Name: _______________________________________
GRAMMAR
1. Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous of the verbs in
brackets.
1.Complete the exercise with sentences in past continuous and the verbs in brackets.
2. Complete the sentences using the correct verb forms. Use the past simple and the past
continuous.
3. Complete the dialogue using the past simple or the past continuous of the verb in
brackets.
-Sarah: Hi, Bryan. I (1)________ (hear) you had an accident last Monday. What (2) ________
(happen)?
-Bryan: I (3)_______ (change) a bulb when I (4)________ (fall) off the chair
--Bryan: Yes, she (10)______________ (drive) a bit fast when she (11)____________ (crash)
against a tree but she seems to be fine now.
-Sarah: Im happy to hear that. I (12)____________ (call) yesterday to know why you hadnt
come to work.
VERBS + -ing
1. Complete the gaps in the sentences marked with (1) with one verb of the first box
and the gaps with (2) with the correct form of the verbs in the second box.
Sometimes more than one option is possible.
(1)
like love enjoy not mind prefer cant
stand hate be into
(2)
go watch do travel make study
help swim
We use used to + infinitive when we talk about a habit or state that now has changed. The
negative form is didnt use(d) to and it implies a habit we didnt do in the past or something
that didnt happen but we do or it happens now.
SUBJECT/OBJECT QUESTIONS
--Who was playing tennis yesterday in --Which car runs faster? Mercedes or
the school? Ford?
--Paul and John were playing tennis --Mercedes runs faster than Ford
yesterday in the school
--How much did your new car cost? --Who did you see yesterday in the
mall?
--It cost me about 20,000.
--I saw my best friend Robert in the
mall.
1. Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
*I saw my friend Paul yesterday in the mall: Who did you see yesterday in the mall?
* I saw my friend Paul yesterday in the mall: Who saw your friend Paul yesterday in the
mall.
1) Marks father often played in the street when he was young
5) Now people usually talk on their cell phones because it is cheaper than before
6) Now people usually talk on their cell phones because it is cheaper than before
*Past Perfect formation: HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE (-ed for regular verbs or third column of the
irregular verb list)
*Use opposed to past simple: Past perfect expresses an action that happened before another
action in past.
I had never had English classes before I started with my Irish teacher
1. Complete the sentences with verbs below. Put the verbs into the past perfect.
There are two verbs you do not need.
1) I didnt go to the cinema with the others because I__________________ the film before.
2) All the fans were disappointed because their team________________the match.
3) _______ever__________to France before you spent your holidays last year in Paris?
4) We were very tired at the end of the race because we_____________for one hour.
6) When I was in the street I realised that I __________________ the keys at home.
1) I didnt go/hadnt watched the film last night because I already saw it/ had already
watched it in the cinema.
3) When Paul arrived/had arrived at the airport the plane already took off/had already
taken off.
4) Our best friend died/had died some days before so we were/had been all very sad
those days.
5) I was never/had never been to the USA before I went/had gone there last year.
6) I didnt go/hadnt gone to the concert because I didnt buy/hadnt bought the
tickets.
3. Complete the text using the past perfect or past simple of the verb in brackets.
Yesterday I did not have a good day. At first I (1)_______________ (get up) with plenty of
energy but then things (2) ___________(start) going wrong. I (3) ___________ (run) out of
hot water just precisely when I was having a shower, and its winter! Then, I was driving
to my office when a police car (4) ___________ (stop) me. The policeman (5)
___________ (tell) me I had to pay a fine because I (6) ___________ (drive) too fast. He
also (7) ___________ (say) to me that my driving license (8) ___________ (expire) some
time before and I had to pay another fine. My problems anyway (9) ___________
(not/finish) at that moment of the day. When I arrived at my office my boss (10)
___________ (not be) happy at all because he said (11) I ___________ (be) already late
several days that month. Later when I (12) ___________ (take) the car to go back home I
found that some thieves (13) ___________ (steal) my i-pod because I (14) ___________
(forget) to lock the cars doors. At the end of the day I (15) ___________ (go) directly to
bed. I didnt want to know anymore about this awful day.
PRESENT PERFECT
**Actions that we havent done in I have never been to the USA but I want to go
our life (never) or we havent done
but we expect to do later (yet, still) I still havent found the wallet I lost yesterday
** Actions that have finished recently Ive just finished my homework and I can go out
(using just)
They have just come back from holidays. Theyre so
excited.
ALREADY: After
chatting for months we
have already met
BETWEEN THE EVER: Have you ever played
SUBJECT AND PP volleyball or is it your first
time?
AT THE END OF THE YET: I havent done YET: Have you made your
SENTENCE my homework yet bed yet?
2. Look at Bryans list of things he has/hasnt done in his life or we dont know and
correct the sentences behind. Use already, yet and still in the corrections.
get married () travel to East Asia (X) meet his girlfriends family (X)
adopt a pet ()
buy his own house(?) find his dream job () be to Russia (x)
- When the time is unfinished (today, this - When the action and the time are finished
week, this year)
I played football yesterday
I have played football today
I bought a car last week
- When we do not know the time.
I didnt buy a car yesterday
I have bought a car
I taught English for four years but now I
- An action that started in the past and work as a translator
continues in the future
She used to play football when she was a
I have taught English for four years child but now she doesnt do much sport
1) Present perfect/ past simple. Complete the dialogue with the correct tense.
Kim: (1) ______________ you ever ______________ (try) to make a tortilla?
Pep: I (2) ______________ (try) once about two years ago, but the tortilla (3)
______________ (be) disgusting. Since then I
(4) ______________ (not make) another tortilla.
Kim: I think you (5) _________ (learn) how to make tortillas when you lived in Madrid. How
long (6) ____________ (live) there?
Pep: I (7)___________ (live) there from 2006 to 2009 and then I moved to Barcelona.
Kim: so you have already (8)____________ (be) in Barcelona for two years, do you like the
city?
Pep: Yes, Im enjoying it a lot but I (9)________ (not visit) the most important monuments
yet, as Montjuich Castle or Camp Nou stadium
Kim: well, I (10)______________ (never/be) in Camp Nou stadium but Im for Real Madrid
so I dont feel like going very much
Pep: thats a good reason!
2. Complete the sentences using the present perfect or the past simple form of the
verbs.
*Use: the contrast between an action that has been completed (simple) and an action that
still can continue (continuous).
Ive been reading this book all morning. Im really enjoying it.
She has done her homework and now her parents will let her go out (she has finished her
task).
She has been doing her homework but she hasnt finished yet.
I /YOU/WE/THEY HAVE
+ BEEN + MAIN VERB +
ING
HE/SHE/IT HAS
3) I dont know where my pen must be but I(look for)_________________ it for the whole day.
4) Paul wont come to the party tomorrow because he (cut)_______________ her finger
6) You (run)_________________ for a long time. You should stop for a while and take a rest.
1 I ___________________________ (wait) for her since one oclock but she still
__________________ (not turn up).
2 They ____________________ (never date) but they _____________________________
(see) each other in the office for months and they really like each other.
3 What ___________________________ (do)? I ____________________ (be) worried about
you.
4 After they ____________________(discuss) for hours they________________ (finally
reach) an agreement.
5 I __________________ just __________________ (finish) the first half of the race I
_____________ ______________ (run) for hours!
MODAL VERBS
1) Its Carols birthday. We____________buy a gift for her, dont you think?
2) You_____________ride your bike without a helmet. Its obligatory to wear a helmet.
3) Im happy because I______________work this week-end. Im free to decide what I
want to do.
4) You_____________smoke so much. It might be dangerous for your health.
5) At her office Paula___________start at 9 and finish at 6 from Monday to Thursday but
on Friday she_____________stay later than 3 pm.
6) Wheres Alfred? I dont know but he___________be in the gym. He sometimes goes at
this time.
7) Wheres Alfred? He___________be in the gym. He always goes at this time. Im sure
hes there.
8) Are you telling me you bought that fantastic t-shirt for only 15? That_________be
true! Its too cheap!
9) Helen _____________come to the party tomorrow. Shes very busy now and shes not
very likely to appear.
10) John and Lisa are thinking of coming to see us this week-end so we__________see
them after such a long time. Itd be great.
1. I cant/ mustnt/ may not go to Susans party. I have a lot to study so Ill decide it
tomorrow.
2. You cant/mustnt/ dont have to buy a car for only 1000. Its too cheap!
3. Scientists say in the future we will can/will be able to/ dont have to clone human
cells
4. Its obligatory to wear uniform in El Valle school. Everybody doesnt have to/must/can
wear it.
5. Sorry sir but you cant / may / must smoke here. Its prohibited.
6. When I was young I may/must/could play tennis very well. Now I find it hard.
8. I must /dont have to/can give up smoking. Its really bad for my health
10. She has been laughing the whole day. She must/should/can feel so happy
FUTURE TENSES
**General predictions
2. Complete the dialogues with the correct forms of will or going to of the verbs in
brackets.
1. A: Ive just seen weve run out of tomatoes. I (1)____________(go) to the grocery to
buy some.
B: But look at the grey clouds. It (2)_________________ (rain).
A: Really? I (3)____________(take) an umbrella then.
B: Yes, youd better take it. By the way, what (4)_________________ (do) this evening?
A: I (5)____________ (play) tennis with my brother and a friend. We need someone
else. Would you like to come?
B: It sounds great. I (6)______________ (go) with you!
2.
A: Ive been thinking and Ive decided that I (7)_________ (visit) London next month. I
want to see the match between Manchester Utd and Chelsea.
B: You cant be serious! I (8)__________ (go) with you. I love football and that match
(9)_____________ (be) so exciting! Who do you think is the favourite?
A: Im sure Manchester (10)____________ (win). They have the best team
B: I agree with you. Ok, Ive to go now. I was putting on my tracksuit because I
(11)__________________ (do) some exercise in the park
A: I dont think thats a good idea. I think you (12)__________________ (get) soaked with
this rain
3. Complete the dialogue using the present simple or present continuous form of the
verbs in brackets.
Dave Hi, Steph. (1) ___________________ (come) finally on the trip to Rome next week?
Steph Yes, do you happen to know what time the bus to the airport (2)______________
(depart)?
Dave At four oclock on Friday, I think. Tomorrow I (3)_____________ (meet) my boss at
9.00 to ask him if I could leave earlier. I (4)_____________(work) from 8.30AM to
5.00 PM that day so I might need to take a taxi.
Steph I understand. On Friday I (5)_____________ (have) classes until 4.00 PM so Ill
leave earlier as well. By the way, what (6) ______________ (do) this evening?
Dave I think Ill stay at home all day. (7)______________ (pass) through the
neighborhood? Come and see me if so.
Steph I will, if you finally take a taxi to go to the airport dont forget the plane
(8)____________ (take off) at 8.00 PM.
Dave I wont. See you tomorrow, Steph!
SO/SUCH/TOO/ENOUGH/NOT ENOUGH
SO + ADJ= He is so handsome that I love him.
SUCH (A)+ (adj) + NOUN= He is such a handsome boy that I love him.
5) Your parents are__________ kind to me. They treat me as if I were their son
2.Rewrite the sentences. Include the words in brackets in the correct place.
Example: Youre not old enough to get married. Youre only 14!
- The length of the swimming-pool is not enough to hold a competition. (too short)
- Granada is such a beautiful city. (so)
PASSIVE VOICE
We have to transform the verb into the passive voice by adding the verb be in the same
tense as the original sentence + past participle.
**PAST SIMPLE: WAS / WERE + PARTICIPLE The game was finished at 5:30
**PAST CONTINUOUS: WAS / WERE + BEING + PARTICIPLE The game was being played
yesterday between 7 and 9 pm
**PRESENT PERFECT: HAVE / HAS + BEEN + PARTICIPLE All the food has been eaten
**PAST PERFECT: HAD + BEEN + PARTICIPLE The coke had been drunk by the
children
**Be going to: AM / IS /ARE + GOING TO BE + PARTICIPLE : The exam is going to be done
tomorrow
1.Rewrite these sentences in passive. Dont write the agent if its not necessary.
8) The Egyptians had built the Pyramids centuries before the Europeans arrived
10) They will have made the film before the end of the year
2.Complete the sentences with the active or passive forms of the verbs in the box. There
are two verbs you dont need to use.
design sell watch use hand in make speak watch build catch
increase
13) The council______________a new bridge to cross the river (present continuous).
3. Complete the text.Use the correct present passive form of the verbs in brackets.
7 The Egyptians had built the Pyramids centuries before the Europeans had been
arrived
*Reflexive pronouns: used when the subject does the action and also receives it
*Each other: used to express reciprocal actions (there must be at least two subjects
involved).
REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS
SINGULAR PLURAL
I look after myself We look after ourselves
You look after yourself You look after yourselves
He looks after himself They look after themselves
She looks after herself
It looks after itself
1. Choose the right reflexive pronoun or each other to complete the sentences
1) I cut____________ shaving this morning
2) We got out of the swimming-pool and we dried______________ with each ones
towel.
3) The two dogs looked at______________for some seconds before they started
fighting.
4) Youll only learn if you do it_______________
5) Paul has been angry with his brother for years and they dont talk
to_______________.
6) James has a shaving machine and he cuts his hair________________.
7) Sometimes I say to_____________that I must think twice before I talk
8) We used to be close friends but now we havent seen_____________for ages.
RELATIVE PRONOUNS
3) This is the actress about who I told you / This is the actress who I told you about
5) Whats the name of that film which you are interested in? / Whats the name of
that film which in you are interested?
2. Make sentences. Use words from each column and who, where, whose or which.
1 ___________________________________________
___________________________________________
2 ___________________________________________
___________________________________________
3 ___________________________________________
___________________________________________
4 ___________________________________________
___________________________________________
5 ___________________________________________
___________________________________________
6 ___________________________________________
___________________________________________
7 ___________________________________________
___________________________________________
3.Join the sentences with a relative pronoun (who, where, which, whose) removing the
words which we dont need to use in the new sentence. Example:
INDEFINITE PRONOUNS
MAKE/LET
She made me so sad when she told me she was seriously sick (she got me sad)
1.Complete the sentences with make and let in the right tense
3. Will you_________me borrow your laptop for a composition Ive got to do this
week-end?
4. My teacher wont_______us retake the exam if we get more than 6 in the global
one.
6. Ill__________my daughter take a summer job if she passes all the subjects.
CONDITIONALS
**1st conditional: used to talk about facts that will certainly happen under certain conditions
IF + PRESENT, PRESENT
**2nd conditional: unreal, imaginary situations in the present or situations that probably wont
happen:
If I were rich, I would buy the most expensive and fastest car in the market (Im not rich)
I would feel so happy if I were given that job (but I dont have much chance)
**3rd conditional: unreal past situations, situations that did not happen. We can talk about
imaginary consequences of those actions.
I would have never met my best friend Paul if I hadnt moved to Valencia when I was a child
(I moved to Valencia and thats why I met Paul)
I wouldnt have failed if I had studied more (I failed because I didnt study)
1. ______________________________________ Write sentences in 1st conditional
with the verbs in brackets.
1) We__________ (vote) for the government if they___________(not raise) the taxes.
2) Unless she_________(propose) it to me, I___________(join in) her campaign.
3) If I_________(go) to the art museum, I know I___________(get) fascinated.
4) If he __________(finish) his homework early, we________(meet) him in the park.
5) She__________(come) to the party unless she____________(have) a lot to study.
4. You/come/if/I/send/you/an invitation?
1) If I were you/had been you, I wouldnt buy/wouldnt have bought that car. Its too
expensive and you dont earn so much money.
3) I wouldnt be/wouldnt have been so disappointed with her if she told/had told me
the truth but she didnt.
4) I would feel/would have felt really sad if we lost/had lost the final. I hope we win!
5) If she ate/had eaten less, she wouldnt get sick/ wouldnt have got sick but
fortunately now shes cured.
6) If they came/had come to my party yesterday, I would get/have got so happy but
they didnt want to come.
7) I think if you asked/had asked her to go out with you she would accept/would have
accepted but you never dare!
8) Would you go diving/ would you have gone diving with me next summer if you
had/had had enough money?
GERUNDS INFINITIVE
After some verbs (see list on workbook): I After some verbs (see list on workbook): I
spend too much time thinking of my need to find my keys or I wont be able to go
problems back home
2. Complete the sentences using the gerund or infinitive of the verbs in brackets.
1 Im not in the mood for __________ (tell) jokes.
2 Im going to get a Saturday job _________ (buy) a new computer.
3 _________ (read) is my favourite hobby.
4 We enjoyed _________ (see) you again.
5 Im looking forward to _________ (go) on holiday.
6 She needs _________ (concentrate) on her work.
7 Im seriously thinking of_______________(buy) a new house.
8 I cant afford_________________(spend) my holidays abroad. Its too expensive.
9 Ive decided________________(apply) for that job in the USA. I hope to get it!
10 _______________________________________ She cant stand____________(study)
maths. She really hates them.
7) Shes not very happy in Madrid because she misses to meet her friends and her
family.
VOCABULARY
be: careful early hungry late lucky right scared sixteen years old thirsty
wrong
have: a break a good time a lie-in a look a party a shower dinner something to
eat
1. Complete the sentences with the expressions above.
Nouns: generations
birth boom craze death fashion gadget hairstyle icon invention look
peace war
Uses of get
get a bus get a driving licence get a goal get a job get away get better get a
present get dark get home get the flu get tired get together get to school
get up get upset
1. Choose one of the words about generations or the right use of get in the right
tense to complete the sentences.
Verbs: relationships
ask (someone) out fancy finish with flirt with get married get on well
with go out with have an argument with have got a lot in common
introduce to meet split up
Extreme adjectives
call on cut down on get over give up go without take up turn off work out
1. Use some of the medical science words to match the following definitions:
2. Complete the text with the phrasal verbs above in the right tense:
beach holiday city break day trip five-star accommodation luxury hotel
return flight skiing gear train ticket travel companion winter sports
1. Read the definitions and write the correct word that matches the definition
Adjectives: fashion
Verbs: design export grow import manufacture produce shop supply work
1. Vocabulary: fashion. Fill in the blanks with some of the fashion vocabulary.
2. My friend is a great hip hop fan and he always wears ______________ jeans.
3. Your skirt is a bit_____________. You should go shopping and buy a new one.
4. These shoes are quite ________________. I cant walk very well. I need a bigger size.
5. I have to wear tie and suit at work but I love___________clothes for the week-ends.
6. These trainers are very ___________ for all sports because theyre light and
comfortable.
7. Its very ___________ to wear jeans if youre doing sport
2. Commerce vocabulary. Match some of the words learned in class with the
definitions below
annoy/annoyed/annoying bore/bored/boring
embarrass/embarrassed/embnarrassing excite/excited/exciting
shock/shocked/shocking surprise/surprised/surprising
worry/worried/worrying
1 Shes just __________ her hair. She used to be blonde and now shes kind of brown
hair.
2 Bob Marley was well-known for his ______________.
3 Ive just had my hair cut but Im going to let my _________________ grow like
Wolverine in the film X-men.
4 I have a new __________ on my shoulder. I hope my mother doesnt see it!
5 That man with the long ___________ is my uncle. He never shaves it!
6 I like wearing_______________and_______________around my neck.
7 I need some make-up on my face. Wheres the_____________?
8 _______________________________________ Your nails need a
bit________________. Do you want to borrow mine?
2.Complete the sentences with verbs and adjectives about feelings. Use the verbs in
the right tense.
Verbs: policies
ban build cut elect introduce lower raise spend tax vote
1 Match some of the words about nations and government with the following definitions.
1 The government should______________ heavy lorries from the town centre. They are
really dangerous for people.
2 I dont know who_______for in the next elections.
3 Citizens complain that the government does not_________enough money on health.
4 The minister plans to______________ the school leaving age to 18 years old.
5 We should_________the richest people if we want to get more money for education.
WRITING
1. Make the following writings on a sheet of paper.
Writing 1. Write an opinion essay about the school rules in El Valle. Try to follow the
proposed structure and the expressions learned in class. Use modal verbs to express
obligation, lack of obligation, suggestion, prohibition and conditionals as in the following
examples. 100-120 words.
**Useful words. Have a look at addition and contrast connectors learned in class:
besides, however, on the other hand, alsoas well as sequence connectors: in the
first place, secondly, finally
Writing 2. Youre taking a foreign friend on holiday with you in the summer. Write an email
about your plans for the holiday. Use the ideas to help you as well as
Paragraph 1: ask him/her to remind you about his/her trip data from England so that
you can pick him/her up at the airport
Paragraph 2: Plans for what to do when youre there
We are going to
Paragraph 3: Other plans you might propose
We could also do
100-120 words
Writing 3
Write about yourself and your vision of the world following these guidelines. Use present
perfect, past simple and feelings vocabulary. (100-120 words).
Paragraph 1: say something about the countries you have visited and when and the
things you liked the most in your trips: (I have been to..., I saw, met...).
Paragraph 2: expose your current vision about the world today. How do you see the
world now? What do you like about it? What annoys you?: I find it especially
interesting, what really annoys me is...
Paragraph 3: tell how you see yourself in the future and your future vision about the
world: As far as the future is concerned, Im not very optimistic because...