1. Choose the correct word or words to complete each sentence.

Anybody, anywhere, any time, any games, any book, anywhere. a) _________ can learn to speak a foreign language. b) This plant can grow _________. c) Tomorrow Im having a party at home. You can come to my house at ________. Bring _________ that you have. d) In the library you can borrow _________ that you like. e) Come in! Sit down. You can sit _________ you want.

2. Write a, some or any to complete these sentences. a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l) Ive got _______ bananas and ______ apple. Did you bring ______ bread ? Id like _______ water, please. Sorry, I havent got _______ matches. I asked the waiter for _______ tea. I have _______ information for you. Didnt you bring _______ money ? I sent her _______ card from France. Would you like _______ coffee? I want _______ bread and ______ kilo of cheese, please. I have _______ bad news for you. At twelve oclock we had ________ food.

m) I bought ______ books, but I didnt buy ______ pen. n) There arent _______ students here at the moment. o) She didnt give me _______ money. 3. Fill in the blanks with the suitable tense (simple past or past continuous) of the verbs in brackets. Charles _________ (be) happy racing cars. There was one thing he _______ (not like). He _________ (want) to race in a British car, but there ________ (not be) any good racing cars. One day, when Charles ________ (race) in France, he ________ (hear) about Frederick. He _________ (not plan) a trip home to England, but he ________ (decide) to go and try to talk to Frederick. He found out that Frederick ________ already ______ (plan) to build a car, but he _______ (not plan) to build a racing car. Charles _______ (convince) him to try. Frederick and Charles ________ (begin) to work together ______ and the rest is history.

4. Complete the sentences with an appropriate past tense form of the verb in brackets. a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) The students _________ (read) quietly when the teacher _______ (come) in. After the accident the driver _________ (get) out of the car and _______ (run) away. The telephone ________ (ring) while I _________ (have) a bath. I _______ (not feel) very hungry, so I ________ (just order) a coffee. As he _______ (come) in to land the pilot ________ (lose) radio contact. He ________ (open) the door when someone _______ (hit) him from behind. I __________(see) him in the library. He _________ (wear) a dark jacket and sunglasses. They ________ (not hear) the door bell, because they ________ (sit) in the garden.

5. Create sentences by matching A and B. 1. If you go to China, 2. She will eat 3. Unless she asks nicely, 4. If you come to visit, 5. If she tries hard, 6. He will get hurt 7. If she doesnt do her homework, 8. If the shops are open, a. she will fail the course. b. you will visit the Great Wall. c. if he isnt careful. d. I will buy bread. e. if she is hungry. f. I will show you my room. g. I wont help her. h. She will succeed.

6. Write these sentences, putting the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the future simple. a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) If the train is late, we ___________ (walk). She __________ (call) you if she _______ (have) time. If it costs too much, I _______ (buy) a smaller one. If the doctor cant see me, I ________ (go) somewhere else. If the class _______ (be) full, we ________ (find) another one. What will we do if the taxi _________ (not come) ? Will you phone me if there _________ (be) any problems? I _______ (ask) Peter if I ________ (see) him tomorrow.

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I _______ (go) next week, if I _______ (can) get a train ticket. If I _______ (have to), I ________ (complain) to the manager. If he _______ (see) me here, he _______ (be) really angry. Mary ________ (be) worried, if you dont come to the airport. If it ________ (snow) this winter, we ________ (go) skiing. I _________ (lend) them some money if they ________ (ask) me. If you _______ (visit) Oxford, you ________ (see) some interesting old buildings.

7. Answer the following questions. Begin by saying, I would. a) If you were someone else, who would you want to be? I would want to be the prime minister. b) If you lived anywhere else, where would you live? ____________________________________________________________________. c) If you were a teacher, what would you teach? ____________________________________________________________________. d) If you wrote a story, what would you write about? ____________________________________________________________________. e) If you got married, who would you marry? ____________________________________________________________________. f) If you had a million dollars, what would you buy? ____________________________________________________________________. 8. Rewrite these sentences as questions or negatives according to the instruction given. p) I must go to the hospital tonight. (negative) q) James can play the piano. (question) r) Peter can pay for us. (question) s) We must go to the passport office today. (negative) t) We can go to the bank tomorrow. (negative question) u) You should phone the school today. (negative) v) You can answer all the questions. (question) w) She can pay for the lessons. (negative) x) You can talk to Mary for me. (question) y) Peter can check the times of the trains for us. (question) z) We must say goodbye to Alan and Sue. (question) aa) They can stay here for a week. (negative) bb) We can buy a return ticket here. (question) cc) They should help you. (negative) dd) He can understand me. (negative question) ee) He must stay at home today. (question) ff) We must give them the money. (question) 9. Write the correct form of need to complete these sentences. a. b. c. d. e. The teacher says we ________ go to school tomorrow. (negative). _______ I ______ have a licence to drive a car in this country? (question) Ive told her that she ________ to work harder. (positive) We __________ take any equipment the school provides it. (negative) _______ I _______ phone you before I come to see you? (question)

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My mother says I _______ do the washing-up today. (negative) You ________ have more experience before you apply for this job. (positive) You can go home now, you ________ stay any longer. (negative) You ________ work here to be able to use the tennis court. (negative) You ________ say any more: I agree with you. (negative)

10. Complete the library rules with can, must or cant. a. b. c. d. e. You can take out three books but you cant keep them longer than a week. You _______ take three books home but you ______ return them after one week. You ________ read reference books in the library but you ______ take them home. You ________ use the library on Saturday afternoon. You ________ take any food into the library.

11. Can you complete each sentence with a modal verb? Dont have to, might, might, must, need to, should, should, shouldnt a. b. c. d. e. f. g. If you watch the stars at night, you _________ see a comet. If you want to be a racing driver, you _________ learn to drive. If you have a holiday, you __________ get up early. In most countries, children _________ go to school. When you are riding a bicycle, you ________ wear a helmet. Everybody _________ eat a lot of fruit and vegetables. You _________ walk in the middle of the road because a car _________ hit you.

12. Write these sentences, putting the verbs into the correct tense: present simple or continuous. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. m. n. o. p. q. r. s. t. She ________ (read) at the moment. _________ (you go) to work by car? I _________ (not watch) television every night. I _________ (not watch) television at the moment. We _________ (see) our parents every week. __________ (you listen) to the radio now? I __________ (not get up) at seven oclock every morning. Peter _________ (talk) to Susan now. ___________ (they work) in the restaurant at weekends? She ___________ (listen) to the radio in her bedroom at the moment. They ___________( not come) to school every day. __________ (you work) now? The children __________ (go) to bed at eight oclock. I ___________ (leave) the office every day at five. I am sorry I cant talk to you now: I _________ (go) out. ___________ (Peter and Jane) work in London at the moment? ____________ (Mary and Susan) drive to the office every day? We _________ (go) to the beach now. _________ (John listen) to the radio at the moment? __________ (your parents sit) in the garden now?

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The film ________ (start) every night at eight oclock. They _________ (not go) to the cinema very often. __________ (you go) into the office every month? I __________ (not study) at the moment.

13. Write the correct form of the present perfect to complete these sentences. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. m. n. o. _____________ to Rome? (you ever be) ______________this film before. (I see) ______________in an office. (she never work) _______________ in an aeroplane. (I never be) _______________to Germany? (he ever be) _________________my parents? (you met) _________________ in the theatre? (you ever work) ________________ to all the capital cities of Europe. (she be) _________________this book. (I read) _________________ that new film about aliens? ( you see) _________________ abroad. (we never be) __________________ a British policeman before. (they never see) __________________ in a foreign country? ( they ever live) _________________ they President. (they meet) __________________ to Brazil. (I never be)

14. Write these sentences, putting the verbs into the present perfect or past simple. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. k. l. m. n. o. I _________ (read) that book. She _________ (go) home three days ago. I __________ (meet) Mr and Mrs Shelley. She _________ (start) school in 1984. I __________ (leave) the office early last night. He _________ (see) the film. _____________ (you be) to Austria? _____________ (you see) the film on T V last night? When ___________ (you arrive) in London? John ___________ (be) to Germany before. _____________ ( you read) this book before? I _____________ ( not see) him yesterday. I ______ never ______ (go) anywhere by plane. ____________ (you hear) their new record? It is the best they have ever made. I ____________ (not know) about the disco last night.

15. Write these sentences, putting the verbs into the future simple or present simple. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. I _________(give) it to them when they ________ (visit) us. I _________ (not send) the parcel until I ________ (hear) from you. As soon as they ________ (phone) me, I ________ (contact) you. I _________ (see) you before I _________ (fly) to Paris. They _________ (send) you the money before they ________ (leave). When I ________ (talk) to him, I _______ (give) him your news. She ________ (visit) her parents before she ________ (go) to the airport. I _________ (finish) this when I _________ (be) at the office. I _________ (send) you a postcard when I __________ (get) to Bermuda. She ________ (do) her homework before she _______ (go) out.

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After I _________ (visit) the hospital, I _________ (go) and see her parents. I __________ (phone) Mary when we _________ (get) to San Francisco. I __________ (call) you as soon as we _________ (sign) the contract. He __________ (not do) anything before you _________ (tell) him to. You __________ (be) very surprised when you _________ (meet) him. I _________ (talk) to you when the game ________ (be) over. When she _________ (hear) this, she ________ (be) very pleased. You probably __________ (not like) him when you _______ (meet) him. As soon as I __________ (hear) the results, I _________ (let) you know. When they __________ (find out) about this, there ________ (be) trouble.

u. `Would you like tea or coffee? `__________ coffee, please. 16. Write the sentences putting one verb in each sentence into the past simple, and the other verb into the past perfect. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j. When the police ________ (arrive), the car _______ (go). When I ________ (get) to the shop, it _________ (close). They _________ (eat) everything by the time I _________ (arrive) at the party. When we __________ (leave) the beach, the rain _________ (already start). I __________ (try) telephoning her several times but she ________ (leave the country). When I _________ (find) my purse, someone _________ (take) the money out of it. The car ________ (go) when I ________ (look) into the street. The patient _________ (already die) by the time I ________ (see) her. All the garages _________ (close) by the time we ________ (cross) the border. ____________ ( you already leave) when the trouble ________ (start) ?

17. Complete these sentences using the verbs in brackets. You went back to your home town after many years and you found that many things were different. Example: Most of my friends were no longer there. They had left (leave). a) My best friend, Kevin, was no longer there. He _________ (go) away. b) The local cinema was no longer open. It __________ (close) down. c) Mr. Johnson was no longer alive. He ___________ (die). d) I didnt recognise Mrs. Johnson. She ___________ (change) a lot. e) Bill no longer had his car. He ___________ (sell) it. 18. Can you complete this form with information about yourself? Remember to use a gerund after the prepositions. a. I am interested in ___________________________________________________. b. I am good at ________________________________________________________. c. At home I am responsible for __________________________________________. d. At school I am in charge of ___________________________________________. e. I revise for tests by __________________________________________________. f) Sometimes, I try to earn money by _______________________________________. 19. Write the correct form of the verb.

Henry Brown was interested in __________ (make) a cowboy film. Unfortunately, he wasnt very good at _______ (convince) people to lend money to him. In the end, he only got the money to make the film by __________ (sell) his car. He was very unhappy about ________ (do) this, but there wasnt any other way. He didnt get a lot of money for his car so, instead of __________(go) to Texas, he made the film in his house. He saved a lot more money by ________ (act) in the film himself. He was also responsible for _________ (film) it, _________ (edit) it, and ________ (distribute) it. When the film was ready, Henry Brown took it to a cinema. Unfortunately, he was the only person who was interested in __________ (see) the film. He was afraid of __________ (lose) all his money, so he did a very clever thing. He got rid of all the tickets by _________ (sell) them to himself! 20. Read about how they make Superman fly in the film. Can you complete the text with a gerund after each preposition? Special effects people are very good at ________ (make) things look real. By ________ (use) special techniques, they can make monster move and talk, buildings burn and even entire planets explode. In films like Superman, for example, special effects people are responsible for ________ (make) Superman `fly. Instead of _________ (hang) him from an aeroplane, they build a special system with a screen and mirrors. First, artists are responsible for _________ (paint) the background. Then, they film the painting. By __________(zoom) in and out they can make it bigger or smaller. Next, the set builders have the job of ________(build) a screen with a large metal `arm in the middle. When they have done that, they put Superman on the metal arm. The camera people are now in charge of _________ (film) Superman. By _________ (sue) mirrors, they project the background picture on to the screen. A camera then films Superman as he is `flying over the city. By _________ (zoom) out and in, they can make Superman fly higher or lower over the city. Only the camera lens moves Superman doesnt move at all! 21. Complete the sentences. Use used to. a) Ted ___________ smoke 20 cigarettes a day, but he has stopped now. b) My grandmother was a lovely old lady. She _________________ invite me to tea every Saturday, and we ______________ take her dogs for a long walk in the country. c) I _______________________ live in the North-east.

22. Write about some things that have changed in your life. I used to ______________________________________ but now I _____________________. I didnt use to ________________________________________________________________. I never used to _______________________________________________________________.

23. Rewrite these statements with question tags. a) It is cold, ________________? b) He isnt very friendly, ______________? c) You dont like eggs, _______________?

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Im staying too, _______________? Theyre policemen, _______________? She didnt arrive yesterday, ____________? This shops very expensive, ____________? Shes gone home, _______________? This water is hot , _______________? Theyre not coming this afternoon, ______________? You havent met my sister Jean, _______________? He wasnt waiting at home for me ________________? She didnt like Pat when she met her, ________________? They are going to write to us after they move, ___________? Hes got no money at the moment, ________________? You liked some of the music you heard today, ____________? Youve nearly finished your book, ______________? Youre always forgetting your keys, ______________? Theyve nearly finished the new school, ______________? Shes not very happy in her new job, _________________?

24. Match the statement with the question tag. a) The bus leaves at 6 pm, _____________ b) Their phone number is 963862, ___________ c) Lets go ice skating on Saturday, __________ d) She hasnt lost her money again, __________ e) We get eight weeks holiday in the summer, _________ f) Shes coming tomorrow, __________ shall we? has she? isnt she? doesnt it? dont we? isnt it?

25. Complete the news using in passive voice the simple past of the verbs in the list. Burn, take, kill, injure, trap. HORROR CRASH! Two motorists ___________ in an accident late last night and three others _________ seriously. The two dead motorists ___________ in their burning car. The other passengers _________ badly. They ___________ to the hospital for emergency treatment. Hit, give, call, treat, send, release. CHILD HURT IN AN ACCIDENT In London yesterday morning, a child __________ by a car while he was crossing the road in front of his school. An ambulance ___________ and the child _____________ first aid on the spot. The child ____________ for cuts and bruises. Then he ____________ to the hospital for further treatment. He ____________ from hospital late last night. Arrest, rob, question, kill, injure, steal. MORE BANK CRIME A bank ___________ yesterday evening and two hundred thousand pounds _________. Several eyewitnesses __________ by the police soon after the robbery. Two people ___________, but nobody _____________. One suspect ____________ late at night.

26. Rewrite these sentences as passives, keeping them in the same tense. a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l) m) n) o) We clean the garages every day. Someone has given him a lot of money. The police arrested two hundred people. We check every car engine thoroughly. We export this computer to seventy different countries. They have cancelled the meeting. We opened the factory at nine oclock. They send two million books to America every year. We have invited all the students in the school. We have told him not to be late again. They posted all the letters yesterday. The machine wraps the bread automatically. They paid me a lot of money to do the job. Fortunately, they didnt damage the machinery. We send the newspapers to Scotland by train.

27. Use the Present passive to complete the text. Coal is found in `seams about 1- 3 metres thick. A coal-cutting machine __________ (use) to cut under the coal. Then holes ___________ (make) in the coal and these __________ (fill) with dynamite. All the miners move away, the dynamite ____________ (detonate) and the coal crashes to the floor. The coal ____________(carry away) on a moving belt and it ___________ (drop) into large containers. These _________ (pull) to the surface. Here the coal __________ (sort) into groups of different sizes and qualities before it __________ (transport) to factories and houses.

28. Ask questions to these answers. 1. They went to New York. Example : Where did they go? 2. I paid a lot of money for that present. 3. She is sixteen years old. 3. My room has two beds. 4. I saw her in the cinema. 5. Yes, he speaks English. 6. Fred opened the door of the house. 7. She ate many eggs in the restaurant. 8. My friends son goes to the beach every summer.

9. The bus came to the station at nine oclock. 10. Yes, I bought that car in that shop. 11. I worked with her in the factory. 12. She plays with her friends in the garden. 13. The children study Japanese in their school. 14. He eats meat with the fork. 15. Yes, it is hot. 16. The car runs very fast. 17. The teacher teaches to the students. 18. My sister brings fruit in the morning. 19. The dog brings the newspaper to its owner. 20. I drink a lot of milk. 21. The butcher cuts meat on Saturdays. 22. She sang very well in the opera. 23. The workers built the building with iron. 24. I forgot her because I didnt love her. 25. No, I didnt break the window. 26. I will work with you. 27. John is working with me. 28. The class is finishing now. 29. It is going to rain this night. 30. Our father gave us a beautiful present. 31. No, I havent eaten with your uncle. 32. I always wash my hands before having my lunch. 33. This house costs 75,825. 34. Ive never ridden a horse. 35. I went to the cinema with my friends. 36. He forbade the cars. 37. There is milk in my fridge. 38. Im going to swim in the beach with my friends.

39. Yes, I shaved myself yesterday. 40. My father was buying the newspaper in that shop. 41. No, I didnt find your books. 42. In England it rains every month. 43. They will have a coffee in that caf. 44. Ive bought this computer because I need it

29) Translate these sentences. a) Juego al tenis los sbados b) Espaa produce buenos jugadores de tenis. c) Ayer me despert muy temprano. d) Estaba lloviendo y senta frio. e) Soy ms alto y ms delgado que Charlie f) Ya me he apuntado al club de natacin g) He jugado all dos aos h) Todava no lo he decidido i) Debe concentrarse ms en clase j) No puedo llevar ropa de marca (prohibicin) k) No est permitido bostezar en clase l) Puede que llueva maana m) Nunca antes haba estado en la cueva n) No pude entrar en la casa porque haba perdido las llaves o) Escribir emails es estupendo p) Me gusta enviar fotos tambin q) Mira! Va a explotar r) Si llegas tarde al colegio tienes problemas? s) Si pulsas este botn, la tele se enciende t) Qu haras si oyeras un ruido? u) Si yo fuera tu me ira a la cama v) La mayora de los ordenadores no se hacen en Europa w) Las historias fueron inventadas por Peter. x) Yasmin era una habilidosa violinista que siempre soaba con salir en T V y) Benalmadena es la ciudad donde Antonio Banderas naci. z) Tengo un amigo cuya ambicin es ser actor aa) Tengo un amigo que est intentando aprender a hablar chino bb) Nos dijo que bamos a ser famoso