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Fiona Davis and Wayne Rimmer
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Introduction

What is Active Grammar?
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Introduction

3

19 Be going to

48

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1 Word class and word order

6

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20 Modal verbs: can, could, be able to
8

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3 Present simple 1: statements

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5 Present continuous
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6 Present continuous and present simple
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7 Imperatives
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R1 Review: present simple and present continuous 20

Past
8 Past simple 1: was / were

22

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9 Past simple 2: regular past forms

26
28
30
32

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68
70
72

76

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78

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80

Verbs
82

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84

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86

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36 Phrasal verbs
46

74

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35 Prepositional verbs
44

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18 Present continuous with future meaning

30 How …? questions

34 Make, do and get
42

The future

17 Will, shall, won’t

29 What? and Which?

33 Have and have got
40

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R3 Review: present perfect and used to

28 Be like and look like

R6 Review: questions and answers
38

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16 Used to

27 Object and subject questions

32 Question tags
36

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15 Present perfect or past simple?

26 Question words: Where? When? Why?

How? Whose?

31 So and neither
34

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14 Present perfect 3

64

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25 Yes / no questions and short answers

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R2 Review: past simple and past continuous
12 Present perfect 1

Questions and answers

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11 Past continuous

62

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24

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60

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R5 Review: modals
18

58

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24 Modals of possibility: may, might
16

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23 Should, ought to
14

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12

52

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10

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50

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Present

2 Be

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88

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37 Verbs with two objects

90

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38 Verb + -ing or verb + to-infinitive; like and

would like

92

94
96

Articles, nouns, pronouns, etc.
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102

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43 Articles 2

104

114
116
118

124
126
128
130
132
134

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136

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58 -ed and -ing adjectives

138

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59 Too and enough
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162
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166

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56 Adverbs of manner

160

Relative clauses

70 Linking words: and, but, or, so, because

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55 Superlatives

68 Say and tell

Linking words and sentences

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54 Comparatives

67 Reported speech

122

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53 Order of adjectives

158

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R13 Review: reported speech; say / tell;
relative clauses

Adjectives and adverbs
52 Adjectives

156

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120

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Conditionals

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51 There and it

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152

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112

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49 Possessive ’s

64 Passive: present and past simple

R12 Review: the passive; conditionals

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150

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148

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46 Something, everywhere, nobody, anyone

146

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106
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62 Prepositions of time: at, in, on

65 Zero and first conditionals

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44 This, that, these, those

144

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42 Articles 1

61 Prepositions of place

63 Prepositions of movement
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41 Plural nouns

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R7 Review: verb structures

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39 State verbs

60 Adverbs of frequency

140

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72 Both, either, neither

174

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73 Word order

176

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1
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3 enjoy
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1

Wiki

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3

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girls. They always
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4

5

buy come have have live show study visit

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2 17 million people
in Cairo.
3 The name 'Egypt'
from the Greek word
4
5
6
7
8

(make)

8

Egyptos.

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work early in the morning. She

(work) very hard.

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Egypt every year.
Every tourist
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Egypt
about 100 pyramids.
Tourist guides
people the pyramids of Giza.
An egyptologist is a person who
Egyptian
history from a long time ago.

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Love, Layla

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3
in Cairo.
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4
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English.
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2

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money?

babies.

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No, (1) d o n ' t .
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D

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2

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Do/Does

Sara u n d e r s t a n d this?

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5

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6

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7

We don't see/doesn't

8

They don't live/doesn't

know the answer.
grow very quickly.

n o t eat
have

include

service.

think he's very nice.
see o u r g r a n d p a r e n t s very o f t e n .

live very near.

present s i m p l e f o r m s o f t h e v e r b s in b r a c k e t s .
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1

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5

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(prefer) t o live alone.

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8

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I

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5

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6

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7

Rhinos

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8

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2

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(early)

2

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3

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4

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5

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6

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7

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4

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5

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6

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7

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4

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2

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3

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like a l o t o f o t h e r f r u i t , t o o .

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M y sister

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c d o n ' t have

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present
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Yes, (he) is.

her hair.

M a k e negatives, questions and

B: Yes, they

Yes, (you) a r e .
N o , (you) a r e n o t ( a r e n ' t / 're n o t ) .

TV.

short f o r m s like this:

14

You / W e / They a r e ('re) w o r k i n g

Are you / we / they working?

o f the verb.

We are drinking
3

1 a m n o t f m not) w o r k i n g

No, 1 a m n o t f m not).

s t a t e m e n t s w i t h am / is / are +
/ am watching

negative X

1 a m ('m) w o r k i n g

listening?

M a k e present continuous
-ing form

/

coffee?

I f a v e r b e n d s i n -e, d r o p t h e -e.
dance

-* People are dancing.

NOT...

danccing

I f a verb ends in o n e v o w e l and o n e consonant, d o u b l e t h e consonant.
stop

The train is stopping.

NOT...

stoping

•

See page 182 f o r more spelling rules.

•

See Units 6 and 18 f o r more i n f o r m a t i o n on t h e present continuous.


Practice

A Underline t h e c o r r e c t o p t i o n .
1

She is walking/are

2

People is singing/are

D

C o m p l e t e t h e sentences using t h e present continuous o f
t h e verbs in t h e box. Some are negatives or questions.

walking d o w n t h e s t r e e t .
singing t o o l o u d l y .

3 We isn't waiting/aren't

waiting

4

I am running/is

5

Hello? Are I speaking/Am

carry

in t h e r i g h t place.

talk

running because I'm late.
I speaking t o Lucy?

much.
A t the m o m e n t I am living/are

8

/s that boy smiling/Are

living w i t h m y f r i e n d .

is not crijituj

4

The cat
I

8

He

9

She

A: Be q u i e t ! W e

6

A: W h e r e ' s R o b e r t ?

or questions.
'Hello, Dad. Yes, I'm s t i l l at t h e party. W h a t ' s happening?
(sit) on the sofa. G e o f f

2

(tell) some f r i e n d s

about his holiday and he

pictures. Diego and B i a n c a

Everyone
Economics at university?

A: Can I p h o n e y o u at t h e h o t e l ?
B: N o , I

/

answers.

very loudly. I'm glad she

(sing) - she is a

7

terrible singer! W a i t . . . N i c o l e

(come) in t h e

8

door. She looks O K now. Everyone
Anyway, w h a t a b o u t y o u , Dad?

(smile).

9

(do)

1 0

anything interesting? I see. Great, t h e y

1

Is i t raining?

2

3

A r e y o u w e a r i n g jeans?

4

A r e any o f y o u r f r i e n d s s i t t i n g near you?

5

A r e y o u f e e l i n g hungry?

Yes, i t is.

(shout), she j u s t speaks

6

there.

A n s w e r t h e questions in y o u r n o t e book using short

pictures because t h e y t h i n k t h e y are b o r i n g . W h a t ? O h ,
that's Helen. S h e

a b o u t her purple hair.
Alice

10

(look) at t h e

5

you

9

(show) t h e m t h e

4

a letter.

B: N o , there's n o t h i n g dangerous in m y suitcase.

hard today, ( n o t w o r k )

continuous o f t h e v e r b s i n b r a c k e t s . S o m e a r e n e g a t i v e s

m y red dress?

A:

8

a c o m p u t e r upstairs, (carry)

C Complete t h e t e l e p h o n e c o n v e r s a t i o n u s i n g t h e p r e s e n t

very w e l l t h i s season.

a n y t h i n g dangerous w i t h y o u , Sir?

some m i l k , (drink)

(dance) b u t I

very w e l l .

Sarah,

7

a g o o d t i m e , ( n o t have)

i ddhdh^

this film?

B: H e

very fast, ( n o t run)

1

write

B: T h e y

t o school, (walk)

Well, everyone

wear

t o listen t o t h e radio!

5

now. ( n o t cry)

5 They
7

I

3

o u r holiday, (plan)

I

6

2

(rain)

3 We

study

B: Sorry.

o f t h e verbs i n b r a c k e t s .
2 The baby

watch

stay

A: M y t e a m are l o s i n g again!

B Complete t h e s e n t e n c e s u s i n g t h e p r e s e n t c o n t i n u o u s
It's raining.

play

flrejjoa watcfvuuj

that boy smiling a t me?

1

try

1

6 The guests is not enjoying /are not enjoying t h e p a r t y
7

feel

A r e y o u w a t c h i n g TV?
Klo, I'm. w t .

6

Is y o u r m o b i l e p h o n e r i n g i n g ?

7

A r e y o u w r i t i n g t h i s w i t h a black pen?

8

Is y o u r w a t c h / t h e clock s h o w i n g t h e r i g h t t i m e ?

9

A r e y o u l i s t e n i n g t o any music?

1 1

(bring) the f o o d . I'm h u n g r y ! I'll p h o n e later. Bye.'

|

Circle t h e c o r r e c t o p t i o n .
1

w e l l , so I w a n t t o stay in b e d .

2 A:

t h e guitar?

B:Yes, he is.

3 Everyone at t h e p a r t y

a aredanceing

4 A: Is Bianca w e a r i n g a y e l l o w dress?
5

Mark

t o Monica.

a I amn't feeling
a Is D i e g o p l a y i n g

B:Yes,

a isn't l i s t e n i n g

b I aren't f e e l i n g

c I'm n o t f e e l i n g

b D i e g o is p l a y i n g

b dancing

a she wears
b not listening

c Is p l a y i n g D i e g o

c is dancing
b she are

c she is

c d o n ' t listen

eg ~>y ->i

E£

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Present continuous 1 5


Present continuous and present simple

6

I'm walking -1 don't have a car.

Good. I never d r i v e in
Paris. The traffic is terrible.

ine t h e correct o p t i o n : Paris is a bad / good

"

'

place f o r cars.
pEq IJ9MSUV

Present continuous and present
simple
1

Use t h e p r e s e n t s i m p l e t o t a l k o r ask a b o u t
t h i n g s t h a t are a l w a y s o r u s u a l l y t r u e .
Do you speak
We don't

2

English ?

have a car.

Use t h e p r e s e n t s i m p l e t o t a l k o r ask a b o u t
regular or repeated events and habits.
Sandra

phones

Do you drink
3

her mother
coffee

day.

morning?

He's w a l k i n g t o w o r k t o d a y .

It d o e s n ' t r a i n on t h e m o o n .

It i s n ' t r a i n i n g at t h e m o m e n t .

D o y o u ever r e a d c o m i c s ?

She's r e a d i n g a comic now.

1 have t w o brothers.

I'm h a v i n g a shower.

Charles plays t h e piano.

Charles i s n ' t at h o m e . He's
p l a y i n g in a concert.
A: W h a t are y o u d o i n g ?

o f f r e q u e n c y [always,

B: I'm a t a x i driver.

B: I'm d r i v i n g t o t h e a i r p o r t .

never, sometimes,

here in

dream

etc.).

summer.

about

you.
T h e p r e s e n t s i m p l e is m u c h m o r e c o m m o n t h a n t h e

Use t h e p r e s e n t c o n t i n u o u s t o d e s c r i b e a n

p r e s e n t c o n t i n u o u s , a n d in m o s t cases y o u s h o u l d use

a c t i v i t y in p r o g r e s s n o w / a r o u n d n o w , o r a n

the present simple.

unfinished activity.
Are you reading
They are building

/ think

this page. (= n o w )
a shopping

W e r a r e l y use t h e p r e s e n t c o n t i n u o u s f o r
v e r b s w h i c h are a b o u t s t a t e s , n o t a c t i o n s ,
e.g. believe,

know, like, love, need,

understand,

want.

/ know

English. N O T I'm

Do you need

seem,

See U n i t 3 9 .

a pen?NOT

knowing...
Are you needing... ?

it's nice. N O T I'm

She is Turkish

centre. (= i t is

N O T . . . she's

n o t f i n i s h e d yet)

16

He usually w a l k s t o w o r k .

A: W h a t d o y o u do?

I sometimes

5

present c o n t i n u o u s

W e o f t e n use t h e p r e s e n t s i m p l e w i t h a d v e r b s
It never snows

4

every

in the

present s i m p l e

•

thinking...

and she comes

from

Istanbul.

coming...

See Units 3 and 5 f o r more i n f o r m a t i o n on the
present simple and present continuous.


Practice

A Underline t h e c o r r e c t o p t i o n .

B

playing

D

present simple or present continuous

1

They play/are

2

Are you having / Do you have breakfast every m o r n i n g ?

rugby t w i c e a w e e k .

3

It snows/is

4

Your guide speaks/is

5

We don't know/aren't

6

The DJ plays/is

7

Do you like /Are you liking t h e f o o d ?

8

\'mnot laughing /don't

o f t h e v e r b s in b r a c k e t s .

snowing so w e can't go skiing.
speaking

Hi, Rita,

t h r e e languages.

knowing t h e way.

playing

"the sun

laugh, I'm crying / cry.

is great. He

It's raining a l o t

b and I'm w e t .

She always has lunch

a - please p h o n e later,

She's having lunch

b at school.

A: Do you buy c o m p u t e r

a

games?

( s t u d y ) t h r e e hours in t h e
morning and

a cafe on King S t r e e t . 1
How are y o u ?

B: No, I d o w n l o a d t h e m

I don't w o r k .

a

It's Sunday,

I'm not w o r k i n g .

b

I'm a s t u d e n t .

11 A: W h a t is she d o i n g ?

a

B: She's reading,

12 A: W h a t does she do?

b

B: She's a s t u d e n t .

1

A: I


(work)

1 1

Y o u are o n h o l i d a y . In y o u r n o t e b o o k ,
w r i t e a t e x t message t o y o u r f r i e n d .
D e s c r i b e w h a t y o u are d o i n g a n d w h a t y o u
a r e w e a r i n g . Tell y o u r f r i e n d w h a t y o u d o
every day and w h a t you like / don't like.

simple o r p r e s e n t c o n t i n u o u s . S o m e are n e g a t i v e s o r q u e s t i o n s .
understand

(live) here!

1 0

/—H3B

C Complete t h e d i a l o g u e s u s i n g t h e v e r b s i n t h e b o x i n t h e p r e s e n t

rain

(not

9

Love, Julio

f r o m t h e Internet.

need

(sit) in

8

t h i s summer? Write soon.

computer game?

know

(go) on excursions

7

think) a king r e a l l y

B: Yes, I'm in t h e shop.

b

A: Are you b u y i n g a

5

( n o t speak) English w i t h an accent. We

in t h e a f t e r n o o n . Now 1

a in M o z a m b i q u e ,

carry

(come) f r o m

4

M a n c h e s t e r t o o b u t he

It rains a l o t

agree

(shine) and everyone
(wear) T-shirts. Our teacher

She is speaking F r e n c h - ^ ^ b because her m o t h e r is f r o m Paris.

9

(have) a lovely t i m e in

Manchester. The weather is nice and warm today,

m y f a v o u r i t e song.

She speaks French w e l l ^ ^ a because t h e t o u r i s t doesn't k n o w Italian,

10

fc.M*M$

1 1

Match t h e pairs.

7

Complete this postcard w i t h t h e

wait

E x a m p l e : I'm tijwuj bij t(ve poet, I swim every ctotj.

wear

these i n s t r u c t i o n s .

B: W h y not? They l o o k clear t o me.
2

A: London is a very expensive city.
B: Yes, I

3

A:

Circle t h e correct o p t i o n .

w i t h you.
you

any help?

1

a coat.

2

B: No, I'm O K , thanks.
4

A: She
A: 1 hey

6

*5

A: W h e r e is t h e H i s t o r y M u s e u m ?
A:

Terry

3

A: It's a lovely day f o r a picnic.
B: We're lucky t h a t i t

A:

it.
b doesn't understand

a car? B: Yes, b u t I never drive in Paris.

a A r e y o u have

f o r me?

4

b D o y o u have

W h e n w e are in Paris, w e always

by

metro.

B: Y e s - y o u ' r e late.
8

He has a map, b u t he

c A r e y o u having

B: Sorry, I
7

c are l o o k i n g

c isn't understand

a p i a n o up t h e stairs.

B: Help t h e m - it's very heavy.

f o r t h e Eiffel Tower,
b look

a isn't understanding

B: That's strange - it's very c o l d t o d a y .
5

The t o u r i s t
a is l o o k i n g

a are go
5

b are g o i n g

c go

It is o f t e n sunny in Paris, b u t t o d a y i t
a are rain

b is r a i n i n g
IS t

c rains
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E

Present continuous and present simple 17


Imperatives

7

Stay calm!

C^Stay calm!

below is for US teenagers.

Inside
Stay inside.
Sit under a table or stand against a wall.
Don't stand near doors or windows.
Never take an elevator.

Outside

V

• An earthquake
1 in California

Always stay where you are. Don't run inside.

H

Find a clear place away from buildings and trees
Lie down on the ground until the earthquake stops

In a car
Slow down and stop the car in a clear place.

9

H

Don't stop on a bridge.

U n d e r l i n e t h e correct o p t i o n :
A large earthquake is
1 /

not possible in

possible

Stay inside the car until the earthquake stops.

California.

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Imperatives

R e q u e s t s w i t h imperatives often sound not very polite to English

U s e i m p e r a t i v e s for:

speakers, even if you add 'please'. It's better to use other structures, e.g:

- instructions
Answer

the

Could

questions.

- advice
Stay

inside the car.

- orders
Be

quiet!

- invitations
Come

in and have
put your

bag over

there.

bag over

putting

there?

your

bag over there ?

See U n i t 2 1 f o r t h e use o f can and could for requests.

2

U s e t h e infinitive w i t h o u t to f o r i m p e r a t i v e s . T h e r e is usually no subject.
Lie down

3

on the ground.

N O T You lie down on the ground-.

M a k e negatives by adding don't
Don't

4

Always
Never
Always

18

you mind

•

a coffee.

- requests
Please

you put your

Would

I Do not stand
and never
take an

near

(do not) in f r o n t .

windows.

can be used at t h e beginning o f t h e imperative phrase.
elevator.

stay where you are.


A W h a t do you d o i f t h e r e is a fire i n t h e h o m e ?

B

Y o u are visiting a f r i e n d t h i s w e e k e n d . C o m p l e t e

Underline t h e c o r r e c t o p t i o n .

y o u r friend's advice w i t h an appropriate verb in t h e

1

Panic! /Don't

i m p e r a t i v e or negative i m p e r a t i v e .

2

Leave/Don't

3

Take time/Don't

4

Close/Don't

panic!
leave t h e house quickly.

1

take time t o collect y o u r t h i n g s .

5

If a door is h o t , open/don't
Go back/Don't

7

Phone/Don't

open i t . G o t o t h e w i n d o w .

go back inside.
phone t h e f i r e f i g h t e r s .

turn left
1

have

turn down

A:

Turn

3

The s t a t i o n is always busy.

4

pick up

put

a sandwich o n t h e
t r a i n - t h e y ' r e very expensive.

5

negative i m p e r a t i v e f o r m s o f t h e v e r b s i n t h e b o x .
go shopping

late. The t r a i n always
leaves o n t i m e .
your ticket before you come.

Complete t h e d i a l o g u e s w i t h t h e i m p e r a t i v e o r

forget

t o bed early t o n i g h t .

2

close all d o o r s b e h i n d y o u .

6

yO

The t r a i n arrives at p l a t f o r m 2
d o w n t h e stairs and

out of

t h e m a i n entrance.

take

6

worry

l e f t and
t o t h e car park.

t h a t music

7

&W!

in t h e car park. I'll
meet you there.

B: I can't hear y o u . The music's t o o l o u d !
2

A: It's my exam t o d a y .

3

A: I feel really b o r e d . W h a t can I do?

I t ' l l be O K .
B:

! That's w h a t I d o w h e n
I'm bored!

4

A: Please

your feet on the

seat.
5

y o u r notebook.

A: These cakes are lovely.
B:

6

two!

A: I'm ready t o go now.
B:

a great h o l i d a y !
t o send a postcard.

7

Examples:

Srifuj a buj coat,
Dont drive into tfve centre,

A: Look at t h a t snake! Can I t a k e i t h o m e ?
B: No! Never

8

G i v e s o m e advice t o t o u r i s t s . W r i t e t h r e e imperative
s e n t e n c e s and t h r e e negative imperative sentences in

Sorry.

a snake!

A This is the road

now!

B: W h a t d i d y o u say?

mm m • • '

•••••|

Circle t h e c o r r e c t o p t i o n .
1

! It's 8 o'clock and you're late.

2 A: Can I go t o a party t o n i g h t , M u m ?
a you aren't
3
|

b Going

b G e t s up

c G e t up

noisy w h e n y o u c o m e h o m e .

c d o n ' t be
a D o n ' t never run

4 A: Excuse me? W h e r e is t h e t o i l e t ?

a Go

I

b be n o t

across t h e r o a d .

a You g e t up

B: O K , b u t please

B:

b N e v e r run

c Don't running

up these stairs and t u r n l e f t . It's t h e r e .

c You g o i n g

5 A: Sorry. I can't help y o u t o d a y . I'm very busy.

B:

a Don't worry

b D o n ' t be w o r r y
_

_

E

c Doesn't w o r r y
_

_

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B

3

_

_

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Imperatives

19


-J^ J Review: present simple and present
continuous
A

C o m p l e t e t h e sentences w i t h t h e correct f o r m o f t h e verb.
Be c a r e f u l w i t h s p e l l i n g .
1

M y sister

2

(play) t e n n i s every w e e k a n d

watckes

I'm very g o o d at sports, b u t I d o n ' t like
w a t c h i n g s p o r t o n TV.

I'm. not wnj joo4 at sports, but I tiU

(run) very fast. I t h i n k

watching sport on TV.

(try) t o catch t h a t b i r d .

M y uncle

(work) in a f a c t o r y . H e

2

(fix) b r o k e n c o m p u t e r s .
4

1

(watch) t e n n i s matches o n TV.

L o o k at t h a t cat! It
it

3

Change t h e s t a t e m e n t s i n t o negatives and t h e
negatives i n t o statements.

ploys

always

C

T h e baby

M y b r o t h e r plays t h e guitar, b u t he isn't very
g o o d at singing.

(cry) again. She always
(cry) w h e n she's hungry.

5

Look! Everyone

(have) a great t i m e at

t h e party. Some p e o p l e are
some
6

4

A n n and R o b e r t like L o n d o n and they're

(dance), and

M a r k usually

(study) very hard f o r exams,

p l a n n i n g t o stay t h e r e .

( n o t study) t o n i g h t .

He

(make) a m o d e l .

Alice really

( n o t w a n t ) her yoga course t o

end. She
8

W e are very happy. O u r t e a m is w i n n i n g .

(chat).

b u t he
7

3

5

(say) it's great.

Daniel

(relax) all day and

Lucy is very g o o d at dancing.
W e e n j o y her shows.

(have) an easy l i f e . He j u s t
(go)

t o parties at night.
6
B

Underline the correct option.

night.

Chris: H e l l o ?
Sue:

Hi Chris. It's Sue. Are/
l

Do y o u at h o m e ?
Chris: N o , l'm not/I

7

don't.

2

Are I Do y o u have m y

3

Biology book?

8

Chris: Your B i o l o g y book? I
t h i n k I have i t b u t l'm
not 1I don't remember
isn't/doesn't

5

6

Tony doesn't eat hamburgers. He doesn't eat a
l o t o f meat.

4

Sue:

T h a t song is very g o o d . I w a n t t o listen t o i t
again.

I'm at school. W h y ?

Sue:

M a r c u s is p l a y i n g a c o m p u t e r game at t h e
m o m e n t . He plays c o m p u t e r games every

where. Just a m o m e n t . . . no, i t

in m y bag.

9

/ s / d o e s i t o n y o u r desk at h o m e ?

Joanna has a s w i m m i n g c o m p e t i t i o n next week,
so she is p r a c t i s i n g very hard today.

Chris: A h , yes. S o r r y . A r e / D o y o u need i t ?
7

Sue: Yes, I d o . W e have a big Biology t e s t t o m o r r o w . l'm
8

not/1

don't u n d e r s t a n d Biology, so I need t o study.

Chris: No, y o u aren't/don't.
9

Mrs Williams

10

isn't/doesn't

at school t h i s week. She's i l l .
Sue:

Really?

Chris: Yes. So t h e t e s t ^isn't/doesn't
Thursday. You aren't/don't
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t o m o r r o w . It's next
need t o study t o n i g h t .

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I d o n ' t go t o school by bus - I w a l k . So I d o n ' t
have t i m e t o read magazines on t h e way.