UNIT 1.

GRAMMAR TENSES IN USE

a. I ______________(finish) some work in the garden when Sue arrived, so I didn’t hear her
come in. HAD BEEN FINISHING

b. We ____________ (drive) for about an hour when the engine suddenly stopped. HAD BEEN
DRIVING

c. How many times ______ you _______ (meet) him before yesterday? HAD YOU MET

d. Ingrid can’t come to the phone. She ______________ (wash) her hair. IS WASHING

e. Miguel ___________ (not play) golf very well. DOESN´T PLAY

f. ________ you ___________ (understand) the instructions we were given? DID YOU
UNDERSTAND

g. I _____________ (finish) that book you wanted, so you can borrow it now. I’VE FINISHED

h. By the time I picked up the phone, they _____________ (ring off). HAD RUNG OFF

i. Look at the dirt on your clothes! ________ you ______________(dig) in the garden again?
HAVE YOU BEEN DIGGING

j. ______ you ______ (turn) the heating off? I don’t like it to be on when I’m not at home.
HAVE YOU TURNED

UNIT 2. FUTURE FORMS / BE TO + INF, BE ABOUT TO + INF./

OTHER WAYS OF TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE / THE
FUTURE SEEN FROM THE PAST

a. The sky’s gone really dark. There ____________ (be) a huge storm. IS GOING TO BE

b. That cheese smells awful. I think nobody ___________ (eat) it. WILL EAT

d. Ok! No worries, I ___________ (pick up) you at eight! WILL PICK UP

e. _______ you __________ (talk) at the meeting tonight? ARE YOU GOING TO TALK

f. I _________ (open) a bottle of lemonade if you want some. WILL OPEN

g. The sun ________ (rise) at 5.16 tomorrow. RISES

h. Provided the right software ________ (be) available, I should be able to solve the problem. IS

i. I _________ (go) to Madrid on Saturday, I’ve got the tickets. ’M GOING

j. The sales __________ (start) on Saturday the 7th of January. START

k. Dr. Lin __________ (give) the same talk in room 103 at ten next Thursday. WILL BE
GIVING

l. By the time you get home I ___________ (clean) the house from top to bottom. WILL HAVE
CLEANED

m. We ____________ (leave) for Istanbul at 8.00 in the evening. ARE GOING TO LEAVE

n. Police officers ___________ (visit) every home in the area. ARE TO VISIT

o. We ___________ (eat). Do you want to join us? ARE ABOUT TO EAT

UNIT 3. PRONOUNS AND ADVERBS

a. The author of the letter describes ________________ as “a senior government official”.

b. I think one has to have the courage to be ____________ and say whatever comes naturally.

c. He walked around the golf course to familiarise _____________ with it.

d. I believe that Lizi and _____________ have done a pretty good job.

e. I think his best poems are his early ___________.

f. Older students seem to work harder than younger ________.

g. The last test I did was quite easy, but some parts of this ______ are really difficult.

h. After I got the glasses home, I found that every ______ was broken.

- Put the following adverbs in the right position.

i. BRIEFLY: We considered the long-term solution to the problem.

j. QUICKLY: He began running.

k. FORWARDS, VIOLENTLY: In the accident, she was thrown.

l. REGULARLY: Helena works on several paintings at once.

m. ALMOST: The street lighting was so bad that we missed the turning.

n. WITH GREAT CARE: He picked up the vase and the bunch of flowers.

UNIT 4. GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

a. I remember Tom _________ (win) the prize.

b. She confessed to __________ (steal) the money

c. Paul is looking forward to __________ (receive) his present.

d. Clare insisted on ___________ (wear) a suit to the party.

e. I watched him _________ (climb) through the window, and then, when he finished, I called
the police.

f. We hope the Twitter campaign will help __________ (raise) awareness of the problem.

g. We’ve decided _________ (leave) early.

h. The police warned everyone ____________ (stay) inside their windows closed.

i. They applied _______ the court appearance ________ (be) postponed.

j. We’re depending _______ you ________ (find) a solution soon.

k. We decided _________ (not go) to Paris after all.

l. The accident seems __________ (happen) at around 1 pm yesterday.

UNIT 5. PHRASAL VERBS AND QUESTION TAGS

 Say if the following phrasal verbs are transitive or intransitive.

LOOK – BUILD – TAKE OFF – SELL OUT – TRY - WANT

 Complete the following sentences with a suitable phrasal verbs.

- He has decided to ________________ sugar.

- You’re walking too fast. I can’t keep _________ you.
- I want to keep this box. Don’t _______________.
- I don’t like it when people borrow things and don’t __________.
- I want to use the hair dryer. How do I _________________?

Karen plays the piano, ____________?

There was a lot of traffic, _________?

Don’t be late, ______________?

Kate won’t be late, _____________?

You haven’t eaten yet, ______________?

Let’s go for a walk, ____________?

You travel a lot, ________?

Jack’s on holiday, ___________?

I’m too impatient, __________?

UNIT 6. MODAL VERBS

a. You __________________ be exhausted after your long trip. Come in and have a drink.

b. John __________ taken your car keys. He hasn’t even left the house.

c. I won’t go out this afternoon because the weather forecast is not very good, and I
____________ get wet.

d. You ___________ to apply for the job yet. You can do it later this week.

e. You have already drunken a glass of wine. You __________ drive. Let me.

f. When I was younger, I ______________ run very fast.

g. Don’t leave your window open at night. Someone __________ climb in.

h. She _________ got lost. Otherwise she’d be here by now.

i. I ____________ to take orders from you. You’re not my boss!