ENGLISH- GRAMMAR BOOK CAMP

Starter unit

Present simple and present continuous

1. Choose the correct option.

1. Know
2. are
3. I never eat
4. I drink
5. I go
6. I’m relaxing

2. Write questions for Sharon. Then write her answer.

1. Where do you go?

2. Do you eat fast food?
3. How much water do you drink?
4. How often do you go running or swimming?
5. Are you relaxing at the moment?

3. Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences. Use must, mustn't or don’t have to.

1. you mustn't eat fast food every day.

2. you don’t have to for eight hours, but it’s a good idea.
3. Passengers must wear seat belts, It's the rule.
4. you mustn't swim here. It 's dangerous.

4. Choose the correct option.

1. Can
2. couldn’t
3. weren’t able to
4. didn’t have to
5. can’t
6. don’t have to

Past simple, past continuous, used to

5. Match the sentence halves.

1. When he was stalling across the Atlantic, a storm damaged his boat.
2. People used to use rivers for daily transport, but now we use them for leisure
activities.
 3. People were afraid to travel in the first trains because they moved so fast.
4. It was raining hard when we set off on our journey.
5. There didn’t use to be traffic jams, but now everyone drives cars.

6. Choose the correct option.

1. saw
2. travelled
3. used
4. used to walk
5. used to take
6. wanted

Present perfect and past simple

7. Complete the sentences with the past simple or present perfect of the verbs in the
box.

1. She was very generous. When she died, she gave half her money to charity.
2. She’s very talented. She has written 20 books so far.
3. He was very hard-working at school. He won the prize for the best student.
4. He’s very reliable. He hasn’t been late for work since he started working here.
5. She’s very sociable. She has had five parties since she moved here.
6. He was very calm. After the accident, he helped everyone to safety.

Future tense review

8. Read the sentences. Are they describing an intention, an arrangement, a possibility,

a prediction or a timetable?

1. I’m going to revise every day for two hours. → intention

2. My teacher’s setting up a study group to help us revise. → arrangement
3. The exam starts at nine o’clock. → timetable
4. I’ve learnt it by heart, so I won’t forget it in the exam. → prediction
5. I might take a course in computing next year. → possibility

9. Choose the correct option.

I can’t come out tonight. I’ll revise for a test.

That's OK. I’ll probably watch a video tutorial then.
I’m going to the cinema on Saturday, though. Do you want to come with me?
Yes, please. What time does the film start?
It starts at eight o’clock.
OK, I will meet you al 7:30.
Unit 1

Present perfect simple and present perfect continuous

1. Complete the dialogues using the present perfect simple.

1. Let’s go to a gig at the Roxy.

We can’t- they have closed it for repairs.

2. Have you ever heard her sing live?

No. Is she good?

3. I have never learnt to play an instrument.

I can play six!

4. What are his albums like?

I don’t know. I have never listened to any of them.

5. We have moved house three times in two years!

That’s a lot of moving.

2. Complete the reasons, use the present perfect continuous.

1. They are tired. They have been dancing.

2. He’s wet. He has been swimming in the lake.
3. She’s hot. She has been running around the park.
4. I’m ready to perform. I have been rehearsing all day.

3. Choose the correct option.

1. I still can’t play this song and I have been practising all morning.
2. Tony’s been to see his favourite band 12 times this year.
3. Can you believe it? My parents have never heard of hip hop.
4. I’m crying because I’ve been watching a really sad film.
5. They’ ve been building that house for two years. I wonder why it’s taking too long.
6. We’ve had our dog since he was a puppy.

4. Complete the text. Use the present perfect simple or present perfect continuous of
the verbs in the box.

My brother is a guitarist. He has been playing with his band for six months. The band hasn’t
recorded any albums yet, but they have been touring a lot recently. They have performed in
some big venues and I think one day they are going to be famous. I have heard them play,
and I think they are really good. At the moment they play cover versions, but my brother has
been trying to write his own songs, and I have helped him with the lyrics.
5. Write questions and answers using the prompts. Use the present perfect or the
present perfect simple or continuous.

1. Have you ever seen that band playing live?

Yes, I have gone to two of their concerts.
2. Have they ever played in a band together?
Yes, they have been performing together for three years.
3. Has he been learning Mandarin for six months?
No, for three months, and he has only learnt a few phrases so far.

6. Choose the correct option.

1. You listen to music all the time, don’t you?

2. He’s met a famous singer, hasn’t he?
3. She can’t play the piano, can she?
4. Your brother isn’t coming to the show, is he?
5. We’re going to be late, aren’t we?
6. They weren’t very successful, were they?

7. Add question tags to the text.

It’s surprising when your friends don’t like the same band as you, isn’t it? Of course, we can
all listen to different music now, can’t we? There are so many radio stations, music
streaming services and so on. People don’t have time to listen to them all, do they? And the
bands aren’t always very good, are they? In the past, there were only a few famous bands,
and everyone listened to them, didn’t they? But we live in more exciting times now, don’t we?

Questions with prepositions

8. Add the correct preposition. Answer the questions so they are true for you.

1. What kind of music do you listen to? I listen to rap music.

2. What school subjects are you interested in? I am interested in art.
3. How would you feel if your favourite brand broke up? If my favourite brand broke up, I
would feel sad.
4. What do you worry about? I worry about my studies.
5. What sports or other activities are you good at? I am good at dancing.

Unit 2

Defining and non-defining relative clauses

1. Match the phrases.

 1. The town where I grew up.
2. A person who looks like me.
3. The book which I lent you.
4. The day when we went to the beach.
5. The pharaoh whose tomb is in Egypt.
6. A recipe that’s easy to cook.

2. Complete the text.

There are two sets of twins in my family. My cousins, who look exactly the same as each
other, are identical twins. My mother, whose hair is straight, has a twin- but her hair is curly,
so they aren’t identical. In our school, which is small and friendly, there is one set of twins.
The twins, who are also my best friends, are identical twins. One day, when we were on a
school trip, they spent the first part of the day pretending to be each other! The teacher
whose class they are in usually knows which one is which, though, she noticed what they
were doing.

3. Complete the dialogue with the correct relative pronoun or adverb.

Do you see that man over there? The one who is wearing a red hoodie and jeans?
You mean the one whose bag looks really heavy?
I think he is acting suspiciously. A jewellery store has been robbed recently.
And there was also a bank that was robbed. Wasn’t there?
Really?
Yes, it was a time when lots of staff were on holiday. Do you remember the time when we
thought we were witnessing a crime?
Yes, I do. I was so embarrassed when I realised they were making a film.

4. Join the sentences.

1. She’s the teacher who gave top marks in my test.

2. That’s the park where I met my best friend.
3. That was the year when I moved to this school.
4. He’s the singer whose brother is a fashion designer.
5. That’s the house which was destroyed in a fire.
6. This is the dress that I wore to my aunt’s wedding.

5. Join the sentences using non-defining relative clauses.

1. Max’s brother, who is called Michell, looks exactly like him.

2. The building, which was built in the 1930s, is an old cinema.
3. The hotel, which was ,ade famous in a film, is very expensive.
4. The tennis player, who only speaks English, has an Italian coach.
5. New Zealand, where they filmed the Lord of the Rings, is beautiful.
6. My backpack, which is very old, broke as I was getting on the train.
Reflexive pronouns and each other

6. Look at the pictures and write the correct reflexive verbs.

1. Burn yourself
2. Look at yourself
3. Talk to yourself
4. Help yourself
5. Teach yourself
6. Record yourself

7. Match the sentence halves.

1. She hurt herself playing football.

2. He cut himself cooking dinner.
3. They helped themselves to the sandwiches on the table.
4. The baby looked at himself in the mirror and laughed.
5. We taught ourselves French by watching French films together.
6. You should record yourself singing and put it on youtube.

8. Choose the correct option.

1. They met each other at university.

2. We both hurt ourselves when we were doing gymnastics.
3. My grandmother and grandfather look after themselves.
4. In my family we take turns to cook for each other on Saturdays.
5. They helped themselves to sweets without asking for permission.
6. They helped each other to put on their coats.

9. Complete the sentences with a reflexive pronoun or each other.

1. When he got home he made himself a cup of coffee.

2. Steve and Wendy have been helping each other with their homework.
3. This light turns itself on when it gets dark.
4. She designs and makes all her clothes herself.
5. We helped each other to take off our tight boots.
6. Did the children behave themselves last night?

Unit 3

Modal verbs of deduction and speculation

1.Choose the correct option

1. It’s so hot today. It must be the hottest day of the year!

2. She’s over an hour late. Her train must have been cancelled.
 3. What’s this for? Do you think it could be for grating cheese?
4. I love my present. You must have spent hours looking for it.
5. Who’s that at the door? It can’t be Adrian- he’s in Canada.
6. If he’d be tired, he could win the race.

2. Complete the dialogue.

- I’ve lost my phone. Have you seen it?

- It might be in the kitchen. You often live it on the table.
- No, I’ve looked there. It must be somewhere in the house, though.
- You could drop it in the hallway when you were taking your coat off.
- No, it can’t be in the hallway. You might put it somewhere when you were tidying
the kitchen,
- I haven’t put it anywhere. Have you checked your pockets? It might be there.
- Oh, I can hear it ringing. It’s in the dishwasher! I must leave it there when I was
putting the plates in.

3. Write a second sentence which has the same meaning as the first.

1. This ring possibly belonged to an ancient king. → This ring could belong to an
ancient king.
2. It definitely isn’t made of silver. → This can’t be made of silver.
3. Perhaps it’s made of gold. → It might be made of gold.
4. It’s definitely very old. → It must be very old.
5. The ring was possibly buried with him. → The ring could be buried with him.
6. It definitely wasn’t left here by accident. → It couldn’t be left here by accident.

4. Answer the questions about the pictures.

1. What is he doing? He must be looking for his mobile phone under the sofa.
2. Why is the student sad? She might not pass her exam, because her teacher is
accusing her of cheating.

Past perfect

5. Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect.

1. Someone had buried the ring many years before.

2. Had they discovered anything like it before?
3. They had never read any books at home.
4. The end of the film wasn’t a surprise for you. Had you seen it before?
5. By the time I got there, the match had finished.
6. She had already learnt to ski, so she found snowboarding very easy.

6. Complete the text with past simple or present perfect.

Last summer, I went sailing with my family for the first time. My father did some sailing when
he was young, but my mother and I had never gone sailing before. We drove to the coast,
which took us about five hours. But while we were unpacking the car, we realised that we
had forgotten to pack our sailing shoes - we couldn’t find them anywhere. However, the
next day, after we ate breakfast I noticed the box of shoes by the back door of the cottage.
How did they get there? It was a mystery!

Unit 4

Future continuous and future perfect

1. John is thinking about his future. Complete the sentences with future continuous.

1. Next week, John will be sitting in an exam hall. He will be taking an exam.
2. Next month, John won’t be lying on the beach. He will be learning to surf.
3. Next year, John will be starting university in a different city. He won’t be living at
home.

2. Jane is thinking about her future. Complete the sentences with the future perfect.

1. In a month’s time, Jane will have finished all her exams.

2. She will have left school.
3. In a year’s time, Jane will have passed her driving test.
4. She will have voted for the first time.
5. In five years’ time, Jane will have made a lot of new friends.
6. She will have found a good job.

3. Complete the sentences. Use the future perfect or future perfect continuous.

1. Andy has gone out with his friends tonight. He won’t have finished his homework by
tomorrow.
2. I’m looking forward to the new series of Master Baker. I will be watching it tonight at 8
o’clock with my parents.
3. Jess and Andy have arranged to go shopping on Saturday. By 3 o’clock they will
have visited more than 20 shops.
4. Jess and Andy will have bought a lot of clothes by the time they finish shopping.
5. My aunt and my uncle moved to Australia when I was ten. By this time next year, I
won’t have seen them for six years.
6. I managed to get tickets for the concert! This time next week, I will be watching my
favourite band.
Future modals and future time clauses

4. Complete the sentences. Use be able to, have to or need to and the verbs in
brackets in the future form.

1. There isn’t enough snow on the mountain, so we won’t be able to go skiing tomorrow.
2. Dan’s passed his driving test, so he will be able to drive us to the beach next month.
3. I’m bringing my portable speaker, so you won’t need to remember to bring yours.
4. Rebecca isn’t ill now, so she will be able to run in the marathon next week.
5. There isn’t a cafe at the zoo, so you will have to bring your own lunch.
6. Freya failed all her exams, so she won’t be able to go to university next year.

5. Choose the correct option.

1. I won’t go out until I finish my homework.

2. When he passes the test, he’ll buy a car.
3. As soon as it stops raining, we will go out.
4. When the exams are over, I will have a big party.
5. She won’t check her messages until she gets home from school.
6. She will buy some new headphones as soon as she has enough money.

6. Complete the dialogue. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

- What are you going to do when you finish your exams?

- Well, I’m going to tidy my bedroom as soon as I have time.
- So you are going to throw away all your old revision notes?
- Yes, but I won’t sell my textbooks until I know that I have passed my exams. What
about you?
- I’m going to have a party as soon as the weather gets warmer. My parents are letting
me have one - but it has to be outside in the garden!
- That sounds great. When it is my birthday, I will have a party, too. But I won’t
celebrate anything until I have my exam results.

7. Replace the modal verb in bold in the first sentence with a future form in the
second sentence.

1. When we visit the UK, we will have to take our passports when we go on a bus.
2. We will be able to learn to drive in a year’s time.
3. We won’t need to take any money with us when we go to the museum next week.
4. It’s going to be very windy tomorrow, so we won’t be able to go windsurfing.
5. I will have to buy a present before I go to Jodie’s party.

Unit 5

The passive

1. Copy and complete the table with the verbs in bold.

 Active Passive

Present simple save are recycled

Past simple planted were planted

Future with will will provide will be polluted

Future with be going to are going to ban are going to be built

2. Choose the correct option.

1. These bags are made of plastic.

2. The company recycles old plastic bags.
3. We are going to mend more clothes in the future.
4. Fewer old clothes will be thrown away.
5. The amount of rubbish that was collected from the sea increased last year.
6. Last year, we removed more rubbish from the sea.

3. Complete the passive sentences.

1. Over 100 books were borrowed from this library last week.
2. Paper is made from old clothes in this factory.
3. A lot of water is used to make paper.
4. The factory is going to be moved to a different place.
5. A new road is going to be built.
6. Protests will be organised by environmental groups.

4. Complete the text with the verbs in brackets in the active or in the passive.

In the early 20th century, horse-drawn vehicles were replaced by motor transport such as
cars and lorries. These days, horses are used mainly for sport and leisure. The future will
bring other changes. We won’t give up our cars, but they will be controlled by computers
and the power will come from renewable energy. So pollution will be reduced and the
environment will improve.

Be allowed to, let, make

5. Choose the correct option.

1. My parents don’t let me play loud music.

 2. My parents let me stay out until midnight on Saturdays.
3. My parents make me tidy my own room every week.
4. Our teacher makes us do a test every week.
5. Our teacher doesn’t let us use our phones in class.
6. Our school makes us recycle all our paper.

6. Write questions and answers about the rules in exercise 5. What’s true for you? Use
be allowed to or make.

1. Do your parents let you stay out until midnight on Saturdays?

Yes, my parents let me stay out until midnight on Saturdays.
2. Do your parents make you tidy your room every week?
Yes, my parents make me tidy my room every week.
3. Does your teacher make you do a test every week?
No, our teacher doesn’t make us do a test every week.
4. Does your teacher let you use your mobile phone in class?
No, our teacher doesn’t let us use our mobile phone in class.
5. Does your teacher make you recycle all your paper?
Yes, our teacher makes us recycle all our paper.

7. Read Jason’s diary entry. He wrote it three years ago when he was 12.
Jason is now 15. Complete his description of his life when he was 12.

There were a lot of rules in my house. I wasn’t allowed to use the internet whenever I liked.
My parents didn’t let me go out during the week, but they let me go to bed at nine o’clock.
They made me do homework every night and they didn’t let me leave it until the weekend. I
wasn’t allowed to use my phone at the dinner table.

8. Write questions and answers about Jason’s life when he was 12.

Did his parents allow him to use the internet whenever he liked?
No, he was not allowed to use the internet whenever he liked.

Did his parents let him go out during the week?

Yes, his parents let him go out during the week.

Did his parents make him do his homework every night?

Yes, his parents made him do his homework every night.

Unit 6

Conditionals: zero, first, second and third

1. What type of conditional sentences are these?

 1. If there’s a lot of shoplifting, prices go up. → 0
2. I’ll call you if I find your missing earring. → 1
3. If there were more police officers, people would feel safer. → 2
4. They wouldn’t have caught the thief if he hadn’t left footprints. → 3
5. If I’d had my phone with me, I would have taken a photo. → 3
6. I would call the police if I witnessed a crime. → 2
7. If I go to the beach, I won’t feed the seagulls. → 1
8. If you increase security, crime decreases. → 0

2. What would you do in these situations? Choose and write the sentence in the 2nd
conditional.

1. If I found a wallet in the street, I would take it to a police station.

2. If someone saw me pick it up, I would ask them if it was yours.
3. If there was money in the wallet, I would give it to charity.
4. If there was a phone number in the wallet, I would phone the number immediately.
5. If no one answered the phone, I would leave a message.
6. If someone asked me where I got the money from, I would tell the truth.

3. Complete the dialogue with first, second or third conditionals.

- Are you coming to football training tonight?

- Yes, I will come if I finish my homework in time.
- If I had any homework to do, I would do it on the bus to school tomorrow.
- Yes, but If you did your homework properly, you would get better marks.
- I don’t care about exams, I’m going to be a professional footballer.
- What will you do if you are not selected for a team?
- If I don’t get a job as a professional I will become a coach.
- Well, if I hadn’t broken my leg last year, I’d have been captain of the school team.
Then perhaps I would be dreaming of a career in football, too.

Conditionals with unless

4. Complete the sentences using unless or if.

1. I won’t go to the cinema unless there’s a really good film on.

2. He will eat that food if it is vegetarian, but he won’t eat any meat.
3. My parents will take us skiing if they have enough money.
4. Unless the water is really warm, I won’t go swimming.
5. She won’t come to the party unless her best friend comes too.
 6. If he doesn’t get a job, he will go travelling.

I wish and If only

5. Are these sentences about present and future wishes or past regrets?

1. I wish I could remember my password. → past regret

2. If only she hadn’t replied to that phishing email. → past regret
3. If only there wasn’t so much cyber-bullying. → present wish
4. I wish I hadn’t been hacked. → present wish
5. If only my friend had known about online fraud. → past regret
6. I wish I knew more about online security. → present wish

6. What are they thinking? Write a sentence with I wish or If only and the words given.

1. I wish I had a cat.

2. If only I didn’t lose my phone.
3. If only I rode a moped.
4. If only she watered the plants.
5. I wish I was her friend.
6. If only he didn’t score the goal.

Unit 7

Reported speech

1. Complete the indirect speech.

Direct speech Indirect speech

 I said, “I play tennis” I said I played tennis.

Jack said, ‘I’m reading The Hobbit’. He said he was reading The Hobbit.

Jess said, ‘I enjoyed the film’ She said she had enjoyed the film.

We said, ‘We’ve fixed the laptop’. We said we had fixed it.

You said, ‘I’ll see you on Sunday’. You said you would see me on Sunday.

They said, ‘We must go at 8.00’. They said they had to go at 8.00.

2. Match the words and phrases from direct speech with the words that appear In
indirect speech.

1. Today → d. That day

2. Tomorrow → e. The day after/ the following day
3. Yesterday → g. The day before
4. Next year → a. The next/ following year
5. Last week → c. The previous week/ the week before
6. Tonight → h. That night
7. Here → b. there
8. In this shop → f. In that shop

3. Rewrite the sentences using reported speech.

1. I’m changing my profile on Facebook.

She said (she was changing her profile on Fb.)
2. I don't waste time playing games on my phone!
She denied ( That she didn’t waste time…)
3. We will be the biggest social networking site in the world.
They announced ( That they would be the biggest…)
4. I was the first person to send a message on Twitter.
She claimed (That she had been the first person…)
5. The company must give me a refund!
He insisted (That the company had to give him…)
6. We have also updated the game to indeed augmented really.
They edded (that they had also updated the game.)

4. Report the speech. Use tell, suggest, offer and ask.

1. She suggested that I had to close the door.

2. She suggested me to have a ice-cream
3. She told me that she would go with me on the ride.
 4. She told us to stop talking.
5. She asked me if we could play together later,
6. She told him not to touch the pan.

Reported question

5. Choose the correct option In the reported questions.

1. Can I have more time to think?

She asked if shed could have more time to think
2. What's you answer?
He asked what her answer was.
3. Did you get there on time?
She asked whether he had got there on time.
4. Where are you going on holiday next year?
She asked where he was going on holiday the following year.
5. Have you ever played Pokemon Go!
He asked if she had ever played Pokemon Go!
6. What will you say to your teacher?
She asked what he would say to his teacher.

6. Complete the reported questions.

1. Have you downloaded the new app?

Joe asked Sam if she had downloaded

2. Which park shall we go to?

Sam asked Joe in which park they should go.
3. When do you have dinner?
Joe asked Sam when he had dinner
4. Is your aunt coming tonight?
Sue asked Jen if her aunt was comin that night.
5. Where does she live?
Jen asked Sue where did she live.
6. Can she drive?
Sue asked Jen if she could drive.

Unit 8

Gerunds and infinitives

 1. Which phrases take the infinitive and which take the gerund?

Infinitive Gerund

I want ✓

It’s necessary ✓

He avoids ✓

I gave up ✓

She offered ✓

They agreed

2. Choose the correct option

1. I enjoy training, but I always want to win!

2. I'm going to the athletics track to watch my friends, who are good at to running.
3. It's important to take part in competitions you dream of being in the Olympics.
4. You get better by practising but you also need to spend time relaxing.
5. Throwing the javelin is one of the sports that it's important to do well in the decathlon.
6. When you learn doing a new sport, it's difficult to win at fist.

3. Complete the sentences. Use the Infinitive or the gerund of the verbs in the
box.

1. They helped building a new hospital in the refugee camp.

2. We miss seeing our friends back home
3. They decided to train every day until the 5 km race
4. Learning to swim is important if you live near water.
5. they went to Inds to take photos of the Taj Mahal.
6. It's easy to climb Mount Showdown in Wales because It is it very high

Quantifiers

4. Match the phrases that mean the same.

1. not enough → a few

 2. only a few → not many
3. not much → too little
4. Several → more that enough
5. loads of → plenty of
6. too much → more that enough

5. Make a phrase about school life with each quantifier in exendse 5. You can use the
ideas below or your own word.

1. We have a lot of books.

2. We learn English a few days per week.
3. We haven't got enough equipment in our school gim.
4. We don't do enough exercise at school.
5. We have too much homework.
6. We do only a few of sport
7. There are several students in my school.
8. I have only a few time to have lunch.

6. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1. There ate only a few athletes I admire.

2. Skiing has lots of fitness benefits.
3. There are lots of sports facilities in my town.
4. We have too little of ume to get there, donit worry.
5. There Ban't much snow on the runtain this winter.
6. I've been to several sports events, but no football
Matches.

7. Complete the sentences about the pictures. Use the quantifiers in the box.

1. He spends too much time looking at his screen.

2. He has a lot of clothes.
3. There are too many books.
4. There are a feu people

8. Choose the correct option.

1. A lot of people think that tarn sports are an important part of the school
curriculum. They say that they have 2. several benefits first, thay encourage team
sprint, which not.
3. many students experience outside school. Secondly, they help to develop
leadership qualities in the 4. Few students who have the right personality. Lastly, of
course, they provide. 5. Plenty of opportunities for healthy exercise. However,
individual sports can also give students 6. Enough activity - and certainly prefer
them.