the moment. I’m
8 it / not rain / on our holiday / !
sure it (be) sunny tomorrow.
ny
! 2 I know a lot about Prague. We
2 Complete the text using the affirmative or negative (need) a guidebook on our visit there.
form of be going to and the verbs in brackets. 3 Anna is very tired. She (play)
tennis later.
In
w 4 Mehmet is good at drama. He
ock (become) a famous actor one day.
Hi Gemma, 5 Mary isn’t interested in animals. She
the
Our class is going to go (go) on a (enjoy) her visit to the zoo.
school trip tomorrow. We 1
mer
ter
(visit) that new science museum – I can’t wait! 5 Complete the offers and promises with will or
My mum usually makes sandwiches but she won’t and the verbs.
e in 2
(not make) any food
for me this time and I 3
be text carry eat forget help
(not put) a water bottle in my bag because we
4
(have) lunch in the museum ‘This cake is for my sister.’ ‘I won’t eat it.’
café. 1 Your bag is heavy. I it for you.
Our teacher, Mr Edwards 5 2 I’m going to come to your house at exactly 7.00.
(take) us round the different parts of the museum I late!
and he 6 (talk) to us about the 3 ‘I haven’t got my phone.’ ‘It’s OK. I
things there. It all sounds very exciting! Maria for you.’
See you soon 4 We’re going to take some food to the picnic. We
it! We promise!
Becky
5 I don’t understand my homework.
you me?

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