lA GRAMMAR present simple and continuous,

action and non-action verbs

0 ~tl1e correct form of the verbs. Complete the dialogue with the correct
Pavel What 1do you study I ~-e-y_o_u~s.,..tu_d.,_y.,..in-$) form of the verbs: present simple or present
.
continuous.
Elvira Humanities.
Maggie Hello Jo, what a surprise! What
Pavel 2 1do I I'm doing Fine Arts. Where 1 are you doinB (do) here?
3 do you come I are you coming from?

Jo The same as you probably!

Elvira I'm from Madrid, in Spain. 21 (buy) a few
Pavel And how many hours of classes things for dinner.
4
do you have I are you having a week? Maggie How are t hings? Are you still working
Elvira 5 lt depends I It 's depending on the at the same place?
week, but usually about 20 hours. Jo Yes, but I 3_ _ _ __ __
6 Do you know I Are you knowing about
(not like) it very much. My boss
the party tonight? 4 (depend) on me
Pavel 1
Do you mean I Are you meaning for everyt hing. The worst thing is that
the one for new students? I can't go, she always 5 (get)
because 81get ready I I'm getting ready the credit and I 6_ __ _ __ _
to move into my flat tomorrow. (do) all the work!
Elvira Where 9do you live I are you living at Maggie That 7_ _ _ __ _ _ (sound)
the moment? t errible. s you
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (have to) go back
Pavel 1stay I I'm staying in a student
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hostel. to work this afternoon?

Elvira What 1'do you do I are you doing on Jo No, I only work until lunchtime on
Sunday afternoons? If you 12want I Fridays because I always
are wanting, we could meet and look 9 (have) lunch with
my f riend Paula. She 10_ __ __ _
around the city.
(not work) on Fridays, so we usually
Pavel I'm busy in the afternoon, but what 11 (meet) at
about Sunday morning? t hat nice little Italian restaurant
Elvira Fine. Where shall we meet? in town. 12 you
____ _ __ (want) to come?
Maggie I'd love to but I 1" - - - - -- -
(need) to get home. My sister
1
4
(stay) with us
for a few days. Some other t ime!

G Practise the dialogues in a with a partner.

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18 GRAMMAR future forms
0 Complete the sentences using the verb in brackets plt1s ivill, shall, or BOinB to, or use the verb
in the present continuous. Write the ans\.vers in the colu1n11 on the right and use contractions
\.vhere possible . Son1etimes two answers are possible.

1 A I can hardly lift this suitcase.

B Wait. I - you with it! (help) 'll help

2 We - on 3rct June at 5.30 p.m. We hope you can come! (get married)

3 I've decided that I - a new job. (look for)

4 A Do you want to come to Dave's on Thursday?

B I can't. I - dinner with Sam. (have)

5 My brother's having a baby so I - an aunt in a couple of weeks. (be)

6 That little boy's cycling too fast. He - off. (fall)

7 A Can I tell you a secret?

B Of course. I - anyone. (not tell)

8 A What time is their flight arriving?

B I'm not sure. I - online. (check)

9 Meg didn't study for the exam so she doesn't think she - it. (pass)

10 Did I tell you that we - skiing in the Alps next week? (go)

11 A Is the ai r conditioning on? I'm freezing.

B Yes, I th ink so. - it off? (turn)

12 I hate it when people take photos of me without telling me. Please promise
you - any more! (take)

13 A Your girlfriend's really nice.

B Yes, she is. I - her to my parents next week. (introduce)

14 Sorry, but I can't help you now. I - shopping. (go)

15 Do you think you - work late tonight? (finish)

13- 15 Excellent. You can use different future forms very \veil.
9- 12 Quite good, but check the rtiles in tl1e Grammar Bank for any questions that you got wrong.
1- 8 This is difficult for you. Read the rules in the Grammar Bank. Then ask your teacher for
another photocopy ai1d do the exercise agai11 at home.

activation
Cover the column on the right and look at the sentences . Read the sente11ces aloud with
the verbs in the correct forn1.

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2A GRAMMAR present perfect and past simple
0 Qrcl0the correct verb.
Mike So, where shall we go for our honeymoon?
Gina I don't know. Maybe somewhere in North Africa. Have you
ever ~/ gone t o Morocco?
Mike Yes, 2l've been I I went t here.
Gina I didn't know that. When 3 have you been I did you go t here?
Mike The year after I •have finished I finished university.
Gina What about Egypt?
Mike 'I've been I I went there, too.
Gina Who 6have you been I did you go with?
Mike With an ex-girlfriend. But we only ;have been I went to Cairo.
Let 's go there.
Gina No, let's go somewhere else.

C!) Complete the dialogues with the correct form of the verbs in brackets: past simple or present
perfect. Use contractions \vl1ere possible.
1 A How long haveyou been (you I be) married, Glenn? ,..
B Twenty-two years! Maxine and I 2 (have)
our wedding anniversary three weeks ago.
A Where 3 (you I meet)? At university?
B No, it• (be) long before that. Actually,
we s (go) to the same school. We
6 (know) each other for a long t ime.
What about you?
A I'm divorced. I ;_ __ _ _ __ _ (get) divorced a year ago.
B How long 8 (you I be) married?
A Just a couple of years.
B So, you're on your own now?
A Yes, but I 9_ _ __ ____ Qust I meet) someone new
and I really like her.

2 A '- - - - - ---(you I teach) English abroad before,

Ms Jenkins?
B Yes, I 2_ _ _ _ _ __ _ (teach) f rom 2009-2011 in
Bolivia, and I 3 Gust I come) back from
a four-month job in Columbia.
A How long•_ _ _ _ __ _ _ (you I be) a language
teacher?
B Exactly six years. Before that I 5_ _ __ __ _ _ (be)
a primary school teacher.
A Do you have any post-graduate qualifications?
B I; (start) an MA in Linguist ics w ith t he
Open Universit y last year, but I 7 (not
finish) it yet.

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28 GRAMMAR present perfect + for I since
present perfect continuous

0 Look at the pictures. What have they been

doing? Use the present per fect continuous.
Use contractions where possible.
Com plete the questions and answers \vith
the present perfect si n1ple, o r the present
pe r fect continuous, and jot or since. Use
contractions where possi.ble.

J He 's been cookina

(t

1 A How long has he been ivaitin3 to speak

to someone? (he I wait)

2 She the violin since B He 's been waitinfJ --,.,,,_.fo~r- half

she got up chis morning. an hour.
2 A How long - - - - - - - - here? (you
I work)
B I _ _ __ _ _ __ here _ _ __
t hree months now.
3 A How long - - - - - - - - with Rob?
(you I go out)
3 Melanie _ _ _ _ __ _ _ well since
B We _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ __ we
last \veek. She has flu.
left school.
4 A How l o n g - - - - - -- - single?
(Penny I be)
B I t hink she _ _ __ _ _ __
_ _ _ she broke up with Paul.
5 A How long _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ your
4 You _ _ _ __ __ _ at her for hours.
driving licence? (you I have)
Go and talk to her!
B I it ____ ten
years.
6 A How long _ _ _ __ _ _ _ to find a
job? (Pete I try)
B He _ __ __ __ _ _ ___ he
left university last year, but no luck!
5 Your face looks like a ton1ato! \Vhar
;:> 7 A How long to be a
- -- - -- - -· doctor? (your sister I want)
B She to be a doctor
_ __ _ she was seven years old.
8 A How long Terry? (you
I know)
B I him _ __ _
6 Ti1n - -- - - -- - the instructions years. He's an old friend of the family.
for hours.

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G Cover the sentences in b. Look at the pictures and remember the sentences.
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