Grammar reference – Coursebook pp131–140: Answer key

Unit 1 Unit 7
Present perfect simple and progressive Describing scenes – present and past participle clauses
1 Adam has been cycling competitively since he was a 1 having 2 dedicated 3 used 4 practising 5 attached
teenager. 6 discussing 7 connected 8 pouring
2 Guess what! I’ve finally joined the sports club.
Unit 8
3 I have an awful feeling that I’ve broken my toe!
Making deductions about the past
4 Mia’s been preparing for her final exams for months.
1 must have 2 may well have 3 might have
5 I’m not really crying. I’ve been cutting onions!
4 couldn’t have 5 could have 6 must have 7 can’t have
6 Sonia’s been married since she was 18.
8 may have
7 Have you ever thought about becoming a vegetarian?
8 You look exhausted! What have you been doing? Conditionals – past and present
9 Not again! You’ve already watched this film twice. 1 If she’d arrived a little earlier, she could have got the
10 Sorry I didn’t hear the phone. I’ve been working in the express train.
garden. 2 I might still be working in an office if I hadn’t won the
11 Have you finished your coffee? Would you like another? lottery.
12 I’ve only seen Ben a couple of times since we left 3 He might have become a landscape gardener if he
school. hadn’t been allergic to flowers.
4 If he’d locked the window, the cat couldn’t have got out.
Unit 2 5 The party would have been successful if there hadn’t
Past simple and past perfect simple been a power failure.
1 realised; had lost 2 had decided; was 3 texted; had got 6 If that taxi hadn’t stopped for us, we’d still be standing
4 loved; had never seen 5 had promised; was at the bus stop in the rain.
6 told; had found 7 This soup would have been perfect if you hadn’t added
Past progressive and past perfect progressive that last teaspoon of salt!
1 was just closing up 2 ’d been negotiating 8 If she’d come back for a second interview, we would
3 was still working 4 was living 5 ’d been living have offered her the job.
6 ’d been waiting 9 She’d have seen everything much better if she’d had her
glasses with her.
Unit 3
10 If everyone had come by public transport, we wouldn’t
Habits and tendencies ­– past and present
have this parking problem now.
Suggested answers
1 used to be 2 would also do 3 would do Unit 9
4 would eat out 5 was always worrying 6 would tell Verbs with adverbs and prepositions 1
7 would make 8 was always asking 1 pour the milk into the bowl
2 print an address onto this envelope
Unit 4
3 turn over the worksheet / turn the worksheet over
Using the passive
4 pick up the kids from school / pick the kids up from
1 are (often) criticised 2 was invited 3 can’t be repaired
school
4 have been imported 5 has (just) been nominated
5 attach the agenda to this morning’s email
6 should be sent 7 Have … been announced
6 put a lot of money into this project
8 was / were informed (American English prefers the
7 put these two single beds together
singular was for staff, British English prefers were.)
8 cut off your finger / cut your finger off
Unit 5
Describing objects – past participle clauses
1 made 2 directed 3 grown 4 located 5 imported
6 built 7 taken 8 called
Unit 6
Conditional clauses ­– present and future
1 is; we’ll think 2 ordered; we’d consider
3 I’d (probably) think; passed 4 win; will be
5 gave; I’d be 6 I’ll turn off; don’t stop
In sentences 1, 4 and 6, the people use real conditionals
because they are, respectively, confident, optimistic and
impatient, and they consider the situations likely to happen.
In sentences 2, 3 and 5, the people use unreal conditionals
because they are cautious, pessimistic and poorly qualified
respectively, so they consider the situations less likely to
happen.

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 Unit 10
Using the -ing form
1 It’s been raining heavily like this all week, so
everything’s wet.
2 I don’t usually find horror films disturbing. They’re just
funny.
3 I sometimes feel ill when riding in the back of a car.
4 Excuse me. Would you be interested in completing a
questionnaire on your local government?
5 After work, I enjoy relaxing in front of the TV with a cold
drink.
6 Because my mother’s French, learning the language has
been fairly easy for me.
7 You can do it by pressing the ‘Control’ and the ‘S’ key
at the same time.
8 This is an absolutely fascinating book. You must read it!
9 Playing computer games won’t help you pass your
exams!
10 His job involves giving presentations around the world.
1 5, 6, 9
2 4, 7
3 10
4 1
5 2, 8
6 3
Unit 11
Patterns after verbs
1 to go
2 (that) she hadn’t checked
3 to Frank for being
4 (that) TV isn’t / about TV not being
5 Brandon College to a football match
6 everybody for coming / everybody who came
7 to wait
8 you to get rid of / that you get rid of
9 (that) they’re getting married / (that) they’re going to get
married
10 to write / (that) you’d write
Unit 12
Will be -ing
1 will be meeting 2 will be starting 3 will (also) be
presenting 4 will be getting 5 will be bringing
6 will be having 7 will be watching 8 will be joining
9 will be trying out
Unit 13
Verbs with adverbs and prepositions 2
1 i (faced up to) 2 d (set it up) 3 l (put up with)
4 b (go away) 5 g (talk them over) 6 h (go on)
7 j (bring her along) 8 a (sit down) 9 e (broken down)
10 f (came up with) 11 c (sorted it out) 12 k (keep up)
Unit 14
Future progressive and future perfect
1 may have run out 2 might be working
3 will definitely have told 4 will probably be lying
5 should have had 6 will be waiting
7 expect to be living 8 hope to have spoken

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