UNIT 0

Language in Use
PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, PAST SIMPLE,

6 Your clothes are dirty! You

the mud again!

PAST CONTINUOUS, USED TO

1 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct

form: Present Simple, Present Continuous,
Past Simple, Past Continuous or Used to.
1 Neil
weekend.

(work) in a caf every

2 Neil
summer.

(work) in a caf this

3 Neil
year.

(work) in a caf last

7 I
this morning.

in

to phone him three times

8 I
the TV series since January.
I dont know what happened in the first
episodes.
9 Look! We
about this
problem before so you know what I think.
10 Turn that music off. You
for nearly an hour.

to it

4 Neil

(meet) Louise when he

(work) in a caf last summer.
5 Neil
(work) in a caf but
now he works in a bank.
6 I
(not study) English this
week as I need to concentrate on other
subjects.
7 I
last week.

(not study) any English

8 I
I
9 I
exam when the
(ring).

(study) English but now

(study) French.
(study) for my English
phone

PAST PERFECT SIMPLE AND PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

3 Match sentence beginnings (1-6) to sentence

endings (a-f).
1 His eyes were tired
2 He had already published some poetry
3 He was sure he would pass the exam
4 He was beginning to lose concentration
5 His clothes were dirty
6 We knew he would do a good job
a but he hadnt written a novel yet.
b because hed been playing football.
c because hed been working on the computer
all day.

10 English is an important subject for me.

I
(study) it for 45 minutes
every day.
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

d because hed been studying all morning.

e because hed painted our house before.
f because hed studied all the topics really well.

2 Complete the sentences with the correct verb

forms from the box.
ve played
ve talked
ve tried
ve watched
ve listened

1 I
most of them.

FUTURE TENSES

ve been listening
ve been playing
ve been talking
ve been trying
ve only been watching

3 I love Alex de la Iglesia. I

his films.

the sentences.
1 I cant meet you tomorrow. Ill record /
m recording some songs in London.
2 Well have finished / ll be finishing our
meeting by then.

to all his records. I like

2 Get off the phone! You

an hour.

4 Choose the correct future tense to complete

3 Dont come round at 6 oclock because

well be eating / ll eat dinner then.

for
all

4 We know the other team well.

We
against them before.
5 Oh, there you are. I
to find
you for ages.

4 I liked that recording studio. Im definitely

using / m definitely going to use it again.
5 A This song needs remixing.
B Yes, maybe. Ill ask / m going to ask the
sound engineer to record it again.
6 I cant meet you tomorrow. Im going / ll go
to the recording studio.

 UNIT 0

Language in Use
TENSE REVISION: ALL TENSES

6 Use the words in brackets to rewrite the

5 Complete the email below with the correct

sentences so that they mean the same.

tense of the verbs in brackets.

1 I didnt like spinach when I was younger.

I
(use) like
spinach when I was younger.

Hi Carla,
How are things at home? As you know,
1

(write) to you from Britain

2

where I

course. I

2 The exam will have started by 9 oclock.

They
(doing) the
exam at 9 oclock.

(do) an English
(do) the course for

4
eight weeks now and I
(learn)
lots of English. The course is really intensive

we have over thirty classes per week. By the

end of the course I
more than 300 hours of classes,

(have)

4 I started coming here ten years ago.

I
(for) ten years.
5 The concert started before we arrived.
When we arrived,
(already).

6
so I
(definitely / end up)
speaking better English than you!

My host family, Mr and Mrs Jones are really

friendly. They know Spain quite well as they
7

used to live there. In fact they

(meet) each other when they
(live) in Barcelona. Fortunately they only
speak to me in English. They say they

(speak) Spanish quite well,

but they think theyve forgotten most of it
now. Theyve got one son, Evan, who
10
(study) at university at the
11
moment. I
(see) some photos
of him and hes really good-looking.
12
He
(come) home this

weekend, so Ill have a chance to meet him.

13
I
(write) to you again to tell
you all about it.

You phoned me the other day but unfortunately

14
I
(just / go) out. Phone me
again tomorrow. But dont call between 6 and

7 p.m. because we
dinner then.

15

(have)

Thats all for now.

All the best,
Mara.
P.S. Mrs Jones says shes sorry she was a bit
impatient with you on the phone. She was
really tired because she
all day.

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3 I have no plans to visit my sister this year.

I
(going) my
sister this year.

6 Have you arranged to meet Jake tomorrow?

(meeting) Jake
tomorrow?
7 Everything will be ready when they arrive.
We
(prepared)
everything by the time they arrive.
8 The last time I saw him was in 2006.
I
(since) 2006.

7 Correct the verb forms in bold print.

1
2
3
4
5

Why do you wear my sweater?

Are you liking the concert?
The chair broke while I sat on it.
We have this car for two years.
They are playing on the computer for two
hours.

6 Jim wasnt there when I arrived. He already

left.
7 His clothes were dirty because he repaired
the car.
8 A Im thirsty.
B I get you something to drink.
9 Dont call me between 6 and 7 because Ill
watch my favourite programme.
10 I cant meet you tonight as I meet my
girlfriend.
11 Quick! Close the windows! It will rain.

(work)
12 Ill be losing three kilos by the end of the
week.

 UNIT 1

Language in Use
GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

sentences.

5
6
7
8

by

To eat / Eating slowly can help us to eat less.

My parents let me go / to go to the concert.
Have you considered to buy / buying a bike?
My trainer wants that I run / me to run the
Madrid Marathon.
I went to the bank to get out / for getting out
some money.
He refused to go / going on the course.
I quite fancy to go / going to a disco tonight.
You risk getting / to get an infection if
you dont treat that cut.

9 They were lucky to win / winning the match.

10 He insisted on to help / helping us.

2 Complete the sentences with the Gerund or

the Infinitive form of the verbs in the box.
go
clean
move

tell
arrive
drive

1 Its dangerous
2 I couldnt avoid
secret.
3 My mum made me
room.

look for
get
get up

lose

so fast.
him my

(gain) weight

(slow) down our metabolism.

8
Thirdly, people who eat too little risk
(get) illnesses, as their bodies may not receive
9
enough proteins and minerals
(function) normally. Finally, many people will

refuse

10

(follow) extremely low

11

calorie diets. They simply enjoy

(eat) too much.

4 Match sentence beginnings (1-6) to sentence

endings (a-f).
1
2
3
4
5
6

I stopped buying
I stopped to buy
Oh no! I forgot to see
Ill never forget seeing
I must remember to invite
I dont remember inviting

d my grandmother after shed dyed her hair

pink!

my

I dont mind
early.
Ive decided
another job.
I tend
nervous before exams.
We expect
house next month.
He looked a lot fitter after
nearly ten kilos.
9 Jim suggested
to the cinema.
10 I managed
on time.

3 Complete the text with the Gerund or the

Infinitive form of the verbs in brackets.
Studies using laboratory animals suggest that
(follow) a low calorie diet

2
may help human beings
(live)
longer. However, in my view it would be
3
wrong
(recommend) that all
human beings follow this type of diet.

Firstly, nobody has yet managed

(prove) that a low calorie diet will have the
same effect on human beings as on rats or

(eat) too little

a my grandmother yesterday.
b soft drinks because I wanted to lose weight.
c Sam to the party. Otherwise, hell be
offended.

4
5
6
7
8

can make us

1 Choose the correct form to complete the

1
2
3
4

mice. Secondly,

e Sarah to the party. Im going to ask her to

leave.
f some soft drinks on the way home from work.

5 Complete the sentences so that they are true

for you.
1 Ill never forget
2 My mum gets upset when I forget to
3 I remember
years ago.
4 I must remember to
next week.
5 My mum wants me to stop
6 The other day I stopped to
on the way home from school.

.
.
a few

 UNIT 1

Language in Use
6 Use the words in brackets to rewrite the

8 Complete the sentences with a word from the

second sentence so that it means the same.

box and an appropriate prefix.

1 Going there was not a good idea. (silly)

It was
.
2 You shouldnt eat so many burgers. (stop)
You should
.

cook
verbal

3 I cant wait to see her again. (forward)

Im
4 Make sure you turn off the lights.
(remember)

You must
5 I texted him so that he knew that
wed arrived. (tell)

I texted him
wed arrived.

that

6 Theyll probably pass the test. (likely)

They are
7 The teacher told us to repeat the exercise.
(made)
The teacher
8 Its not a good idea to eat before doing
sport. (eating)

idea.
9 He might go to France next summer.
(considering)
.

7 a) Add the correct prefix from the box to the

adjectives (a-e).
un-

a
b
c
d
e

in-

ir-

il-

relevant
legible
honest
healthy
tolerant

Your handwriting is completely

Hes very
of other people.
You shouldnt eat so quickly. Its
The teacher told me to stop asking
questions.
5 Dont trust them! Theyre very

1 Hes not fat but hes a little

.
2 It is easy to
quite a lot of
English words.
3 Our holiday was ruined by the
behaviour of some of the other tourists.
4 They always
the food in the
canteen. The potatoes were really hard this
morning.
5 The baby gorilla has at last been
with its mother.
6 Hes quite a well-known psychologist.
He specialises in
communication.

form of the words in brackets.

1 Hi Pete,
Sorry you couldnt contact us by phone
last night.
(fortunately) our
phones been
(connected)
because weve been
(able) to
pay the bill.
2 Hi Jane,
Ive spoken to Dave about our
(union) next week. He says itll be
(possible) for him to come.
3 Hi Sammy,
Sorry about our little
(agreement) the other day. I shouldnt
have called you
(social) just
because you had the music on too loud.
Ive been really tired recently so Im feeling
quite tense.

dis-

b) Complete the sentences with the correct

adjective from Exercise 7a.
1
2
3
4

spell
social

9 Complete the messages with the correct

is not a good

He

weight
united

!
.

4 Hi Jimmy,
I think the painter has
(charged) us for the work he did last week.
Can you ring him and sort it out?
Im sure he didnt mean to be
(honest). Theres probably been some kind
of
(understanding).

UNIT
UNIT 2
1

Language in Use
MODAL VERBS

1 Match sentences (1-8) to their follow-up

sentences (a-h).
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

You mustnt take photos here.

You shouldnt take photos here.
You dont have to take any photos.
You neednt have taken any photos.
He cant have taken any photos.
He must have taken some photos.
He didnt need to take any photos.
He could have taken some photos.

a There are no images on the digital camera.

b His sister told him she was going to send
him copies of hers.
c
d
e
f
g
h

Its forbidden.
They might get annoyed if you do.
Id already taken some before you arrived.
But he decided not to.
But you can if you want.
His memory card is nearly full.

2 Choose the correct modal verb to complete

the sentences.
1 To be a secret agent you neednt / mustnt be
strong but you might / have to be intelligent.
2 A Whats happened to Tim? He ought to /
must have arrived home by now.
B He should / might be in a traffic jam.
3 When I was at school we werent allowed to
/ mightnt use calculators in our Maths
exams. We had to / must do all the sums in
our heads.
4 You can / must take this weekend off if you
want. You mustnt / dont have to work every
weekend.
5 I must / might clean the house today. I really
should have cleaned / had to clean it last week
but I didnt have time.
6 A What personality qualities need doctors /
do doctors need to have?
B Well, they must can / be able to remain
calm in crisis situations.

3 Choose the correct modal verb to complete

the dialogue.
A Have you got both the secret documents?
B No. I was able to / might

get one of them

but I mustnt / couldnt find the other one.

A Well you should have looked / had to look

harder. They mustnt / cant 4 possibly be

anywhere else.
B No, I can / may

assure you that I looked

everywhere. The enemy could / was able to 6

have stolen them before we arrived.
A Did you get the photos of the secret room?
B Yes. They nearly caught me when I was
taking them. I must / had to 7 hide under the
table so that they didnt see me.
A Right. Now I need / need to 8 have your
report.
B I sent it to you by email.
A You dont have to / mustnt 9 send reports by
email! The enemy could / should

10

get them.

4 Decide if the modal verb forms in bold print

are correct (C) or incorrect (I). Correct the
incorrect ones.
1 He cant have left home yet. Its much too
early.
2 Its a pity we didnt do the lottery. We
could win a lot of money.
3 You really ought to clean the kitchen
before mum comes back.
4 Have a rest. You might be exhausted.
5 Great! I mustnt go to school tomorrow.
6 You dont have to interrupt him while hes
working.
7 Take an umbrella with you. It can rain
later.
8 I neednt have taken my swimming gear.
The water was too cold to swim in.

 UNIT 2

Language in Use
5 Use a modal verb to rewrite the sentences so that they mean the same.
1 It wasnt necessary for you to go.
You
.
2 Its possible that they left the party.
They
.
3 He has definitely been in the city.
He
.
4 Dont speak to your mother like that.
You
.
5 We managed to break the secret code.
We
.
6 It was a bad idea to keep the photos under the bed.
You
7 Its impossible for me to come tomorrow.
I

.
.

6 a) Correct the idioms by replacing the words in bold print with the words from the box.

saw

eye

see

side

down

point

1 the
I couldnt look
of the funny
herpart.

look

2 I suddenly found a light.

3 I couldnt see the sense with studying.
4 She looks through the nose at the rest of us.
5 I wont be able to see them in the eyes
again.

b) Complete the sentences with the correct idioms from Exercise 6a.
1 When I was younger I hated school and
studying.
2 The problem was quite complex but
and worked out how to solve it.
3 Everyone else laughed but
.
4 Shes a bit of a snob and
most of her neighbours.

5 He knew his parents were disappointed in him and he couldnt

again.

7 a) Choose the correct particle to complete the sentences.

1 Forget last year. We need to look over /
ahead to next year.
2 I didnt know where Puebla de Sanabria was, so I looked it up / out in Wikipedia.
3 The police are still looking into / through
possible causes of the fire.
4 I went to the bus station to see my friend
away / off.
b) Complete the sentences with the correct form of a phrasal verb with look or see.
1 Scientists are

new ways of treating Alzheimer patients.

2 My girlfriends going to the States for the summer. Im going to the airport to
.
3 I

new words in the dictionary to make sure I understand them.

4 Michael Phelps is already

to the next Olympics in London.

ANSWERS

Answer Key

Tense revision

UNIT 0

1 1 works / used to work

2 is / was working
3 worked / was working
4 met / was working
5 used to work
6 m not studying
7 didnt study
8 used to study / study /
am studying
9 was studying / rang
10 study

6e

4 1 m recording
2 ll have finished
3 ll be eating
4 m definitely going to use
5 ll ask
6 m going

5 1 m writing
2 m doing
3 ve been doing
4 ve learnt/m learning

2 1 ve listened
2 ve been talking
3 ve watched
4 ve played
5 ve been trying
6 ve been playing
7 ve tried
8 ve only been watching
9 ve talked
10 ve been listening

5 ll have had
6 m definitely going to end up
(allow ll definitely end up)
7 met
8 were living
9 used to speak
10 is studying
11 ve seen

12 s coming (allow s going to

come)
13 ll write
14 had just gone
15 ll be having
16 d been working
6 1 didnt use to
2 will be doing
3 am not going to visit
4 have been coming here for
5 the concert had already started
6 Are you meeting
7 will have prepared
8 have not seen him since
7 1 are you wearing
2 Do you like/Are you enjoying
3 was sitting
4 have had
5 ve been playing
6 had already left
7 had been repairing
8 ll get
9 ll be watching

3 1 c

10 m meeting

2a

11 s raining

3f

12 ll have lost

4d
5b

Is it good for us?

UNIT 1

1 1 Eating
2 go
3 buying
4 me to run
5 to get out
6 to go
7 going
8 getting
9 to win
10 helping
2 1 to drive
2 telling
3 clean
4 getting up
5 to look for
6 to get
7 to move
8 losing
9 going
10 to arrive

3 1
following

5 (Many possible answers)

2
to
live

1 (gerund)

3
to
recommend

3 (gerund)

2 (infinitive)

4
to
prove

4 (infinitive)

5
eating

6 (infinitive)

5 (gerund)

6
gain

6 1 silly (of me / you, etc.) to go there

7
slowing

2 stop eating so many burgers

3 looking forward to seeing her
again

8
getting

4 remember to turn off the lights

9
to
function

5 to tell him
6 likely to pass the test

10
to
follow

7 made us repeat the exercise

8 Eating before doing sport

11
eating

9 is considering going to France

next summer

4 1 b
7 a)

a irrelevant
f

b illegible

3
a

c dishonest

4
d

e intolerant

d unhealthy
b)

1 illegible

2 intolerant

3 unhealthy
4 irrelevant

e
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5 dishonest

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Answer Key

8 1 overweight
2 misspell
3 anti-social
4 undercook
5 reunited
6 non-verbal
9 1 Unfortunately / disconnected /
unable
2 reunion / impossible
3 disagreement / anti-social
4 overcharged / dishonest /
misunderstanding
Secret worlds

UNIT 2

1 1 c
2d
3g
4e
5a
6h
7b
8f

2 1 neednt / have to
2 ought to / might
3 werent allowed to / had to
4 can / dont have to
5 must / should have cleaned
6 do doctors need / be able to

3 1 was able to
2 couldnt
3 should have looked
4 cant
5 can
6 could
7 had to
8 need to
9 mustnt
10 could

4 1 C
2 I (could have won)
3C
4 I (must)
5 I (dont have to)
6 I (mustnt/shouldnt)

7 I (may/might/could)
8C

5 1 neednt have gone

2 might have left the party
3 must have been in the city
4 mustnt speak to your mother like that
5 were able to break the secret code
6 shouldnt have kept the photos under the bed
7 cant come tomorrow

6 a)
1 I couldnt see the funny side.
2 I suddenly saw the light.
3 I couldnt see the point of
studying.
4 She looks down her nose at the rest of us.
5 I wont be able to look them in the eye again.
b)
1 I couldnt see the point of
2 I suddenly saw the light
3 I couldnt see the funny side
4 she looks down her nose at
5 look them in the eye

7 a)
1 ahead
2 up
3 into
4 off
b)
1 looking into
2 see her off
3 look up
4 looking ahead