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PRACTICE YOUR GRAMMAR 1

compiled, produced and edited by

ipek Ekmekqi & Qigdem Onat

Ankara 2003 Middle East Technical University

4.1 Yes / no 'wh-', subject / object and information questions

5 ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

5.1 Adjectives and adverbs

5.2 Adjectives ending in-ing and -ed

5.3 Adjectives and prepositions

5.4 Numbers used as adjectives

6 N,IODALS

6 1 A b i l i t y ( C a n / C o a l d / B e a b l e t o ) 1 2 3

6 2 P e r m i s s i o n ( M a y / C o u l d / C a n 1 ) 1 2 56.3 Requests (Would / Will / Could / Can you ) 1266.4 Suggestions (Let's / why don't / shall we / could / How-what about) r2i

6.6 Obligation and necessity (Must / Have to / Should / Ought to /

Lack of necessity (Don't have to / Needn't / Don't need to /

May not / Might not / Must have / May-Might have / Could have /

C a n ' t - C o u l d n ' t h a v e / May-Might not have ) 1 3 6

IO ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

( l )

(2)

1 VERB TENSES

1.1 SIMPLE PRESENT AND CONTINUOUS

A Fill in the blanks with suitable verbs in their correct forms

B r i d g e t D a m o n i s a housewife She doesn't work so she has

getting up early so she gets up at 6:30

student He is just two years old

Jaya Rajah is fifteen, but he (7)

medicine at New York

twenties Jaya was born

(be) from England

( h a v e ) a son His name

(have) blue eyes and black hair Peter (6)

a lot of free time Bridgetevery morning Then, she

London but they

A u s t r a l i a T h e y(be) Peter He

( b e ) r

evenings, but he sometimes

" I live for one thing - I

* * *

f r o m O x f o r d , L o n d o n S h e is a s t u d e n t a n d s h e is l 7 y e a r s o l d Y o l a n d abreakfast After breakfast, she (3) t h e d i s h e s

B Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets

B o b a n d C i n d y ( l ) (be) married They live in

from( 3 )

( g o ) to high school He studies

in Madras, India, but his family moved to the U.S.A when he was

(live) in a house in New York with his parents and hisnser brother His fatheri s a d o c t o r J a y a (1 0 ) ( h a v e g o t ) a n y f r i e n d s

(watch) TV He

in the

s a y s ,

( 1 3 )

age are not lnterestlng

usually talk to them."

M i k e P a r r i s h ( l5 )

( 1 6 )

( t 7 )

summer and half past seven in

sausages and potatoes His

a burger bar in the place of my

(want) to be a doctor before I'm seventeen Other children of my

(be) a modern c o w b o y H e

r n o u n t a i n s H e( l i v e ) in a small caravan in the

(get up/ always) with the sun about hall' past four i

t h e w i n t e r F o r b r e a k f a s t h e ( 1 8 ) ( e a t )

d o g L a n c e i s a l w a y s b y h i s side At the momel.)

(make)coffee for himself There are birds (20)

(21)

Forfavourite

i n s t a n c e t h e yrestaurant Our( u n d e r s t a n d )

4's "You Talk" programme on Friday night to make people aware of thethis issue It's time for us to start doine somethins before it

(get) too late

Yourss i n c e r e l y Archer

Hi Nigel! How are you?

Fine fine It's been a long time, hasn't it? So tell me about yourself

language school in Cairo but I want to change my job as soon as I

( 1 6 1 (find) a better-paid one.

T h a t s l o v e l y A n d w h a t ( 3 9 ) ( t h i n k / y o u ) o fCairo'l

Actually I like it very much It is a very exciting place

And what about your job? Is it difficult?

a.m to I p.- and then later again from 6.30 to 9.30 In the evenrngs my

f r i e n d s a n d I ( 4 1 ) ( g o ) i n t o t o w n v e r yoften We nrefer to come tosether at each other's houses and chat

48 My dog is very intelligent It

49 The white building opposite the street

(wear) a suit and a tie?

(want) to look good

(remember) your first day at school?

(have) a party

* * *

(bath) him in the evenings

x * *(Bill/try) to finish the report so quickly?

(give) his reports to his boss to be

(earn) enough money to

(work) as a receptionist at a hotel in Leeds for the

(come) back for our class reunion in

get married because he isn't very happy there He (62)

get on with the manager

63 A: Barbara! Can't you hear? Someone

My hands are greasy Could you please open the door for me?

B : S u r e m u m O h , i t ' s U n c l e H a r r y !

Hope to hear from you soon.

Love, Hugo

(often/stay) at home on a Saturday night, but today I

in my balcony to get some fresh air now It's a warm night and the streets are crowded ln

> k > k t

(like) spending time

(7s)

We (14)

(never/go) out in the evenings, but

to restaurants, theatres and many other interesting places in the evenings

* * *from

h i m

C Ask questions.

Linda and Mark Nelson are from Canada They have two children - a girl and a boy

T h e i r d a u g h t e r , S u e , is 3 y e a r s o l d S h e doesn't g o to school Their son, Tom is 12 Hegoes to secondary school The Nelsons live in a beautiful house in Toronto Their house rsbig There are five bedrooms, three bathrooms, a living room, a dining room and a hrigkitchen There is also a garage behind the house

Yes there is It's behind the house

Complete the questions

Clarissa and Robert are talking:

Yes I do In Central Bank

It's in High Street opposite the Sports Centre

Selton Sports Centre?

Yes Jack and I go swimrning at the Centre every day

Mv husband? At the restaurant next to his office.

One It's an old Volkswagen I bought it ten years ago

i n t h r s c i t y ?

N o T h e y l i v e i n C a m b r i d g e

after dinner ?Well, we usually watch TV And when the weather is good, we go out for awalk

Marco meet at a party for the first time

Alberto : (21)

Brenda : She's seventeen

Alberto : (22)

Brenda : No I'm not a student Actuallv I'm a teacher

r about her new friend, Linda

new student in our class She is staying at the school dormrtory

Because she is planning to buy herself a new computer

I see Why don't you invite Linda over for dinner? I really want to meet her.That's a good idea

Martin is talking to Sally on the phone

I want to go to the library tomorrow morning I need to get some informationabout new computer programs

Let's go there together after school

A : Have you finally found a good job?

B : No, not yet I've got a part-time job at a club downtown I

photographs She can put all her holiday photographs in it

* * *

A : Do you like it here in Cambridge?

B : Yes, very much I (7)

1 3 W h y (clean / you) your car? Look at the dark clouds in the sky.

all about it and try to cheer up

18 She looks very thoughtful Do you know what she t t h i n k ) a b o u t l

1 9 S h e s p e a k s F r e n c h , b u t s h e (come) from France

24 My secretary is away for a fortnight, so I

B: I'm not sure Perhaps I'll get a part-time job

28 Look at the liquid in the test tube in my hand It

2 9 H e ' l l s e n d m e a n e - m a i l m e s s a s e a s s o o n a s h e

exoeriment so I'll meet him to talk about the results he obtained

(type) my own letters.(float) on water

(give) a party tonight to celebrate our first wedding anniversary

( b o i l ) a t 1 0 9 ' C

( f i n i s h ) the

l 0

30 She hasn't decided which bar of soap to buy yet; she

* * r

( h e a r ) some lovely piano music I(think) it's from the next-door neighbour

(always/find) excuses for being late I am beginning to

( w r i t e ) a new book called "Up in the Mountains" while

(feel) that his life as an athlete will soon be over

Mrs

h i s w i f e i s o n v a c ; r t i o n

-18 Jeffrey

3 9 D o n ' t d i s t u r b m e , p l e a s e I (have) my dinner

1.2 SIMPLE PAST AND CONTINUOUS

A Mark the best choice

Between 5:55 p.m and 7:30 p.m on December 20th, somebody (l)

Haan's orecious diamond necklace from her room in the Excelsior Hotel At the time

M r s H a a n w a s i n h e r r o o m S h e ( 2 )

chambermiiid, is the thief

a bath The police think Sandy, the

2 a) hadb) has been havingc) has had

d ) w a s h a v i n g

c ) i s h u r t i n g h a s c a r r i e d

d ) h u r t s i s c a r r y i n g

B Complete the sentences using either the 'past simple' or 'past continuous'.

1 They haven't got a car any more

i t l a s t m o n t h( s e l l )

2 A (watch) TV at 9 o clock?

B : N o , I w a s n ' t I w a s h a v i n g d i n n e r w i t h T o m

B : T h r e e m o n t h s a g o

4 She was injured in the accident because she ( w e r r ) a s e t t h e l t

5 Jane : Richard is in hospital with a broken leg

Jane : During his trip to the Alps

(live) in Brighton between 1982 and 1992

(do) when you hurt your back?

B: I was carrying a big box of books when it happened

B r u n o a n d h i s f a m i l y a r r i v e d in t h e United States o n M a r c h 1 , 1999.In the beginning, t h e ystayed at their relatives' house because their money was not enough to rent a house Twomonths later, Bruno s father found a well-paid job Today, he earns $2000 a month and thefamily is very happy but they say they miss Italy a lot

6 O l i v i a B a t e s

l A :

8

9

when they arrived in the United States 'l

No, they didn't That's why they stayed at their relatives' house

(go) to Jane's wedding last month?

B: Because I was on a business trip in France How was it?

( s e e k ) a w e l l - p a i d j o b but she couldn'r find one

(swear) at the other drivers, the little boy told

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C Fill in the blanks using the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

(hear) the shot last night?

(watch) TV

(do / you) then?

(run) to the window to look out

(run) towards a car(hold) a gun in his hand

( 1 0 )( 1 1 )

a young woman (8)

d r i v i n gand shecar

down the car's registration number Here it is

Thank you very much for your cooperation I will let you know as soon

as I learn something

to New York When the plane

( t 3 ) (fly) from London

- a feeling of fear in my stomach Was my passport still in my briefcase? Had I forgottenthe visa? Had someone put diamonds in my bag? I turned to look at the other people

hard until I went through the customs When everything was over, I

* * * :

to write my first letter As you know I

to Long Beach two months ago At the moment, Iwith my cousin Jefferson until I find a flat at a

(26) (be) fun !

This is all for now Please write me soon I want to hear the latest gossipl

At 10:30 last Saturday night, there was a power failure

describing his experience:

" A t l0:30 last Saturdav nieht the pub was full of customers All

mers (29)

reasonable price Jefferson and I (20)

c o m m u n i t y c o l l e g e t h e s e d a y s I n L o n g B e a c h , i t u s u a l l y (2 1 )

in September but today it is quite hot and the sun (22)

in Audubon Park There are a lot of students around (23)

s u n n y d a y in L o n g B e a c h

Every weekend my cousin Jefferson (24)

around Long Beach Last weekend we (25)

(attend) English classes at a

( r a l n )

( s h i n e ) N o w I ' m( e n j o y ) the

( t a k e ) me sightseeine( v i s i t ) Catalina Island It

L o v e , B l a n c a

in the city Ian Jones, a barman,i s

t h e p e o p l e( s i n g ) a n d

( b r e a k ) it While I( c u t ) m y h a n d '

( w a l k ) along(come) to a sign which read(pay) attention to the sign and

l s u r f - ; w h e n u s h u r k

( b e )them(look) at each other Both of

to be alive

( b l o w ) it away while Jack and Ispeed boat We returned to look for it,

there were some custo

(drop) the(try) to pick

g l a s s ,

t 1 1 l

r (3s)

t * > k

It was a beautiful Sunday morning While Mark and Paul (36)

the beach carrying their surfboards, they (37)

safe on the beach, they (43)

: Mum, do you remember the blue hat that Lauren gave me for my birthday?

: Yes your favourite one

( 2 ) (get) more and more impatient They (3) ( expect )

a valuable parcel of diamonds A few hours earlier, someone had

thieves would try to steal the diamonds When the plane (4)

told the oolice that some

b u i l d i n g w h i l e o t h e r s ( 6 ) (stand) on the airfield T'"vo men

to the Customs House, theY

parcel was full of stones and

(come) upon three or four dozen mynah birds As they

(decide) to investigate The mynah birds were in a large circlethe shade of a kiawe tree In the center of this circle, two birds

m y n a h b i r d stime watching the fieht After a few minutes, one of the

( t 7 ) (drop) to the ground The other bird (18) ( w a l k )

iclea about the reason for the fight between the two

other birds clearly proved that human beings are

kingdom that enjoy a good fight

L i n d a is

W e l l ,

talking abouthow she started her job at the 'Your House' magazine

(decide) to apply immediately.r (22)

hope of getting the job, but to my surprise, I (31)

following Monday That was five years ago I am

paper and( c a l l ) for an: before thebriefcase.(be) a very

(tell) to start thethe editor of the magazine now Itweeks More and fitore peopletheir homes these days so wecampaign to increase our circulation

(wait) in the secretary's room I (25)

(like) talking to strangers, so we(sit) there in silence.waiting for our turn to go in More than an

(get) rather angry when the interviewer( i n v i t e ) m e i n I ( 3 0 ) ( h a v e ) much

a n d ( 3 8 )

(shake) for a second(read) a book at

She (37)the time

fiightened

earthquake

and (40)

or not

This time yesterday

you about the experience

or her lif-etime The idea

ever since I (42)

just waiting for the right time to do it

(sit) up in her bed, wondering whether it was an

that I had as I believe everyone should give blood at least once in his

of donating blood didn't come to me suddenly I had had the intention

(receive) someone else's blood to save my life I was

t 6

Lasr night, while I (43) (drive) home from work, I

to a patient who had been seriously injured in a car accident

As the blood tvpe mentioned was the same as mine, I drove to the hospital

certain that my blood wasn't contaminated and that I was healthy

D Rewrite the sentences using the clues

1 They are not married any more

last month(get divorced)

2 I was making a salad when my mother arrived

A Complete the sentences Use be going to

I I f-eel terrible I have a toothache I

2 There are dirty dishes everywhere She

3 It's warm and sunny outside They

4 I'm writing an article I don't know how to spell a word I

5 L a r r y is t h i r s t y H e

6 Mr and Mrs Brown are going to the swimming pool They

-1

It's late at night I feel tired and sleepy I

8 It's freezins outside He

9 Our TV doesn't work properly My father

[0 I haven't got enough eggs to make a cake I

B Complete the sentences with your own predictions.IJse will

l In the year 2100 there

2 I r

(be) enough food to eat

(be) snowy next week

4 The weather

5 B u s e s

(get) much colder in the next few years

(disappear) before the year 2100

( f a i n t )

C Complete the sentences using will or be going to and the verbs in brackets

1 Look at that presnant woman over there I think she

very soon

2 I e x p e c t s h e ( l e n d ) us some money

3 O h , n o ! L o o k a t t h a t b o y l H e (drop) and break that vase

( h a v e ) u b u b v

4 Look at her facel She looks terrible I think she

5 A: Why don't you come to the party tonight?

Next Monday at 9:30 I am

E Complete the sentences using the

going to

'present continuous', 'present simple' or

A : W h a t ' sthe weatherreport?

The lecture

a t 9 : 3 0

(start) at B:40 and

I've bought some cheese and eggs Tonight we

omelette

1 I've bought the tickets

Antalya tonight

(arrive) there at 12 o'clock

Galatasaray is 3-2 ahead, and there

game In that case, they _(1)_

c ) m u s t n ' td) ought not to

- ( 3 ) - t h e

The new tunnel will -(5)- by a Japanese firm In 5 years'

thousands of drivers -(1)- it during the rush hours

c) will have representedd) will be represented

7 a ) w i l l b e u s i n g

b ) w i l l b e u s e dc) are used

We are writing to confirm your travel arrangements from London to Ankara The plane_(10)_ the Heathrow airport at 10 a.m so you have to check in at 9 a.m When you get toistanbul, you _(11)_ change planes because there is no direct flight to Ankara Yourjourney to Ankara is on flight OA 512 at 4 p.m local time if there -(12)- no delay WeexDect vou ( 13 ) in Ankara at about 5 o'clock

One of your guides _( 14)_ for you when you get there It is a good idea to confirm yourreturn flight before you leave the airport because by the time you get to the city centre, the

t r a v e l a g e n c y _ ( 1 5 ) -

| 1 a ) w o n ' t b e a b l e to

b ) w i l l h a v e toc) won't have tod) will be able to

1 4 a ) w i l l w a i tb) is waitingc) will be waitingd) will have waited

c ) i n 1 9 9 6d) by next June

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17 I've found a job in Italy I've already rented a flat there I on the 22nd.a) 've moved

b) am moving

c) going to moved) was moving

c) will be finishedd) will have finished

18 A : Janet and I are going to study at the library this afternoon

B : Is it all right if I come at 5 o'clock?

A : Five is fine We our studies by then

a) have finished

b) are finishing

G Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets

school She wants to get married and become a housewife

next weekend

3 A: I told you not to stay out after midnight without my permission

4 If we keep to our schedule, we

tomorrow

(rest) in our hotel at this time

the village any longer

1 A: I didn't know that you were t*itJlo lessons!

B : W e l l , I a m I (learn) judo for a year by next June

8 H e ' s g o i n g i n t o s u r g e r y a t I : 3 0 t h i s a f t e r n o o n I e x p e c t h e ( b e )tired after the operation, so let's wait until tomorrow to visit him

c o n f e r e n c e , s o y o u ( 1 0 ) (be able to / see) him then However, hewill be free after the conference

A : H a v e y o u g o t a n y id e a w h a t You (11) (do) this time next year?

B : Who knows? However, I know that I (12)

by next month

(move) to New York

B

A

B

: R e a l l y ? I d i d n ' t k n o w that you were planning t o m o v e

York? It is difficult ro find a good position over rhere I cloubt if you

n o w

I d o n ' t w o r r y about finding a job We talked this over with my uncle Fred He is theowuer of a software company there I ( I 5) ( w o r k ) in h i s c o m p a n y That sounds great So you have planned everything

What are you doing?

tired after the long journey They may wanr to rest right away

Do you think you can get away with what you have done?

I'm sorry I know that I shouldn't have cheated during the exatn I

p r o m i s e , I

principal

(do / never) it again Please, don't send me to rhe

It's 8 o'clock in the morning Joe is phoning nO

"*, O""r neighbour Bill

(can / borrow) your car?

Oh, great! Is it OK with you if I come and get the car keys?

B i l l : D o n ' t c o m e now I have to take the children to school but it won't take lons Whv

d o n ' t y o u c o m e round at about 8:30? I (21) ( d r i v e ) the children roschool by then

Joe : B:30! But that's too late The meeting starts at 8:30 If I don't get there on time I

23 A : I don't know London very well I might ger lost

24 Please, hurry up By the time you finish gerring ready, we

the train

( m l s s )

M y h u s b a n c l i s a n a m b u l a n c e m a n I w i s h * r r " " ' , I w a n t h i m t o be fit and well when

because the pressure of doing such a stressful job may ruin his health

I have lost the car key

Why are you carrying that ladder?

Why have you spent so much money on that strange dress, Sally?

p a r t y in my flat I (31) (wear) this dress at the party

3 3 I t l o o k s l i k e e v e r y o n e i s a g a i n s t u s I d o u b t if we

(give) another chance to complete the project

ten tomorrow evening, so please call rne before that

for the other candidate, who they know almost nothing about

H Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets

1 S h a r o n c a l l s h e r fi i e n d Judy

S h a r o n : J u d y , I have something i m p o r t a n t t o t e l l y o u Can we meet at 12:30 in your

office?

24 Please, hurry up By the time you finish getting ready, we

t h e t r a i n

( m i s s )

M y h u s b a n d i s a n a m b u l a n c e m a n I w i s h h e w e r e n ' t I want him to be fit and well when

because the pressure of doing such a stressful job may ruin his health

I have lost the car kev

(help) you look for it

Why are you carrying that ladder?

Why have you spent so much money on that strange dress, Sally?

p a r t y in my flat I (31) (wear) this dress at the party

3 3 I t l o o k s l i k e everyone i s a g a i n s t u s I d o u b t if we

(give) another chance to complete the project

ten tomorrow evening, so please call me befbre that

for the other candidate, who they know almost nothing about

H Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets

1 S h a r o n c a l l s h e r fi i e n d Judy

S h a r o n : J u d y , I have something i m p o r t a n t t o t e l l y o u Can we meet at 12:30 in your

office?

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Judy : Well, I (have) lunch with a group of businessmen from

Turkey then, but I don't have anything else to do after 2 o'clock Is it all right

if we meet some time after 2 o'clock?

Sharon : Sure I'll come to your office around 2:30

2 I (repair) that chair for you, if you like

3 I ' m g e t t i n g o l d I ( b e ) 5 6 n e x t M o n d a y

4 Jenny : John hasn't phoned me yet

5 I w o n d e r if h e (still / love) me when I'm 64

6 A: Is it all right if I come and see you at 5 tomorrow?

chat with me and then we can eat together

i Sam and Linda are at Mr Brown, J;:" talking about the yearly budget of the

company

Sam : Linda, look at Mr Brown He looks awfully pale I think he

(faint)

Linda: Well, I guess you are right Sorry, Mr Brown, are you feeling OK?

8 Helga is talking to her son's English teacher, Ms Gold

Helga : Do you think my son will be ready to take the TOEFL exam this spring?

Ms Gold : Sure The test is in June By that time, he

the exam for more than six months

9 Bill is talking to his father, Frank

Frank : How did your job interview go today?

(study) for

looking for someone with more job experience than I have but knowingSpanish might be an advantage

10 Bob is talking to his girlfriend, Liz, on the phone

Bob: I've made a reservation at a nice Italian Restaurant for 7 o'clock tonight

sales representatives of the company at the time Can you change thereservation to 9 o'clock? I'll be free then

B o b : S u r e

I Rewrite the following.

I The plane takes off in forty minu

By the time we get to the airport,

tes and it'll take us an hour to set to the airnort

2 I will finish the decoration before you come home

By the time

3 We moved to this flat on December 1't this year

B y D e c e m b e r 1 " n e x t y e a r for exactly a year

4 Would you like me to help you with your homework?

I ' l I

5 This report will take me three hours to type

I n t h r e e h o u r s ' t i m e I

I.4 PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS

A Use the list and write down what you have done or what you haven't done so fartoday

eg I hove eoten breokfost.

I hoven't hod o shower.

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B You have come across an old school friend Read the information given in thebubbles and tell her the latest news by using the 'present perfect simple' tense.

E9.

l

My sister hos got morried.

I / g o t o t h e Far East.

Eg.He hos moved to Los Angeles.

I live in Los Angeles

Complete these conversations.

A: ever/go tolcircus? Hove you eve? been to o circus?

When did you go there?

I went there when I wos llyeors old.

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B There will be a party at Mary's flat at the weekend Today is Friday and she is

at home She is making the preparations Look at her list and make sentencesusing jusf, yet and,already

Decorate the flat-yet

-Eg She hosn't decoroted the flot yet.

G Read the dialogue and complete the sentences using the given information and the

clues Usejrsf, yet or already

Jim has invrted his girlfriend to meet his parents They are going to have dinner at Jim's house

Where are my trousers, Mum?

I took them to the dry cleaner's two days ago I called him today and he said, "You can-qet your trousers They are ready." But I didn't have enough tirne to go and get them

H Rewrite/Complete the sentences below using the clues where given.

l He died two years ago

married for only a week

8 Amy bought a car two months ago

(for)

I painted my first picture four years ago I'vejust finished my l00th one

[00 pictures since then

10 We settled down in Chicago three years ago

( l i v e )

I l He has stopped playing cards

her otfice yet

14 He's still working for Mrs Robbins

ou're right I haven't But don't worry, I'm going to write it this afternoon

s kitchen is still very dirty

24 She hasn't ridden a bike since she was at high school.

The last time

J Fill in the blanks using the correct forms of the verbs in brackets

l I n t h e la s t s i x m o n t h s , I (complete) two English courses.

( s t i l l / look for) one

3 l

K Complete the sentences with the 'present perfect' or 'simple past'.

L More than ten students

over the last two years

(send) abroad by our university

university

4 I feel sorry for Jane She

5 W e

(have) trouble all her life

(not/learn) much in that course

(be) better since then

1 2 H o w m a n y le t t e r s

1 3 Joe and I

( y o u / typet today'/(play) a lot of basketball this rnonth

1 5 H o w m a n y ti m e s

r 6 I

( y o u / be) in love?(never / enjoy) a Christmas as much as this one

17 A : Can you ice-skate?

B : I used to when I was a child but I'm not sure if I can now It's ages since I last

( s k a t e )

L Read the situation and ask a question.

I Mary bought a winter house in the Alps in 1981 Jack asks Helen about it

Eric : No never

3 You are at a cafd with your friend He wants to go to Spain and he asks you about it

You : Yes I have I was there last summer

1 Nicky and Victor are talking about their old classmate John Nicky asks Victor trbout

J o h n

N i c k y :

Victor : Yes, I have I phoned him yesterday

A Complete the conversations using the clues in brackets

2 A : 'Are you hungry?'

' (paint the ceiling)

B Rewrite or complete the following using the clues if given.

1 He started studying 3 hours ago He is still studying

He

(for)

2 I started watching TV at 9 o'clock and I am still watching

(since)

3 A : Is Tommy still in front of the computer?

(type )

hours

A : I think he should turn it off and so to bed now

4 Tom : It's 5 o'clock Why isn't Jane going home? She looks tired

Bill : Yes, I think she is very tired

the boss' letters since 9 o'clock this mornins

5 A :

(watch)

t for very long Jack and T turned it on only 10 minutes ago

(work)

B : Since 9 this morning, and I haven't finished yet

7 I started reading this book two hours ago I'm still reading it

TV?

B : N o

t w o h o u r s

8 A : You look exhausted

9 Alex sees Tom waitine in the rain in front of the cinema

(wait) here in the rain'JTom : For half an hour Janet is late I hope she comes soon

10 The students at the D.B.E started learning English two months ago

t w o m o n t h s