Choose the right answerAlthough, in spite of, because, because of)

1.

she is beautiful, everybody hates her.

2. The children slept deeply

3.

the noise.

earning a low salary, Sara helped her parents

4. Jane rarely sees Alan

they are neighbors.

5. Kate did not do well in the exam

working very hard.

6.

I was very hungry, I couldn't eat.

7.

the difficulty, they managed to solve the math problem.

8. Liza never talked to him

9.

she loved him.

it was cold, Marie didn't put on her coat.

10. Clare did the work

being ill.

11.

the weather was bad, we had a good time.

12.

all our hard work, a lot of things went wrong.

13.

we had planned everything carefully, a lot of things went wrong.

14. I went to hospital

I was feeling very ill.

15. I went to work the next day

I was still feeling ill.

16. She accepted the job

the low salary.

17. She refused the job

the low salary.

18. I managed to sleep

the hotel was noisy.

19. I could not get to sleep

20. He runs fast

the noise.

his old age.

Choose the right modal verb

1. There are plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You .. buy any.
2. It's a hospital. You .. smoke.

3. He had been working for more than 11 hours. He ..be tired after such haed work.
He ..prefer to get some rest.
4. I ..speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Morocco. But after we
moved back to Canada, I had very little exposure to the language and forgot almost
everything I knew as a child. Now, I ..just say a few things in the language.
5. The teacher said we .. read this book for our own pleasure as it is optional. But
we .. read it if we don't want to.
6.

..you stand on your head for more than a minute? No, I ...

7. If you want to learn to speak English fluently, you .. to work hard. .

8. Take an umbrella. It .. rain later.
9. You .. leave small objects lying around . Such objects .. be swallowed by
children.
10. People .. walk on grass.
11. Drivers .. stop when the traffic lights are red.
12. .. I ask a question? Yes, of course.
13. You .. take your umbrella. It is not raining.
14. .. you speak Italian? No, I ...
Form of the future progressive
The future progressive tense is formed by adding will be to the ing form (gerund form) of the main
verb.
will

be

Affirmative:
I will/'ll be watching TV.
Negative
I will not/won't be watching a football match.

verb+ing

Interrogative
Will you be watching TV?
NOTE:
will be watching = 'll be watching
will not be watching = won't be watching
Use of the future progressive
Future progressive tense is used to indicate action which will be taking place at some time in the
future.
Examples:
I will be watching a football match next Sunday afternoon.
We'll be working on our project this morning..
When you arrive, I'll be sleeping .
I will be leaving in a few minutes.
We will be working tomorrow morning.
Put the verbs into the correct form (future progressive).
1. Tomorrow morning we (work)

2. This time next week we (have)

3. At midnight I (sleep)

4. This evening we (watch)

5. They (not/do)

a party.

a talk show.

their homework this afternoon.

6. He (listen)

7. I (read) a book

8. (walk / you)

9. He (not/draw)

10. They (argue)

to music.

this evening.

home this afternoon?

tomorrow morning

again?

Gerund or infinitive:
1. I am keen on (Work) .. in the computer industry.
2. Amy decided (see).. a doctor.
3. Leila enjoys (Work) .. love stories.
4. Do you intend (learn).. Italian or English?
5. Do you mind (Help).. me wash the dishes?
6. Alan asked (talk)..to the boss
7. I can't help (Laugh).. when I watch Mr Been.
8. If Sara keeps (Come).. to work late, she'll have problems with the boss.
9. Liza hates (Study).. Maths.
10. Are you interested in (live)..in Africa ?

1. I am keen on working
2. Amy decided to see
3. Leila enjoys working

in the computer industry.

a doctor.
love stories.

4. Do you intend to learn

5. Do you mind helping
6. Alan askezd to talk

Italian or English?
me wash the dishes?
to the boss

7. I can't help laughing

when I watch Mr Been.

8. If Sara keeps coming

to work late, she'll have problems with the boss.

9. Liza hates studying

Maths.

10. Are you interested in living

Choose the right modal verb

in Africa ?

1. There are plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You needn't

buy any.

2. It's a hospital. You mustn't

smoke.
3. He had been working for more than 11 hours. He must be tired after such haed work. He may prefer to I could
speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Morocco. But after we moved back to Canada, I
had very little exposure to the language and forgot almost everything I knew as a child. Now, I can
say a few things in the language.

just

The teacher said we can

we don't want to.
4. Can

read this book for our own pleasure as it is optional. But we can

you stand on your head for more than a minute? No, I can't

5. If you want to learn to speak English fluently, you need

6. Take an umbrella. It might
7. You shouldn't
8. People mustn't

to work hard. .

rain later.

leave small objects lying around . Such objects may

be swallowed by children.

walk on grass.

9. Drivers must

stop when the traffic lights are red.

10.

May

I ask a question? Yes, of course.

11.

You needn't

12.

Can

take your umbrella. It is not raining.

you speak Italian? No, I can't

1. Tomorrow morning we (work) will be working

2. This time next week we (have) will be having

a party.

3. At midnight I (sleep) will be sleeping

4. This evening we (watch) will be watching

5. They (not/do) will not be working
6. He (listen) will be listening

read it if

a talk show.

their homework this afternoon.

to music.

7. I (read) a book will be reading

8. (walk / you) Will you be walking
9. He (not/draw) will not be drawing

this evening.
home this afternoon?
tomorrow morning?
10. They (argue) will be arguing

again